useless Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 18:18, VillaJ100 said: Can I ask honestly about the academy Is the point of it really to create players for us? In that I would consider them to be top half of the premier league level players (as that's where we should be). However, 95% of players that come through seem to be bottom end of the championship level at best and we have one mid level Premier league player a decade. So all I'm asking is, what's the point? Surely the coaches can see the kids in the academy aren't gonna be top players. So why keep them or sign them in the first place? Just in the blind hope they'll suddenly radically improve? Thing is the academy in relative terms costs peanuts to run. Sell one academy player for £750k and that probably funds the academy for 2 years !!! I do think getting rid of players sooner is the right move - if a player gets to say 22 and isn't cutting it - then most likely he isn't going too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 3 hours ago, useless said: Spent a minute trying to find more info. 4 Ireland u/15 caps is all I could add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largelugs Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 https://twitter.com/stpatsfc/status/1285283054626451456?s=20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 13 hours ago, useless said: Let's hope he is as good as the last centre half that played for both Villa and St Pat's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 5 hours ago, sparrow1988 said: Let's hope he is as good as the last centre half that played for both Villa and St Pat's No pressure on the kid eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 minute ago, TRO said: No pressure on the kid eh. Ok then I'll settle for half as good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, TRO said: No pressure on the kid eh. Let’s hope he thrives, I don’t want to put pressure on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 6 hours ago, sparrow1988 said: Let's hope he is as good as the last centre half that played for both Villa and St Pat's Kevin Toner? I'd really hope so! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 21, 2020 Moderator Share Posted July 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said: Kevin Toner? I'd really hope so! Kevin Toner's dad came and sat near us once - horse of a man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said: Kevin Toner? I'd really hope so! Touché. I’d forgotten about him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I think that Kane Taylor who left us to join Man City last Summer might be back at Villa, there’s a picture of him training in a Villa kit on his Instagram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Mikell Barnes been offered a scholarship, has posted an highlights video on his instagram looks like a direct skillful midfielder. Club said they were going to announce some more deals in the coming weeks so I presume he will be announced in the coming days along with a few others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Kane Taylor has been training with Mikell Barnes at 'peakperformanceltd'... In a Arsenal kit... According to his instagram he's still a City player, maybe he just likes wearing different teams tops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 21/07/2020 at 17:41, OutByEaster? said: Kevin Toner's dad came and sat near us once - horse of a man! is he a centaur? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 looks like more changes to the academy set up are afoot. clearly the club have serious plans for the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) On 21/07/2020 at 11:12, sparrow1988 said: Let's hope he is as good as the last centre half that played for both Villa and St Pat's Might not be who you had in mind. edit: Nevermind, its been done. Edited July 24, 2020 by Kuwabatake Sanjuro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Signed another defender, sil swinkels from vitesse We've got some cracking names in our youth set up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Greg Evans saying we're trying to get lamare bogarde from feyenoord too Nephew of Winston 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Just googled him and was being linked with Arsenal, Chelsea, and Spurs a few months back, Juventus, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund supposedly been scouting him as well. Apparently a defensive midfielder that can also play in defence. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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