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09 May 2024 21:03:32
I'm out till next season, we have been found out and can't adapt, slow ineffective build up and absolutely no creativity up front, Tiredness is not an acceptable excuse. This form and outcome has been coming for a while.
1.) 09 May 2024 21:18:24
Could you make it the season after next?
2.) 09 May 2024 21:42:14
Or just go support Redditch United, you'll love how much you get to moan at their performances.
3.) 09 May 2024 22:08:13
What LOTM says also
4.) 09 May 2024 22:37:05
Transfer season is coming up Scot maybe support Birmingham next season in league one, everyone is disappointed tonight but your constant negativity all season is a real downer it’s being a brilliant season, our team is jaded and missing key players, some for weeks, some for months and a couple for the entire season, so why wouldn’t it catch up on us eventually our squad is threadbare at the minute, from where we were to where we are on the budget we had is outstanding, I’m disappointed but I’m also very proud.
5.) 09 May 2024 23:07:15
Well said Whackattack. Disappointing night and frustrating knowing what a fit and firing Villa team can do, but having given so much all season and potentially finishing top four they can be forgiven for dropping a level or two.however much it hurts on the night. Clearly wasn't a lack of effort, just a lack of options and energy.
6.) 11 May 2024 05:22:53
Cafu has a point fellas, we got results playing exciting attacking football and it was a joy to watch, this ‘walking football’ we’re playing now isn’t. Maybe some of them are saving themselves for the Euros, ironically where they’ll be playing more walking football under Beaky ??♂️
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10 Aug 2023 11:32:42
Nicoló Zaniolo anyone, seems reliable sources say we are in discussions. Appears he has history with Monchi.
1.) 10 Aug 2023 13:13:36
I brought this up a while back… for some reason I’d see him as a Dugary at the Nose type of signing, a wild card ??♂️
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2.) 10 Aug 2023 13:46:30
Hes a good player, alacaraz from southampton would be a good replacement for buendia same with dewsbuehall aswell
26 May 2022 18:12:14
Twitter speculation. Could be right!
Fringe players? Our exit list should look something like this by September 1st?
➡️ Kalinic
➡️ Steer
➡️ Hause
➡️ Targett
➡️ Guilbert
➡️ Trezeguet
➡️ El Ghazi
➡️ Davis
➡️ Wesley
➡️ Luiz, Ings, Konsa,
Anyone else?
#AVFC
1.) 26 May 2022 18:57:05
Yes, Sanson and Hourihane,
2.) 26 May 2022 19:36:04
Hope we don’t sell Konsa, can’t see us getting decent money for him this summer and still think he’s decent especially to be demoted to back up with new arrivals.
And unless we sign a top forward to replace him, I’d keep Ings too. Proven goal scorers in the premiership aren’t easy to find and unless it’s someone who knows the league, they could take however long to bed in.
3.) 26 May 2022 19:40:25
And Chuck.
4.) 26 May 2022 19:49:24
Whack,Loti we are up to 15,how much do you think this lot would fetch?
5.) 26 May 2022 20:18:48
And Mings
6.) 26 May 2022 21:12:09
So for me with regard the sales I think if we can sell most on the list and it’s a big if we should get in around £100 million.
Luiz £20 million, Ings £20 million AEG £10 million, Targett £15 million, Trez, £8 million Sanson £10 million, Wesley Guilbert and Davis £5 million each
7.) 26 May 2022 22:10:34
I agree with most lord but trez and AEG will be on the 5 million group.
8.) 27 May 2022 11:10:46
Its pretty much ball park what i thought, i think Elghazi will struggle to get anywhere near 10 i also think with ings wages, teams likely to want him will want to pay around 10 so he can maintain his wages.Ings still has time to run on his contract so he may want to sit tight, we would have to drop our valuation to get his wages off the books.
9.) 28 May 2022 12:37:47
Absolutely no point selling him for 10m.
Who are you replacing him with that kinda money? Bare in mind we apparently was £8m for Davies…?!
Not to mention the significant loss on what we paid for him. That would be a really terrible piece of business.
