M_Afro

I don’t believe for one minute that we harbour any serious interest in this bloke. He would always cost so much more than he is worth. Our owners are way too savvy for that. Just not going to happen. Move on

30 minutes ago, alreadyexists said:

Just out of interest where would you see an ACM fitting in to our staring 11?

Would you see it something like this:

             McGinn     Luiz

Traore       Buendia      Grealish

                     ACM

                     Ollie

I just think Dean wants options. He will sometimes play a 3 behind Ollie and 2 holders and at other times a 4-3-3. 

I think we are focusing on the ACM role. Once this is hopefully sorted and we know where we are, we will move on to our other targets. I still think we will make 3 more signings. Some of that may also be dependent on 1 or 2 leaving. Lots of plate spinning to be undertaken yet!

1 minute ago, nick76 said:

So his goals per 90 mins in the PL should be dismissed?  Seems to me at 23 he’s already looked really good at the start of his career and as good a ratio as we’ve had for decades for a striker at Villa.

Just my opinion Nick. I wish him well but I don’t rate him that highly. 

I would be amazed if Tammy has the career that some think he is capable of. I genuinely think that he is an average premier league striker and anyone prepared to pay big money for him is getting mugged off. Give me Ollie over him every single day of the week. He was great for us in the Championship but we have moved on now.

Going to the beach for the day. I’m not going to check VT until I get back. Hoping to see a new thread, with a new player, with at least 15 pages attributed to it! 

On 06/07/2021 at 15:07, MrBlack said:

A fully fit Bertie, alongside Grealish and Buendia.... I. Cannot. Wait. To. See. This.

Couldn’t agree more. Gonna be some Dirty Bertie specials coming up!

It seems like years that we have needed a strong, fast, athletic defensive midfielder. I really hope that it gets addressed this summer. The thought of SJM filling in there makes me shudder. It really seems to be a bit of a blind spot for Deano. I hope he proves me wrong.

13 minutes ago, onmeedson said:

What would we have given for an Ollie Watkins at 90 mins yesterday

This is so true. Not enough has been made of Safegate’s squad selection. I have picked the best x players in the country nonsense! You pick a balanced squad that offers a varied tactical approach! That team was desperate for a 9 who could run in behind and basically chase down the defenders in possession. Sir Harry of Kane was great for 30 minutes but disappeared up his own ass after that!

7 minutes ago, Enda said:

We might criticize Jack Grealish but fans at the Aviva would never start kicking a man in the head. Commiserations to England as a whole tonight, but there’s no denying that a significant portion of the fans are scumbags and bring down the reputation of the country.

I think it’s unfair to say a significant portion. A few thousand in 50 odd million is not a lot. As for the embarrassing small minority, I couldn’t agree more. They never miss an opportunity to let us down. It’s utterly depressing!

5 minutes ago, a m ole said:

Jack was 10th, as in last of all the outfield players, in the order. You could see Southgate say it in the he huddle.

Fake news. Safegate would have chosen Pickford to take one before the most talented player of our generation!

Come home Jacko. We love and appreciate you. You are a superstar and don’t we all know it and love it. Just come home.

You get a final at home. Score after 2 minutes and then just sit back. The manager does nothing to address it. Manager totally culpable. Out of his league.

Safegate got totally schooled by Roberto. Good manager with inferior players wins. This tit has had two easy runs that we will never see in our lifetime again and messed them both up. He will be treated like a hero rather than the charleton that he is. Total effing tool.

We got this. 

Just now, mjmooney said:

BBC pundits talking bollocks from the get-go. 

Ferdinand and Shearer are absolutely embarrassing. Luckily Linekar keeps things close to acceptable

Thoroughly depressing scenes. We all knew that it would happen but you just hope that the sobering events of the past 18 months might just give people a different perspective on life. Sadly not. I hope if any of them turn up at their local A&E’s later, in desperate need of care, they are told to eff right off! Of course that won’t happen and the real heroes will mop up again.

That line up aligned with the usual Safegate tactics make it highly likely that Jack will be seeing some action in the final. I just hope that the situation is still salvageable when he arrives.

Tim Vickery described him as being classy and bright. If you watch his YouTube clips, you can really see what he means. He is an unbelievable decision maker and his execution is spot on. You can really see him working brilliantly with Jack and Emi, threading the ball through to Ollie. Get your cash in Ollie to be top scorer now!

I’ve just been watching his highlights from last season. Apart from the fact that he is absolutely ace and a bit of a character, what really sticks out is the breadth of his game. He makes all saves. He doesn’t appear to have any weaknesses. What were Arsenal playing at for all of these years?

Surely we will be trying to tie Emi down to a big contract now. Another 5 years from now with a big pay rise. He will be in demand and his current contract probably leaves us a little exposed. He totally deserves a massive pay rise. The bloke just keeps delivering. He also will have massively raised our profile in South/Central America over the past month. He is worth every single penny.

I know that our owners talk about real ambition. I know that we have really progressed over their 3 year tenure but after all the false dawns it’s still hard to sometimes accept that their ambitions are real. I am really starting to believe it now though. We seem to be strong arming some pretty big clubs at the moment and I absolutely love it. Top 4 in the next few years, all of a sudden seems a real possibility. UTV

He looks lacking in confidence to me. Southgate is killing him. We need to get him back to VP where Dean can get him back to his best.

If Grealish can’t get in the starting eleven, England must be absolutely amazing and should win this at a canter followed by a convincing win against Italy. No. I don’t think that either!