troon_villan Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Really hope the majority don't go needlessly daft over this. Yes, we're signing a SHA player but I remember when they signed him. I thought that was a massive coup for them and remember being quite annoyed that Redknapp had signed a good technical player who was in great form (under a certain Dean Smith) I think this is excellent business. We've got GG off the books and brought in a player who can actually play a bit. We all trust Dean Smith by now surely? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Zatman said: I know they have signed players from us but who was the last player we signed directly from them? Pretty sure it was Alan Curbishley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Chicken Field said: Interesting, they also have El Ghazi's weight to be 90kg's haha. I can imagine that's mostly because El Ghazi was very inconsistent for the majority of the season until the final few games. I've barely ever seen Jota before, so cannot judge him whatsoever, it just worries me that we are gonna end up with another relatively high aged unproven overpaid player, I was expecting us to go for younger players with high resale potential. But I do trust Smith. My only wish with Jota is that he does not sign a long term contract. He is 28,not 35! Give him a 3 year deal and get rid of him at 30 to a championship team. Adomah was 7m and he was nearly 30 when we signed him. A squad needs to have a mix of youth and experience. This is one of the latter. Edited May 31, 2019 by Made In Aston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) From SHA site "Can imagine them pricks now. We’ve taken their 2nd best player to rot in our reserves. To be fair at the moment feels that way. Not desperate to sign gardner. I’d rather not sell them one our most valuable assets." Edited May 31, 2019 by Kiwivillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Villa fans have tendency to presume that players aren't very good just because they play for small heath, I think that's the reason that some seem to overrate the job that Monk was doing last season, when in reality they had a team that should be around mid-table. When Jota signed for them he was rated by many as the best in the league, and it's not as if he's been a disaster since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villaluke Posted May 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2019 18 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: I think it’s a very shrewd signing by us, yes, Jota hasn’t played in The Premier League before but he was comfortably Brentford’s and Birmingham City’s best player when he played for them. Jota is very technically gifted and easy on the eye, he was like a fish out of water at Birmingham City, I’m convinced he’ll be a key player for us. Smith, O’Kelly and Pittarch have a clear plan and are executing it accordingly i was positive about this signing then i saw this post 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 23 minutes ago, useless said: I actually thought there was going to be a really big meltdown about me 'coming back', with loads of people saying how great it is that I'm back, the reason I waited until promotion is because I wanted to add to the ecstasy of the occassion. But I'm glad there wasn't as I find the compliments quite overwhelming, just like in real life. Sorry for the embarrassment Genuinely happy to see you back though, you're a great poster. I'll say no more on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: Is this your attempt at a John Lennon song? I did write it absolutely knowing it would be referenced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Here are some recent highlights. Doesn't strike me as a player who'll set the Premier League on fire, but happy with the price we seem to be getting for a player who should be hitting his peak, and should be able to slot in across all the attacking midfield positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 8 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Here are some recent highlights. Doesn't strike me as a player who'll set the Premier League on fire, but happy with the price we seem to be getting for a player who should be hitting his peak, and should be able to slot in across all the attacking midfield positions. He looks like he will be fine in the PL. An added bonus is that he makes all the the sha players looks like the crap they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 He takes decent corners. Sign him up already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 So would we rather bring on Andre Green, Adomah, or this guy as a sub? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 He looks like Carles Gil with a little pace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I was hoping for Diogo when I clicked on the thread but I’ll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 2 hours ago, useless said: Villa fans have tendency to presume that players aren't very good just because they play for small heath, I think that's the reason that some seem to overrate the job that Monk was doing last season, when in reality they had a team that should be around mid-table. When Jota signed for them he was rated by many as the best in the league, and it's not as if he's been a disaster since. Absolutely. He's done OK in a team who simply don't play football. Could be a great addition to the squad. McGrath knows he'll thoroughly enjoy playing with footballers again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 2 hours ago, villaluke said: i was positive about this signing then i saw this post I always put a dampener on things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 49 minutes ago, penguin said: I was hoping for Diogo when I clicked on the thread but I’ll take it. I’d say Jota is a better footballer than Diogo Jota in terms of technical ability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 1 hour ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: So would we rather bring on Andre Green, Adomah, or this guy as a sub? I think he’ll start for us and be a key player, I think a lot of people will be surprised at how good he actually is 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 50 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: I think he’ll start for us and be a key player, I think a lot of people will be surprised at how good he actually is Then we really are in trouble. He is a squad player at most we need much more quality starting for us in this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: Then we really are in trouble. He is a squad player at most we need much more quality starting for us in this league. There's a load of average teams and players in the PL. Is he worse than the likes of Bernard at Everton with 1 goal 3 assists etc. You could throw a blanket over us and anyone outside the top 6 and I actually think Arsenal and Chelsea will regress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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