ender4 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Just now, LondonLax said: Well did just buy a young back up striker. I would brace yourselves at the end of the month for the possibility that we swapped out Ings for Duran. True. That's a lot of faith in Duran though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2023 1 hour ago, duke313 said: If there is someone like that out there, then we should go for them. But not having them in place before we sell our top scorer isn't a good decision IMO. That's not how football works though. If we say no to West Ham because we haven't got our replacement in yet, then they'll go and get someone else and we keep Ings. Other clubs don't operate around our needs 1 hour ago, duke313 said: Maybe something has changed with Emery after the Stevenage game, but I felt Ings still had something to contribute this season. And selling him now for £15m rather than £10 in the summer, it's not like we need the money. I don't think there are many teams in the league, including us, who can just turn their nose up at £5m. It's easy for us to say, but the reality is that's hard to justify. Especially when the £10m in the summer is a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarpet Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Can this thread be moved back to the correct forum please mods? He hasn't gone yet and I'm still hoping that hes not going to. He is our only natural finisher, has a goal every 147 minutes in the league this season (compared to 408 for Watkins). We would be silly to let him go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Havent seen on OS that he has gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaHatesMe Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 6 hours ago, Don_Simon said: Cha-ching. (Minus the Everton bit, so more "cha" than "cha-ching". Where can I send it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2023 Anyone know if hes actually gone yet? Surprised no ones has queried this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 It hasn’t been asked before is he still here?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strog Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 28 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Havent seen on OS that he has gone? My thoughts too, interesting that the club hasn’t formally announced this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 What time is Purslow releasing his video statement of how we replace Danny Ings in the aggregate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted January 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: What time is Purslow releasing his video statement of how we replace Danny Ings in the aggregate? When he unveils Super Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 37 minutes ago, VillaHatesMe said: Where can I send it? You're a good egg. We'll double or quits. Four quid Villa qualify top four in next four years. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2023 Well, it appears Villa aren’t following my transfer policy. One of those situations where I just have to hope that I am as clueless as I usually turn out to be when it comes to formulating best ideas for Villa. Head-scratcher. I’m sorry and surprised to see Danny Ings go. Wasn’t really expecting that one. There must be other things going on, of course, that I know nothing about. But on the face of it, he’s our top scorer, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 4 hours ago, AshVilla said: I'm not surprised we caved in as easily as we did when you look at who was leading the negotiations. When was the last time we made a profit on a player or came close to breaking even other than when we sold Grealish? Carney maybe, but that was to Chelsea who are signing everyone at the minute for ridiculous fees. The way were running the club at the minute is not sustainable. What do you mean Carney is a maybe? We absolutely made a profit off him and what Chelsea are doing in the market has no bearing on that. Targett is another, albeit smaller, profit. Plus we have plenty of players currently in the squad who would fetch us a nice profit if we decided to sell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastmix Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I don't want to see Ings leave either, but Unai knows what he's doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 fellow striker Danny Ings is set to seal a move away from the club. Emery thanked him for his contribution and confirmed that the forward is close to signing for West Ham United. The head coach said: “He will sign with West Ham. His commitment was amazing here, with his teammates and he helped to better our performance. “I decided to let him go, because I think for him it was a very good offer, for the club as well.” OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingzen Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: That's not how football works though. If we say no to West Ham because we haven't got our replacement in yet, then they'll go and get someone else and we keep Ings. Other clubs don't operate around our needs I don't think there are many teams in the league, including us, who can just turn their nose up at £5m. It's easy for us to say, but the reality is that's hard to justify. Especially when the £10m in the summer is a guess. Actually, that is how football works quite a lot, clubs waiting on other clubs who are waiting on other clubs, it's why quite often there's a lot of stagnation at the start of a transfer window and then eventually a few big transfers happen which triggers a whole bunch of other transfers. Re a club turning their nose up at £5m, i'm not sure you fully comprehend club finances and accounting and the various factors that go in to play, including player amortisation, and the fact that a few goals here and there, which turn loses or draws into wins, could mean quite a few places in the league, which equals about 2.2 million a place i think. At the end of the day, if he is being sold, i think it's because he doesn't fit the system, and have the attributes, for the way Emri wants to play, not about money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 24 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: What time is Purslow releasing his video statement of how we replace Danny Ings in the aggregate? We're going to recall Davis and Archer and stick them both on the bench. Job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TomC Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I don't like this at all. More goal contributions per 90 minutes than any other player in the team last year. I'm pretty sure that's true this year, too (it's at least true among the forwards: 0.78 for Ings, 0.44 for Watkins, 0.48 for Bailey). A consummate professional. And, unless Duran turns out to be closer to the finished product than I'm expecting, it leaves us short of cover. He was hurt for most of his short time under Deano and SG misused/underused him. I had high hopes that Unai would finally get the most out of him at this club. It isn't to be. In Unai we trust, I guess. But personally, I just don't get it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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