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2 hours ago, mikeyp102 said:

It’s ok, we’re not going to be in bottom half 

1 hour ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Seen Ineacho linked ( I know that's probably wrong spelling) as striker from Leicester?

I remember I used to rate him at Man City and always scores against us without fail.

Thoughts?

Scores goals, better than what we have, experience of the league....

What’s not to like?

1 hour ago, HeyAnty said:

I would normally agree but i cant help feeling that this window is going to be different.  Our owners are going to start making Big noises i feel.

Just now, villaluke said:

we got as much chance of signing messi as coutinho none! 

Yep, a reality check is needed at times here.

E.g. Cavani

We’re going to struggle to sign top (or even decent) players from current PL teams, especially those that have higher aspirations. I don’t think we’d be an attractive proposition until we start showing our intent depending on our transfer activity.

What we need to do is beat these clubs to the punch on top talent, rather than try and take their own players who will be overpriced and wouldn’t want to “take a step down” in their eyes, plus the exorbitant wages they would want.

Better to make ambitious moves for top quality and potential from abroad and try and poach the best talent from the relegated teams imo. I’m looking at Watford in particular.

22 minutes ago, Mazrim said:

It was unlikely we were taken over by people richer than MechaChrist but it happened.

Just looking through the squad again, it’s clear that we need major strengthening. We desperately lack quality & depth, never really have any options off the bench either.

We also need to get rid of a few, not too many, but offload those who are no use to us.

We will, again, need a new keeper. Nyland has to go, he’s a nervous wreck & there’s no point wasting more time on him. We need reliability. Heaton should be first choice if fit but both he & Steer are injury prone and that’s a real concern.

Again, we need a new front 3 who will drastically improve on what we have.

Beyond that, we need worthwhile options and alternatives in other positions to cover injuries and to provide competition.

A lot of work to do (we need at least 5 top players imo) and money to be spent if we want to be competitive and have a much better season...

We barely survived, even with easily the best player in the bottom half, and that just shows how much we severely lack quality. It’s going to take a hell of a lot for us to make the required “jump up“. Hope all concerned at the club are going all out to ensure we don’t struggle again...

5 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Its hard for me to take players with names like Immobile and Cant Well seriously. lol

God knows I struggled with Wind ass and Batty.

You never know, might work well for us to take a different approach.

I mean, Marvelous hasn’t been great has he? 

3 minutes ago, Herman22 said:

As an RoI fan I really don't want Kendrick at Villa. He's really gone down hill over the last year or two. Seems a hard worker but I think in terms of quality and end product I'd put Hourihane ahead of him. 

Would be great for a laugh though:

1 hour ago, DJ_Villain said:

Ciro Immobile?

Would be fantastic but hard to attract (I think many top teams would be interested after his recent form) and cost a huge fee, would love us to try though...

Agree with the thinking that we shouldn’t get rid of or replace too many players but whoever we sign has to be a lot better than what we already have in certain positions, especially in attack.

GK- Heaton (Steer backup, get rid of Nyland & Kalinic). I think we need another, Foster to compete with Heaton?

RB - Guilbert (I like him and he will improve, maybe time for Elmo to move on and get someone younger in to compete)

CB - Mings

CB - Konsa (looking good, not a fan of Hause at all & I wonder whether we can/will reintegrate Engels. We may well need a new CB but, again, has to be better than what we have. Not a priority though, attack has to be strengthened more than anything)

LB - Targett (please let’s get rid of Taylor now, again not the greatest priority but it would be great if we can get someone to compete with Targett and maybe someone stronger defensively and physically who we can rotate depending on the game/opposition. We need viable options in every position)

CMs - McGinn & Luiz partnership (we could do with another option of comparable quality. Nakamba is very limited, Hourihane is not a dependable starter. Get rid of Lansbury)

AM - Grealish (he’s too good & irreplaceable, I have faith he will stay and we need to demonstrate ambition with our transfer targets. Also need someone who can alternate and fill in. A talented forward/winger could cover this position also)

LW - Someone new and a massive improvement on what we have. Crucial that we get this right.

RW - As above

(Trez & El Ghazi are simply not good enough at this level but not bad for squad depth)

CF - Need to make a statement signing here. Again, crucial.

