CB Fry

I'm sure if Mike Ashley and Steve Bruce had signed Burnley's Chris Wood their wonderful fanbase would be absolutely fine with it.

Quite fortunate for Boris that the Prince Andrew story has broken today as well, giving media outlets that (still) support him another story to go big on.

I think it's nice the forum has a new club to moon and drool over. Aren't Villa just simply wonderful with their dreams and ambition and just spunking money on famous name players who were good three years ago. I always think a good guide to whether a player truly is world class can be assessed by one simple question: a) Have they just been signed by Aston Villa? The answer will tell you all you need to know.

In three years time Villa are just going to end up like Everton are now. Splurging left right and centre to maybe finish eighth once.

Absolutely.

Last match was 11th December. Mad.

Shane Long is coming on so that means goals goals goals.

You don't need to do that. It's on Iplayer regardless- they said on Football Focus earlier.

Absolute heartbreak for the divs in here that like to suggest the shittest conceivable line up for cup ties.....sorry chaps but Ralphy is up for the cup again. 🏆🏆🏆 Thanks Ralph, let's get in the hat for the next round.

Lovely stuff.

Reading through message and the person posting it, I have absolutely no doubt that Ralph did not say this.

Nah, that's some guy on twitter, it's just been taken as gospel by some on here.

From who? Please don't say that bloke on Twitter.

Yes, but you have to remember we offered Ings huge money to stay - 4 years @ £100k = £20m, but didn't give him that, plus sold him for £30m, plus saved a years wages, plus signed Armstrong for less and paid him less. Yes, we gave JWP some of that spare cash, but I think the fag-packet assumption that we have a bit of spare for January from the summer feels accurate. I'd have hoped for some business anyway, now, definitely. Not a lot but something.

I think it's nice that some people never grow out of their student digs. You be you and don't be giving any of those tiny shits now x x x x

You've got to be something of a twat to refer to the queen by that name. Which is not and never has been her name. What are you, fucking Rick from the Young Ones?

Precisely - Cortese departed and we didn't subsequently go bust so as you say absolutely no problem.

He'll be taking over at AC Milan any day now. Any day.

I didn't realise quite how many sky-blue kit wearing, Etihad sponsored "City" clubs there were. Mad. So much for clubs retaining their identity.

I, for one, welcome our new Serbian overlords.

Experts on this forum were convinced he was a world beater only last season, and that it was an absolute disgrace we let him go. That's still correct isn't it lads?

I think I could hear the Old Trafford faithful chanting for Graham Potter at the end there.

Not on Swansea twitter feed (or Saints) so feels a bit premature

Correct. He's not a bad manager but in five years time he'll be just another Curbishley type. He probably will get a shot at a bigger club - a step up like Everton or Villa or whoever - but then back on the merry go round. That said It's not impossible he could take over from Southgate because he has that nice-boy manner about him. A "more of the same" candidate. Despite what some on here think, he will know he is not going to be Manchester United manager: England is his most likely big job opportunity. But as it stands he is on track to finish above Ralph Hasenhuttl for the first time in his entire career so congratulations Graham, it's absolutely breathtaking what you've achieved.

You think Graham Potter was in/should have been in the frame to take over at Manchester United this season. You think Brighton to Villa or Everton is not a step up while simultaneously saying that finishing 15th with Brighton is an amazing achievement that justifies the manager taking over at Manchester United. You can't understand how both of those concepts cannot be true at the same time. If Brighton are the same level as Villa then how is Potter finishing 15th so great, when Villa finished 11th that same season? If they're the same level then Potter underperformed. Right? So, there's not that much to discuss. You're just wrong.