nick76

You can't say "wrongly, obviously" factually as until the window is shut it might be a possibility and that possibility gives some fans the panics

I think because rightly or wrongly we feel we will be let down again by Lerner and the money wont get reinvested or enough reinvested. I don't think the panic is time although it can seem like that, it's just about what we do. Obviously we want people in as early as possible but if we knew we were getting X amount of players/quality before the deadline the sense of panic wouldn't be there IMO

All deals are, so when we buy players it will be structured the same. I didn't know all payments to all selling clubs are made in two installments Yeah it seems to be very rare that substantial transfers of players are paid in full upfront so I don't think this hinders our potential of recruiting players with that money as we will structure deals the same way when purchasing a player.

Problem with Gabby is that we miss his pace and movement when he doesnt play but when he does play and provides that pace and movement the end product is awful. He doesn't have a football brain and his shooting ability is championship standard but his movement adds a different dimension to us and defenders so worry about him. So in some ways he's a luxury player but we can't afford to have him in our starting eleven because losing that position to a player like him means we have less attacking players who are likely to score and given our midfielders dont score many that's too big of a problem to have

Not a great achievement though being slightly better than the cup final XI. We need more goals from the team and that line up is short of that as I cant imagine many goals from Gil, Grealish or Praet so that just leaves Adebayor and/or the other striker.

Him and Charlie Austin upfront as a front two could be exciting

that was like watching a highlights clip of Benteke, very similar style.....get him in

If Benteke goes as well we really need a lift as fans. We need to be able to spend Delph and Benteke money (over and above what we have spent on Gueye and potentially Amavi) and go and get some quality, and we need it in a fair number of positions on the pitch

just hope we get too spend the money from the sale (less Genk part) and hope we spend wisely, the two rarely happen in football

Excellent player off the bench now but shouldn't be in the starting eleven

Don't care really after this and none of our players are real captains anyway

I'd rather they keep Balotelli to be honest, I dont want Balotelli anywhere near us

Anybody heard about the 32.5m clause expiring on the 1st of July hence why Liverpool have now completely backed off because it didn't happen before then? Sounds like BS but great if true

Oh dear. Here we go again. It's all one big conspiracy against us. Well forgive me if I'm being a little paranoid but it's been Benteke to Anfield and then when that seems to be dying a death that Delph suddenly is going to Man City and then on the day, yes on the day, he announces he's staying that suddenly it is now reported that Man U are interested in Benteke without any real substance My belief is that the Delph deal happened and he turned it down at the end, for whatever reason (likely he didn't want to look like a complete chump after comments). With Benteke, most fans on here have resigned themselves to the distinct possibility of him leaving. This is hardly a conspiracy against Aston Villa for **** sake. Not conspiracy just convenient that the day Delph stays they need another story and even though all the reports are Man U are after Muller and/or Higuain just convenient Benteke has been chucked into there where it hasn't been mentioned before.

Oh dear. Here we go again. It's all one big conspiracy against us.Well forgive me if I'm being a little paranoid but it's been Benteke to Anfield and then when that seems to be dying a death that Delph suddenly is going to Man City and then on the day, yes on the day, he announces he's staying that suddenly it is now reported that Man U are interested in Benteke without any real substance

I'm pleased they do, although some would still claim the club hasn't got a clue in this respect. I'm still not sure whether they do, I can't make up my mind whether this is planned and they are geniuses or so incompetent and just got lucky Delph changed his mind.

im not sure to be honest. I think if fans laid off him he would be but Man U fans expect delivery from the start and every game, and if the player falters slightly they get slammed. Benteke is a confidence player and if he didn't hit the ground running it could hurt him. I think another year of maturity and then I think he would be perfect for Man U, not sure he's there yet

