Fans Worried Over Villa Future

[PaulWinch again]

How are we like QPR?

average squad, above average wage bill
average manager, above average expectations

I'd say our squad looks pretty strong and at this level Bruce's record is not average.

[WarszaVillan]

And do we really have an average wage bill? (In the.Championship, no.Spurs.comparisons please)

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The squad is easily the strongest in the league. It needs a few additions no doubt, especially outwide, but in the context of second division outfits, you'd struggle to point to any better collection. They really ought to be going up automatically.

[cdbearsfan]

The squad is easily the strongest in the league.

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Compare it with the second favourites for the title and you'll get a sense of the quality;

1 in 4 Braithwaite, 1 in 5 Stuani, Lampost and Bamford whose scored 1 in 2 years. We have three 20 goal a season men, with McCormack looking half the man he was, literally rather than how he figuratively did last year.

We need 2 or 3 more, but I wouldn't swap this squad for their squad.

[cdbearsfan]

We finished bottom half last year and our squad has hardly changed.

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So?

The quality is there, last season the mentality wasn't. The aim is for promotion and more than that, the title. Nobody is suggesting another season of flux with significant incoming or out goings, but a few key additions.

The quality is there and in greater quantity and concentration than Boro or Wednesday.

There's really no excuse for finishing below 2nd. The players are talking like that for a reason.

[mallo]

Realistically this team needs about 30 points more than last season. Not overly sure that's a given, even if you could argue the strength of the squad. This will be more about belief than talent I think.

[cdbearsfan]

So?

The quality is there, last season the mentality wasn't. The aim is for promotion and more than that, the title. Nobody is suggesting another season of flux with significant incoming or out goings, but a few key additions.

The quality is there and in greater quantity and concentration than Boro or Wednesday.

There's really no excuse for finishing below 2nd. The players are talking like that for a reason.

We'll see. I hope you're right. What I see is a team that was nowhere near good enough for promotion last year, has hardly been improved, and has a manager who seems devoid of ideas when things are going against us.

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The squad doesn't require much improvement, the mentality does. To hear Villa players talking with confidence for the first time in a half a decade is something of a shock.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

This season is about belief and confidence. If Terry can bring out the `soldiers` Chester, Jedinak, Hutton. We will grow as a squad .....

[Edvard Remberg]

Bloody hell - is this the longest running thread ever on here? Thought how did we manage to get 396 posts - and it is from 2005

[ROBBO]

It's like a long lost friend.

[john e]

The squad is easily the strongest in the league. It needs a few additions no doubt, especially outwide, but in the context of second division outfits, you'd struggle to point to any better collection. They really ought to be going up automatically.

for the amount of money we have paid and the wage bill we have I think it's a piss poor squad full to the brim of Brucy's workmanlike championships warriors with very little real quality among them

if you think that squad with that manager is going to walk away with this league after what you've seen last season then you are going to be very disappointed imo

 

[Clampy]

The squad is easily the strongest in the league. It needs a few additions no doubt, especially outwide, but in the context of second division outfits, you'd struggle to point to any better collection. They really ought to be going up automatically.

for the amount of money we have paid and the wage bill we have I think it's a piss poor squad full to the brim of Brucy's workmanlike championships warriors with very little real quality among them

if you think that squad with that manager is going to walk away with this league after what you've seen last season then you are going to be very disappointed imo

 

You do know that Bruce didn't sign all of this 'full to the brim' workman like squad?