Hank Scorpio

Just now, sidcow said:

Who are you? Mrs Pissflaps?

Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Lock your piss up!

Pissy chastity belt

I'm not even sure why this thread even exists. Lock this shit up!

Barcelona are a joke. Once Messi leaves or retires they are going to implode.

From everything the club have said Watkins is still quite deservedly number 1 up front. So whoever his backup is realistically isn't going to be a £40m striker is he. I suspect they may go with Wesley and Davis and that's it. To me that is a huge risk but maybe we have other priorities to strengthen first.

To me the problem is they all have defined strengths and weaknesses so whichever 3 you play you are leaving a big deficiency on the pitch.

Nakamba - Distribution lets him down. But can will the ball back very well and press well 

McGinn - Distribution again (Based on Last Season). He otherwise can press well and tries to get forwards

Luiz - Tackling/Pressing let's him down. Passing is generally his biggest asset from deep 

Sanson - Can't actually judge as seen too little of him.

I think the key to the team is a defensive minded destroyer who can win the ball but then be trusted to distribute well. That would free up Luiz/McGinn to show their best qualities. 

Basically we need Kante 2.0 then. Simple.

Remember the days of Leon Hickman in the evening mail where they actually broke transfers and for the most part were not a bullshitting rag?

Those days are never coming back.

On 11/05/2021 at 17:42, Zatman said:

Editor is probably Alex Bruce

Ethan Moore we know it's you.

Come on home son.

20 hours ago, villan-scott said:

Clearly sucking it in there. Looks shopped any way. Not enough fingers. 

Not shopped. He's not lying on a pallet

3 hours ago, chappy said:

Isn't it tongue in cheek?

Sadly not in most cases it seems

The issue with our Central midfield is that all the players we have are good at a few things but are equally poor in others so when we are playing just two of them invariably that leaves an issue on the pitch wether it be inability to pass, press, create or run. I guess that's why players such as Kante are so rare and sought after as he can do all equally well.

Just now, Kiwivillan said:

I don't want McNeil. I think it's a BS link. The rest you mentioned is history under shit manager and owner

I won't disagree about previous managers or owners but again if a player wants to leave he will and we can't stop it. That's the same for any team. No owner or manager will change that.

Just now, Kiwivillan said:

I think we have some of smartest owners and management in PL atm with big money and big balls. Relax 

Who would be powerless to stop a player who wants to leave for a team playing in Europe.

And again I am relaxed. Stop telling me that I am not. Do you not think I have seen this numerous times before? Yorke, Milner, Young etc etc. It's just a matter of historical fact. The only way we avoid it happening again is to qualify. McNeill in my eyes won't help that next season.

I better go have a chamomile tea now, you know, to relax 

1 minute ago, Kiwivillan said:

I think we'll improve on our position like we have for successive seasons and if we don't I don't think we'll lose our best players tied up on decent contracts. Do you think Arsenal Everton Leeds fans are freaking out as much? 

I'm not freaking out. Again just being aware of our place in the food chain so to speak. We will have to show progress to keep our best players, Arsenal Everton and Leeds are no different. All I am saying is, that whoever club identify this summer needs ideally to come in and start instantly we don't really have time to develop a player that cost £40m to buy in the first place.

I cannot imagine Man City will take him back, not necessarily because he didn't have a great season for us, more so they can and now will probably buy the finished player after last night in their continued push to win the chumps league.

I hope Luiz stays and can continue to develop and improve as I hope he has alot more to give.

1 minute ago, Kiwivillan said:

Doom mongering canard. You could apply that to several teams and the reality is it doesn't happen. Football players are humans that have a job and want security. 

How is that doom mongering. So you honestly believe if we finish say midtable again next season we won't lose our better players? I hate it as much as anyone, you can call me a depressing realist if you want, because that's probably what that statement is. No doom.

While i think he has talent I am not sure he is the profile of player we need going into this next season. It's pretty much a vital season in which it is accepted we need to push for European qualification. If we don't get it, players may leave. So with that in mind McNeill appears to be a development project, where he could be very good but that may take another year or two to realise fully. 

Therefore I cannot see the logic on supposedly spending £40m on a development project of a player. This season for the first time we need 2/3 players that can slot in and produce from the start, and make the first 11 immediately better. 

A worrying transfer in my mind.

23 hours ago, sne said:

Almost a shame to have fans back in the stadiums now.

Imagine Villa Park decked out like this but with his face on every picture

What's our friend Arlind the Journalist saying 

16 minutes ago, WallisFrizz said:

This was the article in the athletic about Leeds running. We’re second quickest behind Leeds. 

Oh I must have misunderstood the data. 

Seriously it's like I am at work!

Just now, MotoMkali said:

I think that just suggests higher intensity pressing is the key to success. Specifically coordinated team pressing. 

That's quite possible!

9 minutes ago, villan-scott said:

Do you have any evidence to back up this claim? I’ve seen one graphic where Grealish and Trez were amongst the quickest. 

I saw an article on the athletic about it at the opposite end of the scale were man city, chelsea and Liverpool if i recall correctly.

I think that may well demonstrate speed can be somewhat correlated to success. Maybe?

4 minutes ago, sne said:

Almost a shame to have fans back in the stadiums now.

Imagine Villa Park decked out like this but with his face on every picture

I don't think I would ever leave