DaveAV1 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, avfcDJ said: I think we will hold on to some money for January. I also think that is a sensible thing to do. Additions then will give a boost to players. Whilst I understand the theory of keeping some money back I’m not sure it’s always useful. January is a difficult window to buy in and is generally characterised by lots of panic buys to plug gaps. Ok we may have gaps to plug, who knows, but I think Brian Little said years ago that he’d made the mistake of waiting for January only to find that good and available were very scarce. If we need players in January it won’t be money stopping us buying them. It makes no difference to FFP if we spend now or then. Actually having the money to spend is also not a problem to us. We’ve got so much of the stuff we even bought a player called Cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: It wouldn't surprise me at all if Targett has a better season purely as a result of changes around him. We shall see. Was first Villa player I got in Fantasy even with first week bye because of Watkins factor. I've still got faith but he looks a bit... pudgy. Before Fulham game was loads of posts that McGinn needed to be dropped then near MOTM. Hoping we beat Liverplop and Targett scores injury time winner Edited October 1, 2020 by Kiwivillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Yes but if we've only X amount left to spend there is some logic to holding it back for Jan and spending it where needed. With the greatest of respect I don't really understand that position unless it is a player we have targeted which we can't get now but perhaps in January. Make the squad as strong as possible now to make Villa as best as we can be. The better we do the more matches we will be televised and the higher the league position we will finish, which is millions of pounds of potential extra revenue. Which is even more imporant as we have no match day money coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 1, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 minute ago, The Fun Factory said: With the greatest of respect I don't really understand that position unless it is a player we have targeted which we can't get now but perhaps in January. Make the squad as strong as possible now to make Villa as best as we can be. The better we do the more matches we will be televised and the higher the league position we will finish, which is millions of pounds of potential extra revenue. Which is even more imporant as we have no match day money coming in. Not saying it’s the approach I would take just that there is some logic to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted October 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) Quote Aston Villa are winning the transfer window in the Premier League A few clubs have invested heavily this summer but none have improved their first XI as much as Villa Chelsea have spent more money than any other Premier League club in the transfer window this Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Kai Havertz and Édouard Mendy among others at a cost of £225m, but they are not the only side who have done exceptional business. Tottenham, who knocked them out of the League Cup on Tuesday night, have made some smart additions, upgrading their full-backs while also bringing Gareth Bale back for the season. Everton have improved their midfield dramatically with the acquisitions of Abdoulaye Doucouré, Allan and James Rodríguez. Nevertheless, Chelsea continue to look unconvincing defensively and we will have to wait and see how well Mendy settles; Tottenham look short in the centre of defence and up front; and Everton would probably like to add a goalkeeper, a right-back and a centre-back in an ideal world. Aston Villa, however, have made remarkable strides in this transfer window, signing Matty Cash (£16m), Ollie Watkins (£28m), Emiliano Martínez (£20m) and Bertrand Traoré (£17m). The club also agreed new long-term contracts with Tyrone Mings and Jack Grealish, who will delighted to see their fellow England international Ross Barkley join for the season. Signing a Chelsea squad player may not be the coup of the century but, for a club that only returned to the Premier League last season and stayed up by the skin of their teeth, it’s a big signing, even if only on loan. Barkley has 33 caps for England and he remains in Gareth Southgate’s thinking for the Euros next summer for a reason. He did not cement a place at Stamford Bridge, but he has impressed in the chances that have come his way. Over the last two seasons only one current Chelsea player has set up more goals in the Premier League than Barkley (Cesar Azpilicueta, who has 12 assists to Barkley’s nine) – despite the fact that Barkley only started 26 of the club’s 78 league matches in that time. Over that spell, Barkley is one of only 12 players in the entire league with a pass accuracy in excess of 90%, and he is comfortably the most attack-minded of that group of players. Barkley is the statement No 8 that Villa needed and he joins the club alongside a new goalkeeper, right-back, right winger and striker. Martínez has already made his mark between the posts, saving a penalty on his debut and going on to become the first Villa keeper to record back-to-back clean sheets in the Premier League since Brad Guzan in 2014. Cash has put in two assured displays. He made seven tackles in Villa’s 1-0 win over Sheffield United on Monday – more than any other player in the league over the weekend. Bertrand Traoré enjoyed an impressive debut in the Carabao Cup against Bristol City, even getting on the scoresheet. Watkins has done even better, scoring in both rounds of the cup. He will be desperate to get off the mark in the league, but his movement and tireless work ethic have already helped Villa play 10 yards higher up the pitch and alleviate pressure on the defence. It’s very early days but the signs are hugely encouraging for Villa, who may yet try to add one more player before window closes. As it stands, however, the club’s new first XI is a massive improvement on a side that was just about good enough to stay up last season. Martínez has replaced Pepe Reina in goal; Cash is now first choice over Frédéric Guilbert; Barkley will likely come in for Conor Hourihane; Traoré will compete and should displace Trézéguet in time; and Watkins comes in for Ally Samatta, who has joined Fenerbahce. No other club in the league has improved in as many areas of the pitch. After four wins from four to start the season – albeit against modest opposition – the club have gone from third favourites for the drop before the season to seventh favourites to be relegated now. The bookies are now offering the