SirSteveUK Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 23/12/2018 at 13:36, TRO said: shame you haven't got Dean Smiths number. Havent read all the last few pages - so this may have been mentioned, but there is a delicious irony in the interest in Bowen. Who signed him for Hull - for £ 50K ??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Think it is very admirable with people trying to make it on their own from scratch. Good luck as a scout. Keep us updated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 18 minutes ago, SirSteveUK said: Havent read all the last few pages - so this may have been mentioned, but there is a delicious irony in the interest in Bowen. Who signed him for Hull - for £ 50K ??? as you might glean from my posts.....would love him in the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 27/12/2018 at 11:04, AvfcRigo82 said: That would have been something had we got him as he was a hell of a player. Who knows what could have happened had he also arrived.. I remember the Bony links but from what I remember that transfer falling through meant we then got in Benteke as a plan B option given he signed in last hours of that transfer window. Having both would've been incredible but given our lack of big spending in those days I reckon it was one or the other and Benteke didn't do too badly in the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 9 hours ago, Villan4Life said: Honestly never seen this player myself hope he's good I've seen Celta play a fair bit last few seasons as they've generally been an entertaining team to watch and have a pretty cosmopolitian squad which I always like. They have likes of Pione Sisto and Emre Mor playing for them who I imagine many on here will have heard of. Anyway would be lying if I said Radoja was a stand out but the facts are he's played over 100 games for them in last 4 seasons so a 25-30 game a season player in La Liga is more than good enough for us in our present state I'd suggest. He also started both games when they played Man. United in europa league semi final in May 2017. I'd say a 25 year old with over 100 games in one of the big four leagues is exactly the profile of players we should be signing from now on, would be more than happy with signing this guy if we were back in the premier league. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 7 hours ago, Nigel said: Do we actually need a Defensive midfielder? Where does Connor (along with his goals) fit? Whelan and Jedinak both out of contract in the summer (wouldn't shock me if Jedinak left this window as he clearly dosen't fit the Smith style). That's two 34 year olds off the books with their 70k aswell so major scope in that area to refresh. I do think we need a DM who can read the game a bit better. Hourihane is shown up by midfielders with pace and movement (Stoke , Leeds and Forest just recently and Fulham in the final last year) so squad player going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 5 hours ago, MaVilla said: tried ot find some clips of Radoja, pretty much all i could find was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3J-WFrYwv8&t=13s will have another look, from that vid tho, looks like he has two good feet, and isnt a weakling, who knows though?!!?, one match highlight reel from 2 years ago isnt great for assessing a player..... Just find either leg they played v Man. United. That's the sort of opposition where a DM is going to shine and well Celta really should've beaten them and got through to the final if Gudetti wasn't so useless.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB_Villan Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, av1 said: After the defence a ball playing CDM is the most important signing imo. This. I'm thinking a cheaper version of Fernandinho would be great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted December 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2018 Yeah then a cheaper version of Messi would do alright up front as well. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I agree with those wishing for Jarrod Bowen - the lad is a star in the making. Could we possibly fit him in to our current team though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) So we have obviously seen the possible moves for Radoja and Sawyers, does anyone have any actual opinions on whether there is any truth in these or if they are just click bait? Would love to know what irons are actually in the proverbial fire ...... Edited December 29, 2018 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 39 minutes ago, MaVilla said: So we have obviously seen the possible moves for Radoja and Sawyers, does anyone have any actual opinions on whether there is any truth in these or if they are just click bait? Would love to know what irons are actually in the proverbial fire ...... Just seen tweets from sources such as "villareport" which indicate it's ba done deal. Edited December 29, 2018 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoughboroughLion Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Some simples stats over the last few seasons from WhoScored. In the abscence of any detail, looks like a good passer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Just seen tweets from sources such as "villareport" which indicate it's ba done deal. Are villareport a reliable source normally? Edited December 29, 2018 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSteveUK Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 5 hours ago, TRO said: as you might glean from my posts.....would love him in the squad. The answer to my question - Steve Bruce !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSteveUK Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I'm sorry - but are those stats correct for Radoja ?? utter shit by the look of it. I know he is meant to be a DM - but 2 assists i n 127 games ?? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 25 minutes ago, SirSteveUK said: The answer to my question - Steve Bruce !! yeah, I know...just want to avoid the subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 4 hours ago, MaVilla said: Are villareport a reliable source normally? 100% Yes. Basically the only legit ITK left around. Breaks all our transfer targets first, before anyone else, and is very reliable. I think it's either someone at the club's medical office or close to someone who is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted December 29, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) I don’t watch much Spanish football atm, so have no idea about him. Any one else seen him play? Edited December 29, 2018 by alreadyexists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alreadyexists Posted December 29, 2018 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, KMitch said: 100% Yes. Basically the only legit ITK left around. Breaks all our transfer targets first, before anyone else, and is very reliable. I think it's either someone at the club's medical office or close to someone who is. I think you’re thinking of @avfctransfers1 - they’re definitely someone at the club as they seem to have broken lots transfers first. Seems a nice bloke/woman too. Villa report are great, but they just retweet villa news, which is really handy but they don’t actually create any content - just sum up all the villa news. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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