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19 May 2022 22:19:52
Despite the penalty Beundia head and shoulders above everyone as man of the match but he'll be dropped again Sunday.
27 Sep 2020 13:33:17
Apparently Alli is available and Chris Sutton has suggested he could come to us.
I know we were linked to him when he was at MK Dons but for me he is by far the most overrated player in the league.
He had one good season as an unknown but has been found out regularly ever since. Plays like a beemer/ merc/ audi driver who thinks they're all that because they've "made it".
1.) 27 Sep 2020 13:46:50
Alli is a good player had a poor season last year but before that I think his stats since he joined Spurs stand comparison with anyone playing in that type of role. I think he struggles with how Mourinho wants him to play, however I am not sure he is what we need right now, I would rather we bought a wide man and moved Jack into a more central position where I think he can create more havoc.
Just as an aside, I drive a Mercedes but I certainly don’t think I have “made it“ lol 😊.
2.) 27 Sep 2020 15:30:33
We want footballers not Boxers. 😊.
3.) 27 Sep 2020 15:31:57
Joking aside, totally agree John.
4.) 27 Sep 2020 16:09:49
Agree John, no doubt he improves us, but it’s one of the last positions we need improving in.
I rate Alli, just think he’s only really played in his position for two seasons. Did pretty well, and because of that success he just kept getting pushed further forward and then out wide which just never worked. He’s a number 8, old school, box to box, from a time when centre mids were expected to do both, go forwards and backwards, that’s how he made his name and needs to get back to it to see the best of him.
There are big questions about his attitude, seems pretty childish on the all or nothing documentary.
27 Sep 2020 13:32:09
The Sun obviously have their biases but are normally clued in on transfers. The Scottish Sun claim Brighton have expressed an interest in Edouard. Maybe that makes him available for less than we thought? No way they pay the expected £40mill on a player.
12 Sep 2020 10:15:28
I see Noel Whelan is up to his old tricks again. Claims Wilson not happening meant we panic bought our second choice.
Obviously does zero research before spouting off when Watkins was clearly our main transfer target from day 1.
1.) 12 Sep 2020 10:36:54
The guy is an irrelevant cretin. The man is robbing a living. Every man and his dog knew Watkins was Smith’s number one target.
2.) 12 Sep 2020 11:47:43
Agree ant, the Watkins deal took at least 2 weeks to thrash out it was almost there before any bid went in for Wilson, isn’t whelan a Leeds fan? Nothing but jealousy they couldn’t even convince their manager to stay on for more than 1 year cause he knows they going to do a Norwich and go straight back down😂😂.
3.) 12 Sep 2020 12:04:46
Just for clarity Whackattack Bielsa only ever signs 1 year contracts so it’s nothing to do with his lack of faith in his team, and I for one don’t think they will go down in fact I think they are more likely to do a Wolves or Sheffield Utd. Bielsa is a class act.
4.) 12 Sep 2020 12:07:02
I can never understand why ex-pros are considered experts in the transfer market. I don’t think they have any more idea than the rest of us and clearly don’t research much, if anything.
Kevin Phillips suggests we made a massive mistake in missing out on Callum Wilson. Well, firstly the guy didn’t want to move to Villa and, secondly, he has a paltry scoring record in the EPL, managing double figures once. All the Sky and Talk Sport place the guy on a pedestal as some phenomenal goal scorer. Complete tosh.
5.) 12 Sep 2020 12:35:42
If Wilson had stayed with Bournemouth for this season, I doubt that he would have scored half the number of goals Watkins scored last season.
6.) 12 Sep 2020 14:06:06
I do agree villajohn he is a good manager I was just having a pop at Leeds, wasn’t his last contract for 2 years with option to extend by 1 year, well so say the article about him signing the extension anyways, honestly I can’t see them doing a Sheffield or wolves he’s not as good a man manager as wilder or nuno, they threw away automatic promotion last year then rubbish themselves in the playoffs, and started to slip a bit this year also into the new year, bilic was also a good manager with Fulham but it didn’t save him, 1 thing for sure I think this year’s premier league will be tougher than last years, looking through the fixtures there’s none looking to easy, my money is on West Ham Fulham Brighton West Brom and Leeds to slug it out down the bottom, what u guys think who will be in the relegation battle?
