Adam2003 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 43 minutes ago, bobzy said: He's pretty handy at finishing, eh? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI0AJIKORsc This made me think we should sign Armstrong from Southampton as well… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Genuinely chuffed with this signing. The fact that he was linked with City, Spuds etc, shows that we must have really sold the project to him. He's such a tidy player, too.. Technically gifted and with a real eye for goal. Having him gives us far more flexibility in how we play: it even brings 'the big man' type forward (Wes, Keinan) into contention again as another option to play alongside him if we're chasing a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 4 hours ago, zab6359 said: He was 18mil? I think you're getting your seasons mixed up bud. He had signed for £18m the season before, he almost certainly wasn't available for sale the season we came up. The fact we have him now, after he has gone on to score 1 in 2 missing only 11 games over the two subsequent seasons is phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Midfielder Posted August 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2021 Here's another take on an aspect of this transfer. The behaviour of Ings and his agent. Danny Ings has good stock. England international, a 20 goal a season striker. In his prime years. Natural finisher. Puts in a good shift and has a positive attitude. Unlucky with injuries but passed a medical, they have no concerns nor do I. The thing is, the swiftness of this transfer, maybe it was the case we bid, offered terms, him and his agent agreed on them. He signs, and with minimal fanfare. Him and his agent could have touted those tabled terms to other clubs more and held out toward the end of the window aiming at the likes of .... Arsenal? Spurs to replace Kane? Modern agents are greedy, underhand and all about exploiting that stock most times it seems, playing one club off another... Club A have offered £X, then goes to club B, C, D, create demand and a bidding war etc Danny seems like a decent lad, I kinda get the feeling this deal went through in the more natural way. Bid received, terms, signs. A sign of the player saying "no Mr Agent, this is the one, I am not waiting for other clubs, make Villa happen" etc. Lange will have been instrumental in that too no doubt for speed and whatever legal / paperwork processes are involved. I just wanted to point that out, commendable Danny. No f---ing about, done deal. 29 years old I don't mind. Vardy is 34/35, I see him as that type of forward, our Vardy. I even looked on wikipedia last night, apparently to this day, his Dad is a tradesman, a brickie / builder or something, living in the same house for years. Kind of indicates to me that Danny is from good working stock, grounded. If I was a millionaire footballer I'd sort my parents out so they could retire there and then, but Ings senior just grafts on. Just hearing little things like this, and his charity work too, fair play to the lad. I like attitudes like that. I like this move a lot. Have always respected the lad as a footballer and I think he will be an instant hit. A move aged 29, is a pivotal move in a career, you are at your prime, your output too. His goals last year, some of them were just jaw dropping. Loving it. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Villatillidie95 said: The whole of VT when we found out we signed Ings with no prior warning tbh m8, i think it was more like this: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 hours ago, vazquez said: Good player, but we heavily overpaid (again), zero resale value in 2 years and bad injury record. Stinks of panic buy to me unfortunately. 100M will be burnt fast with these rates. You're entitled to your opinion that it's an overpay, but what do you mean by "again" in this context? Who have we overpaid for previously? The only real flop of this regime so far is Wesley, and there are mitigating circumstances. I can't actually tell you with any certainty whether he was/is a £20m footballer. You can argue we overpaid for Mings, but he has since gone on to blow that valuation out of the water. Other than that, I am struggling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ozvillafan Posted August 5, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2021 Always a good watch: 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete3206 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 hours ago, vazquez said: Good player, but we heavily overpaid (again), zero resale value in 2 years and bad injury record. Stinks of panic buy to me unfortunately. 100M will be burnt fast with these rates. The club has just made £100 million profit on one player. They've invested a quarter of it on a proven goal scorer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, ozvillafan said: Always a good watch: I have no likes left which is ideal, because it gives me the opportunity to tell you how much I love this guy. Please watch and subscribe. He must use VT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJay Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 A real John Gregory signing. Top player who instantly improves us. 2 more of these please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nabby Posted August 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2021 I don't get the resale value argument , if all we care about is resale then that just makes us a stepping stone /selling club ? He is a proven goalscorer whose record over the last 2 year's is only bettered by Kane and Salah ( from open play ) and one year older than Kane and Lukaku who both look like moving for over 100 quid ...I think this is excellent business by us 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichiBoi11 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Nabby said: I don't get the resale value argument , if all we care about is resale then that just makes us a stepping stone /selling club ? He is a proven goalscorer whose record over the last 2 year's is only bettered by Kane and Salah ( from open play ) and one year older than Kane and Lukaku who both look like moving for over 100 quid ...I think this is excellent business by us It's the same as people not wanting Ashley Young. Each signing needs to be judged on it's own merits, and whilst in the main we might want young players we can improve, you do also need players ready to hit the ground running, and at least a couple of experienced heads in a youthful squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Nabby said: He is a proven goalscorer whose record over the last 2 year's is only bettered by Kane and Salah ( from open play ) and one year older than Kane and Lukaku who both look like moving for over 100 quid ...I think this is excellent business by us Superb value IMO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Well I didn't see that one coming. Whoever is without Kane (Spurs or Citeh), have missed out on a top striker. Great deal for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Echo what people are saying like this signing. Reminds me a bit of when Villa sold a superstar in Andy Gray then replaced him with a good solid pro in Withe. Withe proved to be the better fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshharris12 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Really excited unreal finishing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2021 Still waiting for the Ings content! Maybe they’ll release it to coincide with Jack going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 25m for Harry Kane Lite? Yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I wonder if he'll feature against Sevilla? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, AV82 said: 25m for Harry Kane Lite? Yes please. Urgh. Please don't call him that ever again 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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