alreadyexists Posted February 1, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2019 34 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: So he was 'poor' last season but who wasn't in that Swansea side? A change of environment and style can do wonders. He also played over 40 games for Spurs, so I doubt he'll be put off by the size of this club and expectations, something other signings have clearly struggled with. Let's give the guy a chance. You’re right. Tammy was fairly poor in that Swansea side and he’s tearing the Champ a new arse hole. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 1, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2019 37 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: So he was 'poor' last season but who wasn't in that Swansea side? A change of environment and style can do wonders. He also played over 40 games for Spurs, so I doubt he'll be put off by the size of this club and expectations, something other signings have clearly struggled with. Let's give the guy a chance. Tammy Abraham was "poor" in that Swansea side last season... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 51 minutes ago, Zatman said: We have 2 tacklers in Whelan and Jedi and Smith has played neither in that role since he got here. Not his style Yeah that's what I said about agreeing with stevos point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 An upgrade on Whelan and Bjarnason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, Dick said: An upgrade on Whelan and Bjarnason Can't say I've seen enough of him to confirm that but he'll have to be awful bad not to be better then those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Sherwood is the worst manager we've ever had. Don't believe his bollocks. Graham Turner, Billy McNeill and Jozef Venglos say hi! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lord Willard Posted February 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2019 DM that's a passer. In the mould of Carrick or Westwood. Westwood didn't work for us as we weren't a team that ditacte play. We were struggling against the drop. We needed a fighter back then. We were a counter attacking team We are now a completely different team. We are now a possession based team. The midfield 3 of Grealish McGinn and Carroll seems great to me. He is an upgrade on Hourihane in the deep playing midfielder role. That's when we were playing our best football. Happy with this signing. Feels like a proper Smith signing and I love that no one knew about the deal too. Going about our business quietly. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tommo_b Posted February 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2019 I don’t think Sherwood was here long enough to be considered that bad, stopped us getting relegated and got to cup final, then think he had what 10 games in new season and then was gone. Certainly did better the Di Matteo in comparison. 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 28 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: I don’t think Sherwood was here long enough to be considered that bad, stopped us getting relegated and got to cup final, then think he had what 10 games in new season and then was gone. Certainly did better the Di Matteo in comparison. He also started the rot again and made it worse. That high line against teams with pace will never be forgotten. Pashon though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 He's got BMW, this ain't gonna work out, most of Villa have Mercedes. From a fickle fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Lord Willard said: DM that's a passer. In the mould of Carrick or Westwood. Westwood didn't work for us as we weren't a team that ditacte play. We were struggling against the drop. We needed a fighter back then. We were a counter attacking team We are now a completely different team. We are now a possession based team. The midfield 3 of Grealish McGinn and Carroll seems great to me. He is an upgrade on Hourihane in the deep playing midfielder role. That's when we were playing our best football. Happy with this signing. Feels like a proper Smith signing and I love that no one knew about the deal too. Going about our business quietly. I completely agree, the only thing that confuses me is all the talk about Fer. If Fer actually was a target then I don't really understand our business. It's not like Fer and Carroll are remotely the same player even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: I completely agree, the only thing that confuses me is all the talk about Fer. If Fer actually was a target then I don't really understand our business. It's not like Fer and Carroll are remotely the same player even. I think somebody somewhere got info that we were talking to Swansea and put 2 + 2 together since a previous transfer policy was sign players that play well at Villa Park and we needed a midfielder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 3 hours ago, smg said: Hasn’t even got his boots on and has been likened to Westwood. He has no hope on this board. He's a poor man's Westwood. Call me a fickle fan. Mings and Carroll is an absolute joke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 It's mad in FPL. Westwood keeps getting assists for Burnley and everyone wants to buy him as a cheapie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) Fairly sure it was him that Football Focus did a big piece on one time ( few years back) .. I watched it and thought blow me , why haven't we got a player like this Now , as we all know it's easy to put together a highlights reel to make you look good , unless you are Glenn Whelan , but he looked a very intelligent player and could be just what we need and if he isn't , well he goes back to Swansea at the end of the season and no major harm done Edited February 1, 2019 by tonyh29 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: Fairly sure it was him that Football Focus did a big piece on one time ( few years back) .. I watched it and thought blow me , why haven't we got a player like this Now , as we all know it's easy to put together a highlights real to make you look good , unless you are Glenn Whelan , but he looked a very intelligent player and could be just what we need and if he isn't , well he goes back to Swansea at the end of the season and no major harm done I seem to recall he got a bit of a backlash for being overhyped just because he played for Spurs, with talks of England call ups etc. The reality is he's a tidy footballer and I hope he slots into Smith's system smoothly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, foreveryoung said: He's got BMW, this ain't gonna work out, most of Villa have Mercedes. From a fickle fan He’s been brought in for balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 17 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: He's a poor man's Westwood. Call me a fickle fan. Mings and Carroll is an absolute joke You’re a fickle fan. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlico_Villa Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 If he is meant to be a defensive midfielder, then we are in trouble. He has the physique of an attacking midfielder, and proper players will bull him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted February 1, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: He's a poor man's Westwood. Call me a fickle fan. Mings and Carroll is an absolute joke We're a poor man's Burnley at the moment and Westwood is doing well for them. I agree with the positive outlook that a Westwood-type player will fit with Smith's system better than when we actually had Westwood. Let's give Carroll a chance for ****'s sake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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