Aston Villa Banter Archive June 01 2018 to July 01 2018

01 Jul 2018 11:04:28
I have a gut feeling that Tony Adams has come back to front a consortium again,
It's only a theory of mine,
Just putting it out there!

01 Jul 2018 13:57:37
I don't think he will amass enough financial clout to become a serious contender if he does come in, other interested parties would outbid him and offer a better package more suited to Xia's requirements. So unless he became the only option I think it would be a none starter to be honest much like last time.

01 Jul 2018 14:39:28
That's fine just a thought on my behalf!

01 Jul 2018 10:29:06
Did you all see how the young french team destroyed the old boys of Argentina, a lesson for all to see Mr. Bruce.

01 Jul 2018 10:57:02
Quite true,
We need more energy and pace in side not overaged overpaid overated players,

01 Jul 2018 13:24:03
WI'll Bruce use youngsters thou it could a blessing if he does the 1st team lacks pace in every way the games moved on now u need pace at fullbacks cm mids wingers an Strikers even 1 of your cbs has to be quick now, an then u have your gk look at pep shifted our Hart because his kicking and passing.

01 Jul 2018 14:01:30
The U23's had a great season so surely he must recognize that some are ready to step up regardless of what happens next, that is if Bruce is still in charge of course.

01 Jul 2018 17:01:29
Bruce must play the young players now,
And I believe he should bury the hatchet and put McCormack back in squad,
If nobody comes in for him why not give him a chance to redeem himself,
He is a proven championship goalscorer,
Davis and McCormack up top for me.

01 Jul 2018 17:03:34
If McCormack does get a transfer in the championship what's the betting him scoring goals?
Egg on your face comes to mind.

01 Jul 2018 21:41:38
Bruce has to use every player that is available regardless of past misdemeanors.
Prime example is Hutton, bomb squad, kept his head down and became a prized assets.
It is not always the players, I frequently post that we must get the ball in the box quicker and rely on raw strikers but Bruce likes the ball in from the wings. Stan Matthews would get a game, every game!
If our style was to become more flexible we would not bother with transfers, we already have the players.
McCormack didn't like how we pplayed and locked himself behind his gates. Bruce dictated the style that meant the strikers were having to come back and join the fight. Most strikers are selfish, they want to hit the target, it seemed that ours were to be hunters.
We will lose Jack, probably Chester and Kodjia but we still have a squad easily good enough to see us challenging for the top 6.
All we need is Bruce to come into modern day football.

02 Jul 2018 07:11:56
Big question is will Bruce change the way he likes his teams to play?
I have my doubts!

03 Jul 2018 11:01:31
Personnaly I would not entertain Mcgatestuck, no commitment get rid of disruptive dressing room players. Bruce will stay even if we have new owners as they will not want to pay additional costs to get rid of him and his backroom staff, I would assume they would rather spend on improving the squad. Also Brusc will have no choice but to play younger players as that's all he has.
Assuming Grealish goes ( and I would not blame him if he did) we still have a good squad. But need a good keeper. so for example we could line up
New keeper
Bree (Almo)
Chester
Elphick (Jedi)
Scottish Cafu (taylor)
Thor (Jedi - Wheelan)
Hourihane (1 of U23s)
Green (RHM)
Ohare (Lansbury)
Jodja (Hogan)
Uncle Albert (Doyle Hayes)

Still a competitive squad.

01 Jul 2018 06:21:46
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 1st July 2018

30 Jun 2018 17:16:58
What does worry me is that the Aston villa supporters trust group have asked for answers on what's going on yet not a peep!
Nobody at the club is telling us what's going on,
It's just the rummors we see in papers and blogs which we see,
I was a Dr xia supporter when he took over but the more I hear about him and not in this case the less I like,
Some think has to happen sooner than later surely!
Get a grip all you at boardroom level,

01 Jul 2018 14:22:10
To be honest mate when takeover rumours hit the news doesn't everything always suddenly become a cloak and dagger affair.

30 Jun 2018 14:47:54
Can villa get loans or is that a no no because of no money .

30 Jun 2018 15:58:01
Can't get anyone as I hear it,

01 Jul 2018 14:27:26
I don't believe that has ever been Xia's aim, he has lost face with the fans and I believe he wants out.

30 Jun 2018 13:03:49
A colombian baron is one of the buyers interested in villa🤔.

30 Jun 2018 13:52:42
Source?

30 Jun 2018 14:00:55
Tongue in cheek😁.

30 Jun 2018 18:44:35
You had me lol.

30 Jun 2018 20:32:13
Careful Bob they might visit you later.
They have knowledge of those tomato plants at the bottom of your garden.

01 Jul 2018 08:06:35
Oldvillian

Just glad I've got my house up for sale then😁.

30 Jun 2018 09:16:33
Come on guys, try to look forwards not backwards.
Consider the possibility that we don't get any players in due to the failure of our leader.
We still have a squad that properly managed could prove good enough to finish in the top half of the championship.
Bruce will have to work with what we have and he must adapt his style not expect the players to change their styles.
All opportunities for goals don't come from the wing players so let's look at what other play can be good for us.
Brazil showed a great route one goal.
That should be where we look. Hogan is with us and we can't afford to unload him so let's use him as an old fashioned centre forward. Don't expect to see him in our box, let him come alive at the other end.
I am not comparing him with Bobby Smith of Spuds, yes years ago, but he seldom left the opposition half. He was a there to score and the players around him were merely a supply line. Not very big nor mobile, but had one objective, score.
Bruce must look at everything he has, must not dismiss any player.
Nothing to spend but everything to win.
If he fails to come up with the goods he may not get another chance.
The dinosaurs failed to change.

30 Jun 2018 09:42:12
I agree entirely, If new owners come aboard who knows what that may bring so I remain very optimistic about the clubs future, I'm certainly no more depressed than I was last season. You can take on board all the media reports of can't afford players, in deep trouble etc. but at the end of the day that can all very easily change, the coming weeks could just as easily turn out to be the making of the club, so to be honest I'm quite happy and content awaiting real news instead of all this garbage we keep reading. UTV.

30 Jun 2018 09:52:02
Agree it could all change for the better in next 2 weeks!
But you can not ignore it could well get worse as well,
We need new owner like yesterday,
The Dr is getting loads of strife in China on his dealing everywhere,
So I do hope my first option is correct otherwise another Portsmouth situation could arise.

