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07 Dec 2025 17:25:31
Allegedly we have no money to spend in January we have to sell and/or free up salary space before we can add to the squad. If that's right then I hope we don't sell Martinez that would be a mistake in my view.
28 Jul 2025 10:08:34
Looks like Chelsea interest in Rogers is being stepped up, apparently they have offered Jackson, Aderabayo plus cash. I am sure we will reject the offer however as Palmer is allegedly one of his best mates I wonder if he will eventually have his head turned.
1.) 28 Jul 2025 11:02:06
Chelsea want £100M for Jackson, other guy I’m going to guess £30M+, and cash? Why don’t we make an offer for Palmer, we need a left footed attacking mid, and he’s mates with Rogers so even better, they can carpool to training too and save the planet ??
UTV
01 Jul 2025 20:52:51
Looks like Asensio is off to Fenerbache sadly
1.) 03 Jul 2025 01:21:31
I saw that… but with Duran coming in and them paying 3/4 of his wages I would’ve thought it was one or the other! That’s a significant outlay otherwise
09 May 2025 12:24:52
Just read an interesting take on the Marco Asensio situation, apparently we won't be taking up the option to buy not because Emery doubts his ability by because they think he has lost 'his legs' and can't sustain a performance over 90 minutes which has a ring of truth about it in that he hasn't started many games and those that he has he invariably gets substituted.
1.) 11 May 2025 17:30:51
He has gone off the boil lately I really don’t know why he started yesterday I would of started Rogers centrally and give Malen a start on the wing
23 Apr 2025 22:02:00
I see we are being linked with a possible move for Kevin De Bruyne. Interesting and costly I would have thought.
1.) 24 Apr 2025 00:17:02
He would be a brilliant signing if he came
2.) 24 Apr 2025 13:01:43
He will be 34 in June and demanding a big wage. Already seen this season his legs ain't what they use to be. Money to be spent more wisely elsewhere is my call.
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14 Dec 2025 21:40:07
The good thing about the run we are on is we are winning all sorts of games, ones where we are great from start to finish a la Bournemouth, games where teams ask us to wear them down like Wolves or games when we fall behind like today and at Brighton. Irrespective of our start it's been superb season Emery continues to get the best out of his players, his substitutions have been fantastic and in most cases game changing and we have shown with the squad we have we can win in Europe and in the subsequent PL game.
The pundits seem to think we can't win the Premiership and whilst they may very well be right, if we keep Martinez, add a quality centre forward plus a quick winger in January then I think if we can't win it we can certainly run the Cities and Arsenal's of this world close. I may be biased but given the tools he initially had to work with and the rapid progress made in Emery we have the best manager in the Premier League. UTV
1.) 14 Dec 2025 23:00:10
Good post Lotm, think we have our winger with the guy we signed the other day, we definitely need a striker, don’t know what has happened Watkins he works so hard off the ball then when he gets it he’s got no idea what to do, every other player we have will shoot when they get a chance except our striker, it’s mind boggling.
I can’t speak for anyone else but as soon as Roger’s got that ball today in the space he had I knew he was going to bury it, you can’t give him that much space and expect nothing to happen.
starting to worry about Bizot also, he looked very shaky today.
mediocre performance but enough to see them off, great result, great to keep up with the top 2 and keep the distance to those behind. I do expect a much better performance next weekend I think we will be well up for it!
and some of the teams close behind us are going to drop points so if we can win it will be huge in terms of top 4 credentials
2.) 14 Dec 2025 23:40:19
Lotm with our upcoming games, those 3 points today, could end up very useful UTV
3.) 15 Dec 2025 07:38:03
I agree re Bizot I was concerned against Basel when he bottled coming for a ball which ended up in our net but was subsequently disallowed and the way a small guy like Summerville bullied him on a couple of corners yesterday was poor, that’s why it’s critical in my mind we keep Martinez until the summer at least.
09 Dec 2025 15:44:29
I watch quite a bit of the Bundesliga, if we want a wide player there's a lad at Cologne called Said El Mala he's only 19, is rapid and his goals per game ratio isn't bad for a winger either.
He is only going to get better under someone like Emery's coaching, and I can only see him increasing in value seems like a win win to me.