7.) 12 Sep 2020 18:32:15
Look at Bielsa’s record, wherever he has been he has had success and he plays a brand of entertaining football which is why he is such a sought after manager. I have even heard Klopp refer to him as world class so that’s good enough for me. Time will tell whether Leeds tsurvive or not it I think they will even if it’s only because there are 3 worse teams which I think will be West Ham, Fulham and Albion I also have a sneaking feeling Brighton might struggle as well.
17 May 2020 09:06:06
If we stay up and get the reported £80mill asking price for Jack who do we think we could realistically bring in?
I think our starting lineup could look like this (Dunk being less likely with the owners strategy of younger players but best option within budget imo) .
Heaton
Guilbert Dunk Mings Targett
Phillips
Rashica Mcginn Benrahma
Samatta Wesley
Subs
Nyland
Konsa
Engels
Nakamba
Trezeguet
El Ghazi
Davis
Only one cm on bench as both starting wingers could slot into that central position.
We could stick with Konsa who has been decent and look at right back instead but I'm struggling to think of any great options available less than £20mill who are significant upgrades.
1.) 19 May 2020 14:27:37
Not a bad line up however I would take a couple of players from Utd for Jack so I would ask for Axel and Chris Smalling.
I like you I know he is outside the age bracket but it gives us some premier league experience which we have been crying out for at the back, and ask for £55 million I would also ditch Wesley Engels Trezeguet Taylor and El Ghazi And I would look to bring in Harry Wilson, Benrahma Barkley Mitrovic and Batshuayi and go 4 4 2.
I am sure there are lots of other ways we could go and it’s great to indulge in a bit of Fatasy football, but I think we can all agree that whatever we do we need to do something different next season.
2.) 19 May 2020 17:34:57
I think Wesley will grow and he has shown at times that coming short to bring people into play is his strength. Wesley deeper with Samatta running the channels could work.
Utd wouldn't give Axel and Smalling for a combined £25mill valuation and Smalling is even worse than what we have imo.
I don't think we'd get enough for the players you listed to buy all of your wish list and ditching both wingers for Benrahma and Wilson would still leave us short in that department.
While his defensive work is poor you can't argue with the fact El Ghazi has won us points at the other end so should keep him for backup/ rotation.
3.) 20 May 2020 14:25:50
Smalling available for £15 mill apparently he has had a decent season with Roma and he certainly isn’t as error strewn as Engels. In terms of cover for the wingers I would use Louie Barry and Green as cover after extending his contract . I don’t think el ghazi or tres does enough at either end of the pitch although tres works hard that isn’t enough in the prem imo. However that’s the beauty of this is it’s all about opinions.
4.) 20 May 2020 18:19:55
With you on that John.
5.) 21 May 2020 06:19:53
Barry isn't really a winger, he can play on the outside of a 3 at a push but he's a number 9 through and through.
I liked Green for us at times in the championship but it worries me he can't even get into a struggling Preston team now. May be a case of just not the right fit and his pace works better for our counter attacks but you'd have thought if he was that good they'd play him.
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07 Apr 2025 20:23:45
Just to update that the good lady is home and signed off work until the end of May.
I will be needing to pick up the housework but glad we're past the worst of it.
{Ed001's Note - great news mate, I hope she gets well soon.}
1.) 07 Apr 2025 23:47:23
Rkn brilliant news, get your marigolds on and that vac out ??
2.) 08 Apr 2025 07:59:43
I reckon i'll be wanting to break free to the pub by the end of the week.
3.) 08 Apr 2025 09:32:39
Great news here’s hoping you can give the marigolds a rest in time to watch the match.
4.) 08 Apr 2025 12:45:40
Great news rk hope shes ok and you aswell mate
5.) 08 Apr 2025 14:02:12
Nice 1 RK ??
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6.) 08 Apr 2025 15:16:05
Excellent news RK. Just make sure you bag those brownie points .
Seriously, great news RK.
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7.) 08 Apr 2025 16:19:31
Superb news RK want to borrow My feather duster and pinny?
05 Apr 2025 20:54:01
Eyebrows were raised with the starting lineup but the focus on oace and strength were the right call.
Where Emery let us down was taking Garcia off and moving Disasi.
The CB at RB works against a team that doesn't rely on the winger so much but that is literally 90% of Forest attacks.
Still, great result and considering we made 8 changes you absolutely cannot write us off for top 5 now.
1.) 05 Apr 2025 21:16:47
Asensio also needs to be the priority signing. We all know he has class but his workrate is excellent for a flair player.