30 Jun 2018 11:11:26
We have to cut our clothe to suit the style.
Players may not arrive so what we have is what we use.
Suit the players not the manager, play them to their strengths.
I do believe that we will be ok with the present players providing Bruce realises that you can't keep too a single style of play.
3 at the back can become 4 or 5.
1 up front can become,3,4,5.
Middle of the park can be anything you want.
But the minimum at the back has to be 3, at the front 1 runner.
If Bruce fails to change any new owners will ensure that he has a short reign.

30 Jun 2018 13:17:13
OldVillan makes 100% sense, especially about Hogan

UTV.

01 Jul 2018 06:07:48
In truth the future could and should be rewarding. but for us fans, maybe not do a owner's.
We will become a side that will promote and play our youth, fielding a team that cares and is hungry. This gives us the perfect opportunity to deliver this Villa style that we all hear of but don't see.
We need to recognise that our greatest selling point is no longer our history (history that made us appeal to ageing players) . but the future, the future we offer ourselves and the future we offer the players we bring through.
First post. sorry it's a long one.

03 Jul 2018 11:07:06
Great 1st post.

30 Jun 2018 06:16:10
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 30th June 2018

29 Jun 2018 06:03:27
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 29th June 2018

27 Jun 2018 10:44:42
Well now the Dr is had enough if you believe the reports.
Another takeover could happen again at the wrong time of season.
All the uncertainty about transfers?
Like when o'neil left us in last week before the season we are all in a mess once again!
See another American is interested!
What's wrong with a British consortium who at least we can relate to,
But seriously I am pissed off with all this trouble at my club and we never learn do we!
Roll on my holiday can't wait to get away from the white coat brigades at villa park,

27 Jun 2018 15:57:19
Judging by his last Tweet he isn't going anywhere - What a mess this club is in! All our "rivals" for promotion are making signings, we are waiting to hear if we have a club!

27 Jun 2018 16:54:25
He is going 100 percent. Belive me or don't. His last tweet states he will continue to do his best for villa. His best being to sell to someone with a wallet. Sale is very close.

27 Jun 2018 17:28:45
God forbid another Chinese owner.
My heart will not take much more,

27 Jun 2018 19:09:30
Me 2 aswell mate I would like a chairmen who knows a lot about football and how too run a club properly or has mega cash like city owners. Even doug elis would do right now he cared bout villa unlike Lerner an the dr.

27 Jun 2018 19:52:57
Ellis I would take back in a heartbeat even at his age!
We need proper people who knows football and how to run it,
But knowing our luck we will end up with Chris samuelson?
Plus pardew or mad Mick!

27 Jun 2018 21:37:53
I just pray the nxt chairmen knows a lot bout how to ruN a footy club and has plenty of cash to bankroll villa else we will be in a mess again, plus aswell new owners might want new manager aswell.

28 Jun 2018 08:30:17
If a new owner does have plenty of cash can they actually invest in the squad? Surely FFP restricts that?

I've read that due to the fact Grealish is a home grown talent on low wages and no signing fee his sale at 30M would all but clear our FFP issues - Anybody hear this? If that is the case he really is the sacrificial lamb to get the club back on track, loosing him will be painful but I think we all can accept he would have moved on eventually, this way he may provide some genuine benefit to the club and allow new owners to invest in the team?

That being said, it needs to happen soon, the season will be upon us in no time and we have already fallen behind our promotion rivals.

28 Jun 2018 09:10:33
Got a feeling grealish will go for far less than 30 million.
He is worth more for me than that figure,
But with levy he will not pay this 30mill.
Would be no surprise to see him go for 20mill
That would be a real bargain for spurs but not for villa,
We need every penny we can now and we will accept any deal just to get us out the mire,
Very sad to see how we have declined to this,

28 Jun 2018 11:06:34
I think we can play hard ball under new ownership - If we aren't strapped for cash but only restricted by FFP then I still think we hold the cards. I can't see Grealish forcing a move so if we can keep him and maintained the core of the squad, off loaded some players on the periphery, introduced some youth and a number of loans / free transfers then we would easily challenge for promotion.

28 Jun 2018 11:38:01
Only trouble is a takeover takes time and we can't hang around till that happens,
I think next week you will see a few players departing and Chester and grealish will be top of list,

26 Jun 2018 19:21:06
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25 Jun 2018 19:51:14
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25 Jun 2018 13:05:28
I don't think seasons going to be bad so what we got no money we still have good players Bruce needs to give ross mac another chance Elphic could replace jt an we might aswell use Richards aswell, also callum ohare can replace jack, plus our young lions can save us millions there's atleast 6 that need to be involved in 1st team squad . also I'd like to see Davis, rhm upfront in new season Davis will get better plus his hold up play is good an he can bring players in to games aswell, rhm if fit could bang the goals in aswell.

25 Jun 2018 14:31:34
Totally agree, the entire squad needs a clean slate this season - I think the squad has amazing depth and if the season started today, even minus Grealish, I'd be quietly confident of a top 6 finish, especially considering our early fixtures - We need a GK, CB and LB for sure, then replacement for anybody who leaves.

BLACKMAN, Steer, Bunn

Hutton, Chester, HUTH, KNUDSEN

Richards (Bree), Elphick, TUANZEBE, Taylor

Jedinak, Whelan, Bjarnason, Doyle Hayes

Lansbury, Hourihane, Lyden

Adomah, O'Hare, TOM DAVIES, Green

Kodjia, Hogan, McCormack, RHM, Davies

That's a decent squad without many additions, there is a massive Grealish shaped hole in the middle but that's a team that can compete in the Championship.

25 Jun 2018 06:27:42
No news is good news?
If we are unable to deal in the coming weeks I still think we can have a good season with the players still on the books.
Some will be leaving but that doesn't mean we are short of players.
Bruce must grow a pair and find the style that suits what we have. Old pro's, improving young players on the books.
Indeed with fewer choices Bruce may well have to change his stance.
The fixtures look favourable for the first 3 months and a strong start would give a massive boost in confidence.
We are unfortunate in the fact that funds are not ready for us so get the team sorted and let's get started.
I am quite happy about the coming season.
If we can only get one player in then it must be a replacement for our Big Sam. Or could Bruce pull off a major move and get him back?

25 Jun 2018 10:53:24
For me the silence is deafening, from what I've read we are living month to month with Xia scrambling to source investment from somewhere, anywhere - Its quite bleak.

Our other promotion rivals are already making moves in the transfer market, I do agree the fixtures are very favourable but my biggest fear is that we don't receive any investment and the club are forced into a fire sale to stay afloat - If that happens our, admittedly strong squad, could be torn to shreds prior to the season starting.

24 Jun 2018 23:59:33
Fantastic win by England, always created chances, now they have started to put them away .
Onwards and Upwards Villaforever.

