MessiWillSignForVilla

Seann Walsh's World, not actually seen it, just ads. It looks like a shit British version of that shit US show, Tosh.O.

I swear British TV Comedy has been going seriously downhill recently compared to the US.

Haul Haulkner

I was going to make that joke, damn you! 

 

 

Arsenal are a couple of players away from being able to challenge, a position they seem to always be in as they sell their top places and get a couple of decent players in. If they get ozil in then they will still need a centre forward.

Only as back up, Giroud has been awesome for them so far, 4 in 5 I think. As I seem to have said about a billion times over the last three pages, that player they need if they want to challenge for the title again is a CM willing to do the dirty work but can join in in attack too.

Wouldn't mind if they didn't though, it would be brilliant to see one of the "Sky 4" fall down the league

Liverpool were originally one of the sky 4 and they've fallen.

 

Indeed, and I loved that too! Unfortunately they look like they've sorted themselves out

Sounds like a lot of people almost wish that Spurs bought Benteke.

Yeah, the 36,000 Spurs fan that go to WHL 

As for people "over reacting", I don't think anyone has stated anything over the top. They were poor today, and they haven't been fantastic in their last two games either (not counting Dinamo Tbilisi, Villa would probably beat them too). And considering a lot of people have been tipping them for the Title or at least to challenge for it, I don't think it's harsh to say that judged on recent games, that currently seems a bit off. I think they will challenge for top 4, after we beat Arsenal, I'd have said they were nailed on for 4th, but Liverpool have been very difficult to beat so far and our win v Arsenal seems to be a blip for them. They haven't scored from open play yet, and with the midfielders they have and their £26m striker, that's pretty poor, and they seem somewhat toothless without Bale. When the gel, they'll get that bite back in attack, but they're currently paying the price for signing too many players at once. And that price isn't huge as they've still won 2 of their first 3.

Arsenal are a couple of players away from being able to challenge, a position they seem to always be in as they sell their top places and get a couple of decent players in. If they get ozil in then they will still need a centre forward.

Only as back up, Giroud has been awesome for them so far, 4 in 5 I think. As I seem to have said about a billion times over the last three pages, that player they need if they want to challenge for the title again is a CM willing to do the dirty work but can join in in attack too.

Wouldn't mind if they didn't though, it would be brilliant to see one of the "Sky 4" fall down the league 

 

 

 

I thought the whole point of predictions is that you predict what you think might happen in the future?

Not if there isn't any basis for those predictions yet and there isn't.

 

 

You might want to look up the word prediction.

 

And you might take the time to look at the meaning of basis.

 

"A prediction is a statement about the way things will happen in the future, often but not always based on experience or knowledge"

Predictions don't need to be based on anything.

Isn't scottish transfer window closed already?

Yeah, but us and Palace don't play in Scotland 

Maybe not up there with the best ever, but for recent years, Kaiser Chiefs - Employment was pretty good.

yeah, £20m

 

demichelis to city confirmed

There was a mental rumour going around that City would sign Alderweireld and swap him for Demichellis. I imagine Atletico will just use the Demichellis fee to sign Alderweireld. It's pretty mental that he's going to City though, he only joined Atletico in July.

 

The ricin is the interesting element, as I can't think of anyone who Walt would need to kill discretely when he appears to have nothing to lose.

 

Himself is the only person I can think of, but as is the case with Breaking Bad, both of the theories above this post will probably be debunked within the first 20 seconds of the next episode

 

I would be disappointed with Vince Gilligan if everything I put in my post wasn't completely wrong 

oops 

I've only started reading the last few posts.

Mat Kendrick just said on twiiter, it will be permanent not on loan if it happens.

Actually the longest transfer saga is still going on, I'm expecting for Messi to sign for Villa within the next 10 years...

Well, I signed up in Jan 11, so that saga has been going on for 2 and a half seasons now.

If it's a loan, I imagine it will have a clause to buy. Our board got stung before with Walker, I'm sure they won't that to happen again.

Sky Sources reckon they're in advanced talks for Ozil. Would be a fantastic signing, but still don't think it's what they need, they have Cazorla in that position too, so I don't see why they're going for him. Obviously either Ozil or Cazorla will play on the wing though, where either will still be very good.

Hardly breaking news, but Villas-Boas has confirmed Bale is joining Madrid in his press conference according to SSN's yellow ticker.

