nick76 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Thanks. Maybe I was being a bit too subtle. Subtly enhanced the joke, I thought it was funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, jim said: It was OK. Great start and we have improved the overall squad. Main disappointment is only adding two guaranteed starters and one of those being injured which was out of our control. I think Leandro will surprise a few and Bednarek is a stop gap until Carlos is back. it’s a shame the new manager won’t have more to work with though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 There is plenty to work with IF a new manager comes in. Villa have their best squad in years. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) Like a drunk sex session. Started off with a bang, high levels of arousement, exciting times to come, yet as the drink took effect, it ended up a limp, fumble in the dark leaving all involved a bit deflated. Edited September 2, 2022 by UpTheVilla26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 it is almost like this window just blew Villa completely off balance and that they did not expect what actually happened. We keep buying players in the 20-ish mill tier. Players this window have gone regularly for 40, 50, 60 and beyond. The spending from most other PL clubs seem to have just baffled Villa and we are not in any way competing. No way. We can't even sell players we do not want. Based on Sky Sports figures: Brighton are ca 95 mill in plus and looks better. ManCity is 50 mill i plus and IS better. Chelsea have spent ca 220 net, ManUnited ca 200 net. Bloody West Ham spent ca 150 net and Arabia Castle ca 120 net. Nottingham have too many ins and out for me to bother doing the maths but it is a substantial net spend. Villa? We have ca 20 net in spending. 20 million. Questions must soon be asked of the owners I am afraid, they cannot keep telling a tale of European ambitions and keep being totally outspent. Its not all about the money, I know, but seriously, we are on a different level unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 If any of the two can replace Konsa then I'm happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, nick76 said: it’s a shame the new manager won’t have more to work with though. Whenever they come in they will have plenty to work with. On paper the squad is stronger than it was last year IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 The width is a worry thanks to Gerrard's strange formation (or lack off) Surely it would have been useful in keeping Traore even as a off the bench alternative? And keeping Nakamba and Sanson when they will get zero minutes unless we have a injury crisis makes no sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 What are we playing at! Adding average players to our team of many already average players. Why didn't we sign more players with the profile of Kamara- Young and exciting talents who ready for the first team. Why did we fail to bring in another quality midfielder when you can clearly see our midfield is struggling? Very disappointing Window. Signed Kamara, Coutinho and Carlos early to sell shirts and season tickets then we decided to give up Depressing times. 3/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Underwhelming window, we didn’t even come up with a new pun theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 The transfer window started off looking so promising with all of the early activity of securing Coutinho, Kamara and Diego Carlos, and we were all excited as we were told our transfer targets would excite the fans. The second half of the window ended with a whimper, that when combined with our terrible form at the start of the season and us fans are within our rights to be concerned for the coming season. I am not blaming the owners just yet, as I do wonder whether we were hamstrung in our efforts by our bloated squad of players that we have struggled to move on. It's hard to believe that Kamara signed on to the "Villa project" based on the signing of Coutinho and Carlos. So you would think he would have been expecting some more quality additions to have signed for us during the summer. I was hoping we would sign a top quality CM to play alongside Kamara, and a top quality forward to replace Ings or Ollie. We had a few links early on with the likes of Suarez and Jonathan David, which never really materialised into anything. I would say average would be my mark for the window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted September 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2022 3 hours ago, jim said: Whenever they come in they will have plenty to work with. On paper the squad is stronger than it was last year IMO. On the field it's much worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 We’d have probably done better in scouting terms if they’d just sat the office junior in front of a PC and let them have a few play throughs of Football Manager and a look on FBref. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I still can't get my head round the Sarr thing. We want a winger yet don't play wingers. Then we pull out of the deal, yet fail to bring in a similar player. So did we want a player like that or is Sarr the only player in world football with the attributes we wanted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzzle Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Meh it started well be ended kinda poor so I went with average Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 5 hours ago, MentalM said: I dont think the window has been bad. Kamara and Carlos, good signing. Unlucky with injury Coutinho also a reasonable signing with the price. Struggling mostly due to tactical setup I believe. Olsen makes sense Augustinsson, makes sense but cant judge yet. Bednarek and Dendoncker are "boring" signings, however they both provide experience and are good at their specific roles. However its so many weird choices going on at Villa tactically that I am still filled with apathy. And why wasnt Archer loaned out when he cant get minutes at all??? Agree with most you say here. For me, it’s hard for Archer but we had to keep him. We have no other back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 7 hours ago, Pinebro said: Definitely poosr Interesting to see three Extra Poosrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 50 minutes ago, DCJonah said: I still can't get my head round the Sarr thing. We want a winger yet don't play wingers. Then we pull out of the deal, yet fail to bring in a similar player. So did we want a player like that or is Sarr the only player in world football with the attributes we wanted. Yeah, the Sarr fiasco nudges my Average vote a little towards Poosr. Not quite Poosr, but getting there. What an irritating drama that was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 What happened to the £26 Million we had for Sarr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaLion63 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) We needed a centre half. Tick We need a STRIKER badly and I mean a 50 m striker ! X Midlfield Meh we’ve got plenty but they need someone to give the ball to ! My opinion Edited September 2, 2022 by VillaLion63 Change emote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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