Gabriel Agbonlahor Launches Scathing Attack on the 'Big Six'... We Hate to Say it, But He's Right

Are Aston Vill a 'Big Six' Side?

The Big Six is a term largely meant to encompass clubs such as Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs.

It has been largely contested in recent years where Tottenham lie in all of this, as the North London club have been flirting with relegation at the same time Villa and Newcastle have been sharing champions league qualification.

However with PSR (Profit and Sustainability Rules) set in place by the Premier League, Villa and Newcastle have struggled to build on recent success, opening the door to Spurs who don't need to live with such limitations from generating money in other departments.

Agbonlahor cut TalkSPORT presenter Ade Oladipo at the knees when he suggested Villa wasn't in the big six after announcing the betting odds for teams to win the league.

He said:

"Why are we still using that term - I'm speaking for millions of Villa fans, millions of Newcastle fans.

"Did Spurs finish in the top six last season or the season before?

"So lets stop talking about this nonsense big six because Aston Villa are in the so called 'big six!"

Villa sit 33/1 on odds to win the Premier League this season with Spurs lying just above on 20/1.

The Big Six Mafia holds all the cards

From as it stands the so-called big six have created a monopoly over the rest of the Premier league which permits clubs such as Villa and Newcastle to achieve relative temporary success, but never any which could be long lasting or truly damaging to any of the 'bigger' clubs involved.

Because of the PSR rules in pace, Villa have to consistently find sources to generate revenue which largely means they have to sell their best players to source money for other transfers and refill gaps in the team.

Tottenham's PSR loophole

This is whilst teams such as Spurs can finish 17th in two consecutive seasons and can spend over £200 million on Jean Paul Van Heke, Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes - because they pimp out their stadium for Beyonce once in a while.

I'm not saying PSR shouldn't exist. It can protect clubs from spending money they don't have, but it strings tying clubs like Villa's hands together could be loosened so they can build on success from seasons prior, creating opportunity and more excitement in the league.

Is anything ever going to change?

At this current moment, nothing seems to be changing and the clubs who pump in the most money and draw more eyes to the league will always be looked more favoured upon by the people in charge.