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1 hour ago, MaVilla said:

im really hoping we sign at least 2 players this week.

In reality, if we wanted to actually get certain players and were willing to pay the required fee, we could definitely get Watkins, as well as possibly 1 from Benrahma, Buendia or Cantwell. (for example)

I know we might be trying to be intelligent with finances etc, but please lord just let us get a couple of key transfers over the line this week.

phil silvers said 4

1 hour ago, DCJonah said:

Absolutely. 

purslows head on the block

56 minutes ago, mykeyb said:

I thought we had reached an agreement with Brentford and we had met him to discuss terms..............where is the hold up?

purslows had a senior moment

16 minutes ago, string28 said:

Something feels like it's gone really wrong with the transfer window for villa. I hope it's not to do with Christian purslow dealings that's the cause.

ithink its purslow i now have every sympathy  with smith  hes not having fair crack of whip without quality

1 minute ago, RichiBoi11 said:

£20 million bid on a young striker who Liverpool almost definitely won't sell? I'd rather we just stop bidding for other players and wrap up a deal for Watkins tbh. Yes we need 2 strikers realistically, but the longer this goes on, the more likely we are to miss out on Ollie, and he's someone who with his versatility and physical attributes would really benefit the squad. 

willing to pay 20million for him but not watkins

29 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said:

I'm too old to understand some of these comments,  is this good or bad, my 1st thought was it has something to do with testicles.

you seem pretty confident

2 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

5yr deal - .

Those Newcastle fans that think he chose them over us for footballing reasons - LOL. 

Massive gamble. As I said before, one more knee injury and he’s finished. 

the ultimate mercenary

23 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said:

Tammy Buendia Romero in this week, Watkins too.

where did you here that

24 minutes ago, Jareth said:

Also - I can see why NUFC landed Wilson - not a deal we should be doing and our lot should be commended for not competing with these terms. 

 

thats a mad deal by newcastle noy his worth 4 year deal with his injuries bruce strikes again

14 minutes ago, holteendhero said:

Most transfer fees are paid over the length of the players contact. Bournemouth accepted our offer, the player decided he wanted to play for Newcastle we withdrew our offer. Why does these mean as a club we are in trouble? 

ah didn't know that

2 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

Not sure if this has anything to do with ffp or even true but on the transfer show with Darren Bent yesterday on Talk Sport it said that Newcastle had offered payment for Wilson in one go upfront whilst we had could only afford to offer staged payments on the deal

we are in trouble then

never known premier league side affected like this after coming up is this an excuse by purslow becaause they don't want to pay for quality

2 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said:

We should just do what other big clubs do, break the rules, pay the fines or bribe our way out of it, seems to work.

yes but mr purslow has got to be a good boy

7 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said:

Until something else pops up.. another 5 year plan. Seen this before under Lerner etc not saying it’s the same but am wary. 

so what mcginn was told  wasnt exactly true about pushing on and spending on quality

18 minutes ago, Keener window-cleaner said:

I remember Purslow saying something in line with that. And it's quite simple isn't it, FFP lets you spend X times the income you had over the last years, if you have been in the PL the last years with the massively larger TV-money income then you can spend more.

Regarding Leeds and Rodrigo, let's see what their total outlay will be, I doubt it will be more than what we spent last summer.   

with purslow saying that even longer to be able to compete

1 hour ago, fightoffyour said:

I'd be happy with Kevin Tammy Abraham, Marc Kevin Albrighton, Kevin Kevin De Bruyne, and Kelvin Kevin Phillips.

not albrighton

2 minutes ago, Pimlico_Villa said:

With Wilson, I imagine the fact that his Bournemouth team that was ultimately relegated beat us twice so easily must have shaped his view on us and Smith.

The more worrisome thing about the Wilson deal was that we needed to wait for Newcastle to try and shake him loose first before we got involved. We’re meant to have this list of players - Smith references it frequently - but instead we look to have resorted to trying to hijack what rival clubs are doing. 
 

Given we reportedly have this sophisticated recruitment set up, why are we doing that? 

all talk in every department

1 hour ago, grobs said:

I’m really worried now, we are failing to attract players. Watkins will surely stay in London if the offer is there. I think we will regret missing out on Wilson. I dread to think what our next striker targets are going to be. I have a feeling that we do not have anywhere near the amount of money that was speculated. 

well you haveto look at owners if there isnt the money

9 hours ago, The Moustache of Teale said:

If you’re at Bournemouth and big clubs like Villa and Newcastle want you, you’re at rock bottom? Really?
 

God Only Knows what you’re on beachboys1, your posts are not giving me Good Vibrations.

i take your point us and newcastle  our big clubs  but  have we the manager  tr5 attract quality

if bruce and smith are the only managers thjat want you your at rock bottom

17 minutes ago, thabucks said:

Ambitious owners, CEO & Top name manager goes a long way. I am grateful to smith and what he has achieved and cannot be too critical of the job he has done... That said I do feel he does lack the nous and draw so we will have to hope that when it comes to it I’m wrong like I usually am, and Wilson is a smoke screen for Paston Daka. 

here here

wilson wants newcastle

28 minutes ago, Sgl said:

 

I like to criticise as much as the next villa fan (it’s practically a nervous tic at this point) but come on, be realistic. I would have bitten my own arm off for the outcome (despite some individual results) of the last 2 years. They have earned our thanks given where they have brought (and kept) us. If they are not the answer, then I think @beachboys1and I are asking very different questions. 

good point taken

19 minutes ago, rayk said:

It’s old news the Spammers have to sell to buy. Diangana money being used to bolster the defence.

But make no mistake about it, Diangana is not the answer.

 

at the moment smith and purslow aren't the answer

what about watkins  we don't seem to want to pay over 20 million  wilson is desperate i fear for smith