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Offline Matt Collins

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3630 on: July 18, 2014, 05:59:34 AM »
Was the ki stuff a load of bolllocks then? It's gone very quiet on that front

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3631 on: July 18, 2014, 07:47:36 AM »
You are a troll, for bring up the Percy thing in every post in this thread, despite repeated requests to stop.

Yet you're bringing it up here your self?

Is the Moderator going to ban him self for double standards & hypocrisy then?

No. I thought not.

We gave you the chance, you didn't take it.

Bye.

Damn, between work and going to Mansfield I missed the climax

Offline peter w

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3632 on: July 18, 2014, 07:47:51 AM »
That's usually a good sign.

Offline Dave Cooper please

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3633 on: July 18, 2014, 08:53:57 AM »
Is it safe to come out? He was way too clever for me and I didn't want to be licking my wounds for days

Or, indeed, Percy's arse.

Offline ADVILLAFAN

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3634 on: July 18, 2014, 09:03:41 AM »
Can people stop talking about Percy' arse please!

So with Richardson at left wing back and Hutton clearly going to get a go at right (probably quite rightly) and us looking to 3-4-1-2 kind of formation, what else do we need before the end of August?

Right then Ozz, in that formation we currently have :

GKs - Guzan, Steer, Given (is Siegrist still around?).  No additions needed

CBs - Okore, Vlaar (Hopefully), Senderos, Clark, Baker, Herd, Donacien.  If Vlaar goes then we will definitely need to bring someone in.  I think we could still do with one more as cover though I doubt we will get one as PL seems to rate Baker and Clark.

RWB - Lowton, Hutton, Bacuna.  Not great quality, but should be enough.

LWB - Richardson, Bennett, Luna.  Would like to see one of Bennett or Luna moved on and a better understudy to Richardson bought in.  Again, doubt it will happen.

CM - Westwood, Delph, El Amhadi, Gardner, Johnson.  Key area. Need one or two quality additions who are capable of going straight into the side.

AM - Cole, N'Zogbia, Tonev, Grealish, Carruthers.  Again not overly inspiring options, but we'll probably go with that. 

ST -  Benteke, Kozak, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Bent, Robinson.  Probably enough options there if Benteke and Kozak can return quickly and find form.

If we are going to play that formation, I reckon we realistically need cover on the left hand side and one or two quality central midfielders.  I've got a feeling we might see the 3 at the back formation at home, with us reverting to the favoured 4-3-3 away (in which case we would probably need a decent wide player added as well).     

And Stevens, don't forget Enda Stevens

Offline RussellC

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3635 on: July 18, 2014, 09:31:22 AM »
Who is seemingly ahead of Luna in the reckoning now.

Offline VinnieChase84

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3636 on: July 18, 2014, 09:39:58 AM »
Who is seemingly ahead of Luna in the reckoning now.
By all accounts Luna is on the brink of leaving

Offline Damo70

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3637 on: July 18, 2014, 09:47:13 AM »
Who is seemingly ahead of Luna in the reckoning now.
By all accounts Luna is on the brink of leaving

I would bet that he leaves back peddling with his arms behind his back. He should copyright that like Bale with his heart hand gesture.

Offline john e

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3638 on: July 18, 2014, 10:22:36 AM »
I would like to believe that we don't see ourselves as cronies or a gang or a closed shop or whatever term you want to pick. I would like to think that we are a bunch of people who support Villa who are totally different characters who will inevitably have differences of opinion. Occasionally it gets a bit heated and occasionally some of us let ourselves down. But generally it is in good spirit and arguments fizzle out or get solved and often apologies are given. You appear to have an agenda, you appear to want conflict. I can only presume that is the only reason you are on here because you don't appear to like many any of us any much.

Why not chill out and have some fun with us on the off topic, timewasters or Small Heath the gift that gives on giving thread?


speak for yourself, I'm in a big gang on here, its a proper clique to be fair


Offline bobdylan

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3639 on: July 18, 2014, 10:55:13 AM »
Who are we actually trying to shift now out of Luna, Stevens, Bennett, Given, Herd, Hutton, Bent, N'Zogbia, Tonev etc.?

Offline brian green

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3640 on: July 18, 2014, 11:12:30 AM »
By default rather than by design the players the club are moving are Vlaar, Delph and Gabby.

Offline FranzBiberkopf

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3641 on: July 18, 2014, 11:30:34 AM »
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GKs - Guzan, Steer, Given (is Siegrist still around?).  No additions needed

CBs - Okore, Vlaar (Hopefully), Senderos, Clark, Baker, Herd, Donacien.  If Vlaar goes then we will definitely need to bring someone in.  I think we could still do with one more as cover though I doubt we will get one as PL seems to rate Baker and Clark.

RWB - Lowton, Hutton, Bacuna.  Not great quality, but should be enough.

LWB - Richardson, Bennett, Luna.  Would like to see one of Bennett or Luna moved on and a better understudy to Richardson bought in.  Again, doubt it will happen.

CM - Westwood, Delph, El Amhadi, Gardner, Johnson.  Key area. Need one or two quality additions who are capable of going straight into the side.

AM - Cole, N'Zogbia, Tonev, Grealish, Carruthers.  Again not overly inspiring options, but we'll probably go with that. 

ST -  Benteke, Kozak, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Bent, Robinson.  Probably enough options there if Benteke and Kozak can return quickly and find form.

Its each time I see it listed like that, that it really drums home how poor it is.

I just cannot see where enough goals are going to come from next season.

Offline RussellC

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3642 on: July 18, 2014, 11:32:42 AM »
I saw a random tweet last night that said we were in 'advanced talks' with Joel Campbell. Would be ideal, IMO.

Offline RussellC

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3643 on: July 18, 2014, 11:37:59 AM »
Was the ki stuff a load of bolllocks then? It's gone very quiet on that front

James Nursey thinks we're just haggling over the fee.

Online paul_e

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip - NOW WITH TROLL POLL
« Reply #3644 on: July 18, 2014, 11:44:11 AM »
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GKs - Guzan, Steer, Given (is Siegrist still around?).  No additions needed

CBs - Okore, Vlaar (Hopefully), Senderos, Clark, Baker, Herd, Donacien.  If Vlaar goes then we will definitely need to bring someone in.  I think we could still do with one more as cover though I doubt we will get one as PL seems to rate Baker and Clark.

RWB - Lowton, Hutton, Bacuna.  Not great quality, but should be enough.

LWB - Richardson, Bennett, Luna.  Would like to see one of Bennett or Luna moved on and a better understudy to Richardson bought in.  Again, doubt it will happen.

CM - Westwood, Delph, El Amhadi, Gardner, Johnson.  Key area. Need one or two quality additions who are capable of going straight into the side.

AM - Cole, N'Zogbia, Tonev, Grealish, Carruthers.  Again not overly inspiring options, but we'll probably go with that. 

ST -  Benteke, Kozak, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Bent, Robinson.  Probably enough options there if Benteke and Kozak can return quickly and find form.

Its each time I see it listed like that, that it really drums home how poor it is.

I just cannot see where enough goals are going to come from next season.

Really?

I think it's perfectly fair to expect:

Benteke - 10-15 (depending on how much he plays)
Kozak - 10
Gabby - 5
Weimann - 5-10 (depending on his position)
Bent - 5-10 (depending on how much he plays)

If the rest of the team get 15 between them ( we got 14 from the non-strikers last year) that's somewhere around 50 for the season, which is perfectly reasonable for our squad.  It's the other end that worries me but we'll score as many as anyone in the bottom half.

 


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