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We’ve got the 6m we had ear marked for Bryan

Woods McGinn AEG Grealish Kodjia Abraham Whoosh!!

I would love for a true villa fan like Dean Smith to get the job eventually. Plus his style of football is good!

Where’s he going to play? We have Anwar and Adomah who play right wing and Bruce is currently playing Elmo there.

Absolutely - better position for him in my opinion. My point being however that you’d have Kodjia left Anwar right with a green and Adomah backing up. I can only see Bolasie if we’re potentially losing Adomah maybe?

Not sure why we need Bolasie - I’d rather see Green get game time . . . Also you’d think Kodjia would potentially be pushed out to the left if Abraham signs.

This would be our best signing of the season

Jedinak for man of the match

Is like to see:- Matt Targett LB Loan Tammy Abraham ST Loan Marcus Maddison RW loan to buy Robert Huth CB Free Elmo Chester Huth Targett Maddison McGinn Hourihane Green Grealish Abraham

Missed the game but struggling to see how that starting team lined up and in what formation?

How many do you want when we play 1 up front?

Left footer like Hourihane so unsure how they’d both fit into the team!

Can’t see us getting Woodburn and Snodgrass unless Grealish is going!!

The thought of Woodburn, Grealish and Green in a 3 behind Kodjia is exciting!!

We’ll take that Kent chap as well whoever he is

Steer Tanzube Elphick Chester Elmo Bikir Hourihane Adomah Grealish Snodgrass Kodjia

If the plan is to install a young manager, who wants to play an attractive, entertaining style of football, and build a younger more sustainable squad - then I’m all for it. We know Bruce’s way, and it didn’t work last year - why would it work this year?

Scenario - We've basically got to sell any player with any decent worth whilst trying to keep as many players as possible for continuity, promote some kids and plug the gaps with loans. Sell Grealish 30m, Kodjia 15m, Chester 10m - 55million total. Loans will all go and high earners such as Hutton, Gabby and Terry will come to end of their deals - that's a lot of wages out. That's going to help and would leave:- Manager - Bruce (we can do no better and should consider ourselves lucky if he stays!) GK - Loan, Steer, Sarkic (With a good loan signing I'd be happy with this) RB - Elmo, Bree (Happy with this) CB - Loan, Richards, Suliman CB - Elphick, Jedi, Bedeau (Centre back would be the biggest concern - let's hope we can find a good loan to partner Elphick). LB - Taylor, Mitchell-Clark (Ok with this) RM - Green, O'Hare (Excited by this) LM - Adomah, Loan (Happy with this with a good loan) CM - Hourihane, Lansbury, Doyle-Hayes (Happy with this, could potentially allow Lansbury to leave too) CM - Bikir, Whelan, Lyden (Happy with this) ST - McCormack, Davis ST - Hogan, RHM (Still not a bad strike force for the Championship!) Loan, Elmo, Loan, Elphick, Taylor, Green, Bikir, Hourihane, Adomah, McCormack, Hogan - a team capable of top half for sure!

If Bruce were going, he’d be gone by now! May as well pause this thread!

What’s Moor Street like now?

I’m contemplating driving and parking near Wembley. Anybody have any ideas on time to allow to drive from solihull and where to park?

Can anybody tell me how to check booking history for this season on avfc? I was certain I’d been to 3 games but it isn’t giving me the option to purchase a final ticket yet so maybe I’ve just been to 2 through the site and the test through seat wave . .

Grealish all over the place

Will be interesting to see how Much money has been “invested” for this.

Finishing with the starting XI I suggested pre match - let’s see how we get on!