Aston Villa's ludicrous £50m transfer spree ripped to shreds

[PeterWithesShin]

I do like the look of kodjia,  but we did spend £12m+ on a striker to play number 9 who wasn't first choice number  9 for Bristol city (behind Abraham)

He started 4 of their 5 league games this season before joining us. The only one he didn't start was the one against us, which is probably because the transfer was at an advanced stage.

[aj2k77]

Wasn't he only not first choice at the end of the transfer window because I assume they knew he was off?

£12m sounds a lot but these are the days of crazy money, how much realistically are a club going to accept for a bloke who scored 20 goals the previous season, who don't need to sell and have him contracted for a few more years? They aren't going to take £6-8m on any planet.

[enigma]

Danny Murphy is an example of an ill educated ex footballer of the "lad dun brilliant there" genre who get work because they have played the game in the top divisions. The TV producers think they have appeal for the type who they imagine watch their programmes.

His opinion means nothing at all.

I don't see that in Murphy at all, to me always seems more articulate than the average footballer.

I don't agree with him over this but that doesn't mean he's wrong about everything. Then again, if results do not pick up soon he might have a point.

Have to agree. Murphy is a bit more thoughtful than the usual ex pro pundit. Particularly when it comes to tactics. He's not the usual rent-a-gob.

Plus he's not really said much different to many on here who have also laid into the club. It's just that when someone outside the club does it, it gets people's backs up.

[Matt Collins]

I do like the look of kodjia,  but we did spend £12m+ on a striker to play number 9 who wasn't first choice number  9 for Bristol city (behind Abraham)

He started 4 of their 5 league games this season before joining us. The only one he didn't start was the one against us, which is probably because the transfer was at an advanced stage.

Yeah but I think he was playing wide to accommodate Abraham?

[SoccerHQ]

Kodjia doesn't bother me...with his age we can always sell him for a decent amount.

McCormack looks every inch a luxury signing at this moment in time...yes good player and good record in this division but teams he's played for don't get near the play offs and as we've seen already he's a difficult player to fit into the first 11 with regards to the right balance of the team.

[West Derby Villan]

Personally I think McCormack is our most intelligent team player, but not our fittest, He would be one of my first team sheet choices

[Ad@m]

Agreed, his movement off the ball is the best I've seen at the Villa in years (I know, damning with faint praise and all that!).

He's also very vocal on the pitch constantly telling those around him what they need to do and where they need to be.  He brings far more to the team than goals.

[footyskillz]

Murphy on talksport saying Bruce likes to spend money and he can't see villa going up this season says it's a massive ask not impossible but has to be unbelievable run. Murphy only good point is saying why didnt they take bruce instead of appointing rdm.

[UK Redsox]

Murphy on talksport saying Bruce likes to spend money and he can't see villa going up this season says it's a massive ask not impossible but has to be unbelievable run. Murphy only good point is saying why didnt they take bruce instead of appointing rdm.

Bruce was still at Hull when RDM was appointed Villa manager

[footyskillz]

Murphy on talksport saying Bruce likes to spend money and he can't see villa going up this season says it's a massive ask not impossible but has to be unbelievable run. Murphy only good point is saying why didnt they take bruce instead of appointing rdm.

Bruce was still at Hull when RDM was appointed Villa manager

Well as ever then he makes no good points ! making it up as he goes along. 

[Ad@m]

Murphy on talksport saying Bruce likes to spend money and he can't see villa going up this season says it's a massive ask not impossible but has to be unbelievable run. Murphy only good point is saying why didnt they take bruce instead of appointing rdm.

Bruce was still at Hull when RDM was appointed Villa manager

Quite. We can't possibly compete with the likes of Hull!

[Chris Jameson]

He also made it clear he was considering his future the day they were promoted.

[Mister E]

The new signings, including Jedinak, will come good. They need a better  manager to get the best out of them. McCormack and Kodjia are class players. We need to add a couple more to the squad but we are definitely good enough for the top six.

I agree with this and would add that we still lack the MF quality and depth to be a convincing challenger.

[SoccerHQ]

Personally I think McCormack is our most intelligent team player, but not our fittest, He would be one of my first team sheet choices

He's not a bad player but say we didn't sign him, still signed Kodjia to play as main striker, signed another winger and a CM...would we still have only 1 win out of 11?

He will score goals but there must be a reason he scored 20 season in season out at Fulham and yet they never came close to making the play offs...same at Leeds.

Anyway I do think we have signed some good players this summer even if they haven't shown it so far...certainly better than our ligue un experiment the previous summer.

[not3bad]

Hopefully it won't be long before Steve Bruce is showing how shrewd Villa's transfer business was over the summer.