24 Jun 2018 06:39:30
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 24th June 2018

22 Jun 2018 15:30:13
Give Thor the captaincy if Chester leaves,
Got a feeling he will go because Bruce does not play him enough.
Good enough to mark messi out of game but not good enough to play for villa's first team?

22 Jun 2018 16:01:04
Thor, Hourihane, Lansbury - That's a strong MF trio by Championship standards. Unfortunately Bruce will play Whelan and some youngster we loaned from the Premiership instead.

23 Jun 2018 17:46:59
Agree.

23 Jun 2018 17:47:58
Still think Villa are a good team and i predict a top six finish.

23 Jun 2018 18:07:07
With our fixture list I think we need to be looking for 30+ points by the end of October. If we manage that then we've got a shout.

22 Jun 2018 06:14:20
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 22nd June 2018

21 Jun 2018 13:39:04
As a replacement for Terry, James Collins back on a Free, try for Ruddy as GK, something to build on?

UTV.

21 Jun 2018 14:02:35
I think there are 3 good free agent centre backs on the market in Huth, Collins and McAuly - If we could keep Chester and maybe snatch two of those I think we would be set at centre back.

21 Jun 2018 14:30:50
By the sounds of it we are going to have to use the loan and free transfer market very wisely but there are decent options out there in both I think.

I was disappointed that Dean Henderson joined Sheffield United on loan, perhaps Jamal Blackman could be an option?

At right back, an extremely optimistic suggestion would be Pablo Maffeo from City, very little chance but if we are going for loans surely we should look for top quality ones?

Again, if (when) Grealish is going I'd approach Everton for Tom Davies, think he would be a great replacement and with Everton likely to invest heavily this summer his playing time may be limited.

We don't know who will be left come the start of the season but this would be a decent side in the Championship.

Blackman

Maffeo, Chester, Huth, Hutton

Bjarnason, Hourihane

Adomah, Davies, Green

Kodjia.

21 Jun 2018 11:20:45
Now we see we need to pay £560.0000. To pay off terrys wages?
Who is running this club like a small corner shop,
Do we have any person on board who really knows what they are doing!
To think not that to long ago we were on a par with spurs when under oneil
Since then they are in champions league and villa are being laughed at by all in how not to run a top club, .
Dread to think what's the next episode in the villa soap!

21 Jun 2018 16:57:04
All s tarted with a cowboy.
No idea what was needed and no concern after a while. Did half a job then scarper out of town.
His side kick did the same but has managed to promote himself to a national team manager.
Both should be tarred and feathered and dumped in the Bull Ring.

20 Jun 2018 18:15:49
What I would like to hear from the powers that be is how have we got into so much debt in 2 years of Dr Xia’s reign?
I have been reading various articles and apparently in the last 2 years we have spent £80m on players but recouped £55m
Shortfall £25m
Parachute payments £75m
£50m to the good.
Wages £90m
£40m in debt.
Payments from the EFL 2 years at £7m/ year =£14m
£26m in debt.
The takings at the turnstile are harder to find out but assume 30k fans / match 25 matches/ year over 2 years this is 1.5m. Take an average of £20/ ticket after tax (low I think) this comes to £30m.
£4m to the good.
We then have sponsorship deals for shirts, match day sponsors, match day catering and Tv deals, let’s say £5m over the 2 years.
£9m to the good.
These figures are only estimates but they show a very marked difference to the £40m which we are supposed to owe so where has the money gone?

20 Jun 2018 21:18:38
Business rates, utilities, licences, maintenance, professional fees, insurances to name a few expenses you've missed.

20 Jun 2018 23:12:18
£40 million worth, seems high.

21 Jun 2018 12:16:18
Wages are meant to be stupid mate and the owner was away and basically left the key to the safe to a load of crooks.

21 Jun 2018 12:22:05
The suggested 40 mill is the projection for 12 months time based on our costs last season and projected reduction of income due to decreased parachute payment. We already don't have the wages of Terry and Snodgrass which is around 5mill of that.
You'd be surprised at how much those bills I've mentioned would be, rates for VP and BH would likely be 100k+ a month and probably closer to 2 mill for the year.

Water bills would be pushing 10k+ a month when factoring in watering the pitch and the number of WCs in use on match days.
I wouldn't be surprised if minor maintenance was setting them back at least a million a year.
Everything you've missed adds up, not a single thing is 40 mill but by ignoring all of them you are creating a question which is already answered.

20 Jun 2018 17:41:16
If Chris samuelson is involved with another takeover he will put villa out of business,
He was involved with reading and was a disaster,
And was involved with the Dr buying into villa,
He is a seriously bad egg we don't want involved with any more dealing.

20 Jun 2018 09:41:53
Tick tock tick tock!

20 Jun 2018 12:25:59
Takeover in full swing.

20 Jun 2018 06:24:17
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 20th June 2018

19 Jun 2018 07:47:31
The big problem that villa face is that we want money coming in like yesterday from selling our better players,
But other clubs are just making us sweat knowing we will have to accept less than what we want for the players,
Can I see grealish going?
Yes I can but my fear is that spurs will get him for this 15 million prize tag,
That would be a really bad deal for us that's for sure,
Seems we are even struggling to get in free players,
What a disgraceful place we are in,
But above all the financial crisis and general disgraceful running of the club I am a very loyal and massive fan of my club and I prey to see some better news on the horizon
,

19 Jun 2018 08:22:39
I am 90% certain there is a takeover going on mate. That's why so quiet and nothing happening.

19 Jun 2018 11:31:35
How would a takeover effect the club bar resolving our cash flow issues? Which I admit is a massive bonus, don't get me wrong, but are there any other benefits?

19 Jun 2018 13:06:59
If a owner is willing to put a cash sum into club and write it off not put it as a, loan that can be put against ffp then. So a, owner like a man city or Chelsea owner would be good. Someone willing to part with there own cash. Get us out of this whole. Plus staff and bills would be paid.

19 Jun 2018 14:57:36
So in theory a new owner could mean the FFP issue is resolved and we could keep Grealish?

19 Jun 2018 15:45:28
Yes if they are willing to put money in and write it off.

19 Jun 2018 21:46:00
more chance of millwall lifting the FA Cup.

18 Jun 2018 22:28:29
Looks like we are going for free transfers too.

19 Jun 2018 08:23:03
Decent ones though .

18 Jun 2018 06:40:40
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 18th June 2018

17 Jun 2018 10:26:55
One thing for me is that Bruce should now keep thor in the team,
He keeps on dropping him when he was playing well,
Why he did not use him at Wembley I don't understand,
But would not surprise me if he was sold,

17 Jun 2018 15:37:22
He showed last season that he should be in the 11, he has bundles of energy, is combatitive and plays the ball forward at every opportunity! Has to start, Jedinak is a nice option off the bench to sure up a vitory though - Whelan can be sold!

