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Offline hawkeye

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #15 on: November 06, 2010, 11:46:32 PM »
I think most Villa watchers recognise that the team built by Martin O'Neill is pretty much over. This to me means that we're at the beginning of a rebuilding job rather than having a largely complete squad to augment with youth. It appears that youth is going to be a big part of this new squad and if that means a season or two kicking around the middle of the league while the squad is rebuilt and the younger players cement their places then there's not a lot you can do about that.
this is the main point i think the summer will see a lot of activity A Young sidwell Carew + a few more i guess

Offline Colhint

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #16 on: November 06, 2010, 11:53:49 PM »
you won't win anything with kids

Offline usav

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #17 on: November 06, 2010, 11:58:13 PM »
you won't win anything with kids

We don't win anything with older kids either.

Offline hawkeye

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #18 on: November 06, 2010, 11:59:02 PM »
you won't win anything with kids
you wont win anything with sidwell carew the new ashley young an ageing petrov ect

Offline Monty

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #19 on: November 06, 2010, 11:59:40 PM »
Well, if we're rolling out the cliches, if you're good enough then you're old enough.

Offline Dante Lavelli

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #20 on: November 07, 2010, 02:25:37 AM »
What is a reasonable, sustainable amount that villa can spend on players each year?  My guess is about £20m plus any income from sales.

The emergence of these players will mean that the spend is spread across two/three players rather than maybe five or six.

I do not see how their impressive strides cannot be good news.

Offline eastie

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #21 on: November 07, 2010, 07:46:36 AM »
HouLlier has had a good look at the young players and has some real quality coming through, Clark could be huge for this club I feel.

We are not in the shit results wise , if we had held on a minute more we would have been equal with spurs on points in joint 5th- we just need to try and pick up what we can until January.

I think there will be more deals done in january than gerard would have liked but he has seen the squad is weak and needs new signings, and I'm sure in summer we will have an exciting window for a change.
 
Davies, sidwell and Carew will surely be gone and I wouldn't totally be shocked to see ash sold to Liverpool in January- they have the money and he doesn't seem to want to sign a new deal , so let's cash in and rebuild.

Offline ROBBO

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #22 on: November 07, 2010, 08:26:33 AM »
Oneill bought players to play his brand of football, it will take a while to get the type of players needed to
move us on.

Offline ozzjim

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #23 on: November 07, 2010, 08:43:00 AM »
It is the major issue Robbo. MON bought some shocking players for the money, and now GH has to sort that out, add depth and quality without forgetting that Clark looks in 2 games a better holding mid than Petrov has for 18 months, Bannan passes the ball better than Sidwell ever has and Albrighton is just about as good a right winger as there is in the league right now. If only we had a couple of young full backs and a beast of a forward too, although I think if the Fonz is getting chances, once a couple go in they will keep doing so, that first few goals are the hard part.

Offline VillaZogmariner

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #24 on: November 07, 2010, 10:53:52 AM »
I think of the current squad of players we have, the only ones who will still be in our squad next season will be -

Friedel (As back up)
L.Young
Warnock
Downing
Ireland
Agbonlahor
Albrighton
Delfouenso
Delph
Heskey
Petrov
Reo-Coker
Clark
Collins
Bannan
Wiemann
Gardner
Lichaj

So we will have one hell of a squad overhaul, and I can't wait!

Offline Karl Bridges

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #25 on: November 07, 2010, 10:59:16 AM »
I don't think Reo-Coker will still be here next season. He has the chance to move on a Bosman and you can never underestimate the greed of the modern footballer. I also think he may find himself out of the side after the Jan sales, which will hasten his departure.

Offline Pete3206

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #26 on: November 07, 2010, 11:03:51 AM »
Hasn't the manager already stated that they're won't be much business done in January. If that's the case, better hope we can get some of these long term injuries sorted, so we can at least tread water until the summer.


Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #27 on: November 07, 2010, 11:09:03 AM »
Bannan or Sidwell? Sidwell or Clark? No brainer every time for me, I don't think anyone is putting all our faith in these kids but I think at the moment we have no choice

Offline eastie

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #28 on: November 07, 2010, 11:29:20 AM »
Hasn't the manager already stated that they're won't be much business done in January. If that's the case, better hope we can get some of these long term injuries sorted, so we can at least tread water until the summer.

he said he prefers dealing in summer but he will bring in players in january if he can improve the side- most teams dont like to sell in january but id expect at least 2 or 3 coming in that month.

Offline olaftab

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Re: Deluded
« Reply #29 on: November 07, 2010, 11:44:48 AM »
Not deluded  just  hopeful as us fans always are.

 


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