(I have faith that Wesley will be good for us but we need better as our first choice, someone we can depend on for goals. Don’t rate Samatta, wouldn’t be fussed if he was let go but we would need at least another striker. No offence, but Davis cannot be getting games for us if we want to be an established PL side. Needs to go out on loan to develop and learn how to score goals.)

We have a lot of work to do in transfer market, need to aim high and give ourselves the best chance at having a good season. We have to try and establish ourselves and become a mainstay of the PL at least.

41 minutes ago, joshharris12 said:

We should be going all out for the pair very disappointed if we don’t try 

I really wouldn’t mind grabbing a few players from the relegated teams as there is some genuine talent there. Watford (and Bournemouth) have had their moments and finished in decent positions during their time in the PL, they do have some good players that could be very effective for us and will be easier to sign now that they are down. 

Not seen enough of of him but keep seeing Buendia’s name and I’m sure he would be an improvement on what we already have. El Ghazi & Trez should be no more than subs for us - we have to improve massively.

Thoughts on both Sarr and Deulofeu (talented guy, excellent technique which we lack beyond Jack & Doug imo) ?

We need a new front 3 more than anything else, got to improve the attack and have genuine goal threat next season in all games.

Everyone knows we lack pace and don’t score enough goals, some genuine quality in these areas is sorely needed and would also help us against the bigger teams, we need to pose some kind of threat on the counter too...

As for CF, I really hope we show some major ambition and go for a genuine/potential star who we can rely on for goals...

We will create chances and Jack wins so many fouls, need a free kick specialist (who can also play) to take advantage and someone reliable to get on the end of them and stick the ball in the back of the net!

5 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said:

The quicker we get our business done, the quicker we’ll see results on the pitch

Sure but how many signings expected 2 days after our last game?!

6 minutes ago, Villa94 said:

we need to stop **** about and get these players in

Steady on mate! The season’s only just finished!

1 minute ago, Clarry said:

Where can it be found?

Originally on BT sport but you may be able to find it online.

1 minute ago, sparrow1988 said:

I have not but I might do. I meant to have a look but forgot. Many thanks for reminding me.

My pleasure, hope you enjoy. Quite a fun watch & a good laugh also 

1 hour ago, villalad21 said:

Whatever we do. No more players from Brugge. For the love of God.

How about we just give the Belgian league a complete miss this time?

Would like us to expand on our targets and look at Italy, Germany, Spain & South America. With Wes & Doug here we could maybe attract and integrate more talented and skilful players from those regions...

47 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said:

Didn't we all sir? Didn't we all?.... Stares at the imagined rain (it's 30 degrees here) streaming down the window beside him and dreams of James Richardson sipping an espresso in a cafe in Rome while giving us the run down of the latest stories in "La Gazzetta dello Sport"

Ah, good times!

 

Good times indeed...

If you haven’t seen it yet, I recommend watching “Golazzo The Football Italia Story”

A fun look back...

9 hours ago, theboyangel said:

Federico Chiesa looks as good a player as his father, Enrico was. 

Currently at Fiorentina and probably too ambitious for us to attempt to sign but he'd be ideal and a left sided side forward

 

I like, we really need to be looking at a higher calibre of player now that will significantly enhance the first team.

Watched a lot of Italian football in the 90s (big fan), Enrico Chiesa was more of a striker or support striker (at Parma he had a great partnership with Crespo) and would score some ridiculously stunning goals. Became more prolific at Fiorentina but not as “stylish”.

His son Federico is more of a winger or wide forward. Looks a good player and I would love us to try for the top talents in Italy such as him & Belotti.

Also wanted to note, with an ineffective attack it puts more pressure on the defence n causes our better players such as Jack to fall back, not great when the ball keeps coming back & invites pressure from the opposing team...

Jack wins a hell of a lot (record breaking in fact ) of fouls & free kicks which we really should be taking advantage of.

As well as strengthening in attack, we really need to take make the most of set pieces. We have some big lads who should really be getting goals from corners too.

I would like to Jack removed from free kicks & corners as I don’t think it’s one of his strengths. We need a specialist (who can also play).

We can really improve with the right signings now and attack is the priority, maybe Deano will be able to makes us much more of an attacking force then and there will be less reliance on Jack (who can be even more effective).