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6 minutes ago, sidcow said:

He scored like 2 free kicks.  Then every time we were awarded one and he took it everyone got really excited only to see it smashed over the bar or into the wall.  Utterly dreadful player and you clearly have memory problems if you remember something different.

He's possibly my most hated Villa player ever. He used to drive me crazy. Westwood a close second.

I know this is a speculation thread but I for one am enjoying the Totti love in. Nothing is more admirable in football than loyalty. Totti's relationship and career with Roma is everything I hope Grealish's will be with us.

1 hour ago, nnock1984 said:

I’m not in the know and never profess to be!! 

 

However for anybody that can be bothered to look back at the Dean Smith thread, you’ll see I called his appointment before anybody else.

 

Same source has told me Benrahma is done.

 

The exciting striker is Belotti of Torino - he’s in advanced talks but it could go down to deadline day. 

 

Make of it what you will. 

If you're right about this you will go down as the biggest ITK legend of all time.

How likely is Belotti? 50-50?

4 minutes ago, jonjon said:

Surgery went well on his ankle, He's back in light training at the moment, a little way off playing, but he's getting there and shouldn't be long until he's ready, FWIW, the word around the Brentford ground yesterday is that he is on his way to you for the price we want,  (don't ask, because all deals are done in private between clubs, you will only find out the true price when the clubs yearly returns are produced.) all this £20 million pounds nonsense is just hearsay and tittle tattle, it could be less, it could be more!! 

Maupay is allegedly off to Brighton, again for the price we want, out of the two, Benrahma is the best, and will only get better, I think you will be very pleased if you get him, will be sorry to see them both go, but us supporters are used to this year on year, still we hopefully have 3 new exciting players coming in by Thursday, ready to sell on next year for a profit, or keep if we do well!!!.

Good luck to Villa, DS has made some good buys, and I think you will do OK and finish at least halfway up the table.

He looks a superb player when I've seen him play. Reminds me a bit of Mahrez. Would you say he's a similar type of player to him?

Where has the talk of us signing Werner come from?

32 minutes ago, smg said:

The match is a week away and already Hourihane is being slagged off absolute joke.

Absolutely pathetic and embarrassing.

12 minutes ago, Kingman said:

You might want to check max stay, Most retail/commercial stores have max 2hr stays! 

6 hours it says, as far as I can tell.

I've found a big Ikea and Tesco about 25 minutes walk away. Both have free parking and open until late. Anybody parked there before?

I was going to ask a similar question. First time going to Tottenham. Will be driving there. Any ideas where to park within a 30 minute walk from the ground?

12 hours ago, mikeyp102 said:

I had the opposite, got on at five as soon as I clicked on an area it said sold out, clicked another area and same happened, gutted. Surprised it went down to ST’s for the first time at this stadium. Gives me hope of getting some this season 

Yeah, I know what you mean. I just clicked on the first area I saw and luckily there were 2 seats together. If I had clicked another area that didn't have the seats available and then gone back to select a different area, they'd have all been gone. Just pure luck I clicked the right one.

3 hours ago, Genie said:

I'm struggling to find another way to say it.

BRINGING IN 12 OR MORE PLAYERS IN 1 WINDOW IS VERY RISKY IN MY OPINION.

Bringing in lots of first team players at once, more than other clubs tend to do brings with it it's own challenges. I've mentioned it about 4 times. It's not a reflection of player A versus player B. My view is that it would have been better to keep some of last years Play Off winning squad to minimise the size of the rebuild for 6 or 12 months. Then phased some of the players in during the January window. 

 

Mate, look at the list of players we released. Some of them can barely walk, let alone be anywhere near premier League standard.

If we had gone with that calibre of player for our squad next season we'd do a Derby from 07/08.

17 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said:

He’s been around for 10 years is only 26 years old, I remember him breaking through at Anderlecht when he was 16 years old and thinking ‘wow, who is this guy?’. He scored 25 league goals for Everton in 2016/17 and that prompted Manchester United to sign him. I think he is a fantastic striker, I’d take him here, Smith would get the best out of him

He started out quite promising and for a while looked like he may live up to the hype but I think he's finished now. But my main point in my original post was that he has never been one of Europe's top finishers. Even at the peak of his game, he was a crap finisher. It's always been his biggest weakness.

Also, I don't think Smith could get the best out of him. Smith's type of player is someone who is quick, agile and good on the ball. Lukaku is not a "footballer". His technique is woeful and that is something that can't be taught. Honestly, when he has the ball he looks like he's stumbling all over the place.

Anyway, he's never ever coming here, thankfully.

Got two tickets at about 30 seconds after 5! Don't know how. Never navigated a website so fast in my life haha!

12 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said:

Lukaku is only 26 years old, it just feels like he has been around for longer, I’d take him here. He’s an excellent striker in my opinion, one of the best finishers in Europe, he’s just going through a bad spell currently

He's definitely not one of the best finishers in Europe at all. His game is based on power, pace and strength. Even back during the best spell of his career he used to miss bucket loads of chances.

Still says coming soon on the website. Have they definitely sold out?

1 minute ago, Kiwivillan said:

Never heard of him then got him from free gold pack today in FIFA 19

I'll take that as a sign. I follow PSV as much as can as I've always had a soft spot for them. He's been my number one transfer target for Villa for a while now. 15 goals and 13 assists from out wide last season and he's only 21 now. Can play up front or either wing. Would be such a statement if we did sign him.

If between us we keep throwing names out for this mystery attacker/wide player we're bound to get it right. I'm liking Thauvin and Werner so far. I'd like to mention Bergwijn and Lozano from PSV. They have been knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers so they'll both almost certainly move. Would definitely be a club record fee for either.

18 minutes ago, Rob182 said:

A cock that called the new Heaton bid before anyone else 

But how much does he get completely wrong? If you throw enough mud...

I followed him for about 6 months. He just comes across as an attention seeker, loves to boast when he does actually get something right and if anyone dares call him out or question him, he blocks them.

Just now, Rob182 said:

Yep, but careful with that talk in here, you might get tarred and feathered. Nixon knows nothing remember!

He knows how to lie and block people. That's pretty much it. He's a cock!

5 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

Someone told me yesterday (fairly close to the club) that we’re still after one more striker that will break our transfer record. He believes Maupay is plan B.

Can’t see it myself...but exciting all the same.

Did you hear this mystery strikers name too? Can we have a cryptic clue?

4 hours ago, useless said:

I could be wrong but reading the original posts made me think that Koen Casteels is the cryptic goalkeeper...

What were these cryptic posts about a GK?

Any idea how many tickets are left? Probably no chance of getting to season ticket holders is there? Wish I could have gone to more than 3 away games last season.

11 minutes ago, John said:

I want us to sign Messi. That's also not going to happen.

Nixon & Fergie are simply annoying. That paper prints fake news to try to unsettle players, that won't work with John.

Careful saying things like that. It might make Nixon join here just so he can BLOCK you!

Luiz, Engels and ???

19 minutes ago, Dante_Lockhart said:

Apparently bid for Milot Rashica from Werder Bremen.

Where did you see that? That would be a fantastic signing!