17 Jun 2018 00:11:31
So, seems to have gone a little quiet on all fronts so, what are people's anticipated 11 at the beginning of the season? I'm being super optimistic and including Grealish (back on loan) and Chester (retained) - I say optimistic, you may say foolish ;-)

Pantilimon

Hutton, Chester, Huth, xxxxx

Bjarnason, Hourihane

Xxxxxxx, Grealish, Green

Kodjia.

17 Jun 2018 06:49:57
BK1982-not foolish fella, rightly optimistic, sorry to burst your bubble but apart from Hutton, (huth? pantillimon? ), every other player on your list will be gone if the right price comes in, needless to say some of the worthless fecks will scarper for the sake of 'their career'even though their on good sheckles, the only thing stopping it from happening at the moment is that we're rudderless (what a blessing! ), so keep the faith and i hope your right, but the agents are in overdrive touting their players to all and sundrae, so next season i'd expect a nuthouse special, -a mixture of the youth that's left, old stagers for a last hurrah, problem players other clubs don't want and the customary cheap foreign mercenaries, welcome to the new world, but that's what'll make it all the more sweeter when we turn the corner and start the accent-hearts and mind boys, hearts and minds-VTID-and then i'll be back to haunt the fecks who crossed us-UTV!

17 Jun 2018 09:42:02
It's scary times Class but the entire squad cannot be sold, surely not? If that's the case then we will be relegated by Christmas! I think there will be sacrifices, perhaps to key players but surely we will try to maintain the core of the squad?

I can see Grealish being sold, fingers crossed with a loan back - Perhaps Adomah if the price is right as we have a ready made replacement in Green! Those two sales would surely ease any FFP pressures?

Of course there are the current cashflow issues hanging over the club but if we can get see inward investment I'm sure these will be resolved - If we can't of course then yes there will be more player sales :- (.

17 Jun 2018 17:28:17
Hi all this is my 1st post and it's a realistic one IMO people need to wake up and realise that super Jack will be sold 100% and come on guys teams do not loan back 22/ 23 year old players this may be the case with kids but Jack is ready to play in premier league now. Sorry guys but we need to sell him for the good of the club 30+ million would be much welcomed and would secure the future of our club I know it's feels rubbish but I think we'll all agree the club is more important than one player.

17 Jun 2018 20:31:47
If disagree that Jack is ready to play for some of the top teams AVFC78 - He was outstanding this season but he only played what, half at most? And prior to that he was certainly a talent rather than the complete player, for me he needs another year playing every week for Villa - I fear if he moves to a Chelsea, or even a Spurs, he may get lost in the crowd! I love the kid, he's an amazing player but he's had 6 months of top form, in the championship, so I wouldn't be surprised if Villa could negotiate an additional year on loan as part of any sale! Totally agree though, he will be sold, my hope is that his sale along with some fringe players will mean we can keep the rest of the squad together.

17 Jun 2018 21:40:33
I don't disagree with you mate I just think whoever buys him will keep him there's no way anyone will pay 30+ million for him just to give him back to us, now if we sell him for 15/ 20 million we may get somebody give us a year but I doubt it. I just think we need to sell him for the good of the club let's cash in now because like you pointed out he has only played consistently well for 6 months and nobody knows how he will go next season although I do think he his the real deal and could be a big star in the prem next season.

15 Jun 2018 22:05:11
Stephen Ireland, no no no no no no no no no
For f. sake this man took our money and did nothing. A miserable lazy sod who would empty the stand's.
Why would Chester even think about a move to the Potters, have to be potty.
And now the wife of a Wolves target suggests players should have a quick hand job before they play.
Probably get the team a couple of ladies to help them.
Knew they were a bunch of merchant bankers!

17 Jun 2018 08:12:19
Is Bruce gone mad if reports we are after Ireland!
This would be a really stupid signing and how many fans support Bruce now will seriously change there mind about him being the man for the job,
Me included,
Also huth?
Another 33year old injury prone player,
There has to be better out there than these 2 Muppets,

17 Jun 2018 10:25:00
It's all about cost though mate. Bruce likes experience and if you ain't got 20 mil to spend per player you have to have the has beens. I'd prefer young hungry pace filled players myself.

17 Jun 2018 12:15:44
Kingvilla

If Bruce persists in this buying overaged players with no sell on value we are going nowhere fast,
We need experience I agree but there are many players in lower leagues who would do a good job in certain areas,
Bringing back Ireland would be a daft idea in my opinion.
Hope it's just rummors about him and huth,

14 Jun 2018 17:38:28
What a a pro!
Wake up you mercenaries and do the right thing. Don't screw your employer, give VFM
NOt long ago Alan Hutton was out on a limb playing for any team that would give him a game.
Now he gets his wish and gets a 12 month contract.
Congratulations, Mr 100%, played any position, took on and beat many fine wingers, never shirked a tackle.
my player of the season
MR ALAN HUTTON. Thank you.

14 Jun 2018 11:19:04
If Blues have renamed their stadium to escape FFP penalties why the hell can't we?

14 Jun 2018 19:50:58
Nothing in theory is stopping us. but i suppose there are two ways this could be done, 1. Attract an external sponsor as with places like the Emirates or 2. it becomes the Recon Stadium.

Problem i see with 1.is we are not a particularly good brand to be associated with right now so external interest would be limited and would probably not bring in mega bucks. Which brings us to the Recon idea. only problem is we already know that Dr Tony either cannot get any more money out of China or may not actually have any money at all so that doesn't seem an option either.

So in theory a good idea but in our current situation not easy to achieve.

14 Jun 2018 21:22:10
Birmingham city have shareholders all over the world that can pump money in with eg stadium renaming but we still have only Dr. Tony and he can't take money out of china that's why we are having money problems. Otherwise good idea.

15 Jun 2018 00:52:32
Walkies where have all these, rich worldwide shareholders of the noses been hiding . Going by the name, it appears to be the people who bought them out What’s their name trillion cups, or some thing similar. Unfortunate name for the noses, to be joined up with . As far as I know, they, have an ashtray presented by Barcelona and the Leyland Daf cup . Incidently the name on that cup before them, was Fisher and Ludlow toolroom . Onwards&Upwards Villaforever.

