Quote from: Dave on July 29, 2020, 10:50:19 AMQuote from: kippaxvilla2 on July 29, 2020, 09:42:16 AMIt would be nice if every so often we didn’t repeat the mistakes of the past. See Riley, P.I thought most people had finally got round to the idea that Riley actually signed quite a lot of very good players that were mismanaged into the ground by an incompetent halfwit? Even if some of them did turn out to be good players, it was still demonstrably the wrong approach.
Quote from: kippaxvilla2 on July 29, 2020, 09:42:16 AMIt would be nice if every so often we didn’t repeat the mistakes of the past. See Riley, P.I thought most people had finally got round to the idea that Riley actually signed quite a lot of very good players that were mismanaged into the ground by an incompetent halfwit?
It would be nice if every so often we didn’t repeat the mistakes of the past. See Riley, P.
Mate - it’s all opinions on here, you’re welcome to yours and I’ll say mine, I’m just saying I wouldn’t write him off yet. I think keeping hold of Tammy Abraham would’ve been a massive help last season, but for whatever reason (probably money related) we couldn’t do it. I reckon we’ll do a lot better next season with Davies, Wes and a couple (hopefully) of quality strikers. As I said though, which ones? I’ve got no clue. Don’t play Football manager, or really take any notice of clubs other than Villa.
I think keeping hold of Tammy Abraham would’ve been a massive help last season, but for whatever reason (probably money related) we couldn’t do it
Quote from: DB on July 29, 2020, 11:50:23 AMAgree with that. To buy upcoming players with potential was daft. We finished 5th a division lower and should just got in experienced Prem players. Ok, I maybe not be the approach the club wants to take but needs must...we were not in a luxurious position to try to bed in so many players.1: They would have cost much more money2: They'd all be a year older now and worth less3: We we're in such a position, because we did and we stayed up.
Agree with that. To buy upcoming players with potential was daft. We finished 5th a division lower and should just got in experienced Prem players. Ok, I maybe not be the approach the club wants to take but needs must...we were not in a luxurious position to try to bed in so many players.
Quote from: LeeB on July 29, 2020, 12:06:13 PMQuote from: DB on July 29, 2020, 11:50:23 AMAgree with that. To buy upcoming players with potential was daft. We finished 5th a division lower and should just got in experienced Prem players. Ok, I maybe not be the approach the club wants to take but needs must...we were not in a luxurious position to try to bed in so many players.1: They would have cost much more money2: They'd all be a year older now and worth less3: We we're in such a position, because we did and we stayed up.Yes we did stay up but we could have spend less money on better options than we did and would not have been shitting our pants up until 6pm Sunday, IMO.
Quote from: robbo1874 on July 29, 2020, 01:14:07 PMMate - it’s all opinions on here, you’re welcome to yours and I’ll say mine, I’m just saying I wouldn’t write him off yet. I think keeping hold of Tammy Abraham would’ve been a massive help last season, but for whatever reason (probably money related) we couldn’t do it. I reckon we’ll do a lot better next season with Davies, Wes and a couple (hopefully) of quality strikers. As I said though, which ones? I’ve got no clue. Don’t play Football manager, or really take any notice of clubs other than Villa.I'm with you pal, to be clear. I think he's a player and will come good.It's that one-and-a-half headed cheating bastard from Bolton I couldn't stand.
Quote from: LeeB on July 29, 2020, 01:18:53 PMQuote from: robbo1874 on July 29, 2020, 01:14:07 PMMate - it’s all opinions on here, you’re welcome to yours and I’ll say mine, I’m just saying I wouldn’t write him off yet. I think keeping hold of Tammy Abraham would’ve been a massive help last season, but for whatever reason (probably money related) we couldn’t do it. I reckon we’ll do a lot better next season with Davies, Wes and a couple (hopefully) of quality strikers. As I said though, which ones? I’ve got no clue. Don’t play Football manager, or really take any notice of clubs other than Villa.I'm with you pal, to be clear. I think he's a player and will come good.It's that one-and-a-half headed cheating bastard from Bolton I couldn't stand.Agree on Davis. He'll never be a John Hartson-style prolific Big Man, but he could easily be a Heskey (who had a great career, despite his detractors).
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on July 29, 2020, 02:07:39 PMQuote from: LeeB on July 29, 2020, 01:18:53 PMQuote from: robbo1874 on July 29, 2020, 01:14:07 PMMate - it’s all opinions on here, you’re welcome to yours and I’ll say mine, I’m just saying I wouldn’t write him off yet. I think keeping hold of Tammy Abraham would’ve been a massive help last season, but for whatever reason (probably money related) we couldn’t do it. I reckon we’ll do a lot better next season with Davies, Wes and a couple (hopefully) of quality strikers. As I said though, which ones? I’ve got no clue. Don’t play Football manager, or really take any notice of clubs other than Villa.I'm with you pal, to be clear. I think he's a player and will come good.It's that one-and-a-half headed cheating bastard from Bolton I couldn't stand.Agree on Davis. He'll never be a John Hartson-style prolific Big Man, but he could easily be a Heskey (who had a great career, despite his detractors).Hmm. By the time that Heskey was Davis's age he'd played nearly 150 games, scored 40 or so goals, had a dozen England caps and was about to move to Liverpool. Players adapt at different rates etc, but I don't think Davis shows anything to suggest he'll be anything like a Heskey.
Yep, we went down the route we did and achieved our primary aim for the season and now we a squad that is still young, with experience of playing at this level. All that suggests that, as tight as it was, we didn't get things wrong last summer. By doing it the way we did we have the basis of a squad that we can build around over the next 2-3 seasons. If we'd gone all out for premier league experience we'd either be looking at replacing most of those signings over the next year or 2 or we'd have had a much smaller squad and still be in the process of building that base.