TRO Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 2 hours ago, Junxs said: VillaTalk needs to introduce a "dislike this" button more negativity.....Nah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 3 hours ago, Junxs said: VillaTalk needs to introduce a "dislike this" button Demitri_C dislikes this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 7 hours ago, Junxs said: VillaTalk needs to introduce a "dislike this" button Not one VT member would have a positive rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 (edited) Edited July 3, 2017 by Hornso Double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Did he not get better the longer he played last season? Think the Boro rumours were Man U rying to push the price up. Over the past few seasons we have had a lot of Shot Stoppers like Given and at first Guzan but not a goalie who could work with his defense as a unit and organise the beggars. Going back Jimmy Rimmer wasnt flash but was solid and just did his job. Friedal again lasted so long as he could arrange a defensive unit and not just rely on his shot stopping skills. Perhaps Johnstone is that sort of goalie. Works as part of the defense instead of being simply the last line of defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 4, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2017 15 hours ago, LakotaDakota said: He went from absolutely shite that couldn't catch a simple ball to pretty reliable for the most part in the space of a few months with an ever changing defence/midfield in front of him. I have gone from never wanting to see him again after a few weeks with us to struggling to think of anyone better at this sort of money that would want to play in the championship. Who are these other keeps that people think are miles better that would want to play here? At the reported £5m we were going to be paying for him, I think there are doezens of better keepers we could get. I provided a list in this topic a couple of weeks ago. If the price has dropped to £2.5m then Jonhstone may be a more realistic option. I still don't think he's shown much in a Villa shirt to indicate he should be our first option though. I can see him being the weak link of our defence next season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) Re : is johnstone worth 4 mill. No... We paid that for gollini but he was an unknown quantity at the time. Why would we pay the same again for a player of similar ability who is just as bad. IMO he's worth 2.5 at the most i think he should be backup keeper at best if we can't get him for that I'd rather take a chance on someone else. Edited July 4, 2017 by AshVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted July 4, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2017 For me, I couldn't care if we paid £2.5m or £4m for him, my concern would be if we bought him as first choice keeper. Happy for him to be back up and those figures are not breaking the bank, just don't want him as first choice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcohen Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 He is decent up and coming GK, but I find it weird that this is what we have for us in this crucial position. Where else in our first 11 do we have that? We don't bare maybe Bree if he starts over RDL. They are all experienced, proven players, most of whom we have spent a decent amount of money on. We are bigger then SJ in my opinion. Are we not taking this position as seriously or does Bruce really rate Johnstone way higher than 99% of Villa fans. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 I still think even if Sam signs for us, gk would still be our weakest position. Johnstone as the #1 does not fill me with much confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 ffs why can't another club come in for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 7, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2017 Just now, AshVilla said: ffs why can't another club come in for him. Reports were about that Boro came in for him on a permanent deal, but it looks like he preferred a move to us so it never went anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Sincerely hope this falls through, very poor keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 damn, just watched this video and wish i hadnt, Bruce pretty much confirms Johnstone will be joining in the next day or 2.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TRO Posted July 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2017 I'm on the fence, but I did think he was getting better last season as the season progressed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted July 7, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, TRO said: I'm on the fence, but I did think he was getting better last season as the season progressed. And Johnstone is glued to his line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 We've done nothing but sign proven quality in most positions. Yet in 2 consecutive summers we gamble on a really key position with young unproven keepers. Strange. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 7, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 7, 2017 As I've said several times, people in the game and in a far better position than I really rate him. Just don't see it myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 We did go that long run of games barely conceding, so hopefully with Terry added and maybe Whelan to share the midfield bastard role with Jedinak, no reason why Johnstone can't keep a whole heap of clean sheets. He does have potential to improve, even last season he showed some signs of progression. It would be handy to have an experienced keeper as back up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 30 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: As I've said several times, people in the game and in a far better position than I really rate him. Just don't see it myself. Guess he's the Heskey of goalkeepers, has a save ratio similar to Heskeys goal ratio yet the experts see something that normal folk don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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