2023 Summer transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[Toronto Villa]

This thing we don’t know is buying one or two extra players specifically in January, might have disrupted or helped the team. There’s always a chance of the former. As it was this group grew together and bonded, and it showed in the results. It’s all hindsight and at the time it felt a bit deflating. But it might have also forced us as a club to go with what we had. There will always be luck and one injury to Ollie would have fucked it all up. We go lucky with that

[Ads]

Let's just hope that at 17:32 on 12th August we're not gall going "FFS" in the away end. I have a lot of faith in Emery, but it can't help but nag at me. I don't know, maybe I'm just a misery arse with the cricket, the golf being boring, the F1 being really boring this weekend. February blues in July. Roll on August 7th.

[Toronto Villa]

Newcastle is really tough place to go to. So even if we lose the one thing I absolutely know is that we will bounce back quickly. Not through luck, rolling up our socks or sleeves, looking each other in the eye, being the best version of ourselves or just deciding to “go again”. But because the manager, coaches and players will work their balls off to learn and get better; mentally, physically and tactically.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah I mean Newcastle away is one of the three hardest games in the league at the moment. If we get something there it’ll be a terrific result.

[LeeB]

I think the profile of players who want to play for us is far higher now than back in January, players who needed more convincing than what was still then just an uptick in form are now saying yes, in my opinion.

That was why holding on was correct.

[Toronto Villa]

I think the profile of players who want to play for us is far higher now than back in January, players who needed more convincing than what was still then just an uptick in form are now saying yes, in my opinion.

That was why holding on was correct.

Yeh good point Lee. We were transforming from relegation candidates Villa to CL form Villa. Nobody could have seen the way we improved. And qualification for Europe wasn’t even a goal back then. So convincing top players to join a lower half/mid table club would have been a very different proposition to a club in Europe and very much on the up.

[SamTheMouse]

Yeah spot on. We're seen completely differently compared with even just a few months ago.

Emery is obviously the big draw, but securing that European spot was key to raising our profile. People on the continent have suddenly remembered who we are now.

[Brazilian Villain]

Cross Mateo Retegui off the list. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1683125197086371841

We didn't want him, Wolves couldn't afford him.

[dave.woodhall]

Yeah spot on. We're seen completely differently compared with even just a few months ago.

Emery is obviously the big draw, but securing that European spot was key to raising our profile. People on the continent have suddenly remembered who we are now.

I also think that one of the things that helped us was Wedt Ham winning the competition. The media attention they got and the crowds at the bus parade made it look like a proper trophy rather than an afterthought. 

[Risso]

Cross Mateo Retegui off the list. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1683125197086371841

We didn't want him, Wolves couldn't afford him.

What on earth is that on their badge?!

[Ads]

Cross Mateo Retegui off the list. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1683125197086371841

We didn't want him, Wolves couldn't afford him.

What on earth is that on their badge?!

It's a Griffin apparently. Looks like it's been on glue.

[Brazilian Villain]

Cross Mateo Retegui off the list. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1683125197086371841

We didn't want him, Wolves couldn't afford him.

What on earth is that on their badge?!

It's a Griffin apparently. Looks like it's been on glue.

Doesn't matter what it is, the main thing surely is that it's facing left.

[ChicagoLion]

Cross Mateo Retegui off the list. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1683125197086371841

We didn't want him, Wolves couldn't afford him.

What on earth is that on their badge?!

I think its a scouser.

[Toronto Villa]

The player looks like he’s been on glue

[Brazilian Villain]

The player looks like he’s been on glue

He does look a bit weather-beaten for a 24 year old.