2.) 05 Apr 2025 22:03:38
Agree whole heartedly RK I think Watkins will be off in the summer and we will use that money to get Rashford also.Our strength in depth now is scary and possibly the best in the top 6.Its took its time to get there but as you and most on there have said all it needed was a bit of time to get there and now it's paying dividends.Hope your Queen is feeling better mate?
3.) 05 Apr 2025 23:13:26
Whilst we have a ‘right to buy’ clause with Rashford, do we have the same with Asensio? Otherwise his performances will be attracting much attention at other top European clubs ?
4.) 05 Apr 2025 23:20:33
I think if both of them buy into Emery that would be a huge factor in their decision to stay or not,
5.) 06 Apr 2025 00:12:43
Well said Daz, hope your wife is showing signs of being n the mend RK, tell her all the best from the lads on here ??
6.) 06 Apr 2025 05:40:29
I think Watkins was still a big part of that result, helping to draw the defenders more narrow. You wouldn't have know they were playing wing backs in that first half.
The lady is doing a lot better but BP needs to drop below 160 before they agree to release her. It hasn't been below 170 yet.
7.) 06 Apr 2025 07:46:29
I’m liking how now, even us ‘fickle lot’ are seeing ourselves as a big club again, just look at the bench yesterday, apart from Olsen all could be starters most weeks, I’ve been flip flopping on Watkins, keep him here, get David on a free and let them fight it out for the main striker role, bring Wilson through, sign the loan players, I reckon we’ll spend about £100M and claw back some money on Enzo, Buendia, Bailey, the Serb kid so I’m basically saying get a new No2 keeper, David as the additions to our squad now as it staands ??♂️
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31 Mar 2025 02:59:05
Mixed emotions. Good result for the Villa but dragged the missus to the hospital at 5pm after she'd been ill since Saturday night to find out that she has a bleed on the brain.
Signs are that we've acted early enough, but I've finally got home at nearly 3am with her on a ward not knowing 100% where we stand.
As much as I love Villa, I won't have the heart to debate much in the coming days, or possibly weeks.
It just shows, no matter how good or bad you think things are, there's always something else around the corner.
{Ed001's Note - all the best for your missus rk. I hope things get better soon for you both. Get well soon Mrs rk.}
1.) 31 Mar 2025 03:52:56
Hope she has a speedy recovery RK, always something more important than football.
2.) 31 Mar 2025 08:29:27
Thoughts with you both RK. Speedy and full recovery
3.) 31 Mar 2025 08:39:30
Hope she ok Rk
4.) 31 Mar 2025 09:51:50
Hope she get's better soon, good luck for the future.
5.) 31 Mar 2025 11:49:22
All the best rk sounds like you caught it early so hopefully prospects for a full recovery are good.
6.) 31 Mar 2025 12:22:25
All the best RK
7.) 31 Mar 2025 12:32:54
RK sending you and your wife my very best wishes and hoping she makes a full and speedy recovery UTV mate
8.) 31 Mar 2025 12:55:49
Thanks everyone. She had another scan this morning and they can't find any major problems, they think it was just a minor blood vessel bursting.
A few days in hospital with an MRI to check for any lasting effects and she should hopefully be ok to come home. A few weeks of headaches and a few months of drowsiness before being back to normal.
Outside of the original wait for triage due to a full A and E, the medical staff were right on it every second responding to every test.
A lot of concerning moments yesterday but luckily seems to be a lot brighter than it could have been.
{Ed007's Note - That's good to hear, RK and will be a massive relief to you all ??
9.) 31 Mar 2025 13:14:59
RK sorry to hear that mate, as you say puts everything into perspective perspective. Hope she has a speedy recovery and best of luck to you both ?
10.) 31 Mar 2025 17:44:45
Was it the QE Rk?
11.) 31 Mar 2025 18:02:31
No Daz, we live down in Plymouth so Derriford Hospital.
12.) 31 Mar 2025 20:26:50
A guy at work has had the same thing in the past month, they (still) don’t know what caused it, he’s had all the scans, in his early 30’s. Fingers crossed for you all RK ????
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13.) 31 Mar 2025 20:40:35
She's only 36. They haven't spotted a cause yet but she still needs the MRI in a couple of days.
Apparently you can just be born with one or 2 weak vessels that go for no reason.
