Quote Originally Posted by spearmaster
Come to think of it, there are better "deals" above them... like Wigan, for example, or perhaps Bolton or Charlton... the bottom four typically float between divisions anyhow. Every other team above them would have been more expensive.
Yeah but Villa are "too big to go down". Ellis has the money to ensure that, even if he does seem loathed to spend it. I think Bolton would charge more now - Charlton maybe on a par, but if they lose Curbishley to the England job, who knows what will happen.

They could have had Sunderland for a 6 figure sum per annum: £1,000.01