KentVillan Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Biggest thing I’m looking forward to is having a keeper who can sling the ball out quickly to Jack, Trez and AEG (and hopefully a lightning quick striker!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, sne said: How many world champions have we had playing for us? Siegrist and Veretout won at underage level. Siegrist was even a Villa player I would also include the Peace Cup as the worldwide version of the Champions League Edited January 13, 2020 by Zatman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2020 Shay Given was 39 when he left us and played till he was 41. A 37 year old keeper who is substantially better than Given will do fine for 4 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 37 minutes ago, chips'ngravy said: Just found out he supports Vox (Spanish far right). He can f**k right off as far as I'm concerned. I'm disappointed in him already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, chips'ngravy said: Just found out he supports Vox (Spanish far right). He can f**k right off as far as I'm concerned. Yeah **** that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Considering his age his height may be a problem. Being tall is crucial for an older keeper. Just look at how the likes of Given and Casillas stagnated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Considering his age his height may be a problem. Being tall is crucial for an older keeper. Just look at how the likes of Given and Casillas stagnated. He's 6'2" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Reminds of the Sherwood win percentage stat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Well he won't have that for long singing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 48 minutes ago, Tom13 said: He's 6'2" That's my height! Gizza job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, chips'ngravy said: Just found out he supports Vox (Spanish far right). He can f**k right off as far as I'm concerned. Gross. We're really signing some class acts this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Hope he's sensible with the game at Anfield. If we're going down and on the end of a predictable spanking, don't want him going all Houllier. Speaks well on the website, seems a determined chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 14, 2020 Visiting Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Much needed! Welcome Pepe Villa’s new owners must have paid a fortune to get Man Citeh’s manager to join Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Is he a keeper who likes to catch or punch? Highlight videos seem to suggest he likes punching more. That worries me, particularly with the speed/awareness/ability of our defensive players or when attempting to defend as a team. The second ball is always won by the opposition. Heaton served us well because he held the ball. We need a calming keeper, not a spectacular shot stopper if ball is coming back in withing seconds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, jackbauer24 said: Is he a keeper who likes to catch or punch? Highlight videos seem to suggest he likes punching more. That worries me, particularly with the speed/awareness/ability of our defensive players or when attempting to defend as a team. The second ball is always won by the opposition. Heaton served us well because he held the ball. We need a calming keeper, not a spectacular shot stopper if ball is coming back in withing seconds... We were never going to get a keeper as good as Heaton. Losing him is disastrous. If he stops the ball it's a step up from Nyland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 4 hours ago, chips'ngravy said: Just found out he supports Vox (Spanish far right). He can f**k right off as far as I'm concerned. This is a bit unfair. Pepe Reina has been very vocal about his opposition to Catalonian independence, which is hardly a radical position (even if you disagree with it). He has Tweeted his support of Vox's position on that issue, but also the more mainstream right-wing People's Party and other Spanish nationalist parties. I don't think he has explicitly said he voted Vox (although he has strongly implied it), and I don't think he has publicly supported their views on race, and so on. So yes, he's probably a bit of a Spanish jamón, but if you think these kinds of views are unacceptable for a footballer, we'd struggle to put a squad together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chips'ngravy Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 hours ago, KentVillan said: This is a bit unfair. Pepe Reina has been very vocal about his opposition to Catalonian independence, which is hardly a radical position (even if you disagree with it). He has Tweeted his support of Vox's position on that issue, but also the more mainstream right-wing People's Party and other Spanish nationalist parties. I don't think he has explicitly said he voted Vox (although he has strongly implied it), and I don't think he has publicly supported their views on race, and so on. So yes, he's probably a bit of a Spanish jamón, but if you think these kinds of views are unacceptable for a footballer, we'd struggle to put a squad together. He's certainly entitled to his view on Catalan independence as is anyone but expressing it via Vox's take on it is not alright. They are a neo-franquista party that very much represent the idea that there still exists two Spains. A progressive one and sadly one that is still anchored to the ideology of Franco. I wonder how we'd feel if we'd signed someone who was giving likes to EDL's Twitter feed? I'd like to think the rest of our squad aren't tacit supporters of far-right parties, and if they are they keep it to themselves. Unfortunately, such is the current political climate throughout Europe and beyond such parties have become normalized as they've swept into parliament on a wave of anti-immigration populism and people feel emboldened to express their support for them publicly. Anyway, we've got a drunk and a fascist now. Who's next? It's all starting to feel a bit 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted January 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2020 On 10/01/2020 at 22:07, Khizzy said: Absolute waste of our final loan slot. Who plays in goal anf which keeper is on the bench if Nyland gets injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, chips'ngravy said: He's certainly entitled to his view on Catalan independence as is anyone but expressing it via Vox's take on it is not alright. They are a neo-franquista party that very much represent the idea that there still exists two Spains. A progressive one and sadly one that is still anchored to the ideology of Franco. I wonder how we'd feel if we'd signed someone who was giving likes to EDL's Twitter feed? I'd like to think the rest of our squad aren't tacit supporters of far-right parties, and if they are they keep it to themselves. Unfortunately, such is the current political climate throughout Europe and beyond such parties have become normalized as they've swept into parliament on a wave of anti-immigration populism and people feel emboldened to express their support for them publicly. Anyway, we've got a drunk and a fascist now. Who's next? It's all starting to feel a bit 2016. Vox got 15% of the vote at the last Spanish election. So more UKIP than EDL, more populist than fascist. I don't agree with their politics, but I can't believe we're genuinely trying to cancel Pepe Reina because he's a bit Bréxito. We literally have John Terry as assistant manager. Newsflash: some footballers are a bit unreconstructed. Displaying so much moral superiority and then calling someone who may have a genuine alcohol addiction a "drunk" is also a bit rich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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