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AlwaysAVFC

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  1. My mate said this, this afternoon when he said Adama was pretty done and dusted, couldn't decide whether he was having me on or not.
  2. I'd say that's pretty accurate. Most of my ramblings are in response to what I feel is OTT praise. I've took the piss out of you a couple of times, but to be fair it is correct. The Westwood thread is probably one of my least favourite, because of the bickering between those for and against what Westwood offers. It is like a stuck record from both points of view. In reality it's people arguing with each other rather than about the original point. I see Westwood as a positive in the team let alone the squad and can also see others views, it doesn't mean I feel I need to keep repetitively putting across my point of view.
  3. Confident this will be confirmed tomorrow. Next please!
  4. James Nursey and Woodytom do not like this Corrected
  5. We need to sign Marten Hansen from Den Haag, purely on the basis of the goal he has scored today.
  6. Not wanting to start a Grealish debate but Clark could quite easily be classed as English. In a nationality sense rather than in a footballing way. I think he is talking about Gabby. Oops, I looked at the ones there in case I was making a mistake. I didn't even think of anyone not there.
  7. That would be our local paper giving one of our longest serving players the wrong nationality... Idiots Not wanting to start a Grealish debate but Clark could quite easily be classed as English. In a nationality sense rather than in a footballing way.
  8. That looks like someone has just made it up, though it is The Daily Mail
  9. But few can rival one of the most technically gifted footballers there is.
  10. With everyone fit, I think we've got a potentially pretty solid defence with right back being the one I would look at strengthening before the deadline, though I would like a CB to add depth to the squad. That said I don't mind Bacuna and as it stands I think he should be our first choice RB. I'd like us to improve on him, though I've said it before but right back is his only effective position. Playing further up field he is completely nullified, as it is attacking from RB that gives him space to make an impact, he just doesn't get that space and can't work it for himself in a more attacking position. If he is RB throughout the season then at least he is likely to create at a least as many goals as he could give away.
  11. Not looked in this thread for a while and Just watched that Sherwood interview and saw Richards has been named as captain. Positively, attribute wise, I think he could be a really good captain, physically imposing, and talks a lot on the pitch. The big negative would be that his main criticism is he has moment at lapses in concentration and ideally he needs to focus on his own game. Hopefully the honour of being captain of Aston Villa will help him become a rock at the back.
  12. Hmmm wasn't Sherwood rumoured to have gone to Barcelona last week?
  13. I'm not sure we've got any more money to spend anyway. Liverpool only paid & £16m upfront for Benteke, we've easily spent that already. We got £32.5 million for Benteke. If they are paying stage payments then it stands to reason that we are doing the same with our new signings. Lerner always throws in £15-£20 million each summer for transfers. Not sure if he will do so this time but I'm sure there is cash if we really need to spend more. We are about even in our spending thus far-Another 2 plus Adebayor on loan would be the icing on the cake for me. That's the joke ☺ Well it wasn't meant to be. Maybe last summer we didn't quite spend that but remember the Cleverley deal fell apart at the 11th hour. If that signing had gone through, it would have taken the spend over the £15mil mark. Just to confirm I was joking. The £16m upfront being this summers repetitive stupid comment. As I have needed to explain I have realised I must do better
  14. I'm not sure we've got any more money to spend anyway. Liverpool only paid & £16m upfront for Benteke, we've easily spent that already.
  15. Not sure I really rate him anyway I suspect he is a bit over rated because of his time at Barca, though pretty hard to judge a Barcelona keeper either way. However good they are I don't particularly want someone who refuses to play for a reserves/u21 side who ever it is for, especially if they were never first choice, rotten attitude!
  16. Despite a few reservations and that I've not got any good mates who are Spurs fans but I'd still get a massive sense of satisfaction if we had a successful season with Sherwood in charge and Adebayor banging them in.
  17. Great minds. Thirded. Pretty good side for Grealish, Gil to fight their way back in to with I imagine another couple of signings on the horizon. I would be very pleased to see this as the starting lineup for our premier game. Let's dust Bournemouth! As it stands and presuming everyone is fit, I think that's nailed it, with Grealish/Gil in contention of the Ayew/Sinclair spots. The exiting thing is that can completely alter the way we play. It's nice to have some effective looking options.
  18. Quite the opposite. Any attacker can thrive in the Eredivisie, Jozy Altidore proved as much. And Guidetti Even Dirk Kuyt was prolific for Feyenoord
  19. Jonathan Wilson knows his shit. Unfortunately, if there's anybody who is likely to have a very informed opinion of african players, it's him. The bit about being offside all the time is like a pub conversation rather than a serious article. If he thought it felt like much more than 0.7 times a game, wonder what he thought of Benteke's 1.2 and god knows what Angel's would have been if stats were such a big thing then.
  20. I'm hoping for 13th or above. Going by recent seasons anything below that, there is a relegation threat to a certain extent for a lot of the season, which would be nice to not have at all for once. The reality is it could be anywhere between 7th-18th but I'm high on optimism and I'm going to go with 9th. Think I've covered enough bases there
  21. I wonder If the optimism and potential of the new look side becomes a reality, whether Lerner himself (not my opinion) will feel the years of austerity will have been success and justified.
  22. I'll let him off for that Swansea game, he was selfish and was trying too hard but was taking quite a lot of stick from Swansea fans so was desperate to shove it back. It ultimately cost us the game but as a one off I'm ok with it. I imagine he may of had a bollocking after and should learn from it.
  23. Would take this all day long. Would be very sensible for all parties. I wouldn't be surprised to see him again, I guess squad numbers would a be a key indicator of how likely if we don't take up all 25 when we put them in.
  24. Players at his point in his career don't tend to go on loan though, unless it's because they aren't wanted and struggling to be sold. Even with the signings I'd like to think he still has a part to play this season.
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