15 Jun 2018 08:10:04
I'm starting to question the whole "cant get money out of China" excuse as well :- (.

16 Jun 2018 20:59:06
It's all bs. China was and I state was our backer. Dr t is a front man nobody. They have pulled the plug and, unless we get a, very rich investor or a new owner we are going one way I'm afraid.

{Ed001's Note - are you going to keep up this nonsense forever? The state had no involvement. It was a big gamble by your owner on getting up. There was never any money, which was why players had to be offloaded to enable the signing of Terry.}

13 Jun 2018 06:57:08
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12 Jun 2018 16:50:32
Just putting it out there but loads of fans want Dean Smith to replace Bruce!
We know he is a villa fan but can you honestly see him taking it in the situation we are in?
I'm not so sure really.
But we are still waiting to hear from anybody if Bruce is staying or not.
Come on Dr tell us fans what's going on,
We deserve that don't We!

12 Jun 2018 17:41:57
who can dean smith bring in? we all know the pull brucey has.

12 Jun 2018 18:27:19
Villa fan.
Bruce is ok doing what he does and where he does it, in the championship with older sides.
He is very limited on the technical aspects of the game, so ends up playing one style of football and nothing more.
His pulling power as you call it, baring JT, pulls in older men who struggle over a long campaign, and who want a final swansong.
Bruce will never produce a young exciting side, that's how it is, it is a real shame because he is well liked, well respected, and a very nice guy.
This is only my opinion, so spare the slating.

12 Jun 2018 19:48:39
Gents. In terms of attracting new people it doesn't matter if it is Bruce, Smith or the Queen of Sheba, agents will be doing everything to steer their players away from us while our future and finances remain so uncertain.

Can't blame them. Would you accept a job offer from House of Fraser this week?

13 Jun 2018 17:57:26
so axel and onohma are old players ok not sure dean smith has any pull only my opinion.

12 Jun 2018 06:34:29
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11 Jun 2018 21:28:46
There's only one thing simpletons like me need to know, ffp is a load of gobbledy-gook like Villdave said, who leaves, who stays doesn't really matter, for me the only real question is whether bruce sticks with this 'massive club' (his words), or toodles off to leeds-now if he goes because we're trying to save money then fine;but i hope he offers to take a massive pay cut to stay and finish what he started, if he chips off under his own volition, then not only will it destroy all the belief i had in bruce as a man of honour, but also it'll just go to show he'd rather go to a club who'd sack a manager after 14 games, with a squad he'd inherited, rather than see the opportunity to become a true legend at our club, so the choice is with bruce, is he full of class, or spouts it out of his a*se, let's see what happens (i hope for the sanity of football he stays for sure) .

12 Jun 2018 11:03:30
FFP is not an issue if your owner is prepared to gift the club money therefore underwriting spending. That is how clubs with genuinely wealthy owners have been able to get through FFP. Only when a owner starts wanting to run a viable business does this become an issue. The problem at Villa is that Xia’s money has only ever been in the form of loans meaning that they have a negative impact on the clubs balance sheet and show a very unprofitable organisation, which is not allowed under FFP.

FFP is not designed to stop wealthy people buying success, it is designed to stop clubs living way beyond their means by borrowing money they can never pay back (see Leeds and Pompey) .

Villas problem is that the club have borrowed the money from Recon and will owe it back, that money has now dried up I strongly suspect because it is starting to affect the viability of Xia’s broader business interests. Xia personally has not invested anything in Villa and never will, therefore we have the double whammy of facing FFP and an owner who can’t save us from that as he has no money to invest that he is prepared not to get back (if he did then he could gift the club a big sum of money and make all this go away, FFP and HMRC etc. )

Therefore the only way out of this is either a short term massive cash gift from a new wealthy owner or more realistically a 5 year restructuring programme to decimate the cost base and rebuild revenue from the bottom up. The latter probably involves some pretty painful years ahead unfortunately.

12 Jun 2018 11:15:31
That is right. The good Dr is not as generous with the cash as he tries to make out.

12 Jun 2018 13:59:16
Good in depth post Ely, like I said yesterday posted below, sell the lot and start again.
Painful yes, but we need rid of these jokers, they know nothing about football and the roots our great club have grown from.
Xia said he planed to invest in or buy football clubs in India, Spain, USA and Australia to create a new 'sports sector' within his portfolio.
My advice is to forget it, play with toys you understand, and you won`t break them.

11 Jun 2018 14:55:47
There is one certainty this season our expectations for going up are not very strong I fear.
More like going the dreaded drop again is very possible,

11 Jun 2018 16:05:31
For me it depends on the manager and how the inevitable Grealish sale will effect the books.

Bruce needs to go, we need a manager who will play with speed and freedom, and who is able to utilise and develop our young talent.

Also, and I've said it a million times, is Grealish a sacrificial lamb to maintain squad stability or the beginning of a mass fire sale?

Once we know the answer to the above we really can't predict next season - As it stands we would be in the mix for playoffs, as it stands.

11 Jun 2018 16:32:33
It's a fire sale I fear,
He will sell everybody who has a value and hope the young players step up to the plate,
But I'm not convinced Bruce is a young players type of manager,
But getting rid of him costs big money and in our position he will be allowed to stay unless he gets another offer elsewhere,

11 Jun 2018 17:26:43
so who really do you think should replace bruce?

11 Jun 2018 17:51:01
Sell the lot, and start again.
The way things are going, we will be getting Gabby back to start the ball rolling.
What a mess, come clean and get on with it, get it sorted and then get out and do something you understand.

11 Jun 2018 18:07:15
I don't who is brave enough to manage villa now,
Mad Mick would want it But I would not want him to to fair,
Dean Smith would work well with the young players and the football would please the fans,
But would he leave Brentford even though he supports the Villa?
It's a poisonous chalice to all concerned,
I'm more worried with the money situation it seems to get worse day by day,
We are the laughing stock of the championship in fact for all the leagues,
We need another owner but can't see anything happening anytime soon,
As for this story of bringing back gabby well that just about sums up how desperate we really are.

11 Jun 2018 18:12:54
No point worrying over something that may never happen if you ask me, it is what it is so we need to get on with it and see where we go. If we get stuck in the bottom six mid season then it's time to worry and not until. Try to stay positive instead of continually having negative thoughts you may feel a little happier. UTV.

11 Jun 2018 06:47:25
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10 Jun 2018 18:00:35
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10 Jun 2018 05:53:36
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09 Jun 2018 06:27:29
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08 Jun 2018 18:28:38
It looks like many of the backroom staff will be elsewhere come July.
Should we now start to get rid of most from behind the scene and bring in fresh bodies?
Which of the existing management should be kept and which ones can we afford to keep?
They are all on good wages and no one is safe from the axe, management, ground staff or players.
Would a clean sheet/ start back to the beginning suit our AVFC?
Drastic actions have already been taken and others will follow and soon.
As we are AVFC and have some standing, just, we should be able to head hunt for younger imaginative coaches.
We must not stand still believing that it will all come right, we must plan, prepare and fight for the future.
It will not drop in our lap!

