Transfer Talk - Now Lets Have Action

What's Petrov to to do with these comments? Moaning fans blaming him for the lack of activity now! Has Harewood played a full game yet? The problem with you all is that you expected us to beat Liverpool, well believe it not; the top four teams tend to beat all the others and the gap is widening - despite the musings of the Sky pundits to the contrary.

Let's have a Petrov ot campaign, you are meant to be supporters.

Tarzan, i've been one of the ones for months saying wait, wait until MON brings in the players. I've been one to say stop the sniping and have faith but the season has started and the players have been not been supplied. Sure, it was one performance against a top team; a top team that didn't really produce anything to justify that label, and it was still enough to beat us because of things that COULD be different at the club. This isn't moaning about petrov and one performance, it's on the back of a whole season of them.

Im getting very worried now

Petrov is bloody useless I agree but this article was about MON spouting the usual crap about wanting to buy players! EARTH TO MON!!! Just go out and buy them you dipstick!

most of us, and I say 'most' loosely, knew that we wouldn't improve this season, MON has made some bad decisions pre-season, we have to face facts, people keep saying we need a new keeper and RB, but in all honesty we don't have a goal scorer, and a midfield general (Mortimer) and without those 2 things we will struggle, I've never thought that anyone in our team could get the ball on the edge of the box turn and put it in the top corner, and untill we posess that we have to keep trying to break down defences, which we're not capable of on saturdays showing!

agreed krfeskivilla, we are poor, full stop.

Yes MON, there may be a few weeks left of the transfer window but unfortunately the season has started and we have no points on the board. I have supported MON and the board throughout the closed season to deliver players, but you have to wonder what is going on in MON's head sometimes. The right back position has been our Achilles heel since MON arrived at the Club and after a season in charge and a full pre season under his belt I'm lost for words that we are without a recognised quality RB at the Club for the start of a new season. This position should have been filled on the opening day of the transfer window and before we sold our only other RB to Fulham. Signings may be due before the window closes, but with the season underway we should not be in this position where we are exposed in such a way. For all the good work being done at the Club what happens on the pitch is how all concerned will be judged, lets hope this isn’t forgotten.

One game gone, and out come the daggers... Tut, tut. As someone said to me this week-end: "Quality takes time, stop stressing ... enjoy life!" C'mon guys, the players who've left the Villa weren't up to that much - except possibly Davis, who was not guaranteed (quite rightly) first-team football. Two players were ill on Saturday, and (really) it was too much to expect the Villa winning this match, even before last week. I agree with the care on who you buy. It will all sort itself. RELAX!

This thread seems too negative by half to me after one game. I don't disagree about Petrov who desrves 3 more games at most and then out if he doesn't start to deliver. MON sees more to come from him but we can't keep waiting. But Gardner is a great prospect and was more creative at full back than most others. The end of season form with him in the team was encouraging. Play your best players and that should be Gardner and Luke Moore. Gabby did great early on last year but found it harder as the season went on and knows himself he needs to develop more to his game than his pace to reach the next level. The difference a couple of players can make - good or bad is massive, and playing our best team/ form players with a new right back and limiting the endless patience with Petrov would make things look much healthier, and most of the team is in place now and can start to deliver - not at top 4 level, but at hopefully, amongst the best of the level below. Garry Barry is the best but we cannot expect to become a top 4 team with a team full of top 4 standard players when we are out of Europe. Buy quality, buy potential and play to your strengths. On line criticism of Petrov and his selection is fair game and I am part of it. But having a Boo boy is not on and all Villa players need our support at the game. I still hope Petrov can turn it round, but he must start playing more positively on and off the ball. Last years unbeaten start flattered us and one defeat to a top quality L Pool side should not be taken to heart. We should have got a lucky draw but for the Riley and Gerrard double act. Here's hoping for 3 points from the first two games, with our good performances in the north-east continuing (including last year's defeat when we played them off the park).

The fact we lost to Liverpool is not relevant, they are a top 4 team with top class current internationals, so no disgrace there. I agree with Hoss, we can only go on the present, and the present is 2 signings(one of which is debateable) and the exit of too many players. I like everyone else needs/wants to believe that MON has a'cunning plan' and will surprise us with 4/5 signings...who are quality and we all go 'wow' how did we ever doubt him. As I say I want to believe!.....i am just getting a bit nervous right now.

I personally cant see how its going to be any easier bringing quality into the club now that the new campaign has kicked off, than it ever was prior to this past weekends big kick-off. In fact, if anything, surely its going to be much more difficult. Clubs are now even less willing to let their players leave, because then they themselves are well and truly up against it to bring quality replacements in. No, I think that MON has screwed up big-time, and what has been a totally wasted summer now runs the very high risk of turning into a hugely disappointing season.

So what's the solution Tarzan? The markets are dictating the prices so we either have to pay up or shut up. No point having noises from the Club saying the cash is available but then not spending it because we want value for money. Eveyone wants value for money but that entails taking risks. As it stands we are doing neither.

Guys - Nothing momentous is going to happen. O'Neill has f***ed up big-time; you can see that even the players are becoming disillusioned. Ask yourselves, if "Next" have a 7 day sale do you roll-up on the last day? Of course not unless you are only interested in sale items that nobody else wants. After Saturday's performance having no established RB and having to play at least 2 sick players, I just wonder how long O'Neill will be manager. What do you think?

Hoss - well said!

having said that we have got to keep any O'Neil out thoughts at bay. If this the way he wants to build his squad let him live or die by his results but we dont need to pressure him out (pressure to buy should be encouraged). Consistency is needed for progress so lets not knee - jerk into the manager merry-go-round a la newcastle.

i thought us gettin mon was a masterstroke,i really rate the man,but as many others on here have said,im starting to lose confidence,we talk about our main rivals being portsmouth,everton and spurs...unless some more quality is brought in we are goin to be battling it out with wigan,sunderland and fulham,for once im dyin to be proved wrong