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I wonder how much James Rodrigiuez cost them in signing on fee and wages for his year of service

I think that gamble they took, days away from administration, actually speaks to the size of the club - if we took it we'd probably go bust, many other teams would, but Villa had two billionaire owners turn up. Clubs like Villa can pay bigger wages, take the risk of relegation and trouble...

Oh I think the testing the waters is genuine, or putting it out there that he's the kind of player they'd like to sign, they'll never pay £50m. I imagine they are hoping we would take a cut price with the court case and the contract running down, that we would be concerned because of that...

No one is saying they are a fairy tale, they are a serious club. Just like Leicester, just like Brighton, they were recently in the championship, have billionaire owners, are spending big (4th biggest net spend over past 5 years, Brighton 10th, Leicester 12th); are reporting large losses (Villa...

Biss - I am actually amazed at how much we spent on him at that stage of our development as a club - but what an amazing piece of work by the recruitment team, to recognise this potential in such a raw young player and commit such a large fee at the time. But he has turned into arguably the best...

In the past decade or so we've been very good at tying up contracts well ahead of this point, so maybe what we're seeing is part of a sea-change in the way players are viewing their contracts and future options. It used to be that players wouldn't take the risk of finding themselves out of...

Or maybe the Saudi's will own Inter, whereas its the completely and obviously independent PIF that run Newcastle, meaning that both teams clearly have different ownership and therefore both will be able to compete in the Champions League. Sorted...

Yeah, I think they're on the move, no doubt that hiring Gerrard and signing Coutinho are big statements; the people running the club seem pretty shrewd and they've got the stadium, the fanbase, the history, the 'name' to back it up.. I'd rather see Villa in and around the top of the league than...

Villa are showing interest now precisely because the police investigation will make others take a step back from spending that much money - they're seeing a potential opportunity and making enquiries. I wouldn't expect a big 6 team to match that bid - maybe Newcastle? I would honestly be...

I think there is a certain misery about getting relegated and then drawing a premier league team who you believe you should be above in the league but know are better than you. I couldn't find myself getting excited by an FA Cup tie against, say, Brentford, if we'd been relegated to the...

I've got a sneaky feeling that Bissouma won't sign anything at all, nor will he agree to a contract at any other premier league club. He'll either leave at the end of his contract or for a fairly small fee to a big club in Spain, Italy or the south of France, clubs that can't compete on transfer...

Odel Offiah is quite left field. We've been talking for a while about Roberts, Turns, Tsongui, Van Hecke and Ostigard as our CBs of the future, not once have I seen Offiah mentioned.

Article written by Rory Smith of the Monday Night Club. Looking at how USG set up and play, the ethos around the playing team, the success they're having, I'm starting to become more and more convinced that Felice Mazzu will be the man to replace Graham Potter when that day comes...

Thanks for letting me know, just picked one up :thumbsup:

Certainly not in agreement with your ridiculous assertion that he was a liability at LWB last season. Ta.

No, that's junk, he was perfectly adequate at LWB last season. It was at LB he struggled, notably against Wolves and Leicester. Also at this time last year he played CB against City, Leeds, Spurs and Liverpool and was excellent as we conceded just 1 goal across the 4 games.

Apparently there is a 'Burn baby Burn' song doing the rounds. I'd very much like to know how the rest of that goes :)

It is quite a strange thing to say as (a) Burn just scored from a corner, (b) that isnt the reason you pick a defender, and (c) this won't be the reason that club captain, club legend and best ever Brighton player Lewis Dunk gets his place back when fit again.

Yes, but no. Strengthen from a position of strength. Easier to attract players when you're 8th. Make sure we're protected when stars leave

I have thought about it, hence my long post. I believe we need a back up striker and a first team CB. Hence, CB is priority.