a-k Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, thabucks said: Olivier Ntcham Whose a big DM is on a free … Clément Grenier & Nabil Bentaleb are also available for free and can cover DM … Is this the Players You've Completely Forgotten About Thread? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I think it is a bit daft to loan Guilbert because no way does Cash get through the season without being banned. His game will always mean Yellow cards. I wouldn't change him though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I think if we compared our business to the clubs who finished above us last season (up to 5th) and if their window has been better or worse than ours: Spurs - signed Gil, Emerson Royal, Romero, Gollini (loan), Sarr, KEPT KANE: better West Ham - signed Vlasic, Zouma, Areola (loan), Kral: better Arsenal - signed Odegaard, Lokonga, Tavares, White, Ramsdale, Tomiyasu: better Leicester - signed Bertrand, Soumare, Daka, Vestergaard, Lookman (loan): better Everton - signed Townsend, Begovic, Gray, Rondon, Rodriguez still there but wants out: worse Leeds - signed Firpo, James: worse Which is not terrible but still disappointing. West Ham supposed to have terrible owners but they've done a great job this summer and invested a lot to improve them. Spuds have kept Kane and bought in 4-5 quality players. Arse have overspent on likes of White but still had a better window than us. Leicester have done great business as usual. We should at least be looking to finish above Leeds and Everton this season. Their windows have been pretty poor as far as I can see and I wouldn't have really taken any of the players they've brought in with the exception of Begovic as backup GK (still not sure why we didn't look at that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ciggiesnbeer Posted August 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) I cannot be disappointed with a window where we signed Bailey, Ings, Buendia who are all top players that would be welcomed at just about any top club. Edited August 31, 2021 by ciggiesnbeer 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 28 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: I agree, but even if we finish in the same place as last season I feel that we will be further behind challenging for a place in Europe than this season. Solely based on the business that Spurs, Leicester and West Ham have done. Then you’ve got the usual Top 4 so it’s just going to be even more difficult to challenge. Agreed. The other issue is that, if you are not showing progress then players like Watkins and Konsa may be tempted away next summer by bids from the Super 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, VillaFaninLondon said: I think if we compared our business to the clubs who finished above us last season (up to 5th) and if their window has been better or worse than ours: Spurs - signed Gil, Emerson Royal, Romero, Gollini (loan), Sarr, KEPT KANE: better West Ham - signed Vlasic, Zouma, Areola (loan), Kral: better Arsenal - signed Odegaard, Lokonga, Tavares, White, Ramsdale, Tomiyasu: better Leicester - signed Bertrand, Soumare, Daka, Vestergaard, Lookman (loan): better Everton - signed Townsend, Begovic, Gray, Rondon, Rodriguez still there but wants out: worse Leeds - signed Firpo, James: worse Which is not terrible but still disappointing. West Ham supposed to have terrible owners but they've done a great job this summer and invested a lot to improve them. Spuds have kept Kane and bought in 4-5 quality players. Arse have overspent on likes of White but still had a better window than us. Leicester have done great business as usual. We should at least be looking to finish above Leeds and Everton this season. Their windows have been pretty poor as far as I can see and I wouldn't have really taken any of the players they've brought in with the exception of Begovic as backup GK (still not sure why we didn't look at that). We can't make other clubs have bad windows. We're in the top flight of world football. Nearly all those teams have years on us because of our relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rightdm00 Posted August 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, VillaFaninLondon said: I think if we compared our business to the clubs who finished above us last season (up to 5th) and if their window has been better or worse than ours: Spurs - signed Gil, Emerson Royal, Romero, Gollini (loan), Sarr, KEPT KANE: better West Ham - signed Vlasic, Zouma, Areola (loan), Kral: better Arsenal - signed Odegaard, Lokonga, Tavares, White, Ramsdale, Tomiyasu: better Leicester - signed Bertrand, Soumare, Daka, Vestergaard, Lookman (loan): better Everton - signed Townsend, Begovic, Gray, Rondon, Rodriguez still there but wants out: worse Leeds - signed Firpo, James: worse Which is not terrible but still disappointing. West Ham supposed to have terrible owners but they've done a great job this summer and invested a lot to improve them. Spuds have kept Kane and bought in 4-5 quality players. Arse have overspent on likes of White but still had a better window than us. Leicester have done great business as usual. We should at least be looking to finish above Leeds and Everton this season. Their windows have been pretty poor as far as I can see and I wouldn't have really taken any of the players they've brought in with the exception of Begovic as backup GK (still not sure why we didn't look at that). If Arsenal had a better window than us why can't they score a goal? