Kiwivillan Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 10 hours ago, Zatman said: Elphick started 3 games for us last season winning at Boro, hammering Bristol City and losing to Brentford which was only goals conceded in 3 games No one ever mentions the 3 back to back clean sheet wins against Bristol Leeds and Ipswich with Jedi in for Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: No one ever mentions the 3 back to back clean sheet wins against Bristol Leeds and Ipswich with Jedi in for Terry Because players are only judged on last few games and them games were nearly a year ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avcol Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Been good since he's been back. I imagine when it's more cemented that we won't be going up this season he will be offered at least another 12 month contract. He may possibly get a better offer elsewhere though with more guarantees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted February 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 5, 2019 I'm starting to like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Very pleased for him, was treated so unfairly by the previous manager. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 At this rate, I would rather have the club re-sign Elphick for another 2 seasons and try to offload Chester this summer for some funds to spend on a young CB prospect. He looks like the player he was for Bournemouth again. Solid defensively, calm, collected, decent in possession, and a threat from set pieces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, KMitch said: At this rate, I would rather have the club re-sign Elphick for another 2 seasons and try to offload Chester this summer for some funds to spend on a young CB prospect. He looks like the player he was for Bournemouth again. Solid defensively, calm, collected, decent in possession, and a threat from set pieces. The 8 million we supposedly turned down for Chester, when Stoke were splashing their parachute payment about, looking a bit foolish now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, GENTLEMAN said: The 8 million we supposedly turned down for Chester, when Stoke were splashing their parachute payment about, looking a bit foolish now. It was £5m and it was an absolute joke of an offer for what was the league's best centre back. He still might be if he gets himself back fit again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: It was £5m and it was an absolute joke of an offer for what was the league's best centre back. He still might be if he gets himself back fit again Fair enough, that is a ridiculous bid based on his form from the previous season. However, I still think he is limited as a centre back, even in the Championship. If we could get anything like 5-10 million for him and retain Elphick, I'd deffo consider it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Some good words from Tommy. Quote The good news for Aston Villa is that they can still take points off the eight teams above them but, with 16 games to go, time is running out if the club have designs of avoiding a fourth consecutive season in the Championship. One win from seven matches has left a faltering Villa off the pace, chugging behind in the race to reach the play-offs. For too long, all season in truth, what would be the most expensively assembled squad in the division but for Stoke City have flattered to deceive, a reality that cost Steve Bruce his job and led to the arrival of Dean Smith, who grew up in Great Barr, four miles from Villa Park. On the horizon, a crucial period of three potential season-defining games in nine days beckons, starting with Sheffield United at home on Friday. A glance at how Villa compare with their rivals speaks volumes about what has been a distinctly curious season so far: only the bottom club, Ipswich, and Rotherham have conceded more goals than the 46 they have shipped, yet only the leaders, Norwich, and fifth-placed Middlesbrough have lost fewer league matches than Villa’s seven. Villa have drawn a league joint-high of 13 games, the latest a stalemate at Reading last Saturday. They are four points shy of sixth-placed Bristol City but each of the teams occupying the play-off spots – except Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United in third – have a game in hand. For an ambling Villa, it feels like a case of now or never. “The focus is totally on trying to get hold of a couple of teams above us and getting into that top six as quick as possible,” said Tommy Elphick, the defender who has impressed since being recalled from a loan spell at Hull last month. “We sat down and had a chat as a group before the Reading game, after the transfer window had closed, to say: ‘This is us now.’ Regardless of what situation you are in at the club, whether you have six months left on your contract or three years, we all realise that if we’re winning games and looking towards the top six then it is better for everyone. “Together you can move mountains when you get a group that’s all pulling in the same direction. “Hopefully there’s a good run around the corner from us. If you can string five, six, seven wins on the bounce, looking at a team like Hull where they have come the bottom three to putting themselves in contention after going on a run like that, that’s what we need to be doing. We are well placed to put a run like that together. I think we had a strong window and when we get a couple of players back, it’s only going to make us even stronger.” If February looks key, January proved crucial as Smith strengthened his squad with the £7m addition of a new No 1 goalkeeper in Lovre Kalinic, the Croatia international. Villa also reinforced at centre-back, paying Bournemouth £1m to borrow Tyrone Mings until May but, most importantly, they retained Tammy Abraham, leaving Wolves disappointed. Some of the outgoings raise questions, though, with Ross McCormack and Scott Hogan – £24m-worth of a squad that cost in excess of £87m – leaving on loan, to Motherwell and Sheffield United respectively, and Villa are no longer paying Yannick Bolasie after the winger’s stay was terminated. Other high earners, Mile Jedinak and Glenn Whelan, are out of contract in the summer, when Micah Richards, who last played for the club in 2016, is likely to retire after a long-term knee problem. It remains to be seen how