Popular Post Delphinho123 Posted July 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: This is my new favourite gif. You know exactly what’s coming, but you can’t turn away. 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, AVFCforever1991 said: We should go all out and put in a bid of £80 million, really test Arsenal's resolve then they will come back with a counter offer of 45 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted July 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2021 I'm a patient man, and I'll be patiently waiting for the day I read that "We have agreed in principle with Aston Villa for the sale of Emile Smith-Rowe" tweet and the ensuing meltdown from Arsenal fans. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 If he hasn't signed a new contract by next week, then he's ours if we want him. Surely anyone not involved in internationals will be back training at clubs by next week at the latest. His agent has clearly been busy on his behalf while ESR has been on holiday. If he's not put pen to paper after another week fo negotiating then surely he's open to a move elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 minute ago, est1874 said: If he hasn't signed a new contract by next week, then he's ours if we want him. Surely anyone not involved in internationals will be back training at clubs by next week at the latest. His agent has clearly been busy on his behalf while ESR has been on holiday. If he's not put pen to paper after another week fo negotiating then surely he's open to a move elsewhere. They would be mad to sell him to us. Absolutely mad. Luckily their owner doesn't give a toss about the club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted July 2, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2021 Just now, est1874 said: If he hasn't signed a new contract by next week, then he's ours if we want him. Surely anyone not involved in internationals will be back training at clubs by next week at the latest. His agent has clearly been busy on his behalf while ESR has been on holiday. If he's not put pen to paper after another week fo negotiating then surely he's open to a move elsewhere. I cant see this! I cant see anything other than Arsenal getting him to sign a contract at some point in the next 2 years. Maybe his head is turned but that means little when they have such a long time to convince him. Hes an Arsenal fan, if he gets game time he will sign. Thats what the wait will be for, not holding out for any move to us. The only chance we have is if Arsenal decide to cash in, but i think the backlash will be too severe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 I think it's down to if Arsenal if they need to sell to buy. They shouldn't be selling him really but the fans will be demanding big name signings. £35m would definitely help them in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, Nigel said: I cant see this! I cant see anything other than Arsenal getting him to sign a contract at some point in the next 2 years. Maybe his head is turned but that means little when they have such a long time to convince him. Hes an Arsenal fan, if he gets game time he will sign. Thats what the wait will be for, not holding out for any move to us. The only chance we have is if Arsenal decide to cash in, but i think the backlash will be too severe. If Arsenal sign the AM they're looking for, he'll struggle for game time though, won't he? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 I think the key with ESR is that he had a fantastic season, arsenal did not, the wanna be clubs like spurs and arsenal have to buy there way in to the champions league places. Now one way or another, they need to buy big players and maybe players like ESR will not get guaranteed game time. If Deano sees him as our no10 and the wages are right, his agent will push for a move for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 minute ago, est1874 said: If Arsenal sign the AM they're looking for, he'll struggle for game time though, won't he? Ha just typed out similar, great minds and all that. But seriously I think this is our pitch to the agent. Arsenal seem like a toxic club at the moment and they might well bull**** ESR in to signing that contract and reneging on any promises of 1st team action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) Who's stevo the Villan who's on there forums, whoever this fellow Villan is who's had an account with them for 13 years your not doing a good enough job at stiring the pot with them. Need help do you? Edited July 2, 2021 by Dave-R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 12 hours ago, useless said: If we signed Smith Rowe it would be our biggest signing maybe since Stan Collymore. Wouldnt even be our biggest signing this summer.. or did you sleep through the Buendia signing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted July 2, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) 36 minutes ago, est1874 said: If Arsenal sign the AM they're looking for, he'll struggle for game time though, won't he? Yes, that could change things. However that does rely on Arsenal actually getting a good enough player to replace him, thats not a gimme. Edited July 2, 2021 by Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 There's no way that Buendia is a bigger signing than Smith Rowe, Buendia was for sale and we were the only ones that were seriously in for him and he spent last season in the championship, that's not to say I think he's a bad signing or even that I think Smith Rowe would be a better signing than Buendia, but Smith Rowe would be a bigger sign of how we're growing in stature as a club and one that would make others take notice of us more than any other signing, certainly more than Buendia, he'd probably cost a lot more as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 dunno, if you asked at the start of the window, you can have one of Buendia or ESR.. I'd choose Buendia all day long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Just now, Junxs said: dunno, if you asked at the start of the window, you can have one of Buendia or ESR.. I'd choose Buendia all day long thats based on better player bigger signing isnt necessarily the same thing...taking arsenal's 2nd best youth product off them would be one hell of a signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThunderPower_14 Posted July 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2021 Buendia is the better player now. Prying Smith-Rowe out of Arsenal's hands when they don't really want to sell and it will shatter their fans is what makes it a bigger signing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Buendia is a class player whos proven how good he is over the last few years, ESR might turn out to be the next Franny Jeffers for all we know. I'd rather get the better player than a signing that just upsets a group of fans, buts thats just me - I'm more interested in what happens on the pitch than "my **** is bigger than yours" statements 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, ThunderPower_14 said: Buendia is the better player now. Prying Smith-Rowe out of Arsenal's hands when they don't really want to sell and it will shatter their fans is what makes it a bigger signing. Arsenal fan's when ESR signs for the Villa: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarium Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Junxs said: Buendia is a class player whos proven how good he is over the last few years, ESR might turn out to be the next Franny Jeffers for all we know. I'd rather get the better player than a signing that just upsets a group of fans, buts thats just me - I'm more interested in what happens on the pitch than "my **** is bigger than yours" statements 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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