Tommo_b Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, MaVilla said: Was hoping this rumour wasn’t true, loved Bertie, dreaded his signing after the slaying from the Lyon fans but he has had true moments of outstanding brilliance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 16 hours ago, ChesterDad said: Very sad JV - I have followed Villa for many,many years and I can say with any doubt, he is one of the most gifted players we have had. inconsistent of course, mercurial, talented, mesmerising, absolute pleasure all rolled into one. I will never forget what he did to De Bruyne or the goal at the baggies - I have always wanted to be entertained and Bertie can certainly do this. Imagine Bertie with James Milners approach ? very disappointed Gerrard can’t see his value in the match day squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) On 12/08/2022 at 15:44, jim said: I like Traore but do we overate him on here? If his only option is Turkey you have to ask the question why, surely other teams have scoured him? . I honestly think we're just bad at selling some of our players because we ask for too much. Like, when El Ghazi went to Everton, apparently the move was being held up because we tried to force an obligation to buy of about 12m on them. They ended up not taking it and now it would be a miracle if we get anywhere close to that but I do think it was possible to get Everton to purchase him outright had we asked for a lower fee. Davis by all accounts was superb at Forest and there were even reports that he was destined to end up there so long as neither side were too stubborn about the fee. Now they've purchased an absurd amount of players yet still won't go for Davis. I feel like we were the ones being too stubborn with the fee and tried to force Forest to pay too much. What about Guilbert? He is a very proven quantity in ligue 1. Been included in ligue 1 team of the seasons. Yet apparently no one at all is interested in getting him permanently and all we can do is loan him out season after season. Surely there must be some team out there who would want him if we had a low enough asking price. Like, some of the players that play at the low end of the PL are really no better than our fringe players. You can't convince me otherwise on that. Edited August 20, 2022 by Laughable Chimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) We buy players. Give up on them, destroy their value and end up paying wages to other teams most likely to loan them out. It's great business sense. Between Traore and Sanson thats what roughly £31m and 2 years later worth literally nothing. And fans wonder why we have less money than they expect left to spend Edited August 20, 2022 by Pissflaps 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Shit, I’m going to miss him. What a first season he had. A great option to have when fit and firing (had his fair share of injury trouble including surgery), supremely gifted and skilful. What an entertainer… We seem to be getting light on options with some of these outgoings unless we’re bringing a few in… Sanson and Traore leaving makes the squad weaker for now, all we seem to have on the bench is mostly defenders… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tommo_b Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Shit, I’m going to miss him. What a first season he had. A great option to have when fit and firing (had his fair share of injury trouble including surgery), supremely gifted and skilful. What an entertainer… We seem to be getting light on options with some of these outgoings unless we’re bringing a few in… Sanson and Traore leaving makes the squad weaker for now, all we seem to have on the bench is mostly defenders… Great clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Fantastic first season and one of our numerous injury issues at the start of last season. Gerrards way was never going to suit Bertie. I enjoyed him and wish him luck for the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 A player who could make something out of nothing, and in a different way than Buendia can. We'll regret this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 If Gerrard had no intention to play him there is no reason to keep him. I guess a new manager coming in might have but Traore unlikely to want to sit in the stands waiting for that to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Another shrewd decision by Gerrard* Traore is one of those players that you watch football for. Mercurial but brilliant when on form. One of my favourite villa players of the last 10 years. * I don't like Gerrard being Villa manager. I will be hyper critical of any decision i disagree with. Unfairly in a lot of cases. Ok Traore doesn't fit into his system, but then again Gerrard's system is dogshit. So yeah I wish we had a manager that could fit Traore in the team 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 That’s a shame. I’m surprised Gerrard couldn’t find a way to utilize him… Maybe Bertie just didn’t want to sit on the bench. Whatever it is, I shall miss him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Would have been more than good enough to have him on the bench, esp with the 5 subs, but another loan out and no doubt we’ll sell next season for a pittance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Absolutely unplayable when he's in the mood, sadly he's either unplayable or a passenger. It's a shame, but I get why Gerrard would want to move him on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 He has looked very good for us in the past, but it's been a while since he did and I think he was treading water with us. I don't think that we would have seen him at his best again, had he stayed and it's probably best he moved on for both player and club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Another £20m wasted. Congratulations to all involved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Another £20m wasted. Congratulations to all involved. Let's hope he earns a permanent move next summer so we can claw some money back. Who will be next on the "join for big money, leave for **** all" train? Bailey? Buendia? Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Really good player. If we were hitting our head against the wall with Bailey he could have come on at 75mins and really changed the game tempo. Shame, but best of luck to him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Absolutely gutted. What a player. I've actually seen some fans saying he has no end product (wtf!) and putting him in the same bracket as Trez and AEG. Couldn't be more wrong. Calmness and composure on the ball, unbelievable footwork, unique passing. Good luck man 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 49 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Another £20m wasted. Congratulations to all involved. I thought he was 17m? 20m just sound better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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