MarkLillis
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I think this season is pretty close. We got rid of three “less traditional clubs” in one shot last year. I know it’s not political correct but I’m much happier watching Everton v Leeds than say Everton v Norwich. I get proper bored when super Sunday has no big names..I mean...Huddersfield!! Who ever wanted them in the Premier? Of course football needs to have integrity but we all know who the big clubs are and the Premier is a better place when those clubs are in good shape.
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Sky Sports will put a negative spin on Villa spending habits. Us spending big money and it working out well dose not fit with the general narrative of - Leeds, Beilsa..Leeds, back in the big time ,Leeds, spending big on exciting players..... It seems like they have little interest in things working out for the Villa.
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I agree with all of this. If we see one thing this season then please let it be a bit more fight against the top 6/8 teams Like the Arsenal game!
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I think the majority football fans cant recognise a good player when they see one. They usually need to be told by other supporters,a newspaper or pundit that someone is good before they make their mind up! Are their opinions valid....yes. Should you be making your mind up based on those opinions…..no!
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Yes. That season was a tough one.For some reason I remembered Leeds playing a bigger part.
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It’s hard to tell what they will do. Bielsa has them playing a style that would give any side a difficult game.I think they have been the best championship side for three consecutive seasons. If you ask me they will be ok.They will claim big scalps (definitely Utd) and get the fans a bit excited but inevitably fail to keep it up over the whole season. If the fans are back towards the end of the season and they are in the relegation shake up then watch the wheels fall off as Elland Rd is a pressure cooker for big matches and not in a good way for the home team.
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I cant remember when I last had no doubts about a signing. This guy can play
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Yes it is.....
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Seems like a lot of Villa fans have been so starved of talent in the last 10 years that they can recognise a good thing when they see it. If this does get over the line then we have landed a real player here. Strength, pace, awareness, intelligence and the right attitude. The top six will be linked with him this time next year. Welcome to Villa Ollie.
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I’m not Rolta but.....as I see it it’s a 50% success rate. We bid for Matty Cash and it was successful We bid for Wilson and it failed. I have no idea how we’ve gone about it though.Maybe Dean Smith is sitting in a room picking names out of a hat....? Or maybe there’s a list...he said he had discussed a list with someone didn’t he?
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The RJW63 Official Jack Grealish Appreciation Thread
MarkLillis replied to kevangrealish's topic in Other Football
Some of the idiots I heard and seen comment on Jack should read this. I really find it hard to see how blokes that (mostly) hark back to the seventies and idolise the maverick players of that generation cant see that Jack is a modern version of those guys. Skilful,confident,capable and tough with it. We must keep him at VP his future must be with Villa. -
Fair enough. I find the belief that we have a scattergun approach to transfers a bit disconcerting therefore I would rather believe that a journalist is speculating (it’s not such a stretch of the imagination is it?).
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Or maybe Percy has a scattergun approach to reporting and im guessing he doesn’t know who our priority targets are.
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What choice do have but to have faith in the club? You can’t affect anything that they do... So sit back and believe that the owners who since taking over have appointed the manager and funded the players that have taken us from bottom half of the Championship to survival and a major cup final in two seasons. i believe they will get it right based on the results of their ownership so far. That is not blind faith,blind faith was believing in Dr Tony.
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It’s why these threads are so entertaining. Fact is none of us no anything other than our own opinions. You cannot trust a newspaper report because the journalists have proven time and again that their news is......not actually news,it just their opinion about what they think is happening. All we can do is sit tight enjoy the speculation and wait for the Villa app on your phone to announce Tammy
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We will be forced to be more creative with our signings. It won’t necessarily be a bad thing. After all it should make overpaid under performing “stars” a thing of the past at Villa
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Agreed. We would need major surgery to avoid another hard season. For what it’s worth I’m sure we will make signings in the next month and those additions will help us improve on 17th place. Always look on the bright side of life da da....da da da UTV
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Initially (mainly due to links with Watkins and Eduard) I was in doubt about this deal. However having seen a few stats,especially over the last three seasons. if this gets over the line at under 20 million we will most probably bought 10 goals and 5 assists. Its a good deal IMO.
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I think relegation fight is hard to predict this year. I think the teams that have come up out of the Championship are far more robust. There are also less weak teams in the Premier. With that said here goes. Palace (based on abysmal end to last year) WBA (based on form after lockdown under pressure and lack of recruitment) Fulham (because they came up through the playoffs and haven’t significantly spent) anyone from 9th downwards will at some stage be involved I think. Outsiders are Sheff Utd (second season syndrome)
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This guy will do a job.Probably the type of experience knowledgeable forward play we haven’t seen at Villa Park for some time. Maybe the younger more exciting signings will arrive who knows. One thing though....all the links to exciting players have been mostly dismissed on here. A similar type of link with an uninspiring type of signing is treated like it’s definitely happening.
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Fair enough, but my point was as they haven’t sold any season tickets this year then by definition no one is a season ticket holder. Its much more likely that they allow people to buy tickets to single or groups of matches by ballot.Entry to the ballot being based on the amount of previous seasons attendance.
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The price is what ever Villa feel he is worth. I think we should go all out for this guy!
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Aren’t we all non season ticket holders at the moment. Or have I missed something?
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I think it’s not necessarily about Wilson as a player because his skill set fits the bill. Its more about the overall message it sends if we sign him. We like to believe the club are looking to sign young players on the up rather than late twenties and just been relegated types.
