10 clubs that have had seasons to forget
Football across 2015-16 has boasted plenty of memorable moments as the season unravelled itself across Europe. From ‘MSN’ plundering teams at will to Leicester City’s very own double act of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez dragging the Foxes to the top of the English Premier League, the season has seen its share of surprises.
However, for every moment that has wowed the global football audience this year, there have been situations and circumstances that have led several sets of fans towards the nearest exit to this season’s show. Many fans have looked on in horror as their teams have capitulated on or even off the pitch.
From having to see their clubs on the brink of relegation to seeing their beloved club unceremoniously brought down from their more elite standing to watching trigger happy owners dismantle their club’s proud heritage, fans have experienced it all in 2015-16.
Here’s a look at ten clubs who have had a season, both on and off the pitch, that they’d only be too glad to forget.
1) Aston Villa
The midlands club has seen its fair share of struggles and strife under Randy Lerner’s ownership. The team has gone from continually finishing in the top ten to ending up flirting with the bottom of the table.
When Tim Sherwood took over as manager, the Villains had dared to suggest that an era of stability on the pitch was on the horizon. Even with the record transfer of their coveted striker Christian Benteke to Liverpool and dynamic midfielder Fabian Delph to Manchester City, the Villa fans had high hopes of this season.
It was a show of positive intent that Aston Villa moved quickly to reinvest the money from the aforementioned transfers on imports that, at least on paper, made Villa a stronger team.
However, that momentary positive feeling has evaporated since. Tim Sherwood departed after a set of poor results whereas most of their transfers in have failed to settle into the rigours of the rather physical Premier League.
The owners have failed to find new buyers for the club and the side is all but relegated from the Premier League having been stranded at the bottom of the table for most of the season.
The fans too have lost their usual patience and from the look of things, Remi Garde also left the club, just a few months into the job. With the boardroom re-shuffle set to change the way things are done at Aston Villa, fans can be seen clamoring for the season to end, having already made peace with an impending relegation.