Annoyman Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Is the guy who escaped from that trophy still on our books or did we just let him run free to meet whatever destiny awaits him? Also God, easy to forget that clean-shaven Grealish is the most Irish-looking man in existence, how did he ever end up in the England setup Edited January 10, 2022 by Annoyman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fightoffyour Posted January 10, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Annoyman said: Is the guy who escaped from that trophy still on our books or did we just let him run free to meet whatever destiny awaits him? That's Tommy Elphick 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alreadyexists Posted January 10, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 So the Digne signing is both close and not close, the bid has been submitted and not submitted and the player is interested and not interested… it’s Schrödinger’s transfer! 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Just now, Annoyman said: Is the guy who escaped from that trophy still on our books or did we just let him run free to meet whatever destiny awaits him? I always thought that was Tommy Elphick?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, fightoffyour said: That's Tommy Elphick Argh - beat me to it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I think this transfer makes a little bit too much sense to not happen. It'll just be the timing now, I'm sure we can hold out if the club / player are asking a little too much. Sticking with Targett for another week or 2 won't cost us a place in Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 One other aspect of the transfer is that he will have something to prove to Rafa aswell so motivation won't be an issue I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, The_Steve said: The Gerrard factor is massive Not to mention the "linking up with Philippe Coutinho down the left" factor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaVilla Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Not to mention the "linking up with Philippe Coutinho down the left" factor. imagine 6 months ago someone saying, "At Aston Villa, within my crystal ball i see Digne playing down the left hand side with Coutinho"....... my response: Edited January 10, 2022 by MaVilla 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 The manager has cut ties with the player in public. The player has cut ties with the club and said he wants to leave. The one thing to play out yet is whether that wants to leave turns into an official transfer request . Or Digne is going to be claiming money for his contract being ended. Thats not in Evertons best interests as they will be lowballed to f**k i would guess. So can a deal be done that suits all parties.? Digne will have to maybe accept he cannot have 120k a week Everton will have to accept they cannot get 30 mill for him and Villa will have to accept that they cannot get him for £15 mill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2022 28 minutes ago, MaVilla said: imagine 6 months ago someone saying, "At Aston Villa, within my crystal ball i see Digne playing down the left hand side with Coutinho"....... my response: Also why? We had our GOAT in front of our player of the season. Completely unthinkable to be where we are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: All a smoke screen for the re signing of Ross Barkley on a permanent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 I can't see how anybody can be against them. We're talking about the 2nd best LB in the league here. And he's about to sign for Aston Villa. Matt Targett is also great, but if we have aspirations of playing in Europe we need a strong squad. Having Matt Targett and Lucas Digne fight it out for the LB spot is a luxury not too many teams have, and we should embrace it, not shy away from it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacketspuds Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 We need someone who is a mix of both Matt Targett and Lucas Digne. 4 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KMitch Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 34 minutes ago, Keyblade said: I can't see how anybody can be against them. We're talking about the 2nd best LB in the league here. And he's about to sign for Aston Villa. Matt Targett is also great, but if we have aspirations of playing in Europe we need a strong squad. Having Matt Targett and Lucas Digne fight it out for the LB spot is a luxury not too many teams have, and we should embrace it, not shy away from it. Haven't you heard that Digne has to use a walker to make it up and down the left side of the pitch? At 28, he has one foot in the nursing home already. We can't be signing players over the age of 19 or full internationals! If that doesn't make you worried, some bitter Everton supporters on EvertonTalk say he's crap and RafaBall is the only way to save them from relegation. Still need further convincing? EvertonLad22 on here says if he was any good, he'd be going to Chelsea instead of Villa, so he must be shite and the stats don't matter because he fails their "eyeball test"... 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 with how close this was reported to be, i was half expecting an announcement today. seems not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: We need someone who is a mix of both Matt Targett and Lucas Digne. Haha brilliant, Harry Hill 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejs1111 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, fightoffyour said: Don't forget Steer also has a Cup of Traditions trophy to his name, as well as Davis and Hourihane still on our books. Thats not Elphick jumping from the trophy! He's in the team photo FFS. You just can't see him cause the LaLiga sign is too tall. Edited January 10, 2022 by ejs1111 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancvillan Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 If we get four years out of him, that's more than we can say for any of our squad from four years ago. Jed Steer is the only one left. Four years is a very long time in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 hours ago, fightoffyour said: Don't forget Steer also has a Cup of Traditions trophy to his name, as well as Davis and Hourihane still on our books. I see James Bree in that shot. I liked posts about him because someone would invariably post a gif of someone who shares the same surname: {waiting} {waiting} {waiting} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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