Joe Bryan-Unsworth

[Chris_Jephcott]

Looks like we have a new Unsworth!

Oh well... As others have said, I didn’t know of him before last week.

[malckennedy]

If you had no affiliation for a club, had the chance to play in the premiership, with the hype that goes wth it, after playing in a lower league, of course you would take it

Not the point imo. If he was at the negotiating stage I would agree. But he's done the equivalent of prick teasing our club. He made an agreement. Our club must've put a lot of time and effort into satisfying his demands. Once a player has passed a medical and agreed personal terms that should be binding. For all we know he's just used us as bait to alert a premier club.

I agree with your point on how transfers should be, but until he signs the contract he can talk to other clubs. He has the choice and he may have have decided to go to another club and play in the premiership, that’s up to him and if I’m honest, I understand that. I agree with you though on how transfers should be

This is all very reasonable and logical, but in the world of supporting Villa I feel justified in thinking he’s a complete twat!

[cdward]

Reminds me of one of those "secret footballer" stories. He reckons he was at a club on deadline day negotiating a deal, when he was shown into the board room and left in there.
About an hour went by and he tried the door and realised they had locked him in.
He says they did it to stop him changing his mind or talking to other clubs.

Get Jack in the board room today and take his phone off him!

[chrisw1]

Sadly, all is fair in the football transfer window. Afterall we hi-jacked Boro’s deal for him.

Exactly.  Being fucked in the ass by Fulham twice in in a few months does hurt though.

[cheltenhamlion]

If the fucker goes to Fulham it will be a Damascene conversion. Everything was done yesterday and he has been up here for 2 days (He met McGinn for crying out loud). I haven't heard shit today mind.

[wittonwarrior]

Don't want to say what I hope happens to him but you can guess.  lt's his bed let him lie on it - Craven Cottage v Villa Park.  No mark club  v History. Fans turning up hardly knowing who you are v possible adoration on the scale of our Cafu.

[Brassneck]

Was excited about this signing because of the lad's forward play and contribution in the final third.  352 allows more flexibility for interchanging (as we saw with Hutton driving through to score on Monday). Bryan would have been ideal (in my vision of how we are going to play).

However, a quick check of goals scored and apart from last season when he scored 7 (including 2 in the League Cup), he only managed 3 in the previous 2 seasons.

I'm now hoping that last season was the exception, not the norm and he played a bit above himself.

Either way, the thought of watching Neil Taylor from now until January really depresses me.  Hutton looks like he's earmarked for the right side of a back 3 so a left wing back is pretty much high priority in this window/loan window.

[Ads]

McGinn said he felt it when he sat in the stands. I've been to a few balls in the Trinity Road and Villa Park empty at night is just as awe inspiring as it is packed.

You'd walk out at Craven Cottage and see what a tin pot outfit they are. Clutching tight to those Premier League badges and hope you impress enough to get picked up by another Premier League club in 12 months time when they take the plunge.

[LeeB]

If it's true then it's a bullet dodged, and bollocks to him.

[chrisw1]

To be fair Fulham are a good club with an excellent manager.  They're played great football last season and with the likes of Cairney & Sessegnon have some real quality.  I can see why it was a pretty easy decision, despite the clappers.

[Stu]

If it's true then it's a bullet dodged, and bollocks to him.

Exactly. If the bloke is capable of this kind of stuff then we're better off without.

[Villafirst]

Craven Cottage is a tight little ground - how can you feel inspired in that Stadium? I suppose it's the PL and money! As for those clappers....!

[AsTallAsLions]

To be fair Fulham are a good club with an excellent manager.  They're played great football last season and with the likes of Cairney & Sessegnon have some real quality.  I can see why it was a pretty easy decision, despite the clappers.

They will be absolutely gouged by the big Prem clubs in the next 2 or 3 windows and even if they manage to scrape survival this year I can't see them surviving again next year once they've been stripped of the likes of Sessegnon and Cairney. Fredericks is already gone.

[Richard E]

I don’t think Neil Taylor is that bad <dons tin helmet and retreats a safe distance.>

[garyshawsknee]

Hope we have another target as LB is an issue for us. I blame TV for starting this thread !!