ccfcman Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 I guess the biggest downside to signing Neymar would be that as a club, we see no issues with incest! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaveAV1 Posted July 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2022 22 minutes ago, ccfcman said: I guess the biggest downside to signing Neymar would be that as a club, we see no issues with incest! He’ll go to Newcastle where it’s a way of life. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post allani Posted July 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2022 7 hours ago, turvontour said: We averaged 6th in the premier league for masses of the season before last. We also had a points tally at the end which would get you 7th or 8th most seasons. Weve added about 8 top, expensive players since then. We cant just keep buying, we actually need to use the players we have, well. We also had a couple of spells of properly dreadful relegation form during that season. Many of the team we had 2 seasons ago were bought with the purpose of staying in the PL. The players we are now buying / trying to buy are to try and achieve a completely different target. This is one of the impacts of FFP (and some p1ss poor management by previous regimes) we couldn't buy the team we wanted straight away because the rules prohibited it. Instead we (and Newcastle will be in the same boat) had to buy 2 or 3 squads in quick succession order to try and catch up. Quite simply many of the players that we had 2 seasons were not good enough to sustain a position that we now aspire too. As demonstrated by the fact that for 1/3 of that season they were (mainly) great and for 2/3 of the season they were (mainly) awful. When they were awful we didn't have enough strength in depth to drop players in bad form or to try something a bit different. Last season was pretty similar - although our good spell was shorter. Even now how many of our team would actually be picked as a starter for any of the Sly 6 teams? The answer is probably none. We can't expect any manager to perform miracles and get a team of average talent to compete and beat teams who have better quality players in place. Just compare the value of the subs that Man City brought on in the last game of the season to the value of the subs that we brought on. Of course Man City and Liverpool are on a different level. But Chelsea, Arsenal, Man Utd and Spurs all have much better squads than us. Thanks to FFP we are not allowed to try and compete with them by buying players with the same value. We have to be smart and buy the right players and hope that the talented prospects coming through the academy develop into the right players for the first team in 2, 3, 4 or 5 years time. I think the Board are doing the right thing. Short term we have to buy. Longer term they are hoping that by investing and developing top youth talent - some of those youngsters develop into players who can play in the first XI and make us competitive. I think we are attracting some awesome talent into the academy but it will take time for those players to (hopefully) develop into quality PL / international players. We may luck out on a couple getting there early - but it is a "long game" strategy. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 2 hours ago, maqroll said: No, that's the American spelling. There’s no such language as American. There’s English with various accents and dialects, one of which is American. English is the whore of all languages, taking bits from everywhere and adding words and any form of slang at the drop of a hat. A genuine tart and truly wonderful. If someone chooses to spell words incorrectly then that’s equally fine and more than welcome. But that doesn’t buy them a language, merely entry to the club. Has anyone ever asked the question, “Do you speak American?” Probably yes, but we live in a strange world. Anyway does Neymar speak English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: There’s no such language as American. There’s English with various accents and dialects, one of which is American. English is the whore of all languages, taking bits from everywhere and adding words and any form of slang at the drop of a hat. A genuine tart and truly wonderful. If someone chooses to spell words incorrectly then that’s equally fine and more than welcome. But that doesn’t buy them a language, merely entry to the club. Has anyone ever asked the question, “Do you speak American?” Probably yes, but we live in a strange world. Anyway does Neymar speak English? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51-yInqxC3U Any excuse to use this Edited July 7, 2022 by paul514 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 minute ago, paul514 said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51-yInqxC3U I’m not quite sure what to make of that. Are you calling me a nonce for some reason? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: I’m not quite sure what to make of that. Are you calling me a nonce for some reason? Not you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 I think we only gonna sign players now that improve the starting 11! and thats the way it should always be from now on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryBarrPet Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, messi11 said: I think we only gonna sign players now that improve the starting 11! and thats the way it should always be from now on Spot on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, paul514 said: Not you That’s good to hear. You could be referring to a Brazilian bloke who lives in France and plays football? I like a bit of Phoenix Nights though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 hour ago, sparrow1988 said: I would also add - and bothered to the end of that. But ww would be attracting any top player in the world after that … neymar and coutinho that would put us in the driving seat to propel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 hour ago, sparrow1988 said: I would also add - and bothered to the end of that. But we would be attracting any top player in the world after that … neymar and coutinho that would put us in the driving seat to propel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, PerryBarrPet said: Spot on. Always am 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AVTuco Posted July 7, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) I think we need to demand more from the club. It's not good enough to bring in good players that make us instantly stronger. These acquisitions must be made steadily through the window so that fans have something to cheer for, say weekly. Edited July 7, 2022 by AVTuco 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7392craig Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 41 minutes ago, RicRic said: But ww would be attracting any top player in the world after that … neymar and coutinho that would put us in the driving seat to propel He could be our Robinho! I’m not sure if it’s connected to the Neymar vibes but isn’t he a bit rapey as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaHatesMe Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, AVTuco said: I think we need to demand more from the club. It's not good enough to bring in good players that make us instantly stronger. These acquisitions must be made steadily through the window ao that fans have something to cheer for, say weekly. Also, we should only sign great players at half their market value, and sell shit players for twice their market value. To think people believe running a club is hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, AVTuco said: I think we need to demand more from the club. It's not good enough to bring in good players that make us instantly stronger. These acquisitions must be made steadily through the window ao that fans have something to cheer for, say weekly. I personally won't be happy until Villa lift the World Cup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 minute ago, AV82 said: I personally won't be happy until Villa lift the World Cup. If West Ham can do it, so can we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 hour ago, DaveAV1 said: There’s no such language as American. There’s English with various accents and dialects, one of which is American. English is the whore of all languages, taking bits from everywhere and adding words and any form of slang at the drop of a hat. A genuine tart and truly wonderful. If someone chooses to spell words incorrectly then that’s equally fine and more than welcome. But that doesn’t buy them a language, merely entry to the club. Has anyone ever asked the question, “Do you speak American?” Probably yes, but we live in a strange world. Anyway does Neymar speak English? The word I used and then said was the American spelling was "Plzzzzzzz". Do you get the joke, or do you need me to add another half dozen z's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, maqroll said: The word I used and then said was the American spelling was "Plzzzzzzz". Do you get the joke, or do you need me to add another half dozen z's? I hope they are 'zeds' and not 'zees' 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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