09 Jun 2018 16:27:09
How can you disagree with a question? .?

08 Jun 2018 14:02:37
The departures have started now,
Tony coton gone to Sunderland
And the fitness coach massimiliano marchesi has now gone!
Reports in some quarters saying that Leeds want to talk to Bruce!

07 Jun 2018 16:07:38
I'm all for getting rid of the players on big wages to get us out of the mire but I hope the rummors of southampton going for Davis and green for 4 million for the two is rebuffed,
We need these young players more than ever to blend into the squad,
Just hope it's paper talk.

07 Jun 2018 13:48:22
Just can’t believe people are still blaming Lerner or others for this mess. It was clear from the outset that Xia had no moneyas people went searching for evidence of his wealth and came up with blanks. The excuse about not being able to get money out of China is a nonsense, Xia has invested nowhere near enough to fall foul of these regulations.

He has been let down by Managers who have both failed to use the money that has been invested to create an exciting team that blows the division away (Newcastle have done that twice now in recent memory and have done it very easily) .

But now the gamble has failed and Xia doesn’t have the money to cope, that is why he is scrambling around trying to secure loans that will keep the club going for 3-4 weeks more. It’s a drop in the ocean.

07 Jun 2018 08:54:04
Dark days.
After the last couple of weeks the days of being a Villa fan has been traumatic to say say the least. Aston Villa football Club are in the mire and we have had 1 lousy statement off them we as Villa fans deserve to know what is going on with our ONCE Great club. I thought we was going in the right direction under our leadership how wrong I was for that I hold my hands up. So who is to blame for the predicament that we are in? Learner, Xia Wyness? God only knows but one thing is for sure these people have only one thing in mind Money. Like all the clubs that this has happened to I can only imagine what their fans was going through other fans mocking them including us with the Blues well this is a wake up call ladies and gentlemen maybe now we can wake up as fans of our club and say No more. We tried to get Wolves investigated why? In my opinion jealousy that's all that was we all need now to stand together as One and fight for the club that we was chosen to support from our young years forget the cups and our history we are needed now.

07 Jun 2018 10:43:39
Daz fully agree with you,
It seems strange we tried to get wolves investigated and all the time we can't get our own house in order
I pray to God we sort it either with the present owner or another,
We fans need to know what's going on and what there planning to do to get us back to a stable club,

07 Jun 2018 12:53:49
Good post Daz, i like yourself thought the club leadership was first class. I Think the good doctor has been let down very badly. Especially reading what Stan the man wrote yesterday. where do we go from here? Is anyones guess. no one saw this coming at least not this severe. Think Tony xia needs our support i believe he will get us out of this mire but we will be severely weakened. The forth coming season will see us much depleted with a very weakened team. It is what it is and on a personal level my support will of course remain.

06 Jun 2018 21:02:30
So, the spuds have been quoted as favourites to buy grealish, looks like the fire sale is about to begin, what a complete clusterf**k this summer is going to be, i guess now we'll see just how much brucey wants stay after all those platitudes he spouted, ask not what we can do for you, moreover ask what YOU can do for THE VILLA.
Hearts and minds boys, hearts and minds.

06 Jun 2018 12:08:36
We always knew this guy was a wind up merchant with his twittering and allegations but would not really want to see our nearest and dearest go under. It's nice to be top dogs again but we need local competition so get well soon.

06 Jun 2018 21:06:12
Cheers bud, dark times right now.
Good luck in the big league, we'll meet again?
I hope so
UTV.

06 Jun 2018 09:23:00
Not Sure what's going on at Villa at the moment, it is certainly concerning. However BBC sport are reporting that the unpaid tax bill will be paid in the next 48 hours, but after recent events I can only see the club now changing hands especially with more potential buyers now coming forward.

06 Jun 2018 10:10:26
I said this 2 days ago. There are 5 groups looking to buy. 2 British 2 American and a guy from Qatar. Most only willing to pay around 50 million though.

06 Jun 2018 10:13:52
I've not heard anything about a guy from Qatar, who is he and where did you get that information?

06 Jun 2018 10:28:54
He is making it all up. We will start the season bottom of the pile. The good Dr is unable to use any of his own money due to cash flow problems in China. Rumours of the guy from the Yankees is nice but I fear to late to save us. We have no money at all. It is exactly what happened to Portsmouth. Best we can hope for next season is fourth from bottom as we will be playing our kids as that is all we will have.

06 Jun 2018 10:45:52
With Trevor birch as a consultant involved who by the way was involved with Portsmouth when they nose dived?
Got a happy thought is it.
Plus if we go into administration which looks very likely at the moment we would start the season 12 points deduction plus our better players all sold!
So what I said a few weeks back we could well do a Coventry and really struggle big time.
Oh to be a villa fan?

06 Jun 2018 14:40:24
The Qatar guy is a guy called Wissam Al Mana. He is jannet Jackson's husband. Worth SIM to the good doc. The American groups are the ones that will fight it out for us though I'm led to belive.

06 Jun 2018 04:42:03
Famous words I don't beleive it, well I can an I hope the worst doesn't happeN to us, we should be the example now of having to bad owners, what must doug Ellis think now all the work he put into this club for years an to be undone by 2 owners that didn't and care bout the villa, if an when why can't we sell to some1 in UK I'm sick of these owners buying our great clubs an useing them as play toys, there's a few that are good but a lot that are bad, I'm praying now by the time I come bck from my hols on 24th of june we haven't had poits deduction or worst sink lower, it's been the worst 2 weeks I can remember being a fan, I just can't see where the light is for us hopefully a takeover an sum1 to wipe out our dbets.

06 Jun 2018 11:17:56
have a good holiday mate wear your top with pride no matter what happens we are VILLA. UTV.

05 Jun 2018 17:46:55
Poor Harry and Megan couldn't have a honeymoon because we didn't pay our tax bill and the Queen got turned down for credit by Carpet Right because we haven't paid our bill.

05 Jun 2018 19:15:57
Daz, it's more important than that.
What has Wyeness been upto?

05 Jun 2018 19:26:58
I am convinced there is more to this story about tax
Would not surprised if it goes back as far as when the Dr took over from learner,
Some think stinks to high heaven,
Am radio saying the tax and wyness issues are not related?
So your guess is what else is in the cupboard,
Think you can rule out promotion next year it could well turn into another Coventry like where we drop again,
I f*****g hope not for all our sake.

