It's Your Round Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, joshharris12 said: Link indeed what handle is 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Less confident about this one now… if of course there was any interest from us to begin with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just now, Tayls said: Less confident about this one now… if of course there was any interest from us to begin with! It could just have been his agent stirring up interest from Villa to get a CL team to act quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: I agree those clubs have produced some good players but none of those clubs have competed at the level we are trying to. The academy is far from being ignored and will hopefully produce many good player for our first team or as a decent revenue stream in the future. However no matter how good the academy is it’ll only produce a handful of top first team players, so we will always need to buy players too. Some with the money we get for players from the academy. There’s no magic formula it’s about covering all aspects. Being commercially strong, good coaches at all levels and astuteness with our recruitment. It’s about a balanced approach. Fans seem to think in such black or white terms, where the truth is usually in the grey. We’ve acquired two great players so far who are in their late 20s and I’ve heard people say we’ve abandoned the project of developing players. Ridiculous on two counts. The academy isn’t being closed and players 28 and 29 are no longer at retirement age, with many notable players playing well into their mid 30s these days. I Agree Dave. Tell Carney, it seems, he's miffed at PC's arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, thunderball said: I dont bother with that anymore after having had dogs of smart arse comments. Beleive it or not there is plenty of inside information on twitter if you care to look and filter the nonsense. I would add that it doesnt feel impossible given we seem to have ratcheted everything up by more than gear or two since Smiths departure, we definitely no longer just feeling our way through this, we are making waves and there is a lot of money behind all of this, it all feels to be part of a bigger plan all of a sudden, its like they are running t get ahead of the Newcastle oil money and the drop off in Everton's ambition/spending while they can . Disappointing. Was warming up my keyboard to dish out some Smart arse comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, duke313 said: It could just have been his agent stirring up interest from Villa to get a CL team to act quicker. thats what i'm thinking now. No real credible link that we are seriously interested. We might have just enquired, got told no, and moved on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 No player brings with him a guarantee that he will be successful. Bissouma is the nearest thing you can get to a guarantee in what is our current weakest position. NSWE can afford to buy him, B&H can't really afford to turn down £40 million if offered due to his contract running down. (Clubs will be able to open pre contract "free" negotiations in just under 12 months.) Whether or not speculation reflects what's actually happening, I would say there is a good chance this will happen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, thunderball said: I dont bother with that anymore after having had dogs of smart arse comments. Beleive it or not there is plenty of inside information on twitter if you care to look and filter the nonsense. I would add that it doesnt feel impossible given we seem to have ratcheted everything up by more than gear or two since Smiths departure, we definitely no longer just feeling our way through this, we are making waves and there is a lot of money behind all of this, it all feels to be part of a bigger plan all of a sudden, its like they are running t get ahead of the Newcastle oil money and the drop off in Everton's ambition/spending while they can . Wes Eden's history running the Milwaukee Bucks franchise has some parallels which are worth noting. They were experiencing an all time club low, rock bottom of the league. They get a player to build their future around, and in comes a coach who within two seasons has them in play-offs, which is the equivalent of a top half finish or thereabouts. However progress stagnates under this coach and Wes Eden's feels that he has reached his ceiling as a head coach for the club, and Wes Eden's swiftly terminates the head coachs position, bringing in someone who he felt would be able to take Milwaukee to the next level. Fast forward a few years, Milwaukee are contenders for the title each season and even went as far to winning their championship title, with their go to man who they built around winning MVP accolades along the way. I miss Grealish and would love to have him back, but we could and really should build a side around Coutinho now, while we have him and he's still able to peak. Gerrard has found himself an excellent opportunity with us, make no mistake about it we are on the rise, if Gerrard invests half the energy he did becoming the player he did, in developing himself as a head coach and manager, we may end up with a team that can go along way. We've endured turmoil and neglect for just on a decade, however the roots of today's leadership and management spread deep and lay a foundation for growth to take on and see the club rise to new heights. The sky is the limit I feel as the club branches out and ascends onwards and upwards. The team behind the scenes nows we've just landed a world class player who's prime is potentially ahead of him, they know what a coup that is. They also know they have one of the best players of all time now working as a tactician and instructor, and he's already cut his teeth with a reasonable challenge in his role with Rangers. This team is going places and I'm sure Wes Edens is more than willing to give it every chance of success by diligently seeing that the necessary pieces are brought in so that it has the best chance of glory. If its been identified as an area of recruitment that is necessary and Bissouma fits the criteria for that, I have little doubt we will be pushing for it so that we can propel this club into contention for the highest honours. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loxstock92 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: Linky linky.. Please I think this is the one. (F*ck that took a while) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, Loxstock92 said: I think this is the one. (F*ck that took a while) Thanks for finding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark Albrighton Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2022 I think people should wait to hear from any of the other members of Slade before getting ahead of themselves. 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 40 minutes ago, ender4 said: thats what i'm thinking now. No real credible link that we are seriously interested. We might have just enquired, got told no, and moved on. Is the Telegraph not credible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moustache of Teale Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, Loxstock92 said: I think this is the one. (F*ck that took a while) My Oh My. I wouldn’t believe a word he says. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, Loxstock92 said: I think this is the one. (F*ck that took a while) Thats the one, but there a few others out there too (might be piggy backing on this?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Sounds like Potter is anticipating a bid tbh. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, Loxstock92 said: I think this is the one. (F*ck that took a while) If true, we're probably just waiting for the Geordies to announce their next recruit before we announce ours 10 minutes later. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, nick76 said: Is the Telegraph not credible? Wasn't Percy though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, The_Steve said: Sounds like Potter is anticipating a bid tbh. We shall see. I believe the technical term is he is bracing himself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: I think people should wait to hear from any of the other members of Slade before getting ahead of themselves. Tay dun till ey sighs etts dun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loxstock92 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, thunderball said: Thats the one, but there a few others out there too (might be piggy backing on this?) I imagine so, guess cause it’s not tagged #avfc it hasn’t got widespread attention……yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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