villan_007

Brilliant! Any Perth people on here got a box at Optus? Room for one more!? 

22 hours ago, sne said:

He also doesn't have the same ability as manager as he had as a player and that might also be a struggle for him to take in.

There is no doubt he is a young manager and relatively inexperience, but to take a team like rangers and go unbeaten and win the league has got to show he has something about him.

At any level that is some achievement. Makes me interested to see what he can do with a few of his own players and a pre-season 

On 10/04/2022 at 09:54, paul514 said:

Third line.... just no, both Buendia and Bailey are class players worth their fees, they are playing in a stupid system (or not playing at all) with no solid basis in midfield to play off.

Buendia I like. Bailey looks a million miles from being anywhere near class. He's had a stop start season I'll give him that, but I've seen nothing to even think he'll come good. 

On 10/04/2022 at 10:49, Zatman said:

Hd came on at 0-3 with a manager that doesn't trust him.

What were you expecting? Maradona

Leave your hatred of SG out of it.

Apart from the everton goal he's done nothing. He hasn't even beaten a man with pace or trickery.

I'm not expecting maradona. I'm expecting to see something that justifys his price tag. Something that shows a glimpse of what's to come.

He has showed nothing so far and it's pretty hard to argue otherwise.

Every time I watch him it becomes more and more clear why nobody else has taken a punt on him.

May need another season but is looking every inch a flop signing. Shows nothing apart from the odd decent shot. 

Simon Jordan summed it up for me. When you look at overall spend and sales, we haven't spent that much at all, and deserve to be mid table, which we're. 

We've lost four on the spin to teams who are fighting for positions we want to be in.

We've got a unbalanced midfield, a mid table defence and in honesty we've some what spanked the grealish money up the wall.

To push on we need better in the squad. Simple as that.

We have one good striker, and we fancy ourselves for Europe? Pay the dollar and get him in. 

5 hours ago, Kiwivillan said:

100 million buys 2 x Ben Whites in today's market. It's rubbish. Grealish worth more than that in marketing value alone

He's priceless to us 100%. But if he goes that money is good for us. It's the most we'll get. If it buys two Ben white equivalents in attacking players it's a good outcome. 

I want him to say. He's immense to us. But if hes going to go we need a good deal to move on from him. Plus FFP bringing in 100mill gives wiggle room to spend more?

It's a what if scenario. I guess my point is, of all the stars we've lost over the years this is the one we'll get most compensated for. Which allows us to at least do something positive in return.

It's going to hurt. But if it happens it'll be the first time we will benefit as a club for a long time. Getting 100mill in will transform us in terms of what we can spend.

You don't replace jack, but that kind of money helps you build something new. 

I loved that he liked a row. That Brazilian rage. Always in the defenders ear having a go. Think we miss a character like that. Someone to ruffle a few feathers! 

Looking forward to having him back 

Diego Costa some are saying?? Narrrr.....could we? 

26 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

I just remembered this guy for some reason! 

And the joke that came with it!!

That derby strikers ok isn't he, what's his name, twosteaks. Twosteaks??

Arrrr sorry I meant onechop! 

6 minutes ago, VillaCas said:

So you feel we can safely discount Origi, Reina and McCarthy rumours?

Well reina doesn't really count as he's played for us, but the other two I think are lazy journalism.

Last season nobody picked a thing. Or was remotely close. 

7 minutes ago, VillaCas said:

Who are the strongest or most likely links to date?

To me it looks like Olsen or Riena in goal, McCarthy, Origi and perhaps Bienramha plus another CB or DCM?

Again in my view Abraham, Buendia and similar seem unlikely 

Hopefully a few youngsters for the academy (which needs to deliver one or two first team squad players)

From experience we tend to get over-excited in the transfer window - some could end up disappointed 

Well last season not one journalist or ITK picked any of our signings. So safe to say the first set of rumours are wide of the mark. 

36 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said:

Not naming names but would that be a non bald Scottish person?

Lol I'd imagine so. The headline said players so be interesting to see if anyone else was involved. 

Also says villa players were drunk at training. Any one have access to the athletic? 

Will score on his debut 

His distribution was the best I've ever seen from a villa keeper. 

1 hour ago, Zatman said:

Said it in the Elphick thread we have been except for 3/4 seasons consistently shit in this league for nearly 2 decades. 

We have some deluded fans who then laugh at fans of teams like Newcastle for high expectations

Hmmm I don't think that's true to be fair. We've been in the prem since day dot. I wouldn't say the majority of our time there has been as a shit club. 

19 hours ago, a m ole said:

He was passing the ball with his right foot and had his standing leg taken from under him at thigh height, what you’re calling a sniper shot I’d call avoiding injury.

Nar it's his upper body. When you watch it back he flicks his upper body with that going down flick. Don't get me wrong I'm not defending friend. It's an awful decision. But he does the divers flip at the last second. Instead of looking at all the other normal reasons to play on and the goal stand, friend has focused on that.

6 hours ago, Hobbit Feet said:

Not true, he actually pulls out of the way from hitting yet another palace player and then gets up straight away with no appeal, if anything it was Conor Hourihane that stuck his hands up and appealed it without that I don’t see how the ref can even book him because nobody has tried to appeal it so how can it be deception?

Thats not what im saying. I agree he didnt appeal, but the last split second he gives it the sniper shot. You can't really deny it. I agree that's it's a bizarre reason to stop the play, nobody appealed. But the ref clearly has issue with him. It's the last second after contact with Cahill, he throws his hip out like he's been shot. That killed it. 

I'm as angry as the next fan about this. He does get clattered twice before he goes down, he does play the ball to Henri, BUT....

Hand on heart the last split second he does the I've been shot by a snipper flip. If he just falls without doing that, the goal stands or we get a penalty. 

I love how agro he is. Absolutely loves it! 

Looking a donkey at the minute. I've seen nothing that gives me a glimmer of hope. We had a big rebuild to do but what we've left ourselves with as attacking options looks very poor. Bit worried.