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    I remember that. I stand corrected. Moving forward, hope to see him take our penalties.
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    Since he missed his penalty against Sheffield United two seasons back, Jack has shied away from penalties. That's why Watkins and El Ghazi took them last season. Leads me to believe (without knowing for certain) that Jack probably did not volunteer to take a penalty. If Jack is to truly be a world class player, he needs to add penalty taking (and free kicks) to his repertoire. Off-hand can't think of too many attacking greats who don't take them.
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    Did not know where else to put it, but I think we now have 2 extremely marketable players in Grealish and Martinez. Surprised at how much chutzpah Emi has. Some of his posts on Insta getting close to and above 1M likes. I know Trez and previously Samatta also have their legions, but those seem much more confined to their homelands. Mods - can we maybe change this thread title to Marketing, Communications & Commercials?
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    Strange indeed. Wonder if the tournament was not as important back then. Frank LeBoeuf on TV the other day was talking about how the Ballon D'Or wasn't even a thing when he was playing, but today causes huge debate.
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    We hired a Head of Emerging Talents & Loans and Mile Jedinak as our new Loan Player Development Coach, so looks like there is a clear game plan in place.
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    Think we will go big or bust in our signings. Seems the moneyball dollars are being spent on Academy recruitment.
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    The challenge is that it's not a perfect market. There are only 15-20 elite clubs today that can afford players at 40M+. Therefore, unless a player is an elite talent, their value will plateau at a certain point as there will be alternatives in the market.
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    He's played 33 and 36 matches in the Premier League the last two seasons and is entrenched in the England squad. Impressive given how little he played in his 4 years at Bournemouth.
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    More importantly they would have won more in the last 2 years.
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    He's just winding down his contract. Unless something clicks for him, think he'll struggle at the MLS level too. Scary to think he got a few first team minutes for us two seasons back.
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    The NSWE Board

    nepal_villan replied to a topic in Villa Talk

    Another great video by The Holy Trinity Show. Goes into the background of NSWE
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    The NSWE Board

    nepal_villan replied to a topic in Villa Talk

    Think that's close to the number. It was a distressed asset whose actual value should have been around 300M (what Newcastle is on the market for now). My take is that NSWE's business plan was to invest the 240M or so discount on building the squad and Academy.
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    We have owners willing to write-off our debts. Financially we are not a model club.
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    The NSWE Board

    nepal_villan replied to a topic in Villa Talk

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but the investment in Villa is individual and not as a part of one of their companies (e.g. FSG & Liverpool). This is ideal as there are no shareholders/board they will have to report to and please (i.e. no pressure to be profitable or payout some sort of dividends)
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    People hypothesizing about Arsenal's finances. Could just be a case of the kid wanting a change of scenery for whatever reason - professional or personal.
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    CB is probably the only position where we must sign someone as we only have 3 squad members that can play there and no one in the Academy that can really step up right now. ACM, DCM and GK are needed, but we can make do with what we currently have.
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    I have not been to VP since 2006 when I was enrolled in an exchange program in nearby Leicester. Back then I was a member of a Villa Fans Email mailing list and quite a few supporters on the mailing list were kind enough to take me around Birmingham and meet-up on matchdays. One of the supporters was close to the club's directors and arranged a tour of Bodymoor Heath for me. I'm really appreciative of all those who were warm to welcome me. Would be great if a group could be created to welcome international supporters, so visiting Villans can have a similar experience to the one I did.
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    It's turning into the cult of Grealish.
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    The NSWE Board

    nepal_villan replied to a topic in Villa Talk

    Bucks in the NBA finals! Congrats Wes!
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    Think some here just do not appreciate how loaded England are. Southgate is not choosing the likes of Trez and El Ghazi over Grealish! Furthermore, you hardly ever see teams consistently playing sexy football and steam-rolling their way to titles in tournament football. Sides tend to be much more cautious and pragmatic in their play as one slip-up and you are out. France were drab in the group stages and against Belgium in the last World Cup. Portugal the most boring team at the previous Euros...
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    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/sports/soccer/jack-grealish-england-euro-2020.html Interesting take on the Grealish hype in the New York Times. He is turning into a global star.
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    I signed up as a tip of the cap to Dan Bardell
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    At the same time ManUtd just signed Sancho and are likely to bring in Varane. Leicester have all their ducks in a row. The top 5 is pretty much set. Looks like it will be 5-6 clubs (Arsenal, Spurs, Everton, Leeds, West Ham and Villa) fighting for the 6th position.
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    I've changed my mind. As long as we can match whatever salary City or PSG are prepared to pay him, don't let him leave. Don't think he will be like Yorke and pout in the locker room (as described by John Gregory in his interview)
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    Last summer we only had 4 players transfer in and 1 more on loan. Think it will be similar this window. I only see three more coming in - AMF, DMF and CB. Wes, Kalinic and Guilbert as FW, GK, FB covers respectively until the next transfer windows.
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