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Emery mentioned players leaving. Ings transfer is likely part of a bigger plan.  

5 minutes ago, AshVilla said:

I'm not surprised we caved in as easily as we did when you look at who was leading the negotiations.

When was the last time we made a profit on a player or came close to breaking even other than when we sold Grealish?

Carney maybe, but that was to Chelsea who are signing everyone at the minute for ridiculous fees.

And on the other hand seems like we always pay top dollar or get totally fleeced for any incomings. 

Feel we could have squeezed more for him given it’s the mid-season and West Ham are desperate.  

Have posted this several times on this thread - big fan of his. 

We are basically going to finish mid-table.  If he isn't in UE's longterm plan and we can get good money for him, would not be opposed to selling him and finding someone who suits our system better 

Lange is hopeless. Needs to be replaced.

31 minutes ago, tinker said:

No one has written anyone off, it just seems like a shot in dark from us based on the evidence we have. 

What do you see in him that makes you think he is worth the gamble, his age , his pace, his heading ability all look good but the sample size is so small it seems like a long odds gamble. His international career , even at youth level is unremarkable.

Fair enough taking a punt but this seems like the longest odds one we have ever taken. Unless i have missed something? 

I keep an eye on MLS and had not really heard of him. It's not like he is a Alfonso Davies or Miguel Almiron who were established young stars in the league. Thus the 14M seems quite high for an unproven product. If we paid a few million more, probably could have gotten a solid player ready to contribute to the squad right away.  

1 hour ago, TomC said:

If the club is smart, they'll pay JPA to come over, show him around, and make him feel at home.

 

Or we could just sign JPA’s son who is another top Colombian U20 talent.  

Big fan of KKH. Like Gabby, don't think his lower league stints are indicative of how he might perform in the Premier League.  Some players can raise their game to the level.

7 minutes ago, Xela said:

Don't know much about him but he seems the sort of signing that Brighton would make and then our fans would complain that we aren't doing the same. 

If Unai wants him, thats good enough for me. 

At the same time feel Brighton would have paid around £5M for him not £14M. 

If it works out - then happy days, but if it turn out to be like Wesley or Traore - same fans celebrating the signing will be ripping the club for financial mismanagement. 

Hopefully the next Benteke and not Keinan Davis.  Fee seems very high for someone with limited experience. Even MLS and Chicago fans seem surprised by the fee.

Really have to question what Lange is doing.  We have not discovered any hidden gems.  Wasted money on players that were never going to be first team regulars. Academy results have also been atrocious.  

2 minutes ago, MotoMkali said:

Can we realise lads that wingers are inherently inconsistent. If Bailey could consistently beat his man and bang in curlers every single week we'd be talking about a 100 million pound player. We got spoiled by grealish so consistently performing excellently but it is very rare for wingers to do that. 

Inconsistent in terms of scoring or attacking is understandable.  Sloppy mistakes in dangerous situations are not.

Generally not a Bailey critic, but tonight against Leeds he reminded of Traore. Flashes of brilliance but lots of mistakes that could have really cost us. He needs to be reined in.

Thought we were really poor. Lucky to get all three points.  Not sure how people are giving the manager performance as "very good" 

need to play a low block and counter. We don't have the composure to control the midfield.

Total garbage.  Worst half under Emery.  Frustrating as it's obvious how Leeds were going to play.

Leeds should have had a penalty and that offside was was sketchy. 

49 minutes ago, tomav84 said:

pretty sure that apart from geezer, the band doesn't give a monkeys about villa. read tony and ozzy's books and neither mention any sort of love for football, let alone villa

I met the band in Boston, USA many years back. Geezer is really the only fan.  Having said that,  if Villa created a Black Sabbath inspired 3rd kit or something to the likes (believe West Ham did some collab with Iron Maiden), I could see the band getting involved as it’s all about getting attention these days.  Sharon knows this well. 

1 hour ago, Condimentalist said:

Fulham are miles better than us. Sad to say but they have a far superior level of consistency and one of the most reliable strikers in the league. 

Player for player they are not. That is what makes me optimistic. We just need to hit our stride.

Not sure this is stadium  atmosphere related, but really like the new artwork Arsenal is putting on their stadium. 

I saw him at the World Cup. Was the most vocal and animated  guy on the France bench.  Along with his technical abilities, will bring the leadership and fight our squad is missing.  

1 hour ago, foreveryoung said:

Can only think he has a disciplinary issue, or maybe not a hard trainer. He was MotM today as far as I'm concerned, looked the only one remotely interested. He plays next game surely.

I have this theory that maybe he does not score well on some of them health/data monitors that teams use these days, thus coaches think he is not fit or training hard when it's really a case of the monitors not being the right way to assess him.  Kind of like kids who might do poorly on an IQ test but are bright and do well in school.

Thought he had a good game until the brain freeze.  I was actually considering him for MOTM. 

1 minute ago, HongKongVillan said:

This one is on him, should have taken this a bit more serious 

No issues with the lineup.  Think at the end we should have been more pragmatic. Fact that we were playing a 4th tier side probably clouded judgement.

5 minutes ago, tinker said:

Clever player, finds space and plays some great balls forward. 

Played well that half, but looked a step slow to me. Could just be a lack of match fitness.