sparrow1988

1 hour ago, UpTheVilla26 said:

Probably both did it but I deffo remember a game Bruce did it in and we had about 4 or 5 up front but no Midfield to actually pass to them. 

Also sticking Samba up front, that was painful. 

To be fair I remember Louis van Gaal doing this against Ireland in 2001 in a WC qualifier. Ended up with Kluivert, van Nistelrooy, van Hooijdonk, and Hassebaink all on the pitch together. They were even all on before Ireland got the goal to make it 1-0. 

6 minutes ago, daft said:

Covid scare. You don't really go mingle with the squad if you have symptoms. That'd be utterly stupid. 

If it develops i to a proper cold, you rest or risk heart issues by training and playing.

Basic, really, and something that should be monitored.

Quite true, but maybe they should have just wrote illness. Otherwise you get the "pah, sore throat, I once played two matches back to back, went to pub after and had 13 pints, lifted a car out of the way that had double parked, blocking my mate's car, with a sore throat" brigade.

50 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said:

Probably hurt his throat after all the screaming having watched videos of our games so far

35 minutes ago, MaVilla said:

we have curbed our spending for the last 4 windows really?

Read the post again

Particularly this bit;

54 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said:

has our spending since promotion curbed our spending in this window?

For the accounting heads/FFP experts, was there (in your opinion) more money to spend or has our spending since promotion curbed our spending in this window? We've been among the biggest spenders since we came back up and this coupled with our inability to move on squad players for significant fees has got me wondering if this had an effect on our spending.

Or are we just not spending any more until Gerrard is gone?

14 hours ago, Tayls said:

They are happy as long as the club is increasing revenues. The 1st team and their performances are secondary now - hence the window we have had. 

The football performances will affect the revenues eventually. Increasing our non-footballing revenues from where they were when they took over was actually quite simple for anyone with half a business brain, as we were one of the worst clubs at exploiting such opportunities. That will stagnate soon and the football performances will need to improve to help the revenues to grow further.

On 31/08/2022 at 22:47, BleedClaretAndBlue said:

Dibu, more like Di, amirite?

Once had a landlord called Dipu

8 hours ago, Tomaszk said:

I can't wait for a new boss.

Hope we don't employee a Brexit dinosaur.

I'd be sceptical about Farage's football nous if I'm honest.

6 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

Legendary photoshopping skills there.

Went to bed last night expecting him to be gone when I woke up

10 hours ago, Keyblade said:

Hiring Gerrard. Just a blip apparently.

I assumed he was being facetious as he has made more. 

22 minutes ago, DCJonah said:

Again I'd be surprised if a deadline day sale of Luiz was part of the summer planning. 

Don't worry though, purslow has only ever made 1 error.

Which one are you on about?

Best of luck Jan, with defending the 5 v 3 counter attacks following Bailey losing the ball after being outnumbered, while 4 of our players players stand within 5 yards of Coutinho on the other side of the pitch.

1 minute ago, foreveryoung said:

Have we managed to move on Gerrard yet. 

Not too many takers for an aging midfielder with 16 screws in his hip. I’ve decided that he’s still a footballer, because he has proved that he definitely is not a football coach/manager. 

7 minutes ago, OLDVILLAIN said:

Grapevine saying that Luiz is really pushing to go to Arsenal..thats all we need

Of course he is. This club has turned into a circus in the last 12 months or so. 

35 minutes ago, QldVilla said:

What a load of rubbish.

Most new Gerrard wasn’t ready for the PL, nothing to do with the clubs who are now both playing CL football.

Had we brought in Rodgers or Postecoglou (feel free to add a competent manager from another club for balance - they just spring to mind immediately) - a manager/head coach (call them the cleaning lady for all I care) with a functional system/plan to get the team playing - directly from the SPL, then all would see the difference between a good coach and Steven Gerrard. 

Can’t wait to see what tricks he’s got up his sleeve to stop Haaland setting even more records at the weekend. 

6 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Yeah bit in bold is why I had to go back and edit, to add based on " form " maybe 

Overall I don't necessarily believe that.

Peak Coutinho is without a doubt better. I think the speed at which the game is played now means that Coutinho is very much a luxury player and struggles with the physicality (not big and strong, just crazily fit and fast players) of the modern game. I thought that he might be able to get up to speed with time but he looks to be struggling a lot. Bailey on the other hand has wicked pace which allows him to cope with the demands of the modern game more easily than Coutinho does.

Having said this, I think that Coutinho could work in a system like a 4-2-3-1. This system really highlights his limitations. 

10 hours ago, Mantis said:

I would love to know what Gerrard has against him.

He understands how playing in midfield works. Something Gerrard never understood as a player and still can’t get his head around. Therefore, he thinks Luiz is some kind of witch. 

1 minute ago, Steero113 said:

Norwich fans were praising him 3 days ago and saying he was a dead cert to start. 

It was his first start. 

Not sure if you noticed but, football fans tend to be a fickle bunch.

11 hours ago, VillaParkAvenue said:

More senior than Lange even.

Lange is not a scout. He is the Sporting Director.

2 losses this week should see him on his way IMO. They shouldn't be considered free hits. They are games that we need a result from.