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Interesting. So do you know how Wolves managed it this season?

Start selling players like JG and may as well pack up. If XIa is a fan there is no way he sells him.

I don’t understand this. Doesn’t he just start some creative accounting as per Man City and Wolves. I.e RECON or another subsidiary sponsor the stadium for £30m a season and no need to worry about FFP. Sounds like he doesn’t have the money to do it. Worrying times.

As bad as anything I've seen. Painfully obvious needs more control in midfield. Why no adomah? Why abgonlahor? Why Hutton at all? I'd rather play with ten men, he has zero ability on the ball. Westwood back to his anonymous best! Kodjia and Ayew were shite, trying to do too much and losing the ball. We are going nowhere near the playoffs, and we would be humiliated by anyone in a final. Bruce is going to have to show his worth in the transfer market, there is literally nobody that I couldn't justify selling.

He needs to have 15 games in a row and I think we will see what he is about. He has a rare talent and I really noticed it against Leeds, it is the ability to receive the ball with your back to goal and be marked and to be able to turn and get motoring towards goal. This is not an easy thing to do, and once in this position it creates space for everyone else and leads to defenders retreating, deciding whether to asssist the tackler or track the runners, it is this half yard that will give kodjia and Adomah and McCormack if he plays the space to get in on goal. I Think David Silva ( not saying he is as good) is the type of player Grealish can become. Compare him to Westwood (who I thought was ok) he receives the ball back to goal and 90% is forced to play the way he is facing.

I've got to be honest, this thread needs to be deleted. I am massively concerned with the state of the squad right now. We were relegated with 17 points last season! With pretty much this squad - Gueye probably gone, who was one of our better performers. I have a horrible feeling without serious investment this squad could be in a relegation battle again. its not been a good start from Xia I don't think. He needed to make a statement, get some bodies in for pre season for RDM to work with. Pleased with the signings generally, however these will not be the difference on their own to getting promotion. This is not the season to be taking chances atmlooks like a very big gamble from Xia at this stage in the window. Admittedly at this stage it could all change, but he's going to need to get a move on. I hope to god My assessment is wrong. To note, I was very wrong last season, I was quite optimistic after FA semi final and new signings, meanwhile I predicted after LCFC appointed Ranieri that they would be relegated.

He would get a free transfer from me. He's an idiot and whilst I might tolerate someone's questionable mentality if they are talented and put in good performances; however Bacuna is none of those. Extremely limited player with a poor attitude. Get him out soonest. Leicester have shown what a decent attitude and team spirit can achieve.

Forget about £6mil. He's on £40,000 per week! I like the guy, quiet, inoffensive however I'd let him go for free to get his wages off the books. He's a bang average championship player. He contributes no actual effect on games, he doesn't intercept/ tackle, not a physical presence winning headers, doesn't score goals or create lots of chances. He's exactly the same as bannan. Some people used to rate him, God knows why. Clearly there are others that I would get rid of first, bacuna, richards, gabby, lescott, Clarke, however Westwood is Symptomatic of everything that was wrong with villa during that phase, happy for all of that era to be gone.

Not being facetious here but I must be missing something to not be as outraged as most. Why is everyone so upset about this? Is it that: a) he was on the piss after we were relegated? Is this not allowed, it's not like he is playing within next three days. Would anyone have had a problem if we had won? Would nobody else honestly want to do something to try and take your mind off it. b ) he was taking nitrous oxide? It's not a banned substance, I'd be much more upset if he was smoking cigarettes. Is it proven to be detrimental to sporting performance? c) that he has generally been poor this season and following his individual training plan he shouldn't have the temerity to be on the piss? d) people are annoyed he is not worth £60k a week any more. e) he doesn't act like a model pro I.e mellberg, Lauren, Milner etc. f) you are angry that the club are relegated and want to take that anger on something halfway responsible. for my mind I'm irritated by d & e, but these have been true for a while and I didn't really care whilst he was scoring. If we were top 4 and he was scoring people wouldn't give a shit that he was out on a Saturday night. is it reasonable to expect him to hide his face away because we are down. If I've missed something relevant please chip in. Note: I'm not defending him I'm just not as outraged by the Suns scoop as many seem to be.

Got to agree, he has not made great decisions. However the fact that people are worried who we ar sold to makes me believe that he is not as bad an owner al a Vincent tan Venus etc. People are keenly aware that there are much worse owners out there. in defence of him, it looks as though he has spent £300 m of his own money, the debt has not been leveraged on the club as the glazers have. He paid for the redevelopment of the training ground, the hole hotel etc. He employed people to run the club effectively and wanted the club to move onto a self sustaining model ( seems sensible). These people failed. Now Bernstein and King resigning doesn't look good, but until I know the reasons I am going to withhold an opinion. He hasn't been a successful owner, but he has backed the club. Let's hope he doesn't just give it to the first Cowboys that show interest as long as he does that he will continue to have my respect. if the asking price is £50m - could a fan supported consortium not buy the club?

This is my theory: Bernstein has been here about a month. Probably just enough time to do a Root and branch review of the club, analyse the issues and write a paper and submit it to Hollis and Lerner. There is a board meeting attended by vtc by Lerner, he is uncomfortable on some of the changes and wants to adopt some but not all of the suggestions. Hollie later tries to get Bernstein and King to compromise the suggestions. Bernstein and King realise that Lerner is not really relinquishing control and resign. who knows what it was about though. It could be Lerner wanted to appoint Moyes and give him a chequebook. Bernstein and King have disagreed and want a sustainable model. It will probably come out in the wash, but until we know the area of disagreement it is silly to pillory Lerner.

Uranus! I heard that the club wanted to let gabby go, but the cost would be Astronomical

What's sackable about this? You would need to be guilty of gross misconduct to be summarily dismissed. Nothing about being photographed messing about off duty is gross misconduct.

Playing devils advocate here for a minute: he has recently split with his missus, he has kids, can't be in a great place at the minute. No family to fall back on, maybe lonely proffessionally your game is falling to pieces, and it feels there is no way back, he might have even been told that's it and he's out. He is Subject to intense speculation and ridicul. your club has just been relegated, has nobody ever been on a destructive cycle when it has all gone to rat shit. He's not even out, but in a house with some friends ( some friends that would release the photos). Hippy crack, really! Much better than booze or cocaine even cigarettes. Gabby is not a bright lad, and maybe not the actions of a stable family man that one would expect of Lauren, mellberg etc. but there is not much in this story to get excited about. Bigger problems, much more worried about Bernstein and King leaving.

Thanks for trying Remi and good luck, I'm sure you will be a successful manager in the future again. Are people seriously believing that this was Gardes fault? Just exactly how many managers have these overpaid, talentless rocket polishers got to see of before some fans realise it might be the players. being Villa manager this season is like being employed as a woodcutter to cut down fifteen trees a day, being promised a really good chainsaw to be purchased just after you start. Then you're actually told you will have to make do with a canteen of spoons. Guardiola could have got nothing out of this squad.