This Summer's Window (Poll Included)

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Fairly pleased with the recruitment but until results change and we actually start winning games I'll remain a little bit nervous. I still think we're a bit light in certain areas, but at least Xia has put his money where his mouth is. Let's just hope we click as a team sooner rather than later.

Just said the same. Felt at half time against Bristol that we'd rue not putting away the two or three chances to score that we had. Equally when Ayew didn't square to McCormack for a tap in. Its going to take us as fans time to be confident that we'll grit out a 1-0 rather than needing to batter a side into submission every week, which in fairsness, against Derby, Huddersfield and Bristol, if we'd been 2, 3 or 4 up at half time, they couldn't have complained.

I think it will be a couple of back to back wins that really bind the squad together. Sides are rightly wary of us and stand off us in the first 45 minutes. With the extra pace we have, I think it will be difficult for sides to step up and press us second half or last 30 minutes as Bristol, Derby and Huddersfield did, as we can counter. Equally, if we start getting the results, when somebody goes 1-0 down against us, it will hopefully give them the feeling of "oh here we go, they're going to do to us what they did to such and such a club last week".

Forest and Brentford could be huge games. Back to back wins should be what we aim for and to achieve that would set us up nicely for a tricky game against Ipswich and then Newcastle before we play the Dogheads and the Noses.

[Skerra]

I've voted over the moon because, these last few years there's been lots of talk and no action. Somehow Dr X has turned all this on its' head. Few words, plenty of good signings for this division. Could never have dreamed we would get 8 new players in within such a short space of time.

I usually don't like the international breaks but, for once, think it will work in our favour as RDM et al can have a bit of time to try to blend the players together before our next league match. I know that I'm asking a lot but, really could do with winning our next two matches. Can you imagine what that would do for the confidence of the team and the subsequent atmosphere generated by the fans. Villa Park is truly a place to behold when we are in full voice. Fingers and everything else crossed....bring back the good times!!!!

[richtheholtender]

60mil spent for a Championship club.. can't ask for much more.

Shifted a lot of deadwood and put a lot of shit players in their place. I'm happy with Dr. Xia. Originally, his tweeting didn't sit well with me but his transparency up to this point clearly shows his commitment to the fans and the club. It was so refreshing to have him openly confirm interest in players and done deals. We didn't have to wait for some shoddy journalist to put out some transfer dross.

We recruited a lot of leaders, I'm thrilled about that. We recruited players with Championship and promotion experience, we needed that. We threw around our weight and showed our clout in the league, the fans needed to see it.

I'm happy. When the players prove their worth and we start stringing together some wins.. then I'll be over the moon.

This.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm pretty happy and think we've done about as well as we could have.

[ez]

After last years disaster i'll wait and see.

[Ian.]

I think I'm happy.

It seems to be coming together off the pitch and I'm impressed with how we have moved so many out and gone about signing our new recruits without any nonsense. I like the sound of the sort of characters we have signed, however as regards the quality of them I'm sitting on the fence.

[Villa in Denmark]

On the surface, it looks about as good as anyone could have wished for, albeit a question mark for me over Gollini.

Ask me again at Christmas.

[paul_e]

I think there is a big difference this time in that the plan seems to have come first and players have been picked to fit. Last summer I believe we signed decent players but with no plan on how we wanted to get the most out of them. After that we spent a couple of months changing shape and systems until Tim got put out of his misery.

[olaftab]

Happy, only doubt I have is signing an inexperienced, foreign keeper (not sure how good his English is?) when I feel that we needed another old, steady head back there.

He's fluent in English.

And fluent in not catching the ball.

[olaftab]

Well there is no doubt Dr Xia has backed his words with money. Nearly £60M spent takes us into big spenders league for both EPL and EFL. Thank you for that Tony. Now have we spent it on right players? Not sure as its always a 50/50 gamble. Only time will tell.

[Fasth56]

Voted happy, but will be over the moon when I read reports from BMH that Richards and Gabby have been held by the throat up against the wall by one of our new leaders and had it explained to them what a privilege it is to play for Aston Villa.

[TopDeck113]

Happy - for the reason there appears to have been a purpose and a plan about the acquisitions.  Time will tell whether the recruits will gel - and I'm mindful that the lower divisions are littered with clubs who throw money at getting promoted to the Premier League, yet failed - however at this early stage I'm cautiously optimistic.

[Matt C]

Incredible turnover in playing staff really. What we all knew was needed but I didn't think realistic for one window.

[rob_bridge]

Got rid of most bellends

[CJ]

Nice touch by the club to send an email summarising all the ins and outs of the summer window. Really making an effort to reconnect with the fans