Xela Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Trust in Unai, he knows what he is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I'm thinking that, we may be saving the actual cash ( Allowed spend ) we have for a " big " signing, and filling out other squad areas with frees to increase the overall quality of squad. Our bench the last few weeks - months has been telling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Shame he's injured, otherwise might have the England squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez1974 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 If you are judging him based on the last time he was here.. He started well and got injured. Our squad was very different (including sub appearances) Elmo played 14 games Trez 21 El Ghazi 28 Sanson 9 Nakamba 13 Traore 35 Keinan Davis 15 Wesley 3 Matt Targett played all 38 Jack was the star; perhaps too much so Ollie did well in his first season, but is a different player now So is McGinn Barkley wouldn't be a headline signing; he was a major signing 4 years ago. He'll maybe start 10 or 15 games, often in the cup against weaker opposition so the first choice players don't get knackered. He will be a sub in a position we are light on players, and brings experience and a bit of size. And we have Youri, who does struggle to string 90 minutes together regularly - I can see Youri and Barkley rotating like Moreno and Digne did last season. But the biggest difference this year to 4 years ago - our manager wants him and he is a footballing genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I'm thinking that, we may be saving the actual cash ( Allowed spend ) we have for a " big " signing, and filling out other squad areas with frees to increase the overall quality of squad. Our bench the last few weeks - months has been telling. This level of intelligence and wisdom is neither accepted nor tolerated here!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 He was heads and shoulders the best player at Luton this season. He’ll be useful as cover in our midfield. We can’t have another season where we run Luiz into the ground to the point that fans start turning on him again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaoDeMings Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 30 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Which is a concern with him rather than a good thing Why? We need back up players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 The more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Good passer, can drive forward and is a bit of a physical unit. He brings the average ability of the squad up as well. See him as a replacement for Sanson/Dendoncker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 6 minutes ago, DaoDeMings said: Why? We need back up players We do I'm not convinced barkleys head will be in that role He's played well at Luton because of what he is at Luton, he won't be that here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Mental. He was a disgrace last time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbvilla909 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 If Unai wants him, that's enough for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaoDeMings Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: We do I'm not convinced barkleys head will be in that role He's played well at Luton because of what he is at Luton, he won't be that here Fair points. Hard to predict really. Emery seems to value mentality very highly so I think if he doesn't have an issue there then neither should we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 He was number 20 last time, followed by Danny Ings being number 20. Neither worked out brilliantly. Let’s give him a new one, fresh start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teale's 'tache Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Could be a savvy pick up, kind of depends on where Barkley's head is at, but if Unai can see where he fits in and feels he can get the best out of him, then it's certainly worth the gamble. I can imagine financially it's not going to be extravagant, would help to top up the homegrown quota, and if we can coax out of him the form he displayed this season for Luton then he could be a very useful addition. He's a talented player, experienced, and technically has it all. It's just, can he stay fit and is his head in the right place? Unai and his team have revitalised many careers, I see no reason why they could do the same with Ross. The financial situation we are in means we are going to have to get creative, use the loan and free markets, and find value in some positions. We simply aren't in a position to chuck £30/40m at every problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I thought odds don’t mean anything? Not a fan of this signing but I guess we need a much bigger squad and he had a good season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AshVilla Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 47 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: You're taking no prisoners today Your 6 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 4 minutes ago, AshVilla said: Your No. Just no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Demitri_C Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Its good for once its not me being corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 One year deal would be sensible enough. He can't be on huge money, he's a good player and an all rounder and we're going to need them. Anymore than a year and you are absolutely asking for trouble with this bloke. He turns like the wind. He's the Mido of midfielders. You either get the fat one or the ripped one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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