VillaFaninLondon Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I cannot for the life of me understand signing Hughes. Hardly the signing to convince Jack we're pushing for Europe. We need an enforcer in midfield but Hughes is worse than what we have. Don't believe there's any truth in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I think people would be pleasantly surprised at how good Will Hughes is. I bet he'd turn out to be better than McGinn and Sanson. Agree with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich192 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 It’s an underwhelming signing, but he’s better than all of our other midfielders. Jury still out on Sanson. He’s great defensively, averages more than 3 tackles per 90 in his career, and on top of that is very good with the ball. My only issue is that he’s quite slow. It’d be about £10m, and if it means we can buy Bailey, Alvarez, CB and GK, then it’s a decent decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Have we actually signed Hughes or just more speculation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, Rich192 said: Hearing from a Watford mate of mine that he thinks Will Hughes to us is happening. Suprised by that as his stats are not great (certainly not for a side looking to break the top 6) and I know Smith is keen on looking at the figures to support his decision making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Just now, Kiwivillan said: Have we actually signed Hughes or just more speculation? Just more speculation which I know you get really angry about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Rich192 said: It’s an underwhelming signing, but he’s better than all of our other midfielders. Jury still out on Sanson. He’s great defensively, averages more than 3 tackles per 90 in his career, and on top of that is very good with the ball. My only issue is that he’s quite slow. It’d be about £10m, and if it means we can buy Bailey, Alvarez, CB and GK, then it’s a decent decision. He clearly isn't though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I have been expecting these links to Hughes. Shakespeare is a massive fan and Hughes only has a year left on his contract. He will be much better than any of our current midfielders when taking the ball from the defenders, on the half turn and feeding our attackers. He is not maybe what we were all hoping for but for less than £10m it is a clever bit of business. Hopefully this will mean (if it does happen) that we can sign a couple of more high profile players too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Just now, Delphinho123 said: Just more speculation which I know you get really angry about Have no problem with any unless it seems obvious bollocks like the JWP one where the author probably didn't even bother to check he'd signed 5 year extension last year before inventing the story 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I've also heard these whispers about Hughes - not sure how true they are but he's likely to be available as only one year left. My Watford supporting mate rates him highly, especially since he has moved to a deeper role. It's not a 'worldie' signing but if we're paying Jack £200k and the trade off is Hughes rather than (e.g.) Bissouma I'm totally happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, tomav84 said: i think it does. need to put pressure on mcginn to perform and be nice to send JJ on loan too, as i don't think he's ready. a perfectly acceptable addition to the squad IMO Totally forgot about Ramsey. Yes, as a replacement for him, if he moves out on loan, then that makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, VillaFaninLondon said: He clearly isn't though. He can play the DCM role better than any of our other options. He can tackle, uses the ball well, reads the game well and although he is not fast he can press effectively. Not earth shattering but could be a vital piece of the overall transfer jig saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted July 26, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2021 just to remind everyone saying hughes is underwhelming, i seem to recall a lot of similar posts when we signed cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CarryOnVilla Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Just now, tomav84 said: just to remind everyone saying hughes is underwhelming, i seem to recall a lot of similar posts when we signed cash Yeah, but Cash is at least hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Just seen that Hughes has rejected a 5-year deal at Watford. Their fans sound pretty pissed about him potentially leaving on the cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 The Shakespeare link is what makes me think we may be in for him.. https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/uk-sports/2020/06/24/will-hughes-backed-to-play-for-england-by-watford-coach-craig-shakespeare/ “I thought he was outstanding again on Saturday,” Shakespeare said of Hughes. “It is our job to drive him, he has the potential to get even better. I know he got into the Derby team as a young player and now he has established himself as a fully-grown Premier League player who should have international ambitions" “That is not to say that I am putting pressure on his shoulders, I think he is that good. “We are really pleased to have him in our team and he is another one who is contributing to the team. “I don’t want to get carried away with individuals but we are very, very pleased with Will’s contribution at the moment.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Terry out…Cahill in? Short term CB cover and take on the analysis and coaching role JT did? Would give us extra time and spare funds to sign a proper young defender the following season too… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Done a quick compare on fbref of Hughes stats with McGinn and Luiz. He’s slightly better than both for defensive actions (not much in it with Luiz) but worse than both in all other areas including pass completion %. If Deano wants him then fair enough, but why is a different question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Hughes is a good player, but I don't believe this link, that Watford fan probably thinks he's signing for us just because we've been linked previously and he hasn't signed a new contract rather than having any actual knowledge of what's going to happen. I f we go for a midfielder I think it will be more likely a specialist DM, one that's had more experience and at an higher level than the half a season in the championship that Hughes has had playing there, as oood as he apprently was in the role. Also I don't think Jacob Ramsey will be going anywhere on loan, he's looked very good in pre season so far and I'd expect him to stay with us and have a good season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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