Popular Post PerryBarrPet Posted January 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Zatman said: In Ellis slight defence he could then point at Leeds, Newcastle and Chelsea before Abramovich of clubs that threw lots of money at it and were financially wrecked with little to show for it Yes it would be a slight defence - I would say shallow. No sensible person thinks we should have followed a mad-cap policy of spend, spend, spend. Ellis could have followed a long term development strategy but he did not. There is no strong reason why, 1993 on, we did not keep up with Arsenal - we were above them in 1993 and had home attendances very similar to Arsenal. I believe Ellis was more concerned with maintaining his own position above all else. I have supported Villa for a long time and I can remember the old board of directors before Ellis arrived (he had been a director of BCFC). That old board was out of touch with football in the 1960s: the truth is Ellis was out of touch with 1990s football. Edited January 28, 2023 by PerryBarrPet Number correction 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLillis Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, sne said: 11pm on Tuesday January 31 (according to SKY Sports) The window SLAMS shut! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, sne said: 11pm on Tuesday January 31 (according to SKY Sports) Have they said when it closes for the top 6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 43 minutes ago, CVByrne said: I think Ziyech on loan is all we'll get. Which tbh is fine Have offered him to Roma for 20 million, so they want to sell. I wouldnt buy him, even a loan is underwhelming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupinthe5th Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I will be happy if we dont sign anyone I'd be over the moon if we sign 1 or 2 of Guendouzi, Luiz Henrique, Dario Osorio and Alberto Moleiro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I can see us perhaps signing some of the up and coming talent now but for next year, the likes of Moleiro, Osario etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupinthe5th Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 minute ago, burchy said: I can see us perhaps signing some of the up and coming talent now but for next year, the likes of Moleiro, Osario etc Would make sense. The current starting 11 got 5 wins from 7. Its good enough to compete with the top 10 this season. Then we can give Moleiro, Osario and Duran game time from the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, Zatman said: Have offered him to Roma for 20 million, so they want to sell. I wouldnt buy him, even a loan is underwhelming I think his versatility across the attack is why he'd be useful. He can play up top with Ollie, he can play RM or he can play as a SS/10. I'd be fine with a Loan move. We need to add an attacker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Zatman said: In Ellis slight defence he could then point at Leeds, Newcastle and Chelsea before Abramovich of clubs that threw lots of money at it and were financially wrecked with little to show for it In my opinion, there can be no defence for how Ellis mismanaged our club. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: In my opinion, there can be no defence for how Ellis mismanaged our club. I'm reading Dennis Mortimer's excellent book and it would be safe to say he wasn't a fan of ellis, for the way you just mentioned 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, sne said: 11pm on Tuesday January 31 (according to SKY Sports) Yeah when it SLAMS shut.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, mottaloo said: I'm reading Dennis Mortimer's excellent book and it would be safe to say he wasn't a fan of ellis, for the way you just mentioned I met Dennis at a Cornwall Lions do last year and he told me then that he despises Ellis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, burchy said: I can see us perhaps signing some of the up and coming talent now but for next year, the likes of Moleiro, Osario etc This is what I intimated the other day Contingency and succession planning , also the possibility that one of the youngsters could flourish quicker than expected. Much rather this than chucking money for the sake of it. Re-evaluate again in summer. Edited January 28, 2023 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 We're apparently keen on Jack Harrison, can't say I've ever rated him, had one good season in Leeds first season back in Premier League, but hasn't been good since, and wasn't even that good in the Championship. Leicester have had a bid rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Dear lord no, let's not waste money on Jack Harrison. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Name Is Death Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Where's this 'link' come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, calcifer said: Yeah when it SLAMS shut.... Always. Never closed gently, always slammed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 14 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: This is what I intimidated the other day Contingency and succession planning , also the possibility that one of the youngsters could flourish quicker than expected. Much rather this than chucking money for the sake of it. Re-evaluate again in summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 21 minutes ago, useless said: We're apparently keen on Jack Harrison, can't say I've ever rated him, had one good season in Leeds first season back in Premier League, but hasn't been good since, and wasn't even that good in the Championship. Leicester have had a bid rejected. For me, enough getting players from the PL (apart from the odd loan or some situations). We need to build something. Gambling on someone who might be great better than getting an average PL player who we know their limits. Don’t mind the likes of Dendonker as we lacked physicality and squad by then. But that’s it. We can’t get average players and expect them to improve our starting 11. While getting Duran or Osorio could get you a future superstar (or fail, but we won’t lose as much as getting someone who we know their limits and probably overpay). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 25 minutes ago, useless said: We're apparently keen on Jack Harrison, can't say I've ever rated him, had one good season in Leeds first season back in Premier League, but hasn't been good since, and wasn't even that good in the Championship. Leicester have had a bid rejected. Headless chicken type. We can do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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