hippo Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, useless said: Don't think Brentford would have been any stronger than Fulham in the premier league, Fulham will probably spend more money, just because they messed up last time doesn't mean they're going to do so again. If we wanted the weakest team to come up we needed Cardiff to win the play-off, although if it's true that we're going to be spending big again then frankly we shouldn't be worrying about relegation. Undoubtedly the team most able to make a fist of it - won tonight. I was pretty impressed with Fulham - they look a really nasty side think they will do ok next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Feel for Brentford as they play some lovely football and sadly for their fans, this team will get picked apart now probably their best chance of promotion gone, however they’ll make a ton of money (albeit not prem league money) and no doubt unearth a few transfer gems. If they kept the squad together I actually think they'd be comfortable for top 2 next season given championship will be far weaker (and it wasn't a great standard this season from what I saw). Perhaps they'll just cash in on Benrahama and keep Watkins and Mbeumo for one more season. Can't see there being much prem interest for those two given how they've performed in last five games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Scott Parker comes across as a really good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, theboyangel said: So the big question I suppose is, will Fulham do a Fulham? They have 3 loan players and 6 players out of contract and then 3 players returning from loan the main problem last time wasn’t that they signed £100m worth of players it was that they only signed mitrovic out of the four they had on loan and then demoted a load of players in favour of new signings they need better quality but at the same time need to keep the harmony, going to be really tough for them thats why we never did a Fulham, apart from maybe hourihane and Taylor who in our squad can feel aggrieved about the role they played in our promotion compared to the role they played in our PL year? We signed loads of players but didn’t upset the Apple cart because we also lost a load of players Edited August 4, 2020 by villa4europe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, theboyangel said: So the big question I suppose is, will Fulham do a Fulham? They will be hoping they can ‘do a Villa’. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 4, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 4, 2020 I’m a bit gutted for Jansson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 50 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: Right Dean, start sweet talking Watkins and Benrahma in to a £30m double swoop. Seriously! They were both shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 20 minutes ago, villa4europe said: the main problem last time wasn’t that they signed £100m worth of players it was that they only signed mitrovic out of the four they had on loan and then demoted a load of players in favour of new signings They also shouldn't have sacked their manager at Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, pacbuddies said: Seriously! They were both shit. It was one game. They're both very good players 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 15 minutes ago, villalad21 said: They also shouldn't have sacked their manager at Christmas. Looks like Brentford still couldn’t get promoted even without Smith in charge. You must be gutted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, useless said: That was pretty much a typical performance from Benrahma, only difference is that he usually comes up with a moment of brilliance that looks good on the highlights which makes people think he's better than he is. In some ways he was actually better today than he has been for the three or four games, because he wasn't constantly giving the ball way trying to do everything by himself. Absolute nonsense. I know football can be subjective but he is consistently one of the highest performing players in the league. His highlight reel is great but try watching him week in, week out and you’ll see how often he dominates games. Who knows if he will cut it in the premier league - many have been outstanding in the Championship and not made an impression in the big league but to characterise him as a highlights only player is very wide of the mark. Edited August 4, 2020 by choffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Leeds fans on social media remind me actually of how we were last summer when we went up. They genuinely think it's gonna be a piece of piss ( we weren't quite at that level but the general consensus among many with who we signed is we'd comfortably finish mid table ) and let's not forget, Bielsa's record in top divisiin football isn't exactly stellar. Maybe when his players come up against quality individual players, his system falls apart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 20 minutes ago, choffer said: Absolute nonsense. I know football can be subjective but he is consistently one of the highest performing players in the league. His highlight reel is great but try watching him week in, week out and you’ll see how often he dominates games. Who knows if he will cut it in the premier league - many have been outstanding in the Championship and not made an impression in the big league but to characterise him as a highlights only player is very wide of the mark. Wouldn't be paying 20 million for him though. Brentford are so remarkably well run though that they probably have no debt even on the new stadium so may not need to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Johnnyp said: Wouldn't be paying 20 million for him though. Brentford are so remarkably well run though that they probably have no debt even on the new stadium so may not need to sell. Like all Brentford players, the database has a price that they will accept. I doubt they’d accept £20M. Benham has bankrolled the club for years. He’s paid for the stadium too. There will be debt but for as long as the owner stays interested, the debt won’t be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted August 4, 2020 Visiting Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 That was a truly awful game to watch. Very little quality on both sides and I have to say on that showing Smith was right when he said Brentford were asking too much money for Benrahma. Anyone can have a bad game but what alarmed me most was Benrahma’s poor control and lack of tracking players who were running beyond him. Grealish is a class above Benrahma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, striker said: That was a truly awful game to watch. Very little quality on both sides and I have to say on that showing Smith was right when he said Brentford were asking too much money for Benrahma. Anyone can have a bad game but what alarmed me most was Benrahma’s poor control and lack of tracking players who were running beyond him. Grealish is a class above Benrahma. I thought his passing was abysmal. Like, 5 yard stuff , not talking about picking a guy out with a wordly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, striker said: That was a truly awful game to watch. Very little quality on both sides and I have to say on that showing Smith was right when he said Brentford were asking too much money for Benrahma. Anyone can have a bad game but what alarmed me most was Benrahma’s poor control and lack of tracking players who were running beyond him. Grealish is a class above Benrahma. I thought his passing was abysmal. Like, 5 yard stuff , not talking about picking a guy out with a wordly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 It looks like it is becoming a bit of a mini league between the Premier League and the Championship with Fulham going straight back up and Albion in 2 seasons. Leeds are the exception to the rule though. A relegated club either has to be dreadfully badly managed or your owner to trouser most of the parachute payments for you to at not least finish in the playoffs in your firs two years back down in the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted August 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2020 6 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: It looks like it is becoming a bit of a mini league between the Premier League and the Championship with Fulham going straight back up and Albion in 2 seasons. Leeds are the exception to the rule though. A relegated club either has to be dreadfully badly managed or your owner to trouser most of the parachute payments for you to at not least finish in the playoffs in your firs two years back down in the championship. I predicted this a few years ago based off the massive difference in TV money and FFP restrictions on wealthy owners. I was told I was completely wrong by most mind, but there does appear to be a core of about 25 clubs now and about 5/6 who bounce up and down (I hope we're not in that group and can move comfortably clear). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I can gurantee parker will be the first manager sacked. I think if they aack him early they will stay up. They have more pl experience than leeds do just a crap manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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