Summer Transfer Window - The Verdict

[Footy-Vill]

In future I want us actually taking top and star players from other Premier league clubs.
Say we signed JWP and ESR then I think we all be very pleased.

[ozzjim]

In future I want us actually taking top and star players from other Premier league clubs.
Say we signed JWP and ESR then I think we all be very pleased.

Agreed.

[Footy-Vill]

In future I want us actually taking top and star players from other Premier league clubs.
Say we signed JWP and ESR then I think we all be very pleased.

Agreed.

Danny Ings is a good example of that for whom I am well pleased!
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[mike]

Despite a £95m spend I've found the transfer window generally underwhelming for where we want to be.
As a club we could have chosen to aim for top 6 with the safety net of a 10th/11th placed finish if things didn't work out. Instead we've aimed for a mid-table finish hoping that we don't drop too far. I can see us finishing anywhere from 11th-17th position. The lowering of expectations is a far cry from the project/vision of the owners.
Imo Smith will have his work cut out to see the season out at Villa.
Hopefully we don't pay for this next close season by losing any one/or all of Watkins, Martinez or Konsa if we fall short.

I agree with this. I think we are very light in midfield. I don't see how we can track JWP & ESR so heavily & end up with nothing.

I have a horrible feeling that we will be looking over our shoulder all year and just  about stay up. I too think DS could have his work cut out to keep his job if we have a bad run after the international break.

Agree

[tomd2103]

Just all feels a little flat at the moment.  Had a certain person stayed, I think the new signings would be a real cause for optimism, but given that he is no longer here, it doesn't feel like we have done  enough to improve the team as a whole in his absence.

Even if said person had stayed, I think getting in a quality defensive midfielder was still the number one priority and I feel the failure to do this could be costly. 

[Sexual Ealing]

He and we played shite plenty of times over the last couple of years. Let's move on with a group of players that offer hope rather than the fear that they'll fuck off at the drop of a release clause.

[tomd2103]

He and we played shite plenty of times over the last couple of years. Let's move on with a group of players that offer hope rather than the fear that they'll fuck off at the drop of a release clause.

The thread is a review of the summer transfer window and him leaving has been the single biggest event in that window for us.  I just hope it hasn't put the notion out there amongst our own players and in the wider footballing sphere that we are a push over again and teams can simply pick off our best talent while we offer little resistance. 

I think we are going to have to be patient over the next month or so until we can hopefully get everyone fit and firing.

[Flin5tone]

Someone who sits by me at VP said there's been big issues with certain players and staff regarding being inoculated. Caused far more trouble than expected, would explain Dean being a bit shifty and the strange coaching departures. 

Think the summer hasn't gone how the owners expected and looks like they could be investing elsewhere.

[The Edge]

He and we played shite plenty of times over the last couple of years. Let's move on with a group of players that offer hope rather than the fear that they'll fuck off at the drop of a release clause.

The thread is a review of the summer transfer window and him leaving has been the single biggest event in that window for us.  I just hope it hasn't put the notion out there amongst our own players and in the wider footballing sphere that we are a push over again and teams can simply pick off our best talent while we offer little resistance. 

I think we are going to have to be patient over the next month or so until we can hopefully get everyone fit and firing.

We are definitely not a pushover anymore. As explained by Purslow they inserted a 100million pound clause in you know who's contract that they really didn't expect to be triggered.There's not a lot else you can do if club's have that much wealth. PSG turned down 189 million for Mbappe even though they know he will join Real Madrid on a free transfer at the end of the season. That's just obscene all round.

[The Edge]

Someone who sits by me at VP said there's been big issues with certain players and staff regarding being inoculated. Caused far more trouble than expected, would explain Dean being a bit shifty and the strange coaching departures. 

Think the summer hasn't gone how the owners expected and looks like they could be investing elsewhere.

Someone who sits by you? What a load of bollocks.

[Toronto Villa]

Someone who sits by me at VP said there's been big issues with certain players and staff regarding being inoculated. Caused far more trouble than expected, would explain Dean being a bit shifty and the strange coaching departures. 

Think the summer hasn't gone how the owners expected and looks like they could be investing elsewhere.

Good grief you really are full of shit.

[Ads]

Someone who sits by me at VP said there's been big issues with certain players and staff regarding being inoculated. Caused far more trouble than expected, would explain Dean being a bit shifty and the strange coaching departures. 

Think the summer hasn't gone how the owners expected and looks like they could be investing elsewhere.

Why are you pretending to be a season ticket holder when you say you go to 3-4 matches by your own words? Is that to make the rank bollocks you've come out with sound more plausible?

[Demitri_C]

I dont think we are getting europe with this squad to be honest. I still think we need cover at rb and obviously thw arra we all have reservations about cm.

I mean when you look at our next two away games and their midfield it shows how far we are away from them in the middle of the park. Not signing a ball winning midfielder who can take it forward i think will be a critical mistake.

Barring that i am hapoy with the signings made.

[Flin5tone]

Someone who sits by me at VP said there's been big issues with certain players and staff regarding being inoculated. Caused far more trouble than expected, would explain Dean being a bit shifty and the strange coaching departures. 

Think the summer hasn't gone how the owners expected and looks like they could be investing elsewhere.

Why are you pretending to be a season ticket holder when you say you go to 3-4 matches by your own words? Is that to make the rank bollocks you've come out with sound more plausible?

When have I ever said I attend 3-4 matches? I'm a Season Ticket Holder

[RichardBatchelor]

Move Konsa to DCM.  Just sayin’.

Inverted McGrath move. If it were half as much of a masterstroke ...