It has been a difficult start to the summer for Aston Villa, who are still recovering from missing out on promotion in the Sky Bet Championship last season.

Steve Bruce’s side lost the play-off final, leaving the club in an extremely difficult financial situation, as they prepare for a third consecutive year in the Championship.

Dr Tony Xia, Villa’s owner, has released an open letter to the club’s supporters in the last 24 hours, touching on a number of topics.

Xia discusses Villa’s plans moving forward, how they will deal with the threat of Financial Fair Play by trading players and Bruce’s future, with Villa’s manager having the backing of his owner.

As expected, with Villa’s supporters fearing the worst, there was plenty of reaction to Xia’s update, with supporters taking to Twitter to deliver their thoughts…

The atmosphere at Villa Park remains poor at the minute, despite Xia trying to deliver a positive update.

Aston Villa fans… Let us know your thoughts!

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