Incognito Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Completely unrelated but Aston Villa 4-1 Watford from 1986 was on ITV4 the other morning, watched it in the gym. Were you there brummie? Im not sure brummie uses a gym mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Would Ba and Carroll work as a partnership? Maybe it's Ba instead of Carroll. Fat Sam barely ever deviates from 4-5-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Would Ba and Carroll work as a partnership? Yes. Ba scored from a good few flick-ons from Shola/Best. Apart from Cisse he's looked decent with everyone else at our club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Ba and Carroll would be good in a 4-4-2 I would think, not the most mobile but a proper handful for defenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Completely unrelated but Aston Villa 4-1 Watford from 1986 was on ITV4 the other morning, watched it in the gym. Were you there brummie? Im not sure brummie uses a gym mate. The last time I used a gym was about the time of the match he's talking about ;-) Can't really remember if i was there. Stands a chance. That was the year before i went to Newcastle for college, so I was probably at pretty much all the home matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 The thing about last season with Villa Brummie, I don't think Lambert was as prepared as he will be for this one. You guys had little money, and wanted to get in younger players that were affordable, and whose value could increase. Not sure this is an area he had a particular strength in scouting/buying from necessarily. He ended up getting largely English youngsters from the lower leagues, and giving your academy players a chance, but now he's getting them from all over Europe it seems. Think you'll ultimately end up with some really talented youngsters this summer, who are more in the Benteke mould i.e. ones from smaller leagues or teams, who are therefore not as obvious. These signings could easily all flop, and I am still worried that we need more experience, so it could just as well turn into another season of toil. I genuinely think, though, that the McLeish year was like a kick in the arse to us - to remind us just how miserable football can be. I remember the Graham Turner dismantling of the European Cup side, the awful Billy McNeill season, 86-87 where we actually did get relegated, and I can honestly say, the McLeish year was more depressing than either of them. After that, it's much easier to enjoy things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 The thing about last season with Villa Brummie, I don't think Lambert was as prepared as he will be for this one. You guys had little money, and wanted to get in younger players that were affordable, and whose value could increase. Not sure this is an area he had a particular strength in scouting/buying from necessarily. He ended up getting largely English youngsters from the lower leagues, and giving your academy players a chance, but now he's getting them from all over Europe it seems. Think you'll ultimately end up with some really talented youngsters this summer, who are more in the Benteke mould i.e. ones from smaller leagues or teams, who are therefore not as obvious. These signings could easily all flop, and I am still worried that we need more experience, so it could just as well turn into another season of toil. I genuinely think, though, that the McLeish year was like a kick in the arse to us - to remind us just how miserable football can be. I remember the Graham Turner dismantling of the European Cup side, the awful Billy McNeill season, 86-87 where we actually did get relegated, and I can honestly say, the McLeish year was more depressing than either of them. After that, it's much easier to enjoy things. And with that, we finally see Lerner's genius thinking behind the McLeish decision . It's the only reasonable explanation. (or that he's completely clueless). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Leffe, it'd have to be a work of unspeakable genius. I'm not sure shedding thousands of season ticket holders is what he was aiming for in the process, mind. I know people think I go on and on about it here, but mere words can't express just how horrifically depressing that season was. The way we played was so, so embarrassing. If i had been a fan of another club, I'd have wanted us to go down for it, it was that bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Leffe, it'd have to be a work of unspeakable genius. I'm not sure shedding thousands of season ticket holders is what he was aiming for in the process, mind. I know people think I go on and on about it here, but mere words can't express just how horrifically depressing that season was. The way we played was so, so embarrassing. If i had been a fan of another club, I'd have wanted us to go down for it, it was that bad. Have you watched us play lately? Bring back any of those memories for you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Leffe, it'd have to be a work of unspeakable genius. I'm not sure shedding thousands of season ticket holders is what he was aiming for in the process, mind. I know people think I go on and on about it here, but mere words can't express just how horrifically depressing that season was. The way we played was so, so embarrassing. If i had been a fan of another club, I'd have wanted us to go down for it, it was that bad. Have you watched us play lately? Bring back any of those memories for you? To be entirely honest, you weren't half as bad as we were, and even if you were, at least Pardew has managed the occasional season not playing like that. McLeish was just doing what he always does. It wasn't even ineptitude on his part. That was his thing, his MO, his way of doing things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Chelsea signing Schurrle from Leverkusen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Be the second best shola in the league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Schurrle not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Leverkusen waiting 'til they bought a replacement before they sold him. Absolute lunatic behaviour, could have gone bust. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Who they replaced him with, the Korean chap? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Who they replaced him with, the Korean chap? Aye, from Hamburg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 He looked mint the other day for Korea on Eurosport Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 They've also bought Robbie Kruse from Dusseldorf, good player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 So maybe theyre not in for Aubameyang anymore? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Roysten Drenthe to sign for Reading? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 @GraemeBailey 2m Dutch media claim that Aston Villa have tied up Groningen winger Leandro Bacuna on a three-year deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 He'll be no good tied up, in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano 25m All the news about my renewal with Real Madrid are false. I love how instead of a bio he/his company have a link to an image rights contract Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 His Twitter account is clearly one of those ran by his agents/marketing advisors/other folk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Chelsea signing Schurrle from Leverkusen. @tancredipalmeri 3m Chelsea have placed a 50m € bid for Cavani And away they go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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