I assumed that this extra year trigger was all down to the club having the option. If both parties have to agree, what's the point in calling it anything but a contract expiry?
I can't really say I hate Villa or yearn for their demise as I haven't got the energy for all that, but watching Giroud score the fourth as the defence walked towards the tunnel made the scoreline quite harsh, and also quite hilarious.
Norman Whiteside's winner is a particular favourite, that kind of finish always impresses. That's the first goal I ever remember seeing with some curl on the ball.
The only real problem is whether that's the main big addition or improvement they make rather than overhaul the gameplay, as it's essentially just the addition of 12 teams that can only play each other and the actual mechanics of 15 were poor.
The issue of having women in it though, couldn't...
He does deserve credit for last season, but similarly he deserves criticism for this season. The conditions he worked under can't only apply when he's not doing well.
Didn't Mowbray oversee a new record of away clean sheets? Whether we played poorly or not, that's exactly how you pick up points...
So shoring up a defence during a remarkable run of away form that saw us safe was the rub of the green? Come on.
The vast majority of managers don't have complete control over recruitment or get their first choice targets, but make do. If a team is failing, everyone's to blame.