M_Afro
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I genuinely think that second is achievable. City will probably finish top again, unless something unforeseen happens. After that, the gaps between the squads starts to get much closer. Fortune and injuries will play a big part in where those teams finish but the other key factor is the quality of the coaching team. Ours is the second best in my view, behind City. That could be the difference that gets us higher than anyone expects. In Unai we trust.
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I still think we will move for Brennan Johnson. He can play anywhere across the front three and gives us even more pace and energy to the attack. Whatever happens I suspect the focus will shift to off loading some players now. We will need to free up some wages at some stage. The three players bought in so far will be on massive wages compared to the rest of our squad, with a few obvious exceptions.
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I wonder if our 3 new signings will encourage Ollie to sign a new contract. All 3 have abilities that will improve the number and quality of chances that he will get each match. If he stays fit, he really will have the chance to get 20 plus league goals this season. That will put him right in the mix for the next Euros even with Spudgate in charge. Hopefully this will get sorted before too long. He has his weaknesses Ollie but he is still really great for where we are right now.
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Probably but we can live in hope. If a couple of high profile football players come out and condemn the experience in any way it could snowball. I don’t know how a father of a daughter could have anything to do with a state that treats women in the way that Saudi does.
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I’m hoping, maybe unrealistically, that the reality of playing/living in Saudi will hit some of these early movers hard. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a mass exodus this time next year when people realise what they’re actually signing up to. You take a year of insane wages and then try to come back to a more established and liberal country. I don’t care what anyone says, Saudi is a barbaric state. Surely most reasonable footballers will see that once experienced up close and walk away.
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I think he has a bit more class than Bowen, although I do like Bowen. Maybe it’s the Welsh thing but Johnson reminds me a bit of Craig Bellamy. I always rated Bellamy as a player and I think Johnson can be a classier version of him.
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I think we want both Diaby and Johnson. We have lacked real pace in the side for years. Having both guys in along with Ollie will really force defences back allowing us to play our high line whilst also creating a bit of space for our midfielders. We could end up with lots of games, particularly at VP, where the game is largely played out in the opposition half. It also allows you to play a bit deeper if required and to hit teams on the break. The key to both guys is that they have incredible acceleration and so even in tight spaces they can put their pace to good use. Really exciting prospects.
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Maybe he’s had to wait for his work mobile to be delivered! No matter how often you call our procurement department at my work, I don’t think they’ve ever managed to get a phone for a new starter, on their first day, yet.
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Getting seriously close to “Agent Villa at the back post” territory! Assuming they’re allowed to use their phones at playtime.
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Agent Villa has spoken
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Here we roe?
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Openda looks similar in style to Brennan Johnson. He is physical and quick and pls with his head up most of the time. I think he would do well in the PL (all based upon my extensive research, I.E. a 10 mini YouTube video!)
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I think we may be waiting for a few to go out before signing any more new players. It sounds as though Sanson, Nakamba, Coutinho, Davis and Dendonker may all be on the move fairly soon. I think you could probably add a few more to that too who we may wish to move on permanently or on loan. Once the decks have been cleared things may start to speed up again. We’ve had a great start to the window with our two incoming players. We just need Monchi to start working his magic with the outgoings now.
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We’ve come so far. Getting two current international players, from tier 1 nations, who are both approaching their peak years is pretty much unheard of for Villa. Hopefully their signings will ease the passage for other top players. We are going to be rocking next year. UTV
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You have absolutely no idea of whether it will happen or not! Why be so forthright? This thread is becoming quite unpleasant to be honest. For what it’s worth, I think there’s a good chance we will spend that amount of money, on a single player, within this transfer window……..Just a feeling though and I could be well wide of the mark. I certainly think we would be prepared to spend that for the right player but convincing them to come will be the difficult bit.
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There seems to be a lot of unbelievable negativity around villa fans at the moment. I really can’t quite understand it. Why on earth are people so agitated? Most villa fans have never had it so good. Anyway. Here’s a bit of shameless positivity. Signing Youri on a free is easily the best bit of business that any Premier League team has done so far. Up the Youri. Up the Villa.
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I like the shirt. I agree that it could be better but it’s still pretty cool I think.
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It was always going to be difficult for us to get our top targets this summer. We will have to be patient. For once though, I totally trust us to make good decisions and if that means we wait, then that’s exactly what we should do.
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For years we’ve had decent managers and average players representing England. Now we’ve actually got some really great players and we’re stuck with Safegate. It’s absolutely infuriating. I just can’t even be bothered to watch anymore. What a waste.
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I agree so long as the fee and wages are reasonable
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Man Utd last away game of 23 and first away game of 24. Sweet. Get to beat rat face twice in quick succession.
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Wilf has proven that he can still run in the last 6 months.
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I doubt little Phil will fancy Saudi unless the cash on offer is ridiculous. I kind of want to see him succeed at Villa but do accept that if he moves on, it may be good for all parties. It will be interesting to see what happens.
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I think that Unai has 4 main targets. We have already secured Youri and I think the other 3 that he really wants are Williams, Goncalves and Pau Torres. I would have thought that we would have to shell out £130m In transfer fees to secure the other 3 but I really hope that we can do it. Those are 4 big players who are next level to any of our previous NSWE signings.
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We need to be careful that we don’t rely too heavily on Unai. You never know what’s around the corner and we have to ensure that should Unai leave, for whatever reason, succession to the next person is seamless. I do trust NSWE to have that covered though and I’m just going to enjoy watching Unai for as long as possible (hopefully decades).
