Demitri_C Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 40 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I don't think that's true. I dont agree with you in this instance based on the last few winter windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Its half way through the window................are we going to sign anybody. I like the sence of urgency being displayed by this club >! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 You can't tell what is going on behind the scenes so it's a bit unfair to suggest they're doing nothing, but then based on previous windows they've made a rod for their own back Going to take a serious sales pitch to convince players to join us, I'd imagine there's plenty going on behind the scenes but also a lot of "no" and a lot of agents trying to get ridiculous clauses in the contracts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 At this late stage we are not going to get someone like Benteke but surely there are some strikers that want to get into their national team for the euros that need some game time and are better than what we have at the moment. ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 1 hour ago, PussEKatt said: Its half way through the window................are we going to sign anybody. I like the sence of urgency being displayed by this club >! Welcome to the Mr Hollis world of… "We will have continues improvement without investment"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 If Hollis has been brought in to reflect some of the blame from Lerner, it already seems to be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 51 minutes ago, villa4europe said: You can't tell what is going on behind the scenes At a guess . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 17, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 17, 2016 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I think that's the main problem. Were we a couple of points away we'd spend. I don't think we would. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 41 minutes ago, Kingman said: Welcome to the Mr Hollis world of… "We will have continues improvement without investment"! We couldn't ensure continuous improvement with investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Beauvue signed for Celta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 5 years to the day this happened (sort of). How we could do with a marquee striker to SOS (Save Our Season) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 If we can't find a goal scorer of two by next weekend, we're done. We're not scoring enough goals, so won't matter if our defending continues to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 37 minutes ago, TRO said: We couldn't ensure continuous improvement with investment. I Couldn't really say without speaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwj Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Marca reporting us interested in Christian Santos of Nimjigen, which is a bit strange because he's Venezuelan and the club is Dutch, but anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 1 minute ago, mwj said: Marca reporting us interested in Christian Santos of Nimjigen, which is a bit strange because he's Venezuelan and the club is Dutch, but anyway... Which strongly suggests its just nonsense designed to drive traffic to their website IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 1 hour ago, av1 said: At a guess . The dude in the red pants lol. Why pull his jeans down?! Maybe it's Randy Lerner who is used to getting shafted while burying his head in the sand! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwj Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Marca reporting us interested in Christian Santos of Nimjigen, which is a bit strange because he's Venezuelan and the club is Dutch, but anyway... Which strongly suggests its just nonsense designed to drive traffic to their website IMO. Erm Marca's a half decent paper, and surely if they wanted to drive traffic they would just make something up about Ronaldo or Messi instead of a foreign club last in their league and some random player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) 15 minutes ago, mwj said: Marca reporting us interested in Christian Santos of Nimjigen, which is a bit strange because he's Venezuelan and the club is Dutch, but anyway... Someone on here said we was interested in him the other day! Checked his stats he is some goalscoring winger/forward with something like 25 goals last season! Never seen him play though. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-scouting-report-who-10741428 Quote Christian Santos might just be the happiest footballer around. That’s if you’re going by his Instagram page, of course. Santos, the 27-year-old NEC Nijmegen striker, who has been linked with a move to Aston Villa, certainly loves a selfie. He’s also fond of scoring goals as he’s proved this season. So what do we know about the latest player to be linked with a move to the Midlands? Who is he? Santos is a goal-getter who can play in a variety of roles across the forward line including wide positions. He’s left-footed and has played up front and wide left and right during his career. The Venezuelan international, who plays alongside Albion’s Solomon Rondon for his country, left his homeland aged six when his parents moved to Germany. He started his career at Arminia Bielefeld before moving to KAS Eupen in the Belgian Second Division. This is where his career really started to kick off as he bagged 28 goals in 78 games while also providing ten assists. A move to the Belgian top-flight was inevitable but his big move to Waasland-Beveren turned into a disaster as a serious injury thwarted his progress. NEC took a gamble on him and this season it has paid off as the 6ft pace-ace has scored 11 goals in 17 games. Strengths Santos’ versatility is a big pull. He can operate on the left and right or through the middle. He’s strong-minded and determined to make up for lost time having missed large chunks of his career through injury. Also he has an impressive goals return. When he plays, he scores goals and his record backs that up. In 51 games for NEC he’s notched 34 times. Link to Villa Reports in Holland are suggesting that Villa have looked at him. News outlet De Gelderlander report that a number of Championship clubs are also interested. Likelihood of signing Villa want a new striker and are looking to strengthen in the wide areas so Santos could be an option. He’s out of contract in the summer so he will be available for a cut-price fee this month. He would be an ideal recruit if Villa already have one eye on the Championship, too. Edited January 17, 2016 by Villan4Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted January 17, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2016 I approve of Christian Santos on the name alone. Bit of South American swagger never goes amiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 22 minutes ago, mwj said: Erm Marca's a half decent paper, and surely if they wanted to drive traffic they would just make something up about Ronaldo or Messi instead of a foreign club last in their league and some random player. Marca is not a half decent paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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