TRO Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, dn1982 said: What spells and What players? These days with social media and football saturation oh and the inevitable football manager most avid fans know or have heard of any decent players. Mainly 1976 to 1985.....but we have picked up a few unknowns since. Cropley Bremner A Evans A Gray Swain Morley Teale Ugo egiohgu carradus Delaney Gidman Barry Platt Yorke Benteke Nielsen Laursen Mellberg Leonard Nilis I'm sure there are more too, just a few off the top of my head........but do you get my drift. Edited January 7, 2017 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Just now, TRO said: I'm sure there are more too.....but do you get my drift. Nii Lamptey - current assistant manager of Sekondi Wise Fighters - who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 1 minute ago, TRO said: Mainly 1976 to 1985.....but we have picked up a few unknowns since Laursen Signed from that little know, Italian club, AC Milan. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, dAVe80 said: Signed from that little know, Italian club, AC Milan. Its the player I was referring to ......not the club. Had you heard of him before he signed for 3 mill? I hadn't. Edited January 7, 2017 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, TRO said: Its the player I was referring to ......not the club. Had you heard of him before he signed for 3 mill? I hadn't. I know mate, was just pulling your leg. I remember seeing him playing for Denmark in the Euros (I think just after we signed him), and thinking he looked excellent. It turned out he was. Edited January 7, 2017 by dAVe80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted January 7, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2017 Just now, dAVe80 said: I know mate, was just pulling your leg. I remember seeing him playing for Denmark in the Euros (I think just after we signed him), and thinking he looked excellent. It turned out he was. Loved Laursen. I think we would have made Champions League that season if we didn't lose him in January. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 36 minutes ago, TRO said: Mainly 1976 to 1985.....but we have picked up a few unknowns since. Cropley Bremner A Evans A Gray Swain Morley Teale Ugo egiohgu carradus Delaney Gidman Barry Platt Yorke Benteke Nielsen Laursen Mellberg Leonard Nilis I'm sure there are more too.....but do you get my drift. No I don't! As I said social media and football saturation means we are more aware of players these days but just going off of the bottom end of your list. Laursen, Mellberg were all known full internationals and as for Luc Nillis the fact we signed him was a big coup as he was a bit of a legend at the time. Others were just very young when we got them and flourished which we've dine recently aswell. So no I don't understand it. Finding unknowns is virtually impossible it's just gambling on the right ones before they've established themselves like Benteke. Bristol City found Kodija an Ivory Coast International and gambled on him. It paid off and we paid £11m but he wasn't unknown just no one had took the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post randy_69 Posted January 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2017 42 minutes ago, TRO said: Mainly 1976 to 1985.....but we have picked up a few unknowns since. Cropley Bremner A Evans A Gray Swain Morley Teale Ugo egiohgu carradus Delaney Gidman Barry Platt Yorke Benteke Nielsen Laursen Mellberg Leonard Nilis I'm sure there are more too, just a few off the top of my head........but do you get my drift. Nilis can't be on that list. He was a major coup at the time. Loads of caps for Belgium and a top class pedigree. I'd certainly heard of him beforehand! One of the most sickening injuries ever that one.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) From the daily heil (I know) but linking us with one of my top pics for CM James McCarthy http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4097484/Everton-transfer-news-James-McCarthy-wanted-West-Brom-Aston-Villa.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Quote Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is a confirmed admirer and has been juggling midfield targets with a £3m offer in for Henri Lansbury at Nottingham Forest and enquiries made for McCarthy's teammate Tom Cleverley and Matty James at Leicester. Yes please ! Edited January 7, 2017 by thabucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 The way things are looking we might buy enough midfielders to sell Jedinak back to Palace!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, dn1982 said: The way things are looking we might buy enough midfielders to give Jedinak back to Palace!!! Corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A38villan Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 1 hour ago, TRO said: Its the player I was referring to ......not the club. Had you heard of him before he signed for 3 mill? I hadn't. Yes absolutely, he was already well known. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A38villan Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 35 minutes ago, randy_69 said: Nilis can't be on that list. He was a major coup at the time. Loads of caps for Belgium and a top class pedigree. I'd certainly heard of him beforehand! One of the most sickening injuries ever that one.... To be fair nilis was not far from being a similar name to someone like dzeko/huntelaar, that sort of reputation. infact far ronaldo went on record to declare him the best player he played with 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 29 minutes ago, dn1982 said: The way things are looking we might buy enough midfielders to sell Jedinak back to Palace!!! What is this obsession with VT selling players from areas we are light as soon as there is a sniff we are getting new ones? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 1 hour ago, A38villan said: To be fair nilis was not far from being a similar name to someone like dzeko/huntelaar, that sort of reputation. infact far ronaldo went on record to declare him the best player he played with Not sure what Dzecko or Huntelaar have done to be spoken of in the same breath as Nilis to be fair Total class above. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrentVilla Posted January 7, 2017 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2017 6 hours ago, Demitri_C said: LAnsbury coming me for me is fantastic news Seems a fair swap. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 1 hour ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: What is this obsession with VT selling players from areas we are light as soon as there is a sniff we are getting new ones? We've been linked with loads. There's no obsession. I don't think Jedinak is that good. If we were to get 3/4 CM in I'd happily sell him. He's old and only going to get worse. At present he's our best one hopefully by the end if Jan he's surplus to requirements. Isn't that what you do when you get better players get rid of the ones you don't need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Seems a fair swap. I'd keep dem to be fair. Proper grafter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Nillis, such a shame, he would've been a Villa hero for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Matty James on loan would be decent, along with Lansbury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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