Pearson to Derby not good

[de la zouch]

I still think Villa could go either way next season, a full squad rebuild comes with risks and Di Matteo has a fairly sketchy track record. However Pearson at Derby is another thing, they already have a good squad and now have a proper manager. They will be in the promotion mix.

 

[Bigtomfu]

they have the nucleus of a good side and good players dont become bad overnight just lose their focus.

not this

they are in turmoil from top to bottom.

this

 

[CHAPPERS]

I don't understand why people think Villa can just have a clear out.

This article shows the length of contracts remaining for the shower that got them relegated without even a whimper last season on big wages.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-find-out-who-11180800

Not easy to offlaod poor players on big money.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

It'll take more than 1 transfer window to sort out Villa.

Next season is the year to worry, but is this new owner really a sort of Chinese 'fake sheikh'.

 

[Stat Brother]

It'll take more than 1 transfer window to sort out Villa.

Yet you support a team which for the last 2 seasons has contained:-

Stockdale
Bruno
Dunk
Greer
Stephens
Lua-Lua
March
Baldock

Calderon
Kayal for half.

In the space of one transfer window, we went from winning 10 (ten) games all season to 21 games unbeaten.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Yet you support a team which for the last 2 seasons has contained:-

Stockdale
Bruno
Dunk
Greer
Stephens
Lua-Lua
March
Baldock

Calderon
Kayal for half.

In the space of one transfer window, we went from winning 10 (ten) games all season to 21 games unbeaten.

Yes, and still fell just short in the end.

Also Hughton had half a season before that window to assess the squad and plan for the summer.

 

[El Presidente]

Is it true that Pearson has arranged for Derby to go on a pre-season tour of Thailand?

 

[The Albion Roar]

Yet you support a team which for the last 2 seasons has contained:-

Stockdale
Bruno
Dunk
Greer
Stephens
Lua-Lua
March
Baldock

Calderon
Kayal for half.

In the space of one transfer window, we went from winning 10 (ten) games all season to 21 games unbeaten.

The inference being that the players weren't necessarily the problem. Can't say that about Aston Villa.

 

[Stat Brother]

The inference being that the players weren't necessarily the problem. Can't say that about Aston Villa.

True but then again, Villa will have money (one way or another), there will be a core of decent players, a manager that has gained promotion from the division, with an experienced assistant.

My point is writing off Villa for being poor last season and expecting more of the same this year, is foolish.
Esp when supporting a team that was incredibly poor last season but turned it all around mainly due to money being spent and a manager that has gained promotion from the division, with an experienced assistant.

Fingers crossed they and/or Newcastle will struggle under the pressure to succeed.
But with managers who have been there done that, before the chances of their promotion charges faltering just got a little less likely.


Pearson on the other hand, may well have freed up a place!

 

[Bold Seagull]

True but then again, Villa will have money (one way or another), there will be a core of decent players, a manager that has gained promotion from the division, with an experienced assistant.

My point is writing off Villa for being poor last season and expecting more of the same this year, is foolish.
Esp when supporting a team that was incredibly poor last season but turned it all around mainly due to money being spent and a manager that has gained promotion from the division, with an experienced assistant.

Fingers crossed they and/or Newcastle will struggle under the pressure to succeed.
But with managers who have been there done that, before the chances of their promotion charges faltering just got a little less likely.


Pearson on the other hand, may well have freed up a place!

ere, this ere geezer don arf talk some sense!

 

[Bold Seagull]

Is it true that Pearson has arranged for Derby to go on a pre-season tour of Thailand?

Ha ha that made me chuckle. Will he look to bring James in from Barnet I wonder!?

 

[The_Viper]

Villa, Newcastle, Derby, Norwich and Wednesday to battle for the top 2, I'd be delighted with top 6, we can't compete with those budgets, plus there will always be one or two of the parachuters go mental, Fulham might go all in, Leeds might spend.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Villa, Newcastle, Derby, Norwich and Wednesday to battle for the top 2, I'd be delighted with top 6, we can't compete with those budgets, plus there will always be one or two of the parachuters go mental, Fulham might go all in, Leeds might spend.

Don't agree.

Top 4 to be Newcastle, Norwich, Derby and Albion.

Get a decent striker in and we'll be Top 2.

 

[NooBHA]

That's good news for them and Villa. Some good news for us soon would be good at least to balance it out and help morale. Don't want to keep hearing what's good news for others.

I think the opposite might be true.

I think like BG does that the players they have are fairly decent but Tim Sherwood is in the same vein of a Manager as Pearson and I actually think the players turned against Sherwood and his arrogant style of management. By the time other Managers came in they had developed a losing mentality.

They won't be a bad side in the Championship but the players need a confidence building manager as opposed to a disciplinarian and if they are alienated again and they ''down tools'' on Pearson early on then they could find themselves playing ''catch up''.

 

[NooBHA]

Don't agree.

Top 4 to be Newcastle, Norwich, Derby and Albion.

Get a decent striker in and we'll be Top 2.

Redmond has just rejected a new contract at Norwich and more will follow out of the door there. And their recruitment under CH was good but since he left their recruitment has been awful. Just a pity that Johnny Howson is contracted up until 2019. Would love to be able to snap him up for Brighton.