14.) 01 Apr 2025 09:36:01
They said the same thing to my mate, that he might’ve been born with it
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15.) 01 Apr 2025 10:40:34
How is he doing now? Is he still feeling the effects?
16.) 01 Apr 2025 20:43:59
He’s just bored sitting at home, think he’s coming back to work in 2 weeks, even though they haven’t diagnosed him properly, he’s entitled to 6 months off with full pay. I wasn’t there the day it happened, from what I was told his little finger had excruciating pins and neededles, then he went dizzy, someone went on that NHS app thing and it said get to hospital immediately, he drove himself there, was in for 2 weeks but that was waiting for multiple scans before they’d let him out, he’s still no nearer to knowing why it happened
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17.) 01 Apr 2025 21:48:35
My tip off to get to the hospital was her forgetting she took in the shopping delivery and despite several reminders she still thought it was me. All on all she barely remembers any of Sunday.
Luckily the missus also gets sick leave with full pay.
She got taken in for her MRI earlier than expected so we get those results tomorrow.
Found out that she probably has diabetes now also after her blood sugar was consistently high.
04 Mar 2025 20:19:55
Emery must have a gift. The amount of times he makes a raft of subs but leaves the one player on who has been absolute trash only for them to make the difference is astonishing.
Rogers was the worst player on the pitch in the first half and yet he pulls out that cross for the own goal.
28 Feb 2025 22:34:13
That was more like it tonight, even though Cardiff didn't pose much of a threat going forwards, they tried to keep us out and only the keeper stopped it being a rout.
I don't want to see us trying a back 3 ever again, whether you think the usual system works or not, we're awful when we change.
I hope we can find a way to make the Rashford and Asensio deals work, their link ups have been phenomenal. If Ramsey and Bailey make way for those 2 on slightly reduced wages and 1 or 2 youngish cheaper options then we could maybe stay the right side of the line.
1.) 01 Mar 2025 07:54:07
I hope your right but given the commentators last night suggested that our last published accounts showed 96% of our revenue being spent on salaries and that was before the Asensio/Rashford deals then I can’t see us being able to take both and maybe not even one of them unfortunately.
2.) 01 Mar 2025 09:59:58
Expect 2/3 big name players to be sold in summer
3.) 01 Mar 2025 10:57:09
Season end I can see Villa selling Ramsey Mings Watkins Cash and a few of the bomb squad ie: Dendonker Coutinho and so on which will compensate for signing these two and also a very Lucritive sponsor deal coming into effect for front of shirt sponsor heard it hear 1st.Nudge Nudge wink wink
4.) 01 Mar 2025 11:22:38
If we can get £60-70m combined for JJ and Bailey coupled with their wages gone then I think that covers us to buy one of them if we can get their wages under £200k. Reduces our numbers by 1 but the output from either of them makes up for it if they can avoid lengthy lay offs.
5.) 01 Mar 2025 15:59:49
Daz knows something we don’t know.??
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6.) 01 Mar 2025 18:14:47
Rumours going around new sponsor nxt season is samsung don't how true it is
7.) 01 Mar 2025 21:54:08
Bailey and JJ’scombined wages are circa £195k a week so even getting rid of those two wouldn't cover the cost of either Asensio or Rashford’s wages and bearing in mind we are already operating at significantly over the salary threshold that would allow us to compete in European competition next season should we qualify. To have any chance of signing either I think we would have to sell two or three of the over £100k salary bracket players in addition to Ramsey and Bailey and I’m not sure that as a squad that would make us stronger overall, we did that last season sacrificing Luiz and Diaby on the alter of PSR and it has comeback to bite us. I hope I’m wrong but I just can’t see anyway the club could finance these deals given our current revenue streams.
8.) 01 Mar 2025 23:50:50
Its stupid and costly, let them move on at end of season and look for younger players i'm up gor selling players but not to hinder us aswell there is plenty of players out there and younger who we could get we just need to be clever in our dealings in the summer and not waste money like we did last summer
9.) 02 Mar 2025 00:09:34
I did say that it would take negotiating either of them down to the £200k level.
The profit on the sales goes into the revenue as well don't forget. Pretty much the whole of the sales on those 2 is revenue in the season sold and then any purchase price is spread, so we would definitely be covered for the first season.
I can't ever see Ramsey churning out big contributions regularly even if he can stay fit. Bailey can be a difference maker but it's probably best for everyone that he moves on now that the fans are really on his back.
