Popular Post TrentVilla Posted January 3, 2019 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Pimlico_Villa said: Given the upmost importance of one, I thought we would have one line up to bring in straight away. At the moment, there aren’t even any rumours. It’s the 3rd of January. We’ve signed a keeper, which I might add came out of almost nowhere and we appear to be on the verge of signing a CB from Wolves. That’s a pretty good start. Yes we need a LB. I think it’s debateable if the need for a LB was more pressing than the need for a keeper of CB personally, despite me probably being Hutton’s biggest critic, I’d argue not but that’s beside the point. Smith, Suso and the team will have identified areas we need to improve and a list of targets in each position. Normally there will be 3 or 4 for each position and they will be working through them. There are so many variables. The top target might be interested but not for sale, or he might be for sale subject to a replacement. Or we might have gone some way down the line with the top target then had to start again with a lower target. The process of identifying and signing players has been going on for weeks but it’s complex and open to so so many variables. I don’t think an absence of rumours is reason to think that things aren’t happening, I don’t think that is not having signed a LB by the 3rd is an indication that it isn’t being treated as a priority. I get the frustration especially when we are throwing away points but I’m confident they see what we all see, we’ve made so many mistakes in the market we need to try and start getting things right. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 4 hours ago, DakotaVilla said: Great to see Bruce get the Wednesday job. Surely he’ll be active in lining up deals for some of his former players. Hopefully it will accelerate the exit door for the likes of Elmo, BB, jedinak and Lansbury. May also mean bids for the likes of Hutton , Albert and Kodj. Should free up some funds and space for Smith to make some bigger moves in the window. While actively and technically players can still be signed by Sheff Wed, irrespective if Bruce takes the reigns from Feb 1st. It will be handy if they came in now and took the likes of Jedi or Whelan, Lansbury, etc. But hopefully come the start of next season he can sign the majority of our team with what will be left of it come end of May and there won't be many players remaining by the time the loans all end and contract expirys kick in. It will be another show of Bargain Basement Brucie. All we will need for the Premier League would be Kalinic, McGinn, Hourihane, Grealish. We build a new team around them and start again practically for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: I don’t think an absence of rumours is reason to think that things aren’t happening, I don’t think that is not having signed a LB by the 3rd is an indication that it isn’t being treated as a priority. Great article Trent. From the piece highlighted, I think many might be forgetting that we are not quite the media darlings we once were under the O'Neill years etc. The press do us no favours and barely give us decent coverage anyway unless it's in a negative stance. Edited January 3, 2019 by AvfcRigo82 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Great article Trent. From the piece highlighted, I think many might be forgetting that we are not quite the media darlings we once were under the O'Neill years etc. The press do us no favours and barely give us decent coverage anyway unless it's in a negative stance. Sure the same rumours that said Tammy was a goner yesterday or Henry was our new manager. Wouldnt believe a thing media says about Villa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 34 minutes ago, Pimlico_Villa said: Given the upmost importance of one, I thought we would have one line up to bring in straight away. At the moment, there aren’t even any rumours. Same comments every window. It's weird how we even bother with a window bigger than a day if it's so easy to get things done. And the papers know nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hopefully it looks like inside three days we've now got a competent keeper, a backup keeper who isn't Bunn, and four centre halves in the squad, a position we should have been in from September onwards but for Bruce's brainfarting. I'm sure we have a left back lined up and other irons in the fire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 The Hause deal isn't over the line yet then? Cone on Villa announce some of those new signings I need my fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Villa Transfers guy is back. Says his last account was hacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, MaVilla said: The Hause deal isn't over the line yet then? Cone on Villa announce some of those new signings I need my fix Hopefully it wins by a neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hopefully that embarrassed face is related to his counting error and not it being a big player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Villa Transfers guy is back. Says his last account was hacked. Motherwell must have added a case of Irn Bru to the Ross McCormack deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Villa Transfers guy is back. Says his last account was hacked. Bit wary until we know it's same guy. Don't remember him ever doing players going out. Looks like that new one gone now actually. It's a shame if he's gone but it's probably not great for the club to have people leaking moves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Villa Transfers guy is back. Says his last account was hacked. how do we know its him ? thats not his usual style as he posts around the medical stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrentVilla Posted January 3, 2019 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 Just to add a few additional points to my post above. The main stream media have a terrible record when it comes to our signings and managerial appointments. Trust me when I say a lot of what they write is rubbish as at times I’ve demonstrated, a lot of the time it’s simply guess work. Nixon has a terrible record. Period. In terms of info coming out of VP, some of you know at times I’ve been fortunate to have some insight into events and have shared what I can. I have to say though that less and less info is coming out of the club these days which is ultimately a good thing. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrentVilla Posted January 3, 2019 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 23 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Villa Transfers guy is back. Says his last account was hacked. I’d treat the new account with caution, I doubt it’s the same person. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 22 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: I’d treat the new account with caution, I doubt it’s the same person. Agreed. The author of the last account got his details from incoming medicals. Doubt he/she would have any knowledge of outgoings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaveAV1 Posted January 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, AvfcRigo82 said: While actively and technically players can still be signed by Sheff Wed, irrespective if Bruce takes the reigns from Feb 1st. It will be handy if they came in now and took the likes of Jedi or Whelan, Lansbury, etc. But hopefully come the start of next season he can sign the majority of our team with what will be left of it come end of May and there won't be many players remaining by the time the loans all end and contract expirys kick in. It will be another show of Bargain Basement Brucie. All we will need for the Premier League would be Kalinic, McGinn, Hourihane, Grealish. We build a new team around them and start again practically for the better. Apparently he’s still going to be involved with transfers in January. It’s just coaching he can’t be arsed with. I doubt they’ll notice much difference from February onwards. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Just now, DaveAV1 said: Apparently he’s still going to be involved with transfers in January. It’s just coaching he can’t be arsed with. I doubt they’ll notice much difference from February onwards. True point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted January 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2019 Every so often, an idea comes along on this website that is so baffling I don't know what to do with it. The newest form of this is that Steve Bruce is going to purchase all of the players we don't want. I can't help but notice that many of these players, like Lansbury and Hogan for example, were not playing under Bruce and presumably are not exactly desperate to go and not play for him somewhere else. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 30 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Every so often, an idea comes along on this website that is so baffling I don't know what to do with it. The newest form of this is that Steve Bruce is going to purchase all of the players we don't want. I can't help but notice that many of these players, like Lansbury and Hogan for example, were not playing under Bruce and presumably are not exactly desperate to go and not play for him somewhere else. As long as he takes Elmo at least. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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