Hank Scorpio

I think it's a risk going into next season with Davis and Wesley as backup for Watkins. Neither of them for various reasons can be fully trusted to be the main striker in the event of Watkins being seriously injured. Question is can we fund a replacement to the level of Watkins again.

The AC Milan keeper is a free agent now..decent backup to the Argentinan glove god.

Can't say anything bad about him.Hope he is fully recovered from this injury now. Steer is a.capable number 2 I think. More concerning is how we get Kalinic off the books.

Pure. Sex.

I would love that to be true. My only concern is if we do this and come up short could we be left in a xia like financial meltdown again. Very worst case would be a sale of any valuable players I suppose.

This transfer window is going to be wild.

Please explain, if I am misunderstanding the finances happy to be told I am talking shit!

So where does that money come from and how do we account for it within the cheating racket that is FFP. There is no official announcement the rules have been or are to be relaxed. We just had a season with no fan income, had to pay more money out in rebates to the championship. Unless you think we are immune to FFP and have a magic money tree. I am aware that we are now free of the 3 years FFP limit so the last season of the championship is no longer relevant, but simply looking at the accounts should tell you £100m spending is insane and not possible within the current rules.

People expecting us to be spending £100m for a third summer in a row, after a season of huge losses are wrong. It will not happen. That is not sustainable spending. If we spend more then £50m to improve the first team that will be a huge surprise.

Two players roughly £50m total spend not including money raised from any sales that might be reinvested

I have actually been told the same. If we don't make Europe he will go..which I don't think anyone can begrudge.

Exactly you can't compare spending in American sports to here. Over there the owners don't really spend much personal wealth to make a team successful. It's just not the same as football here

I would be all over that for the price. I suspect he will have many options.

Based on all manner of factors you wish. Look we are all villa fans and think we are better than we actually are I get that and that is fine. And yes Arsenal at the moment are not the side they once were and may never be again yet they still finished above us, they can most likely offer higher wages after years and years of unbroken European competition, they can offer the attraction of London (whatever that is, I think the place is a dump but whatever) That's not shitting on us, but we are still a bit off Arsenal as a whole setup. We are still recovering from years in the championship and as fans needs to keep the perspective even though we made terrific progress this past season. That said if we can sign him, it may show that behind the scenes things are more progressed than I am thinking.

Being realistic if he has the choice of us or arsenal I genuinely will be surprised if he chose us. Ultimately they are still a more attractive proposition.. And before anyone mentions Martinez that's a completely different situation.

The smile is all he needs...

Ah man not this shit again. Please no!

I feel myself getting thicker each time I hear this shite but I can't stop. Help me.

I hate Liverpool and their fans more than any other team. They literally make my skin crawl. Bin dipping words removed just **** off.

Screaming"I hate bacon face" to keep the wolf from the door. Like Partridge talking about the pedestrianisation of Norwich city centre.

Very much enjoyed the FA Trophy game. Blizzare the celebration music for Hornchurch appears to be featuring early 2000' s song "Horny" or something

I wonder how many of the great unwashed think about that 'goal' while ploughing their sisters from behind. Lots I reckon.

Bremen down you say..... READY THE FISH PUNS

Mind the gap custard bowl dwellers. This is a pivotal summer for them. Get it wrong and I'm willing to predict less than 20k gates will be the norm again very soon. I would make bids for Neto Jiminez and Neves too just to piss them off even more