Rashford and Asensio are both making a significant difference already, its just annoying that they are thriving off each other and we would only likely be able to keep 1.
I've never been a big fan of Rashford but his style and current form probably suits us better. Asensio would probably be easier to get at the right wages but would he have been as effective without Rashfords assists?
10.) 02 Mar 2025 01:40:21
Thats true rk but players could take a cut if they really like it at villa and plus there not skint are they lol they are paid very well
11.) 02 Mar 2025 08:55:31
The 2 big deals we need to do in the summer are tie down Kamara to a longer contract and get David on a free (& Samsung on our shirt would be nice, or Tesla lol)
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12.) 02 Mar 2025 09:19:36
I like both Rashford and Asensio and would love to see them in the claret and blue long term but with both at the peak of there powers how likely are they to take significant pay cuts? Both are on or over £300k a week I can’t see either take a pay cut of a third particularly when they will have other option’s available, as I say I hope I’m wrong but as with all these things time will tell.
13.) 02 Mar 2025 10:45:25
We still have Coutinhos wages messing with our accounts so hopefully we can do something to get rid of those without a big payoff.
Barcelona are the main ones being linked with them but they are already having problems with their own wage budget.
I think both players will realise they likely have to take some sort of drop to get a move, the best offer on the table will determine how much that is.
The biggest risk with them I see is that it pushes the wages of everyone else up when renewing contracts. An extra £10-20k per week across another 15 or 20 players really starts to hurt then.
24 Jan 2025 20:48:49
I'm not sure replacing one hothead who is prone to sulking with another is the right move.
Only advantage I see is that Cunha is more versatile so can play with Watkins without occupying the same positions.
11 Jan 2025 14:06:35
Even if PSG accepted that, where are we getting the money to turn £70k a week in wages to £3-400k?
24 Aug 2024 06:16:40
We've got into a better habit of buying the better players from teams with offers they can't refuse, however, 2 words destroy the 'not wanted by his club' argument and they are Emi Martinez.
There has to be some hint of availability for clubs to come sniffing. I think most expected the likes of Mudryk to be available first until Sterling was left out of the squad.
I don't think we're actually interested, the bedroom journalist's are just looking at us as the only Champions League team who have a space up there and have had to move on from the Felix links. All I'm saying is that he's better than he gets credit for and we could do a lot worse.
23 Aug 2024 20:29:40
Devil's advocate. Diaby was on nowhere near as much per week as Sterling so better value for money. FYI though that I thought other than end product against lesser teams Diaby didn't bring much to the party.
I will use the same argument for Sterling as I did for Felix though, rating his time at Chelsea when most of the team around him were terrible is not indicative of his quality.
Sterling proved with City that he can be a difference maker, turning controlled possession into meaningful attacks.
I think he'd get good numbers for us but at the same time stifle Rogers. I also wouldn't want to lose Duran to gain Sterling just because our team doesn't work with a false 9.
07 Aug 2024 17:22:53
Nobody has to tell Digne anything until the offer is accepted.
Someone forgot to tell the reporter that a letter from Galatasary asking if Digne is available means nothing. There isn't even a guarantee that it was actually sent to Villa, it could easily just be a draft.
15 Apr 2025 23:21:35
Everyone stepped up to the plate but Cash marking his own goalkeeper again for that second goal really stood out (they may have still scored if he'd marked 1 of the 2 attackers though) . I really see Garcia taking his spot sooner rather than later.
Pau did a lot of good things for the build up but Mings would have smashed that first one into the crowd without letting Martinez try to play the hero.
08 Apr 2025 07:59:43
I reckon i'll be wanting to break free to the pub by the end of the week.
06 Apr 2025 05:40:29
I think Watkins was still a big part of that result, helping to draw the defenders more narrow. You wouldn't have know they were playing wing backs in that first half.
The lady is doing a lot better but BP needs to drop below 160 before they agree to release her. It hasn't been below 170 yet.
05 Apr 2025 21:16:47
Asensio also needs to be the priority signing. We all know he has class but his workrate is excellent for a flair player.
01 Apr 2025 21:48:35
My tip off to get to the hospital was her forgetting she took in the shopping delivery and despite several reminders she still thought it was me. All on all she barely remembers any of Sunday.
Luckily the missus also gets sick leave with full pay.
She got taken in for her MRI earlier than expected so we get those results tomorrow.
Found out that she probably has diabetes now also after her blood sugar was consistently high.