AntrimBlack Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 One of our players gets picked for England, has a decent game, and Hey PRESTO, he is linked with a top club. No wonder I have mixed feelings about our players getting an England call up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 1 minute ago, AntrimBlack said: One of our players gets picked for England, has a decent game, and Hey PRESTO, he is linked with a top club. No wonder I have mixed feelings about our players getting an England call up. Overreacting massively here. He's been linked with a move for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: One of our players gets picked for England, has a decent game, and Hey PRESTO, he is linked with a top club. No wonder I have mixed feelings about our players getting an England call up. He just signed a 5 year contract extension like a few days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, CVByrne said: He just signed a 5 year contract extension like a few days ago Reminds me of another long term contract extension of a star player who's still tearing it up for Vill...... oh wait. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post useless Posted October 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2023 The stories from today originated from a Spanish website called Fichajes, one of the most unreliable sources going, he's obviously not going anywhere anytime soon, having just signed a new deal. The Grealish situation was completey different and unique, as he was one of the best players in the world, capable of getting into any team in the world, or to put it another way it was inevitable that Grealish would be wanted by all the top teams and that they would be prepared to pay ridiculous money for him, as good as he is the same isn't true of Watkins. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, Steero113 said: Reminds me of another long term contract extension of a star player who's still tearing it up for Vill...... oh wait. This is completely different. Jack had us in a weak negotiating position and at the time and we got 100m for him too. A release clause is the rarest thing in PL so I'm confident we won't be having any of those in any contracts again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Just now, CVByrne said: This is completely different. Jack had us in a weak negotiating position and at the time and we got 100m for him too. A release clause is the rarest thing in PL so I'm confident we won't be having any of those in any contracts again Believe me, I bloody hope you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Steero113 said: Reminds me of another long term contract extension of a star player who's still tearing it up for Vill...... oh wait. Douglas Luiz? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Think the rumours are BS, but if we did sell, it would have to be for around 70-80 mill minimum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 5 hours ago, maqroll said: More whispers on Twix that Arsenal plan on trying to sign Ollie in January. It's possible that he penned a new contract with us to ensure a bigger fee out if respect for Villa. He is a boyhood Gunner. I don’t think he’s a big enough name to negotiate that and I don’t think we’re small enough to accept it any more. Could be wrong of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 17/10/2023 at 05:02, bannedfromHandV said: I don’t think he’s a big enough name to negotiate that and I don’t think we’re small enough to accept it any more. Could be wrong of course. Agree with overall point. I could see a world we were both happy with a buyout. A fee we're very happy with and one that doesn't completely shut him off. £80m? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 0% chance Watkins is sold to Arsenal in January. I'm not saying our players can never leave etc, we're not a CL club yet and that will always bring an allure, but we're not selling big players mid-season. Just ain't happening. We're also much better placed to hold on to our best players all round - but inevitably if we can't reach the top tier competitions and they can, there's a chance we lose them as some stage, but for big fees and then it's on us to replace well. We're not quite at the top of the food chain yet but we are getting closer. CL is totally possible under Unai, and at that stage all bets are off as to where this club can go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Yeah he doesn't sign a 5 year deal then leave 3 months later. Or even next summer unless we get an eye-watering offer and we've had a bad finish to the season. If he were to leave, it's 18 months at the earliest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 One of our co-owners gave Giannis the biggest NBA contract at the time. Our owners aren't **** around anymore regardless what some crap sources say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 17/10/2023 at 03:32, CVByrne said: He just signed a 5 year contract extension like a few days ago Only thing that means is we’d get a better fee should he go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted October 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 16/10/2023 at 20:49, Steero113 said: Believe me, I bloody hope you're right. hear hear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 00:35, skarroki said: As much as I want Watkins in the squad I think based on the ability Toney has shown he should be 2nd choice behind Kane. I think Wilson is 3rd choice in a lot of people's eyes and he does perform very well but his legs are made of shatterproof rulers. Watkins is indestructible and good so I think he has to go, he's a safe bet and not much of a downgrade if at all on other options. Brentford fans that post on here say they would prefer to have Ollie over Toney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) Toney has scored 7 and 14 non penalty goals in his last two seasons from 7.4 and 13.6 xG Watkins has scored 13, 10 and 14 non penalty goals from 13, 11 and 14.6 xG So they both score at their rate of xG and Toney has never outscored Watkins from open play. When it comes to goals it's Toney's penalties which skew his stats rather than his open play goal scoring. Edited October 21, 2023 by CVByrne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Football ain't played on spreadsheets lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Football ain't played on spreadsheets lad. You can see and understand more if you combine what we see with what the data tells us. This is why the people who know the most (the coaching and data teams at elite clubs) use both. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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