Made In Aston

As far as I can see hourihane isn't locked on to sign for Swfc. Apparently they have bid for him and stupid Wednesday fans on twitter seem to think that is the same as signing him. Both us and Norwich are touted as other possible destinations.

We need someone with bollocks in midfield. Id prefer them to be called Jordan, but Billy is a fine name for a pair of nads!

He can. Heard him in an interview for AVTV. Probably not confident to do it on sky.

Like most of the other midfielders at the club, he plays better in a 3 man midfield than a 2. Think that is why he wasn't particularly great under RDM.

First game this season where I am actually EXPECTING a victory. Makes a nice change!

Gollini comes in for some stick on this site but, credit where credits due, that low save in the second half was world class and the difference between 1 point and none.

It's unrealistic to expect promotion this year. Bruce would need to win about 55% of games and get over 70 points. I hope villa fans don't expect miracles then turn on him and Xia if we don't go up. Think we will need to consolidate for now and push on next season.

He did in at least one season. Finished about 8th.

Tony has already said that the 2 match ultimatum was just made up paper bollocks. Let's move on and give RDM a bit more time. We are doing everything right but scoring so, given our firepower up front, will come good soon enough.

Are we really having this discussion after 10 games?!

He made wholesale changes at WBA in his first season with approximately 12 arriving and 20 departing. Think that would be classed as building a team from the ground up!

I read a stat the other day that stated McCormack has created more chances and made more key passes than any other player in the division. Looks like he is pretty effective in the position be is being played,regardless of what some people seem to think on here.

I think RDM did get his tactics wrong against Brentford in the second half. However, in his defence, we don't really have much strength in depth, so he is very limited in terms of what he can do with substitutes to influence the game mid - match.

This is utter bollocks! If it was so easy why has Villa created the most chances in the division?! The problems are silly errors and not being ruthless in front of goal.

From what I heard on the radio his injury is quite bad. He tried to come back on but couldn't put any weight on his leg. Sounds like it could be knee ligament damage. Hope I'm wrong.

Yes he will. Tony plans to throw RDM on the bonfire if results don't improve.

I think it's really pathetic that some people are moaning that we are spending money. The last 5 years we have not spent enough and ended up getting relegated. Now we spend money to help us get promoted and certain people aren't happy. If we hardly spent anything this summer then I bet they would be unhappy as well. Can't win!

Sounds like Adomah has been told he won't play for boro again so will come to us as last resort unless he gets a better offer elsewhere before the deadline. Not really the kind of attitude we want but we're desperate for attacking options so beggars can't be choosers.

It's good that Tony is being proactive, but I think he is in danger of treading on other people's toes and undermining their jobs. I've worked with people who try to get involved with everything and all it does is annoy the staff and causes them to look for another job due to being micro-managed. If this project is going to be a success then he needs to let people do the jobs they are hired to do and trust their judgement. Scouting players then vetoing the move because he doesn't like the look of them is clearly overstepping boundaries. If this behaviour carries on I think it is not going to end well for Villa.

We were linked with Luis Alberto of Liverpool earlier in the window. He is an AM /winger.

That's already a reality

Apart from the odd crazy twitter post I can't knock Uncle Tony's approach. He has a clear, thought out business strategy for improving the club home and abroad, whilst employing people who are experienced in making that vision a reality. He had also committed significant finances to improving the team and back office processes. Who knows what might happen in the future, but we can only judge him on his approach so far... and so far so good!

I think it's a bit harsh to criticise Valencia's goal scoring record at West Ham as he was played out wide most of the time. The few times I have seen him (mainly for Ecuador) he has looked decent in a central role.

If you notice there is usually an advert before the main video. All about maximising revenue rather than narcissistic tendencies.