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Fair enough but I would prefer the players to have 6 extra days full training, bonding, learning tactics etc than using it to travel, given our preseason is only 3 weeks or so. You most likely lose a morning at best, and then would only be able to do light training for a couple of hours late afternoon. Not to mention first team players being split up and sent around the world in some instances. Seems a bit crap but I supposed we have Chinese commitments now.

Too old for our model and too much wages. Will end up at West Ham or Newcastle.....

I disagree but at least you acknowledge it does have an impact.

This. Will miss Romeu's aerial part of the game though.

Preseason all about fitness and fine tuning things although not sure whisking around to Austria, Ireland, China & Holland does us any good. Just pick one and stick there for a few weeks or games. Last season when we got dicked at Derby in a friendly and we knew it would be a long season. This pre-season feels different and a more positive vibe around the place. Certainly feels a lot nice winning the pre-season games than not, is there only one more to go? Season doesn't feel too far away now!

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49137976 Weren't we linked at some point?

Ditto, don't think I would just order a pint of it without a ruby.

Fee being quoted above is 27m tbf.

Ralph is looking pretty trim to when he first arrived.

Is that his own branded T-Shirt?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49083847 Im sure thats not where he wanted to end up after the links he has had in the last few years...

4-0 FT

4......simple header Klarer.

Maybe away trying to tap up centrebacks to come join us..

Villa doing a Fulham.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-49026935 Joke really, if an app puts you 'under pressure' or 'stress'...just f'n delete it.

She would win the rest of the rounds though.

Who themselves lost to an u15s team....standard must be terrible lol

Dunno this guy is all left footed. Aren't those we have at the club all right peggers?

Great bowling effort, watch us snatch defeat from the jaws of victory...

the female trainers? So much wrong.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48913138 Another youngster willing to give up first team football to disappear into a top 6 teams reserves.

Villa have spent around 35m for Mings and Targett. Madness

Can't we offer 50m over 100 years......meets the release clause...West Ham

Just a poor mans Pogba, on his day he stands out but most of the time you don't really notice he is playing. His goals for us have been class as well.