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Ideally Sven back and a physical and fast eight CB. Watkins showed up the limitations of our CBs yesterday.

Honestly mate considering we've managed to win a trophy which some people who have supported the club longer than my dad's been alive haven't experienced.. We are on the cusp of getting top 4 with a team that still has players from the Ashley era yet you pick on a signing that in the grand scheme of things is absolutely miniscule is incredible. But still more power to you, must be mentally draining to just wake up and find anything to beat the horse with after a defeat or whatever.

Villa also HAD to win and they played like that. I had a feeling we might come unstuck at some point and to be honest given the distinct lack of options beyond the starting 11 I think this team has done phenomenally this season really.

Well one argument for someone like Mbuemo or a “similar” hybrid forward is he can play through the middle as well as RW.

This! He was really young and had never been a first 11 player consistently. The move there has to be a year at the club playing regularly for the under 21s to evaluate his level, and then make a call on the appropriate level of club for him to go on loan to.

Nah, not on the wind up. I watched a few vids on him when we were first linked, then decided to watch some full games, and he's a brilliant player. Physically, has it all. He's hard working, a fantastic dribbler, very good finisher and technically brilliant - rarely loses the ball cheaply, but the thing that impresses me the most is his vision. He's one of those players who sees things others don't. Almost Özil-esque with some of his passing. There's a reason the 3 richest clubs in the world are after him.

I've been pretty down on Osula right the way through our purple patch of wins?

The way it is approached is the issue. There were people saying that we should spend this summer's budget on two or three 'purples' and we'd be competing for the league. We need to spread that money out for at least 5 players, and there has to be a good level of versatility with at least two of those players. The squad has been neglected for over a year now, and some current members of the squad are now aged out and most are there as just bodies, as they can't really contribute in an impactful way.

A poster known to be incredibly pessimistic after a defeat is posting pessimistic content after a defeat.

Villa were great yesterday, we’ve given them some real beatings under Emery so I had a feeling they’d be bang up for this one after the tindall antics and the psg game, and they were. It happens. On to the next one.

Yes and no right? I mean for my money they were super lucky our owners decided to create the chinese super league mark 2 and bail them out twice. If not they'd be up shits creek and not be able to do what they've done. It's kinda working out for them now sure, but it's a short term fix and contrary to what some seem to think it's a super expensive fix at that.

Osula looks like a donkey? so Wilson must be a thorobred, I don't think so, Osula needs to be given a good opportunity before decisions made about him, we've been this way before numerous times where lads don't do well here due to management yet improve dramatically elsewhere.

Don’t think they will be too worried personally, this is what Monchi and to some degree Emery do.

It's become such a weird fixture this one over the last couple of years in that whoever wins has won comfortably but in the long run it hasn't negatively impacted either team . We just need to write this one off and move on.

So based on what Villa and Forest have done on loan ins etc, should we of done similar or are we at a massive disadvantage due to our ownership.

Not sure we can win a game we aren’t involved in

Krafth is fine as a back up right back, emergency CB, the others I agree with completely.

Think the Osula and Hall situations are completely different tbh. Honestly think Osuala was a bit of a punt and he is nowhere near being good enough for us. I’d be amazed if he doesn’t go on loan next season.

Bringing in four players made a big difference. We are easing Gordon back you would think after his injury, but it is concerning that there is no confidence in bringing other players in the squad to make fresh changes after 3 games in 6 days. We should certainly be looking to move on Longstaff, Willock, Target, Krafth and Wilson this Summer. Miley and Osula are young, but it's noticeable that Miley is not getting much game time even coming on as a substitute. Osula we will see next season I presume as the same questions were being asked about Hall last season.

He's not effective on the right and it's absolutely shit having to accommodate Gordon when Barnes deserves his position.

34 year old looks gassed after playing 3 games in a week Mind blowing!

I think we have a good window as we can finally buy players after what feels like forever. Just not sure we get everything we need without selling someone. One of the byproducts of this dog shit ffp regime is everyone is all targeting the same profile which has pushed prices all the way up.

He'll get one now, 1 game a week for the next 5 weeks 3 of them at home.

I'm convinced we'll have a good window, Isak to Liverpool would devastate me though especially if the Saudis fund it by buying Nunez.

I think pretty much everyone has been saying this forever. I can't think of anyone on the board that doesn't think that the squad needs to be developed.