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 11 minutes ago, est1874 said: We must be rivaling Chelsea for Loans Out at this stage, between our senior and junior squads. ye, we are up to 14 loans out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 26 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: I think both of their agents have played a blinder. Both have signed new contracts. Not rocket science is it. Look at the new contract that Jack could have signed with us. I think its fairly easy to be a good agent when you have a good player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Just now, MaVilla said: ye, we are up to 14 loans out. Jesus wept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, VillaFaninLondon said: I think if we compared our business to the clubs who finished above us last season (up to 5th) and if their window has been better or worse than ours: Spurs - signed Gil, Emerson Royal, Romero, Gollini (loan), Sarr, KEPT KANE: better West Ham - signed Vlasic, Zouma, Areola (loan), Kral: better Arsenal - signed Odegaard, Lokonga, Tavares, White, Ramsdale, Tomiyasu: better Leicester - signed Bertrand, Soumare, Daka, Vestergaard, Lookman (loan): better Everton - signed Townsend, Begovic, Gray, Rondon, Rodriguez still there but wants out: worse Leeds - signed Firpo, James: worse Which is not terrible but still disappointing. West Ham supposed to have terrible owners but they've done a great job this summer and invested a lot to improve them. Spuds have kept Kane and bought in 4-5 quality players. Arse have overspent on likes of White but still had a better window than us. Leicester have done great business as usual. We should at least be looking to finish above Leeds and Everton this season. Their windows have been pretty poor as far as I can see and I wouldn't have really taken any of the players they've brought in with the exception of Begovic as backup GK (still not sure why we didn't look at that). Don't think the first 3 are better really, certainly not Arsenal. Most of those players aren't first teamers. We've upgraded our first XI considerably this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Ings Buendia Bailey Tuanzebe and Sanson (sort of) is a great window but not 10/10. Issue is that no one ever has a 10/10 window. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, VillaFaninLondon said: I think if we compared our business to the clubs who finished above us last season (up to 5th) and if their window has been better or worse than ours: Spurs - signed Gil, Emerson Royal, Romero, Gollini (loan), Sarr, KEPT KANE: better West Ham - signed Vlasic, Zouma, Areola (loan), Kral: better Arsenal - signed Odegaard, Lokonga, Tavares, White, Ramsdale, Tomiyasu: better Leicester - signed Bertrand, Soumare, Daka, Vestergaard, Lookman (loan): better Everton - signed Townsend, Begovic, Gray, Rondon, Rodriguez still there but wants out: worse Leeds - signed Firpo, James: worse Which is not terrible but still disappointing. West Ham supposed to have terrible owners but they've done a great job this summer and invested a lot to improve them. Spuds have kept Kane and bought in 4-5 quality players. Arse have overspent on likes of White but still had a better window than us. Leicester have done great business as usual. We should at least be looking to finish above Leeds and Everton this season. Their windows have been pretty poor as far as I can see and I wouldn't have really taken any of the players they've brought in with the exception of Begovic as backup GK (still not sure why we didn't look at that). Are West Ham really better? Zouma at Stoke amd Everton was poor, Kral and Vlasic coming from Russian league which is not guaranteed to step up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Loaning out youth players is mostly a good thing, loaning out senior players is generally not great. Especially since we are still picking up most of their salaries I'd assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, sne said: Loaning out youth players is mostly a good thing, loaning out senior players is generally not great. Especially since we are still picking up most of their salaries I'd assume. Yep. Which is why we shouldn't just sign players for the sake of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryBarrPet Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, est1874 said: Jesus wept He may weep all he likes ………… he’s not going out on loan - we are short of miracle workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Don't think the first 3 are better really, certainly not Arsenal. Most of those players aren't first teamers. We've upgraded our first XI considerably this season. But we've lost Greasy which clearly you have to take into account. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 We've had a good window but not flawless. We are still missing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 The only position you can argue we have improved is striker. Ings. Wingers? No. Nobody is proven like Grealish in this league we are replacing him with. Bailey who knows, Buendia one season in the league historically. We are not better in this position than before as things stand. Midfield? No better. Defence? Young is versatile. Same for axel. We still lack numbers even there. Keepers? No better. So all in all nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 7 minutes ago, est1874 said: Jesus wept I know, imagine being a top CF and the press talk about your club not having a recognised CF. I’d be weeping too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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