CVByrne Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Watkins and McGinn will surely get new contracts. I'd say priority is Watkins as we can do an FFP trick with him. He'll have an FFP amortisation cost of about 6.5m per year. If he signs a new 5 year contract that will drop to 2.5m and his wages will rise by say 2m a year. So he costs us in accounting terms 2m less per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted April 7, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 7, 2023 4 hours ago, sne said: You love to see it. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11948625/Ollie-Watkins-talks-Aston-Villa-new-contract-thanks-goal-scoring-form.html I’m sure all they do is read this forum and then cobble together some ‘news’! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Would be suprised if we sign a forward to replace watkins as our 1st choice judging by emerys latest comments about watkins being the example in regards to learning, training and adapting to our way of playing. He's never going to be your striker you are 100% confident with in a 1 on 1 with the keeper but you know he won't shy away and will keep learning and trying to improve and will have purple patches of scoring while continuing to be part of the team, completely different to some strikers who are great finishers but think that's all their team duties consist of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I think the regularity of his scoring is the main attraction....and not tempting fate, his injury record is encouraging. He scores goals that make points.....not just the numbers. Some strikers, score when you don't really need one( if thats ever possible).....but Ollies recent form, is one of an elite striker, who scores in nearly every game, thats elite. He has also recorded double digits in the last 8 seasons, thats consistency. I think with the plans to improve the team, he can be a 20 goal a season striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 1 minute ago, TRO said: I think the regularity of his scoring is the main attraction....and not tempting fate, his injury record is encouraging. He scores goals that make points.....not just the numbers. Some strikers, score when you don't really need one( if thats ever possible).....but Ollies recent form, is one of an elite striker, who scores in nearly every game, thats elite. He has also recorded double digits in the last 8 seasons, thats consistency. I think with the plans to improve the team, he can be a 20 goal a season striker. Yes. He is impacting every game at the moment. Sometimes you have strikers who score a hatrick and then are shit in the next 2 and they still are scoring a goal a game on average. It would be good to have a stat of scoring and assisting per actual game , not an average. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Always been concerned Arsenal would come in for him and the pull would be too much. BUT he wouldnt be starting every game. And we woildnt sell for less than 100 . He seems happier than i have ever seen him. Always thought of him as a reserved character. But his celebrations after the Bertie goal were great. Last to stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Watch his form drop off a cliff as soon as the ink is dry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 1 minute ago, AshVilla said: Watch his form drop off a cliff as soon as the ink is dry Know what you mean ! Gabby and Lee Hendrie style !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Wonder if this’ll be announced before the game tomorrow just before kick off? I imagine it’s not going to take too much negotiation from either club or player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Messy Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 14 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Watkins new contract is more important than any future signings Who'd have thought that this satement would be factual only 6 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 (edited) He's absolutely unstoppable right now. Stick your Toney up your arse, Southgate Also...**** me the bloke is shredded, he's been putting some serious work in Edited April 8, 2023 by Davkaus 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 @nick76 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Tough game but that was a class finish from him today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Another double figures season for the unprolific striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted April 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2023 The touch and finish were unlike anything you'd have expected from him 6 months ago. Unai "The Striker Whisperer" Emery working his magic once again 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Don’t mind me. Just going to do a few push ups. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 27/12/2022 at 09:30, rodders0223 said: He was. Numerous times I exclaimed well done Ollie as he controlled a difficult hoof off Olsen on his chest or his hip as Matip was trying to ragdoll him Ollies problem 6 months a year ago was he wasn't finishing chances but he wasn't holding the ball up either. He was really good yesterday. We will struggle to sign a striker that does what Ollie does, and bangs in 1 in 2 , and out performs is XG. If we can get that striker, whoever he is , then brilliant At 2-0 down yesterday I knew we would score and Ollie knew he would get chances. 3 in 15 isn't good but I'd back him to get near his PB of 14 come the end of the season. He's hitting form and I can see a few braces in some good fixtures coming up. This guy knows. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Isn’t he now only two shy of equaling his best ever scoring season with us? Be great if he could beat his previous tally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 6th top scorer in the league = with Salah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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