AndyGray1985

2 hours ago, KenjiOgiwara said:

Gonna put £ 200 on a draw. Nailed on. Don't think we will lose and think we're still a bit off our first win. 

Pic of your slip?

9 hours ago, Made In Aston said:

Clearly Samuelson is very good at what he does (allegedly)

He's not convicted of any financial crime as far as I know

8 minutes ago, hippo said:

Well Xia has gone back home. I would doubt he is hunting for a new CEO. 

Maybe he found one already?

6 minutes ago, Fight Like Lions said:

It’s a real shame we won’t get to reinvest this money because ordinarily I think most people would bite Leicester’s hand off for £40m (plus potential sell on) otherwise. I can’t see them bidding anything near that in reality.

I think you are right

The problem is mainly that while these thing can happen it's not he most likely scenario.

Leicester is far more likely to go down than to win the PL - even if they did the latter most recently. Making it with the available ressources would be a much bigger feat than making it this year - it's not just a reshuffle, fresh manager and play the youth. Its could be - but not most likely.

On 8/19/2017 at 18:16, TrentVilla said:

No it didn't, failing to provide a link to an article did.

I saw that later - just remembered a warning 

It's been close to a year since I made that post.

Thanks for the heads up 

Round was brought in when Irvine left to become a manager and never convinced. Irvine did a much better job.

My opinions on Wyness have already landed me a warning on here.

2 hours ago, DaveAV1 said:

In the Championship?

In the PL - haven't seen anything on the Championship.

On 16/5/2017 at 17:07, DaveAV1 said:

Spending big in the Championship seems to be less of a guarantee of success, if there's any such thing, than in The Premiership, where it is more or less vital. I haven't looked at the stats but I would imagine with few exceptions, that there is a direct correlation between money spent and league position in the premier league. I don't think, certainly not in our case, that the same correlation can be applied to this division. 

Down here it seems to be more to do with coaching and team spirit. 

Not a strong correlation - but a strong one with wages

Round, Wyness and Samuelson. An unholy trinity of self interest.

New scout for Scandinavia starting soon. A familiar name 

14 minutes ago, Richard said:

We are going to be in the bottom half all season. Hope he keeps us up

I'm starting to believe you might be right.

13 minutes ago, Hoof hearted said:

I don't know mate, the uglier they are the harder they try! I'd hit it, I'm not picky! 

I agree to some extent - but the best experiences were still with the pretty ones.

2 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

It sounds like a good endorsement of the man considering we have an owner that is willing to spend.

Cech was another, Diarra and Drogba, to name some off my memory. If you have the cash it might be a great fit

2 minutes ago, Zatman said:

I still class David Unsworth as a Villa man

He's adored as a coach and former player at EFC - some called for him as a manager after his 1 game as caretaker :-D

1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Could have had a great team with the players we kept mate, never mind signed. 

He found Essien and more than a handful of players who turned out great years before they were household names. But it's history :-)

7 minutes ago, dn1982 said:

You do know that Round has bee named doing a similar role at Man City. Round overseas the club   Ian Atkins is a scout they'll have little input to style of play. 

I believe I've given my view on this a bit earlier in this thread

1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Just realised you/re an Everton fan. Any idea why Atkins got sacked? In terms of transfer business I put Everton up there as one of the best consider the budget over the years. Surely Atkins played a big part in this although Moyes would get the credit?

14 out of 16 scouts were sacked when Koeman came in, so wouldn't put too much into it. Atkins is most famous for the players he found, but EFC couldn't afford... Not a bad scout, but scouting realistic targets should be a parameter. But EFC were even more in the s*it at the time, financially. Could have had a great team with the players we didn't sign ;-) 

1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Maybe thats why it took so long to appoint him. They discussed this type of thing?

Maybe. From my knowledge of Round he'll be adaptable to the level of transparent as an assistant - how he will work as a TD remains to be seen. No doubt who's the stronger personality of the two, which might make Rounds role redundant

Just now, Vive_La_Villa said:

I thought manager decides on style on football?

I'm sure he does, but usually the support functions are set accordingly - not given in advance. If Bruce has a different philosophy they might not be contributing as much as expected or to their potential

Steve Round and Ian Atkins - unsure which style of football will be pursued. Atkins got sacked by Everton, BTW contrary to the official story

Uninspiring but safe choice.

Will never get direct promotion IMO, but might get to the play offs, which given the start to the season would be very good.

54 minutes ago, villanwesty88 said:

If it's Wagner can we then sign Vagner Love? Then when Vagner Love scores goals, Wagner will love Vagner Love and in turn we will love Wagner and Vagner Love. Or if it all goes tits up they'll be a pair of V/Wagner's! 

Hope he scores loads of headers so we can sing "Love is in the air"