Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Percy McCarthy]

Maybe getting Douglas Luiz back will be like another signing - certainly enough to put Nakamba back on the bench.

What position was he playing in for Brazil?

Pat MacMahon’s (of this parish) Brazilian mate says Doug played brilliantly in our weakest position (CDM).

[aj2k77]

Selling Grealish and not improving the central midfield this summer would be a shit windows business and big time pressure on Smith now as bar the last 2 games of the season we've been poor for a while.

[DrGonzo]

Did we just have our first "Smith Out" comment after one game?

[Brazilian Villain]

What position was he playing in for Brazil?

Pat MacMahon’s (of this parish) Brazilian mate says Doug played brilliantly in our weakest position (CDM).

No, I didn't.

[Dante Lavelli]

Maybe getting Douglas Luiz back will be like another signing - certainly enough to put Nakamba back on the bench.

What position was he playing in for Brazil?

Pat MacMahon’s (of this parish) Brazilian mate says Doug played brilliantly in our weakest position (CDM).

He barely played in the copa so the brilliant bit must’ve been during the olympics.

[Clark W Griswold]

Not signing a quality holding midfielder in this window would be almost as stupid as Bruce not signing a centre back at the start of the 18-19 season. That was unbelievably stupid and the new manager (Smith) went and bought 2 (on loan) at the first available opportunity afterwards. I hoped we were beyond this kind of fuck wittedness, despite all the great work that’s been done we shouldn’t be leaving big obvious holes in the squad, especially when you’d think we’ve got the money and a fair bit of pulling power at the moment.

[Rigadon]

Did we just have our first "Smith Out" comment after one game?

From what I read on here, everybody seems to want Dean Smith to do well more than most managers who've been in charge over the years, because he's shown year or year progression and he's a Villa man. 

Recruitment isn't on Dean Smith alone anyway.  If the club puts him into bat without addressing the gaping hole in our central midfield he can't really do much about that.  My worry is that, if getting a 'big name' manager is likely to open doors to 'big name' players, and we have a dodgy start to the season, he might get pushed out.

Dean Smith carries himself really well.  I realy, really hope he delivers the goods as it will be ace to see it. 

[Dante Lavelli]

Not signing a quality holding midfielder in this window would be almost as stupid as Bruce not signing a centre back at the start of the 18-19 season. That was unbelievably stupid and the new manager (Smith) went and bought 2 (on loan) at the first available opportunity afterwards. I hoped we were beyond this kind of fuck wittedness, despite all the great work that’s been done we shouldn’t be leaving big obvious holes in the squad, especially when you’d think we’ve got the money and a fair bit of pulling power at the moment.

There often comes a point where a manager is blind to their weak spots and too invested in their signings.  I hope Smith doesn’t fall into this trap and therefore must:

1. Not play every one of his attacking signings.
2. Buy a proper DCM.

[Percy McCarthy]

Maybe getting Douglas Luiz back will be like another signing - certainly enough to put Nakamba back on the bench.

What position was he playing in for Brazil?

Pat MacMahon’s (of this parish) Brazilian mate says Doug played brilliantly in our weakest position (CDM).

He barely played in the copa so the brilliant bit must’ve been during the olympics.

Yes, that’s what he said.

[Clark W Griswold]

Agreed, it needs to be new record signing DM (or ridiculously great value unearthed diamond DM) with McGinn, one from Sanson, Ramsey and Luiz and 3 from Watkins, Ings, Buendia and Bailey.

Correction, Watkins and 2 from the other 3.

[aj2k77]

Did we just have our first "Smith Out" comment after one game?

No, just an acknowledgment that we've been mostly crap since Grealish got injured and now we don't have him anymore I'm hoping the manager has a better idea how to set the team up or he will get sacked if we continue to be crap as crap in the next 10-15 games as we've been in the previous ones.

[WarszaVillan]

If Luis can recapture the form he had in the first half of last season then I'm not sure we need a new DCM

[ASHTONVILLA]

If Luis can recapture the form he had in the first half of last season then I'm not sure we need a new DCM

And if he recaptures the form of the second half we need two of them!

We absolutely need another one, what happens when he gets injured or disappears for half a season like every other season thus far.

[AGRIPPA]

Daily Ster reporting that we signed Chuks brother in a £30m deal….🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Clark W Griswold]

If Luiz finds the best form he’s showed for us to date he’s still not an effective DM, not in terms of challenging for European football anyway. At his best though he’s absolutely good enough to play in a 3 with an effective DM and McGinn in a team challenging for Europe and should beat Sanson and Ramsey to the shirt.