sempuki Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Villa needed to buy and have signed Lansbury, Hourihane and Bjarnason and Bree. There's really no excuse for us not signing anyone like. Villa are 13th? And they've still managed to attract more central midfielders in that we have. Would have liked Hourihane here. Looks a good player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 We'll ship Mbemba to them and not get Townsend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Villa needed to buy and have signed Lansbury, Hourihane and Bjarnason and Bree. There's really no excuse for us not signing anyone like. Villa are 13th? And they've still managed to attract more central midfielders in that we have. Villa have done well in recruiting Championship players, something we and Rafa are not interested in doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Villa needed to buy and have signed Lansbury, Hourihane and Bjarnason and Bree. There's really no excuse for us not signing anyone like. Well yeah but Villa really needed to buy, they're 13th and 22 points below us FFS. If we needed to buy that much and didn't then I'd be livid. But right now, while I'd like to see us improve, I wouldn't be distraught if we waited till the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Villa needed to buy and have signed Lansbury, Hourihane and Bjarnason and Bree. There's really no excuse for us not signing anyone like. Villa are 13th? And they've still managed to attract more central midfielders in that we have. Villa have done well in recruiting Championship players, something we and Rafa are not interested in doing. Exactly, people need to get some sort of perspective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Villa needed to buy and have signed Lansbury, Hourihane and Bjarnason and Bree. There's really no excuse for us not signing anyone like. Villa are 13th? And they've still managed to attract more central midfielders in that we have. Villa have done well in recruiting Championship players, something we and Rafa are not interested in doing. This. If Rafa showed a genuine interest in any of their signings you really think they'd choose Villa over us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 yous don't get it like. Benitez wanted at least a couple of players. He's went on record saying he wants a winger and a central midfielder. He hasn't gotten any of them (he may get 1 if Palace bring down their price or we cave and pay up - providing the reports are true). We only have 2 Championship quality central midfielders, you kna, the league we're actually in? Lansbury (cunt aye) would be a massive improvement and cost Villa a few million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 No sense in us signing anyone that couldn't make step up, we will have enough to recruit as it is. Probably why it's taking a while because we are looking at specific players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Firstly, we obviously aren't interested in Champ players because we can get promoted without buying them. Secondly, yes Rafa wanted players like any manager does. But not managing to get the right ones doesn't mean Rafa is being screwed over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Lansbury would be an absolute wanker we'd be lumbered with for years for the sake of 5 months though. No problem with that sort of signing being overlooked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 yous don't get it like. Benitez wanted at least a couple of players. He's went on record saying he wants a winger and a central midfielder. He hasn't gotten any of them (he may get 1 if Palace bring down their price or we cave and pay up - providing the reports are true). We only have 2 Championship quality central midfielders, you kna, the league we're actually in? Lansbury (c*** aye) would be a massive improvement and cost Villa a few million. If Rafa wasn't being backed then we'd never have signed Murphy or Gamez. Rafa himself has stressed several times that he only wants to bring people in if they will improve the squad and be able to step up next season, the lack of signings is probably indicative of the fact that players are unwilling to drop into the Championship or are not available for sale. It's quite a slow window this January anyway as is evidenced in the fact that 7 PL teams haven't made a single signing yet. Usually incomings mean outgoings, teams wont be willing to let players go unless they have a replacement ready to bring in. We're possibly struggling to buy because clubs cannot replace the players we want. Rafa wouldn't be walking out at SJP on Wednesday if Ashley had gone back on his word and as Ian correctly said earlier, there is no point worrying over something that may never happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 yous don't get it like. Benitez wanted at least a couple of players. He's went on record saying he wants a winger and a central midfielder. He hasn't gotten any of them (he may get 1 if Palace bring down their price or we cave and pay up - providing the reports are true). We only have 2 Championship quality central midfielders, you kna, the league we're actually in? Lansbury (c*** aye) would be a massive improvement and cost Villa a few million. Lansbury, described by yourself as a c***, is not the type of player Rafa would ever sign. He often talks about work ethic and personalities of players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 yous don't get it like. Benitez wanted at least a couple of players. He's went on record saying he wants a winger and a central midfielder. He hasn't gotten any of them (he may get 1 if Palace bring down their price or we cave and pay up - providing the