Tommo_b Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I feel the Dr lied to us, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Gardner confirmed as gone on loan to Barnsley for the season. only Richards, McCormack and agbonlahor hopefully to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 9 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: I feel the Dr lied to us, Maybe not! Gardner deal to Barnsley done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 15 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: I feel the Dr lied to us, And McC and Elphick were still on the cards (he didn't say in or out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 His cryptic clues are getting annoying especially when he delivers nothing on the day. Just be straight up if you don't intend to do any deals don't get the fans hopes up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 7 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: His cryptic clues are getting annoying especially when he delivers nothing on the day. Just be straight up if you don't intend to do any deals don't get the fans hopes up They were never going to be ins. Some of the outs haven't come through that's all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just now, rubberman said: They were never going to be ins. Some of the outs haven't come through that's all! Which is all fine with me but why all the cryptic nonsense?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 hours ago, AntrimBlack said: A bigger club, but hanging around mid table. And supporters will become increasingly disinterested. Falling attendances, less sponsorship, less clout in the transfer market. Not a pleasant situation. And you cannot assume that we would always be in the mix to go up. We were not in the mix last season, and unless there is a dramatic upturn in our fortunes we will not be in the mix this season either. And that is with spending money and being a `big club'. If we stay down, all in your first para is true, but relative to the rest of the clubs in the division we will still be one of the bigger clubs. Yes - not as big as we were, with less clout, but still a bigger draw then many we will be competing with. And when I say in the mix or competing with, I don't we necessarily will be up top (see last year for details) but we have the capacity to be up there. As in the PL, there are say 10 teams in the championship who would never expect to be troubling the play off places. We won't be in that group. Whether we use this advantage is up to Steve Bruce currently (and Tony & the board). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratvillan Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, rubberman said: If we stay down, all in your first para is true, but relative to the rest of the clubs in the division we will still be one of the bigger clubs. Yes - not as big as we were, with less clout, but still a bigger draw then many we will be competing with. And when I say in the mix or competing with, I don't we necessarily will be up top (see last year for details) but we have the capacity to be up there. As in the PL, there are say 10 teams in the championship who would never expect to be troubling the play off places. We won't be in that group. Whether we use this advantage is up to Steve Bruce currently (and Tony & the board). Totally spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2017 20 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Which is all fine with me but why all the cryptic nonsense?! He's been doing it for about a year now. He's not started doing it this week purely to annoy you. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 28 minutes ago, sidcow said: He's been doing it for about a year now. He's not started doing it this week purely to annoy you. Obviously but it was fun fora while but now it's abit lame esp when you deliver nothing. No point even posting anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukes Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just now, Demitri_C said: Obviously but it was fun fora while but now it's abit lame esp when you deliver nothing. No point even posting anything Maybe take your own advice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just now, dukes said: Maybe take your own advice no chance dude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: His cryptic clues are getting annoying especially when he delivers nothing on the day. Just be straight up if you don't intend to do any deals don't get the fans hopes up Not his fault if people misunderstand. It was obvious he wasn't talking about players in to me. He was expecting more to leave, but he cant help it if clubs pull out or change terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth Posted August 31, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2017 In fairness didn't Xia's tweet yesterday indicate that there were 'no vacancies'? I do understand people's frustration with the riddles, but conversely it's better than Lerner silence. Just the nature of the transfer window. I do quite like seeing the doctor's thoughts shortly after games, not sure why but I suppose it's an insight into the club. I look forward to more of these in the coming weeks. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, sir_gary_cahill said: So just to summise, we aren't getting anyone? I think the idea was more to get rid of a few but that didn't happen either, I'm thinking? Edit - sorry, just read the thread properly and seen about Gardner. Edited August 31, 2017 by briny_ear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killeen30 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 3 hours ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Agreed but Hepburn-Murphy has been injured a lot recently He seems to be frequently injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 3 minutes ago, briny_ear said: I think the idea was more to get rid of a few but that didn't happen either, I'm thinking? Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, Killeen30 said: He seems to be frequently injured. It's true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 4 hours ago, nazvfc said: If it dwindles then goodbye to those that only follow villa when they are winning or in the premier league. Different times but we've always had big crowds in the lower leagues. I'd rather we have the supporters that will support no matter what division we are in than those who are 'plastic' and only want to support us if winning or in the top league. Most of us 'old farts' were there in the 70's in division 3 and will be here no matter what! Agree with this, Naz. Our support was incredible in the lower divisions, but we did not stay there long. I think if we were stuck there for 5/10 years our support would definitely diminish. I don't mean not supporting the club - just without the same enthusiasm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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