Black: Villa is a toxic place

Aston Villa’s acting boss Eric Black says years of upheaval have created a “toxic mix” at the club.

Relegation was confirmed on Black’s watch earlier this month, but the damage was done earlier in a season littered with disciplinary problems, boardroom changes, supporter unrest and poor results.

Neither Tim Sherwood nor successor Remi Garde could do anything to halt Villa’s slide towards the Championship, and owner Randy Lerner last week issued a statement to say “relegation lies at my feet and no one else’s”.

Lerner’s attempts to sell Villa have so far come to nothing, while five permanent managers have been employed since Martin O’Neill left on the eve of the 2010/11 season.

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