We keep being told how rich our owners are but, from reports I’ve been reading, it looks like we are looking for a cheap option to replace Diego Carlos. As far as other possible signings go, we are linked with plenty but, I doubt if I’ve heard of any of them.If we are really serious about taking the next step up, we really could do with starting to look at players at least double our usual £15/£25 million we pay for players.
Quote from: Holy Trinity on August 17, 2022, 08:31:45 AMWe are not done yet, absolutely not.Players moving out is needed.I still think we have a blockbuster or two under our belts but they are waiting for better offer because 14th placed aston villa with a rookie manager isn't the best prospect or easiest sell to over seas players. Let's face it a lot of them were not even born the last time we were in Europe.Time will tell but this squad here is 1 or 2 injuries from relegation and the owners will not let that happenWe signing twelve year olds? We last played in Europe in 2010-11 and managed to beat Ajax in our 2008-2009 European run.
We are not done yet, absolutely not.Players moving out is needed.I still think we have a blockbuster or two under our belts but they are waiting for better offer because 14th placed aston villa with a rookie manager isn't the best prospect or easiest sell to over seas players. Let's face it a lot of them were not even born the last time we were in Europe.Time will tell but this squad here is 1 or 2 injuries from relegation and the owners will not let that happen
There's no team anywhere whose fans don't think they need another player or two to improve.Virtually everyone felt that we finished below where we should have done. Most felt we were short of a central midfielder, which we've now got.To challenge for the league we probably need another 4 to 6 players who would go straight in to the first team.
Quote from: Skerra on August 17, 2022, 05:52:57 PMWe keep being told how rich our owners are but, from reports I’ve been reading, it looks like we are looking for a cheap option to replace Diego Carlos. As far as other possible signings go, we are linked with plenty but, I doubt if I’ve heard of any of them.If we are really serious about taking the next step up, we really could do with starting to look at players at least double our usual £15/£25 million we pay for players.nobody other than chelsea/man city/liverpool is chucking that much money on single players and it's a bit of a pickle for the CB situation as we just shelled out almost £30mil on a player who we obviously saw as a mainstay, and will be back next year so do you spend another £30mil for someone else which would definitely unsettle mings and could push konsa out of the door.I'd guess we still have money to spend on midfield, possibly a forward and so will be looking at cheaper alternatives for CB.
Jason Denayer on a free anyone or is that yesterday's news?
To challenge for the league we probably need another 4 to 6 players who would go straight in to the first team.
Quote from: Drummond on August 17, 2022, 06:44:58 PMTo challenge for the league we probably need another 4 to 6 players who would go straight in to the first team.For the league!? I think not. Our best player in decades can hardly get on the pitch at Man City.
Quote from: VILLA MOLE on August 17, 2022, 11:45:51 AMlast season 7 points of 8th place , so it is quite tight , I do not think we are a million miles away with a bit more consistency and cohesion . However not seen anything of that yet That doesn't sound like a lot of points to make up, but in reality it (frustratingly) actually is. We will need all of our players consistently playing at their top level to get that high up the table, and better players in key positions to get any higher.
last season 7 points of 8th place , so it is quite tight , I do not think we are a million miles away with a bit more consistency and cohesion . However not seen anything of that yet