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On 21 August 2016 at 12:55, Chindie said:

Also worth mentioning, Rumble is a scary man. Glover has never been made to look like that.

Rumble is an absolute KILLER! Whether he goes in with Jon Jones or DC he always has a chance with that knockout power. 

DC will attempt (again) to wrestle him for 5 round until he tires, Jon Jones would be interesting. Rumble (stylistically) has a better chance of beating Jones that DC imo.

I love Tony more and more each day!! I love how brutal and straight-forward he is. Why should we pay Sheff Weds, a rival money to tale our player? We could easily sell him and save 10-20k a week.

People who are giving Diaz the 2nd are probably biased. Conor knocked him down twice and controlled 3 and a half minutes of the round.

The only debate is whether Diaz earned a 10:8 round later on, making it an overall draw.

What people forget is that Diaz is a high-level BJJ black belt. If he gets Conor to the ground early in a round, its going to be over. Diaz needs to accept that (despite sparring with Adre ward), Mcgregor is the better striker and concentrate on getting him down!

Pre planned to increase the PPV buy-rate and sell seats.

Re: Balotelli - we are in the process of /  have removed some bad apples (Nzogbia, Gabby, Lescott, Richards), why would we bring in the worst role model possible for the younger generation coming through? 

Whilst he is undoubtedly a talent, I can't help but feel the same about Morrisson too.

1 hour ago, StefanAVFC said:

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-rumours-11759250
 

Oh piss off Eric. Total scrote.

 

Maybe Eric has been reading this thread and is keeping the joke going? 

19 minutes ago, JPAngel said:

If us and Borough both have our bids accepted I can see him going to them over us. We did well with snatching McCormack from Norwich but to do the same to a Prem team might prove a step too far.

Unless he has taste, of course. 

 

Don't under-estimate personal circumstances in all of this. 1) He is a villa fan apparently and 2) He, his family, routine, schools, kids will all be set up in the area.

3 minutes ago, darrenm said:

Out of the 2 I think Chester is the better jumper.

I heard he's from Cardigan bay.

Opinions on him seem a bit woolly.

 

you sir have won the internet 

1 minute ago, Richard said:

Sign him, now get it done no excuses get him signed immediately

That's the spirit 

To the people concerned about Chester - just remind yourself that if we don't sign him there's a very good chance that either Lescott or Okore will play 20+ games this season. 

He is an upgrade on Richards / Okore. Good enough for me, 

22 minutes ago, One For The Road said:

Put money up? Ok. What's his net spend on players so far do you think?

He's broke the transfer record for the Championship. That is indication enough that he is willing to "put money up". There's plenty of time left in the transfer window. 

The saddest part about that Video clip is the 3 players involved are probably considered starters for us at the moment.

Sorry, I do not know how to share tweets.

But Pat Murphy (reasonably ITK) saying Lescott, Gabby off - But Richards is in RDM's Plans............ urgh 

FWIW - If he stays fit and plays until January (proving his fitness) I can see a top 6 team coming in for him. That will be the true test of Tony. 

The reality of the situation is he CANT go for a penny less than we paid for McCormack. 

If someone offers 15m+ for him i'm happy for him to go. Anything less and we look like mugs. 

I cant judge Grealish yet - he played bad last season in a VERY bad team. Next season we will see if he is up to the grade. He will (literally) have to pull his socks up in the championship.

Even at the end of last season - I REFUSE to boo a player wearing a Villa top.

The player might actually deserve to be booed, but it does not help the team in any way.

It is a little concerning we haven't signed many players yet , however RDM has probably asked for time to run the rule over the whole squad and make an informed decision on what to do best. I'd prefer him doing this than wasting money on a striker, RB etc. The transfer window doesn't close for over a month yet! 

Throwing money at players in the championship doesn't necessarily work. It's about building a team, a cohesive unit with the correct mentality. I really don't think we are too far away from a good team.

Ayew, Grealish, Amavi and Traore (if ever fit) have the potential to tear apart the championship. We have a good proven Championship defender, all we lack is that one experienced combative midfielder. Should we get that, then I (for the first time in many years) will be excited and fairly confident about the season ahead. 

1 minute ago, StanBalaban said:

I'm surprised we haven't bought anyone in on-loan from Chelsea. Looking at their squad there's a few in there that may not get much game time this season:

Dominic Solanke 

Loic Remy

Marco van Ginkel

Reuben Loftus-Cheek (unlikely to drop a division now)

Bertrand Traore

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_F.C.#First_team_squad

 

 

To be fair i reckon Conte will need a little more time to assess the whole squad. Give it a week or two and he will decide who can go on loan. Can't see any of them other than Solanke dropping to the championship though. 

28 minutes ago, rodders0223 said:

I saw plenty of crosses into the box last season. I also saw a completely immobile striker, someone constantly on his his heels, someone who wouldn't attack a ball, who looked totally clueless on when to run or not. Quite often spotted on the edge of the box day dreaming when a cross came in.

I really don't know how he got the figures he did the past two seasons at Blackburn. I know the quality of opposition is much poorer but even still.

 

 

I didn't see many crosses for him last season. What I saw was Sanchez and Westwood passing the ball side to side all game. When the ball (eventually) made it wide, someone like Sinclair would get all excited..... stop.... turn around.... pass the ball the Sanchez or Westwood and we start all over again. 

Point taken though, he is immobile, however he is proven in the championship when you cross the ball to him. 

Its quite simple..

Cross the ball: Keep him, he will score 15-20 goals in the Championship.

Dont cross the ball / play balls in behind: Sell him, buy a striker who doesnt play with his back to goal. Or keep him as a "plan b".

I for one am really concerned about this season. I think people predicting a promotion are fantasizing at best. 

During pre- season we have looked EXACTLY the same as last season. Same weak midfield, opening up time and time again like a hookers legs. 

Anyone with half a brain cell will conclude that we NEED an experienced midfielder. Whilst he is a c*** and already moved, someone like Joey Barton would be perfect..... Instead, we have signed an unknown, untried, injury prone youngster. I really hope RDM and Tony sort this out before the start of the season.

Time and time again players like Sanchez and Gana were highlighted to be "not trying" and running back. If they didn't bother against the likes of Man u, Arsenal etc, then god knows how back they will be against the likes of Sheffield Weds.

Up front, we have Gestede, who is masterful at heading the ball (capable of scoring 20 this season), yet we have 2 wide players (Grealish and Adama) who don't cross the ball. So for crosses we will be relying on Amavi and Hutton. The issue is with a midfield who can't be bothered to track back / cover - they are exposing the team by going forward. 

Whilst there is talent in the team, it is a convoluted mess. To sort it out we need 1/2 new midfielders and a winger who will actually cross the ball, or a striker who will run in behind.