picicata Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, ramshackler said: Genuinley stunned at the absolute revisionism around Wesley in this thread! At times he looked decent, others he looked poor, quite often he looked quite lazy as well. But now following a serious ACL injury added to his already wonky legs he is going to come back as the second coming of Messi? Ok lads He's decent, may be a solid back up option if he does come back and hit ground running, never going to be a starting CF for a top half team I generally agree with your point but the bit in bold could also be applied to Wilson (whose thread this is!) We need a genuine first choice forward. Wes probably isn't it and neither is Wilson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 6 hours ago, Sulberto21 said: My brother who is a Newcastle fan and works somewhere where they get information thanks to agents reckons Wilson prefers a move to the barcodes. Apparently they will get him. His reaction when I screamed like we scored was stop acting. He thinks that I want us to sign Callum Wilson lol. Probably just read the same rumour article I did yesterday which said Wilson prefers move to Newcastle. Hope this true. Classic Bruce signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 7 hours ago, hippo said: Wesley stats are further skewed because he got 2 against Norwich reserves. Absolutely. Or as I like to think of it two goals that secured 8.5% of our points for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 I wanted us to sign him a few years ago when Sherwood was manager but not sure now. I like him I just wonder whether injuries have taken the edge off his game. But he was better than Wesley when he was at his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Would do for me along with Watkins. That should put some competition up front and take the pressure of big Wes to give him time to come back fit. Samatta could then get some game time in the reserves to get his confidence back. And then we could loan out Davis to a club like Preston. Job done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichiBoi11 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 VillaReport making shit up again. Apparently we've bid £15 million for him, plus £5 million in add ons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 If true then Bournemouth are leaking like a sieve. Trying to flush out interest elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted September 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2020 Screw it. I’m starting to come round to the idea. If he’s coming in, in addition to another striker, then just go for it, pay it and get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jareth Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Worth it just to depress the geordies even more - their twitter feed will be something else today.. Edited September 4, 2020 by Jareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted September 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2020 If it happens then cool. Be interesting to see how he performs for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Percy has retweeted Matt Law now so..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Bring Wilson and Watkins in, get rid of Samatta and Wesley. Massive upgrade. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted September 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2020 Just now, Okonokos said: Percy has retweeted Matt Law now so..... Peerrrrrcy at the back post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I've come around to the idea of signing Wilson, especially if it's only for £15m. You can't really argue with that value. Even if he doesn't score many goals for us, what he gives us is a bit of shithousery. He's good at the dirty little fouls and I think has the right mentality needed when you're closing out games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) If we do go for Wilson and Watkins what is striking is the similarities between the two of them in the way they play. Both quick, strong, technically decent all round type strikers capable of getting the fox in the box goals, longer range efforts and headers. The main difference of course is Premier League experience. If we did buy both (which seems hard to believe but who knows) it offers a way for Watkins to learn the craft of being a striker in the Premier League from someone who knows a bit about it and without having the pressure of carrying us goals wise as Wesley did last year. Would be a smart albeit incredibly expensive approach. Edited September 4, 2020 by villaglint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Bring Wilson and Watkins in, get rid of Samatta and Wesley. Massive upgrade. If we could sell them and get some money back yeah absolutely. Doubt it thou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshharris12 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 15 million no brainer let’s get behind the lad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Bring Wilson and Watkins in, get rid of Samatta and Wesley. Massive upgrade. Getting rid of Samatta and Wesley (Moreso Wesley) so early would be ridiculous for a number of reasons. I say yes, get those 2, but keep at least Wesley. I know your feelings on him but fact is, he is more useful than people give him credit for and never even got a season under his belt. Could very much benefit from extended settling in, training time and less pressure coming off the bench, cup games etc. I actually.wouldnt mind having all 4, formation flexibility and squad depth etc.. Edited September 4, 2020 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 IF true, then this must be seen in regard of the season starting and us needing a striker - alternatively we start Davis or Samatta - talk about mahoosive negativity for first game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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