The Rebuild

[Goaljira]

I'm struggling to think of a single instance in the last 10 years where one of these type projects of a smaller.club taking on a wayward former bright young thing actually works out.

The finances of any of these deals make.them just not worth the risk anymore.

[Bluebridge]

I think Grealish would want european football, possibly back to Villa on loan.
Also think Spurs would fancy it too.

[Toddacelli]

I think Grealish would want european football, possibly back to Villa on loan.
Also think Spurs would fancy it too.

Can’t see him being successful anywhere but Villa if he does go on loan. Needs to reconnect with his love of the game at the one club he couldn’t live with himself if he let them down.

[Trowel]

I'm struggling to think of a single instance in the last 10 years where one of these type projects of a smaller.club taking on a wayward former bright young thing actually works out.

The finances of any of these deals make.them just not worth the risk anymore.

Barkley played so well for Luton that there were calls for him to get back in the England squad. Then he decided to join Villa's bench and kill his career off properly.

[MayorFarnham]

I'm struggling to think of a single instance in the last 10 years where one of these type projects of a smaller.club taking on a wayward former bright young thing actually works out.

The finances of any of these deals make.them just not worth the risk anymore.

The standards at the top are so high these days that if you let them drop it's either too hard or just too much work for someone who long since stopped worrying about their bank balance.

[777Kidnappings]

I think the issue is the wages. It's not that these players are no longer capable it's that you have to sign them on wages that you can't really afford and there's little to no chance of any sell on value having already played and failed at a top team

Grealish is a quality player but he's proved he's not worth what he'd cost yet they'll be a queue of sides willing to waste the money on him. It protects the rich teams from their failures

[TheRam]

Charlie Adam leaving.

[Gash]

Linked with the Dundee manager's job.

[Gary1878]

Grealish is done - 30 years old soon, won the treble and has more money than he could spend in a lifetime.

His only possible motivation would be playing for England.

He would be on huge wages, and not sure if he will ever regain the form that got him the city move.

Not a player for us. We need the next Grealish, not the one that is past his best.

[Lazarou II]

BBC saying we have £50-100 million PSR pounds to spend.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... ynpzwk38po

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[Cozzie]

BBC saying we have £50-100 million PSR pounds to spend.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... ynpzwk38po

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You'd hope from that article that our match day revenue will massively increase with the new ground.

£19M is pathetic.

[Cozzie]

[brap2]

Dreadful idea

[Cozzie]

Dreadful idea

Concerned more by the fact he could be the Branthwaite replacement.

Personally don't see this happening.

Moyes has been quite vocal about signing players who are readily available and not always injured, Stones doesn't tick these boxes.

[Gary1878]

£19m matchday revenue versus Brightons £28m with Villa at the same £28m. That doesn’t seem right at all. And Leeds at £31m? Don’t understand these figures.

What does £19m include? 27,000 season ticket holders at an average of £600 each is £16.2m. That’s before approx 12,000 seats sold at an average of £40 a pop over 19 games = £9m. And that’s all before hospitality, cup games and other revenue. Sounds completely wrong to me.