Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[LeeB]

We keep on about another quality midfielder coming in, but I see us getting regularly undone by midfields that on paper are nowhere near as strong. Fucking Will Hughes came on against Palace for 10 minutes and still looked better than our players.

[Pete3206]

Who in their right mind, would want to come into this toxic shitfest? What a mess.

[ChicagoLion]

Who in their right mind, would want to come into this toxic shitfest? What a mess.

Yep.

[Risso]

We keep on about another quality midfielder coming in, but I see us getting regularly undone by midfields that on paper are nowhere near as strong. Fucking Will Hughes came on against Palace for 10 minutes and still looked better than our players.

That's easy to do though when you've got two players up front taking the piss like Zaha and Eze did. It's similar to how Grealish made everybody around him look better. When teams are having to double up on forward players then everybody else has more time and space on the ball. It's why we look so shit, because when Watkins and Ings play together, they're not making teams worry at all.

[richtheholtender]

Fucking hell Rich, are you really complaining because we signed Kamara on a free instead of paying £40m for him and that we have an academy graduate who is good enough to be a regular in the premier league and cost nothing?

I think you're entire point about lack of spending is wrong anyway, but complaining that other teams are spending millions on players that are comparable to ones we got for free is fucking insane.

I was simply saying that the wages paid for kamara wouldn't be anything special, just because we got him for nothing isn't something to make a point regarding investment. Other clubs will be paying them wages in addition to the significant fees. What we should be doing is investing the fee saved on finding him a perfect midfield partner or two. If we're happy with what we are, a mid to lower end premier league side then dint bother, which I suspect we won't.

By the way, I did post this

Not to take away from the Kamara deal as he looks a class player. Clearly a great deal.

[Drummond]

We keep on about another quality midfielder coming in, but I see us getting regularly undone by midfields that on paper are nowhere near as strong. Fucking Will Hughes came on against Palace for 10 minutes and still looked better than our players.

That's easy to do though when you've got two players up front taking the piss like Zaha and Eze did. It's similar to how Grealish made everybody around him look better. When teams are having to double up on forward players then everybody else has more time and space on the ball. It's why we look so shit, because when Watkins and Ings play together, they're not making teams worry at all.

Nope, because effectively they both end up playing out of position. Play one of them,

[astonvilla82]

"Right, we need a powerhouse in midfield, cover at centre-half and a goalscorer."

*Re-signs Ashley Young.

I found that strange myself,

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The McGinn thing is worse than not moving on from him. He’s set in stone as one third of our midfield, untouchable.

Unfathomable.

You can add Dougie Luiz who has 10 months left on his contract, obviously has no intention of signing a new one, I can only think we're letting him take the piss in fear of upsetting his girlfriend.

[cdbearsfan]

It's been suggested that he might sign a new contract soon.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It's been suggested that he might sign a new contract soon.

I know, all summer it's been suggested but until now..

[cdbearsfan]

Sure. But it doesn't mean that he "obviously" has no intention of re-signing.

[paul_e]

Sure. But it doesn't mean that he "obviously" has no intention of re-signing.

and certainly doesn't suggest he's being allowed to take the piss, or trying to.

[villadelph]

Sure. But it doesn't mean that he "obviously" has no intention of re-signing.

and certainly doesn't suggest he's being allowed to take the piss, or trying to.

Wasn't it reported 3 weeks ago that he was signing a 3-year extension?

He did not look happy when he came off on Sunday. Especially when it was a senseless double-switch that led to nothing after the fact.

[sid1964]

I would just 1 of our midfield / world class Coutinho - to dominate the opposition

I have yet to see a game where this has happened, we are too light weight in Midfield

Listening to TALKSPORT on the way back from the game they said we have by far the worst running stats in the premier league, and yet Gerrard has just said that Coutinho had fatigue in the game, I thought they were going to get fit this summer, obviously not

Watched the 2nd half of Spurs against Forest and the effort and commitment that Spurs showed was fantastic, their Manager has drilled that team with fitness / belief and a style of play that will win games

In Gerrards first interview with Michelle Owen on Villa TV, she asked him how he wanted the team to play - his response was "that it would take too long to tell her his plan and way of playing" he was bull shitting he should of said " ask Michael Beale as he is the one who does the coaching etc..."

[Percy McCarthy]

I would just 1 of our midfield / world class Coutinho - to dominate the opposition

I have yet to see a game where this has happened, we are too light weight in Midfield

Listening to TALKSPORT on the way back from the game they said we have by far the worst running stats in the premier league, and yet Gerrard has just said that Coutinho had fatigue in the game, I thought they were going to get fit this summer, obviously not

Watched the 2nd half of Spurs against Forest and the effort and commitment that Spurs showed was fantastic, their Manager has drilled that team with fitness / belief and a style of play that will win games

In Gerrards first interview with Michelle Owen on Villa TV, she asked him how he wanted the team to play - his response was "that it would take too long to tell her his plan and way of playing" he was bull shitting he should of said " ask Michael Beale as he is the one who does the coaching etc..."

Looks like it has taken too long for the players as well.