reports are true). We only have 2 Championship quality central midfielders, you kna, the league we're actually in? Lansbury (cunt aye) would be a massive improvement and cost Villa a few million. You don't get it, the comparison is ridiculous. We want a couple of players, comparatively Villa desperately needed players. We want Premier League players, Villa will take anyone who can improve them from the god awful position they're in. Its a silly comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 It doesn't have to be Lansbury. Villa identified and signed 3 central midfielders. We've identified and signed none. We should still go up comfortably but ignoring the opportunity (and the manager) to make sure of it is just daft to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Villa needed to buy and have signed Lansbury, Hourihane and Bjarnason and Bree. There's really no excuse for us not signing anyone like. We probably don't need to buy tbh. Not what the manager thinks though, which is surely the point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 It doesn't have to be Lansbury. Villa identified and signed 3 central midfielders. We've identified and signed none. We should still go up comfortably but ignoring the opportunity (and the manager) to make sure of it is just daft to me. Villa have also lost 2 CMs this window as well mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 It doesn't have to be Lansbury. Villa identified and signed 3 central midfielders. We've identified and signed none. We should still go up comfortably but ignoring the opportunity (and the manager) to make sure of it is just daft to me. If we wanted to sign 3 bog-standard Championship midfielders, then we could have. We didn't and so we haven't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Anyways, we have tabled a loan fee according to Miles Starforth: http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-table-loan-offer-for-andros-townsend-1-8362329 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 In the meantime though, we've got that useless cunt Colback, who has proven in 7 months that he can't even hack this league never mind the Premiership. I'm not disagreeing with those saying we shouldn't buy for the sake of buying, but we've still got glaring weaknesses in this squad that's costing us points. Players should have been identified a long time ago that could have been rlightnin to give us better options that we've got at the moment. What was it, £3 million for Hourihane and the same for that twat Lansbury? That's cheap considering the contribution they could have made in the short term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Just charge watford a £2 million loan fee for Krul and use that to pay for Townsend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Villa needed to buy and have signed Lansbury, Hourihane and Bjarnason and Bree. There's really no excuse for us not signing anyone like. We probably don't need to buy tbh. Not what the manager thinks though, which is surely the point. The manager always wants more players, it's not a phenomenon restricted to Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 In the meantime though, we've got that useless c*** Colback, who has proven in 7 months that he can't even hack this league never mind the Premiership. I'm not disagreeing with those saying we shouldn't buy for the sake of buying, but we've still got glaring weaknesses in this squad that's costing us points. Players should have been identified a long time ago that could have been rlightnin to give us better options that we've got at the moment. What was it, £3 million for Hourihane and the same for that t*** Lansbury? That's cheap considering the contribution they could have made in the short term. Lansbury's also allegedly on around £40,000 a week at Villa, Hourihane on £28,000. Those are huge wages for Championship players who aren't particularly young and have no PL experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Villa needed to buy and have signed Lansbury, Hourihane and Bjarnason and Bree. There's really no excuse for us not signing anyone like. We probably don't need to buy tbh. Not what the manager thinks though, which is surely the point. The manager always wants more players, it's not a phenomenon restricted to Rafa. They tend to be better informed than the know-nowt dickheads running our joint mind. When it's a proven winner, one of the best in the world saying it, it's probably worth listening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 If Rafa thinks we need a couple of players to secure promotion, in our current position, fucking buy them. End of story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Villa needed to buy and have signed Lansbury, Hourihane and Bjarnason and Bree. There's really no excuse for us not signing anyone like. We probably don't need to buy tbh. Not what the manager thinks though, which is surely the point. The manager always wants more players, it's not a phenomenon restricted to Rafa. They tend to be better informed than the no-nowt dickheads running our joint mind. When it's a proven winner, one of the best in the world saying it, it's probably worth listening. On this occasion though, I think most who have watched us this season will accept we have enough already to go up fairly comfortably. Think we're all just a bit skitzy because of past failings. Doubt most external to NUFC would look at us sitting in 2nd position, chasing an England international, and think there's a manager not being backed. It could all go tits up, it is NUFC after all, but dont see much wrong at present. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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