FunkyMonkey

Only £4 million more eh? Did you watch Lennon play under Ramos? He was AWFUL!!!

Are those mistakes Folski? There's that crystal ball again - hindsight is a wonderful thing. I haven't the energy to explain just how wrong you are, but i'll have a go Aaron lennon - crystall ball (cos he was RUBBISH last season) Jimmy Milner - was not a CM when he came here, it takes time and training to learn a position James Collins - the fact he spotted him at all was genius Cahill - wouldn't get in the side, have you seen Bolton's defensive record?! Goalscorer - well, it's not like we can't find the back of the net now is it UEFA cup last year - correct decision at the time as we were going for the chumps league Carson/Harewood et al - you need squad players to build a side, they were never anything more

What kind of poll is this?! I personally have agreed with every single one of MONs decisions - the fact you call these 'mistakes' is laughable!! Sure, he might have made decisions that didn't work out, but that doesn't mean that he made a mistake (ie: the wrong choice) and that the logic behind the decision wasn't right. Does everything turn out perfect in your world? It really annoys me when you get cretins that dismiss the good decisions that work out well, and then start having a go about decisions that didn't work out. No-one has a crystal ball, and if you can't see why MON made certain choices over the last few years then you sure as hell aint got no place saying that it was a mistake. Can't believe my reply will have put this dire poll back to the top of the thread list...

Like any retail therapy, people will only feel happy when they see money being spent. Fortunately, most people know that Randy has backed MON with huge amounts of money since his arrival and will (hopefully) continue to do so. I for one am far from deflated - that tingling anticipation of a new season has kicked in since the Peace Cup started, I'll be watching the guys (streamed) tonight, and some big signings for this coming season are right around the corner. Where's the excitement gone?! It's a game of football, surely we're all in it for the enjoyment, not to depress ourselves!!

I thought the happy happy ones were the 'MON knows best' contingent?? I myself would put myself in the 'MON know best contingent' - at least till he's had a chance to prove otherwise this window. Just think that a manager should be judged on what is required of him at the time. Off the pitch, in the transfer window, he's required to improve the squad. On the pitch he's required to get the team to perform. Well he achieved both last season for me, so yes, I'm happy till he proves me otherwise. Just like it's possible for a player to improve, it's also possible for a manager to improve. If MON made mistakes last year, i reckon he's smart enough to learn from them. IMO of course... :|

We should run the same pole in 3 weeks time - the middle of an inactive tranfer window is no time judge the happiness of nervous Villa fans! PS: Actually, it is a good time to run it if you want a reflection of how anxious people are. But not if you want a sensible answer...

"In a week it will all be different""...do you know something we dont whats happening in a week :? Having a different opinion is not short sighted...who cares whats happend in the last ten years...we are not hull city ffsake we are Villa. I judge the squad on this season and this season alone...I look at our squad plues our european games to come plus cup matches and the results are clear to see...our squad is simply not good enough. Throw in Osbourne,Salifou and Heskey as members of that squad and I can see us getting outplayed (like last year) by a hell of a lot of teams Wish i did, but no, this is a statement of faith more than fact. I guess i'm going on the basis that MON wouldn't allow Zat to leave unless he was very close to signing another CB. I could be wrong, and if i am then you may see my faith in MON start to waver, but we're at the business end of the window so will expect - nay demand - some serious activity at Villa Park by the start of next week. Sit back, open the popcorn and put your feet up - our intentions for the coming season are about to be made clear... (oh god please spend some money!)

Wrong time to start this thread!! At the minute, many of the forum users seem to be caught up in the same old transfer window hysteria that we see twice a year. All doom and gloom because we haven't made any marquee signings yet and the squad is too small? Really? I never would have guessed. Many of the people on here simply seem to have forgotten the 10 years of mediocrity before MON arrived. Not all the managers were bad, and we've had some good players along the way, but I don't remember a time as positive as a supporter of Aston Villa. Good chairman, good manger, a bit of cash, and some genuine quality in the squad. Of course I'm happy! Though because we've yet to show our colours in the transfer market this year (in a week it will all be different...) i fear the majority of short-sighted, lightweight Villa fans, will say no.