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Moving the floor up is pretty important IMO, especially for next season. To look back a few months, it doesn’t matter if you have Wilson up front because you have Richie and Murphy at fullback and that is worth about 1.75 goals against. Without those glaring weaknesses, even ‘decent’ players like Shelvey and Fraser can start to contribute and not have to overturn stupid goals conceded. Guess it’s the same thing at the end of the day, just improve every player

I think the consensus is that Wood turned out to be a poor signing but it’s understandable that we didn’t want to take any chances with another player who we might not get. Like I said above, we don’t have a well oiled and experienced recruitment department yet, and we didn’t have the luxury of time.

This is a funny season in a way. We’ve got our forever-manager and some great signings before we’ve got the underlying structure of the club sorted. Of course you have to do that because you go down without those things. But I guess we’ll have to be patient if superstars don’t arrive as quickly as we might like. There will still be situations like in January, where we think we have a player and the goalposts get moved etc. We don’t have the perfect recruitment machine in place yet.

I’m wavering on it TBH. I think when he have more possession we can probably allow Bruno to be the deeper player and have someone else more creative ahead of him. But then I guess there’ll be games against good teams where we might need extra protection as well.

That’s a very Arsenally signing. Sometimes he’s good though.

He (Carlos) could be good or he could rack up pelanties and red cards. Either way have to respect Villa’s work recently. I don’t think Gerrard will be as bad as Lampard either, he seems to have something more about him.

Have often wondered that. Bruce seems a genuinely horrible person and is no good at his profession. Weird person for Shearer to want to hang around with, much less defend in public.

Nice idea, I’d probably get one if I hadn’t moved back to toon.

I honestly think he could, but I guess he won’t get regular games from now on. Understandably since we can now go and get better players in every position.

As much as I like Grealish as a player and I think he’ll be a success for Man City… I can’t wait to give him a proper bew when they come up next.

7 for Jones is also ludicrous.

It’s only about 5 sentences as well, but somehow inspires a lot of rage

Dunno why journalists want to be a mouthpiece for that nonsense. Clicks I guess, which I enabled.

‘Tactically inept cabbage head’ is hard to beat.

Crossed the line FFS. He’s lucky to be alive Pure arrogance - I can do as shit job as I like and suffer absolutely no consequences. Except a massive pay off of course. Delete this thread.

That’s an absolutely insane quote In any functioning club he’d have been out on his arse several times over. The guy is an absolute criminal.

Not worthy of a post.

I feel he has improved his team play and passing, you can see he’s trying. Defending is another thing though, not sure he is physically capable or mentally suited for it. It’s possible though.

It’s going to be really competitive next season, even the likes of Fulham will be interesting.

Yeah, I mean I won’t be especially proud of wearing Golf Saudi or whatever, but it’s better (or wrong in a different way) from gambling and loan sharks.

Villa seem very well run at the mo. Making good signings for a while. I would’ve love Buendia here.

I’d probably wear a shirt for knocking about in now TBH. Now I’m not ashamed of being a fan.

I’d bloody love Greggs.

Because they don’t know I’m incredibly sceptical of sports reporters, probably too much TBH.