thabucks Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Lacking a CB, winger, DMC, untested striker and right back. Personally I think we need one of each as fast as possible You mean tried & tested striker ? And Elmo, Bree and Guilbert not good enough RB cover .... Edited July 7, 2019 by thabucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 52 minutes ago, Thats2 said: I also wouldn’t be shocked if a decade from now we look back on Mings as a club legend. I don’t think you can put a price on that. Also, he's got proper a rock star name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Not sure why people think Cahill is not a ball playing centre half? I'd have that as one of his better attributes, playing from the back. Certainly no mug on the ball like is being made out here. As for the person who said it's like signing Lescott all over again because theyre the same age.. How old was Tonev? 24. Shall we never sign a 24 year old again? Balaban was what 22? Shall we never sign a 22 year old again? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, thabucks said: You mean tried & tested striker ? And Elmo, Bree and Guilbert not good enough RB cover .... He is not tried and tested in any way and we all know it. It's very very likely he will flop, thus I think it's key to land another striker. Guilbert I've never seen play a whole lot. If he holds the level, fine. Bree definately does not. I like him, but he has major development steps to take to belong in the PL. If people wanna gamble on unproven PL foreigners to save the day, that's okey. I'd rather add depth so I know we can rotate. And rotate with some quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted July 7, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2019 Just now, KenjiOgiwara said: He is not tried and tested in any way and we all know it. It's very very likely he will flop, thus I think it's key to land another striker. Guilbert I've never seen play a whole lot. If he holds the level, fine. Bree definately does not. I like him, but he has major development steps to take to belong in the PL. If people wanna gamble on unproven PL foreigners to save the day, that's okey. I'd rather add depth so I know we can rotate. And rotate with some quality. Is it very very likely he will flop though? I'm not saying he's nailed on to be a goal machine monster but Smith tends to make players better and he doesn't look shabby to be fair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted July 7, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2019 Just now, Gompedyret said: Also, he's got proper a rock star name. T to the Y to the R to the O to the N to the E, **** MINGS yes y'all AVFC! Sounds more hip hop to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 hour ago, DCJonah said: You could say that about every position. We aren't signing a £20 million attacking mid if jack gets injured. I think if you're expecting £20 million back up players who are happy in that role, you will be disappointed this summer. Yes, but we already have meaningful cover in midfield, but striker is a key position. If Wesley doesn’t work out we need options worthy of our ambition, currently we have Davis and Kodjia having said good bye to McCormack and Tammy. I really think we need a half decent back up and not convinced Kodjia is that? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Would really like Benrahma but I just don't think that will happen. Trezeguet for £10m doesn't seem like a bad option though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 19 minutes ago, Junxs said: Not sure why people think Cahill is not a ball playing centre half? I'd have that as one of his better attributes, playing from the back. Certainly no mug on the ball like is being made out here. As for the person who said it's like signing Lescott all over again because theyre the same age.. How old was Tonev? 24. Shall we never sign a 24 year old again? Balaban was what 22? Shall we never sign a 22 year old again? He's not a ball carrying centre half, it's a different attribute. Nor does he have the pace to play a high line. Nobody said he was a mug. They might go for him anyway, what do I know, but I'd rather we looked elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, romavillan said: T to the Y to the R to the O to the N to the E, **** MINGS yes y'all AVFC! Sounds more hip hop to me You might have a point. Guess we need to wait for his first single to find out, then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 I like it, I'm sold now. Get him in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, romavillan said: Is it very very likely he will flop though? I'm not saying he's nailed on to be a goal machine monster but Smith tends to make players better and he doesn't look shabby to be fair. Who knows, but people are already talking like he is the star and there's little reason to add to the forward line. It's not impossible at all he's another Soldado, Kezman, Jo or Alfonso Alves. I genuinly think Deano is good at this stuff, but pretending it's not a high uncertainty in regards to how these players will handle the PL with completely new relations, that's naive to me. Like most others I love some foreign buys cause you don't really know what you're getting, but it's a long season, suspensions, injuries, bad form. I think it's reasonable to discuss it at least and not pretend we have a first 11 that's all that yet (for all we know). Maybe Guilbert and Wesley will be stupid good. Maybe. I don't know. I just can't say we got a decent team for preseason before we adress more positions. Hause and Jota are not starters for me so that's a CB, winger and DMC before I can even think it's starting to take shape. We all see this differently anyway Edited July 7, 2019 by KenjiOgiwara 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, thunderball said: Yes, but we already have meaningful cover in midfield, but striker is a key position. If Wesley doesn’t work out we need options worthy of our ambition, currently we have Davis and Kodjia having said good bye to McCormack and Tammy. I really think we need a half decent back up and not convinced Kodjia is that? Hey i'm in agreement with you. I just don't believe we will spend that amount on a player who isn't first choice and i don't think maupay would join us in that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Hey i'm in agreement with you. I just don't believe we will spend that amount on a player who isn't first choice and i don't think maupay would join us in that role. Smith may play 2 up front next season. Wesley and Maupay would be a good partnership. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: Smith may play 2 up front next season. Wesley and Maupay would be a good partnership. Can't see it. You do that and you lose jack in his best role. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 If we have the money, and he wants to join, having Maupay in the squad will be a nice problem to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: Smith may play 2 up front next season. Wesley and Maupay would be a good partnership. Has he regularly played 2 up front at any club he's managed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 24 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: He's not a ball carrying centre half, it's a different attribute. Nor does he have the pace to play a high line. Nobody said he was a mug. They might go for him anyway, what do I know, but I'd rather we looked elsewhere. Surely that's hand ball? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 36 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Hey i'm in agreement with you. I just don't believe we will spend that amount on a player who isn't first choice and i don't think maupay would join us in that role. I think Smith , Purslow and Suso will do what’s right, whatever that is, let’s wait and see.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Lerner's Driver said: Have you heard anything? Almost two weeks on, I think it's clear he knows as much as we do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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