avfc1982am Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I'd be really f***** off if we sold him this summer. It also would be another bit of bullshit from Hecks mouth about not selling our best players. We should be getting him on a new deal not looking to flog him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 14/01/2024 at 11:47, villa4europe said: Surprised no one else commented Head went today, looked a very frustrated figure, Evertons plan of lots of contact overly physical slyly kicking him and no free kick being given paired with going down when he brushed one of them done him He's the player we should be looking at to rise above it and take games out of the mud, he didn't today, didn't come close either Dougie grew up scrapping in the favela. He’s always one step away from getting in a fight, and I’d say he’s really really matured on that front over the last couple of years. But he’ll never totally eliminate it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 One thing that annoys me about Luiz is his tendency to fall over looking a freekick, then the ref waves play on and he's sitting on his arse waving his arms in the air while the opposition have possession outside our penalty box. Seems to happen once or twice a game, and been doing it under Smith and Gerrard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 13 minutes ago, duke313 said: One thing that annoys me about Luiz is his tendency to fall over looking a freekick, then the ref waves play on and he's sitting on his arse waving his arms in the air while the opposition have possession outside our penalty box. Seems to happen once or twice a game, and been doing it under Smith and Gerrard. Harsh! If that is his only flaw it is a minor one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Players come and players go. Every top team has at some stage sold top players. If he goes for £100,000,000. Then use that money wisely, and we could benefit. Stay or go, I trust Unai to manage this either way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, avfc1982am said: I'd be really f***** off if we sold him this summer. It also would be another bit of bullshit from Hecks mouth about not selling our best players. We should be getting him on a new deal not looking to flog him. But if we had to sell one of our high value players (£50m+) in the summer to balance the books who would it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 It's not even for the book balancing, though it would help. Again - if someone is offering 100M for Luiz - it would be club malfeasance not to consider it simply because any valuation that high is a good deal for the seller and not the buyer. And I think Luiz has been magnificent this year - but he's playing next to free transfer Kamara who we were incredibly poor without. So to think that we couldn't possibly find a replacement is pessimistic. We just have to be smart about it. Look at the top 10 transfers and aside from Mbappe, though I'm sure it helped out Monaco, every one of those transfers helped the seller more than the buyer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 51 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: But if we had to sell one of our high value players (£50m+) in the summer to balance the books who would it be? I'd sell everyone before selling Luiz, Martinez, Kamara, McGinn or Konsa. Probably through Torres and Watkins into the mix. If we can't stay balanced at the top end of the league then we are very poorly run and still a feeder club. Especially if we can't hold onto our best players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 44 minutes ago, DJBOB said: It's not even for the book balancing, though it would help. Again - if someone is offering 100M for Luiz - it would be club malfeasance not to consider it simply because any valuation that high is a good deal for the seller and not the buyer. And I think Luiz has been magnificent this year - but he's playing next to free transfer Kamara who we were incredibly poor without. So to think that we couldn't possibly find a replacement is pessimistic. We just have to be smart about it. Look at the top 10 transfers and aside from Mbappe, though I'm sure it helped out Monaco, every one of those transfers helped the seller more than the buyer. I personally think the days of these kind of transfer fees are over for the foreseeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Just now, Vive_La_Villa said: I personally think the days of these kind of transfer fees are over for the foreseeable. For this year probably - hard to see a club in the summer who could absorb this outlay besides Liverpool and they’ve already got Szobo and Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 02/01/2024 at 16:40, maqroll said: If Barca or Arsenal or Man City come in for Douglas, I worry... Barca can't afford him, an we wouldn't sell to to a rival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oishiiniku_uk Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 hours ago, duke313 said: One thing that annoys me about Luiz is his tendency to fall over looking a freekick, then the ref waves play on and he's sitting on his arse waving his arms in the air while the opposition have possession outside our penalty box. Seems to happen once or twice a game, and been doing it under Smith and Gerrard. He's not the only one who does that, tbh. And it used to happen more often under previous managers (when we would lose possession a lot more often and cheaply). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 After Grealish i have kind of detached myself a bit from players. They are a commodity . Players will leave. Players will come in and with a bit of luck it will allow us to keep on moving upwards. I will be sad about ones that leave but never too upset again. Ffp is rigged. So if we sell our best players from time to time to strengthen the squad overall then thats fine. Its the badge ( sort of ) that i love the most. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 6 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: Its the badge ( sort of ) that i love the most. Not for long..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 3 hours ago, DJBOB said: It's not even for the book balancing, though it would help. Again - if someone is offering 100M for Luiz - it would be club malfeasance not to consider it simply because any valuation that high is a good deal for the seller and not the buyer. And I think Luiz has been magnificent this year - but he's playing next to free transfer Kamara who we were incredibly poor without. So to think that we couldn't possibly find a replacement is pessimistic. We just have to be smart about it. Look at the top 10 transfers and aside from Mbappe, though I'm sure it helped out Monaco, every one of those transfers helped the seller more than the buyer. Thats missing some players, Dembele moved for more than £100m to Barca. I agree with the sentiment though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, foreveryoung said: Barca can't afford him, an we wouldn't sell to to a rival. Its a joke of Barca do try, they shouldn't be allowed to sign anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 14 hours ago, DJBOB said: It's not even for the book balancing, though it would help. Again - if someone is offering 100M for Luiz - it would be club malfeasance not to consider it simply because any valuation that high is a good deal for the seller and not the buyer. And I think Luiz has been magnificent this year - but he's playing next to free transfer Kamara who we were incredibly poor without. So to think that we couldn't possibly find a replacement is pessimistic. We just have to be smart about it. Look at the top 10 transfers and aside from Mbappe, though I'm sure it helped out Monaco, every one of those transfers helped the seller more than the buyer. If only Barcelona had had competent people in charge. Criminal waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 This thread reminds me of a Harry Enfield character. If a big club were to offer 100+ for Doug then maybe we should consider it. But if Barcelona come in with a straight swap offer for Torres. I’d say oi Barcelona No! I don’t think Doug is going anywhere. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) On 30/12/2023 at 17:36, VillaAlex said: He's looked so tired these past few games since we played Man City. Hopefully can get some good rest now. Answer.....Relationship resumed. Edited January 17 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 22 hours ago, Adam2003 said: Dougie grew up scrapping in the favela. He’s always one step away from getting in a fight, and I’d say he’s really really matured on that front over the last couple of years. But he’ll never totally eliminate it. I’m not sure we want him to totally eliminate it, it’s his aggression that elevates him above many of his fellow PL midfielders both in our squad and the opposition’s! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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