Tony's Tweets

[Tuscans]

You could sell sand to an Arab Tony but you can't sell to me Aston Villa in the Championship are getting a world class striker, unless Benteke has changed his twitter again.

Has to be either Bamford, Wells, Kodjia or he doesn't know what a No. 9 is and it's Morrison. The full back is probably the De Laet or Yedlin.

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

"We're working very hard 2have a world class 9#striker. Very close to the new full back. Hope both will happen next week! Enjoy weekend!#UTV"

Any guesses?...World class striker prepared to play Championship football?

David Villa?

[Concrete John]

'World Class' can be a very subjective term.

This could be where some turn on Dr Tone's Twitter activity if the striker isn't seen as being world class or if the deals don't come off.

[Hairbandinho]

I hope the "world class" comment doesnt come back to bite him, when we do sign whoever it is.

Probably would have been better to just say  "Working on signing a new #9" which would have been accepted and made everyone happy as I really really doubt anyone world class is coming to this league.

[Toronto Villa]

I don't think the Doc gives a hoot about being bitten. We'll see soon enough what we have left in the chamber in this window. It's been good so far but then it needed to be given where we were coming from. We still lack in certain areas so if we spend another £10m or so it will be as much if not more than any of us had hoped for.

[brian green]

Tony is no fool.  The "world class" might well be a bit of ego massage for somebody who is also being courted by other clubs.

[Toronto Villa]

Also world class Brian is to be used in context to what he has seen so far down the Villa. A cone is world class compared to Gabby as an example. Libor Kozak did a good cone impression yesterday.

[Monty]

The guy has said we'll be as big as Barça in five years, so I think describing Patrick Bamford as 'world class' is well within his capabilities.

[Edvard Remberg]

Tony is no fool.  The "world class" might well be a bit of ego massage for somebody who is also being courted by other clubs.

Think this is the reason.  Sending signal to the target how highly rated he is by them

[brian green]

Maybe, but he has got everybody's attention.  Will live in an age of hyperbole.  How many Olympic athletes have you heard say that the taking part is what it is all about.

[four fornicholl]

Tony is no fool.  The "world class" might well be a bit of ego massage for somebody who is also being courted by other clubs.

Think this is the reason.  Sending signal to the target how highly rated he is by them

There doesn't seem to be many of todays players who don't think they are world classs.

[brian green]

Precisely four for.  We could well be seeing a whole new way of clubs dealing with players, agents, fans and the media. Like TV says I don't think Tony gives a hoot about being bitten.  He wants change for the better at the club he owns.  If that means by passing the media and letting his feelings be known he will do it. He is reinventing Villa as a cards on the table kind of club, not one that does not want to upset anybody.  Resurrection via the media happened at Watford with Reg Dwight, at Coventry with Jimmy Hill and at Wimbledon with one of the biggest bunch of blackguards ever assembled just by getting the tag Crazy Gang.

[JJ-AV]

I reckon it'll be Hernandez. Him being a full international, scorer of PL goals and playing at the World Cup will be his justification.

[four fornicholl]

Precisely four for.  We could well be seeing a whole new way of clubs dealing with players, agents, fans and the media. Like TV says I don't think Tony gives a hoot about being bitten.  He wants change for the better at the club he owns.  If that means by passing the media and letting his feelings be known he will do it. He is reinventing Villa as a cards on the table kind of club, not one that does not want to upset anybody.  Resurrection via the media happened at Watford with Reg Dwight, at Coventry with Jimmy Hill and at Wimbledon with one of the biggest bunch of blackguards ever assembled just by getting the tag Crazy Gang.

Wolfie Smith," battles to fight and rights to right. "
p.s. Ive had a few too many.

[Percy McCarthy]

He meant to type 'working class striker', which rules out Bamford.