05 Jun 2018 19:33:20
I don't know OldVillian ask WTW it's his mukka.

06 Jun 2018 11:17:13
Lol as you said that I got sent a pic of me and Wyness at Preston away. Thing is there's a lot that goes on behind the circus that is Aston Villa every single year there's something its like Eastenders. I can say when ever the Villa trust and myself has met him his been a loverly bloke but who knows whos to blame so I am not going to comment till I know the truth.

Collymore reckons Wyness was trying to sell Aston Villa behind Dr. Tonys back. if that's true it can only be because Dr. Tony is struggling to fund Aston Villa because the Chinese government won't let his money out the country leaving us effectively bankrupt. we relied on player sales and parachute money. Always a risk with foreign owners.

05 Jun 2018 17:22:29
HMRC sniffing, WyeNess suspended.
I posted last week that the club was going the wrong way just as Blackpool have and hoped that we didn't follow Accrington Stanley.
More recently Rangers dropped faster than you can imagine.
Could we follow?
Something is amiss at our AVFC and we all want to know.
Where are you Dr?
You are now on your own with WyeNess gone.
Just what do we owe?
What has WyeNess done or not done?
Is it just a missed tax payment?
The s. t is getting deeper by the day!

05 Jun 2018 17:32:42
Where is Steve stride when you need him,

05 Jun 2018 18:01:09
I actually believe we are going out of business. So worried right now. We have been run onto the ground. They put all their eggs in one basket and failed. Now they have no plan b.

05 Jun 2018 19:07:47
We are in talks with 2 groups to buy the doc out. Let's hope it gets sorted asap I'd say.

05 Jun 2018 19:59:55
Reports say one week or winding up order. Which will force villa into liquidation. This is really worrying I done believe they are talking to anyone. The Dr is in China just like lerner spent all his time in America. We are a joke right now. A great club falling fast.

05 Jun 2018 16:18:28
Just a stat to amuse!
What team had the most shots on target in the championship!
And by a distance,
Brentford,

05 Jun 2018 16:49:48
Didn't Hogan play for Brentford?
Sure that influenced SB before buying him.
SB forgot to instruct t the team to feed the runner.

05 Jun 2018 15:07:35
Reading all this crap about FFP and other restraints placed into footballs rules and regulations make you wonder where we are going.
Harry Kane has been valued at £176,000,000, shocking.
If these sort of transfers continue, football will be finished.
As I see it, the game will create a black hole and implode, then disappear up its own arse.

05 Jun 2018 15:50:47
Could not agree more Dave,
The games gone mad,

05 Jun 2018 16:07:07
How`s the wife Bob.

05 Jun 2018 16:19:41
Better Dave but still not right,
Thanks for asking mate!

05 Jun 2018 13:44:47
Is it just me or have other clubs basically ignored the FFP - got promoted and then paid the fine?
If we get rid of the dross, keep the jewels, add much needed players either on loan of free transfers - get promoted - pay the fine.

05 Jun 2018 14:00:35
Agree some clubs have ignored and played a fine but some have said that villas situation is more severe and could get points deduction and a huge fine,
One expert said we have the worse he has seen up to now,
So the answer to your query is I don't know really,

05 Jun 2018 17:00:18
Once again, no facts.
None of us know what is going on within the hallowed halls of VP.
THe Dr no longer tweets, has he lost interest?
It clearly looks like he only wanted promotion and all his crap about supporting while at uni looks suspicious.
He has funded a great deal of money and this would have recouped had the promoption occurred.
Where are you Dr Xia, we want to hear from you?

05 Jun 2018 08:35:29
I wonder what odds you'd get on mick mccarthy ending up as our manager during this season, don't scoff, truth is stranger than fiction-Walkies, next time you see wyness, ask him about mick mccarthy and see what his reaction is, watch him twitch!

05 Jun 2018 13:52:49
We are due a meeting but we have had no reply off him or the club.

04 Jun 2018 03:35:16
There's a lot of speculation at the moment about the potential sale of the club, how much truth, if any is in these rumours is difficult to judge. But let me just remind everyone that all of this speculation is a direct result of the statement released by Simon Jordon, who in that statement left us with the impression that new owners could be a possibility and that he also had some sort of knowledge that he was not prepared to release. The press have jumped all over this story as expected which likewise would obviously alert anyone looking to buy a football club.

This is why we are now all reading about potential suitors to purchase Villa and no doubt we will hear a lot more before this saga is over. But as this issue is really only down to one person's comments who isn't connected to Villa I am myself yet to be convinced that there is anything in it, although I'm not claiming that there isn't. I'm just saying that until I hear something official from the club I will treat this much like any other rumour and take it with a pinch of salt.

Surely now with all this speculation going around someone from the club must very soon make an official announcement to enlighten us all to where the club is heading, either confirming or bringing to an end these rumours. This and other issues need to be addressed by way of a statement informing us all of what the future holds for the club, Bruce and players. UTV.

04 Jun 2018 08:10:30
Don't you get the feeling it's groundhog day at villa with these rummors of a takeover,
Where is our stability going to kick in?
I said yesterday that Simon Jordan talked about our troubles and he could well be right in what he is saying,
He knows some think is going on bit can't say to much,
What we want now is the Dr to either confirm or deny a sale,
What we don't want is all this s**t coming into a new season,
So come on whoever at villa please tell the truth over these rummors,

04 Jun 2018 08:14:44
If we are for sale I would be more happy if it was Mary staverly who has been trying to buy Newcastle.
But the ones linked to villa are hardly the ones to get you off your seat.

04 Jun 2018 08:49:09
Are these people who are rummored to be after villa the same who tried to buy Bolton?

04 Jun 2018 09:21:21
I think once it becomes apparent that we are up for sale better bidders will come into play.

04 Jun 2018 20:32:12
It’s interesting that the Mail ran a story about dr Tony wanting to sell the club last year, 2nd May 2017.

03 Jun 2018 21:08:19
I think top of the league is a secret villa fan the mount of times he's on here 😂😂😂.

03 Jun 2018 08:24:07
The more I read into Simon Jordans statement over the trouble villa are in the more I think he knows some think which he can't reveal as to undermine the club.
I think what he said about we could get a new owner could well be true,
Being a ex-chairman in premiership he must hear about such going ons at clubs,
But what I want to see more than ever is any comments from Mr wyness or his sidekick Steve round!
1 week on from final yet nothing,
Well we are talking about Aston villa so this is normal I suppose,

03 Jun 2018 10:46:50
Mainbob. Following comments from Mr Jordan and others I've done some digging and speaking to some Chinese contacts of mine. Turns out we are state owned as I've stated in the past and Dr Tony is nothing more than a front man. Interest has been lost and they are looking to sell.

