VillaChris Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 07/02/2019 at 11:46, sne said: Spending £12m or whatever and handing out a big 4 year deal on a 30 y.o Championship level striker who couldn't even get into the Scottish national side was always going to be a retarded move. Factoring in the reports from previous clubs about his behavior, fitness level and his very hot & cold form from season to season makes it even worse.. It's the worst signing in club history, and the odds of it turning out like that were pretty good when we signed him. No surprise at all. Since he obviously has issues, whatever they may be, I'm sure the club could have handled them better. But just a terrible signing. Thing that baffled me at the times is he had 2/3 very good scoring seasons for Fulham and yet they never got close to finishing in top 6 in any of them. Yet they got in Mitrovic halfway through last season who scored at a similar rate and comfortably finished in top 6. It worried me a little that he wasn't really a team player or his own style of play upfront didn't really get the best out of the rest of the team. He was a luxury short term gamble. Also didn't help our team was very lopsided. V Forest at home we started Kodjia, Jack, McCormack and Ayew. Work rate not really high priority for any of them or chasing back when out of possession. Feel he would've worked better if we'd just played him off Kodjia and had a hardworking 3/4 behind him in midfield who didn't get forward much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Oh god no, you mean, wait....what? He went fast in a really fast nice car?! Mate I've clocked more than that in the shit cars I've had, hardly something to judge someone on. I don't think @Villan4Life was solely judging him on speeding in his car, just highlighting it to be the latest in a long line of problems from this said player in all the clubs he has been at and the lack of due diligence we have shown in the signings of half of the characters we have signed at this club over the years. Let's be honest, he ain't wrong as Lansbury has been another disastrous signing for different reasons to McCormack as we have barely seen him (Lansbury) in a Villa shirt due to injury after injury. In the times we have seen him he's been bang average / poor on the half dozen of occasions that we have seen him play. I look forward to the day we stop signing these type of players. Edited February 19, 2019 by AvfcRigo82 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 This is the wrong thread but I really fail to see how Lansbury being done for speeding impacts on his footballing ability or team play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted February 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 07/02/2019 at 22:18, Stevo985 said: Understood! We're on the same page. We see his failure to get into the Motherwell team as further proof that he's finished. Others see it as further proof that Bruce ruined his career. I was not a fan of Bruce, but McCormack was nothing to do with him. McCormack is a word removed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Biggest flop in our history for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Bosko Balaban wins that award for me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 48 minutes ago, The_Rev said: Bosko Balaban wins that award for me. Sadly, I was excited when we got him after watching those Euros. Saw Dublin say he was a lazy clearing in the woods who didn't want to be here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Sadly, I was excited when we got him after watching those Euros. Saw Dublin say he was a lazy clearing in the woods who didn't want to be here. And how many of them have we had..you just couldn't make it up. The decision making by subsequent "powers that be" over the years has been its undoing.....and has us where we are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 4, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 4, 2019 Three sub appearances for a total of 43 minutes playing time since he went to Motherwell. Can't understand why he wasn't given yet another chance here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 47 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Three sub appearances for a total of 43 minutes playing time since he went to Motherwell. Can't understand why he wasn't given yet another chance here. Nah nor me, really wish we'd extended that olive branch a bit further...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiemunster Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Stevo 985 and bannedfromHandV, I hope your comments were satirical. I'd like to see him hanging from the olive branch meself, but "Fatty" would probably break it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Little bit on old Ross here. 1hr 28minutes in. No surprises, like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzGNo0GXNzU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Basically saying how Ross was a bad drunk, and was a total liability when drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 2, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 2, 2019 This has to be a lesson we learn now. Football is a small world, people know each other and talk. His problems and attitude seem to be well known. In future we MUST avoid players who are known to be trouble regardless of how good they may seem. Need to place much more emphasis on attitude. It's cost us again and again, most people knew Gabby was a busted flush before we unaccountably offered him another long contract. Fat Ross. Lescott, the list just goes on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 So he's a confirmed drunk, and a nasty one at that too. I mean if you're gonna be a drunk, at least be one of those friendly harmless ones you laugh at. I wonder how many people still blame the previous management and administration for him not being in the side...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted April 3, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 3, 2019 Can’t wait til he gets the hell out of the club, he’s a total waste of time, money and some talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 20 hours ago, sidcow said: This has to be a lesson we learn now. Football is a small world, people know each other and talk. His problems and attitude seem to be well known. In future we MUST avoid players who are known to be trouble regardless of how good they may seem. Need to place much more emphasis on attitude. It's cost us again and again, most people knew Gabby was a busted flush before we unaccountably offered him another long contract. Fat Ross. Lescott, the list just goes on. Never thought a club as big and professional as Aston Villa, would need to be told that....but apparently so.....The Gabby saga was further evidence.....as if we needed any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 21 hours ago, sidcow said: This has to be a lesson we learn now. Football is a small world, people know each other and talk. His problems and attitude seem to be well known. In future we MUST avoid players who are known to be trouble regardless of how good they may seem. Need to place much more emphasis on attitude. It's cost us again and again, most people knew Gabby was a busted flush before we unaccountably offered him another long contract. Fat Ross. Lescott, the list just goes on. Smith has spoken about this a lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 22 hours ago, rodders0223 said: Little bit on old Ross here. 1hr 28minutes in. No surprises, like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzGNo0GXNzU Did you just watch all that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 3, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 3, 2019 6 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: I wonder how many people still blame the previous management and administration for him not being in the side...... Yes, another complete disaster to thank DiMatteo for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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