2024 January transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[Dave]

We're ranked higher than PSG as well

Guess one could argue that as we appear to be stronger than Newcastle this season and Newcastle have taken four points off PSG in their Champions League group, it's not *that* crazy a suggestion.

[pablo_picasso]

Ay? I agree with LeeB that the French league is significantly better than the Championship. You don't think that, so you can't be agreeing with me.

Anyway, like Risso said, I can't see us spending the money to bring in David in January, anyway.

I know.

I understand what you are saying, but you chose to use purely PSG as the example.

And I didn't disagree with that because I wrote the same thing.

PSG would beat all of the teams in the Championship. As would Lille, Monaco, Marseille, most likely.

The rest, I think would probably be quite competitive.

I made a little joke about the countries.

It wasn't meant to be taken too seriously. I thought the obviousness of it made the joke obvious.

But I guess not...

Take a look at my post with the links to some stats comparing the two leagues though,& lets leave it there with a smile & a handshake... 👍

[SamTheMouse]

Ligue 1 is mostly shite. Qatar Saint Germain skew everything because they're cheats like Abu Dhabi, but every other team is average at best. If you parachuted any one of them into the Championship, I wouldn't be betting heavily on them getting promoted.

[paul_e]

I'd add Rennes and Lyon to that (even though both are having a poor season this year).

[Dave]

I'd add Rennes and Lyon to that (even though both are having a poor season this year).

Nice and Lens have been decent for a few seasons now. But I think all this goes to show is that it's just like any other league. Teams get better and get worse, and it's pretty reductive to view any league as just "big team X and their seventeen pointless friends".

[Sexual Ealing]

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John Townley
@johntownley11
Aston Villa have signed highly-rated 16yo George Hemmings from Nottingham Forest. The midfielder - who has represented England at U16 level - will initially link up with the club's U18s.

[paul_e]

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John Townley
@johntownley11
Aston Villa have signed highly-rated 16yo George Hemmings from Nottingham Forest. The midfielder - who has represented England at U16 level - will initially link up with the club's U18s.

Keep em coming, in the long term it's signings like this that will define how far we can go, if we can make a steady profit from kids like this and have a few break into the first team squad then we can save the big money for 'marquee' signings and let the squad depth develop more naturally.

[pablo_picasso]

*STOP THE PRESS*

John Townley
@johntownley11
Aston Villa have signed highly-rated 16yo George Hemmings from Nottingham Forest. The midfielder - who has represented England at U16 level - will initially link up with the club's U18s.

Good news.

The more we can bring in, the better the likelihood of striking gold....

[Aldridge Villa]

On the subject of young players anyone know how Rory Wilson is progressing? We bought him from Rangers in July 2022.

[Monty]

George Hemmings is a tremendous name. Opened the batting for Surrey and England in the 1920s with Jack Hobbs. Explored the inner Amazon rainforest, now controversial for converting tribal leaders to Anglicanism. Invented an automatic shoeshining machine that put thousands of orphans out of work. Supporting character of an EM Forster novel about sadness. Invented the polo-neck.

[paul_e]

On the subject of young players anyone know how Rory Wilson is progressing? We bought him from Rangers in July 2022.

Scoring for fun, should probably go out on loan this month.

[PeterWithe]

George Hemmings is a tremendous name. Opened the batting for Surrey and England in the 1920s with Jack Hobbs. Explored the inner Amazon rainforest, now controversial for converting tribal leaders to Anglicanism. Invented an automatic shoeshining machine that put thousands of orphans out of work. Supporting character of an EM Forster novel about sadness. Invented the polo-neck.

He's been busy. When I was 16 I was too busy wanking for any of that stuff.

[pablo_picasso]

On the subject of young players anyone know how Rory Wilson is progressing? We bought him from Rangers in July 2022.

Scoring a shit ton for our u18s...

16 goals with 1 assist in 11 games this season.

Overall at Villa, he has scored 31 goals & assisted 3, in 34 games.

Thats across, U18s, Premier League 2, Youth Cup & EFL Trophy.

[Sexual Ealing]

George Hemmings is a tremendous name. Opened the batting for Surrey and England in the 1920s with Jack Hobbs. Explored the inner Amazon rainforest, now controversial for converting tribal leaders to Anglicanism. Invented an automatic shoeshining machine that put thousands of orphans out of work. Supporting character of an EM Forster novel about sadness. Invented the polo-neck.

The woke hipsters of H&V will be tearing down his statue at the first opportunity, pausing not even for a second in gratitude for the polo-necks they all wear to their jazz basements. It makes me boil with rage. This country used to have a backbone. Fuck it all to hell.

[pauliewalnuts]

George Hemmings is a tremendous name. Opened the batting for Surrey and England in the 1920s with Jack Hobbs. Explored the inner Amazon rainforest, now controversial for converting tribal leaders to Anglicanism. Invented an automatic shoeshining machine that put thousands of orphans out of work. Supporting character of an EM Forster novel about sadness. Invented the polo-neck.

Strangled a prostitute in a Patrick Hamilton novel.

President of the Board of Trade in the 1929 Ramsay McDonald government.

Widely considered to be the Sixth Man in the Cambridge spy ring.

Early investor in canals.