03 Jun 2018 18:39:18
Our board are as guilty as any single person over the state of our football club.
I keep looking at players we were "forced " to sell or unable to buy.
The national side had 4 players that plied their trade at VP.
Benteke is almost saying he wanted to stay.
How far back do we go to find the start of our rapid decline, Lerner and O'Neil come forward.
What has happened is almost criminal and had we not had a single owner I am sure that much of the mess would have been avoided.
Now again we have an owner who is probably ready to desert us when we need a saviour. Does Jordan know what is going on under the counter, I wish I knew?
Now we have posters stating that we are owned by China itself, the same country that is paying old players millions to play in their league.
A statement is required now, not tomorrow, NOW.
I am not satisfied with the situation that is before us and I want a responsible person, whoever that might be, to stand up and be honest.
Some hope.

03 Jun 2018 19:09:40
Speculation, inuendo, claptrap. We will know when we know its no use speculating, just go round in circles. don't see the point zThe club are probably still sorting things out.

03 Jun 2018 20:11:18
They are putting the feelers out to see if any takers and get the hell out. Keith has gone very silet all of a, sudden. The good doc ran back to his bosses in China for orders and we have been told nothing. Simon jordon knows a lot more than he has been able to say. I can't say who I am but I know more than a lot on here as well.

03 Jun 2018 20:37:18
Yes we all know Kingy.
You have proved beyond any doubt that you know no more than anyone else on here.
Like you said on Wednesday and I quote "Bruce will be sacked today" spot on again with that one hey.
We are all in the dark at this moment in time, and like a few have said many times, its time to speak up, we as supporters pay for the club to operate.

03 Jun 2018 22:03:56
Lol villadave. Bruce is a gonner the good doc just has to get his bosses approval first. And Keith is now shutting his mouth as he lives here in UK good doc will run back to China never to be of again.

04 Jun 2018 02:24:12
I, like everyone else am in the dark to what is taking place at villa other than the same rumours that that everyone else reads. My question is this though to Kingvilla80, Why would Dr Tony bother to sack Bruce as you have stated that he will, if he is now looking to sell the club?

Most new owners that come to a club usually like to install a new manager of their own choice anyway, so it makes no sense for Bruce to be sacked by Tony Xia if that is going to be the case, unless I am missing something here I find this confusing?

04 Jun 2018 21:20:28
All will become clear tomoz.

02 Jun 2018 19:20:09
Forget doom and gloom but let's get some reasoning about the future.
None of us know what the owner is going to do regarding manager or players.
What we do know is that we are apparently in serious trouble well before the next season starts. Little or no funds, players that will not be with us next season, sold or going back to their home clubs.
I really hope that the Dr is keeping someone on the line with his intentions. However our board are keeping very quiet, yet they are as culpable regarding our position as anyone else.
I suppose no news is good news, or is it?
I am very concerned about next season as are most of us and hope that we can rebuild with what we get left with after the vultures have cleaned the bones.
FFP is cruel and will have an effect over the next 2 or 3 seasons. No money to get quality developing players, little from the young Lions that we have.
I hope and pray that we don't go the way of Blackpool over the seasons or even worse Accrington Stanley.

02 Jun 2018 06:53:39
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01 Jun 2018 15:36:00
The owner has tweeted a statement to tell us we have to cut back everywhere,
But where are Muppets on the board?
Has round got anything to say about the situation?
Has wyness gone on holiday with round to avoid the flak!
I agree the Dr's statement was very vague but he has spoken about our demise and heartbreak,
Come on you chances give it to us fans where we are going and with who in charge,

01 Jun 2018 13:51:44
Lads, it pains me to say this but the more I think about it the more logical it is to sell Grealish - If, and only if, it is enough to cover us from a FFP perspective.

What are your thoughts? Is it worth selling our star player to ensure we can keep the remainder of the squad intact? I'm honestly torn.

We have a strong squad of highly paid, and previously highly rated players at our disposal - Why aren't they being used? If we could find a manager who can use the "squad" and develop our young talent then I honestly don't think we will be far off, even minus Grealish.

If we can be smart in the transfer market and use the loan system in an intelligent manner then we could be looking at a Squad of.

FIRST TEAM:

Dean Henderson (L)

Tuanzebe (L) / Chester/ Huth (F) / Knudsen (B)

Bjarnason

Hourihane/ Tom Davies (L)

O'Hare/ Kodjia/ Green


SECOND TEAM:

Steer

Bree/ Jedinak/ Rice (L) / Clarke

Whelan

Lansbury/ Lyden

Hepburn-Murphy/ Hogan/ Adomah


In a perfect world we don't sell Grealish and he leads us to the promised land but he is the only player that can really get us out of trouble without impacting the squad. This is redundant however if Bruce is in charge.

01 Jun 2018 14:17:01
Bk1982
The more I see it selling grealish would be the best chance,
But it's heart breaking to see your best home talent being sold to satisfy ffp.
Losing the final has set us back years,
I do think we have good young players to blood into first team but as I've said many times Bruce is not the manager for bringing through the youngsters,
But Bruce will be here next season I'm sure of it,
I have not got a problem with that as long as he has learned from last year with his ultra defensive tactics
But there are many free and out of contract players available it's up to the scouting to get them,

01 Jun 2018 15:04:46
I think selling Grealish means less of a squad overall - let's remember that this is a team, heavily driven by Grealish I admit, that missed out on promotion by a single goal. If we can maintain the core of the team and add a few shrewd signings, both loan and free, then we can be in the mix again but. Bruce is not the man to for this job, I see Oscar Garcia is a free agent, now there is a man who could instil a philosophy, almost to a fault. Basically the squad needs a fresh start, players like Hogan and Lansbury who are good Championship players have been in the wilderness for too long under Bruce, they could thrive under a new manager and save us money.

01 Jun 2018 15:24:13
Can not disagree with you mate.

01 Jun 2018 18:45:47
with all due respect i have read through a lot of these posts with Bruce out, let's look at it do you think terry came for the money, do you think Snodgrass came for the money, johnson and axel came for the money, no they came because of how the player looks at bruce or there managers looks at bruce, name me one player dean smith could pull our way.

01 Jun 2018 12:34:46
Leeds sack there manager!

Since August last year 64 manager's have being sacked in all 4 divisions!