Villa fare in terms of financial fair play, although the chief executive, Christian Purslow, has sought to soothe fears that they could fail to meet FFP regulations should they not win promotion. Championship clubs are not permitted to lose more than £39m over a three-season period. If Villa end up charging into the play-offs, Abraham will likely propel them there. A prolific scorer in the Championship, Abraham is a goal away from hitting the 20-goal landmark for the second time in three seasons. He is also in line to become the first Villa player to score 20 league goals in a season since Peter Withe – whom Smith used to watch from the Holte End as a kid – in 1980-81. Jonathan Kodjia is the club’s second-highest scorer with six goals but much as Villa could do with sharing the goalscoring load, perhaps more pressing is the need to find a creative solution in the continued absence of Jack Grealish, with the club reluctant to rush the midfielder back from a troubling shin injury. Villa have won only two of 10 games without Grealish since December. “We can’t be a club that just relies on Jack Grealish,” Elphick said. “That’s unfair on him and it’s not a way to build a team. As good as Jack is, we need to come up with different solutions when the likes of Jack and Tammy might not be available.” Smith knew on taking the job that he would not be afforded a honeymoon period and Villa must embrace supporters’ expectations as they seek a return to the top flight. “Pressure and playing for Aston Villa should be a privilege,” Elphick said. “But we need to turn that into doing something that is really significant and get us back where the club belongs. With the history of the club and what they’ve won, what we are trying to do is on a much smaller scale, but it is very significant in terms of the direction the club wants to go in the next 10 years. “I feel the club is in a lot better hands now than what we might have been last year when we were almost gambling with the future of the club to get back up. This manager comes with a structure and a plan that maybe needs a little bit of time to get it where he wants it and, given that time, the club long-term will definitely be able to sustain itself as a top Premier League club again.” 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Has been nothing but professional even though last manager treated him like shit. Stripped him of captaincy, loaned him out twice and even preferred a midfielder at centre back 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TRO Posted February 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2019 Its very very hard not to like Tommy A good all round egg. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Met him again today at this football group that I go to right near Villa Park, Connor Hourihane was supposed to come too but didn’t. Elphick is a very likeable individual, I’d give him a new contract but thankfully I’m not the manager. Elphick is quite funny and seems like a very nice guy, hopefully I can bump in to him again in the near future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rodders0223 Posted February 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Met him again today at this football group that I go to right near Villa Park, Connor Hourihane was supposed to come too but didn’t. Elphick is a very likeable individual, I’d give him a new contract but thankfully I’m not the manager. Elphick is quite funny and seems like a very nice guy, hopefully I can bump in to him again in the near future Was probably there, but was hiding as usual. Amirite? Amirite! I'll see myself out. Have a good week guys!! 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 7, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 7, 2019 It's just unbelievable that this defender, who is absolutely great at this level, was allowed to go out out on loan by Bruce when we only had 2 other centre backs. What was going through his brain? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, sidcow said: It's just unbelievable that this defender, who is absolutely great at this level, was allowed to go out out on loan by Bruce when we only had 2 other centre backs. What was going through his brain? I think he over reacted to a game Tommy had just before he went....He made a few errors, Maybe SB just reacted to that. sometimes hindsight is a much better barometer....but I think we all agree, he shouldn't have gone out on Loan, but maybe SB wanted to be fair with him and give him games...so many twists.....we obviously don't agree with SB , but in retrospect he may agree with us. Its a shame too, because the guy's general attitude and positivity is invaluable....its something we need as much as we can get. Edited February 7, 2019 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 19 hours ago, sir_gary_cahill said: I’d give him a new contract but thankfully I’m not the manager. That's for sure. Obviously Elphick needs to be let go in the summer, he's not at the required level or age to be part of our squad next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 2 hours ago, villa89 said: That's for sure. Obviously Elphick needs to be let go in the summer, he's not at the required level or age to be part of our squad next year. If we’re still in The Championship, I’d keep him around 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Good interview with him on a Vila podcast. Sounds a very grounded individual, knows about workin hard and proving yourself. If are are still down at this level I’d definitely offer him a contract extension even for one more year. I hear him and Mings player well together on Saturday, both have contrasting styles so could make a good partnership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 19 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Good interview with him on a Vila podcast. Sounds a very grounded individual, knows about workin hard and proving yourself. If are are still down at this level I’d definitely offer him a contract extension even for one more year. I hear him and Mings player well together on Saturday, both have contrasting styles so could make a good partnership. I think we may well offer him a 1 year extension, however he may well get a longer deal elsewhere and considering his age might take that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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