The Inspiration

4 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said:

He didn't progress because he basically stopped playing for us from his late twenties because of injuries.

Yeah but attitude is everything apparently mate, keep up

3 minutes ago, villalad21 said:

Regardless.

A bad attitude in a player is a big red flag when buying players.

I’m guessing Terry probably has a better knowledge and understanding of his temperament than yourself and the Lyon fans my friend

Just now, villalad21 said:

What is the reason he has not progressed more as a player, and is more attractive for clubs right now?

If it's the case he has got problems with his attitude and is lacking dedication on the training field, that's a big argument for not buying him...

Mark Delaney had a great attitude and showed dedication beyond many I’ve seen.

Why didn’t he progress further than us

1 minute ago, dont_do_it_doug. said:

This kinda shit keeps happening with certain players and I can't put my finger on why.

What IS the common denominator here? 

I blame the conservatives

Just now, villalad21 said:

Wasn't good personalities and characters so important for Smith?

According to Lyon fans this guy has got attitude problems. Not much of this signing makes sense.

Said Benrahma who had 17 goals and 9 assist last season is available and has been all summer. And we choose to pay 19 million for this guy?

Watkins was a great start and 2 steps forward for the club. We are taking 2 steps backwards with this signing.

You probably thought Jordan Ayew had attitude problems.

He’s turned out ok elsewhere

3 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said:

Fans and players player of the season award too I believe

Yeah shouldn’t have signed him though, we thought he was shit

15 minutes ago, villalad21 said:

Like he's gotten a tune out of El Ghazi and Trezeguet?

I'm afraid you can't polish a turd.

I’m not sure what you expected from El Ghazi and what you thought/think dean hasn’t extracted from him performance wise, looked average in the championship with 3/4 good games and was a bargain bin buy.

Trezeguet hardly broke the bank either and performed reasonably well during the run in although admittedly didn’t set the world alight. 

Look is Traoré perfect? Far from it but he fills a need. An athletic lefty to cut in from the right within the structure of a budget. IF (big if) sticking that budget allows us to get this guy AND rashica surely this is a good deal. 

Saw the benefit of jota in the team from the right on occasions last year but he don’t have the athleticism for this league, we all know that. How many other athletic left footed right siders with a decent level of ability will you get for £19 million in today’s market? I’d argue not many. Now if this was the only wide player we signed I’d agree this signing would be a tad on the underwhelming side but I see the sense behind it if it allows us to get the likes of a rashica too.

7 minutes ago, Zatman said:

Try the Josh King thread 

Shit as well, can’t kick a ball straight. 

26 minutes ago, nepal_villan said:

Of the players we've been linked with this transfer window, most of the opinions have been positive. This is the main one where there has been more negativity.  

Oh we are narrowing it down to this window? Sorry, my bad

18 minutes ago, AshVilla said:

Burnley didn't pay 19 million for Westwood to be fair.

If they did i'm sure there would have been an uproar.

Well no. But they paid 5 million in Jan 2017 before the neymar transfer blew the whole market up, from a championship Aston Villa who had months previously been relegated with one of the worst points totals in history. I also believe Westwood couldn’t get in our team at the time for one reason or another? Could be wrong on that mind you
 

Oh and also came from a club who’s fan base thought he was a human crab

Just now, villalad21 said:

And some Villa fans rated Sherwood.

We all love pashun mate

4 minutes ago, bobzy said:

You don't get pacy, strong forwards who are consistent for sub £20m from a top European club these days.  It just isn't a thing.  The reason he comes to us for that price is because his game isn't perfect and it's something we need to harnass.

If we can get the best out of him, he'll be an incredibly exciting player.

Correct. 
 

But sorry I’m forgetting the Lyon fans also said he’s shit... call it off

2 minutes ago, Zatman said:

I wonder did Burnley fans throw a childish tantrum when Westwood was linked or did Fiorentina want the sports director fired when they got Veretout

I genuinely do wonder if it’s just a villa problem, nuts at times

3 minutes ago, Zatman said:

They rated Garde as well 

Their opinions clearly carry the hallmark of accuracy

Just now, bose said:

Many Villa fans were happy to see the back of Geuye, Westwood of course, Veretout, Amavi, Gollini etc. They've since become pretty respected players.

Not saying that he'll be a success or anything close to someone like Geuye but sometimes players thrive in different environments. Must admit though this is a bit of strange one.

Correct

Pretty sure from memory Lyon fans were happy to see the back of Carew too.

That turned out ok for us

Doubt the injury is all that serious. He was with the team when they flew out from BHX this afternoon.

Just now, rayk said:

Don’t mate, Rashica had 196 pages of comments......don’t start another one.

Besides, I’d genuinely prefer Michael Obafemi as a wide forward than Bernardeschi.....looks like he gets himself tied in knots, goes gown blind alleys.

I know mate it’s why I was hesitant but for what it’s worth it did at least *appear* to be him

Dean likes a left footer on the right allegedly doesn’t he?

5 minutes ago, rayk said:

Only player I can think of is Federico Bernardeschi who does look as though he’s leaving Juve this summer?

 

2 minutes ago, rayk said:

As you correctly said, could be for Wolves, Leicester.

Torino also play in Serie A, so not necessarily Juve.

Could well have been ex Chelsea player Ola Aina who plays at RB for Torino.

Others will speculate on Andrea Belotti but I doubt it. Italians generally haven’t travel well to the PL over the last 15-20 years.

Yeah agree with all that was said.

Looked at both Juve and Torino squad pictures and it looked like a certain Juve winger, definitely wasn’t belotti or aina, that I’m certain of

Just now, Okonokos said:

What's being said on Twitter about Juve?

We are interested in one of their transfer listed lads

This juventus thing is interesting.

I posted the other day about a private Turin arrival at BHX, from a distance and please take this with a pinch of salt but it looked like it could have been one of their players. 
 

As pie in the sky as it seems with that geezer on Twitter there could be an element of truth. 
 

Could also be flying in to go and visit our premier league neighbours too

Just now, Zhan_Zhuang said:

He certainly wouldn't fit with the supposed younger player either...

PL experience mind you

1 hour ago, Dave-R said:

Aston Villa have been linked with a stunning move for Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-linked-stunning-move-18829384.amp

Private flight this evening from Turin to BHX, 2 passengers

I’d guess the big news is an England call up for the nations league games in September. They probably need to announce it earlier than usual to get them in a two week “bubble” I’d imagine