Ian Taylor claims Aston Villa fans have been spoilt in recent years – and should expect another relegation fight this season.

The Villans have lost their last four Premier League fixtures and are currently perched perilously above the drop zone, only three points above Fulham who sit 18th.

Former boss Martin O’Neill was handed a huge transfer budget but failed to invest wisely and most fans believe the new Republic of Ireland boss wasted funds.

And, speaking to the Sports Bar, Taylor insists fans of the Midlands side are not used to being at the bottom table and unable to spend their way out of trouble.

“We’re definitely still recovering [from that time],” he said. “It makes things worse. We’ve been spoilt, the fans are used to having good teams and plenty of money to spend. We’ve gone out and spent £20m on a striker in the past.

“Fans are expecting that to always happen but they just can’t do it, it’s going to make supporters angry.

“I’ve got no idea whether there’s any money is available [to spend in the January transfer window],” he added.

“It would help to freshen up the squad though and to push some of the players who are already in the team.

“You can basically name Villa’s strongest XI very easily and they need some competition. They need a plan B.”