10.) 02 Jun 2022 09:51:04
Can’t sell Mings. Most blocks, most headed clearances, most passes, 3 assists. Will the exception of a few mistakes earlier in the season average distribution form the back he is a quality defender
12 May 2022 19:30:37
Im sure its good news for most that Coutinho has signed for a further couple of years. He is obviously a talent, I just wonder what Emi Buendia thinks, if ever a player deserves to start week in week out its Emi, I just hope he stays, he has definitely been one of Smiths better signings, but i'm sure he doesn't want to be a bench warmer and so far he looks to have to play second fiddle to Phil.
1.) 13 May 2022 09:05:20
If we’re being totally honest Emi had a lot of chances before Smith was sacked where he did absolutely nothing and many were calling him a waste of money! I’m sure if this site let's you back far enough it would be an easy enough find.
Some players take time to adjust and adapt, you’re using the same logic to write off Coutinho that you’re using to big up Emi in fairness and there’s nothing to say the pair of them can’t play together. SG is still playing with what DS left him.
For all we know he wants to adopt a totally different formation and approach from summer onwards. It’s all just guess work.
Just be patient, from all of the interviews I’ve read since Phil joined Buendia is delighted to have him as a team mate and all the South Americans seem to be good friends off the pitch….
2.) 13 May 2022 11:18:12
To nebuchadnezzar’s point, if I remember correctly scotty, you weren’t Buendia’s biggest fan initially.
With regard to playing Buendia/Coutinho conundrum I hope we don’t end up playing players out of position because we “need to accommodate” both in the team, now more than ever it’s a squad game and therefore you pick the best players for that position or for a particular game we don’t want to end up like England did re the Gerrard/Lampard question Managers are paid big money to make difficult calls and should do so if it’s one or the other so be it. Anyway we already have a dilemma on the Watkins/Ings front I don’t think we can afford another to be honest.
3.) 13 May 2022 14:10:29
Best part of the whole deal is the timing, at least we don’t spend half the window trying to get a deal done, I agree lord, I wasn’t Emi’s biggest fan at the start of the season but he has improved a lot, I’m also wondering if gerrard is going to divide their time on the pitch more evenly now that Phil has signed permanently, if he hadn’t being given more preferential treatment thus far I wonder would he of had second thoughts about signing permanently, I’d like to know what wages he’s on also. I wonder will this encourage Doug to sign an extension or is he on his way out the door.
Center back and defensive midfielder next in the door, I’m happy enough to stick with Ollie and Danny up front they are starting to click in my opinion, I’d like to keep archer for the bench next season, buy sarr and sell traore, depending on who the third relegated team is there might be a few more guys worth a punt
4.) 13 May 2022 16:14:49
I agree re timing the more business we can get done early the better, personally I would like to see 2 defensive midfielders through the door a centre half, cover at left back and a 15 to 20 goal a season striker.
Re Dougie I think he will be gone come the start of the new season, he prefers to play further forward than he is with us and with Buendia and Coutinho I don’t see that happening.
31 Jan 2022 18:06:58
Accirding to skys reliable source no more last minute incomings, Bissouma was never coming either now or in the summer. We obviously need a strong defensive midfielder and i think it should have been a priority.
1.) 31 Jan 2022 20:22:09
The manager said he wouldn’t buy for the sake of buying! I’m assuming he couldn’t get the targets he wanted. I think that will be the 1st position addressed in the summer
2.) 31 Jan 2022 20:23:45
It's the biggest mistake Dean Smith made in the summer, now Steve has done the exact same thing. there are lots of alternatives out there I don't know why it wasn't the first position on the list, we have done good business but we are still short in a crucial position. unless he's going to play Chambers in that role.
3.) 31 Jan 2022 20:55:47
What are the alternatives out there now then? I’d rather hold out until the summer and get a big player like kalvin Philips, isn’t it all about the bigger picture?
4.) 31 Jan 2022 21:09:34
Kalvin Philips is never coming to Villa mate, bissoma or bentancur are not the only DM players out there, I honestly can't see us getting bissouma at any time.
5.) 31 Jan 2022 21:39:30
Zakaria was available, Kamara Rangers, Kamara Marseille too, could I trot out my old picks Hayden from Newcastle or Dier from Spurs, now that both them teams have bought a player in that position?
