rayk Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: I have zero concerns about Watkins. Over the next three seasons he'll be an excellent player for us. Job done, sell him in three years for £100m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Still think Maupay is a better striker than Watkins but Watkins will still be a big upgrade from Wesley and Samatta Brentford fans that have voiced an opinion on here would disagree. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) Concerned at our increasing distancing from our previous targets. Benrahma appears WHU bound, Rashica looks slipping away. Why we are suddenly looking at Eliasson makes me think we are down to option E already. We Desperately needed pace, and upgrades on AEG, Trez and our striker, we had £100m allegedly but it doesn’t look It’s going to happen. [nobody tell me ‘how do you know’, I am just playing along, but don’t tell me you are not a little concerned at how this might play out] Edited September 3, 2020 by thunderball 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Gompedyret said: It gets us linked to relegation. Doing a Norwich???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain-from-Texas Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, thunderball said: Concerned at our increasing distancing from our previous targets. Benrahma appears WHU bound, Rashica looks slipping away. Why we are suddenly looking at Eliasson makes me think we are down to option E already. To be fair, we haven’t legitimately been linked with Benrahma all summer. We seem to like him, but not enough to spend £20M+ on him. We didn’t want to pay it last summer, and he’s the same player now as then. As for Rashica, we obviously did want him, but we can’t make him love us back. If I were him, I wouldn’t want to sign for Villa either. As fans, we know the club’s history and potential. But to him, we’re a club that nearly got relegated again after several seasons in the Championship—and isn’t in London. It’s a tough sell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVilla Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 34 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Weird that only him and Mitrovic in the league managed to capitalize 25 times on the poor goalkeeping. Not really, there's just not many good strikers in that league, at least that can make the step up to the Prem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Just now, SeanVilla said: Not really, there's just not many good strikers in that league, at least that can make the step up to the Prem. Tammy, Maupay, Pukki and even Che Addams did alright last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, thunderball said: Benrahma appears WHU bound, Only if they pay with buttons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Just now, Mazrim said: Only if they pay with buttons But it won’t feel right though. It will be like Maupay going to Brighton, he was destined for us. Some fans blamed Suso for that, they can’t this time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, thabucks said: Christoph Baumgartner, and Rabbi Matondo sorts the wings out, and fits our model, wage structure. No doubt give a year or two and they will be unobtainable if they continue to develop at the same pace. Get it done Villa ! I picked Baumgartner out when I saw him last season as a player I'd love us to sign. He's a beautiful footballer and only going to get better. Would be an absolutely outstanding signing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVilla Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Keyblade said: Tammy, Maupay, Pukki and even Che Addams did alright last season. Tammy did well in a free flowing Chelsea team but then was kept out the team by Giroud. Would love to have him back, but think he'll struggle next season. Wanted Maupay last season, you could see from watching him in the Champ he was clinical and most his goals would go in in the Prem. Wouldn't take Pukki and Adams scored less goals than Wesley in double the amount of appearances so didn't do well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quazzie goat Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 41 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Weird that only him and Mitrovic in the league managed to capitalize 25 times on the poor goalkeeping. Naturally not all of his goals are down to it, I’m just saying from the clips I’ve seen the goalkeeping and defending is generally woeful and if it were up against Premier League defenders and goalkeepers he doesn’t get in that space or the keeper saves it. £10m is a no brainer but the touted £20-25n we can move on to someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Villain-from-Texas said: To be fair, we haven’t legitimately been linked with Benrahma all summer. We seem to like him, but not enough to spend £20M+ on him. We didn’t want to pay it last summer, and he’s the same player now as then. Benrahma has improved, and showed he is no flash in the pan. The market has also moved on. He’s a £30m player all day long, just depends on wages. The hammers pay silly money, we can’t compete. Maddison was a £20m championship signing in 2018, shows it’s all down to scouting, belief and the individual and nothing to do with what league they are in. Maddison is now worth £80m Edited September 3, 2020 by thunderball 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 32 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Still think Maupay is a better striker than Watkins but Watkins will still be a big upgrade from Wesley and Samatta The guys that watch him week in/week out would disagree with you here. I'd tend to listen to them. They have a far greater knowledge of maupay/Watkins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 3, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, paul514 said: Very unimpressed with today’s links. I've heard were in for Robert Lewandowski. OK now? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, SeanVilla said: Tammy did well in a free flowing Chelsea team but then was kept out the team by Giroud. Would love to have him back, but think he'll struggle next season. Wanted Maupay last season, you could see from watching him in the Champ he was clinical and most his goals would go in in the Prem. Wouldn't take Pukki and Adams scored less goals than Wesley in double the amount of appearances so didn't do well Brentford fans seem to think Watkins is better than Maupay was, which is good enough for me as I wanted Maupay last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Okonokos Posted September 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2020 Just now, sidcow said: I've heard were in for Robert Lewandowski. OK now? Are you mad? Over 30. No re-sale value. No PL experience. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mjvilla said: The guys that watch him week in/week out would disagree with you here. I'd tend to listen to them. They have a far greater knowledge of maupay/Watkins. Don’t necessarily disagree. However, could be recency bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 19 minutes ago, Villain-from-Texas said: To be fair, we haven’t legitimately been linked with Benrahma all summer. We seem to like him, but not enough to spend £20M+ on him. We didn’t want to pay it last summer, and he’s the same player now as then. As for Rashica, we obviously did want him, but we can’t make him love us back. If I were him, I wouldn’t want to sign for Villa either. As fans, we know the club’s history and potential. But to him, we’re a club that nearly got relegated again after several seasons in the Championship—and isn’t in London. It’s a tough sell. Here's the thing though, the type of player that Benrahma is - a tricky, creative winger - will cost you. Teams were paying £20m for these types 10 years ago. So either the figure they want is much much higher or we aren't actually that interested and/or he's our plan b, c or d. Bums off seats players will cost us 20m - 30m unless you manage to unearth a gem. I mean, do we want him or not? Not convinced we do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, troon_villan said: Here's the thing though, the type of player that Benrahma is - a tricky, creative winger - will cost you. Teams were paying £20m for these types 10 years ago. So either the figure they want is much much higher or we aren't actually that interested and/or he's our plan b, c or d. Bums off seats players will cost us 20m - 30m unless you manage to unearth a gem. I mean, do we want him or not? Not convinced we do. Everton paid 50m for Richarlison how long ago I don't really rate him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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