Worrall Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Villa Southener do you have any Sunday updates for us? Also thank you for the updates so far it is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted August 14, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2016 Diawara would be a ridiculously immense signing. I can't believe people are even remotely against it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westholmevillan Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 24 minutes ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said: Exactly, it's the players lacking motivation (Gabby/Lescott/Hutton/Richardson/Sinclair, etc, etc,) who have been atrocious in recent years. Benteke, Ayew, Gueye are the ambitious players who have tried to use Villa as a stepping stone, and have been the guys to shine (if you can for a mind-numbingly awful side). Agree with most of that except! Say what you like about Hutton, but has never lacked motivation IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 If we don't get Diawara, I hope we've got alternatives lined up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 14, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2016 How have so many of you seen him play? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 minute ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: How have so many of you seen him play? Honestly......... Never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Agree with DDID, never heard of the bloke let alone formed an opinion of him! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Just now, westholmevillan said: Agree with most of that except! Say what you like about Hutton, but has never lacked motivation IMO. Can see what you mean, but to me Hutton is perceived as passionate as he is such an aggressive nutjob. He flies into tackles and berates opposition players, but shows no motivation or determination when getting back into position after losing the ball. Equally, he absolutely never engages a wide player, instead always taking the cowardly option - dropping insanely narrow and allowing an easy ball in from a dangerous area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I'm not against the player. I have never seen him play, and I imagine most haven't. Given the lack of Bologna matches shown on TV. I am merely questioning the deal for a club in our position. Tony may have mass amounts of money to throw around, although we don't know for sure yet if that is the case. This would be a deal that completely smashes the Championship record fee I believe? This is for a player in a position which not many would call a game changing one, although Kante seems to have made an exception to that last season with Leicester. We more importantly need a right back and a creative midfielder, and I would hope we are prioritising those positions over spending such a large fee on a player in which we are not desperate for. If we need rotation in midfield there are a lot of other options. We have to remember we are Championship club now, and teams like Juventus and Roma can afford to spend such a fee on a young player. If this was to happen, I will trust RDM's judgement, but I am just questioning this 'speculation' right now, as its a signing that doesn't make much sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 4 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: How have so many of you seen him play? Played almost every game for Bologna in Serie A last season, earning a big reputation. Also I have no life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I've seen him play on youtube, and he does things that none of our other midfielders can. Would be a phenomenal signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) 5 minutes ago, VillaAlex said: I'm not against the player. I have never seen him play, and I imagine most haven't. Given the lack of Bologna matches shown on TV. I am merely questioning the deal for a club in our position. Tony may have mass amounts of money to throw around, although we don't know for sure yet if that is the case. This would be a deal that completely smashes the Championship record fee I believe? This is for a player in a position which not many would call a game changing one, although Kante seems to have made an exception to that last season with Leicester. We more importantly need a right back and a creative midfielder, and I would hope we are prioritising those positions over spending such a large fee on a player in which we are not desperate for. If we need rotation in midfield there are a lot of other options. We have to remember we are Championship club now, and teams like Juventus and Roma can afford to spend such a fee on a young player. If this was to happen, I will trust RDM's judgement, but I am just questioning this 'speculation' right now, as its a signing that doesn't make much sense to me. At the moment we have three central midfielders for a 40-odd game season. Also, what is it with this idea that it's only possible to do one transfer deal at a time? This guy looked class and maybe a little more than a DM (on the youtube video). Edited August 14, 2016 by praisedmambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 4 minutes ago, VillaAlex said: I'm not against the player. I have never seen him play, and I imagine most haven't. Given the lack of Bologna matches shown on TV. I am merely questioning the deal for a club in our position. Tony may have mass amounts of money to throw around, although we don't know for sure yet if that is the case. This would be a deal that completely smashes the Championship record fee I believe? This is for a player in a position which not many would call a game changing one, although Kante seems to have made an exception to that last season with Leicester. We more importantly need a right back and a creative midfielder, and I would hope we are prioritising those positions over spending such a large fee on a player in which we are not desperate for. If we need rotation in midfield there are a lot of other options. We have to remember we are Championship club now, and teams like Juventus and Roma can afford to spend such a fee on a young player. If this was to happen, I will trust RDM's judgement, but I am just questioning this 'speculation' right now, as its a signing that doesn't make much sense to me. Agree that we need a RB and an attacking mid, but for me we are absolutely crying out for a quality centre mid, and have been for many a year. Number one priority imo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marley the Bognor Villan Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 4 minutes ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said: Agree that we need a RB and an attacking mid, but for me we are absolutely crying out for a quality centre mid, and have been for many a year. Number one priority imo. All 3 and a striker please 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I'd wager a good proportion of us had probably never even heard of Diawara before the other day, me included, yet we're arguing whether he'd be a good buy or not I'm not questioning his ability, that seems to be undoubted, but what I am questioning is the character of a player who has gone on strike at the age of 19 to force a move to Roma, who then might have to settle for a move to Villa as he has burned his bridges in Italy. I have no problem with a player wanting to improve and join a bigger club but there are ways to do conduct yourself and ways not to conduct yourself That being said, if he joins I'm sure I'll get swept away in the optimism! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 2 hours ago, Villaphan04 said: twitter translates to #AstonVilla and #Bologna reach agreement by Diawara by 17M €. Missing the Yes of the player. Important part to be missing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 59 minutes ago, Marley the Bognor Villan said: 1 hour ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said: Agree that we need a RB and an attacking mid, but for me we are absolutely crying out for a quality centre mid, and have been for many a year. Number one priority imo. All 3 and a striker please Make it 2 strikers and another centre back please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I'd never seen Pogba play in full before the Euros, but I knew he'd be a good signing. Hardly anyone I don't think had seen Elphick before he joined, but his arrival was hailed by many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Just now, Xela said: Make it 2 strikers and another centre back please I reckon that by the end of the window, we'll have a RB, 2 CMs, an AM and a striker in, and I would be over the moon with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 3 minutes ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said: I reckon that by the end of the window, we'll have a RB, 2 CMs, an AM and a striker in, and I would be over the moon with that. You and me both. I'd still like another CB (perhaps a young up and coming one) to be 4th choice behind Elphick, Chester and Baker but that's just being greedy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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