NIVillan

Sorry not doing a Fulham - WE ARE DOING A BIG RON

I said it as a comparison with Cowley. Cowley doing well for Blues? He has played one game. Blues is not exactly the heights he thought he was going to get by going to Arsenal. I think Kane going to City is more of a gamble than Cowley to be honest. When Cowley moved Villa were a bit of a mess, successful Youth Team but bad at bringing them through to the first team. Though moving to Arsenal he stood no chance with Wegner involved. Look at Foden at Man City cant get a regular game. At the moment the Southampton and Leicester would be best bet, but the way things are developing at Villa I would have stayed as if we are on the move back to the top getting in early could be the key.

So Kane Taylor is going to be slumming it for the Blue Noses in a few years time? Worked out well for Dan Cowley didnt it. At that age the players develop at different rates and what is considered a top teenager now might not develop into a top player in the first team.

We need to stop bitching about Xia selling any sell on clauses. Xia kept us out of bankruptcy long enough for us to get our current owners in. Wyness wanted us to go into admin so he could get his mates to buy us on the cheap. Xia has many faults but he was a breath of fresh air at the time, allowing Villa Fans to believe again. The first year bills were paid and he was pumping money in and we did a lot of Spending that first Summer and then Bruce in that first Winter transfer time. Something happened where he was no longer able to pump money in etc but he allowed Bruce to bring in loans such as Snodgrass and sign Terry. He gambled and lost. Xia respected Villa and wanted the best for his dream of taking the club back. As said he has many faults, trusting pieces of poop like Wyness is one of them but Xia's time and the explosion of interest again when we just missed promotion attracted our new overlords and for that we should be thankful even if we miss a few million on sell on clauses.

The Brazilian Dennis Mortimer

Or Brian Clough's Forest

Nothing against Leicester as I lived there a while back and I am looking forward to resuming banter with my friends who are fellow foxes. My worry with Rodgers is that he always starts well (Apart from at Watford I think) but it goes downhill fast. He is like a snake oil salesman that gets you at first until you realise he is full of it. Add to that the one Brendan loves is Brendan. He lasted a few years at Celtic as there was no real competition. With the player power that exists at Leicester the past few years, has that been slowly erased as you have sold your older players?

If that happens it will mean he has been a success so 2 way helping each other.

Need to turn it up a Notch with Dr and the Medics!

I think Man City are helping us in this, as the reason we can maybe get a Work Permit is due to him being transferred as the Fee will count as one of the points required.

Cool my boys will not be the only ones running around Belfast with a Villa Kit on

Was the two players the Doc bought late 60s also from Zimbabwe?

Depends on how well this team clicks. If it does I think we are not too far behind Leicester as their team is ageing (Vardy) and top players wanting to leave (Macguire). I do not rate Rodgers as a manager who develops for the long term, so we could maybe challenge them this season if they do not respond well to his management. Leicesters squad have gotten rid of the past 3 managers. Everton are a strange one as also depends if they click or not as well. It didnt click for them last season but they did appear to buy well last summer. I havent kept up with who they have bought this year, I havent had time with all our signings. We now have the players worthy of top half. Players such as Wesley etc are a gamble. We also have to see how well Dean Smith adapts to this level. We forget thought our management team have no experience either.

Bloody Hell we havent just rebuilt the Team but Built a Squad worthy of this level. I think they are not relying on a player working. Happens all the time a new player comes in and things just don't work, we now have an alternatives within the squad. Even Big Ron would be impressed with this spending spree.

When does the away kit go on sale?

There is a song ifrom the 1990s in there somewhere

Xia judgement is dodgy but I dont feel he came in with bad intentions like say the Bolton Owner and strip the club. Wyness I never trusted. We have good (and Capable - See Lerner Good Intentions crap execution) people running AND Owning our club now, with the best intentions for our Club, Respect the History of the Club but want to push forward and create their own history. Last Time I think this all synced up was pre 1940!

I took the view last year that yes Xia gambled and thought we would get to the Premier League but it was Wyness that pushed for us to be made bankrupt etc so that his new mates could pick the club up cheaply. Xia then did everything he could (and yes selling off the Villa family assets) to keep the club running and avoid administration. He did it long enough to bring in new investors.

Doh!

I get told stuff by VillaTalk! There my secret source of information is out

Sorry I always call it the League Cup

There are times it was needed. Take last year Tammy came and did a job for us but has decided to go back to Chelsea. We have since moved on.

Yeah that was my thought. Average = mid table

Seeing the prices that are coming out now for Defenders looks like we might have got ourselves a bargin! Saw Dunk who was mentioned here is going for 40 million!

Had a Mortal Kombat image reading that