Dr Jinx

Eddie Howe’s training bullshit bingo: “Good tracking back Jonjo” “It’s not a criticism..” ”I’m delighted with the effort” “I couldn’t have asked more from them” and so on.. ?

I’m happy for him to pick whoever he wants, or drop as the case may be. Our best players are our best players though, they should be able to adjust.

Ah I know a few of the people working for us in that area. Of the corporate boxes, very few of them were permanent residents.

Jesus, when you look back on how Bruce did things, it was just negligence from top to bottom. The minute he got in here he was fucking about with the attitude of “pay me”, he didn’t give two shits about the club, what people thought of him while backed up by his mates in the press. They knew all along what he was about, they were totally comfortable in peddling that nonsense about him being a great manager because they have utter disdain for clubs like us and Aston Villa. It would only ever been if he’d managed a Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs or Man Utd that the truth wound have been written about him, of course.. if it was happening to one of their beloved clubs. But the reality is that he’d never be let near places like that as a manager. Ending up at places where things are not well is a sign that he’s a parasite. Eddie Howe on the other hand, I have absolutely no doubt that he’ll leave this club in a better place, he’s everything that a person like Bruce isn’t.

Whatever happens with the stadium, the noise levels need a bit of work. This is the bar to aim for imo..

Bruce wouldn’t survive a month up there, first night in the chipper.. “a battered mars bar!?!?!? What witchcraft is this?!?” His arteries would be fully clogged up within 3 weeks.

Yep very interesting, the thing is even if he is the real deal that means it’ll only be a temporary job until Liverpool becomes free. It could even go on to have a knock on effect of destabilising Klopp if he’s really doing well. Along with the news of Michael Edward leaving, they suddenly seem a little bit vulnerable to external factors. Its not really about Villa at all, and this is precisely the reason I’m delighted he didn’t end up here.

Its going to take us a while to adjust to it but literally every transfer is realistic now if the club want to do it. I see us spending 100m+ in January. Perhaps on just 3 or 4 key players.

Maybe not now but I’d say Cristiano Ronaldo must have aced that consistently for a while.

I don’t get the hate for him, he’s been excellent overall since he came here. The problem with the team this season is that Steve Bruce deliberately sabotaged every aspect of pre season and all of the games he’s managed this season. He was trying to get sacked. Clear as day now.

He confirmed he’s going to be joint no.2 with Jason Tindall.

That's not a measure of success. We need to get away from that way of thinking. Shelvey is terrible, bad attitude, thick as two planks, poor work ethic, bad decision making, looks for a way out when things aren't going his way etc.. We need to replace all of those bad traits, not just some of them.

How much was the club spending to operate on each year under Mike Ashley? And how much extra is 35m? Seems a lot as we're not leaking money.. perhaps to cover a covid deficit?

We've always been a club used to flush out interest in players who are looking for a move. We should be avoiding any player with question marks over injuries or attitude, Coutinho being a prime example, I couldn't care less if he's unhappy at Barca, he's been very unprofessional. Why would we expect any different, even when he left Liverpool it wasn't all that amicable. No thanks, let someone else take that risk. We need players of good character. Sule is an interesting link, it's not that he's causing trouble or wants out, it's a contract dispute. He wants a certain amount a year and Bayern won't pay it.

Not easy but try and patch the team up and improve fitness levels. Scrape as many points as we can until January. Then literally have deals lined up. Either announced before or on 1st January. A competent leader at the back. A good left back and right back and a transformative player to come into the midfield. Like a Cabaye. And a forward as if Wilson gets injured we have fuck all there.

I think it’ll be started this week but that’s just my own hunch based on things I’ve heard from those working on the inside. They have their first big event this week for the foundation with loads of former players being flown in. It wouldn’t surprise me if they announce a few things to go along with it. Also, when it comes down, they’ll make a big deal out of it. Photos, video etc. It’ll be a thing.

Apparently the Sports Direct tat is soon to be down. They are or have negotiated a cessation of the deal.

It’s obvious our squad isn’t properly fit. I think he can find an extra yard of pace if that can be improved on, is it enough? If you can teach him positional anticipation, I think he has the footwork and size to be a force in the middle (until January anyway..)

I think he needs some proper time off once this debacle ends. China and this job, plus the tail end of his time here have not been kind to him. If he’s interested, offer him a technical director role. Let him implement all the structure at the club he dreamed of and let him do it while he doesn’t have to worry about coaching the first team. Then when the time comes, if he has the appetite to take the reigns give him the opportunity. Imagine what he could do in a couple of years.

A manager is only as good as the players he has and the players will only be as good as how they are managed. It’s hard to be objective with a list like that without counting current squads. On trophies won, it’s clear Pep is by far the best of the current crop. Rafa has had about as much success as Klopp so far in his career, so who do you count in that sense? Would someone like Graham Potter or Eddie Howe be successful if they had squads similar to what Man City or Liverpool have right now?

If Rafa was here, this guy would be Diame mkII. His place is obviously much deeper. That pass for Wilson last night was exquisite too btw.

At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if everything isn’t formally announced until midweek, the team are off for 2 days and there’s talk of some big announcements regarding the corporate side of things. There’s talk of all the Sports Direct tat being removed from tomorrow. Maybe they have another sponsor lined up and want all that in the background for manager photos

He’s an absolute dimwit. Yeah probably offers more in general play than Longstaff but that’s really saying what an absolute pile of dogshit that chap is. The fact the club still has to try and utilise this wanker until January just highlights how poorly stocked we are in the midfield. Is there nobody from the reserves we could promote?

Deserves his own thread at this stage! Welcome to the madhouse ☺️ His to do list: Help Lascelles remember he’s a footballer and that he’s also supposed to be club captain. Bin Longstaff and Shelvey forever. Make the squad fitter. Try and improve individual players who can do better. Almiron, Joelinton, Willock, Lewis etc. Change the style of play and mentality of the whole club. Easy.