Bournemouth beat Newcastle so it's best to look at the league table if you're using anything as a yard stick.
I just looked and it appears we are bigger and more successful than West Ham, Man United and Chelsea. Yay!
The thing this lot don't realise is that you're correct because one of the things Aston Villa have done is set up a network across Europe that allows them to make signings far quicker than standard. They have pioneered a new approach and it's been in place since before Steven Gerrard took over. This is why people have been wondering why Aston Villas work is boom done. They're essentially able to act quicker and they do.
I tuned into watching West Ham v Manure expecting an exciting match, what with being to even talent teams what a bore fest no atmosphere, football pretty mediocre