maqroll Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, KentVillan said: Massive news - good to see the club supporting healthy lifestyles. Low class. Villa can do better than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishvilla1874 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, maqroll said: Low class. Villa can do better than this. While I agree, they are obviously targeting younger fans. I'd imagine Jack had a huge influence on kids deciding what club to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 minute ago, irishvilla1874 said: While I agree, they are obviously targeting younger fans. I'd imagine Jack had a huge influence on kids deciding what club to follow. Imagine living in a world where the club choses it's energy drink partner based on what kids might drink. Energy drinks are a horrible scourge and should be sold next to the whiskey, if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, KentVillan said: Massive news - good to see the club supporting healthy lifestyles. Not our usual Wednesday signing but pleased to get this one over the line. Edited August 18, 2021 by ferguson1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, KentVillan said: The JWP link is legit, I'm 99% sure of that - via a credible source who has been right about a couple of other things before anyone else. So the club must recognise that central midfield can be strengthened, and that it might be worth integrating more players. My guess is that it's just mundane economics - they can't find a good enough player who wants to join, who's at a club willing to sell at a reasonable price. (Edit: and I think JWP fails the last test. We can't get a reasonable price out of Southampton.) Absolutely. It's another one of those things that amuses me - if we're not being linked to players then whoever is in charge of recruitment IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB! OMG, WE'RE DOING NOTHING FFS. Almost as if money doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, KentVillan said: Massive news - good to see the club supporting healthy lifestyles. We’re going to captivate the hearts and minds of so many video gamers and BMXers around the globe with this signing. Edited August 18, 2021 by Aston_Villan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Allegedly. I haven't heard this from a tier 1/2 source though. The Athletic reported it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 31 minutes ago, KentVillan said: The JWP link is legit, I'm 99% sure of that - via a credible source who has been right about a couple of other things before anyone else. So the club must recognise that central midfield can be strengthened, and that it might be worth integrating more players. I don't think anyone should worry then. If it's not JWP it will be someone else of similar ability and skills. If the deal is live then the delay will either be Southampton trying to find a replacement or us shifting some deadwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, CVByrne said: The Athletic reported it Tier 99 source then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18, 2021 24 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Imagine living in a world where the club choses it's energy drink partner based on what kids might drink. Energy drinks are a horrible scourge and should be sold next to the whiskey, if at all. i mean, that's basically the case as there's an age restriction on them now. 16, might even be 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Salad Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, KentVillan said: Massive news - good to see the club supporting healthy lifestyles. Last time I had a Monster I had heart palpitations for a good hour and gave me the runs. Nice to get a known sponsor though I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, VillanousOne said: If links to Doucoure and Sarr were real then it feels like we were looking for an upgrade on Nakamba, but who knows that could have been made up media guff also Nakamba has been linked with a move to Palace and Everton, so there maybe some credibility to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted August 18, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, KentVillan said: Massive news - good to see the club supporting healthy lifestyles. It gives you Ings. 1 2 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Pez1974 said: Still this about "no more signings" in the press! The Ings transfer shows that there are no ITKs. There is no noise from the club, so they have to write something. We have tonnes of money now, and rich owners - we are going to say 'yes, just 3 more signings', and see the prices double. The comments coming from anyone in the club are the only comments they could possibly make in the circumstances. So they ask the question to which there is an obvious answer, and then publish the rumour mill article. (Seen a few comments on social media that 'fans need to know' - do these people think other clubs don't read comments!?) We are in interesting times. If clubs need money, and they have a player we want, we need to be able to take advantage. So we can't just splash out all the money upfront, and miss out on bargains either later in the window or January. We are a well run club - let's remember this. There is noise from the club. Lots of it. Saying there are no more signings. The press are doing their job and reporting exactly that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: Tier 99 source then The only source that repeatedly claimed if a 100m bid was coming for Grealish he'd be going to City. They were Tier 1 on that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted August 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18, 2021 2 hours ago, BOF said: Purslow didn't say 'these 3 players had been identified to fill the void'. The past tense there is key. Smith has explicitly said Buendia was coming in to play alongside Jack. So Buendia was not identified as a part-replacement for him. And that's the nuance you're missing. Buendia has become - after the event - part of the solution, because the plan changed. Where you are right is that on paper we have, in theory, recovered from losing Jack and have not necessarily progressed in the manner we would have done had he stayed. But that's what I mean by "Losing your star player is a setback. You can only do your best to get over it. Let them try and recover from losing him." Don't get hung up on trying to catch them out. They're trying to limit the damage here. Fair point, and let’s face it they are doing the best they can under the circumstances. It’s why I am struggling to wish Jack well really, because if he was actively trying to derail our season his departure could not have been better timed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted August 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18, 2021 Monster? Meh, I’m a Relentless Ultra Black guy. All the debilitating heart cramps of a decade’s worth of caffeine crammed into a single dose, but none of the sugar, which let’s face it is the bad guy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted August 18, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, HKP90 said: It’s why I am struggling to wish Jack well really, because if he was actively trying to derail our season his departure could not have been better timed. It's weird. Since he has left, I have no interest in how he's doing. I've no desire to hear anything about him. Not in any childish way. It's just he's irrelevant now. He's done what he's done and that's fine. I don't feel the need to wish him well or ill. He'll do what he does, and once he's doing it 'over there' i.e. not here, then I couldn't care less. He's just another footballer. 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Hourihane and Hause are both in the last year of their contracts. I can see Hourihane departing before the end of the summer, especially if we manage to bring in JWP. Hause, though... Not sure about him. He's grown a lot since he joined us, when he had one of the worst debuts I can think of since Curtis Davies. That said, he's never going to challenge Mings/Konsa for a starting spot and really won't be anything more than backup/cup game player for us if we offer him a new deal. We might keep him on until January then offload him for a million or two to swap for someone better. Otherwise, we'd offer him a new deal with a view to move him on in the next 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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