nick76 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Just now, Phil Silvers said: Prediction.... we will break our record transfer fee 4 times in this window I think we'll break our transfer record. Not sure about 4 times. To be honest, I dont care about breaking the transfer record I care about the quality coming in.....generally more money does mean better quality but for example paying 25m for Watkins for me doesnt mean we have really improved much. I want players that make a difference to our first XI. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 12, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ponky said: So any foreign signings would be need to quarantine for 14 days prior to joining the squad - is that correct? we have testing facilities at BMH. i'm guessing that means they won't have to provided tests come back negative of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVilla Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, nick76 said: Given it seems most english players are abroad at the moment on holiday, it'll be the same for them as well. Even John Terry is overseas I believe at the moment. No idea how pre-season will work. Pretty sure that if they take a test on returning and the results come back negative, they don't have to quarantine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 53 minutes ago, useless said: We've already got Nakamba and Luiz for the DM position, what we need most of all in midfield is a box to box player that's strong in the tackle but also decent going forward, someone like Doucouré springs to mind, but there are probably better examples. Onamah? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Farlz Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 Watkins significantly improves our team 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I see Onamah more as an attacking midfielder, Watkins improves our team as it stands now and if signs will be our best striker, Wesley can get better but at the same time so can Watkins, and am sure Fulham won't want to be selling him. That Sangare looks a decent player and has the added bonus that can play as a both a DM or more of a box to box type midfielder. In fact you could probably argue that not only would Watkins be our best centre-forward, he'd be a contender for being our best winger behind Grealish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 51 minutes ago, OLDVILLAIN said: Anyone else get that feeling of when the "big boys" are finished raiding the Flavour of the month footballers named in this thread,that we will be left with just scraps? Alot of the "Big Boys" already have huge squads and seriously high wage bills. I feel most of them will be after players out of our league currently anyways, and not many. It's the 2nd tier such as Arsenal, Leicester, Wolves, West Ham etc we will have to worry about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, Farlz said: Watkins significantly improves our team Call him Ollivier Watkinsaka and he sounds alot more exotic and excites more people, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, Farlz said: Watkins significantly improves our team To be seen, I think he'll improve our squad significantly but influence on the first XI will take a while in my opinion. Unless we buy another striker as well, then he'll be thrown in the deep end into the first XI and that worries me greatly but I will keep my fingers crossed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nick76 Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Call him Ollivier Watkinsaka and he sounds alot more exotic and excites more people, That's unfair for the hardcore Villa fans....maybe the fair weather fans it does. For me I've said I want to buy him but not on his own, if he was to be our main striker then I'm not convinced his impact this season is going to be enough for us. I think longer term he could be good but throwing all our striker eggs into one basket and starting the season with Wes, Watkins, Samatta and Davis as our strikeforce options is weak. I believe that Wes could come good and Watkins looks to have talent but it's a huge risk on two maybe's. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Throwing in Watkins as our senior 9 option would be a big gamble imo. Much better to sign him and an experienced striker even if he's only a short term loan option for a season. So they both start the season but Watkins is out wide and so he can adapt to the premier league easier without having the pressure of having to hit the ground running like Gestede did and also Wes last season which certainly hindered them. Watkins can then move upfront when other striker is injured/suspended and by end of season he'll hopefully be ready to lead the line. To me it's a bit like West Ham signing Jarred Bowen. Fantastic scoring record at Hull and you get the feeling if we'd got him in January we'd have played him through the middle. West Ham however decided to go with Antonio through the middle with Bowen out wide and it worked pretty well for them in the run in. Bowen already hit the ground running in premier league and will probably be moved upfront at some stage next season but West Ham know he can do a job out wide if that dosen't work. I'd like us to do the same with Watkins. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, useless said: We've already got Nakamba and Luiz for the DM position, what we need most of all in midfield is a box to box player that's strong in the tackle but also decent going forward, someone like Doucouré springs to mind, but there are probably better examples. The central midfield 3 will be Grealish, (assuming he stays) mcginn and Luiz. Any new recruits will probably have to settle for a place on the bench. Not sure Doucouré would be happy to do this. It will world make sense for us to invest in a youngster, with the attributes you mention, who can gradually be incorporated into the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa_Vids Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Something is happening, I can feel it in my bones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Call him Ollivier Watkinsaka and he sounds alot more exotic and excites more people, Watkinho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshharris12 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Welcome fren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Just now, Villa_Vids said: Something is happening, I can feel it in my bones. u better go find a toilet mate, don't want a mess...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Just now, Made In Aston said: The central midfield 3 will be Grealish, (assuming he stays) mcginn and Luiz. Any new recruits will probably have to settle for a place on the bench. Not sure Doucouré would be happy to do this. It will world make sense for us to invest in a youngster, with the attributes you mention, who can gradually be incorporated into the team. Why? Grealish has been playing more wide forward and might probably stay there and thus we have space in midfield for somebody 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, joshharris12 said: Welcome fren Welcome to you too Josh!!! Edited August 12, 2020 by nick76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Villa_Vids said: Something is happening, I can feel it in my bones. If you smell toast, please call an ambulance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post useless Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 A central midfield three of Grealish, Luiz and McGinn would be naive to the extreme, if Smith started next season with those three as our midfield I think it would show that he's learned nothing and I'd worry for him how long he'd last in the job. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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