Brumerican Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Good. Wonder how many games before he breaks down again? On Merseyside ? They have the AA , calm down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jonsi77 said: It would be bad decision to sell high quality international player like Bjarnason, Villa will need that kind of quality in PL. Championship is a bulldog division and player like Kodja, Bjarnason and many other dissapear in that kind of football which is totally different from Premier League. There are also lots of players who have been very good in Championship and have dissapear in PL. Thor is that you? Have you watched the latest Avengers? Seen the state of yourself mate? It's not going to work. Although the people who point out that he has sort of been dicked around by being randomly played in a multitude of positions. I genuinely don't see anything to suggest he should be starting ahead of ANY of our midfielders. Just very MEH imo Edited July 13, 2019 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 BB will struggle to make the bench. The guy's got energy but a lack of quality on the ball whether he has no time on the ball or all the time in the world. He's not going to suddenly turn good now we've moved a league higher. He'll get a few games maybe in the league cup if he's lucky. He can enjoy the Prem for a season as a fringe player or move on if he's wanting more games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I have a better chance of getting game time this season than BB. Time for him to leave on a free to a second rate Italian outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Jonsi77 said: It would be bad decision to sell high quality international player like Bjarnason, Villa will need that kind of quality in PL. Championship is a bulldog division and player like Kodja, Bjarnason and many other dissapear in that kind of football which is totally different from Premier League. There are also lots of players who have been very good in Championship and have dissapear in PL. We still will need the odd player like these in the squad. They might not get as many games as they would like, but injuries, suspensions and cup competitions may well see them getting games/minutes on the field. Who knows, as you suggest they may thrive in the PL. Bjarnason and Kodjia have not done too bad at international level after all. We also are unlikely to get high enough bids to tempt us to do without their services just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 A lot of potential in these signings, but how many top flight games in the top 5 or so leagues have our signings this summer played? Need a few proven, less risky, hit the ground type running signings IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Just now, kurtsimonw said: A lot of potential in these signings, but how many top flight games in the top 5 or so leagues have our signings this summer played? Need a few proven, less risky, hit the ground type running signings IMO Why we are signing Tom Heaton Though I agree i think Premier League grinders is also not a good strategy in this market. Be asking ridiculous sums for average players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robtaylor200 Posted July 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2019 I haven't posted for a while so may have missed this already being said Around this time last year we were days away from administration - We have now spent nearly £100 million on payers and I can see a top 12 finish for next season UTV 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Aiming for 9-11th hopefully higher. There are junk teams in the PL that have been treading water Let’s hope so. I think the tier below below is reality but I hope that is overly cautious having been overly enthused at the previous ‘all the Jordans’ pre-relegation summer. We have a lot to do, I only hope [some] fans arrogance (not aimed at anyone here, just what you pick up on social media) doesn’t result in restlessness. We had a whole club unity second half of last season that provided a momentum that was worth a good few points. Edited July 13, 2019 by thunderball 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Robtaylor200 said: I haven't posted for a while so may have missed this already being said Around this time last year we were days away from administration - We have now spent nearly £100 million on payers and I can see a top 12 finish for next season UTV I still think we will struggle. Sep-November could be bottom 3, then as we adapt we should look to fight our way out. I'd be happy with 17th. Can't see higher than 15th - we need to "bed in" Edited July 13, 2019 by avfcDJ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaveAV1 Posted July 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, avfcDJ said: I still think we will struggle. Jan-November could be bottom 3, then as we adapt we should look to fight our way out. I'd be happy with 17th. Can't see higher than 15th - we need to "bed in" Actual final positions are hard to call, as a handful of points separate about 10 teams. Under Houllier we were in a relegation battle for most of the season but won 2 or 3 at the end and finished 9th. So I’m going for a solid 4th place finish to avoid confusion. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I think we would be expecting a lot for this team to finish top 10 or 12 in its first season. I'd take 17th now but can see us finishing above the likes of Newcastle, Burnley, Norwich, Sheffield United, Brighton so we will hopefully be more comfortable than relegation scrapping material. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Anybody think we'll still take our obligatory 3 points at Anfield ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 15 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: Anybody think we'll still take our obligatory 3 points at Anfield ? Not so sure about that but, for once in a very long time, I am confident that Man Utd won't be taking their once obligatory 3 points from Villa Park 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, kurtsimonw said: A lot of potential in these signings, but how many top flight games in the top 5 or so leagues have our signings this summer played? Need a few proven, less risky, hit the ground type running signings IMO Like Austin etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kingman Posted July 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2019 Who we signing today then?.. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyg Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I’ve seen some comments on Facebook that we have “made enquires” about Ryan Sessignon. Seems complete tosh....I’d be very suprised If there is an ounce of truth in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jimmyg said: I’ve seen some comments on Facebook that we have “made enquires” about Ryan Sessignon. Seems complete tosh....I’d be very suprised If there is an ounce of truth in it. Telegraph tagged us yesterday as making an inquiry along with Juventus PSG Spurs & manure .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZV Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 20 hours ago, omariqy said: Got told a few weeks ago that we were also negotiating for a keeper from a European club as another option. Won't share a name as I read other clubs are in for him and we know journalists love to get their stories from VT. Hes a good player tho and I think he is 26 or 27 and I would be confident we wouldn't see many howlers from him if he signed. We’ve been linked with Reims 26 year old keeper Edouard Mendy. He had a good season last year in Ligue 1 and is reported to be worth 7 million. That’s good value for money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Just now, NZV said: We’ve been linked with Reims 26 year old keeper Edouard Mendy. He had a good season last year in Ligue 1 and is reported to be worth 7 million. That’s good value for money Not him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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