OxfordVillan Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Villan4Life said: I suggested Fosu-Henry to a club last summer as a very good bosman transfer! They wasn't interested even though he was a free agent. He impressed me last season when i watched him play for Charlton! Brentford are getting a good player there. With what we know about the way Brentford operate, it’s not much of a leap of faith to suggest that Benrama might be available if Brentford secure Fosu-Henry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: If only we can sustain 9th most goals in the league without Wesley who many actually posted was like playing with 10 men with him in the team I think Samatta will be better. Lots of pressure on him though Drinkwater is much worse than mcginn and not much in it between heaton and reina. We haven't improved the squad. And we needed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, abdomlahor said: he's going back to werder. https://mobile.twitter.com/AVFC_News/status/1223176145639743488 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Herman22 said: I think given the fact we are a newly promoted team, it was always going to be hard for anyone coming in to stand out as a great signing. For me Mings and Heaton have been really good. Konsa, Guilbert and Targett have been solid if not fantastic. I think Marv and Douglas are improving every week and have looked more like prem quality players in the last month. The problems still lie up front. Wes is out for the season and was a bit hit and miss before the injury (to say the least). Jota looks a championship level player. I think in time Trez may come good and ElGhazi has been surprisingly effective at this level. All in all I would say that's a pretty decent hit rate. I agree was always going to be difficult. When you say pretty decent hit rate I'm not so sure aren't we supposedly following the Borussia Dortmund model of reducing the spending by scouting better and finding young players who we can develop get a few good years out of then sell on for a significant profit and re-invest? I don't feel Konsa, Guilbert and Targett have been solid but they have been OK though, all have had good games but not solid imo, Guilbert would be the player I like most out of those three but him and Targett are probably at a level that suits them I don't really see them pushing on any further, I do think Konsa shows promise and can improve a fair bit. Nakamba shows some potential yes, jury is still out for me with DL some people seem to be always looking through Man City/Brazil rose tinted glasses when they talk about him but bearing in mind his age he could turn out to be a good signing if he develops. Wes was hit and miss? He was very poor worse signing of the summer for me, I think we would have done better signing two 11mil players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Kiwivillan said: Saved me from posting. He's a lanky streak of piss Yeah, he's lanky, slow and a poor finisher. Really don't rate him at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) It's like a said, people want a warm body striker backup with no intention that he starts but cover if injuries strike. Great selling position for the club. Not sure how we didn't land a cheap option Do we want someone on a 4 year contract on 30-40k like Selke just in case? The **** we do Edited January 31, 2020 by Kiwivillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 hours ago, bobzy said: "Great"? Probably Mings and Guilbert. "Good"? Konsa, Heaton, Nakamba, Luiz. Bear in mind, yet again, that we had to buy an entire team. We could spend £22m on 12 quality players. I know we had a lot of players to buy I'm not questioning that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I would have hoped that we could have brought a striker in on loan, but I guess everyone is looking for the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Kiwivillan said: It's like a said, people want a warm body striker backup with no intention that he starts but cover if injuries strike. Great selling position for the club. Not sure how we didn't land a cheap option Who said that? I think we need a striker to push Samatta and come off the bench and contribute. I don't want one for the sake of it. But there's a reason teams have multiple options in different positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, DCJonah said: We haven't improved the squad. And we needed to. Apart from PEP I would actually agree we have not improved the squad this window yet and we needed to because other teams seem to have. Edited January 31, 2020 by Dave-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, DCJonah said: Who said that? I think we need a striker to push Samatta and come off the bench and contribute. I don't want one for the sake of it. But there's a reason teams have multiple options in different positions. We have Davis who looked good against Leicester. I take all I said about him back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, Kiwivillan said: We have Davis who looked good against Leicester. I take all I said about him back. I like Davis. But he's barely played football in the last year and struggled to score goals in the championship. Like I said, I think Samatta and Davis is probably one of the weakest striking core in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, Dave-R said: Yay or Nay for selke?? I say Yay. It's certainly very fashionable to take a selke right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dave-R said: Apart from PEP I would actually agree we have not improved the squad this window yet and we needed to because other teams seem to of. Is he better than Heaton? For me it's a pretty like for like signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Louie Barry might find himself making that first tam debut sooner than we were expecting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kiwivillan Posted January 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2020 Are their no stoics out there like me? It is what it is. I have no control over the matter. Club obviously constrained by summer spend and FFP. I really rate our team and manager based on recent results. Keep the faith 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, sidcow said: It's certainly very fashionable to take a selke right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, DCJonah said: Is he better than Heaton? For me it's a pretty like for like signing. Pep distribution phenomenally better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, Kiwivillan said: Pep distribution phenomenally better Agreed. Doesn't make him a better keeper though. There really isn't a lot in it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, lexicon said: Heaton's top earner at 42k, isn't he? Really? I honestly don’t know so if others have ITK info on this then fair enough but I’d be a little surprised if Heaton, on £42k is our top earner: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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