jacketspuds Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 7 hours ago, VillaChris said: Just talking about Haller earlier but what about a cheeky bid for Ante Rebic? For those ITK, how does a cheeky bid differ from a regular bid? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Some other highly rated young players look like moving shortly - Aribo to Rangers and Turnbull to Celtic or Bournemouth. Would have liked either of both coming here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vive_La_Villa Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 I’d say a top 10 PL club is more attractive than a newly promoted club that need a massive rebuild. This is regardless of the history. I think fans are getting ahead of themselves. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 7 hours ago, Mazrim said: Sinkgraven was my left back in Fifa18 once I'd got promoted. He was ace. Its an omen. Maybe. Whereas Cucurella is always mine cos he has something like 95 stamina. I'd be happy with either player regardless, but I'd prefer the Barcelona graduate to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Benrahma is an exciting player. I hope he fullfills his potential! I'm not convinced and I not sure if we should try and sign him for the figure Brentford posters are suggesting... 20m+ for a player coming back from surgery from a Championship club is risky! We haven't and won't be able to assess his ability after his surgery. We've all seen it happen, players not being the same afterwards. El Ghazi is worth 9m is Benrahma worth 11m more? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 8 hours ago, av1 said: Aside from his quality i like the fact that he is a nasty little sod. I can't remember the last time we had that sort of player. The Snake fits the bill as a "nasty little sod" albeit not in the way you are referring to. How about the late Trevor Hockey? Hard as you like, but an impressive beard and unlike the Snake, I rather liked him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Lord Willard said: Benrahma is an exciting player. I hope he fullfills his potential! I'm not convinced and I not sure if we should try and sign him for the figure Brentford posters are suggesting... 20m+ for a player coming back from surgery from a Championship club is risky! We haven't and won't be able to assess his ability after his surgery. We've all seen it happen, players not being the same afterwards. El Ghazi is worth 9m is Benrahma worth 11m more? Not that I agree with the prices mentioned, nor saying El Ghazi isn't good. But Benrahma stats are twice El Ghazi from what I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonVillaFan84 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Dylan McGeough would be a lovely squad signing for us. In 2018 he and John McGinn had a strong partnership on the field and were mates off it. I think I read Stevie Gerrard is after him with rangers and that Sunderland only lost one game that he started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Leicester migth be doing better than us, but Justin if we even want to sign him, would also need to consider at which club he's likely to get more game time. And besides things could change very fast, not so long back clubs like Southampton and Swansea were seen as being in a similar position what Leicester are in now, no reason why we can't catch up with them within two or three seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonVillaFan84 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 On 05/06/2019 at 15:22, Davkaus said: You want to give a 34 year old a massive contract until he's 36? Have you, until recently, been in charge of the club's transfer policy? I'm sure he was a cracking defender in his day, but the last place you want an old bloke is in a position in which you expect him to be bombing up ad down the touchline all day. No thanks. I think he has a solidness that would be important at the end of the season if we are in a dog fight. Mind have the papers are now quoting him as our scout so that's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted June 9, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, useless said: Leicester migth be doing better than us, but Justin if we even want to sign him, would also need to consider at which club he's likely to get more game time. And besides things could change very fast, not so long back clubs like Southampton and Swansea were seen as being in a similar position what Leicester are in now, no reason why we can't catch up with them within two or three seasons. It’s a very good point. Using us as an example, 3 6th place finishes in a row, then 15th, then 17th then 17th then relegated. It all happened quite quickly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 21 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I’d say a top 10 PL club is more attractive than a newly promoted club that need a massive rebuild. This is regardless of the history. I think fans are getting ahead of themselves. Depends whether or not it's an "interesting project" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Arsenal seem to have agreed fees with Fiorentina for Veretout. I don't want to look a lot at the back, but whenever you remember that we've mismanaged dealing with players that have a great career after that, you find it hard. Anyway, the feeling of getting back with our new manager, new board and new scouting team can really help to not look at the past. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, abdulaziz1 said: Arsenal seem to have agreed fees with Fiorentina for Veretout. I don't want to look a lot at the back, but whenever you remember that we've mismanaged dealing with players that have a great career after that, you find it hard. Anyway, the feeling of getting back with our new manager, new board and new scouting team can really help to not look at the past. Where is that? Everything seems to suggest he is going to napoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Very pleased with the Benrahma bid. He is someone from the Championship I really do rate and him and El Ghazi on either wing (once El Ghazi deal becomes permanent) would be very exciting I think. Maupay scored lots of goals for Brentford but I think Benrahma was their best player and it was his first season in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OxfordVillan Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I’d say a top 10 PL club is more attractive than a newly promoted club that need a massive rebuild. This is regardless of the history. I think fans are getting ahead of themselves. I don’t think it’s that straight forward. Burnley finished 7th in 17/18 and gained European football, but I don’t think that allowed them to sign better players than, say, Wolves or Everton or West Ham. History, standing, potential, finance, and ambition all come into the equation. I’d argue that Leicester have peaked with a Premier League title, something they’re highly unlikely to repeat, they’ve over achieved. That’s not to say they’re not a good established Premier League club now. Whilst it’s right to be humble after 3yrs in championship football, and remain humble, we also shouldn’t be shrinking violets that worry ourselves to death and think we’re not worthy of parity, or above, with clubs such as Bournemouth, Brighton, Watford, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Southampton, West Ham, Wolves, Leicester, Norwich, Sheffield Utd. Historically we are amongst the top 8. We are now financially amongst the top 8. What we don’t know, yet, is the ambition. But if the ambition matches the owners financial muscle and acumen, and they are determined to restore Villa to where they stand historically, then as Sawiris said himself, “the sky is the limit”. A decade ago Villa were thought of as a bigger club than ManCity, two decades ago Villa were thought of as a bigger club than Chelsea. The difference in those timeframes has been money, purely and simply down to finance. Villa thought they had a rich and capable saviour when Lerner rocked up, it proved to be the undoing of us. IMO Villa have a massive untapped potential, arguably the biggest untapped potential left in the Premier League. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 41 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: For those ITK, how does a cheeky bid differ from a regular bid? A cheeky bid is usually know as taking the Michael, the piss, the biscuit. Just think Tottenham bidding for Grealish and offering 4m + onomah. Levy might have said to you, "just put a cheeky bid in for Grealish", and then wink at you with a smile. Could also be cheeky as in we don't really stand a chance but trying anyway..... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Would be nice if someone, who actually is up to date, could make a thread with a current squad, outgoing and ingoings. Apparantly we have released a whole bunch and I can't even name them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, MaVilla said: A cheeky bid is usually know as taking the Michael, the piss, the biscuit. Just think Tottenham bidding for Grealish and offering 4m + onomah. Levy might have said to you, "just put a cheeky bid in for Grealish", and then wink at you with a smile. Could also be cheeky as in we don't really stand a chance but trying anyway..... Oh I thought a cheeky bid was Deano in a pair of hot pants winking at the other player’s chairman. Then again, much though I love Deano, perhaps not really in that way. In fact scrub that image!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 1 minute ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Would be nice if someone, who actually is up to date, could make a thread with a current squad, outgoing and ingoings. Apparantly we have released a whole bunch and I can't even name them. There’s a squad thread somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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