JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 With the young players we have been linked to, if we get them all, could we surprisingly be the next "You can't win anything with kids?'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marley the Bognor Villan Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I'm feeling suprisingly upbeat considering we are about to lose the best player we've had in ages :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightysasquatch Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Wonder if we've been in some form of contact with Monaco knowing there's been a chance of Benteke going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted July 17, 2015 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2015 I've never heard of Anthony Martial. I feel left out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Anthony Martial is a weird one for me. I thought Monaco were minted, and whilst they are going down a different route in terms of recruitment, I can't see why they would need to sell one of their brightest prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2015 I googled him. He signed a new contract less than a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I've never heard of Anthony Martial. I feel left out. The one solace of losing our best player is it seems the world is full of talented exciting youngsters I've never heard of. Must renew that Club Europe subscription! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 He'll probably sign for Chelsea or someone in a few years time for about £50M and we'll look back and laugh about the time we were linked with him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 He'll probably sign for Chelsea or someone in a few years time for about £50M and we'll look back and laugh about the time we were linked with him. Like Falcao. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cudoz Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 The story has managed to get on L'equipe's front page in the middle of le Tour. That's an impressive feat if it's purely speculation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I've never heard of Anthony Martial. I feel left out. With the exception of the players already playing in the Premier League I haven't heard of a single one of the players we have been linked to. I guess thats because I don't play computer games or watch football on TV much 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Yep, people will probably claim they know the majority of their footballing information from diligently studying you tube clips and watching games but the reality is its Football Manager and FIFA. That's not a bad thing though, Football Manager is probably one of the most in depth player databases around and whilst its not always accurate, for the most part its pretty close in terms of picking out future stars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I've never heard of Anthony Martial. I feel left out. With the exception of the players already playing in the Premier League I haven't heard of a single one of the players we have been linked to. I guess thats because I don't play computer games or watch football on TV much Indeed, I was going to say I need to start playing Footy Manager again. A few years ago I'd know them inside out. They all sound very exciting, but it's a bit scary that there aren't any young English players that seem anywhere near as highly rated as these guys in Europe (except for Jack, of course). This is the first window I'm genuinely excited about in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I've never heard of Anthony Martial. I feel left out. You obviously don't play FIFA or FM then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 We are being linked with so many good players, I wonder if this is the Villa PR machine at work? These links create a positive image of the club i.e. we are ambitious with money to spend and we are going for good quality players. It is clear from this forum that these links excite the fans, but I wonder if it also helps to send a positive signal to prospective targets who must also see all these links? Just a thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan81 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) We are being linked with so many good players, I wonder if this is the Villa PR machine at work? These links create a positive image of the club i.e. we are ambitious with money to spend and we are going for good quality players. It is clear from this forum that these links excite the fans, but I wonder if it also helps to send a positive signal to prospective targets who must also see all these links? Just a thought.Personaly i dont think its PR.we all was wondering what Tim would do with a transfer window and im sure this is Tim showing us probably knows a few of the names and remembers them from his time at spurs because he wanted the job so im sure he would had targets that summer Edited July 17, 2015 by Villan81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 No idea how it is in England, but on Swedish telly we get La Liga, Serie A, Premier League, League 1 (France) and the Bundesliga (and obviously the Swedish league). I try watching as much as time allow thou you have to focus on 2 or 3 leagues, atm it's mostly the PL and Bundesliga. But as others have said, Football Manager is a great place to learn about players who are not playing in the big teams who are commonly chosen for TV games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2015 I would imagine we're making enquiries about all these players, whether they have any interest in joining us is another matter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Yep, people will probably claim they know the majority of their footballing information from diligently studying you tube clips and watching games but the reality is its Football Manager and FIFA. That's not a bad thing though, Football Manager is probably one of the most in depth player databases around and whilst its not always accurate, for the most part its pretty close in terms of picking out future stars. A fair point but Martial is one of the most hyped young attackers in Europe right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Yep, people will probably claim they know the majority of their footballing information from diligently studying you tube clips and watching games but the reality is its Football Manager and FIFA. That's not a bad thing though, Football Manager is probably one of the most in depth player databases around and whilst its not always accurate, for the most part its pretty close in terms of picking out future stars. A fair point but Martial is one of the most hyped young attackers in Europe right now. I know that, but you've still got people on here who are knowledgable about football who haven't heard of him. I'd wager that most who have heard of him have done so from either Football Manager or FIFA. Edited July 17, 2015 by sexbelowsound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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