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Can Tammy even play centre back ?

Surely this must be going through ? Elphick is apparently on his way to Hull for a medical, even Bruce wouldn’t be stupid enough to let him go without securing a replacement......would he ?

If Celtic were to lose Dembele today, is there any chance of them taking McCormack ? I know He has a connection with Rangers, but please let it be.

Please just re-sign Terry already, he will motivate and organise in a way that young players just can’t. im all for having a young vibrant team, but you do also need some older heads in there, and I think Terry did more last season to change our attitude on and off the pitch than Steve Bruce has in two years.

If it’s a choice between Tuanzabe, Elphick, Jedinak or Terry at centre back I’d take Terry all day long. He and Chester are a solid pairing and that would also help Nyland and Moreira settle.

Must have been every week after his Villa debut...would explain a few things (it all started off so promisingly).

The best Villa manager in my lifetime, and the Championship squad probably had the best TEAM ethic i've seen at any football club. Football's changed and I don't expect to ever see the likes of Ron or that team again. Sad days, thanks for the memories Ron.

Don't forget Simon Stainrod....on second thoughts let's not taint the thread.

His energy and hunger for the ball reminded me of Milner under MON. That can't be a bad thing. Great debut.

Priority has to be a centre back, Jedinak is very poor in that position and Bruce doesn't seem to trust Elphick. Huth might be a possibility for thatnrile. RW is also somewhere we are desperate fot, I'd like to see Odegaard, would be happy with Snodgrass back too. Striker, is also a position we need to cover. Kodgia is a long way from his form of 2016\2017, Hogan can't be relied upon in Bruce's system. Davis and RHM have potential (would like to see them play together), but it would be a lot of pressure to make either the main guy. We need someone powerful with a presence in the box (Benteke like). I have no idea who we could get who would fit this role.

So Villa owe Bristol City money and yet Bristol City we’re prepared to deal with us again ? You don’t th8nk that’s weird ?

So it’s basic jealousy then ? Villa fans arrogant or Bristol City fans small minded ?

I htink if that was the case he'd have been fired. Bruce won't do anything to upset the apple cart right now, I don't think even he is that dumb. Perhaps he's made his mind up about Steer, and he's neve rated Bunn.

Thought we were signing Elon Musk for a minute

I htink for us to cancel it he'd have to be in breach, and for him to cancel it....well that would never happen.

Cancel his contract how ? There is no possibility of cancelling a contract unless the club has been in breach of it.

That was it

Sizes are larger than last year. I would say sizes for the average Joe are true. I'm a 42-44 chest and Large fitted me just fine, could possibly have got away with a medium (but chose to have breathing room). Last year I tried on an extra large away kit and found it uncomfortable...hence I didn't buy one.

Looking at that list, I expect to see Nelson Oliveira rock up at B6 this week. Which wouldn't be the worst striker we could sign. I'd love to see a loan for Wallace from Lazio (CD), but I think thats out of the question as he's been getting game time there.

I will say this is not a typical Bruce signing. Does it indicate a change of direction ?

So if I have this right, this guy is one of @Mendi‘s clients. He knew his onions so this should go down well.

All the speculation regarding Henry didn't just come from knowhere, it was such a strong and yet random link when there would have been more obvious (if less sexy) choices. Have a feeling that as soon as we hit a rough patch and the fans are vocal in disgruntlement he will be shown the door.

So all his cronies are removed as directors and he is very conspicuous by his absence. Clearly not involved any longer or why was he not involved in the talks yesterday that could have ended with the sacking of the manager. Surely as part of a 3 man board he would have had some say in that decision. Clock keeps ticking.

I think with us losing Terry it's obvious we need a centre back and more experienced goalkeeper. I don't believe Chester is a great communicator and the defence will miss that this season, also Elphick and Chester isn't the most commanding centre back pairing, they seem quite passive. I wonder if we could get John Ruddy on loan from Wolves, or if Hart is still at city on deadline day then I would think he'd be the type of player that Bruce could get back confident...but we'd need that to happen very quickly indeed. Also Diego Cavalieri, Oscar Ustari, and Boaz Myhill are available on free transfers, and would probably be an improvement on Steer and Bunn. For centre Back could we get a deal for Huth, he is a very typical Bruce signing, and might be ok alongside Chester with Elphick in reserve. Everything depends on how much money there is available, and how much we're allowed to spend, but for me these are the positions where strengthening is most urgently required. If money isn't such a problem, Max Meyer is available on a free, and must be worth a punt. I doubt he'd drop to the championship, but we can dream.