Keyblade Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 We literally just need anybody relatively competent to be third choice. Samatta and Davis should be enough but if it gets hairy as it did at the start of the month, we won't have to bring out a teenage midfielder to play up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Jesus I'm going to have to stay off Facebook today, the meltdowns are infuriating. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, Farlz said: Jesus Christ Villa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, Keyblade said: We literally just need anybody relatively competent to be third choice. Samatta and Davis should be enough but if it gets hairy as it did at the start of the month, we won't have to bring out a teenage midfielder to play up front. Well I don't know. No one can be confident that Samatta is the man, appears to have quite a way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Good news if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Okonokos Posted January 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2020 We've spent all day saying "we're desperately short up front" and "it's dangerous relying on Samatta and Davis staying fit". Now it looks like we're signing what is quite obviously a back up striker and we're still moaning? 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, Dr_Pangloss said: Well I don't know. No one can be confident that Samatta is the man, appears to have quite a way to go. I'm personally happy to give Davis a go. We've done just about alright this year either with no striker, or with one still coming to grips with this league. We just need someone who can do a job up front. They don't need to be spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, Okonokos said: We weren't going bust under Lerner though. He'd lost interest but we were still functioning as a club. Xia took us to within days of ceasing to exist. Then NSWE came in and not only saved us, but have invested heavily into the club and all signs say they will do for the long haul. They have literally not put a foot wrong since they got here. So the original post was spot on, we should be bloody grateful to them. You can't dismiss them because of what may or may not happen in the future. I'm not dismissing them. I'm saying they're not untouchable just because Xia was on the verge of killing us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdabush Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Considering I thought we were going without a third striker, I'll take it. Having a look at his stats he did well in Spain so I'm hoping he suddenly clicks well with our team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, mikeyjavfc said: Time to get excited! A signing is a signing! No one's slick as BastonNo one's quick as BastonNo one's neck's as incredibly thick as Baston's... No one fights like BastonDouses lights like BastonIn a wrestling match nobody bites like Baston... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, mikeyjavfc said: Time to get excited! A signing is a signing! Less variety in those goals than Wesley's this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 you know Borja Baston will turn up for talks initially, and we will end up with Carroll again..... Its a RUSE i tell you, a RUSE!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted January 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Okonokos said: We've spent all day saying "we're desperately short up front" and "it's dangerous relying on Samatta and Davis staying fit". Now it looks like we're signing what is quite obviously a back up striker and we're still moaning? Yep. If you moaned about a lack of striker and still moan now then that's ridiculous. We needed an extra body, someone who won't bankrupt us and we're getting that. It's fine with me. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 A decent championship striker is better than nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Keyblade said: I'm personally happy to give Davis a go. We've done just about alright this year either with no striker, or with one still coming to grips with this league. We just need someone who can do a job up front. They don't need to be spectacular. For me it's the pressure of staying up. A good striker would guarantee us surviving. Samatta and Davis don't really fill that gap for me. Samatta could be good but he's an unknown and looked very much off the pace. Davis for me won't score enough. I think our work this window is not really going to come close to guaranteeing us survival, it's going to be very tight. Edited January 31, 2020 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) blimey Borja Baston joined Swansea for 15.5m in 2016.......thats quite a bit. to be fair he scored 18 in 36 for Eibar in the 15/16 season (La Liga), so he obviously wasnt terrible. Seems to have stuttered since joining Swansea?, wonder if he could find some of the old form? Edited January 31, 2020 by MaVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Villa Talk does make me laugh. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, MaVilla said: blimey Borja Baston joined Swansea for 15.5m in 2016.......thats quite a bit. He scored 18 goals in 36 games in La Liga for Eiber. That’s pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, MaVilla said: blimey Borja Baston joined Swansea for 15.5m in 2016.......thats quite a bit. I admit I’d never heard of him until 30 seconds ago. But like all players I’ll give him a chance before I declare he’s shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, Dr_Pangloss said: For me it's the pressure of staying up. A good striker would guarantee us surviving. Samatta and Davis don't really fill that gap for me. Samatta good but he's an unknown and looked very much off the pace. Davis for me won't score enough. I think our work this window is not really going to come close to guaranteeing us survival, it's going to be very tight. With the way we play we don't really on a striker to score, with goals coming from other areas. As long as the striker is bringing others in to play, making good runs and generally being a bit of a nuisance for defenders, then he is doing enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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