Post season thread

[SoccerHQ]

I honestly don't think the five coverage is that terrible in a it does what it says on the tin way.

They show decent highlights of the Sky games and have to cram in 30 games in 80 minutes. I like it on at 9 aswell rather than staying up to 2am to watch it when the BBC had it.

People used to whinge about MOTD coverage so not really sure what the ideal tv coverage is in some minds given how terrible we usually are on tv.

Talking of TV and pundits though, it's just occured to me that Holloway got panned in August for saying we'd finish 16th this season and we've finished the grand total of 3 places higher. He said it even before we'd spent 60 odd million aswell!

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Think one of the many questions about our current Bruce signings are, will he stick with Hourihane. Lansbury, and Bjarnason ? who have all been at best average ....Will he go for two natural wingers to supply Kodjia and Hogan ? Think he has got to completely change his system to accommodate the current squad ......

[tomd2103]

Think one of the many questions about our current Bruce signings are, will he stick with Hourihane. Lansbury, and Bjarnason ? who have all been at best average ....Will he go for two natural wingers to supply Kodjia and Hogan ? Think he has got to completely change his system to accommodate the current squad ......

Think in the case of the three midfielders, I think it is more about allowing them to play a bit further forward and take the shackles off a bit.  Having a forward who could hold the ball up would help with that and would allow them to come on to the ball a bit more.  Think we could do with another wide player whichever formation we play to rotate with Adomah and Green.

[VinnieChase84]

According to the press tonight, Bruce was told on Thursday that we have no money to spend this summer and he has to sell to buy

[KRS]

Sell what? Unless we sell Jack (which we shouldn't) then we'd be lucky to generate a few million with our unwanted players and bomb squaders...and it may even cost us more in paying players contracts off than what we could generate in transfer fees.

[VinnieChase84]

Sell what? Unless we sell Jack (which we shouldn't) then we'd be lucky to generate a few million with our unwanted players and bomb squaders...and it may even cost us more in paying players contracts off than what we could generate in transfer fees.
[/quotet]
The whole team we have out on Loan to start. Followed by amavi, Richards, elphick

[ciggiesnbeer]

According to the press tonight, Bruce was told on Thursday that we have no money to spend this summer and he has to sell to buy

Worth noting the rumour is because its of the new financial fair play rules rather than any issues with Xia.

[robbo1874]

In summary, the season was mostly shit, with a few bright spots here and there.

Best we forget all about it and look forward to next season.

Finish off clearing out the shit, strengthen where we can and off we go again in August.

Bit depressing isn't it, but not totally desperate?

[PaulWinch again]

According to the press tonight, Bruce was told on Thursday that we have no money to spend this summer and he has to sell to buy

Worth noting the rumour is because its of the new financial fair play rules rather than any issues with Xia.

If we're concerned by FFP fines it suggests that there are worries over money and that we don't expect to go up anytime soon.

[mr underhill]

well unless we have a collection of psychics on the pay roll how do we know? The fact is that most of the top six this year were floundering last year and have spent the square root of nothing to get from one end of the table to the other. We can do the same without spunking the GDP of Peru yet again.

[preston28]

According to the press tonight, Bruce was told on Thursday that we have no money to spend this summer and he has to sell to buy

Worth noting the rumour is because its of the new financial fair play rules rather than any issues with Xia.

Now in the Sunday papers:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/13/steve-bruce-hit-aston-villa-cash-freeze-told-must-sell-can-buy/

[Villatillidie1982]

According to the press tonight, Bruce was told on Thursday that we have no money to spend this summer and he has to sell to buy

Worth noting the rumour is because its of the new financial fair play rules rather than any issues with Xia.

If we're concerned by FFP fines it suggests that there are worries over money and that we don't expect to go up anytime soon.

Dr Tony isn't going to spend money with no results. Nobody can be expected to do that. Bruce will have to go with what he has with any additions financed by sales. Elphick, Adomah, Hourihane and Jack might generate enough cash to get a couple of players in. McCormack must have something otherwise he wouldn't have been a success previously. He has to work otherwise he'll throw what's left of his career down the toilet. A fit Gabby might provide some goals also.

At least there should be a more settled side next season who have more understanding on how to play as a team.

The recovery of Aston Villa from the depths won't be a quick process but the bottom of the pit has been reached and the recovery has started.

[Lastfootstamper]

I thought at the time that of all those seasons circling the drain, we really picked the wrong one to finally get flushed. We, to my mind, had, had to get straight back up. The parachute payments now restructured to two years instead of the previous three meant we had to get all the biggest earners off the wage bill asap, yet said bill still weighs us down 12 months on. The new TV deal "prize" money kicking in that means even the bottom club coming down will be able to easily match our spending, but without our concerns about falling foul of ffp.

It's all a bit shit.

[cheltenhamlion]

I am not overly concerned at the teams dropping. It's not like they are teams full of good players who are likely to stop with them.

[ciggiesnbeer]

According to the press tonight, Bruce was told on Thursday that we have no money to spend this summer and he has to sell to buy

Worth noting the rumour is because its of the new financial fair play rules rather than any issues with Xia.

If we're concerned by FFP fines it suggests that there are worries over money and that we don't expect to go up anytime soon.

No. I thought that as well but the issue is apparently this season the Championship FFP include things beyond fines to include points deductions or denial from promotion. So we simply have to comply with it.