pete101 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Condimentalist said: Wilson would be a disaster. He's only once hit more than 8 in the league, is always injured, and would expect a big pay day. We've been here too many times before. I was I think under the media spell that has always told us Wilson is great , when his named popped up earlier i was thinking perfect for us except his injury history, After reading your comment and looking at his goal record , it's very poor , revised my opinion not for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillz Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Rank Player Club Nationality Stat 1. Jack Grealish Aston Villa England 8 2. Trézéguet Aston Villa Egypt 6 3. Wesley Aston Villa Brazil 5 4. Anwar El Ghazi Aston Villa Netherlands 4 5. Conor Hourihane Aston Villa Ireland 3 5. John McGinn Aston Villa Scotland 3 5. Douglas Luiz Aston Villa Brazil 3 That's the list of our goal-scorers from last season. (bit harsh on Wes due to the injury), but worth noting that our other strikers got 1 goal combined. That simply isn't good enough. Now i'd love for us to unearth the next star who is going to score 20 a season, but i just dont think it's going to happen. Instead, i think it's quite sensible to sign a few attacking options (Wilson, Watkins, another TBC) etc with the hope that they will combine collectively for those magical 20 goals that would ensure us an mid-table finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: State of anyone not taking Hogan/Wilson swap. Wilson could walk in here, grab a singular goal and immediately retire and that'd still be a vast upgrade on Hogan. Agreed. Be like Richard Madeley turning down a wife swap request from Kanye West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: Double post Edited August 8, 2020 by av1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 55 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: State of anyone not taking Hogan/Wilson swap. Wilson could walk in here, grab a singular goal and immediately retire and that'd still be a vast upgrade on Hogan. We would never be so lucky if it was a straight swap..im sure there are millions involved if the story is true...and i dont think it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 41 minutes ago, Gillz said: Rank Player Club Nationality Stat 1. Jack Grealish Aston Villa England 8 2. Trézéguet Aston Villa Egypt 6 3. Wesley Aston Villa Brazil 5 4. Anwar El Ghazi Aston Villa Netherlands 4 5. Conor Hourihane Aston Villa Ireland 3 5. John McGinn Aston Villa Scotland 3 5. Douglas Luiz Aston Villa Brazil 3 That's the list of our goal-scorers from last season. (bit harsh on Wes due to the injury), but worth noting that our other strikers got 1 goal combined. That simply isn't good enough. Now i'd love for us to unearth the next star who is going to score 20 a season, but i just dont think it's going to happen. Instead, i think it's quite sensible to sign a few attacking options (Wilson, Watkins, another TBC) etc with the hope that they will combine collectively for those magical 20 goals that would ensure us an mid-table finish That really is piss poor... Yet another example highlighting the fact that we need to improve massively! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Not sure Wilson fits the mould of where the current leadership wants to take the club. Not saying he couldn’t do a job, but I don’t think he’ll be in the top tier of targets for new strikers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Would be worth it just to get rid of Hogan if nothing else, Bournemouth have better players we could go for though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, Awol said: Not sure Wilson fits the mould of where the current leadership wants to take the club. Not saying he couldn’t do a job, but I don’t think he’ll be in the top tier of targets for new strikers. I don't think you can shoehorn yourself into a mould as regards style, age etc. If a quality player becomes available, you are interested. Shouldn't over complicate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I am glad I am not the only person not buying the Wilson hype, he isn't the best forward at Bournemouth, if King was English they would be stating he is great as well. For an alleged quality striker a fit Wesley would have outscored him 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaHatesMe Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Callum Wilson finished 20th in the Prem in xG at 10.1, and was tied for 34th in xG per 90 at 0.31. In other words, he's not great, but he's a perfectly serviceable striker. Our highest finishers were Jack in xG (6.3, t-42nd) and El Ghazi and Wes tied for 41st in xG per 90 at 0.26. It's not the world class upgrade we all want, but it's an upgrade. To me this is the kind of move that would provide a solid floor while hoping that both Wesley and possibly Ollie Watkins exceed expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaHatesMe Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: I am glad I am not the only person not buying the Wilson hype, he isn't the best forward at Bournemouth, if King was English they would be stating he is great as well. For an alleged quality striker a fit Wesley would have outscored him Their attacking metrics for this season were actually quite similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Cant we just buy bellotti? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 53 minutes ago, GingerCollins29 said: Cant we just buy bellotti? After 393 pages, I am not sure we can buy anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jackbauer24 Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, VillaHatesMe said: Their attacking metrics for this season were actually quite similar. I miss the days when transfer windows consisted of me working out if a player was good by a) knowing their name b) having seen them play c) my mates telling me they were good or, more recently, d) watching a dodgy biased highlight reel. Nowadays it seems you need a first in degree level Mathematics, advanced Economics and some basic understanding of brain surgery. Is it just me who glazes over all these charts?! When did football get so... Boring?! Has he got a good haircut, does he wear flashy boots and what does his girlfriend look like?! That's what we really want to know. I'll also be back tomorrow night to complain about current music, the cost of petrol and how there's nothing good on TV anymore... 8 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 24 minutes ago, paul514 said: After 393 pages, I am not sure we can buy anyone After that, wait till it hits 1000 there will be uproar with the speed these pages keep amassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I know Danny Ings hit 22 goals this year and Vardy isn't technically playing for a traditionally "Big 6" club, but who was the last striker from outside the top 6 to hit 20 goals in the last 10 years? I imagine Benteke was the closest with 19 in 2012/13. I very much doubt we'll be signing a ready made 20 goal/season striker. Next to impossible. We're going to have to take a gamble one way or another. Honestly Tammy Abraham seems the closest thing we can get (if we even can) to a 15/season striker at this level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hong0311 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 4 hours ago, VillaHatesMe said: Their attacking metrics for this season were actually quite similar. This is the metrics for their entire career, not the 2019-20 season. Here is the 2019-20 season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: I know Danny Ings hit 22 goals this year and Vardy isn't technically playing for a traditionally "Big 6" club, but who was the last striker from outside the top 6 to hit 20 goals in the last 10 years? I imagine Benteke was the closest with 19 in 2012/13. I very much doubt we'll be signing a ready made 20 goal/season striker. Next to impossible. We're going to have to take a gamble one way or another. Honestly Tammy Abraham seems the closest thing we can get (if we even can) to a 15/season striker at this level. Someone does it or gets close every year. lukaku 16/17 25 everton vardy 17/18 20 Leicester vardy 18/19 18 Leicester Ings and vardy this year anyway what you aim for is a minimum of 12 and hopefully 15 plus with the back up getting near double figures Edited August 9, 2020 by paul514 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaveAV1 Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, hong0311 said: This is the metrics for their entire career, not the 2019-20 season. Here is the 2019-20 season. Well that’s cleared that up. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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