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Let’s be honest Grealish is a two man tent signing not a marquee
In the same way that Dele was when he joined.
Let’s be honest Grealish is a two man tent signing not a marquee
How does a billionaire company get a football club in to this mess.
In the same way that Dele was when he joined.
I can pretty much say Winks will not do it for us. I'm still having nightmares seeing Winks get bullied off the ball at City away. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because he had injuries last season but for me, Winks is just a squad player and certainly not a reliable first 11 player. If you expect him to come in and replace Dembele next season you must rate him alot higher than I do.
Winks was so so poor from about October onwards last season. I hope he improves but I wouldn't bank our season on it.
How does a billionaire company get a football club in to this mess.
How does a billionaire company get a football club in to this mess.
If we can get a midfield trio of Winks, Grealish & say Haidara, a very promising kid from Salzburg would you be happy? Trying to figure out the 2nd midfield incoming is a tricky one, especially with not a lot of movement around Dembele or Sissoko at the moment
The size of the Villa squad has been ridiculous. High transfer fees and wages on too many experienced players coming past their prime and losing value very quickly. Horrendous transfer strategy probably not helped by Bruce being from the dark ages in his approach.How does a billionaire company get a football club in to this mess.
The size of the Villa squad has been ridiculous. High transfer fees and wages on too many experienced players coming past their prime and losing value very quickly. Horrendous transfer strategy probably not helped by Bruce being from the dark ages in his approach.
If you're gonna spend big, at least spend it on players under 24 who have the potential to increase or at least retain value. For experienced players there's always plenty of free agents around at Championship level.
There's absolutely no way you can ever guarantee yourself promotion from that league just through buying players.
Maybe all agents are arsenal fans...Liverpool have managed to get, arguably, 3 first team starters plus a bench player in and we cant even complete a deal for a kid who's club are in complete financial disarray. Honestly its pathetic.
I know deals are complex but other clubs are managing it so we are clearly not doing something right.
City are the exception to that rule.They did have a mad period 2 seasons ago when they spent big on mccormack, hogan and kodija and they flopped. Not so easy to get rid of flops on big wages. Just look at sunderland and jack rodwell.
Probably better to use the loan system and get fringe players from prem clubs then waste all that cash.
Honestly though what is the hold up of getting our deadwood out the door?City are the exception to that rule.
Oh, and Chelsea.
Oh, and United.
Liverpool have managed to get, arguably, 3 first team starters plus a bench player in and we cant even complete a deal for a kid who's club are in complete financial disarray. Honestly its pathetic.
I know deals are complex but other clubs are managing it so we are clearly not doing something right.
I was just about to comment something similar just to vent, but honestly, you said exactly what I wanted to. It's clear Levy have done a tremendous job, especially these last few years, navigating a new stadium and all that, also getting it right with Pochettino, but after last seasons comments from Poch it's just clear we're letting him down once more. He publicly came out saying that he wants business done (somewhat) early and that it's beneficial for new signings to come on the pre-season tour. What do we do? Absolutely nothing. We don't even know who our targets are, besides this 22-year-old championship player of course. And we are now wheeling and dealing with a club 9 days away from liquidation for him, as if it wasn't bad enough. Meanwhile, our rivals are gearing up with 2-3 world class players in their needed positions. So underwhelming.Liverpool have managed to get, arguably, 3 first team starters plus a bench player in and we cant even complete a deal for a kid who's club are in complete financial disarray. Honestly its pathetic.
I know deals are complex but other clubs are managing it so we are clearly not doing something right.
WankarsCity are the exception to that rule.
Oh, and Chelsea.
Oh, and United.
What do we do? Absolutely nothing. We don't even know who our targets are, besides this 22-year-old championship player of course.
......Because... we'll be doing all our shopping on deadline day?It doesn't matter if you or anyone else on this forum knows who our targets are.
Of course not, but if there were real interest (hence us knowing that we're after Grealish - several reputable sources have said so) in a player you know as well as me that that information will get out, from one outlet or another. We're still daily linked with new players that are scattering around to clubs raging from Borussia Monchengladbach to Brighton. Just 2 minutes ago we were apparently linked with Quintero...It doesn't matter if you or anyone else on this forum knows who our targets are.