Nicho

Gone back to Spain apparently

I think we will pull of some surprise results as well as some spankings by teams out of form and playing shit. We will be a punters nightmare this season. I'm confident we will be better than last season in not only position, but entertainment and performance.

I think we've spent £15 million of what was probably a £30 million budget (no source) and with £40 million in sales minus what ever goes to Genk we have a war chest this summer. Confirmed Richards - free Sinclair - £1-2 million Gueye - £7million Amavi - £8 million Of the ones linked I'd like to see us sign Darder £8 million Pràet £8 million Townsend £12 million Austin £15 million Oulare £7 million Ryan/heaton £3 million Not sure on likelyhood of fees but that would take us up to £70 million for the window and much stronger than how we finished last season

Whats his beard like?

I don't get people wanting Martial and Embolo to replace Benteke they are 19 and 18. Age isn't everything of course and Mitrovic and Bamford are not much older but have shown more. I'm certain we will not start the season with a 19 year old leading the front line. We cannot sign a front man who we expect to deliver the same as Benteke, we need to build a sqaud that scores goals. We won't replace Benteke like for like and I agree we will need two. I've been conditioned to expect Ricky Lambert and jordan Bowery. How about a duo Owen and Heskey, Crouch and Defoe. I think I'm stuck in a loop.

If we sign: Darder Praet Amavi Townsend Bamford (loan) we are in a better position than we finished the season. Much stronger first team but having lost our only scorer of the last 3 seasons. We are not going to find another player to deliver it on his own so the money really needs to go across the whole squad.

I used to play football with a lad called Haj. He dosnt know anything.

You're a relegation threatened club who has just sold their best player and a team that has won 2 titles in 4 years has just put in for him. If you think this is about money then you're just not paying attention. id saying considering all the loyalty statements and then last week saying hes staying...if he does got City hes another money grabbing England international for man city to ruin 50k to stay villa captain or 70k to sit on the bench and chat to nasri dzeko bony Just like Milner and Barry were never going to play and were money grabbing international to be ruined by City? Both now have Premier League winners and FA Cup winners medals, and both played in the Nou Camp and Bernabau with Milner excelling away in Munich. I wish people would ruin me like that. uh oh

Should we? Never really rated him... 6ft 2in with a better scoring record than Benteke in the same league, hes 20 years old and has Champions League experience. If we are going to pay £10 million+ hed be a much better option than Embolo that has been mentioned by some.

Saying no probably got Delph another £50k per week. * If its true

If Newcastle get Mitrovic I will not be happy. We should be in for him at £12 million.

Marty is that you.....

We have had poor full backs for a while and I think that has had a huge impact on our center halves. Anyone who has played football at any level knows that if someone to the left or right of you is rubbish you have to cover for them. Im a full believer that our Center Backs have had to cover our poorly positioned and poor defensive full backs. While not fully taking the responsibility away from our center backs they have had to sit deeper, play further apart, play 5 yards away from where they should be in order to cover space and players left by our full backs. Last ditch defending can only take you so far and that is what we have seen for a while from our defence. Vlaar didnt become a poor player over night and what showed in the world cup and his period of form was good positioning and interception as much as the tackling and heading.

Our current window has us signing Richards, Sinclair and Gueye. Normally you would be pleased with that, strengthening defence, midfield and attack but our squad is in need of major surgery. Keeping Delph is huge and would have liked to keep Cleverley but if we sign our media targets: Amavi Praet Townsend We will have had a fantastic window again strengthening defence, midfield and attack.Then if we could add another striker or 2 if we lose Benteke, Austin and ? Along with any of the youngsters we've been linked to Holgate (Barnsley) Byram and Cook (Leeds) Maddison (Coventry) Then we will have had a truly outstanding window. Seems far to unrealistic and very un villa like. I'm off to play football manager.

I'm not so sure Linked with Roma now, think he would look good in a Roma shirt. He's going to Man U IMO. He will be a good fit and I woulnt begrudge him for it.

Hes very respected though According to the other twitter accounts?

What is this showing?

The clip of him on sky sports showed him shooting wide. Wondered why we hadn't signed him with a video like that. Not seen much of him.

In my experience in having to deal with suspending staff and disciplinarians they are just follow course. Typically you have to be given 48 hours after official notice of your investigation to then attend. They will do this quickly to avoid paying you for being off but it makes no difference generally to the outcome in my experience. Social media policy is in most contracts now and probably has been updated officially somewhere if it wasn't in your original contract. There will be degrees of severity and I do t see your as severe just a breach and it will be dealt with properly as somewhere down the line they will use the same procedure to get rid of someone and have to be uniform. Good luck though, enjoy your time off as it may be out of your hands so you might as well.

AVFC OFFICIAL have just retweeted the kit launch photo with our .christian in it, I take this as a sign that he is staying...........and that we have a new kit. I could be wrong on both counts.

I dont see Coventry fans as people so dont know how they are your friends

Hasn't he got better stats than Ronaldo and Messi at the same age and I think I read he was second only to Hazard in chances created, dribbles and forward passes in the final 3rd in the last 2 seasons. In the same way the media over hyped him they now want to pull him down and he is now not that good because he wants to leave Liverppol. He is 20 years old and at times is superb. But yes he does run funny and has bad touches. Personally I think he is very effective and will be instantly better with and because of Silva and Aguero. Still over priced for a cocky petulant child.

Torres - Forlan - Aguero - Falcao - Costa - Manzukic and now Vietto and Martinez. Atletico certainly know how to find a striker. Just signed Carrasco from Monaco as well.

Hope he gets over his injury. This guy can be a beast and one of the top centre hands in the country. Wasn't just his fitness last season there was a lot of naivety and mistakes but you see glimpses of his quality and that Chelsea game certainly showed his ability. A lot of potential not sure he will develop as baker and Clark are better than him at the moment

Quick everyone delete their posts Delph you Bar****d