bobzy Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, DCJonah said: My only worry with getting players in towards the end of the window is a bad start can be difficult to turn around and players might take long to settle. I know we will sign more players but after last summer and January our recruitment doesn't fill me with a lot of faith that we will be getting better. Yeah, or they could hit the ground running. I mean, who knows. It just always seems that people think the recruitment team do nothing. That they're clueless as to what the team needs and have no drive to improve things. It's bizarre and, apparently, gets worse with each passing transfer window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 7, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2020 Are people still fooling themselves into thinking we weren’t in for Wilson? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: So play Samatta until he equals the same number of PL games as King and then we can compare and contrast. Let's get you right on that coaching staff pronto. Woohoo! So 3 non-penalty goals in 26 games is good enough for you? It’s not for me and even Samatta might have hit 3 goals over 26 games. Desparation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Just seen Fulham are looking at signing areola on loan from PSG, quality keeper when he was on loan at Villarreal and at PSG, instead of spending 20mil if the reports are correct on Martinez get him in on loan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 minute ago, nick76 said: Woohoo! So 3 non-penalty goals in 26 games is good enough for you? It’s not for me and even Samatta might have hit 3 goals over 26 games. Desparation. Ok nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Just now, bobzy said: Yeah, or they could hit the ground running. I mean, who knows. It just always seems that people think the recruitment team do nothing. That they're clueless as to what the team needs and have no drive to improve things. It's bizarre and, apparently, gets worse with each passing transfer window. I don't think they do nothing. But as with pretty much everything football related, the results are judged. Now all that mattered last year was staying up, I think Smith managed that despite the issues our recruitment gave him. I believe they know the areas we lack in and want the best we can possibly sign but last summer and January doesn't fill me with a lot of faith that we will sign the right players to push on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Just now, Johnnyp said: Ok nick Glad you agree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, thunderball said: Here is a nice thread for you. VA is a objective, considered and rationalised view on all things Villa: (read the whole thread) Very concise and I agree with all of his options aside from King and Romero. There is not a chance in hell that we'd get David Brooks I don't think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 26 minutes ago, rayk said: Sorry how is this Deano’s CHOICE? Watkins is Deano’s CHOICE, so is Benrahma....so way Maupay......the club just aren’t backing him if this is true. Smith has on countless occasions come out and publicly said he didn't want to spend 20m on Maupay. He thought it was too much. Why do people always assume he wanted him when he has always said to the contrary? And why are people also going with the Smith isn't getting what he wanted story again... Round in circles. It might actually be an idea to let shit play out and see what happens before judging. Just a thought 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, thunderball said: Here is a nice thread for you. VA is a objective, considered and rationalised view on all things Villa: (read the whole thread) Good thread. I like this guys feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 7, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said: This summer is our very last chance to show Jack we mean business. Signing Josh "3 goals" King isn't going to improve us and will leave us looking to buy a striker AGAIN next January/summer. Put £35m on the table for Edouard and be done with it Edouard that's done nothing in the premiership? Trust me if Jack's made his mind up then signing a player from a side that even Scott Sinclair banged the goals in for won't change his mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Farlz said: Find it interesting how Percy doesn't mention a single thing about goalkeepers/Martinez and neither does Gregg Evans mention King. I do think King improves the squad but I'll be completely honest my problem is it's just a bit boring. So true - I think this is the problem with the links we're seeing. They're just boring options. Watkins is a good player but... meh, young player from Championship. We need those random foreign links to get everything exciting again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Watkins is turning into a massive signing. Lose out on him and I think our strike force will be just as bad as we started last year with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Just added my first ever user to the ignore list, it's like a great weight has been lifted and instantly, the forum is a nicer, more pleasant place. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, bliss! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayk Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Can we open a thread for King please.. I reckon he could smash the Rashica one but for different reasons..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Are people still fooling themselves into thinking we weren’t in for Wilson? Dunno, have you seen anyone saying that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, avfc1982am said: Smith has on countless occasions come out and publicly said he didn't want to spend 20m on Maupay. He thought it was too much. Why do people always assume he wanted him when he has always said to the contrary? And why are people also going with the Smith isn't getting what he wanted story again... Round in circles. It might actually be an idea to let shit play out and see what happens before judging. Just a thought He didn't even want to spend the money we did for Mings. lol People are deluded if they think Smith doesn't have a final say in signings. Another thing is, if people think ALL managers get every player they want, they are deluded. They just deal with it in different ways, they could take the old Mourinho route and have a dig at the board with each bad result, or suck it up and try their best to manage with what they've got. Edited September 7, 2020 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Just now, rayk said: Can we open a thread for King please.. I reckon he could smash the Rashica one but for different reasons..... nothing is stopping you opening one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayk Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 minute ago, avfc1982am said: Smith has on countless occasions come out and publicly said he didn't want to spend 20m on Maupay. He thought it was too much. Why do people always assume he wanted him when he has always said to the contrary? And why are people also going with the Smith isn't getting what he wanted story again... Round in circles. It might actually be an idea to let shit play out and see what happens before judging. Just a thought Oh my days, yeah ‘Smith’ thought it was too expensive. I mean he’s the money man isn’t he, not the person who actually managed the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 minute ago, DCJonah said: I don't think they do nothing. But as with pretty much everything football related, the results are judged. Now all that mattered last year was staying up, I think Smith managed that despite the issues our recruitment gave him. I believe they know the areas we lack in and want the best we can possibly sign but last summer and January doesn't fill me with a lot of faith that we will sign the right players to push on. January is always a horrific month to judge transfer business on - it's panicky and overpriced. Yuck. I think it's also worth noting that the extra time to settle (yawn, cliche) is actually a thing that matters. We brought in a LOT of new faces and they've had more time to bond as a group, train together etc. Luiz was a different player after lockdown, e.g. Of course, some of them just won't be good enough - but we need a squad still and rotation is key. It's never ideal to bring players in late, but as long as (the right) recruits arrive at some point this window then, personally, I'm OK with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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