Thought they did well today, possibly showing they don't need loads of signings to make top 4. I still think they need a Vieira type player in midfield, Rosicky/Wilshere/Cazorla/Ramsey etc. don't have any bite to them and will get bent out of shape when teams constantly snap at their heels like we did.

Why does Ramsey say y'know so much 

They really should've been able to beat Arsenal today. Capoue could be a big blow too, looks very serious. They didn't seem to have the same unity as Arsenal, it'll probably come when the team gels. It's all well and good beating Palace and Swansea via penalties and thrashing poor European sides but if they want to be as good as some hype them up to be, they need to beat teams like Arsenal who will be around them come May.

 

Off subject a little. Why hate Holloway, when he just says what other managers have no bottle to say?? He says how it is!

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1347304/Blackpool-boss-Ian-Holloway-Big-time-Charlie-Adams-good-Aston-Villa.html

 

What I love about that is he calls us a half-arsed club that used to be famous and that's why Adam shouldn't come to us, then sells him to Liverpool 

 

 

He may be negative at times but simple fact is he gets results

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with it, results are all that counts (why I would have accepted McLeish if he'd gotten us top 10 for example), but it can be mind numbingly boring at times. Although I would argue teams like Spain and Barcelona are much, much more boring, with their "attractive" and "beautiful" football, why watch a team pass along the back 4 and midfield about 30 times before even thinking of attacking.

Because they end up scoring about 7 goals after those passes.

 

To be honest, I couldn't give a rats ass if they score about 7 goals after those passes, 'cause I've normally been bored to sleep and miss it. I just find it extremely dull and hate watching Barca, although i don't fall actually fall asleep, I will miss the goals if I'm watching them, as I just stop paying attention.

Back to Chelsea and Eto'o, I'm guessing that groundnuts job wasn't available then. I think Eto'o is the final piece of the puzzle for Chelsea, if he performs like he can, the main question is can he though?

 

 

Mental how Sessengnon almost instantly got his move to the UAE sorted with a reported £5m fee involved, but one of Man Citeh's best prospects a few years back can't even be shipped off for free.

I'd have thought an Arabic or American team would've snapped him up really quick, unless he isn't open to moving abroad.

Apparently we had move lined up for Ireland but he wouldn't move abroad. Sessegnon played last season well and is probably on lower salaries, Ireland didn't play last season well and is on huge wages.

Ireland got player of the season for us 11/12 and we couldn't even sell him last Summer.

 

He didn't get that because he was very good that season though, he got it because his attacking "mentality and flair" (used loosely) stuck out like a sore thumb in McLeish's tactics, Sessengnon was actually good for Sunderland last season.

The gutting thing is we were above spuds 4 or 5 years ago. Their transfer dealings this summer will see them with less of a net spend than us. Yet they have added on paper real class.

Although it is gutting to see Spurs rise so much whilst we've fallen so much considering our positions 4/5 years ago, it is very unfair to compare our net spends and transfer dealings this summer. We've hardly sold anyone and got a huge wage bill for our position, Tottenham are about to sell someone to Real Madrid for a world record fee. They've been add top quality players because of this, and if Bale stayed this summer there net spend would be a lot, lot higher than ours. Also, Spurs will be challenging for the Top 4, we'll be challenging for the top half (or possibly survival).

EDIT: Oh, and I agree with the rest of your post though, spot on for what we need to do for the next few seasons if we want to get back to where we were 4/5 years ago.

"At least 30" LMAO

To be fair to Con, he did put "The way Benteke's started the season", and he currently has 4 in 4 games. Considering he's not been very good so far, by his standards, but still has a goal per game record, it's not completely unthinkable for him to get 30, imagine how many he'll score when he starts playing well again.

Personally, I don't think he will get 30, but I think he's a serious contender for top goalscorer.

He's off to Bastia

Strange one if true, Bastia aren't exactly a step up from Sochaux, they only finished 6 points above them in 11th last season in Ligue 1. You'd expect him to move to someone of at least a Bordeaux or Montpellier standard team if he stayed in France.

He may be negative at times but simple fact is he gets results

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with it, results are all that counts (why I would have accepted McLeish if he'd gotten us top 10 for example), but it can be mind numbingly boring at times. Although I would argue teams like Spain and Barcelona are much, much more boring, with their "attractive" and "beautiful" football, why watch a team pass along the back 4 and midfield about 30 times before even thinking of attacking.