CVByrne Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 minute ago, villalad21 said: Guilbert barely spoke any English Do we know that for sure or that his Instagram posts were always in French? Also where is Guilbert now? back to France and he did only spend a season and a half in England too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, CVByrne said: I can't be, but French people Sansons age learn English in school and the Prem has a long history of French players and I can't think of one who didn't learn English after a few seasons here. I think South Americans can struggle often due to poor education in large parts of the Continent and English not being taught in schools etc. Also settling in England when all your family are in SA vs a train ride away in France is also a big factor. It’s been documented that France has the lowest percentage of English speakers in Europe I think, or certainly in the developed areas of Europe. In comparison with Holland, Spain and Germany for example, it’s much lower IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: It’s been documented that France has the lowest percentage of English speakers in Europe I think, or certainly in the developed areas of Europe. In comparison with Holland, Spain and Germany for example, it’s much lower IIRC. I'm sure that's probably correct, but when compared to say Brazil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Do we know that for sure or that his Instagram posts were always in French? Also where is Guilbert now? back to France and he did only spend a season and a half in England too He was taking English lessons when he first arrived. Doubt he spoke a word of English Edited September 1, 2021 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, S-Platt said: As alluded to we have spent millions on the academy for that to be a success we need to have players graduating to the 1st team. This saves us a fortune and also signals to the next wonderkid come to Villa this is what happens. This season is going to be interesting with the kids around the 1st team and how they are used. We have bought well to compliment the team and have promoted the kids that show they have the minerals. I think it's a real test of the process and I am excited by it. Will it propel us into Europe probably not this year but there is a plan in place and we have the money should that plan fail. Good times. Hopefully the academy has a specific program for developing DMs. Otherwise we will still have to spend a fortune to recruit a decent one next summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: It’s been documented that France has the lowest percentage of English speakers in Europe I think, or certainly in the developed areas of Europe. In comparison with Holland, Spain and Germany for example, it’s much lower IIRC. Thats because they choose not to speak English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 18 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: So who out of West Ham, Arsenal, Everton, Leeds, Wolves, Southampton or Palace do we actually think had a better window than us? I persinally dont think any of them have. Could throw in Newcastle to that list If West Ham signings are so great why did it take 3 games into the season to buy them. Panic buys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: I persinally dont think any of them have. Could throw in Newcastle to that list If West Ham signings are so great why did it take 3 games into the season to buy them. Panic buys Palace have IMO. Andersen, Olise, Edouard, Gallagher all excellent signings. Squad padded out quite well by the rest i.e. Guehi, Hughes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVilla Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: So who out of West Ham, Arsenal, Everton, Leeds, Wolves, Southampton or Palace do we actually think had a better window than us? West Ham, Arsenal, Wolves and Palace definitely did as they kept their best player(s) and bought well on top of that. Everton didn’t spend much (2m) but got in Gray and Lookman which look like great signings so I’d say them as well. Leeds didn’t lose Phillips but only strengthened in a position (winger) they don’t really need. Southampton lost ings and their best CB but signed JWP and looks like they’ve supplemented the squad nicely on top of that. Unfortunately, Grealish screwed us over with the release clause, nothing more the owners could of done. So I’d say West Ham, Arsenal, Wolves, Palace and Everton had better windows. Then Leeds and Southampton had similiar windows to us (maybe ours is slightly better as we had the most difficult job replacing Joe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, est1874 said: Palace have IMO. Andersen, Olise, Edouard, Gallagher all excellent signings. Squad padded out quite well by the rest i.e. Guehi, Hughes Palace will finish lower than last season and probably wont even get 40 points 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, est1874 said: Palace have IMO. Andersen, Olise, Edouard, Gallagher all excellent signings. Squad padded out quite well by the rest i.e. Guehi, Hughes These do seem like good signings. Players I’d expect other clubs to have been in for too. It does have a want to live in London feel about players that join Palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, SeanVilla said: So I’d say West Ham, Arsenal, Wolves, Palace and Everton had better windows. This is beyond ridiculous imo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: Palace will finish lower than last season and probably wont even get 40 points Yeh they will probably struggle. Fans forget how difficult it is to for a team to gel when theres a lot of changes and on top of that having a new manager. You’d think they’d know it’s not that simple considering what happened to us under Sherwood. Edited September 1, 2021 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: Palace will finish lower than last season and probably wont even get 40 points That's a nonsense prediction to make at this stage. Always find it's the same folks saying "you can't judge our season on the first 3 games" who will comfortably trash other clubs on the basis of their start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: This is beyond ridiculous imo I dont even know who Wolves signed to have a better window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Just now, est1874 said: That's a nonsense prediction to make at this stage. Always find it's the same folks saying "you can't judge our season on the first 3 games" who will comfortably trash other clubs on the basis of their start. Ive predicted this for weeks. They have a poor manager and have lost the best player from last season through injury. Will be more likely in a relegation battle this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Zatman said: Ive predicted this for weeks. They have a poor manager and have lost the best player from last season through injury. Will be more likely in a relegation battle this season To be fair its longer than that, you have predicted it since woy announced he was leaving last season and doubled down on it when they appointed Vieira let alone then their start to the season and their transfer window And its correct, Palace have been on a slippery slope for a while now, I think they'll do a Newcastle this year and somehow just about do enough to survive, there's just a bit of nothingness and pointlessness about them and they know it Id be amazed and disappointed if they got near our position in the league 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVilla Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: This is beyond ridiculous imo Sorry I’m looking at who they’ve lost vs who they’ve bought in West Ham for example kept Rice and have added Kral, Vlasic, Zouma and Areola on top. How is it beyond ridiculous to think that’s better than us losing Grealish etc and getting Ings Bailey, Buendia, Young and axel. No one knows how these players for both teams are going to perform, it’s all opinions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVilla Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, Zatman said: I dont even know who Wolves signed to have a better window Trincao and the Hwang-lee chan in whilst keeping Neves, Neto, Adam, Jimenez etc. You should probably check before making these statements haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 minute ago, SeanVilla said: Trincao and the Hwang-lee chan in whilst keeping Neves, Neto, Adam, Jimenez etc. You should probably check before making these statements haha Downgraded the keeper, not added depth in midfield Neto is out for most of this season isn't he? Trincao is a good replacement though The main thing for wolves so far is traore looks like he'll do better than his 1 goal and 2 assists from last year The funny thing is wolves fans on my Facebook think they've had a bad summer and are unhappy with their owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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