AvfcRigo82 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 15/08/2020 at 17:02, theboyangel said: Not even a hint of preparing a bid! Maybe they will be 'moving' to make one once they have 'asked for information' and 'weighed' up whether or not they will 'table' a bid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbvilla909 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: Cervi linked again... That nutmeg at 1:25 is delish. Must say, I thought he was the mascot to start with. Megs upon megs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, VillaChris said: I was going to mention him yesterday. If you want a Reina type short term fix to cover while Heaton recovers Foster seems obvious. Was one of Watford's better players last season and lives by Leamington Spa so 12 month deal would tempt him I reckon. He hates the Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted August 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18, 2020 Link to Rhian Brewster on loan via BBC: Quote Several Premier League clubs, including Aston Villa, Brighton, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Newcastle United, have asked about signing Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster on loan. Brewster, 20, is with the Reds on a pre-season camp in Austria and the club will wait before making a decision on the England Under-21 international. One of the considerations is the amount of first-team football he would get. Brewster had a loan spell last season at Championship side Swansea City. After joining in January, he scored 11 goals as the Swans reached the play-off semi-finals. Bournemouth, Norwich City and Watford, who were all relegated from the Premier League last season, are also thought to be keen on a loan move for Brewster. Given what we have said about loans before, I can’t see much truth in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 He did very well at Swansea last season so far more proven an option than Ivan Toney. Less chance of a permanent deal than Tammy Abraham though. Would purely be a year of development and then he'll probably get a chance at Liverpool the following season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Can’t see it unless a perm deal. I suspect it’s his agent putting it out there mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlico_Villa Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, 7392craig said: Fans like me? I’m very much aware that we’re not going to attract the best players, I know where we finished in the table. If you’re trying to argue that offering higher wages wouldn’t help get players in, then I don’t see any point in debating this with you. I don’t claim we’re Real Madrid, but I’m sticking by my claim that we are an attractive club. If you want to believe otherwise, that’s fine. I don’t see why you’re so offended by my post, or why you need to be so aggressive about it, people are entitled to disagree with you. I’m not saying that offering higher wages wouldn’t help us sign players. I’m saying that there are 17 other clubs in the League that can do that, arguably more so than we can, so it isn’t really a differentiating factor. Can’t you read? Disagree all you like, but don’t say there is no logic to what I said when the logic is abundantly clear. Edited August 18, 2020 by Pimlico_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 18, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, cyrusr said: Link to Rhian Brewster on loan via BBC: Given what we have said about loans before, I can’t see much truth in this one. Only way it would happen is with an option to buy, we did ourselves over on Tammy and rightly won’t happen again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Heaton Right back - Centre Back* - Mings - Left Back McGinn - Luiz - Grealish Winger - Winger Striker *Konsa is definitely the best choice if we don’t sign somebody better. He’s got a bright future ahead of him. I think these are the main signings we need and then a few on top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 18, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 18, 2020 14 minutes ago, deeps said: He hates the Villa. What makes you say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7392craig Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Pimlico_Villa said: I’m not saying that offering higher wages wouldn’t help us sign players. I’m saying that there are 17 other clubs in the League that can do that, arguably more so than we can, so it isn’t really a differentiating factor. Can’t you read? Disagree all you like, but don’t say there is no logic to what I said when the logic is abundantly clear. Yeah there is logic, just not much else. You have as much to back up your opinion as I do. But you talk as though your opinion is fact, and you’ve insulted me several times because I don’t see things the way you do. Clubs could offer the same money as, and some can’t, it’s the variables then that take over and it’s why each club will have more or less pull on certain players. You should imagine when talking to people online, that you’re sitting at a table with them instead, it helps with being more well mannered online. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Only way it would happen is with an option to buy, we did ourselves over on Tammy and rightly won’t happen again. Do you mean on loans in general or with promising youngsters such as Brewster? I mean surely if an opportunity came along to sign someone on loan to improve the team then it would make sense to explore it at least. Obviously it can be hit and miss (Drinkwater for example) but ruling out loans completely I feel is a bit naive considering our position at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayk Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Only way it would happen is with an option to buy, we did ourselves over on Tammy and rightly won’t happen again. I honestly don’t give a monkeys about an odd loan without an option to buy IF it strengthens us and allows money to be spent in different areas....or get the player we ultimately want. Say we get Brewster on loan without an option to buy and he bangs in the goals to get us into the top 10? What do we really lose if by achieving a top 10 position it then gives us the platform to say buy Tammy? So half a team on loans is obviously stupid, but it would be silly not to consider the odd loan without an option to buy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, avfcDJ said: Heaton Right back - Centre Back* - Mings - Left Back McGinn - Luiz - Grealish Winger - Winger Striker *Konsa is definitely the best choice if we don’t sign somebody better. He’s got a bright future ahead of him. I think these are the main signings we need and then a few on top. So you think that we will be making 6 - 8 signings this window when the powers that be have already stated that we will be looking at a step up in quality with our recruitment? Unless we're spending £200m+ then that is fantasy land buddy... We'll be making 4 quality signings maximum (maybe a teenager with monster potential here and there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 18, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, rayk said: I honestly don’t give a monkeys about an odd loan without an option to buy IF it strengthens us and allows money to be spent in different areas....or get the player we ultimately want. Say we get Brewster on loan without an option to buy and he bangs in the goals to get us into the top 10? What do we really lose if by achieving a top 10 position it then gives us the platform to say buy Tammy? So half a team on loans is obviously stupid, but it would be silly not to consider the odd loan without an option to buy. Doesn’t really matter what we think that’s the clubs position. Personally I support it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 18, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said: Do you mean on loans in general or with promising youngsters such as Brewster? I mean surely if an opportunity came along to sign someone on loan to improve the team then it would make sense to explore it at least. Obviously it can be hit and miss (Drinkwater for example) but ruling out loans completely I feel is a bit naive considering our position at the moment. Nobody is ruling out loans, just loans without options to buy particularly where young players are concerned and you are developing them. I don’t think it applies to the likes of Drinkwater or Reina in the same way as both were always short term emergency stop gaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Brewster on loan is well worth considering, as long as we also bring in a permanent striker. An option to buy would be nice, but unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayk Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Doesn’t really matter what we think that’s the clubs position. Personally I support it. None of what we think matters (The club obviously thought differently about loans without options to buy re Reina, Drinkwater and that Spanish dude I’d never heard of btw). Edited August 18, 2020 by rayk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlico_Villa Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, 7392craig said: Yeah there is logic, just not much else. You have as much to back up your opinion as I do. But you talk as though your opinion is fact, and you’ve insulted me several times because I don’t see things the way you do. Clubs could offer the same money as, and some can’t, it’s the variables then that take over and it’s why each club will have more or less pull on certain players. You should imagine when talking to people online, that you’re sitting at a table with them instead, it helps with being more well mannered online. Okay, so answer me this, please? How does the fact that we are not guaranteed to be in a dog fight make us an exciting prospect? You said earlier that it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, DaveAV1 said: Most or all of those players are far from unwanted, some from good leagues and none that we can pick up as though we’re in Tesco’s. I was only referring to stones as unwanted and the others as inferior leagues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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