Wainy316 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 With the Genk money I made it £1m profit but it could be a couple of mil either way with all these 'undisclosed' fees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 If we even try and buy adama traore and balanta then I'm convinced sherwood plays football manager, we're a savitskiy link away from me having a meltdown Still waiting on Freddy Adu. Going OT - adu is my least favourite "crazy" football manager wonderkid, the lad was genuinely hyped everywhere, I can remember the rags linking him to Utd and him signing with Nike at 15 and all kinds of daft stuff and then he just ended up being shit, I think a lot of it was the yanks desperate to get a youngster at one of the big European teams in order to boost interest in the MLS He's no Cherno Samba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I take that as a no then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Why did someone go and mention Balanta? However much I've tried to reason with myself I've gone and got my hopes up now! Frantically trying to convince myself we can fend off the best Serie A, Ligue 1, La Liga and England have to offer. I hope he's like really good mates with Carlos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I personally feel our business this pre season has been average and I don't think we have improved a whole lot as a team. We are stronger in potentially two positions: Amavi > Cissokho / Veretout > Cleverley We are infinitely weaker in terms of goals: Benteke > Gestede. We need at least 2 new first team players to come in before I get excited about our prospects this season. Ideally we need 3...ST, CB, RW.Without actually seeing the team perform after they've had a chance to gel/ learn to play together, I think we are actually stronger than last year, potentially. Player for player we might not be, but the plan hasn't been to replace a £32.5m striker with a £32.5m striker. When you look at it, in the context of our whole team, it looks much better. Potentially, the below could become true: Gestede & Ayew > Gabby and Benteke Veretout, Gueye & Westwood > Delph, Westwood & Cleverley + Amavi > Richardson/ Cissokho 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 About £40mSo what's our net this summer then? Money going in and coming out etc. Oh I see... No idea. I guess we're about even. I'll work it out tomorrow when I have time at work.... but remember from the Benteke sale we lose 15% to Genk and 10% in 'loyalty' bonus. The loyalty bonus is paid to everyone we sell unless they hand in a formal transfer request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Adebayor seems to be having second thoughts according to the Daily Mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I personally feel our business this pre season has been average and I don't think we have improved a whole lot as a team. We are stronger in potentially two positions: Amavi > Cissokho / Veretout > Cleverley We are infinitely weaker in terms of goals: Benteke > Gestede. We need at least 2 new first team players to come in before I get excited about our prospects this season. Ideally we need 3...ST, CB, RW. Without actually seeing the team perform after they've had a chance to gel/ learn to play together, I think we are actually stronger than last year, potentially. Player for player we might not be, but the plan hasn't been to replace a £32.5m striker with a £32.5m striker. When you look at it, in the context of our whole team, it looks much better. Potentially, the below could become true: Gestede & Ayew > Gabby and Benteke Veretout, Gueye & Westwood > Delph, Westwood & Cleverley + Amavi > Richardson/ Cissokho This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Its shrewd. Its moneyballing. I personally agree with sherwood that we have a more balance squad already. I agree with both/all of you that man for man, Benteke aside, we look like we've done ok. but we really haven't strengthened in depth yet. And I think that's all Snakeinho is trying to say. Both those points seem to highlight the same things to me, that it would be unfair to expect Gestede to step into Benteke's shoes, that we have got a better left back and that we think Ayew has the potential to be better than Weimann in terms of strengthening the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Adebayor seems to be having second thoughts according to the Daily Mail. That's fine. Would only want him here if he really wanted to be here. Don't want money to be the only motivating factor for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Any news yet on a new CB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoncb Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Anybody who thinks we're weaker offensively want to bet we'll score fewer goals this year than last year? I would give you good odds that we'll score more this year. Well yeah we had over half a season of Lamberts ultra defensive poopball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Anybody who thinks we're weaker offensively want to bet we'll score fewer goals this year than last year? I would give you good odds that we'll score more this year. Well yeah we had over half a season of Lamberts ultra defensive poopball. If we don't we are going down as the only reason we stayed up last season was largely down to our ok defence, which went for a burton once Sherwood came in. At least Sherwood made us watchable again and we started scoring some goals but the defence is a worry as the 6-1 at Southampton highlighted, and we have sold our best striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I think we will struggle for results until Christmas but will pull through it and finish strongly, injuries permitting. Could do with 5 more decent back ups though. Adebayor would have helped, so maybe we go for Charlie Austin to calm the nerves. Gabby is a waste of a squad number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thevillanofoz Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Never heard of him. *Does one search* *gets excited* So guilty of this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Any news yet on a new CB? Come back August 31st. I think Tim will use the first four games as a barometer. If Richards and Clark looks a car crash we'll sign one on deadline day. If not I think we'll go through to January with what we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I am so old that i remember when Joey Beauchamp, Nii Lamptey and Chris Bart Williams was wonderkids in CM 93/94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yayoboy Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 From Twitter.... max jacobs 4m4 minutes ago max jacobs @maxjacobs2015 Aston villa are set to sign eder balanta. Fee has been agreed. #avfc https://mobile.twitter.com/maxjacobs2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) Gets some things right and some wrong. Like most journo's. That's quite a bold statement though. Edit - see he claims he's an agent. Attention seeker most likely. Edited August 5, 2015 by dont_do_it_doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Is he legit? Should we get excited? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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