Unbelievable

Howay the lads!

Absolutely deserved the faith put in him. Hopefully he will be here for a long time leading the (r)evolution together with Ashworth.

Urgh, not keen on Timo Werner at all. For what he’d cost there’s much better deals to be had.

Oh dear

I think it’s very deliberate. Clearly backroom unity and club identity matter a great deal to Howe.

This is remarkable like. He’s drilling the team so we are no longer dependent on a “bit of magic”TM

Started the half brightly again. We look sharp and ready for the season.

Get in, good pen Wood

Pen!

Watched a couple of minutes in which we were all over them

Ashley type beat Add January activity and we must be near the top for nett spend over the last 12 months.

Worst post I’ve read on here in years, and that’s saying something.

Central defense I reckon. Those cushioned headers might come in handy.

Ah shit, was holding out for pens

GTFI, great finish Miggy

Lacelles shite, Botman good

I reckon you’re gonna need to bring out the ticker for this one

A lawyer basically

A general counsel? This is all starting to sound a bit maffia like

Tuchel manages Chelsea

You’re both mad and in luck, because there is absolutely no chance of him wanting to come here

Aston Villa is not an attractive proposition for players who want to play at CL level either, far from it.

Probably one for the pet hates thread, but I hate when people think nothing of someone else overspending to buy something and even pretty much demand it. The club is working to a budget, just like everyone else. It makes sense to stretch the budget as far as they can.

Regarding our transfer policy, I’d argue out biggest problem is that we aren’t a very attractive proposition yet. It will take a few years of sustained succes (read: European football at a minimum) to become a destination the players who will want to play at that level consider us interesting enough to pressure their club into allowing them to speak to us. All we represent today is moneybags and a history for being a bit of a players’ career graveyard, which if we’re not careful will attract exactly the wrong type of player. In any case our facilities are still laughable and any top player will turn us down until we have more solid foundations in place. FFP also dictates that our build has to be a slow and sustainable one. Our owners can’t just go around splashing billions to make us CL win contenders overnight. i have full faith in them to do the right thing and so far they have absolutely earned out faith by setting out a clear policy, getting the right people in place and planning for the future. It will take time to rebuild this club after more than a decade of willful neglect. Let’s treasure every moment and not act like spoiled bairns who need another new toy every other week.

Will definitely follow with interest. I think the likes of Madueke and (obviously) Antony are a clear step above Sinisterra currently, but I agree he was worth a punt at that price. Wouldn’t go so far as calling it a bargain though; 25m is probably about right nowadays for a young player with ability who is yet to be proven in a big league.