Nath_s91 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Could be a busy day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Oh balls! Just when I think I'm out I get sucked right back in again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaspg Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 or 3 or 4 or 5? so much for beeing productive at work today :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 6 minutes ago, tomaspg said: 2 or 3 or 4 or 5? so much for beeing productive at work today :/ I assume most of those/all of those will be outgoings? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaspg Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just now, KHV said: I assume most of those/all of those will be outgoings? guessing so, or maybe no 3 and 4 are incoming depending on 2 players leaving prior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 17 minutes ago, tomaspg said: guessing so, or maybe no 3 and 4 are incoming depending on 2 players leaving prior Elphick, Gardner and McCormack I assume would be 3 potential exits. Maybe Adomah too?? Bruce seems to have a hard on for Elmo for some bizzare reason and we have just signed Snodgrass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tomaszk Posted August 31, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2017 Bruce doesn't deserve the doctor. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) Could it be that shortly after the good Doctor bought Aston Villa he found out that Villa are actually part of the National Heritage UK or part of a conservation area? Being one of the founding clubs of English football and all that. Maybe he found out that even if you rebuild you have to use parts from that era (Bruce, Wyness) or in a pinch use something that imitates those parts as close as possible (Round, Terry, Samba, Whelan, Jedinak...) Would explain why Di Matteo only got 12 games and why even thou the results are pretty much the same Bruce, Wyness and Round are still here . I've seen loads of episodes of Grand Designs with Kevin McCloud and it always costs a fortune and takes ages to rebuild as soon as National Heritage UK are involved. Edited August 31, 2017 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Shropshire Lad said: The best thing you could have done this window Tony is sack Bruce. It would have been much cheaper in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Shropshire Lad said: We have a strong squad. Shame it's once again massively underperforming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2017 I really just wanted clarification on what Tony is saying in the tweet. He's saying it's incorrect that we're using FFP as an excuse, then he's talking about balancing and the red line. But we did well this window. It just reads a bit muddled to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 minute ago, Shropshire Lad said: I really just wanted clarification on what Tony is saying in the tweet. He's saying it's incorrect that we're using FFP as an excuse, then he's talking about balancing and the red line. But we did well this window. It just reads a bit muddled to me. My reading of it is some people thought he was using ffp as an excuse for having no money to spend - however it's true that ffp is the reason and even though we've boxed clever this summer we are still close to the red line . i think he's basically having a go at those who say he's skint and think he's using ffp as an excuse not to spend . 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 minute ago, Eastie said: My reading of it is some people thought he was using ffp as an excuse for having no money to spend - however it's true that ffp is the reason and even though we've boxed clever this summer we are still close to the red line . i think he's basically having a go at those who say he's skint and think he's using ffp as an excuse not to spend . Thanks, with that in mind, the tweet makes a bit more sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 18 hours ago, Eastie said: My reading of it is some people thought he was using ffp as an excuse for having no money to spend - however it's true that ffp is the reason and even though we've boxed clever this summer we are still close to the red line . i think he's basically having a go at those who say he's skint and think he's using ffp as an excuse not to spend . Close to the red line is quite a scary comment. If we are close now then how **** will we be next summer when we are still in the championship? The revenue drop next season is huge. Next season could be even worse than the end of Lerner's tenure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 1 hour ago, KHV said: Close to the red line is quite a scary comment. If we are close now then how **** will we be next summer when we are still in the championship? The revenue drop next season is huge. Next season could be even worse than the end of Lerner's tenure If we don't go up then I expect some of our better players will have to be sold and we will see more of the younger players emerge in the side - could be a bumpy road if we fail to go up this time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted September 1, 2017 Moderator Share Posted September 1, 2017 10 minutes ago, Eastie said: If we don't go up then I expect some of our better players will have to be sold and we will see more of the younger players emerge in the side - could be a bumpy road if we fail to go up this time . I think it will be more than a bumpy road, I think we would be in a real mess. Things could get pretty ugly from there. We've a lot of players set to leave next summer, it's hard to imagine what the team/squad might look like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I don't see us going up this season and the parachute money will halve next season. I think we are going to be absolutely ****, we will certainly be in the red next season unless we flog half of the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AshVilla Posted September 1, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) I think the short term planning will backfire big time as well. Built our team around old players on big wages. We really did put all our eggs in one basket promotion really was a must i can see the merits of it but you need the right manager for the job and Bruce is certainly not it. Edited September 1, 2017 by AshVilla 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 17 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: I don't see us going up this season and the parachute money will halve next season. I think we are going to be absolutely ****, we will certainly be in the red next season unless we flog half of the squad. Not only flog them but clubs would know our situation in having to sell and we'd be in a weak bargaining position - probably lose the best players and stuck with all the shit . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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