20 May 2017 21:00:52
Been a while since I was on here. Partly as I forgot the password lol
These four or five QUALITY players villa are hoping to get. Who are they?
I'm guessing the Man U loanee is one.
Has Steve nailed him down yet as some say yes and others say no.
21 May 2017 09:19:31
Hello Irish!
We missed you, just assumed you had a bigger than expected crop of potatoes this year!
Can't make any signings official until the current season totally finishes, so not confirmed yet.
21 May 2017 13:11:59
Hey mister. Missed you too.
God was good with the potatoes this year. Very important as you english stole our corn lol
Like every villa fan I'm sickened that newcastle went straight back up. Just want the signings done in the first couple of weeks of the closed season and then work like hell to gel the team.
Start the new season as a unit as opposed to 11 strangers.
21 May 2017 13:29:57
Bang on mate.
Could not agree more! But I won't hold my breath!
21 May 2017 13:46:38
It has to happen this season otherwise I can see the chinese guy losing interest and then we are in serious smelling stuff stuck in the championship.
21 May 2017 15:30:51
I agree. But I do think it was always a 2 year plan.
21 May 2017 17:48:35
I really hope so Flackie. With all my heart I hope you're right.
20 May 2017 20:36:28
Now I'm going to open a can of worms here looks like we need to sell to buy would anyone if manager sell Kodja and replace him with Chris Woods? Me personally think it would be a great partnership with Woods as a target man and Hogan as his partner I know Kodja was our top scorer but I think he was not a team player any thoughts?
20 May 2017 21:11:46
Woods is going elsewhere.
Kodjia is going to be hunted by the mid prem teams and I think we should capitalise, maybe £25.
We have Hogan who needs to see the ball and if Kodjia goes we should concentrate on getting the ball into Hogan.
Yes we need another striker, someone like Murray.
20 May 2017 21:16:07
Its not a bad shout mate, but in order to play 2 upfront i think you need one hell of a midfield if its 4 4 2 on the other hand if we use a wing back system it could work with wood. I wouldn't sell Kodjia tho his a goalscorer and there hard to come by i would sell ross mCcormack tho don't you think wood an Kodjia would be better?
21 May 2017 08:52:31
We must try to play to hogans strength and get players closer to him,
At Brentford who are a good footballing team they had 3 players all around him for service,
They played him in for his goals with balls on the floor not like at villa mostly in the air,
This is where Bruce in my opinion is falling short on his tactical nous in the game,
This is why I'm not a Bruce fan,
Nice bloke to talk and listen to but he does seem to play quite a few players in strange positions,
I do hope he gets it right because first and formost I'm a villa fan and we do need stability at the club for a change,
So I'm behind the manager but I do fear his lack of tactical nous.
21 May 2017 09:09:38
We have 3 of the best proven goalscorers in the championship,
Bruce needs to find a way to get the best out of them,
Our goal tally has been embarrassing this season with these players at our disposal.
Playing to deep has not helped,
But perhaps with a full preseason to work with them and hopefully new signing coming in earlier this time around,
21 May 2017 09:25:19
One player I have watched many times and being really impressed with is Ryan woods from brentford,
Any thoughts anybody?
21 May 2017 09:28:32
Bob for the first time we agree.
We need to push forward, and find a way of getting the three in the team. I think Ross, and hogan through the centre with Kodja out wide would be incredible. If Ross can actually sort his head out. He is unsellable now anyway, as let's be honest, who would want him?
We need to go for the jugular this season.
It is do or die, was always a two season plan for me. We stopped the rot, now we need to kick on.
21 May 2017 09:42:53
I do hope the rummors about alex bruce coming to us is a joke?
We know he goes where his dad is but surely not at villa!
Would not go down well I amagine with most fans if it happens,
21 May 2017 09:51:55
My god what is happening? We have agreed twice!
Have I woke up in a parallel universe?
{Ed033's Note - yes, known as the Mandela Effect
21 May 2017 10:28:41
Flackie
Nice to be of some use!
21 May 2017 10:32:40
I see what your saying, you mean we always agreed, but I never realised?
{Ed033's Note - yes and no 😋
21 May 2017 13:32:08
Thank you for you wise wisdom, my little green friend!
{Ed033's Note - It's little green mushroom.
21 May 2017 14:35:48
Ed01 says you are not a fun guy!
{Ed001's Note - it depends on how many mushrooms he has had.....}
21 May 2017 15:29:54
Jesus!
Lol.
{Ed001's Note - ;-)
20 May 2017 14:24:24
Just a qwick question something I can't get my head round why if we turned down 25 million 6 months ago for Amavi are we now talking about 8 or 9 million? Dr. Tony said we turned down 25 million what's happend in 6 months?
20 May 2017 14:30:28
Everyone has realised he isn't as good as they thought.
20 May 2017 14:32:04
Walkthewalk
Good question.?
20 May 2017 14:35:14
But thinking about it about amavi he was playing much better when the 25mill supposed offer came in,
Since that bid he has being very average I must say,
Would you pay 25mil for him on present form?
20 May 2017 15:25:13
If in a fit of hubris, Dr Tony had said we'd turned down 50 million would you be asking the same question?
What I'm suggesting is that the good doctor may have exaggerated a little
If we get 9 mill form a fullback who can't defend we will have done well.
20 May 2017 16:50:49
Mendax
It could be the only deal where we get our money back?
We have lost out on every other deal,
20 May 2017 17:59:12
I have never known anyone who is so negative, on every aspect.
It's so tedious, boring, and to be deadly honest, uneducated.
20 May 2017 18:53:29
Did we not get back what we paid for Gestede?
If you think we should hold out and wait for a profit on our investment, good luck with that Bob.
20 May 2017 19:05:51
Have I touched a nerve with some of you!
Is this not a blog for opinions?
Or am I missing somethink.
20 May 2017 19:07:21
Just for the few what are the positives you can take out for our season!
20 May 2017 20:15:34
Bob mate it has been a tough 1st season in the championship everybody is trying to look on the bright side of things that's all the rubbish players at every club you tend not to make a profit on. The good ones that you can make profit on you don't want to sell its just how it works. Hopfully in the summer we can raise about 25 million and Bruce can get the quality his after. Keith Wyness said today Steve Bruce is the best manager he has met so trust in time this club will be great again. I do take your point on board we usually don't sell for decent money but thatcwas the old regime give Dr. Tony a chance his still learning aswel mate but at least his trying which is more than lerner. Everybodys views are important on here mate keep it coming.
20 May 2017 21:29:38
You haven't touched a nerve. I just think you are naive and deluded.
What positives?
Our home record.
The poison that was at our club, the total belief in failing has mainly left. I say mainly as it's still in places like this.
The way our new owner promotes the club in investment and passion.
The way we no longer lay down and die.
Did you honestly think we would just get straight back up, especially with the previous 5 seasons? Are you that stupid to think we have a devine right to be in the prem?
You have to go through the siht to experience the highs.
We are nearly through it, why try to drag us back in?
21 May 2017 08:44:31
Our only positive in my eyes is the new owner,
He has done better than I expected,
21 May 2017 09:17:02
Yet you try to find a fault in all his decisions!
21 May 2017 11:41:43
Kodija and Chester are not positives?