Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur Post-Match Thread

[saunders_heroes]

I don't think they need to be proven in the Premiership. Johnny Foreigner seems to have an ability to play the game and not cost as much as established Premiership players.

Look at Jacob, Mulumbu, Michu and Olsen. They'd have cost us less than £3 million and would have us competing in the top half.

Premier League quality is what I meant. If they come from abroad, that's fine.  It's the obsession with signing "young and hungry" players from the lower leagues that pisses me off. "Young and hungry" is just code for "cheap" in reality.

[eastie]

I don't think they need to be proven in the Premiership. Johnny Foreigner seems to have an ability to play the game and not cost as much as established Premiership players.

Look at Jacob, Mulumbu, Michu and Olsen. They'd have cost us less than £3 million and would have us competing in the top half.

Those examples are good ones but there are a lot of foreign imports who take time to settle and get used to the pace of the premier league, I think we need players who have to hit the ground running , we can't afford players to take a few games to settle in - its a vital window no doubt.

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There is a direct correlation between our three year decline and the absence of a Scandinavian at centre half.

[Clampy]

I don't think they need to be proven in the Premiership. Johnny Foreigner seems to have an ability to play the game and not cost as much as established Premiership players.

Look at Jacob, Mulumbu, Michu and Olsen. They'd have cost us less than £3 million and would have us competing in the top half.

Premier League quality is what I meant. If they come from abroad, that's fine.  It's the obsession with signing "young and hungry" players from the lower leagues that pisses me off. "Young and hungry" is just code for "cheap" in reality.

It depends. I think Lowton has been great overall. Bennett was'nt looking too bad until the game where he got sent off and Westwood has'nt looked out of place. There's a case for bringing someone in if he spots potential but i hope he dose'nt overdo it.

[JUAN PABLO]

It isn't that we lost. We were murdered again, this time at home and again the scoreline flattered us.  Things are as dodgy as ever they were last season for me.  We're better to watch in patches and it's a more likeable team and manager, but people can't really be blamed for a bit of moaning!

spot on . Chelsea should have had 13 and Spurz at least 8 .   Be nice to actually get some shots on target. Embarrassing , we look worse than last season.

[eastie]

I don't think they need to be proven in the Premiership. Johnny Foreigner seems to have an ability to play the game and not cost as much as established Premiership players.

Look at Jacob, Mulumbu, Michu and Olsen. They'd have cost us less than £3 million and would have us competing in the top half.

Premier League quality is what I meant. If they come from abroad, that's fine.  It's the obsession with signing "young and hungry" players from the lower leagues that pisses me off. "Young and hungry" is just code for "cheap" in reality.

It depends. I think Lowton has been great overall. Bennett was'nt looking too bad until the game where he got sent off and Westwood has'nt looked out of place. There's a case for bringing someone in if he spots potential but i hope he dose'nt overdo it.

The signings he has made have been decent , I think Lowton and Bennett will both prove good full backs but its midfield where we are piss poor with very average players, Westwood is very good but kea is probably the worst of lamberts buys.

Someone like Scott Parker would be ideal to add experience albeit on a short contract .

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The midfield is exactly the area that needs two or three quality players.

[eastie]

The midfield is exactly the area that needs two or three quality players.

Exactly, put a decent  solid midfield on  the pitch and the defence would look better as would the forward line with players who can protect the back 4 and create chances for the forwards.

[Gareth]

We need the new scout to come to the party - hope we are going to pull a couple of gems out of the Bundesliga, no more from the Dutch league

[JUAN PABLO]

I remember Gary Neville saying he likes to watch Villa now as they use to bore him to death. No f**king wonder , there is plenty of goals .
Can I have being bored to death just to stay in this league this season.

[Dave Clark Five]

People talk about not wanting lower league players. At the moment, we look like a non-league outfit getting a respectable drubbing from a top side. Each of the last two games we were begging for the final whistle. If the unthinkable happens, and we lose to Wigan and Bradford, it will get nasty. I think we will struggle against Ipswich. The atmosphere in the club, before yesterday's game, was of total dejection. Something has to be done and it starts with a rallying call, and action, from the very top. Injuries will continue to mount. We are worse than last season, worse than the Penrice and Aspinall days, and I think we are worse than when we went into the Third Division.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I don't think they need to be proven in the Premiership. Johnny Foreigner seems to have an ability to play the game and not cost as much as established Premiership players.

Look at Jacob, Mulumbu, Michu and Olsen. They'd have cost us less than £3 million and would have us competing in the top half.

Premier League quality is what I meant. If they come from abroad, that's fine.  It's the obsession with signing "young and hungry" players from the lower leagues that pisses me off. "Young and hungry" is just code for "cheap" in reality.

Whilst I agree with you Saunders, it's going to be mighty difficult to persuade quality players to come here for a relegation scrap.
The horse has bolted, the signings should have been made in the Summer and bearing in mind the paucity of the squad, £23m was not nearly enough.

As others have pointed out on here, the TV revenues shoot up 70% next season, get relegated and it will be harder than ever to get back up.

And yes, it is Lerner's fault, all very well saying about all the good things he's done in the past, but it means Jack Shit if you're going to pull the ladder up when you lose interest.
A Premiership club needs continual and sustained investment, not just when you feel like it, if he didn't realise that, he should never have become a 'custodian' in the first place.

This current side is as poor as anything i've ever seen in my 38 years of supporting the club.
That's some achievement Blandy.

[JUAN PABLO]

Why we got so many bloody injuries ?          it was bad when Houlier was manager too . what they f**k are they doing in training. Just let them stick to the playstation please.

[Irish villain]

After last night I have decided to try not to get as emotionally involved this season. I was a wreck by April of last year and constantly on here trying to find some positives.

I think I am going to simply adopt a 'hope for the best' approach to the second half of the season.

[bertlambshank]

Is this the transfer thread?