RicRic Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 minute ago, villan501 said: Very, just cannot believe what were linked with imo its not moving forward i love the villa but this is frustrating me after last seasons rollercoaster. Nobody should be disagreeing with you imo... there doesn’t seem to be any eagerness to get the right players especially with the links ... so we could be in for another rollercoaster if we dont play our cards right.. i haven’t given up but such is life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, villan501 said: We was dam lucky and you know it dont give all the plaudits to smith he was a car crash for 30odd games he dosnt react or see whats wrong and that is true ans you know it. Sat in the holte end before lockdown he was clearlt out of his depth. No, I don't know it and I will give the plaudits to Smith. He's not perfect but he's also not a stuck in his ways dinosaur like Bruce or O'Neill. He admits when he makes mistakes and he clearly is always looking for ways to improve as a coach. It is blindingly obvious to anyone who saw our games post lockdown that Smith had been hard at work during lockdown. He knew the situation we were in and he obviously worked day and night to get it right and low and behold, he did it. There was no luck involved. So, yeah I will give him the plaudits and don't tell me not to. This is the man who has taken us from mid table in the Championship to surviving his first season as a top flight manager, whilst having his top keeper and striker out for half of the season, his second best player out or playing through injury for half the season and not to forget his heartbreaking personal issues. Back to your original point. This window has been disappointing, SO FAR. It's not even close to being over yet. We're about to sign the Championship's top scorer, a player who will fit into our system perfectly. Who knows who else we will sign before the window closes? In any case, I'm not sure what that has to do with Smith any way. As for Purslow, I'm so glad we have him running our club. He's a very smart guy and has a ruthless streak about him too. The kind of guy you want on your side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingsombrero Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 25 minutes ago, villan501 said: So far this is an awful window. Last seasom newly promoted was going to be tough. If this is club showing us were looking to push on then sorry th club is deluded. Smith has zero clue on tactics and team selection and lange and purslow are complete jokers who couldnt negotiate if there lives depend on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, villan501 said: Bravo, very good predicted texts and sausage fingers is my excuse. Lol Was / were is neither predicted text or sausage fingers. It does explain the theme of your posts though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, fonz said: After dipping in and out of here the past few weeks seeing you all tear your hair out at the lack of signings, i logged on expecting to see some happy posts for once.....clearly being too optimistic! The price we've paid is the cost of the top scorer in the championship these days, especially aged 24. The club clearly has a strategy. We'll get (and have already got) a lot of value elsewhere. We're not paying J-Rod wages. We're building a sustainable club with young, hungry players, a mix of british and non-british, players who fight for the shirt and not come for one last pay day. Have faith and trust in the team. Agreed. I am extremely excited at the prospect of signing Watkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 We're also failing to address the fact the women's team needs a new GK. She was awful the other night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, villan501 said: Very, just cannot believe what were linked with imo its not moving forward i love the villa but this is frustrating me after last seasons rollercoaster. I get that but have you seen much of Watkins and Cash actually playing? They’re good players that will improve us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Okonokos said: No, I don't know it and I will give the plaudits to Smith. He's not perfect but he's also not a stuck in his ways dinosaur like Bruce or O'Neill. He admits when he makes mistakes and he clearly is always looking for ways to improve as a coach. It is blindingly obvious to anyone who saw our games post lockdown that Smith had been hard at work during lockdown. He knew the situation we were in and he obviously worked day and night to get it right and low and behold, he did it. There was no luck involved. So, yeah I will give him the plaudits and don't tell me not to. This is the man who has taken us from mid table in the Championship to surviving his first season as a top flight manager, whilst having his top keeper and striker out for half of the season, his second best player out or playing through injury for half the season and not to forget his heartbreaking personal issues. Back to your original point. This window has been disappointing, SO FAR. It's not even close to being over yet. We're about to sign the Championship's top scorer, a player who will fit into our system perfectly. Who knows who else we will sign before the window closes? In any case, I'm not sure what that has to do with Smith any way. As for Purslow, I'm so glad we have him running our club. He's a very smart guy and has a ruthless streak about him too. The kind of guy you want on your side. He only fits in our system if we have decent wingers to supply him in the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: We're also failing to address the fact the women's team needs a new GK. She was awful the other night. thought the new one was injured? the new german girl was on the bench i think...she'll be first choice eventually. no need to panic on this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Just now, RicRic said: He only fits in our system if we have decent wingers to supply him in the box I'm certain we will buy one or two wingers and Watkins is the type of striker who plays right across the front line. He doesn't necessarily rely on wingers supplying him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Just now, tomav84 said: thought the new one was injured? the new german girl was on the bench i think...she'll be first choice eventually. no need to panic on this one Purslow out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: We're also failing to address the fact the women's team needs a new GK. She was awful the other night. You successfully broke my focus on incomings into villa and refocused it to lady footballers running around starkers that i may or may not have seen in one of those avant garde movies..... touche Edited September 8, 2020 by OLDVILLAIN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa Stu Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, romavillan said: I'd like Limpid to check out the IP addresses of the rake, paul514 and ricric! The Rakes reaction Edited September 8, 2020 by Villa Stu 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa Stu Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 27 minutes ago, tomav84 said: woo...first user just added to my ignore list! right, who's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 3 hours ago, clip on mullet said: Its already agreed. Sooo.....what we've been doing this whole time is negotiating the price UP? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 18 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: We're also failing to address the fact the women's team needs a new GK. She was awful the other night. nyland in drag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 3 hours ago, bobzy said: Bold part a) But the fee is £28m? Bold part b) Who? £28m rising to £33m. Off the top of my head, in terms of attacking players, Kevin Volland, Aleksei Miranchuk, Oscar Rodriguez, Ferran Torres, Suso, Yannick Carrasco, Mario Pasalic, Everton Soares, James Rodriguez, Stefano Sensi have all in recent days gone for far less than Watkins, and all have way more pedigree/quality. I'm not suggesting we should/could have signed all of these players. I'm just demonstrating that we're massively over-paying for a player who has never played in a top division, or even got an underage cap to his name - let alone a senior cap! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
string28 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 If we get king and Martinez what a great window plus another winger would be even more class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, beachboys1 said: nyland in drag Well he already catches like a girl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, string28 said: If we get king and Martinez what a great window plus another winger would be even more class. Rashica! oops I said it. Edited September 8, 2020 by Wainy316 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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