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It looks like there is a recall option in Clark's deal at least. MItch Clark

The point is we have scored freely despite seemingly not having any organization or the feigntest whiff of tactics...up until now.

You’re entitled to your opinion, but I would guess every manager in this division looks on enviously at our attacking players.

I think it's embarrassing the attacking options DS has available to him, but we'll need it as our defence and keeping options are on the whole sh1t.

All he won’t be overworked personnel wise.

I thought this was going to be Dwight Yorke’s interview on Sky Sports where he says he wants the Villa job.

We've had 5 managers in 5 years, that can't be good for developing kids.

For all those expecting any (real or non-existnet) link with Mendes to come up trumps for Villa I say knowing our luck we're more likely to get a Dino Zoff than a Nuno Espirito Santo ? !

Was he actually offered either job ? If not then he didn't turn anything down.

What’s Suliman done to deserve this ??

Totally agree.

If the article on the Mail website (which references a Times article) is true (and it would appear that we are going to lose too much over the 3 season spent in the championship). Then our situation is a real catch 22. We can’t afford not to sack him if we want to go up, but then again maybe we can’t afford to sack him for a financial view unless we go up (£3M to sack him, plus whatever Calderwood and Clemence would be owed, plus whatever the next guy would earn). I can’t see us going up with Bruce in charge, so we need to get rid, and bring someone in who can work with this team (and hope that Purslow can bring in some major sponsorship....I think the ground will absolutely be sponsored before the end of the season). Mail article : ”Aston Villa could face a points deduction next season if they are found in breach of financial rules. According to a report in The Times, Villa could be docked 12 Championship points next season. It comes as rivals Birmingham City prepare to face a disciplinary panel on charges of breaking the EFL's profit and sustainability rules. The Times claims Villa are also set to face chares for breaking the spending cap. "Villa have posted an aggregate loss of £37.1 million during their two seasons in the second tier, giving them very little room to comply with rules that permit losses of £39 million over a three-year period before submitting their next results to the EFL in March," states the report in The Times. The reduction in Villa's parachute payments this season from £33 million to £15 million and transfer proceeds smaller than last summer could also hinder Villa's cause. If the breach is more than £15 million over three years then under new EFL guidelines Villa could face a 12 point deduction in the 2019-20 season.”

This is the final submission to Bruce. He is now personally doing all scouting ad player recruitment. Expect Karim/Barry from the kebab shop to be signed as defensive cover very soon.

For real ? Villa's lowest ebb, Division 3 football, and bankrupt. For one thing these are different times and fans DEMAND instant success, what was Xia supposed to come in and say ? "We just expect to stay in the Championship as that's about our level" ? New owners come into big clubs and make big claims. I'm sure Xia regrets his wild claims of Champions League football, but I suspect he had been badly guided and believed it was possible at the time. Nobody really knows what would have happened had we got promoted in that first season. It doesn't matter whose money it was, we spent enough for us all to rightfully expect promotion at the first attempt. If he'd got it right perhaps he'd have bet again. Xia gambled, and lost. At the end of the day whether by luck or by judgement he secured new owners (who on the face of it seem to be serious) at the right time rather than pursue the line that would have seen us bankrupt with a point deduction, and facing extinction. I'm no fan of his, this isn't a defence of him, Xia was a fool for sure, but not our worst owner by a long way.

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I htink given his goal scoring record it's interesting that no championship or league 1 teams seem to have been in for him, normally towards the end of transfer window's clubs take a punt on previously successful 'problem' players. the lack of any links for him suggests there could be more to this than meets the eye (or pint glass).

Every little helps

I totally agree with this, and if the option had been to buy a young dynamic commanding centre back then I would not want Terry back, however without him we are left with Jedinak who is inferior to terry in every way (except possibly heading), and Chester who unfortunately needs a commanding vocal player next to him. I also feel that getting terry would help Nyland to settle, as he organises the defence and it would be one less thing for Nyland to worry about.

You have to wonder about our youth and reserve teams, Rio Ferdinand made his Premier League debut aged 17, Ubi Ehiogu made his league debut aged 17, Sol Campbell made his debut aged 20, To y Adams made his debut aged 17, even Bruce made his league debut aged 19. If we don’t blood youngsters we’ll never know how good they are and I can’t see any of our young central defenders being worse than Jedinak. just to be clear, I’m not saying any of our youngsters are of the standard of the players I mentioned. in any case Bruce has mismanaged our defence to an amazing extent and should be held accountable.

ok, so ignoring the source, what about the photos ?

so it looks like he's in Moscow ahead of signing for Spartak.....so what now ?

Wasn’t his friendship with Bolasie key to him signing for us ? Surely if Adomah thought Bruce’s tactics were too negative he’d have told Bolasie and as an attacking player trying to rebuild his reputation he’d have been less likely to sign for us ?

If he hasn’t got an endorsement from Alex Ferguson then forget it !

While I don’t believe he’s done anything on purpose, you can’t defend the indefensible and Bruce just like our defence has no defence here ! Has to go and the quicker the better !

October is 4 weeks away, the benefit of just having him around the club would be more than worth the wait for Terry to get back to fitness. Plus we’ll be needing a new manager by then....