My worry is that we only just stopped up with Benteke and Delph in the side and we've now lost both of them (plus Cleverley/Vlaar and Given) which can only mean one thing for me I'm afraid. The raft of players we signed with the money had no premiership experience - with the exception of Lescott, who quite frankly looks past it now, that spending spree smacked of desperation, and desperate is what we are.
Quote from: martin o`who?? on September 27, 2015, 08:43:09 PMMy worry is that we only just stopped up with Benteke and Delph in the side and we've now lost both of them (plus Cleverley/Vlaar and Given) which can only mean one thing for me I'm afraid. The raft of players we signed with the money had no premiership experience - with the exception of Lescott, who quite frankly looks past it now, that spending spree smacked of desperation, and desperate is what we are.Do you genuinely believe the team and squad are worse than last season? Benteke and Delph were our best players last season but we still finished 17th with them.
Quote from: KRS on September 27, 2015, 09:16:54 PMQuote from: martin o`who?? on September 27, 2015, 08:43:09 PMMy worry is that we only just stopped up with Benteke and Delph in the side and we've now lost both of them (plus Cleverley/Vlaar and Given) which can only mean one thing for me I'm afraid. The raft of players we signed with the money had no premiership experience - with the exception of Lescott, who quite frankly looks past it now, that spending spree smacked of desperation, and desperate is what we are.Do you genuinely believe the team and squad are worse than last season? Benteke and Delph were our best players last season but we still finished 17th with them.six points less than after 7 games last season does tell its own story.
You know there was once a time when I was never off this site, but over the last 5 years or so I have found myself gazing less at less at it, never mind contributing my opinions on it. I have oft wondered about the main reasons why a site that was the first thing I opened on my browser and my most visited site has become a side show; this weekend I think I got it. The simple fact of the matter is that Villa are my team and supporting them is my hobby. Over the last five years or so I have just not enjoyed my hobby any more; don’t get me wrong I still love football and have a season ticket (albeit at my local team), but the slow steady, grinding, decline of my club has just led me to fulfil my hobby in other quarters. Don’t get me wrong, I'm not making this comment to jump on the oft-trodden bandwagon of ‘reasons why it’s all sh** these days’ I'm just realizing why it is that our constant circling of the drain has led me to shrug my shoulders once more as we slide into the bottom three.So as regards the question in hand, do I think this year will be the year, well it bloody well shouldn’t be, as in my opinion we’ve assembled the most exciting team I’ve seen in years. However the losing mentality is embedded deep in the club and I fear that this, combining with the absent owner, battle-weary fan base and air of apathy could finally be our downfall. It’s especially galling as I firmly believe that this side has real potential, but if I am honest the only thing that could re-spark my enthusiasm for my hobby once more would be to see my team winning again and an air of optimism to waft over the club. Going down would be a disaster (catastrophic I always maintained), but perhaps this is the only way to reset the club and reignite the passion of the hobby that many of us simply don’t enjoy much anymore.
Our momentum is downwards. Our Manager is clueless. Our first 11 is worse than last year and we only just survived. We have that nasty habit of defensive errors and no chance of a clean sheet.WE are in the bottom 3 for a reason, we are a bottom 3 team. I think it is our year.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on September 28, 2015, 06:23:46 PMOur momentum is downwards. Our Manager is clueless. Our first 11 is worse than last year and we only just survived. We have that nasty habit of defensive errors and no chance of a clean sheet.WE are in the bottom 3 for a reason, we are a bottom 3 team. I think it is our year.Worst 11 than last year? Really?
Quote from: Clampy on September 28, 2015, 06:26:29 PMQuote from: ChicagoLion on September 28, 2015, 06:23:46 PMOur momentum is downwards. Our Manager is clueless. Our first 11 is worse than last year and we only just survived. We have that nasty habit of defensive errors and no chance of a clean sheet.WE are in the bottom 3 for a reason, we are a bottom 3 team. I think it is our year.Worst 11 than last year? Really?Yes, absolutely.Is Guzan any better this year? he is worse, a goal a game.Richards has replaced Vlaar, you think Richards better than Vlaar?I know he had injury problems, but better?Gana better than Delph? Gestede better than Benteke? Lescott better than Clark?Vertout better than Cleverley? Amavi is the only obvious improvement, Ayew for Weiman, maybe.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on September 28, 2015, 06:39:08 PMQuote from: Clampy on September 28, 2015, 06:26:29 PMQuote from: ChicagoLion on September 28, 2015, 06:23:46 PMOur momentum is downwards. Our Manager is clueless. Our first 11 is worse than last year and we only just survived. We have that nasty habit of defensive errors and no chance of a clean sheet.WE are in the bottom 3 for a reason, we are a bottom 3 team. I think it is our year.Worst 11 than last year? Really?Yes, absolutely.Is Guzan any better this year? he is worse, a goal a game.Richards has replaced Vlaar, you think Richards better than Vlaar?I know he had injury problems, but better?Gana better than Delph? Gestede better than Benteke? Lescott better than Clark?Vertout better than Cleverley? Amavi is the only obvious improvement, Ayew for Weiman, maybe.That's you opinion after 7 games. I'm happy to give them a bit longer.
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