KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 minute ago, nepal_villan said: Greg Evans had a good piece in The Athletic about the very professional way we recruit academy players, including making sure the recruiter knows the names of all family members and presenting a thorough report on how the club specifically see them developing in the academy. Presume the same would be done for first team targets. Perhaps Purslow and Lange blew away ESR with a PowerPoint. Word on how we’re operating seems to be spreading through the UK football world, at the very least. The quiet work on the youth setup has been most impressive: I can only imagine how special they treat first-team targets: first impressions and all that… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steero113 Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, nepal_villan said: Greg Evans had a good piece 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, Steero113 said: Would! Edited June 28, 2021 by nick76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, Steero113 said: I'm very critical of him too, but that was a good piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, nepal_villan said: Perhaps Purslow and Lange blew away ESR with a PowerPoint. How do they compare to Sherwoods facials ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 I like how we thought an extra £5m would change things My opinions on this haven't changed. Obviously we've had some kind of word from his agent but like I said it will all just result in ESR getting a nice new big contract from Arsenal. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 28, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2021 I do wonder though... was/is he mates with Agent Martinez? Because we know how well he talks up our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 It seems unlikely that he’ll come to Villa, but stranger things have happened. It’s in their hands really, if the offer’s good enough… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 30 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: I can't see why we would've bid twice for Smith Rowe if we thought we had no chance of signing him. yeah I'm still not sure what we're doing in terms of bidding for him -- especially at 25 & then 30 mil when they would likely want way more. At first I thought it was agent posturing but there's too much smoke for there not to be fire in this one/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 23 minutes ago, nepal_villan said: Greg Evans had a good piece in The Athletic about the very professional way we recruit academy players, including making sure the recruiter knows the names of all family members and presenting a thorough report on how the club specifically see them developing in the academy. Presume the same would be done for first team targets. Perhaps Purslow and Lange blew away ESR with a PowerPoint. The smile is all that was needed << Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, thabucks said: How do they compare to Sherwoods facials ? I'm thinking it's like comparing John Holmes to an eunuch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Farlz said: I like how we thought an extra £5m would change things Seems so strange! The only thing I could think of is that it keeps pressure on Arsenal by keeping our interest in the open. I’m not convinced of this though because I didn’t think it helped our end game, I did think maybe it’s 30m plus loads of add ons and while not reported it was 5m initial fee increase…plus add ons difference (maybe 5m) so could be 10m difference but Arsenal journalists wouldn’t report the add ons. Weird though! Edited June 28, 2021 by nick76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 28 minutes ago, Steero113 said: Wow, what's happened to Shakira? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, Farlz said: I like how we thought an extra £5m would change things Building pressure. The player gets to see we are serious by continually going back in for him, instead of bidding our final offer up front, getting rejected and that being the end of the story. More than few Arsenal fans on their socials now questioning what ESR is really worth and whether 30-35m is actually a good price for an inexperienced 20 yr old. I’ll bet their board is having the same thought process. By the time it gets to 40m (if it does) many will likely agree that’s a fair price and the board can sanction a sale without getting the stadium burnt down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Farlz said: I like how we thought an extra £5m would change things For example… We bid £25m. Arsenal say we want £35m and it’s a deal. We then bid £30m and say let’s meet in the middle. Both sides eventually agree £32m. or… We bid £25m. Arsenal say they want £40m. We then bid £30m plus £10m add-ons. Journalist reports the base figure of £30m. Could be a whole range of figures and negotiations behind the scenes, we are just hearing some raw figures that don’t tell the whole story. Edited June 28, 2021 by ender4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, ender4 said: For example… We bid £25m. Arsenal say we want £35m and it’s a deal. We then bid £30m and say let’s meet in the middle. Both sides eventually agree £32m. or… We bid £25m. Arsenal say they want £40m. We then bid £30m plus £10m add-ons. Journalist reports the base figure of £30m. Could be a whole range of figures and negotiations behind the scenes, we are just hearing some raw figures that don’t tell the whole story. This... I'm going to imagine that we won't hear that a 3rd bid has been accepted until he's close to being announced by the club, then Percy will leak the story and all Hell will break loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, KMitch said: This... I'm going to imagine that we won't hear that a 3rd bid has been accepted until he's close to being announced by the club, then Percy will leak the story and all Hell will break loose. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Just been looking into a Smith-Rowe’s agents and he is by far the biggest player they currently manage - the other two being somewhat unknown 20yo… https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jordan-wise/beraterfirma/berater/7147 They are relatively new to the game and for a young player coming through I guess they would be an exciting option to sign up with. Be interesting for us to work with them as a club also. https://false9.com/about/ Do they need a cash injection with Smith Rowe being their only top player one wonders ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 minute ago, thabucks said: Just been looking into a Smith-Rowe’s agents and he is by far the biggest player they currently manage - the other two being somewhat unknown 20yo… https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jordan-wise/beraterfirma/berater/7147 They are relatively new to the game and for a young player coming through I guess they would be an exciting option to sign up with. Be interesting for us to work with them as a club also. https://false9.com/about/ Do they need a cash injection with Smith Rowe being their only top player one wonders ? The agent is in a win win here. negotiate either a bumper new contract or multi million pound transfer and he’ll attract more clients. Either that or ESR will dump him for a more established agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steero113 Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 I used to feel like this when we launched a bid under Xia: Under these boys I feel like this: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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