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09 May 2024 21:42:06
Honest question if we make champions league how many of tonights starting eleven are good enough
1.) 11 May 2024 00:31:27
Emi, pau, bouba, mginn, watkins, bailey
09 May 2024 21:30:57
If we played for a week we wouldn't score
1.) 09 May 2024 21:55:33
Hard to score when they can’t string 3 forward passes together, sums up our bench when your bringing on irebungnam when your chasing goals, who is absolute rubbish I might add, can’t tackle can’t pass so I’m not quite sure what he’s meant to be, not blaming him for tonight but he’s not at any level that’s good enough for the level we are finding ourselves.
injuries have played a big part in our season dropping off but premier league bosses have some blame to share aswel, it’s no coincidence that every English team got knocked, every other league gave teams a chance to prepare for big European games but premier league teams just had to suck it up.
They pride themselves being the best league in the world but the evidence is there to say that’s not true
2.) 09 May 2024 22:10:46
Scotty - If you moaned for a week, we wouldn’t be surprised ??
09 May 2024 20:53:52
Lose the last five games on the trot and it's looking more likely every minute I watch.
1.) 09 May 2024 22:12:46
You sir, are such a Jonah.
I know you’re disappointed but for the love of God haven’t you got a single positive thing to say, ever?
We can’t win every game. We’ve had a fantastic season. European football is guaranteed, was actually guaranteed 2 weeks ago. A European semi-final.
18 months ago we were staring at a relegation battle. Enjoy the ride or get off.
2.) 10 May 2024 08:42:09
Spot on Trinity.
This season has far exceeded expectation especially after losing the first match of the season 5-1 and losing 2 players for the season.
The manager and players have made me proud to support the Villa a pity that some can't actually look at the positives.
09 May 2024 20:34:58
Sell Luiz now
1.) 09 May 2024 21:20:52
With 10 goals and 10 assists why would you do that if you don’t have to?
2.) 09 May 2024 21:42:30
Cos he's not that good that's why I've always said we should cash out
3.) 09 May 2024 21:59:13
He has no interest the last 2 months, there’s either something going on in the background or he just wants out. his relationship with Emery don’t seem to great at the minute
4.) 09 May 2024 23:03:08
We're down to 12 1st team regulars with 3 of them in the top 4 players in the prem for minutes played. We've gone the furthest in Europe and are on the brink of top 4. Tonight we simply didn't have the players to come on and change the game
09 May 2024 20:32:55
If you can't defend what chance have we got
04 Jan 2023 16:08:37
Pity England wasn't a full time gig, Maguire would be in permanently. Man U defence with Maguire at the heart have been poor for a while, why would want a slow centre back.
27 May 2022 11:10:46
Its pretty much ball park what i thought, i think Elghazi will struggle to get anywhere near 10 i also think with ings wages, teams likely to want him will want to pay around 10 so he can maintain his wages.Ings still has time to run on his contract so he may want to sit tight, we would have to drop our valuation to get his wages off the books.
26 May 2022 19:49:24
Whack,Loti we are up to 15,how much do you think this lot would fetch?
20 Dec 2020 21:33:05
He was out simples, never in doubt.
18 Sep 2020 14:19:17
Ed where you bin, kingy is infamous on here, if kingy makes a prediction it never happens or its already in the public domain.
07 May 2024 16:13:46
Facts are facts, and I think this is a real negative, so no need for sarcasm.B1
07 May 2024 11:55:25
And the saddest part of all of the poor Man U performances, was they beat us twice.
05 May 2024 16:43:38
Agree, the sad thing for me having had a great season, it now looks like we are going to have to rely on Spurs failing rather winning off our own Injuries have obviously played it's part, along with fatigue, however we are making far too many mistakes in terms of defending, passing and too many players individually playing poorly. Fifth is a really good season, fourth would be a great season
03 May 2024 15:44:11
Daz, that would be my choice as well.
29 Apr 2024 23:41:18
Daz, heaven forbid we might not be in Europe when the new rules come in force, so I don't think we would be arrogant enough to assume this, so we could be in the 85% category.