piav_k4

Writing players off after 3 games is simply moronic. The new strikers aren't wasting a hat full of guilt edged chances. Calm down the negativity until at least October eh?

Is Hippo a troll? How many points after 3 games last season? How many points v the same opponents last season? If you aren't a troll then can you please explain exactly what relevance that has? You can have 9 points after 3 games and still have 9 after 38...

If we'd have drawn all 3 games we'd be in the same position. On 3 points that is. People foreseeing an entire season based on 1 performance again. Chill out.

2-1 away at Palace is far from an appalling result, especially if you haven't seen anything. 2-1 Palace would have been a popular prediction pre match amongst most with out the old Claret and Blue glasses.

If you can't win it, don't lose it. Brainless goal to concede. Play in the right areas! It really was a Lambert like 2nd half unfortunately.

Dann wrestled Clark for the goal.

Bacuna has no options on the right. Gabby can't give him a passing option like Grealish can give Amavi. Gana also drifts left to help out on that side.

Finally got round to watching an obscure classic called 'Goodfellas'. You won't have heard of any of the cast but it is a fantastic film! Highly recommended for those who may not have had the pleasure.

No and no. It's also clearly this season's kit. Looks the a Real Madrid shirt to me. I'm calling it, shopped.

For those asking 'how many chairs?' It looks like over a thousand.

Shopped! The pallet is really pixelated.

A big target man with an eye for goal, good last season. If it is Kozak, Ayew, Adebayor, Gestede and Agbonlahor i'd be quite happy. You could arguably pair any of those 2 together and make it work.

Obviously you have to be sensible and use your head a bit when looking at the Fifa/Football Manager ratings and turning them into real life judgement... But both put a lot of effort into research. Using it a rough guide isn't the most ridiculous thing in the world.

A rough calculation based on full 5 year deals. Balaban cost 1m per appearance. N'Zogbia cost 270k per appearance (so far). Even if we only paid Bosko for the 2.5 years he was here it works out at 750k per game. I imagine we paid him compensation when we released him.

because CNZ has plenty of experience in relegation dog fights. So does Gil. In the premier league?? Nope. Does that matter? Hermann Hreiðarsson has loads of premier league relegation dogfight experience too. Should we have signed and played him? Surely quality trumps "relegation dogfight experience"? It's a crap excuse. Sherwood just preferred N'Zogbia. Luckily he seems to have realised that was the wrong decision now. In fairness I doubt you'd want either 'in the trenches'. N'Zogbia preferred because he is more suited to a direct game imo. A more pacey, direct player than Gil and more likely to run on to a Benteke flick on. I'd argue he his very consistent. Point well made.

He's inconsistent and hasn't been good enough over they years. He did put a shift in last when Tim came in and had a some good games. In a list of worst value for money signings in Villa's history on a cost per game basis, Bosko would be top.

Re the high rate of tax in France, I imagine that the players singed from there will be on pretty reasonable wages. Even if we matched their current salaries they'd earn more in England. Add 20% on top of what ever they used to earn and they're getting a good deal, and so are we.

Are people judging players on a 4 minute youtube video? Does he work hard? Does he track back? Can he pick a pass? Is he consistent? Can he use both feet? Some one watch it again and let me know please. Cheers.

https://twitter.com/Erks32/status/624210900195635200 Now I'm not taking it as gospel before the anti tweets roll their eyes!

Ability wise he's clearly good enough to be more than back up. Attitude is questionable, as is the great big salary. But to suggest that ability wise he's not good enough is letting the heart rule the head a bit.

We clearly have a lot of money, just some are hinting that it all won't be spent. Agreed. I can't imagine they'll just sit on a pile of cash that Randy has his eyes on.

And who'd have guessed at the club splashing out on Bent when they did? We really don't know the ins and outs. I am guessing that what ever money Randy has put in he'll be getting back in loan repayments. I'm also pretty certain that the club is trying to turn a profit which isn't easy. FFP is a game changer and came in at quite a convenient time for Randy.

That's the problem when people appear on SSN. They have a free reign to say what they like uncontested. Now if Mat Kendrick was able to pose a few questions, he might have said something similar...

The transfer budget would never come out of Randy's back pocket anyway. There will have been a set transfer budget agreed way back when Tim assumed that Delph and Benteke would still be here. Now they have left there will additional funds.