1.) 10 Dec 2025 20:30:16
Lord I agree he looks useful
06 Dec 2025 17:31:20
Looking at how we played at the start of the season to how we are playing now it's like chalk and cheese, we move the ball much quicker, to move the ball forward much more quickly and with Torres his ability to bring the ball out from the back drawing the opposition midfield out creating space for Rogers et al to break into and as a consequence we are a much more dangerous side. It was interesting to see Maatsen starting in front of Digne I presume Unai felt Maatsen pace against Saka was a key factor.
If we can end December where we are now then the transfer window becomes key for us. In my view we absolutely need to hang on Martinez and sign a quality no 9 if we can do that I think we have a real chance of pushing Arsenal and City all the way. UTV.
1.) 06 Dec 2025 18:24:17
Nice to see you are all seeing what Torres offers I have been saying it for ages yes he might not be the strongest at defending but it’s like having another midfielder on the pitch when he steps up and sprays the balls around
2.) 06 Dec 2025 20:22:21
I like both Torres and Mings but have always said that the way Unai likes his teams to play Torres is always going to be in his best starting XI.
06 Dec 2025 12:18:07
Peter Banks isn't fit to manage kids football let alone at Premiership level
1.) 06 Dec 2025 13:50:41
Didn’t do us any favours for sure, protected arsenal the whole game
2.) 06 Dec 2025 14:33:33
LOTM, I couldn't agree more, Arsenal just couldn't give away a foul in the first half, just 1 by them, even though Watkins was being pulled all over the place.
The one that amazed me was he played on and then about 20 Yards further up they committed a foul but he bought play back to the first infringement.
3.) 06 Dec 2025 14:54:03
Diabolical ref, just imagine Arteta whinging if it went against them
30 Nov 2025 15:51:27
Not a great performance but it's the result that counts last season we wouldn't have won that game so we take the positives and move on. For me I think Malen through the middle doesn't work working the centre backs and holding the ball up isn't really his game we wouldn't be better playing him off the left hand side which was where he tended to play with Dortmund, and move Rogers into the middle behind Watkins.
The one thing I hope we don't do in January is sell Martinez he is still worth 6 points a season in my view.
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05 Dec 2025 15:45:36
I’d keep him, apart from the fee they were suggesting being low (£25 million) his salary costs aren’t that high and his ability to play several positions are a plus. Having said the fee for Bogarde is too low that’s in the context of the £100 million Brighton want for Baleba.
He is a decent player but £100 million never, if he is worth £100 million what price Rogers?
22 Sep 2025 13:51:52
If it true then we move on but I hope it doesn’t turn into Billy McNeill chapter 2.
22 Sep 2025 13:25:51
Not sure how true these rumours are, Emery has pretty much total control of the football operation at Villa, he won’t get that at any other club and I’m not sure having to work with InEOS and the Glazers would be that attractive. However time will tell and as Alain these kind of things money talks. If he does go I am sure we will live to regret it in the long term
21 Aug 2025 09:47:28
They have sold Danilo, Ruben Sosa, and Matt Turner for somewhere in the region of £40 million plus some other squad players for a few million, that plus the Elanga fee equates to something over £100 million.
20 Aug 2025 21:25:36
Allstar, Forest have raked in over £100 million in sales so I think the net spend is something like £40 million to date which isn’t that great. Add in the money they will rake in from European football they should be ok however if they are in any trouble at the end of the season then selling Gibbs-White will no doubt resolve it
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15 Dec 2025 14:12:03
I tend to agree re Martinez particularly as we are still in danger of breaching squad ratio costs which if right means we need to offload one or two of our big money earners to bring us into line .
Martinez would be one of the more obvious candidates because of his age and the fact there is interest but to my mind that would be a mistake given where we are and the contribution he has made getting us there.
15 Dec 2025 07:38:03
I agree re Bizot I was concerned against Basel when he bottled coming for a ball which ended up in our net but was subsequently disallowed and the way a small guy like Summerville bullied him on a couple of corners yesterday was poor, that’s why it’s critical in my mind we keep Martinez until the summer at least.
06 Dec 2025 20:22:21
I like both Torres and Mings but have always said that the way Unai likes his teams to play Torres is always going to be in his best starting XI.
03 Dec 2025 20:38:47
This is a classic case of even when 0-2 down you need to keep your powder dry. The big question is will we hear from Scotty ??♂️
01 Dec 2025 18:54:51
For me it’s European qualification every time. European qualification means greater revenue, it enables you to invest in better players which should result in a better product so for me it’s a no brainier.