ChicagoVillan1983

I’m going to make an extreme prediction that For the second half of the season table (ONLY - ie league table for the last 19 games), Villa finish 4th.

I think that’ll be enough for us to scrape into Euro spots - barely.

2 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

I do worry for the future though if we don't get Europe and just stand still.
Will this spending come back to haunt us?

Just look at Everton! Although I have more confidence in our team than theirs.

My guess is that seeing Newcastle and others getting decent takeovers, seeing the likes of Everton struggle while seeing West Ham and Arsenal improvements, they are thinking they need to throw everything they have at moving up the league right now and getting into Europe.

I think this is the best choice available that would want to come to Villa right now. It's a simple as that. Has had success at a big club (albeit in a shit league), and I think he can get the youngsters playing. I'm super supportive of this.

I hope that Liverpool come and steal him in 4 years time... That'll be a great result for Villa if he ends up being that good...

5 minutes ago, nick76 said:

1) who reads the Mail these days even online

2) As you say not exactly inspiring on 6,000 votes and 20% of the vote…it’s like casting a vote in the Holte End toilet at half time but with less credibility

Dingles and scum clicking on Nuno for jokes...

Woy Weturns

Hopefully we can shut up some of the doubters with that performance and start to see more people get behind the project!

We need a new part of the poll.

Nanny MacPhee’s Performance

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Have I missed an advancement in football… WTF is this player taking a nap behind the wall business???

2 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

Cash has been our POTS so far.

First time I ever agreed with you, my son.

Can one just fall to Ings please!!!

I have nothing against Targett as a player, personality, but boy do I hate his teeth. I can’t look at his face. Drives me insane.

8 minutes ago, pregra said:

Matty Cash in the form of his life at the moment, love to see it

He’s gonna be a Poland LEGEND

Imagine having a youth player that can score goals. Crazy!

2 hours ago, HalfTimePost said:

Tough one to call squad wise, which means Dean will go strong as nobody wants to be the guy who turns up to Chelsea starting Bogarde, Chukweumeka and Archer only to find Rudiger, Kante and Lukaku on the opposing team sheet.

I'd only be resting Martinez and Konsa (as Axel can't play v United). With Bailey, Ramsey  and one of WatkIngs on the bench

              Steer

Cash Tuanzebe Mings Young

         Luiz Sanson

Traore.  Buendia. AEG

              Watkins

Bench: Sinisalo, Bogarde, Hause, Chuk (if fit), Nakamba, Bailey, Ings, Archer, Ramsey

The other Ramsey coming in to the bench if Chuk isn't fit.

Which Chuk to chuck

When you come onto VT and there are no “hot” threads.

@villalad21 @Delphinho123 OUTTTTT

1 hour ago, Lord Willard said:

Spending will slowly cease up which is absolutely fine by me.

We are investing heavily into youth and sooner or later they will eventually need game time and prove that they are good enough. I still think that system is still 2-3 years away from working.

I was hoping for 1/2 first team players to keep us improving till then. 

 

You should be happy then - we got 3...

My gut is that we have dropped a clanger by not securing another CM. Overall window felt pretty good, I just would have thought we could have pulled 30-40 out of the bag to get someone and still be a low net spend.

What I don’t know is how much they believe in Sanson, and just how much the kids are going to push on. Chuk Rock seemed overwhelmed the other day.

Time will tell. I can’t buy into all this negativity though. We won’t be going down. Tread water for a season - quite possibly. Still expect us to kick on a little though.
 

I do think we simply have so much coming on tap from the youth in the next two years that there may be a view to pause on the spending and wait and see. I can buy into it. Someone like a Winkels feels like where we should have landed to me.

Deano just been spotted with Lange in an old school 1980s mini on the A23.

Damned shame with this lingering injury. But still have hope here. Basically we can’t make any conclusions yet. He needs some real competitive minutes.

Hopefully he’ll get them soon.

Good window so far. I agree we need another mid. Would be fine with Witzel - someone still at the top of their game until our clearly amazing youth prospects come through.

I think we can get by with rotating a few of the youngsters in, but it delays our progress a year.

That said, I think it's crazy to say this has been a poor window...

1 minute ago, TheMelvillan said:

quick. someone ask that american football expert on twitter who had all the grealish insider info what he knows 

He’s too busy trying to be the middle link in a human centipede of Kalvin Phillips and Bamford.

NoRwIcH bEaT bOuRnEmOuTh 6-0, AnD wE oNlY bEaT bArRoW bY tHe SaMe.

SMITH OUT!!!