dubbs Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Did well for us whenever he played. Good fee tbf and hopefully someone lined up as a replacement. In Emery we trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 6 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Maybe, and stay with me here, MAYBE we’ve got someone lined up to come in? Agreed. I may be proved wrong but I don’t for one minute think we would be letting him go without a replacement being lined up. And i absolutely don’t believe the boy from the MLS is the replacement. Intrested to see what sort of player we do replace him with though. I’ve got a feeling it will be a winger/striker hybrid rather than an out and out number 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Just now, CLARETANDBLUEFOXY said: This transfer makes no sense. We are crying out for strikers, we cannot afford to lose the only person looking capable of scoring. I’m panicking now unless Emery has someone up his sleeve. We'll end up with Gerard Moreno or some other 30 year old+ on loan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rjw63 Posted January 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2023 Every VT member with an online gambling account already lumping on him to score against us. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steero113 Posted January 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2023 There is not a way on this good earth that Emery has just shipped out Archer and Ings and only replaced him with a 19 year old prospect. There is an incoming here, 1000% 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLARETANDBLUEFOXY Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Just now, Steero113 said: There is not a way on this good earth that Emery has just shipped out Archer and Ings and only replaced him with a 19 year old prospect. There is an incoming here, 1000% I hope you’re right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I don't think we pass the ball well enough to play him, we need runners, someone between Ollie and Ings would be perfect for us Every danger he quietly asked for more games and we said not happening so let him go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2023 1 minute ago, CLARETANDBLUEFOXY said: This transfer makes no sense. We are crying out for strikers, we cannot afford to lose the only person looking capable of scoring. I’m panicking now unless Emery has someone up his sleeve. It makes financial sense. It doesn't make football sense (until a replacement is revealed). We have to balance the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Name Is Death Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 9 minutes ago, duke313 said: Prepare yourself for disappointment. Ha ha, the Villa motto. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, villaglint said: We've effectively had Ings for a season and a half for £10m plus wages and that feels expensive. Still interesting to see who they do bring in. 18 months, Chelsea FC says ‘hold my pint’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villatillidie1980 Posted January 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2023 Wow. That appears to have happened very quickly - I appreciate it hasn’t and it’s just the way we do things. I really hope we have someone lined up to replace him. We must do, surely?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Wtf!!! I came into Villa chat and I’m now in other football. Time to resurrect an old thread. not really mods calm down love it’s only a commercial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Has he actually gone 100% confirmed? Or still in the process of going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 The overreactions here are peak VillaTalk... Nobody would have put Ings in a starting 11 prediction for an Emery team unless Watkins was out injured. Now that we sold him, all of a sudden Ings is a 20+ goal a season striker again and nobody can believe we've let him go... My guess is that we're close to signing another striker with pace who better fits Emery's system,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ender4 said: Has he actually gone 100% confirmed? Or still in the process of going? Sky have gone to the lengths of announcing its a done deal live on air. It's a bold strategy and all that.... Edited January 19, 2023 by Steero113 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teale's 'tache Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Interesting decision, financially it makes sense, I remember reading anything over £8m we'd be turning a 'book profit', and when you factor in the wages as well, then in many ways it's too good a deal to turn down. From a footballing perspective it's not so cut and dry, but we'll have to wait and see what happens for the rest of the window. Ings offered us something different to Watkins, he was much better against a low block where speed and power are less important, he was also much better at seeing a killer pass for others and by and large was a much better finisher, those are all qualities that are very handy to have sitting on your bench, or having in your squad for particular games. Emery likes to have options and Ings certainly provided him one, so it's a loss if he's not replaced. However, Ings was never a long term solution, he was always going to need phasing out over the next few years, so maybe the offer was just good enough to speed up that process. I'm hoping we will replace him with a player who has similar attributes, but with a bit more athleticism. Duran seems to me to be more like Watkins in terms of how he plays, so I'm not convinced he's the Ings replacement. We'll have to wait and see I guess. Ings seemed a top pro and a decent guy by all accounts. Go well Danny boy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Very surprised at the sale, especially that fast. Hope we have replacements lined up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Decent fee. Was initially a bit upset about this but after thinking about it more, it shouldn’t be that big an issue for us provided we get someone new in. Deulofeu would be a good replacement even if he isn’t in the same mold. Or maybe we really rate Duran and he can already come in as our backup striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 19 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Jesus Wept we don't mess about. £15m and £120k (hopefully gone) is as good as it can get Yup, good deal, for me. £15m incoming and £9m off the wages for a player who's not in our starting 11, can't complain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catanzaro Posted January 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, MachoFantastico said: I'm guessing Emery didn't care much for Ings. I like Ings but it hasn't really worked out for him at the club sadly. That said I think it could be a good deal for West Ham. I think he just wants to change the balance of the attacking players we have and practically speaking Ings was going to be the easiest to move on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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