PompeyVillan Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I've watched him play countless times and never really noticed him. Perhaps that's a good thing, I dunno. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbr600rr Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 im not going to lie..before we were linked with him i have never heard of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I know about him..but never really noticed him in games we played against him. Whether thats a good thing or not i dunno. They have always been hard to break down.. so he could be a big reason for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Tbh i got realky excited at last seasons signings and most disappointed. I am therefore going in with lower expectations with these signings hopefully be in more of a suprise. I cabt say i know to much about him. But if Bruce has offered him anymore than a 2 year deal that is just madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Tbh i got realky excited at last seasons signings and most disappointed. I am therefore going in with lower expectations with these signings hopefully be in more of a suprise. I cabt say i know to much about him. But if Bruce has offered him anymore than a 2 year deal that is just madness maybe thats Bruce plan.. get us all flat and have no pressure on the team ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2017 Why are people surprised we're not signing players who are "good enough for the Premier League"? If they're good enough for the Premier League then, mostly, they're playing in the premier league. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Why are people surprised we're not signing players who are "good enough for the Premier League"? If they're good enough for the Premier League then, mostly, they're playing in the premier league. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) This guy caused a lot of damage to us with his last minute equaliser in 2009 when we had been 2 up. We would probably have got CL if we'd won that game and who knows how different thw future might have been! He has some making up to do... Edited July 20, 2017 by PatrickCousens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Why are people surprised we're not signing players who are "good enough for the Premier League"? If they're good enough for the Premier League then, mostly, they're playing in the premier league. You could argue Chester is good enough for the premier league though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brumerican Posted July 20, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2017 I thought Glen Whelan was a budget scotch. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: You could argue Chester is good enough for the premier league though You could, and there are obviously exceptions. But if people are expecting most of our signings to be Premier League ready then they're kidding themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 17 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: You could, and there are obviously exceptions. But if people are expecting most of our signings to be Premier League ready then they're kidding themselves. I agree with your 2nd paragraph. we are having to look at premier league players not deemed good enough for their current sides. the thing that gets me with this signing we signed jedinak at 32 and no-one was complaining then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daweii Posted July 20, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I agree with your 2nd paragraph. we are having to look at premier league players not deemed good enough for their current sides. the thing that gets me with this signing we signed jedinak at 32 and no-one was complaining then? We also have to look at why these players are signing for us. Whelan is signing because he's 33 not because he's not good enough for the Premier League anymore. He was an ever-present at Stoke for 10 years, you don't do that at any Premier League team if you're super shit. Elmo I don't know why he's signing, but his stats from a couple seasons ago was of a Premier League quality player so that's something. Whether he still has that? I don't know, but he's also likely a higher quality player than the typical Championship player. Terry is one of the greatest defenders in English football even now so we are lucky to have him even at 113 years old. These players aside from Terry aren't exciting, but I'm getting tired of transfer windows where we get excited only to be let down. The last few windows we have had a field day buying the league and it was exciting, but it got us nowhere. So maybe buying players that aren't super exciting, but have the quality and experience to do a job for us will actually get us somewhere. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 19 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I agree with your 2nd paragraph. we are having to look at premier league players not deemed good enough for their current sides. the thing that gets me with this signing we signed jedinak at 32 and no-one was complaining then? Jedinak has a beard, you forgot to factor that in. The vast majority of Villa fans seem to be fascinated by beards. Glenn Whelan has no beard so he doesn't have the same wow factor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2017 32 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I agree with your 2nd paragraph. we are having to look at premier league players not deemed good enough for their current sides. the thing that gets me with this signing we signed jedinak at 32 and no-one was complaining then? And I see Glenn Whelan as exactly that. A second Jedinak to make sure we have either one of them available, rather than lacking that defensive shield as soon as Jedinak is out. 12 minutes ago, Daweii said: These players aside from Terry aren't exciting, but I'm getting tired of transfer windows where we get excited only to be let down. The last few windows we have had a field day buying the league and it was exciting, but it got us nowhere. So maybe buying players that aren't super exciting, but have the quality and experience to do a job for us will actually get us somewhere. I think January were all of our exciting signings. Lansbury, Hourihane, Hogan etc are all exciting. We're now adding in the "boring", experienced signings that should, HOPEFULLY, bring it all together. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withes_shin Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 9 hours ago, Junxs said: what I want to know is how the hell he got into those jeans in the first place! They are tighter than a pair of tights Stretch fabrics - all the cool kids are wearing it so I'm told 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 13 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: And I see Glenn Whelan as exactly that. A second Jedinak to make sure we have either one of them available, rather than lacking that defensive shield as soon as Jedinak is out. I think January were all of our exciting signings. Lansbury, Hourihane, Hogan etc are all exciting. We're now adding in the "boring", experienced signings that should, HOPEFULLY, bring it all together. SPOT ON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Tbh I doubt a premier league starter is going to come here to be a sub. He is a solid player and quite consistent. I am hoping it allows people like Hourihane, Grealish and Lansbury to be more forward thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted July 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2017 15 hours ago, LakotaDakota said: Terry, Gabby & Whelan are a combined 99 years of age... Gabby and Whelan are both 18? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted July 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2017 10 hours ago, Keener window-cleaner said: This must be the most Brucey of Steve Bruce's signings. He will probably do a decent job and I will cheer him on, but god damn what an uninspiring signing. After having watched our midfield the last 6 months, we are now buying a 33 year old midfielder from Stoke who will provide grit. TBF to Bruce can you think of a more likely player to provide 'grit' that a 33 year old veteran from Stoke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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