Yes but there is a difference between Xia wanting big names and Xia backing his manager.
I think it's a low moment, and funnily enough I don't even care if he improves us. But, more's the point, is he really the very best we can do for the money we're paying him? Or is Bruce just being an unimaginative starfucker here?
Quote from: Monty on July 01, 2017, 11:01:50 AMI think it's a low moment, and funnily enough I don't even care if he improves us. But, more's the point, is he really the very best we can do for the money we're paying him? Or is Bruce just being an unimaginative starfucker here?Agree totally. Just come firms my opinion of him. Another chancer that is out of his depth with no imagination and no idea of what we need.
Weird signing...and not my favorite by any means. Will he improve us? Yes, even though the defence wasn't a major issue. IMO it's not leaders, winners, experience and such like that we need most. We need Bruce to sort this formation and style of playing out. That the major issue for me. Anyway, my love for Villa is greater than my disliking of Terry so if it improves us on the pitch then all well and good with me.
Quote from: avfcpg on July 01, 2017, 11:25:12 AMWeird signing...and not my favorite by any means. Will he improve us? Yes, even though the defence wasn't a major issue. IMO it's not leaders, winners, experience and such like that we need most. We need Bruce to sort this formation and style of playing out. That the major issue for me. Anyway, my love for Villa is greater than my disliking of Terry so if it improves us on the pitch then all well and good with me. Most sensible and honest post of the year by far.
For the first time since Tony Xia took over I begin to have niggling doubts about him. He seemed to want RDM because he was a high profile known name. Now he seems to backing the use of a substantial amount of his money with the same motivation. Our priorities should be the maximisation of the abilities of a talented squad. Picking the right teams, playing them in their best positions, being tactically astute, getting the team fully fit, building team spirit, getting rid of dead wood from the squad. Instead the focus has shifted to us becoming John Terry's Aston Villa.The first half dozen games of the new season are as important as any in our history. I wish I was more confident.
This can't be real surely?If true I think this will be the most embarrassing thing Villa have done since McLeish came in, which is really saying something. I've been pretty heartbroken at how low we've sunk, it's made me fall out of love with football (I barely watch any games these days) And now this, my most hated player of all time supposedly signing for us? Wake me when this nightmare is over.