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10 hours ago, Villaphil said:

Expecting a bit of to play with in the summer.

Rough numbers, so please don’t crucify, but broadly:

Trez £12.5m

Anwar £12.5m

Wes £15m

Targett £20m

Davis £15m

That’s £75m, there’s enough in those sales to pick up Hickey, Coutinho and Bissouma (if we can still get him).  Then we can move on to looking at upgrades up front.

Can't see us pulling in that amount of money. I think -

Trez probably about £5m

AEG probably about £5m-7.5m

Wes will go out on loan again and be released on a free

Targett around £15m

Davis around £2.5m-£5m

6 minutes ago, Kingman said:

Currently our only Full back cover with Targett gone and Kesler pending 

Chambers can play FB

5 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said:

 

Nailed on for us to sign him today then based on the accuracy of 'Sky sources'

Targett was excellent for us last season but hasn't kicked on this season for whatever reason. If we can get in Hickey in as a replacement, I think it would be a great piece of business. 

I agree with a previous post that maybe he enjoyed playing in the empty stadiums as apposed to a crowd. Bearing that in mind, why does he want to go up to SJP. Their fans are awful when things not go right for them. Goes with my best wishes though. Been a good servant for the club.

15 minutes ago, MentalM said:

Yesterdays news makes this transfer a no go until the matter with Bissouma is resolved legally to me.

Cant fathom anyone believing we should buy him until the police case clears his name.

100% 

Is there any update with the case? Gone very quiet.

Would him being able to fly to Africa for AFCON be any indication of the way the case is going? My expert Netflix knowledge tells me that suspects are sometimes asked to surrender passports

Wonder if we ever did build a new stadium, could we just build it right beside if there is space. Spuds managed it. 

Guess it would lead to the issue of where to ground share in the interim period... I cant think of anywhere i'd want to go!

Bid of 20m euros + 5m add ons has been rejected according to good old Fabrizio Romano.

Think it gets done if we add on another couple million

Gerrard wants two quality players for each position. If we get Bentancur then he has his wish -

McGinn - Luiz

Bentancur - Nakamba

Ramsey - Sanson

We also have Chukwuemeka but i'm not sure if he's belongs in the centre midfield category or the attacking midfield category. 

On a side note, its been great to hear all about the hundreds of different elements that go into these kind of ideas/developments.

Not just as simple as 'We want to build a new stand" "OK, go ahead".

2 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said:

Problem is there are hardly any bars/pubs around Villa you would actually want to stay afterwards apart from the maybe the  Barton Arms. As there are so few trains everyone makes a quick dash after the game to join the queue before it gets ridiculous. Most of the area around Villa is either housing, takeaways or light industrial units.

Agreed. Was thinking more long-term in that they could incorporate something with the new development plans. Like the sound of the box park idea too. This could have a similar impact

21 hours ago, blandy said:

plus more people lingering instead of racing for the station etc.

Think this is where Spurs have done well with their stadium. There seems to be quite a bit for home fans to after the game - stay for a drink in the bar and watch other games etc. Fans don't seem to be in a mad rush to get the first tube/train/bus home which helps break up congestion etc.

I think Gomez comes with a 'home-grown' price premium ... but not £50m!

2 hours ago, lexicon said:

I think the Guilbert ship has sailed tbh. Think the issue was that he didn't fit in with the squad or settle into the culture of the club/country and just never really felt happy or that it was home. Don't think anything has really changed in that respect.

Perhaps now that another Frenchman in Sanson here, it might help him settle a bit more?

Anyone heading to the Charlton game tonight?

No mention of Nakamba's injury so he must be fit. I think he will go 4-3-3 at home.

Martinez

Cash / Konsa / Mings / Targett

Ramsey / Nakamba / McGinn

Buendia / Ings / Watkins

Not convinced Nakamba can play the role that Gerrard wants in that position but don't think he's got any other option. Would love him to stick one of the under 23's in that CM position and for them to have a worldie.

Got a good feeling about this game, think it'll be tight but we will win 1-0 or 2-0.

Sanson and Luiz unavailable for Brighton game

Aston Villa pair ruled out of Brighton as Steven Gerrard explains Tyrone Mings captain decision - Birmingham Live (birminghammail.co.uk)

I agree but also think the he will release a few 'bigger' names (including Martinez ) and play a 'lesser' side in the last game against Bolivia which could very will include Buendia. 

I like it. Can't wait to purchase it in the end of season sales

13 hours ago, WallisFrizz said:

Well between this news, JT leaving, ROK leaving, JG leaving, failing to sign 2 top  targets, several injuries and a loss to Watford, we’ve had better summers.

Leon Bailey…cheer us up! No pressure.

If you believe in random rumours, Leon is injured according to someone in the Bailey thread. So ....

Can we just stop trying to sign players with double-barrelled surnames please

7 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said:

Firstly, I was only talking about goals from non-deadball situations since that was Delphinho's question. Still, calling it damning may have been too harsh. What I meant to say was that almost all of his offensive output comes from deadball situations, whilst his actual offensive contribution in open play is rather minimal. His actual goal and assist total can be misleading at first glance because of this.

Secondly, even if you want to include dead ball situations I'd still say you should ignore penalties to which he scored 3 last season. He would've effectively only contributed 4 more goals than Mcginn last season then.

Thirdly, I don't buy into the "Imagine how much better this player would be if he played for a better team" arguments. I'll just say, football is rarely that simple and there have been many players who've failed to make the step up after being bought by a superior team just as there have been players who have succeeded.

Fourthly, Southampton drew 421 fouls last season compared to our 556 fouls. JWP scored 4 direct free kick goals and 3 assists from free kicks that season. That's 1 direct free kick goal every 105 fouls drawn and 1 assist every 140 fouls drawn. Very crudely and with a lot of assumptions, if he had played for us he would've gotten 5 direct free kick goals and 4 assists instead. Again, the calculations are very crude but the main point here is that despite drawing more than 100 fouls more than Southampton last season, if JWP's free kick goal and assist rates remained constant(and a whole lot of otehr assumptions), he would only have 1 more goal and 1 more assist. 

Lastly, Bailey won quite a lot of fouls last season but still no where near to the level of Grealish obviously.

 

Do you have a stat for the amount of goals scored/assisted from direct free kicks for us from last season? 

If JWP can give us an extra 8-10 goals a season from free-kicks, they could prove crucial to our league position.

In terms of the £40-50m price tag, if we can afford it and not mess up FFP, go for it. Transfer fees are only going up.

Hopefully we see a reaction at the weekend v Newcastle.

I do wonder if there was a lack of defensive preparation that would have been done by JT? Hopefully they can get his replacement in quickly. 

Think we need to start with the formation (and line-up) we finished with. Looked a different animal. Maybe bring Luiz in for Nakamba if he is available. 

Good to see the management team recognise the issues and make changes early. Also good to now have the depth to be able to do this! Bench options look very good and have Watkins to come back.

Excited to see if Ramsey can perform like that on a consistent basis this season, could be an breakout season.

As for the doomsday merchants on here - give your heads a wobble and please get behind the team at Villa Park and don't boo them every chance you get.

For me i'd go:

Captain - Mings

Vice captains - McGinn and Martinez

Traore himself only has one pre-season game under his belt. I'd be surprised if he started.

Think JPB might get the nod personally.

Based on the teams that finished above us last season; Leeds haven't really added anyone, Everton could struggle, Spurs could struggle if they lose Kane, Arsenal are a wildcard atm but i think we can get above them. West Ham will have Europa League to contend with so could struggle. 

Big chance for us to push on and get top 6