Popular Post PieFacE Posted January 12, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 By some minor miracle we've just signed the third most expensive footballer of all time and you guys are arguing about contract situations and how it's not a big signing before he's even kicked a ball? Jesus christ. Enjoy it. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, PieFacE said: By some minor miracle we've just signed the third most expensive footballer of all time and you guys are arguing about contract situations and how it's not a big signing before he's even kicked a ball? Jesus christ. Enjoy it. I’m so excited! Can’t wait to see him on the pitch! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 48 minutes ago, sidcow said: I don't think this is correct. If the option is ours in the contract he would be in breach of contract if he didn't agree to it, it's an existing clause entirely up to us to exercise or not. He's ours if we want him. I've been to pretty much every home game since 1983 and I can't remember us ever signing a more high profile player. Not even close for that matter. McGrath was a big name but not on this level. Same with Merson and Ginola but they were really fading stars and neither were formerly amongst the world's most expensive ever players. Bent? You name that bigger star. No one comes even close. And all clubs DON’T have an option to buy, they have an option to make an offer and try to buy. If we want him we just activate it and he's ours automatically. This is a full signing but only if WE want it to be. It's like sayin if we sign a player with a final year option we've not really signed him until we've activated the final years option which would be just silly. If all this is true, and there's absolutely no reason for me to think it isn't, he's by far our biggest ever signing. Essentially, if we want him, he has to be ours? Sweet. I'm on the Brazilian Bandwagon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post It's Your Round Posted January 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 I was mega excited to be signing Rashica, who turned out to be shit. If we can’t get excited about COUTINHO!! Then what’s the point? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, PieFacE said: By some minor miracle we've just signed the third most expensive footballer of all time and you guys are arguing about contract situations and how it's not a big signing before he's even kicked a ball? Jesus christ. Enjoy it. Discussing contractual situations. No one is arguing here, everyone is excited, no one is playing down the quality of the player, everyone is appreciative of the work the club has done. The purpose of a forum is to discuss, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul33 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 38 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I don’t think that’s how options to buy work. My understanding is he has effectively agreed a contract with us if we want to sign him. So this loan period is almost like an audition. I could be wrong about that though. Although I can't find the link at the mo, there's a Spanish reporter who stated that Barcelona and Coutinho both wanted to sign but Villa said no ..... they wanted the loan first as a means to check both his fitness (from recent injury) and his ability to fit back in at this level given that his form hasn't been great. The loan is in effect a trial and if he makes it then Villa WILL sign him but if he falls well short, the deal is off and he'll head home ...... or to Hartlepool or similar ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2022 I know we’ve all watched these to death, but this compilation of ten goals is phenomenal. Even scoring one of these is incredible never mind repeatedly scoring goals like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withes_shin Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 12 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: [does a little dance] Self praise is no praise at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Coutinho has already won the Champions League, he has achieved this already. Is it really a foregone conclusion he will leave if he has a good season and a CL team tries to sign him? Presumably that same CL team will be a different atmosphere with new egos, dynamics. It seems Coutinho needs to feel loved and confident, would he be spoken to jump if he is enjoying his football at Villa? It just looks right the fit between Villa and Coutinho. Wishful thinking perhaps on my part....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 The real question we have to ask ourselves today is, 'Does Phil feel lucky? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, withes_shin said: Self praise is no praise at all No, but self love is great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: I know we’ve all watched these to death, but this compilation of ten goals is phenomenal. Even scoring one of these is incredible never mind repeatedly scoring goals like this. This is what star players do. I know this conversation has also been done do death but it’s the reason why I never thought Jack was a 100m player. You look at his goals scored at a top level and the only one that stands out is the one against United. Players like Coutinho scored them goals on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 6 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: From Borja Baston to Coutinho in 2 years. Some would call that progress Baston is having a storming season- 10 goals in 18 games for Real Oviedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 9 hours ago, Jas10 said: I just fell in love. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Steve Posted January 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 People have watched his Instagram 4 million times since last night. I cannot stress from a a marketing perspective alone how huge this is for the club 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, The_Steve said: People have watched his Instagram 4 million times since last night. I cannot stress from a a marketing perspective alone how huge this is for the club Madness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 He seems so humble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, avfcDJ said: I just fell in love. Be still, my beating heart! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) Shame we only have him for 6 months Edited January 12, 2022 by Jareth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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