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Should also be noted that Dembele would be homegrown, due to his time at Fulham, another plus point to signing him.

Probably there to look at N Williams after trying to sign him.

No chance Dumfries leaves Inter for a team not in the Champions League. He’s also not the sort of right back that Emery would want, he’s defensively frail.

Can those who think it's a poor signing explain why? I'm genuinely confused. Vast majority of us haven't seen much of him, so all we can really go by is Fbref and WhoScored. At his time at Lyon, in Ligue 1, he's had an xG of 56.2, and scored 55. That doesn't seem too bad? Ings' xG for us was 12.9 and he scored 13, so we're not talking about a huge difference. Ings has only scored more than 12 goals in a top flight once in his career, and is 31 in the summer, where as Dembele has managed it three times, and is 27 in the summer. Dembele's average rating for Lyon in Ligue 1 over the five seasons is 6.89 for all appearances, and 7.09 for just those games he started in. By contrast, Ings' average rating for us is 6.61 in the Premier League in all appearances, and 6.82 in just starts. Sure, Dembele was playing for a better team in a worse league, but those two variables aren't big enough to explain such a big discrepancy? It also matches the eye test, when Ings didn't score or contribute, quite a few times it was as if we were playing with a man down. I really don't get the apathy, or even disappointment of this transfer? Of course it could happen, and it doesn't work out, but if that's the case it'll be a far cheaper mistake than Ings' move, or even Wesley, heaven forbid. I'm 100% on board with this potential move, I think he's just what we need as a different option up front, and think he'll be a far better player up top than Watkins is.

Inter - my wife’s team. Been over to San Siro quite a few times. Watch all of their matches. Managed to see them in the Champions League against Barcelona which was quite something for a Villa fan in his early 30s. Cambridge United - my local team, and got loads of close friends who support them.

Make it happen. He’s also homegrown as he was at Fulham when he was 16-20.

This won’t affect our FFP too much. Will be about £2.7m per year for his fee, and I imagine his wage will be low, perhaps £20k, so we’re looking at about £4m max FFP per year. I’m happy with this signing, it’s the exact sort of thing I want us to do. He might end up being poor, but it’s a calculated risk.

Dembele would be a really good signing, especially with his contract expiring this summer. If we could end up with him and £10-15m for the sale of Ings, that would represent a really good window in that department.

Just realised that I’ve seen him play live, when Rayo Vallecano beat Levante 2-1 in May 2017 in the second tier. For that reason, I’m certain he’s going to be a star.

Yeah this was my thinking too, it benefits the club. I was just thinking that due to the waiting list they might implement a policy of having to attend a certain percentage of matches to retain the right for your season ticket. We live 100 miles away, so no dice!

Does anyone know if there’s a limit on how many times you can sell your tickets on your season ticket? My wife is 7 months pregnant, and has been advised to stop coming, which is fair enough! She’s sold the last two, and is planning on selling more, but doesn’t want the club to get annoyed and potentially give her season ticket away to someone on the waiting list.

We could do with someone going on to a Betis forum and asking about him. Any volunteers?

My gut feeling is that Alex Moreno would be used mostly as a left midfielder. I seem to recall Albert Moreno played there a lot for him last season, so he's probably trying to replicate that here. That's my guess, anyway.

Dumfries won’t join the Villa, so that’s a no go. I also wouldn’t spend anywhere near that money on him, either.

Deulofeu wasn’t in the Udinese squad tonight, and doesn’t appear to be injured or suspended.

Poor appointment, this guy is so defensive. Hope he gets them up, but can see them hating him.

I struggle with Roman Numerals until I get to 159.Then it just CLIX.

Ings is halfway through his contract, so an offer of £12.5m would see us break even on FFP, and I can see some clubs offering that. As for his contract, clubs might not offer the same he’s on right now, but they might be able to offer him more over a longer period of time in his contract. He’s also a good pro, so might value playing time at this stage of his career over wages.

I like the Deulofeu link, would be a smart signing, and you’d imagine it would be a relatively decent price. Still not pro Sarr though. The only way I could see it being a decent signing is if Davis goes in the other direction permanently, and we pay about £10m on top.

If you thought Smith was dull, you’ll be out of your mind if you get Wagner. Steer well clear!

We need to take the tinted glasses off and admit he’s been really poor for them. I live local, and know a lot of Norwich fans, and they talk about him like we did Gerrard. He’s turned them in to a defensive outfit, on the back foot, and hoping for moments of magic to score. We all love the guy for what he did with us, but since Grealish got injured, it’s been a huge downward curve for him. He won’t manage in the Premier League again, unfortunately. He’s pissed off the fans, and we all know that’s the beginning of the end. His stock is still high enough to get a job with the likes of Bristol City, Millwall or QPR, but I think he’s had his time in the sun.

I saw his show as work in progress a fair while ago. It’s great, but the man could read a phone book and it would be hilarious. Saw Isy Suttie’s work in progress the same evening, which unfortunately was really poor.

Not disappointed to miss out on this one!

Yeah I was doing it online. Do you mind being a hero and doing a step by step guide? EDIT: Got it sorted. Thanks lads!

Trying to sell my season ticket for the Liverpool game, and for the life of me can’t work it out.