The press really hate us, one player about to leave and shockingly I imagine to the press stays with Villa so now let's pick on another of their players and link to any Tom, dick or Harry

what a load tripe in the first paragraph, part of being a football fan for most is being passionate about your club, to still be amazed when a player wants to leave the best club in the world...if you are not feeling those feelings then I feel sorry for you as while there are downs, there are also ups having those feelings. If I saw Aston Villa as a business I would've left it a long time ago and as a businessman I have done that a number of times with other businesses in my careerWhy kid yourself by seeing it for something it isn't. It's 100% a business. A business that is quite unique really - in that the customers rock up regardless of the dogshit service they receive week in week out. I've found by accepting reality it's easier to cope with the disappointments over n over again. because if I accepted it as a business then I would move on....if I saw it as a business why would I stay? Below average product, false marketing, absent Owner, expensive, better products elsewhere on the market, about to lose best assets and I could go on. Well you can live in ignorance if you like. Obviously the fans dont see it as a business when they are watching games because we are emotionally involved but everything else apart from the fans is a business, like it or not. Yes its badly run, makes mistakes, expensive blah blah blah but even that isnt a cringeworthy as fans crying about players leaving, that "football was ruined in 1992" or other such bollocks. Delph's leaving, big deal, get over it. sad that you feel like that, football is losing its fans passion if people have attitude like you

what a load tripe in the first paragraph, part of being a football fan for most is being passionate about your club, to still be amazed when a player wants to leave the best club in the world...if you are not feeling those feelings then I feel sorry for you as while there are downs, there are also ups having those feelings. If I saw Aston Villa as a business I would've left it a long time ago and as a businessman I have done that a number of times with other businesses in my careerWhy kid yourself by seeing it for something it isn't. It's 100% a business. A business that is quite unique really - in that the customers rock up regardless of the dogshit service they receive week in week out. I've found by accepting reality it's easier to cope with the disappointments over n over again. because if I accepted it as a business then I would move on....if I saw it as a business why would I stay? Below average product, false marketing, absent Owner, expensive, better products elsewhere on the market, about to lose best assets and I could go on. But it's a bit strange to ignore reality when it's quite clear you are fully aware of reality.but surely that's what part of being a football fan is.....the dream, the illusion, the faith that one day will be our day. Example of the FA Cup Final against Arsenal, if we went by reality we had next to no chance of winning that but I'm guessing over 95% of Villa fans who went to Wembley thought it maybe our year? Without that reality, holding on to hope and blind faith football wouldn't be the sport it is today. If it was purely clinical then we'd all support the best team and football would not be the football we know

Is it pure coincidence that those figures total £35m and the potential Benteke money added to Weimann's comes to the same amount? I cannot help but feel pessimistic about our dealings this summer after yesterday's events. Linked with Gueye and just waiting for a work permit or, was it just waiting for Citeh to confirm that they would take Delph? I think that we were fooling ourselves thinking that we actually have money to spend. I think it will be a case of going with what we've got if Benteke stays. If so, I'd rather we sell him and do this with £35m : Amavi £9m Praet £7m Austin £14m Embolo £5m Try and flog someone else to generate funds for Chery. Andi went to cover Chery

what a load tripe in the first paragraph, part of being a football fan for most is being passionate about your club, to still be amazed when a player wants to leave the best club in the world...if you are not feeling those feelings then I feel sorry for you as while there are downs, there are also ups having those feelings. If I saw Aston Villa as a business I would've left it a long time ago and as a businessman I have done that a number of times with other businesses in my career Why kid yourself by seeing it for something it isn't. It's 100% a business. A business that is quite unique really - in that the customers rock up regardless of the dogshit service they receive week in week out. I've found by accepting reality it's easier to cope with the disappointments over n over again. because if I accepted it as a business then I would move on....if I saw it as a business why would I stay? Below average product, false marketing, absent Owner, expensive, better products elsewhere on the market, about to lose best assets and I could go on.

Gazza?

what a load tripe in the first paragraph, part of being a football fan for most is being passionate about your club, to still be amazed when a player wants to leave the best club in the world...if you are not feeling those feelings then I feel sorry for you as while there are downs, there are also ups having those feelings. If I saw Aston Villa as a business I would've left it a long time ago and as a businessman I have done that a number of times with other businesses in my career

Can't see anything this morning in reports, thought there would be expansion on it but quiet or have I missed it? Is there still hope the report was wrong?