Brentfordnylons

Long way to go on this case,the FA have leaked this twice now to the Daily Mail and Toney has issued a statement of his lawyers concerns.He has not admitted his guilt to all these charges so this will run now till the summer.

Doubt if any would be struggling

Has 3 years left on his contract nice work if you can get it.

Of course not I was saying if he doesn’t get a long ban.Since this betting charge has surfaced his performances have gone to another level.

If he’s involved in any sort of fixing he will rightly be banned for life from what I’ve heard it’s not the case.Whatever the outcome he won’t be at Brentford next season either banned or sold for around 50 million and looking at other transfers this season I think he’s worth every penny.

The same reason Manchester City haven’t been punished for charges relating to FFP over 6 plus years.

Think you have an excellent manager like us

I heard from a very reliable source that Villa approached Brentford regarding Thomas Frank after Gerrard left.Not long after Frank signed an extended improved contract.Brentford as with Dean wouldn’t have stopped him going but he has excellent support staff and it would have been a big gamble (apart from the money) for both parties.I’m not saying he was offered the job though and haven’t seen anything on this site suggesting he was in the frame.

I would say Henry Norguaard and Pinnock would improve Villa but then I’m biased

Even comparing Brighton with Brentford is off the mark as they have nearly double the size of ground and fill it every home game.No surprise in both clubs set up as Tony Bloom and Matthew Benham both worked together for many years have a similar business.Recruitment has become more difficult as for example we tried to sign Mudryk in the summer and we were around 20 million when the deal was culled when we couldn’t agree add ons then fast forward 5 months he signs for Chelsea for 80 mill madness.Sustainable? I doubt it but think when we eventually go back to the championship our set up will give us a great chance of coming straight back up.Our unbeaten run since you whacked us has been achieved with the majority of the side from our championship squad which in these mad days of over priced over rated PL players is a great reflection on the great job Thomas Frank and his coaching staff have done and to think he could have replaced Gerrard. . .

Very flattering but don’t think a club our size can sustain many years in the PL let alone Europe.

Haven't you noticed we seem to have a conveyor belt of them waiting to make their mark ? Wissa and Schade being the next in line hopefully

We won’t miss him whatever happens

Don’t understand the negativity from some on here,granted you see him more than me but I would have him back in a heartbeat.Great bloke off the field and a lot more than just a goal scorer.How many strikers has he seen off since joining Villa.

Watkins

I would

Having watched both players over many games I don’t need stats to tell me who is the most effective player is.

Draw would be good for our chances of champions league next season.

The rules are you can’t as a pro footballer bet on any football and every footballer knows that.

Lets be honest the FA take a lifetime to make a decision for example when they hand out punishments for FFP rule breakers.Toney has to meet the FA and plead guilty then his legal team will try and get a light sentence and could appeal if the sentence is heavy this will all take months and the club think this could take 5 months to conclude.I see most fans of other clubs are questioning why he is still playing but he has to have his chance to state his defence as this could end up with a lifetime ban if it borders on match fixing.I have heard this isn’t the case though.

Some said the same when Eriksen Watkins ect left beat Liverpool a few weeks ago 3 1 without him.The only downside is we are going to miss out on the 50 mill a club would have paid for him.We have already signed his replacement.I expect Toney to get at least a 6 month ban.

Not Grumpy as this was only my second missed game all season so happy not to have to endure that.When we beat Liverpool the other week we had 8 players (minus Toney) in the starting line up who played in our last game in the championship so you could well say we are over achieving.Our home form has been excellent and along with getting some good luck at times with decisions we look like we will be in for another season in this predictable dull league.Nothing was missing today and would say that was our strongest side that started so we were just poor and looked happy to get a point and make it 8 games unbeaten.I dare we will eventually be back in the championship as clubs our size will never become established in the PL unless you have a billionaire owner which we haven’t.

Last 5 games Beat Man City A 2 1 Beat West Ham A 2 0 Beat Liverpool H 3 1 Drew Spurs H. 2 2 Drew Leeds 0 0 We did look poor today agreed but we have scored far more goals than Villa this season and from a team with the lowest budget in the league as a fan I’m more than happy to be sitting in 8 th place.Let’s see how it goes at the G tech stadium in April.

Totally agree with you about Dean Smith and although I have been critical of him I’ve always wanted him to do well after he left us and was gutted when he was sacked by Villa ( too soon ). Toney has a contract till 2025 and has turned down a recently offered improved one and i expected him to be sold in the summer or even in January so that cash won’t be coming our way now.although depending on how long his ban is that could be revisited. we haven’t sold a player for any significant amount since we got promoted but with us spending modestly about 30 mill last season and about the same this the PL monies more than cover this.

I heard this when every season we sold our top goal scores Hogan Gray Maupay Watkins Vibe every season or when small Heath took Dean Jota and Colin or more recently Eriksen When Toney gets banned we will miss him but don’t bet against us surviving another season in this crap league for small clubs .