talkSPORT's Alasdair Hooper has his eye on Villa Park, and so far it's not been pretty this season...
If ever there was a perfect case study of how optimism can dramatically change within a few weeks just look at Aston Villa.
Before the Championship season began Chelsea legend John Terry had walked in the door to help lead the charge for promotion – a real coup for the club, plenty of people said.
Villa were automatically installed as favourites to return to the Premier League after they tumbled out of the top division in 2016 with one of the most abject, pathetic seasons in the proud club's history.