same price for Villa to finish in the top half as in the relegation zone. Time will tell, but Villa seem to be heading in the right direction and the owners have made their intentions clear. The club has statured and now it has renewed financial backing. Having watched on as Burnley, Leicester, Wolves and Sheffield United finished in the top half of the table last season, Aston Villa have serious ambition once again. https://www.theguardian.com/football/who-scored-blog/2020/oct/01/aston-villa-winning-transfer-window-premier-league Edited October 1, 2020 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I believe this would be our current lineup If we get Rashica, I believe it would be like this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: https://www.theguardian.com/football/who-scored-blog/2020/oct/01/aston-villa-winning-transfer-window-premier-league Someone gets it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kiwivillan Posted October 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2020 Just now, CarryOnVilla said: I believe this would be our current lineup If we get Rashica, I believe it would be like this Lol drop McGinn because Rashica. Embarrassing this Rashica nonsense is 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Just now, Kiwivillan said: Lol drop McGinn because Rashica. Embarrassing this Rashica nonsense is If we did get him, who would you drop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lord Willard Posted October 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2020 Just now, Kiwivillan said: Lol drop McGinn because Rashica. Embarrassing this Rashica nonsense is How's it embarrassing? This is the Speculation thread after all. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Kiwivillan said: Rather Traore. Kind of bored by this Rashica saga Who would improve the team more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Lord Willard said: How's it embarrassing? This is the Speculation thread after all. Unknown quantity ITK speculation over MOTM last game written off the week before. Embarrassing fickleness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, DaveAV1 said: To compare our squad to Chelsea’s embarrassment of riches is missing the point. They’re a very well established top PL team and have a squad to match. We’re a team that just stayed up but with ambitious owners who want to progress to where teams like Chelsea are. They’ve put an infrastructure in place that will help us grow organically in future years but for the here and now they need to also use their financial muscle in the market place. If the plan is to just have an excellent 11 that all play almost every week it just ain’t gonna happen. It’s not 1981, sadly. More recently MON’s failure to use a squad properly exposed him as the one dimensional manager he was. Modern players realise that they’re part of a squad. Of course they want to play every game, I’d be concerned about any player that didn’t, but it’s part of the skill set of coaches these days to manage this expectation and motivate the whole squad, not just 11. I always fancied the idea of being the substitute goalkeeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Unknown quantity ITK speculation over MOTM last game written off the week before. Embarrassing fickleness Ease up on your emotional outbursts mate. we all love Ginny, however if we get anymore signings, someone is going to get dropped. if we get a LW such as sarr or Rashica, that would mean Grealish would Move to the centre with someone making way, the most likely candidate is John Edited October 1, 2020 by CarryOnVilla 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Unknown quantity ITK speculation over MOTM last game written off the week before. Embarrassing fickleness You do know you don't have to play the same 11 every game don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 minute ago, jacketspuds said: You do know you don't have to play the same 11 every game don't you? Ridiculous throwaway line. How often did Liverpool play the same XI for the bulk of last season barring injury/suspension? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphil Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 24 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: There is a lot of talk about LB as one of our remaining issues, personally I don't see it being something we address in this window. If we bring in another player they will be a forward/wide forward in my opinion. In terms of Targett/Taylor and the left back slot it is now probably our weakest area of the side so I do think it will need addressing at some point. I do wonder though if we will see some improvement in performances from Targett due to the general improvement in the team. At times last season we relied heavily on him getting forward but you would hope with better players ahead of him we aren't so dependent upon him for this, plus I think Cash on the right will share more of this burden than our RB's last season. But I also think that having Barkley rather than Hourihane in front of him and potentially Luiz a little deeper will give him so much more protection and stop teams hitting those diagonal balls across the pitch quite so easily. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Targett has a better season purely as a result of changes around him. We shall see. Agree, also..... Let’s assume the target (pardon the pun) for the current squad gets us to 10-12 this year. Why buy a LB now when we’ll have better quality LB’s willing to join, next year, when we’ll be targeting Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Just now, Kiwivillan said: Ridiculous throwaway line. How often did Liverpool play the same XI for the bulk of last season barring injury/suspension? How often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Ridiculous throwaway line. How often did Liverpool play the same XI for the bulk of last season barring injury/suspension? Don't Liverpool rotate their midfield three nearly every game? And the fans were crying out for better backups to the front three, which is why they have signed Jota now. Edited October 1, 2020 by Okonokos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: Ease up on your emotional outbursts mate. we all love Ginny, however if we get anymore signings, someone is going to get dropped. if we get a LW such as sarr or Rashica, that would mean Grealish would Move to the centre with someone making way, the most likely candidate is John Sarr played whole of last season RW and was gash most of it. This just explains to me the ridiculous hype train of players that people didn't follow at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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