WHY Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Peter Griffin said: It depends what we mean by exciting. If we are looking at what it was like when we signed the player then Wes, Doug, Buendia, Bailey, Ings, Ollie, Mings, Martinez were all exciting transfers. If we look at how the player has worked out the Konsa is surely an exciting signing Apologies I was excited by Martinez, saw a lot of him during the first lockdown and thought he looked a great keeper, on the others hindsight is a wonderful thing. Sensible signings absolutely, exciting, not really imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, macandally said: So because we haven’t bought anyone for two weeks after a £95m splurge means the owners are selling up? Really? Talk about paranoia It's just a theory. Randy was all in until man city came in and blew his chance of the champions League out the water. After that moment he was looking to sell up. The owners may have come in with the intention of getting champions league, but have no realised there is no parity in this league. It's fundamentally loaded to keep 6 or so teams on top and F everyone else. But just because you don't like the potential theory doesn't mean it isn't worth considering. I think basically there is no money to spend as we are complying to FFP. The Grealish money has helped fill the gap of the £200m spent over the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Gk: Martinez, Steer* Full backs: Targett, Cash, Young* CB's: Mings, Konsa, Hause, Axel CM: Luiz, Nakamba, Sanson, McGinn, JJ, Chuk* Wingers: Buendia, Bailey, Traore, El Ghazi, JPB, A.Ramsey ST: Watkins, Ings *GK would be fine but for the amount of games Emi may potentially miss. Steer is decent but totally untested at this level. *Full backs are ok, but an injury to cash or targett and can we really rely on Young for a huge amount of games? I don't know but feel its a mistake to let Fred go on loan. *Cb's are fine. *Cm is extremely light. Ignoring the argument of whether we play with a dcm or 3 box to box, we currently have 3 top 12 cm's. Ramsey isnt a million miles away but lacks experience at this level. Chik is a huge prospect but only 17. Marv not good enough. Out of the 3 top 12 cm's, one is unknown and injury prone. The other two struggle for consistency. Haven't included buendia as he is a winger and that is 100% his best position. *I think we are really good here IF we keep them fit. Even with buendia potentially missing through isolating, Traore is a player that I think will be even better this year. *ST is our strongest position. Overall we've bought some top players but i will be really disapointed if another mid doesnt come in tomorrow, which i dont expect it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 What is with the major rush to get into Europe by the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: I just don't think we do have enough, if we are counting on Ramsey, Chuka and Nakamba to cover our midfield. A certain Brazilian International may come into contention there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Pissflaps said: The owners may have come in with the intention of getting champions league, but have no realised there is no parity in this league Do you honestly believe the owners were not aware of what it would take to get to he Champions League and that they made a mistake. Edens experience alone would give them a huge indication of what is required to be successful with a sports club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, pintpotvilla said: A certain Brazilian International may come into contention there He's gone to Brugge on loan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pissflaps said: It's just a theory. Randy was all in until man city came in and blew his chance of the champions League out the water. After that moment he was looking to sell up. The owners may have come in with the intention of getting champions league, but have no realised there is no parity in this league. It's fundamentally loaded to keep 6 or so teams on top and F everyone else. But just because you don't like the potential theory doesn't mean it isn't worth considering. I think basically there is no money to spend as we are complying to FFP. The Grealish money has helped fill the gap of the £200m spent over the past few years. It’s definitely a possibility but given that they’re very experienced businessmen, I would have thought they’d realised most of this before they went all in on us. For me personally, whilst I’d love European football, the urgency for it to occur asap has reduced since selling JG. I’m quite happy to give it a couple of extra seasons and just enjoy the ride. That said, although we’ll finish mid table, the FA Cup is ours this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Farlz said: What is with the major rush to get into Europe by the way? More revenue and greater exposure to increase the value of the brand hence the value of AVFC thus making their investment a prudent one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Just now, GingerCollins29 said: He's gone to Brugge on loan He has but it was exciting when we bought him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, GingerCollins29 said: He's gone to Brugge on loan Ha Ha not that one as you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, pintpotvilla said: A certain Brazilian International may come into contention there That's what I mean though. We have a misfiring Luiz and we never know what McGinn we are going to get on the day, otherwise we are counting on Nakamba, Chuka or Ramsey to fire us to the dizzy heights of 10th. No doubt we have players with some Skills, but we are still a bit of a pussy squad without a big midfielder. Missing piece for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 30, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Farlz said: What is with the major rush to get into Europe by the way? Can attract better players from outside the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, Nigel said: Can attract better players from outside the UK. If the PL isn’t a greater pull than playing in the back arse of nowhere on a Thursday nights, then we might be in for years of disappointing transfer windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted August 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, Farlz said: What is with the major rush to get into Europe by the way? Something to complain about because pretty much everything else at the club is going swimmingly at the moment. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 58 minutes ago, Rolta said: Then Smith and Purslow need to stop bigging it up. Match of the day after the Newcastle game. Lineker asks Smith what the aim is and he said improvement on last season. He's said that multiple times. Mings came out and said something similar recently as well They really aren't. People are making a big deal out of it, because it justifies their moans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Nigel said: Can attract better players from outside the UK. Also we'll have a better chance of keeping our better players like Martinez, Konsa, Mings and Watkins for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, DCJonah said: Match of the day after the Newcastle game. Lineker asks Smith what the aim is and he said improvement on last season. He's said that multiple times. Mings came out and said something similar recently as well They really aren't. People are making a big deal out of it, because it justifies their moans. Well said Spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KMitch Posted August 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2021 I can't wait for the window to shut so I can stop checking this thread daily for transfer updates, but instead find myself reading page after page of the doom mongers spewing the same garbage for the last 8+ seasons. Some of you moaners must be great at parties... Unbelievable. This culture of instant gratification/entitlement makes me hate being a fan of sports. Nothing is good enough for some people... This is the strongest Villa team we've had during my 15 years of following the Premier League, and yes that includes our 07-08 squad. We have the best youth team setup in the country with several superb talents on the verge of breaking through, and just brought in 4 quality players this summer. Yeah, we sold Jack... Boo hoo... We got the 6th highest transfer fee of all time for him, when we nearly sold him for Josh Onomah and a bag of crisps 3 summers ago. We finally have some smart men who have business sense in control of the club, along with a fantastic manager who worked his way up to the Premier League from League 1 and hasn't let us down yet. If they've decided to not spend more money or not to buy this magical brick shithouse defensive midfielder who will magically allow us to qualify for the Champions League, I trust them. UTV!!! 36 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Peter Griffin said: I didn't realise that, where is he off to do you know? Doesn't say, Real Madrid is what twitter seems to think but not seen anything official other than he's leaving at the end of his contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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