Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[KevinGage]

I know what your saying - and i think we shoudl have coughed up for Bissoma, or JWP the previous summer. 

But - I just dont think SG formation works - when at least half the teams in the league have a better manager and / or players its just too easy to exploit, and there arent any changes so basically the opposition manager knows how to play us

Its a liverpool style formation, but with Villa standard players, and I just dont think it would work without a complete new team, plus great coaching.

I dont think we have the ability to provide either currently

Yes indeed.

Klopp also seems to be a bit eccentric and a big personality.

He wasn't a great player himself (by his own admission) so he knows he couldn't point to the medal haul and demand instant respect. But players seem to like him and will run through brick walls for him. It's important anyway, but particularly so in the demanding system they play.

[OzVilla]

Expected to wake up to some serious action. Instead, unless we are totally changing our system, it’s 2 squad fillers.  Meh.

[SaddVillan]

A name from the past

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy  has joined Swindon.

Released by Pafos of Cyprus in the summer.

[PaulWinch again]

Expected to wake up to some serious action. Instead, unless we are totally changing our system, it’s 2 squad fillers.  Meh.

I think Dendonker is a smart signing and does enable us to change our system.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Expected to wake up to some serious action. Instead, unless we are totally changing our system, it’s 2 squad fillers.  Meh.

I think Dendonker is a smart signing and does enable us to change our system.

We have a system?

[RamboandBruno]

I wonder how more likely we are to keep Naka as back-up with Tim gone.

I was listening to The Villa podcast while making lunch earlier. They were saying that apparently a fan tweeted an image of Sanson with the heading "Justice for Sanson" and Marvelous liked it. Edit - shitty football website picked up the "story" - https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/08/31/aston-villa-player-liked-post-stating-justice-for-sanson-as-pressure-mounts-on-gerrard/

How are you liking the villa podcast?

A lot - thanks for the recommendation! I love how they rip the piss out of every Villa player but they're so knowledgeable that you know it's from a place of love. I did wonder how enthusiastic they get when we're playing well.

The chap with the louder voice should be a comedian, very sharp.

This is what i love, they are often angry and exasperated, always funny but their analysis within all that is nearly always 100% spot on.

Your right he is very funny. Even when we lose, like all the time now, i look forwards to Mondays and Thursdays.

[Villa in Denmark]

Expected to wake up to some serious action. Instead, unless we are totally changing our system, it’s 2 squad fillers.  Meh.

I think Dendonker is a smart signing and does enable us to change our system.

Whether our resident Liverpudlian charmer has the wit to implement said change remains to be seen.

[algy]

Expected to wake up to some serious action. Instead, unless we are totally changing our system, it’s 2 squad fillers.  Meh.

I think Dendonker is a smart signing and does enable us to change our system.

We have a system?

Rush keeper, everyone else adds or subtracts 6 to/from their squad number and plays that position (eg McGinn -- 8-6 = 2 = right back)

[trinityoap]

Since we changed manager (and I can understand why we did) I reckon not fewer  than eight of our players are not playing as well as they were. There is only one common factor.

[Villan82]

There was something about us going back for Sarr earlier. Was that BS or anything to it?

[trinityoap]

This was supposed to be n the Gerrard thread.

[Astral Weeks]

I wonder how more likely we are to keep Naka as back-up with Tim gone.

I was listening to The Villa podcast while making lunch earlier. They were saying that apparently a fan tweeted an image of Sanson with the heading "Justice for Sanson" and Marvelous liked it. Edit - shitty football website picked up the "story" - https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/08/31/aston-villa-player-liked-post-stating-justice-for-sanson-as-pressure-mounts-on-gerrard/

How are you liking the villa podcast?

A lot - thanks for the recommendation! I love how they rip the piss out of every Villa player but they're so knowledgeable that you know it's from a place of love. I did wonder how enthusiastic they get when we're playing well.

The chap with the louder voice should be a comedian, very sharp.

This is what i love, they are often angry and exasperated, always funny but their analysis within all that is nearly always 100% spot on.

Your right he is very funny. Even when we lose, like all the time now, i look forwards to Mondays and Thursdays.

I like them too, there are always genuine laugh out loud moments in every podcast. One of my favourites was from last season when one of the guys was talking about Cash and said something like "This boy couldn't pick out a cross in a fucking chapel!"

[Villan82]

Since we changed manager (and I can understand why we did) I reckon not fewer  than eight of our players are not playing as well as they were. There is only one common factor.

We had a shocking end to 2021-22 and then lost 5 games in a row in our third season back.

That said, the appointment of his successor is definitely not going well.

[john e]

Been out I’m now back

I’ve just told the Mrs that I’ve received an official warning from the forum site
She says ‘so they’re fed up with you as well then I’m surprised they’ve put up with you this long’

Anyway sorry for calling you all idiots and twats
in my defence I am overdue for my B12 injection ( not even joking with that one)

Matron !!

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Expected to wake up to some serious action. Instead, unless we are totally changing our system, it’s 2 squad fillers.  Meh.

I think Dendonker is a smart signing and does enable us to change our system.

We have a system?

Rush keeper, everyone else adds or subtracts 6 to/from their squad number and plays that position (eg McGinn -- 8-6 = 2 = right back)

Very scientific. I'm impressed.