RaptureJames

Miss you Bertie

Look great again today

I can't fathom how he has turned into the player that frustrates me the most in game - jack leaving has an effect for sure, El Ghazi-itis was a great phrase @MWARLEY2 - he has not looked like he wants to pass to Ings all season

A Danny Ings style shock announcement would be great wouldn't it

Good shock, not Mcleishesque.

4 hours ago, omariqy said:

Don’t think any of them post regularly on here mate - sorry

No worries - thanks for confirming

Enjoy the pod on Spotify whilst working - apologies if this has been covered earlier in the thread but do any of the regulars aside from yourself post on here/under what usernames? - thanks

Noticed a few occasions where he has been open to finish off a move and the ball hasn't quite found its way to him / wasn't passed to - more to come from Ings for sure as other players get used to him more, and that is seriously exciting after his truly impressive start with us - great player

Interesting post game from Shakespeare on sky, explicit about promoting from within where possible

8 minutes ago, KAZZAM said:

Forum gonna have a mini meltdown if Pape Sarr moves on the cheap to Spurs.

I think despite what we may think as hardcore Villa fans - Its my opinion that we are probably still a lot harder to sell to a young player on the continent than Spurs for example.

Not the case anymore for youth level starlets in the UK at least anymore - will take time for our profile etc to match for normal transfers, we will get there but will take time

Gutted - really felt Bertie was going to shine the next few weeks

17 minutes ago, Lord Willard said:

He is a 26 year old James Milner who is also the best set piece taker in the PL. 

 

What better description to persuade any doubters!

4 minutes ago, Steero113 said:

I was thinking this. 

Sounds like Xia, but in a 'journalist' kind of way....

Jerknalist

1 minute ago, Kiwivillan said:

 He just turned 83

He wouldn't hear me - hearing side of his game has gone downhill in the twilight of his career

10 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said:

Why would Wolves be available? They are playing Celta Vigo. 

I'm hearing Benni McCarthy

1 minute ago, TheMelvillan said:

feel theres a bit of direspect on Bertie's name in these discussions about forward options. I reckon he will be better this year and he has all the potential to be brilliant for us. Yes he's mad as a box of frogs but most of the highlights of last season came from Bertie and i honestly believe that Jack leaving will spread the play a bit more, allow us to flow a bit more and maybe allow other players to express themselves better.

I'm all on team Bertie and would take him over Cantwell who I frankly dont get the hype around

If Ings plays as SS, Bertie could come into play covering this position too - his success abroad as a "striker" was as SS I think.

He got better defensively as the season went on IMO also

4 minutes ago, Villaphil said:

Apologies if I’m late with this one, but occurs to me that Deano has some history of having best players sold on and having to re-galvanise the team with new blood.  Seems his time at Brentford was perfect schooling for moving Villa quickly forward, as a team, post-Grealish?

Haven't thought of it in this way - Don Smith!

From the outside, it would seem crazy for Norwich to let Buendia and Cantwell, And Southampton JWP and Ings leave in one window - so close to the first game of the season too which makes me think they wouldn't happen - not everyone has the luxury of NSWE though I guess! 

Don't get me wrong - would be delighted with Kamada et al, and do like the look of Damsgaard - exciting times for sure

I can see the thinking behind potentially adding JWP and Cantwell - their on pitch relationships with Ings and Buendia could mitigate the "throwing in loads of new players in one go leading to ruin " - one aspect to factor in perhaps.

12 minutes ago, sne said:

Would be stupendous but surely not unless...

Yeah - perhaps plan B/if Jack B in Man City

Looks great before the Euros too in the mythic truth document that is the Youtube compilation is to be believed

1 hour ago, ferguson1 said:

Gary Cahill on a free for a season? Would be decent back up behind Konsa perhaps?

Big factor would be how much desire he has to be playing/a starter at this stage of his career as he wouldnt be here

10 minutes ago, sne said:

Losing Grealish would suck so much, but it also can not be that surprising that the top clubs come looking when we have such a player.

Been bracing for interest in our Copa America hero also to be honest - as you say, it comes with the territory with having great players

As many have also said, inc @Made In Aston just now - we have to have faith the improvements in both the general recruitment team and youth set up will stand us in good stead whatever may happen with outgoings.

Fingers crossed Jack and NSWE come out on Monday giving the 2 fingers to the rest of the footballing world

UTV

3 minutes ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said:

A destitute man's Jack. Still a pretty good player but a massive step down

Agreed, however, if Jack does go - any player is going to be a step down if viewed as a direct replacement

56 minutes ago, RichiBoi11 said:

Yeah I mean I like him, and despite his injury record, I'd welcome him back to see if he can get going, but I just don't see how it benefits him, there's no way he'd go in ahead of Konsa currently, so is cup games for us really going to benefit him? I think for his own career he's better off going somewhere where he'll be told he's first choice. I could see him ending up back with Bruce at Newcastle.

agreed - move would make more sense to us than it would the player himself potentially. 

If we can get any improvement on Engels then that would be great