Mazrim Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 loans, 2 perms. LB, RB, CH, CM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 10 hours ago, Demitri_C said: I agree there is a thread for talking about brentford Now, now, no need to get all territorial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) I really like Smith, much of what he's done here has been excellent. Picking up from Bruce, he was starting from a position of grim disadvantage. However, after his comments this evening... if we go into the rest of the season without squad improvement and he stays silent, I won't be able to shake the feeling he's let the board off easy. If he doesn't get what he wants I hope he says so, because there's gaps everywhere and it's unfair for him to bear the brunt. Edited January 25, 2019 by Tomaszk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Tomaszk said: I really like Smith, much of what he's done here has been excellent. Picking up from Bruce, he was starting from a position of grim disadvantage. However, after his comments this evening... if we go into the rest of the season without squad improvement and he stays silent, I won't be able to shake the feeling he's a mouth piece for the board. If he doesn't get what he wants I hope he says so, because there's gaps everywhere and it's unfair for him to bear the brunt. All that is going to achieve is knock the players that we have playing. ”Ideally I wanted to sign a left back because Taylor is shit, but unfortunately it’s January and the market is ridiculous. So I’m stuck with Taylor for now” 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) Anyone else worried about how quiet this thread is in respect of credible links to players. We badly need reinforcements and I don't see any on the horizon. Any last minute stuff will be more premier league wannabies settling for second best in their mind. I would have hoped for some foreign or lower league signings talent spotted and desperate to get here as a big move for them by now. Edited January 25, 2019 by sidcow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted January 25, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, sidcow said: Anyone else worried about how quiet this thread is in respect of credible links to players. We badly need reinforcements and I don't see any on the horizon. Any last minute stuff will be more premier league wannabes settling for second best in their mind. I would have hoped for some foreign or lower league signings talent spotted and desperate to get here as a big move for them by now. Could just be that this lot are better at keeping things under wraps, still though I was expecting a lot more fun this window. No-one has heard something from a guy in the supermarket, no plane spotting, no friends of friends who work as cleaners seeing someone at bodymoor.... The window is going to SLAM shut soon too!?!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, sidcow said: Anyone else worried about how quiet this thread is in respect of credible links to players. We badly need reinforcements and I don't see any on the horizon. Any last minute stuff will be more premier league wannabes settling for second best in their mind. I would have hoped for some foreign or lower league signings talent spotted and desperate to get here as a big move for them by now. But smith said he was confident he would have all he needs by the time the window closes. If he has lied to us in won’t be happy!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wilko154 Posted January 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: But smith said he was confident he would have all he needs by the time the window closes. If he has lied to us in won’t be happy!! Realistically he will have given lists of the players and priorities to the board, they then take over in trying to obtain the players. It's not Smith's job to negotiate deals with clubs. January is a strange window and most deals happen at the very end when clubs make decisions on players. It wouldn't surprise me to start seeing movements from Tuesday onwards. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, wilko154 said: Realistically he will have given lists of the players and priorities to the board, they then take over in trying to obtain the players. It's not Smith's job to negotiate deals with clubs. January is a strange window and most deals happen at the very end when clubs make decisions on players. It wouldn't surprise me to start seeing movements from Tuesday onwards. Yeh it must be difficult to secure targets in Jan. He did seem quite upbeat about it which is encouraging. He could have easily have played it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 The longer we have to wait, the more likely it is that the players are higher calibre. So we have to wait until all the first choices drop or we opt for plan b and c. I guess the longer we wait, the more chance of getting a. Just hope we dont get mugged off so late that we can't react. These guys know their business though and will have deadlines for that you'd think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: All that is going to achieve is knock the players that we have playing. ”Ideally I wanted to sign a left back because Taylor is shit, but unfortunately it’s January and the market is ridiculous. So I’m stuck with Taylor for now” Oh no. If Taylor's confidence goes, so will the awesome form. Smith is playing a dangerous game putting these shit, lazy, gutless wonders on notice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 15 hours ago, TRO said: I just wonder sometimes how clubs with lots of player changes manage to keep an air of stability in their playing stature....Players coming and going, but they stay in the premier League....is it just Money? Bournemouth Crystal Palace Burnley Brighton Watford Fulham Cardiff Leicester These are clubs in some ways ,with less profile than us. all so very frustrating....just have to hope in the long term, we get it right. Personally I wouldn’t put Brighton in that category, Brighton have an excellent recruitment system, they just signed some lad called Mac Allister, but he will stay on loan at his current club until next season, they have been planning their signings ahead since the days of Gus Poyet being in charge, they have poached one of the FA’s top dogs, Houghton is a good coach who has been there awhile now, the chairman is a Brighton fan, honestly think Brighton are a great model to follow, they have a real togetherness from top to bottom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Atleast this lot are not working out of a 'little black book'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: But smith said he was confident he would have all he needs by the time the window closes. If he has lied to us in won’t be happy!! I wonder if he thought he had Mepham in the bag ?. Listening to him after Hull he sounded pretty upbeat I got the impression new players were poised to sign this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, sidcow said: Anyone else worried about how quiet this thread is in respect of credible links to players. We badly need reinforcements and I don't see any on the horizon. Any last minute stuff will be more premier league wannabies settling for second best in their mind. I would have hoped for some foreign or lower league signings talent spotted and desperate to get here as a big move for them by now. Nope... Not worried at all. This new regime at Villa Park play their cards close to the chest. We won't hear anything until a deal is close to completion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Mazrim said: The longer we have to wait, the more likely it is that the players are higher calibre. So we have to wait until all the first choices drop or we opt for plan b and c. I guess the longer we wait, the more chance of getting a. Just hope we dont get mugged off so late that we can't react. These guys know their business though and will have deadlines for that you'd think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Sometimes, you get plan z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Am I the only one who has absolutely no idea who this bloke is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonVillian Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I also have no idea who that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Am I the only one who has absolutely no idea who this bloke is? 3 minutes ago, LondonVillian said: I also have no idea who that is Simon Dawkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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