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we just love to see it ... the way many of their fans talk down to Villa makes me sick. Honestly i wish that friendly was a premier league match id be all over Twitter making noise

Yeah ive rated him highly hes wasting away at Chelsea and needs a move asap ! Would love him at Villa i feel Smith would get the best out of him good ole ross barkley . Any update on Rashica

Well im not ITK but its fairly comfortable to say he is part of the club unofficially however , its funny you say that as the first player i thought of was actually Eriksen but i used a realistic target instead to spice up the transfer talk... yeah eriksen is the perfect player in that part of the pitch to cause problems... in tonights game other than grealish many of the players don't look sharp enough to even make our bench and thats not because its one of the first games but because they are not good enough at this level nowhere near in fact. But we will see who they are targeting very soon.. before our game on monday i need to see another midfielder signed at least but im probably asking for too much.

Okay good points.. if we play grealish on the left we need a bloody damn good AM maybe the guy from Valencia Uros Racic or someone of that calibre for me to feel comfortable that we have enough quality in that midfield because i don’t believe Traore and Grealish will give us enough quality in that midfield. So we need to ensure that we do exactly that if we want to have Grealish playing at LW

If we were to play Grealish on the left then it would only be if we had a player like Christian Eriksen through the middle at CAM . Of course a more realistic target but someone with the same qualities and playing style other than that Grealish should be in that position as we have more options to get someone else at LW

You speak the same language as me .. we are certainly going to need that CM who will be able to do the job consistently throughout the season we need the Mcginn before he got injured to return to give us that extra step. Get rid of davis and samatta and replace only one of them

Mmmm is he more reliable just asking as i dont know whos more reputable but im hoping he is

Sorry but no we really shouldnt take this approach .. this is not the way for us to go... grealish should be in the middle and a new player on the left and a new player on the right is essential because then you have mcginn and hourihane/lansbury besides him with luiz just behind, of course none of them players hourihane/lansbury should be starting for us . We need more players fresh additions on both sides and we know grealish is great in that position too. Two pacy wingers on both sides and grealish in the middle with watkins up top .. anything other doesnt make sense

Why have SSN just said that if we sign traore we will withdraw our interest in Rashica... is someone playing tricks on me or trying to give me cardiac arrest i would be outraged if it plays out like that . Rashica should be priority over Traore by a million miles so i hope its just stupid sources giving them false information.

Very worrying from my standpoint i have zero optimism about this move and trezeguet may be the better option as far as im concerned

Lyon fans extremely happy with Traore departing .. how do you guys feel about this ??

Keinan davis on the verge of signing a new three year contract ✍ Hmmm if i speak ... I used to think this kid was something special probably down to his quick rise to prominence but now i dont want him part of the squad and Traore finalising his medical in Denmark i really couldn’t be happier ... i guess Jaden Philogene-Bidace’s performance today is what keeps me smiling... kid is phenomenal!

But do you think its that much in difference that it would be such a decisive factor as Benrahma’s footballing ability is 20x that of traore surely that should outweigh any pace concerns? Your views are regarded highly so ill be open to change of thought

Couldn’t agree more ... get your coaching badges in son

Yeah that could be a huge problem for us the cash/targett factor . Im hoping the mings/konsa partnership blossoms but with konsa will be his consistency is he disciplined to keep it up. We need a CB and CM probably.

Likewise im not that keen on Traore at all .. i think thats poor recruitment business.. Rashica hopefully can do the magic on the other side for us and Watkins steps up to the plate. a very important part of us moving forward this season is getting that right... more quality required .. im actually wondering who is signing these players or whether its a mix of both. Guessing Traore is pretty much done then.

Yeah it pains me too seeing those clubs fly past us... maybe one day we can be apart of that top six . Yeah DS was up against the wall for the most part of last season and i hope he starts the season right as id hate to see him leave. Yes i will believe in our vision and plan. UTV

I think im stuck on the fact we are still the fifth biggest club in the history of english football and i still apply that mindset even with the fact we have been down for a few years... i just feel we could perhaps be striving for better acquisitions, nonetheless I appreciate the money being spent and our place in the Premier League... lets kick on UTV to you aswell pal

Benrahma £20M offer accepted to Crystal Palace.. hold on a minute i thought he was going for more than that figure and if so why have we not gone for him!!!... perfect chemistry and reunited with Watkins which could continue if we bought him so i don’t understand why we are not pursuing it. I couldn’t careless if he just bought a new home in london you can get one in the midlands no excuses ... get him and Rashica in and play them on either side... sit back and get the popcorn out .

Thats what I thought also .. seems to be a lot of backstepping updates. And then i see deal for Traore may be going ahead i pray that doesn’t go through

Thank you very much.. Not sure why they thought personally attacked but anyway we are all holte enders at the end of the day

I think rashica could be that new forward stroke winger, i hope so because then we could bring in another winger.

Extremely as i was looking forward to him the most .. i wonder if the reports are true

No i just want to talk about the football which i have done .. believe it or not i want everyone to be on the same page. Im here to discuss moving forward as a club together as fans .

They made great use of the market , so surely it’s possible with our new owners and the powers they have to accommodate a man similar to a Jorge Mendez to scour the leagues and bring in the right players that fit. Plus our rich history and famous name in the footballing world should do half the job anyway .. well maybe im being too hopeful there . I hope that soon we have something like that in place to bring us to that next level.