mickjacobjr Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Was it just riise ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Basically said if the deals are right then he will try to add to the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Basically said if the deals are right then he will try to add to the squad. That's like when your mom says if you're rooms tidy you can go somewhere, not going to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Happened for Cissohko and Sanchez. It's just a stock media answer, there's nothing much to read into it. I'm sure if the deal is doable then all efforts will be made to complete it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndJo Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Seems he hast lost confidence in getting deals over the line... from stating he wanted to add 2 more which would complete the squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbdrum88 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 basically he's saying to everyone if the moneys right he's going to do it, no point with deadline approaching admitting your desperate to sign people as clubs will charge you more, just lay it out your not that desperate and you won't be held to ransom.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Seems he hast lost confidence in getting deals over the line... from stating he wanted to add 2 more which would complete the squad He said the exact same thing in the Stoke post-match interview. It's just the standard answer to give and it is true in the sense that we work to a budget. We will be looking to add one or two more but as with the previous two signings, the price must be right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh621 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Seems he hast lost confidence in getting deals over the line... from stating he wanted to add 2 more which would complete the squad You're reading too much into it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndJo Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 If I'm honest I'm not too bothered if we add anymore, personally think with the 5 additions we have had + the bomb squad and injured players back our squad is looking strong. We even have options off the bench! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 We have been very coy with our acquisitions, not paying over the odds for average players like the rest of the league seem to be doing. By saying he'll only sign players if the price is right, he's not giving the selling clubs (if any are in the pipeline) the imputes to increase the price. If he says 'yes I'm very keen to add another player' and on transfer deadline day we make a bid, that club is going to know that Lambert wants to add the player and will add a few quid.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 We have been very coy with our acquisitions, not paying over the odds for average players like the rest of the league seem to be doing. By saying he'll only sign players if the price is right, he's not giving the selling clubs (if any are in the pipeline) the imputes to increase the price. If he says 'yes I'm very keen to add another player' and on transfer deadline day we make a bid, that club is going to know that Lambert wants to add the player and will add a few quid.. Wow, you must have a MSc in Economics as well as in Advanced Negotiation Techniques. So you think every selling club go to media sites and look for articles where the buying club has made any remarks of potential deals? Give me a break, this is not how it works. Villa are pretty much skint, like every other club in Europe seems to be except for the lucky few. People KNOW that Paris St. Germain, Manchester City, United and Real Madrid have cash to spend, they will easily crank up the price here and there. Most players have a set value and if there is reluctance to sell you know the player will oppose it and react with a transfer request etc. Whether we go out to say "we are going to buy a new player" as opposed to "we might strike a deal if the price is right" means absolutely nothing when dealing for players within the range we are looking at. Just look at the players we have signed over the last year; Richardson was a freebie, any club would love to sell Senderos, Cissokho came back from a failed loan at Liverpool, Sanchez wasn't very cheap for his age, Kozak certainly wasn't cheap given the ability he has shown in his career and so on. Let's say we go for a player we value at 3M, it's not like the club is going to say 5M based on an interview Lambert has made. They could of course demand 5M from the start, but that is down to negotiation and meeting in the middle. The players we are looking at are probably a) players not worthy of a spot in his current team in the Premier League, loans or c) players from Europe (belonging to clubs with lackluster economy). The art of selling players is easy. If you want to keep said player, hike up the price and refuse to sell unless the price reaches astronomical figures. If the player is surplus to requirements, you are glad to get rid of him. Would we hike up the price if someone came in for a bid for Luna, Bent or Bennett? Of course not, we would pay for their flights. Would we hike up the price for Vlaar or Benteke? Certainly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thing is though, we're not skint I've been skint before, villa ain't skint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 We have been very coy with our acquisitions, not paying over the odds for average players like the rest of the league seem to be doing. By saying he'll only sign players if the price is right, he's not giving the selling clubs (if any are in the pipeline) the imputes to increase the price. If he says 'yes I'm very keen to add another player' and on transfer deadline day we make a bid, that club is going to know that Lambert wants to add the player and will add a few quid.. Wow, you must have a MSc in Economics as well as in Advanced Negotiation Techniques. As it turns out, I do have a masters in economics! And I think you're wrong on this one. One interview isn't going to make much of a difference, no. But if PL routinely said "Yes, we're certainly looking to add quality to the side" in press conferences, that would definitely change the tone when it comes to negotiations. Same reason governments routinely try to suppress poor news stories, and to not "talk down" the economy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 We have been very coy with our acquisitions, not paying over the odds for average players like the rest of the league seem to be doing. By saying he'll only sign players if the price is right, he's not giving the selling clubs (if any are in the pipeline) the imputes to increase the price. If he says 'yes I'm very keen to add another player' and on transfer deadline day we make a bid, that club is going to know that Lambert wants to add the player and will add a few quid.. Wow, you must have a MSc in Economics as well as in Advanced Negotiation Techniques. So you think every selling club go to media sites and look for articles where the buying club has made any remarks of potential deals? Give me a break, this is not how it works. Villa are pretty much skint, like every other club in Europe seems to be except for the lucky few. People KNOW that Paris St. Germain, Manchester City, United and Real Madrid have cash to spend, they will easily crank up the price here and there. Most players have a set value and if there is reluctance to sell you know the player will oppose it and react with a transfer request etc. Whether we go out to say "we are going to buy a new player" as opposed to "we might strike a deal if the price is right" means absolutely nothing when dealing for players within the range we are looking at. Just look at the players we have signed over the last year; Richardson was a freebie, any club would love to sell Senderos, Cissokho came back from a failed loan at Liverpool, Sanchez wasn't very cheap for his age, Kozak certainly wasn't cheap given the ability he has shown in his career and so on. Let's say we go for a player we value at 3M, it's not like the club is going to say 5M based on an interview Lambert has made. They could of course demand 5M from the start, but that is down to negotiation and meeting in the middle. The players we are looking at are probably a) players not worthy of a spot in his current team in the Premier League, loans or c) players from Europe (belonging to clubs with lackluster economy). The art of selling players is easy. If you want to keep said player, hike up the price and refuse to sell unless the price reaches astronomical figures. If the player is surplus to requirements, you are glad to get rid of him. Would we hike up the price if someone came in for a bid for Luna, Bent or Bennett? Of course not, we would pay for their flights. Would we hike up the price for Vlaar or Benteke? Certainly. I think we have done good business in this window. Would you consider. £12m for Long or £11m for McCormack good business? Southampton are paying over the odds because people know they're desperate and have money. We got Richardson for £300k with a year left and he looks a good addition. Cissokho never had a good time at Liverpool but at 26 for a player that went for a lot of money in the past we have got another good deal. £4m for a 28 yo isn't a lot I like that we don't go around saying we have this or that and until the window closes we won't know how much we have to spend but ATM we have improved the team and it hasn't cost loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 We may also be negotiating with players and if they're trying to play hardball for more money it may be a way of scaring them into thinking we're not so arsed Anyway, shouldn't take anything said in interviews as gospel, means nothing, it's lip service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Basically said if the deals are right then he will try to add to the squad. That's what MON would say, and then he'd go spend £6m on Habib Beye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thankfully the days of signing Habib Beye for £6m are long behind us For now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I'm sure he was 2M? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 £2 would have been too much The amount is academical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 My take is that he seems more pessimistic about getting the 2 players in, than he was just after the stoke game....IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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