OLDVILLAIN Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 As @KenjiOgiwara said..8m is a great deal for romero if true..i wont believe it though until the club announce it..too good to be true and all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Delphinho123 Posted September 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2020 Had a feeling this was going to happen today. If you schmucks think today is good, wait until next Wednesday. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teale's 'tache Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: I must have missed the talk of Romero, seems strange to sign another keeper the same sort of age as Heaton. Seems very weird if true, a loan I could understand maybe. I don't even rate him that much, hasn't he basically been a backup his entire career? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, PieFacE said: That's the only place I've seen it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted September 2, 2020 Moderator Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, omariqy said: Why get someone like Lange and McKenzie involved in your recruitment to buy 3 players Steve Bruce would have targeted? I don't get it tbh. Because there is short term and medium to long term approaches. We need players to have an impact this season so I think Smith is in a better position to drive this especially after last summer but I think the approach will chance after this summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 minute ago, KenjiOgiwara said: £ 8 million for Romero is a great bit of business tbf. That's some top class signing if true He's a really odd one to judge for me. Looks decent for Man. United in his cup cameos but he hasn't played a full season in league for about 8 years now and that was in Holland. Was a back up at Monaco before joining Man.United and wasn't a regular at Sampdoria either. Still hugely experienced with Argentina, 96 caps for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 So potentially we are looking at the below... GK - Romero (£8m) RB - Cash (£14m) ST - Wilson (£20m) If we spent £42m on these 3 we would still have £58m for the rest of the team. That's if the rumoured £100m minimum is true. We should be able to bring in some good players with that left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 minute ago, VillaChris said: Welcome to the premier league. A world where West Ham sign Haller, Ajeti and Javier Hernandez for 60m in summer 2019 and they've already got rid of two of them. Or Everton signing Cenk Tosun for 25m and he gets loaned out to Palace 18 months later. That's just the mid table teams. We certainly need better depth to our squad if anything to stop people crying about the 5 sub rule that may be kept for this season. That's the thing, for me we don't need to improve the squad as much as we massively need to improve our starting 11. So far the players mentioned for the most part makes our squad much better but our starting 11 only marginally better while costing us a huge amount. But maybe that's where we are, we have money but are still not attractive or skilled enough to be more than a grey blob. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Teale's 'tache said: Seems very weird if true, a loan I could understand maybe. I don't even rate him that much, hasn't he basically been a backup his entire career? 7 league games since 2015. Played much more in the cups but was dropped for both SFs this summer so OGS dosen't fancy him when a trophy is on the line. Would prefer Martinez tbh if there's still a chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Winger is a priority now. Dont think we’ll get Benrahma. Leipzig have moved for a winger from Braga as they dont want to pay for Rashica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I feel if we get in Wilson, we know what we’re getting. A good average Prem striker. So, he’s only in to do a short term job. From what I’m seeing from the signings is Villa are looking for players that have potential to be better than the Wilson level. But, before they’re at that level. could Watkins be better than that level? I’m not sure yet, especially at £28m. Closer to 20m seems where Villa are valuing the the risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicVillan Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: in Wilson, we know what we’re getting. A good average Prem striker. That's a massive upgrade IMHO 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 30 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Which part of the UK is Bremen in again? Besides Rashica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Weird seeing fans of the team who scraped survival on the last day be underwhelmed by signing an England international striker for 20m. You would think we were Arsenal or something. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 20M is a lot to pay for 4 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: I feel if we get in Wilson, we know what we’re getting. A good average Prem striker. So, he’s only in to do a short term job. From what I’m seeing from the signings is Villa are looking for players that have potential to be better than the Wilson level. But, before they’re at that level. 20M a lot to pay for a short-term signing who will have limited resale potential. I'd spend the extra 8M and get Watkins. *Presuming all the figures quoted are accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 minute ago, CosmicVillan said: That's a massive upgrade IMHO Only for now!! At some point we need someone longer term to improve above Wilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicVillan Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: Only for now!! At some point we need someone longer term to improve above Wilson We're already at now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 46 minutes ago, sne said: Here's hoping we can flog Samatta, Davis and eventually Wes ones he gets fit then. Well no the idea is to have about 4-5 senior strikers for cover unlike last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 minute ago, The Fun Factory said: Well no the idea is to have about 4-5 senior strikers for cover unlike last season. No club in the league have 5 senior strikers. Especially not anyone who play with a 1 striker system. Our problem is that we haven't got 1 good one. Quality not bulk. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillz Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Page 750-770 on this thread was one the bleakest things i've ever read. In the next 5 pages it breaks that we are signing Matty Cash, and potentially a England International Striker with a proven track record + a decent keeper for relatively cheap. And people are stilling moaning somehow. Madness. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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