Zatman Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 26 minutes ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: So what you saying then...2/10 WNB or 8/10 WB? His nightclub incident started as somebody thought he was even less than 2/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 If he can resurrect his form he showed at Leicester.....its a good signing. IF....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I disagree with people saying this is a risk. If we're paying half his wages then a six month loan costs about £1.5m. I don't imagine Drinkwater's going to set the world alight, but that is a sensible bit of business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) This season's Tom Carroll? Edit- seen that already mentioned! A strange signing. On paper a move up from Lansbury. Perhaps we can loan Lansbury out to cover some of this cost? Edited January 7, 2020 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I'll see how he does on the pitch before I judge him but it's an interesting signing. 6 months loan deal, paying a percentage of his wages seems pretty risk free to me. The good thing is we don't need him as a starter. If he can make an impact from the bench he will have been good value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: It's a 6 month loan. At a high financial cost. About £2m in wages. I have zero hope that he won’t flop. He must be pissing himself laughing that someone else is dumb enough to employ him. As above, he’s a scumbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 7, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2020 28 minutes ago, Spoony said: So we haven’t learnt anything from the past then. Welcome Lescott/Richards/Agbonlahor/McCormack mk. 2 Yes, not to give them 4 year deals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete101 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, Spoony said: At a high financial cost. About £2m in wages. I have zero hope that he won’t flop. He must be pissing himself laughing that someone else is dumb enough to employ him. As above, he’s a scumbag. Very underwhelming I agree but day one , come on have a bit more class 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, Spoony said: At a high financial cost. About £2m in wages. I have zero hope that he won’t flop. He must be pissing himself laughing that someone else is dumb enough to employ him. As above, he’s a scumbag. Not sure the financials of the deal have been shared? IF it is £2m all in then its not a lot of money in today's PL market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Welcome Danny, am very intrigued to see how he can link up with Grealish, If they do well it could just be the future England midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Welcome Danny. We don't currently have a central midfielder who has the calm head and nous to see a game out - hence all the games we have lost from winning positions. I'm sure Drinkwater has had to come up clutch a number of times in Leicesters survival and title winning years so, crucially, knows how to win. That'll do me. And as for the stuff in his personal life, yes he did terrible things but lets not hold it against the guy the rest of his life. Surely we are better than that, no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: Welcome Danny. We don't currently have a central midfielder who has the calm head and nous to see a game out - hence all the games we have lost from winning positions. I'm sure Drinkwater has had to come up clutch a number of times in Leicesters survival and title winning years so, crucially, knows how to win. That'll do me. And as for the stuff in his personal life, yes he did terrible things but lets not hold it against the guy the rest of his life. Surely we are better than that, no? you'd hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Seems to be nothing more than as a short term replacement for Mcginn. Probably won't be improving our first team much as it is to be a squad player in midfield. An okay signing tbh and not worried unless he's our only signign this January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy54 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 This signing is a bit underwhelming to be honest...at least its not a 5 year deal. However in all honesty who are we going to attract in our position of quiet desperation Is our academy that bad that we have no younger "hungrier" players who could step up? I guess our situation is too risky to try untested players, but Drinkwater - a player who has not played competitive footy for ages....I am willing to give him a chance though. I am sure our professional footy people at Villa know what they are doing. Those that put the Villa shirt on deserve our support, until their first misplaced pass then the vitriol begins ! Regards to all Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holteend1982 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Not sure what to make of this one. Also loaning from chelsea now means we won't be able to loan giroud from them which is pretty disappointing. Good luck to him though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Warmest of welcomes and best of luck. Time for a new beginning. Edited January 7, 2020 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 4 hours ago, sne said: £110.000/w salary that Chelsea demand be paid in full (according to them) Not played regularly since he moved to Chelsea after the 16/17 season. A total of 25 games played since the summer of 2017 149 minutes of football this season Turning 30 in 2 months and been injured or unfit a lot this season Huge questions about his attitude after fights in nightclubs and drunk driving. Last year that is. Been released by one of our relegation rivals for some reason. The drunk driving alone is enough for me to not want him anywhere near our club. Me heart just sunk when I read we were actually doing this. Me too. I thought we had left this sort of player behind when we shifted McCormack at the start of the season. I see panic buy tbh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Welcome Drinkeh. Hope he goes the Mings route and uses this as an opportunity to shine and get his career back on track. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, lexicon said: Welcome Drinkeh. Hope he goes the Mings route and uses this as an opportunity to shine and get his career back on track. yes we were all very lukewarm to Mings signing on for us at first too. hope this can be a similar situation to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Was he captain at Leicester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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