Pez1974
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Talk about starts, and who we have - we aim to be in a very different place next season - getting into the CL, and making progress will need a bigger squad. We have been able to keep 2x LBs happy for a year - rotating and substituting every game (on the odd occasion they're both fit). It's been vital to our play. Baily/Diaby rarely complete 90 mins, and seem to be prone to tiredness. Making 5 subs a game has changed the who squad mentality. If JPB came back, and was up to standard - he'd get a lot of game time.
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Exactly this. Makes room in the Bodymoor treatment room for someone else.
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That's why they brought in the forward thinking, dynamic managers they did *checks notes* Pulis? Megson? Pardew? Bilic? Allardyce? Bruce? Wow. No wonder they rioted.
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Do you want to come here and say that?
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Great stuff This will mean we have 4 young (being 20-23) keepers kicking around the squad, and all with a few games under their belt. And all learning under the best in the world. Surely one of the will be good enough to be second choice next season.
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Exactly this Better the loan (esp. with his previous injuries) than dropping £20m+ on a former prodigy, and have him take a huge salary for 5 years Transfers don't always work out - and we've largely protected ourselves from the biggest risks on this one.
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I haven't been to Villa Park since before Covid. I even had to sell my Springsteen tickets from last summer (the wife's fault) - I'm cursed. In that time - I have been to about 10 Walsall games (my mate if a season ticket holder, so we often go to a game before we go on the pop). Excuse - I didn't want to go during our winning run, as I knew we'd lose and it would be my fauly!
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4 bids according to journalists. I suspect it's more about the structure of the deal, given a hefty chunk is conditional, and there's a sell on to Citeh. Plus - its all coming from Boro, so are they releasing info for their fans - who seemed to have thought they were getting £15m to £20m for him, but now seems to be £8m, plus add ons. The Bidace comparisons are mad. They're all about the here and now on a few games in different teams - but this guy can play across the line, so it isn't a direct comparison. Also, its often about potential, and Rogers may have a much higher ceiling than JBP. Professional coaches see this. These things are always much more nuanced that Twitter and ITKs would have us believe. But I agree - anything less than Ronaldinho level would be a disgrace!
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Journalism is dying in this country, and around the world. The Athletic is a different model, but they need subscribers, so they need to be relevant. Every day. Ornstein is credible, about as good as it gets, but he still has to attract attention to keep his job. Transfer windows are their big opportunity - and this January has been appalling for them. So everything is "FFP" related. WE just need to ignore it.
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I think he wants a mixture of CBs, and CBs who can play FB - giving us numbers and flexibility in how we play, plus an ability to rotate So CBs - Pau, Mings, Carlos, Konsa, maybe Hermoso LB - assume Moreno, Hermoso, maybe Pau or Mings - if we move on Digne RB - I think we'll get a new first team starter, with Konsa covering - Cash could be moved on, given he is now probably at his highest value. This would mean we could have 7 players for the back 4/5 positions. Probably add a youngster at each FB (the RB being the Croatian lad), plus CB - giving us some depth. It feels thin on the ground, but suggests decent squad management - and allows us to shift 2 players for whom we could command a decent fee
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I think 'dregs' is harsh - but I would be wary of such a signing due to (a) cost, value for money - Arsenal will want big money for him, especially from us and (b) his injury record. He was on the verge of the England squad, but could easily become someone who is suddenly 27, out of contract and has played 20 games in 5 years.
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Bailey was offside - but why 4 minutes? Also, Lenglet was definitely fouling the defender. Such an easy decision. Tarkowski has been studying Bee Mee - I thought those out of control, off the ground challenges were an automatic yellow? He did at least 2. Diaby should've gone down - it would have been a pen (albeit VAR is now random). Not smart. McGinn had space, but an off game for me. Unfortunate. We need to stop the silliness - Dougie again could've been booked twice. We don't need it. We keep collecting bookings and it will hurt us. The ref needs firing. No control. Poor decisions. Again.
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These type of signings are the future of our club. Get them in whilst they are relatively cheap. Develop them at a high standard. Make sure they are playing to the Aston Villa way of playing, so they are more 'first team ready'. However, as a business we either: get a player cheaper than they would be at 23, or Sell on and get the FFP benefit. In the case of FFP, I believe 'youth development' is excluded from FFP calculation of spend. So it could be that these purchases aren't in our costs, but the sales in a few years give huge benefit. Running the youth team for profit, with the hope of them making the grade, could buy us a lot of FFP scope in years to come.
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Another big tick in the box! Excellent news
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I love football fans. Fin Azaz - only played in the Championship, 23 years old, capped once at U21 level for Ireland. €1.5m valuation on TransferMarkt (I know, but it is an indication).Ridiculous (say some) that we've only sold for £2.5m - worth way more than that. (I have seen someone say £15m on twitter!). Cam Archer - playing in the premier league; turned 22 a couple of weeks ago. 11 games and 6 goals for England U21 - won the Euros at that level last summer; €18m valuation on TransferMarkt - probably won't get £10m for him if he comes back (again according to some). Never change.
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We were able to 'bank' the £9m (or £18m) as pure profit for FFP. We bring him back for £7m, (say) and amortise over 5 years. Buys us headroom for 5 years. Often these deals are dictated by the accountants as being the best option based on the accounting treatment. I say this as an accountant. I also suspect we've gambled that he will score goals (3 so far?) and enhance his reputation. They have been dross, but the feeling is that Cam, having just turned 22, is doing well given his first season in the league. He isn't a lone striker but he will score goals at this level.
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I would rate our chances of selling Traore as zero. Injured. Barely played. Likely to spend a month at AFCON. Out of contract in June. Might as well de-register him if we need a slot in the squad.
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These are the steps we need to go through if we are to become a top club in Europe. We were (just about) seeded in the draw as we picked up the PL co-efficient points, otherwise we have no European ranking points so are ranked bottom, along with sides from the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Malta and Scotland. This is what has also hurt Newcastle in the CL, and put them in "the group of Death" - they just aren't seeded as they have no historical points. It's how UEFA try and protect the 'big boys'. We are building our points base; just slowly. It will all help in the end, as you rightly say.
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Oh - in my view we need to upgrade Cash and he become a squad player (unless Unai thinks he can step up again). I was just amazed he let Young go at all. I was so wrong!
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Agree - I had exactly the same reaction in the summer; more so when we didn't sign a replacement.
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Ollie is back. Need him to go on one of those scoring runs. I believed - into my fantasy league team this week after a goal!
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He's genuinely giving me McGrath vibes. Not at that level of course - no mortal can ever be - but he just does everything so well without a fuss. As others have said - not the quickest, tallest or strongest, but good in all those areas, and reads the game well. The pundits rave about Lewis Dunk (who I rate), and often show his last ditch tackles. But he's making those tackles because he didn't stop the danger earlier. Konsa usually does. I know which I prefer.
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1. Injury 2. Being at a club built entirely around you scoring goals. He kept us up, the team was built to serve him. Liverpool don't do that unless you're Salah quality.
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Villa player assessments you got humiliatingly wrong ...
Pez1974 replied to Marka Ragnos's topic in Villa Talk
I thought Gary Gardner was going to be as good as Gerrard. I thought Micah Richards was a great signing. And many much worse I have worked hard to forget. -
Leave him, as long as he's playing. He needs a full season; he needs goals.
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