Douglas Luiz - Confirmed confirmed

[villadelph]

edit: I was duped.

[PaulWinch again]

Well we better have a fucking replacement.

[KevinGage]

He knows he can head away for zip in a few months.

With a World Cup coming up I don't think he'll down tools between now and then if we tell Arsenal to do one.

A new manager in a few weeks - one who lets midfielders play as midfielders - might even encourage him to stay.

[Edvard Remberg]

£26 million. Negative net spend for the second year in a row.


Whoop whoop. We're rocking these windows

I read somewhere that the owners have a net spend of about £250 million on transfers since they arrived.

Do you really expect Villa to be up there with the biggest spenders in Europe, every year?
How is that sustainable?

You may want to give Championship Manager a rest.

You're right. We can sit back the deadline is passing and watch our pursuit of European qualification unfold. We've done enough, we don't need any further strengthing. Just spend what we generate and we'll be good to go.

Explain it to me then…

Do you think..

1. They have given up
2. Lost faith in Gerrard
3. Decided to copy the Glazers

Something else?

We’ve all seen how woeful the team has been so far.  I struggle to see why anyone would back Gerrard with a big money signing right now.

1. Yes, absolutely 100%. I think they deliberaly held back last summer to see if the Newcastle takeover happened. I think the window and this one shows this. I don't blame and I'm stressing this again that my issues with them is they've kept banging the European drum even though they know we aren't good enough. We're miles off being good enough and we clearly don't have the finances to be good enough. People are swallowing as demonstrated on here by posters genuinely believe we should be top half. They want be thinking this in the next couple of years believe me.

2. No, one thing that can't be denied is there ruthless in their actions with employees. He would have gone by now.

3. I don't get where this has been indicated but no they aren't coping the glazers. What wouldn't surprise me.....cue the laughs I know....is if they've got a business plan to get the stadium done, ensure we're a Premier league club with the view to cashing out to the Saudis (or similar). The ways its going, every club will need to be run like this to even be kn the league. Just on your points though about the glazers I think what we are seeing is more Lerner when we 2011

I am not sure though.  Could you elaborate please?

[villadelph]

Jason Burt  @JBurtTelegraph   1m

Arsenal to accept defeat - as things stands - in their pursuit of Douglas Luiz.
Aston Villa standing firm that he is not for sale and a third bid is not expected. More on @TeleFootball

[olaftab]

Although if his head is turned, it was likely turned before he scored another screamer last night. So, maybe, keep him even if his head is turned.

Indeed.

Noticed he didn't celebrate. Maybe doing respect gesture (in reverse) so popular with  footballers if they score against their former club.

[Stu]

John Percy saying that barring any major u-turn, Luiz is staying with us.

[PaulWinch again]

He did the same celebration he did against Bolton didn’t he?

[cdbearsfan]

Doing a Hoolahan.

[richtheholtender]

John Percy saying that barring any major u-turn, Luiz is staying with us.

I can't work this out. Why not just take the money? If keeping him saves us £25 million that ti me is an admission we're I'm a relegation battle. If we were that confident the squad we'd be selling

[dr.chekov]

Although if his head is turned, it was likely turned before he scored another screamer last night. So, maybe, keep him even if his head is turned.

Indeed.

Noticed he didn't celebrate. Maybe doing respect gesture (in reverse) so popular with  footballers if they score against their former club.

Like when Wes Hoolahan didn't celebrate after scoring against us because he thought he was about to sign.

[dr.chekov]

Doing a Hoolahan.

ok ok. sorry.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Well if he's staying I hope he doesn't work to rule. Though it'll be hard to tell.

[Stu]

John Percy saying that barring any major u-turn, Luiz is staying with us.

I can't work this out. Why not just take the money? If keeping him saves us £25 million that ti me is an admission we're I'm a relegation battle. If we were that confident the squad we'd be selling

I’m not sure I follow you?

[Dave P]

Doing a Hoolahan.

No that’s a blast from the past.