Popular Post sexbelowsound Posted January 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2017 I'm not convinced that a second successive January white flag raise is the smartest thing to be doing. The players we have identified appear to be much better than what we have so surely you sign them regardless? It's not like our stock is going to rise with a second successive season in the championship is it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: 100% agree, still massively in the hunt for play off places. Win our 2 home games and Wednesday pick up a point from their 2 away games and we could be back in the hunt but I think Preston will be a very hard game and we need new signings this week . I'd say we have an outside chance at best now as usually you would look at about 75 points leaving us needing 40 from 20 which is title form . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted January 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2017 The small fees for Lansbury and hourihane would be worth paying so they're settled by the start of next season. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted January 15, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: 100% agree, still massively in the hunt for play off places. I'm not so sure the term "massively" is correct. 10 points is a lot to make up and I don't think the team has either the backbone to fight for it or do well if we somehow sneak in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) I honestly think that it's incredibly naive to think we will be able to sign better players that Hourihane or Lansbury in the summer. We will be well on the way to being an established Championship club. Pulling players from the Premier league is going to be far more difficult next season for example. Edited January 15, 2017 by sexbelowsound 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 10 minutes ago, DCJonah said: The small fees for Lansbury and hourihane would be worth paying so they're settled by the start of next season. good point. We need to be settled and ready to go from match 1 next season if we can't sneak into the playoffs this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Also think how miserable the place would be and how many fans would be pissed off if the midfield stays as it is for the rest of the season. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I agree with the sentiment we need to improve this window since summer window will have 3 relegated clubs far richer than us . Would also be nice to have the rest of this season to bed in the new recruits and hit the ground running next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 There's also the argument that we can sign both. Replace Gardner and Westwood with Lansbury and Hourihane if we can, then if a better player is available in the summer, buy them too. You just have to look at what the ACON has done to our forward line to see we still need more strength in depth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Just pay the fees for both players and get them in asap. It will then give us two weeks to have a look for a left winger which is desperately needed in this side. Over the last few weeks I have been against signing a striker thinking that McCormack will come good but after yesterday it just proves that he really never will do it for us. If we can get a striker in, either from abroad of someone like Hernandez then it will help us next season. In my opinion this season is now over and we need to start building for next year and go at it as Newcastle & Brighton have this year. Summer needs to be spent getting rid of the deadwood and remaining player with a losing mentality (Westwood, Hutton, Bacuna, Gardner, Agbonlahor) and upgrading as many positions as we possibly can. We need to be poaching the best players from sides that miss out on promotion this year, there are some good players in this league and if you throw enough money at them they will come and put this club back where it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 15, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 15, 2017 26 minutes ago, sexbelowsound said: I honestly think that it's incredibly naive to think we will be able to sign better players that Hourihane or Lansbury in the summer. We will be well on the way to being an established Championship club. Pulling players from the Premier league is going to be far more difficult next season for example. Naive to think there will be more players available in the summer than January? And that some may be better than those linked? I don't think so. If Hourihane and Lansbury would be our first choices in the summer fair enough, sign them now, if not then personally I'd rather we wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) The way things are going we will probably end up getting relegated again. Best to bring new players in now and see if they can get us playing. Edited January 15, 2017 by Tayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Give Bruce a couple of players now and a few more in the summer and he'll get us top 2 next season and be in a better position when we go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 18 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Naive to think there will be more players available in the summer than January? And that some may be better than those linked? I don't think so. If Hourihane and Lansbury would be our first choices in the summer fair enough, sign them now, if not then personally I'd rather we wait. We can't keep playing half a season Trent. Yes, we're probably not making the playoffs but if we finish the season in a whimper that is not going to have a good impact on next season. Finish this season strong and it puts us in a better position to sign players next season. We need reinforcements now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 15, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 15, 2017 Just now, sexbelowsound said: We can't keep playing half a season Trent. Yes, we're probably not making the playoffs but if we finish the season in a whimper that is not going to have a good impact on next season. Finish this season strong and it puts us in a better position to sign players next season. We need reinforcements now. You are right we do. My fear is that gets in the way of actually sorting things properly in the summer. Its immaterial anyway, we will bring players in over the next two weeks. I just hope they are the right ones because we can't keep repeating this cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 15, 2017 Visiting Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2017 I would like to be a fly on the wall if Xia informed Bruce on Monday morning that he will not finance anymore signings until the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, striker said: I would like to be a fly on the wall if Xia informed Bruce on Monday morning that he will not finance anymore signings until the summer. Well he is said to have walked at Hull for that exact reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, striker said: I would like to be a fly on the wall if Xia informed Bruce on Monday morning that he will not finance anymore signings until the summer. Cannot see that happening. (Unless you're Jeff goldblum) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 13 minutes ago, striker said: I would like to be a fly on the wall if Xia informed Bruce on Monday morning that he will not finance anymore signings until the summer. Can't see this scenario - it's clear we have several weaknesses and these need sorting - bring in 2 or 3 now and they will be settled ready for next season - it's a shame as 2 weeks ago we were 4 points adrift of the top 6 whereas now that gap is 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 15, 2017 Visiting Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, jon_c said: Well he is said to have walked at Hull for that exact reason. Which was my point. Villa would be looking for a new manager by the end of this week. Bruce needs to be given the tools to start rebuilding now and not in the summer which has been suggested. Signing those linked midfielders for the fees mentioned would certainly not imo be short termism. It would signify the start of a rebuild and give plenty of time for those new players to bed in If Villa don't gain promotion this season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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