January Transfer Window

[sickbeggar]

if you're buying defenders for 75m, mebbe you should be paying 20m on scouts and agents

[OzVilla]

I’m getting to the point where I’m not that bothered about going up because if you do you have to pay daft money for ordinary players just to stand still.

It may be ever thus but I think I’ve had it now.

This. I want us to get promoted because I want us to do well, win games and eventually win major trophies again but I absolute despise what the PL is nowadays.

[sickbeggar]

you don't need to spend 75m on a defender to survive in the premership or half that, or even a 10th of that. 75m is probably the leicester premier league winning squad

[ozzjim]

What on earth happened to scouting, coaching and tactics? At least, and I hate saying this, Wolves seem to  have gone down a route of trying out players that are not over priced premier league fodder. 

[john e]

so Liverpool payed more for one player than Tony did for Aston Villa, the club all the players plus fixtures and fittings put together

[achilles]

I’m getting to the point where I’m not that bothered about going up because if you do you have to pay daft money for ordinary players just to stand still.

It may be ever thus but I think I’ve had it now.

This. I want us to get promoted because I want us to do well, win games and eventually win major trophies again but I absolute despise what the PL is nowadays.

Totally agree, but unfortunately you need to be in the PL for the exposure that it brings but everything else is horrible!
I think Dave suggested it would be nice to win the Championship take the money that brings but stay in the Championship!

[curiousorange]

My overarching reason for wanting us to be promoted right now is so we get a better standard of refereeing again. God, I used to moan about the incompetents in the Premier League but the ones in the Championship make all of them look like Collina.

[Dougs Socks]

Invest any money we have for January into a scouting network. Best long term investment this club could ever make, especially since cash is going to get tighter. Its something that should of been done years ago.

[ChicagoLion]

so Liverpool payed more for one player than Tony did for Aston Villa, the club all the players plus fixtures and fittings put together

This demonstrates the financial chasm between us and the top of the PL and how getting relegated when we did was a disaster financially.

[PeterWithe]

Although someone said to me yesterday that Villa were the Liverpool/Man City of the Championship. If a player isn’t doing well at another, poorer, club we go and buy him. And that the £10-15m we paid for Kodja, McCormack etc would buy other clubs in the Championship.

I suppose he had a loose point.

[Mister E]

so Liverpool payed more for one player than Tony did for Aston Villa, the club all the players plus fixtures and fittings put together

This demonstrates the financial chasm between us and the top of the PL and how getting relegated when we did was a disaster financially.

It demonstrates the chasm between 5-6 very rich clubs and the rest.
And, it shows how lazy managers with money get when it comes to finding the talented players. Managers on a tight budget spend it more carefully and seek the up-and-coming players rather than those at the height of their powers.
Which is what we will have to do; meaning that - on another criterion - this current manager is not the right guy for the job.
And, Round and Wyness better start getting the scouting system and the Academy sorted out.

[SoccerHQ]

Although someone said to me yesterday that Villa were the Liverpool/Man City of the Championship. If a player isn’t doing well at another, poorer, club we go and buy him. And that the £10-15m we paid for Kodja, McCormack etc would buy other clubs in the Championship.

I suppose he had a loose point.

Heard on the radio that while we've been down here we've spent more on transfer fees than Brentford have in their entire history.

[exigo]

so Liverpool payed more for one player than Tony did for Aston Villa, the club all the players plus fixtures and fittings put together

Liverpool have paid almost as much for a handful of Southampton players as the Southampton owner paid for the entire club, fixtures and fittings and all.

[ozzjim]

Rumours we are after an attacking midfielder. Something Bruce has fuck all idea how to use, and has 3-4 of already. Hmmm.

[go on the dog]

Will it be Yaya Toure or Charlie Adam?