JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 34 minutes ago, messi11 said: @hippo I think. What a guy If Carlsberg did predictions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Hopefully JV dosen't have PTSD after watching that.... Is Jonathan David completely unrealistic for club like us now? Feels like we should've had a look at him when Suso had a hard on for anyone who could control a football in Belgian league. Had a slow start at Lille but has scored 13 in league so far aswell as 2-3 in CL. Lille do consistantly sell their attacking players for huge money though, Pepe to Arsenal and Oshimen to Napoli were both 70m. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 26 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Hopefully JV dosen't have PTSD after watching that.... Is Jonathan David completely unrealistic for club like us now? Feels like we should've had a look at him when Suso had a hard on for anyone who could control a football in Belgian league. Had a slow start at Lille but has scored 13 in league so far aswell as 2-3 in CL. Lille do consistantly sell their attacking players for huge money though, Pepe to Arsenal and Oshimen to Napoli were both 70m. I wouldn’t say completely unrealistic. However, CL teams are already lining up for him so I’m sure it’s unlikely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 What big name striker could we realistically expect to sign if we sold Ings or Watkins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, maqroll said: What big name striker could we realistically expect to sign if we sold Ings or Watkins? Can’t think of one off the top of my head except maybe Abraham if he wants to come back to the premier league but I doubt we are a big enough draw with how well he and Roma are doing this season. personally I think between them we should be able to get 30 goals in the league IF….. We played 4231 and got two defensive midfielders to play in the 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, paul514 said: Can’t think of one off the top of my head except maybe Abraham if he wants to come back to the premier league but I doubt we are a big enough draw with how well he and Roma are doing this season. personally I think between them we should be able to get 30 goals in the league IF….. We played 4231 and got two defensive midfielders to play in the 2 Diego Costa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 45 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Diego Costa? Is he an upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted March 28, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2022 2 hours ago, paul514 said: Can’t think of one off the top of my head except maybe Abraham if he wants to come back to the premier league but I doubt we are a big enough draw with how well he and Roma are doing this season. personally I think between them we should be able to get 30 goals in the league IF….. We played 4231 and got two defensive midfielders to play in the 2 Think it was a sliding doors moment in the summer, maybe could have got him then but the club went for Ings. If and when he comes back to the PL it will be to a club with European football and wouldn’t think you’ll get much change from £60m now, if any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 5 hours ago, maqroll said: What big name striker could we realistically expect to sign if we sold Ings or Watkins? Darwin Nunez, if Arsenal goes with someone else. Or Patrik Schick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I like Ings but he's 5 years older than Tammy. Wonder if Smith was overruled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 2 hours ago, maqroll said: Is he an upgrade? On what we have? Diego Costa? He was one of the best forwards in the world, he might not be now but he could teach our other strikers a thing or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Since Diego Costa left Chelsea in 2017 he's scored 24 goals in total all competitions combined. We might as well get Emile Heskey back. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I think we need to find the way to get the best out of Watkins and Ings as they are quality players for the level we're trying to get to. My worry is that Watkins is made for a counter attacking side and we seem to be focussed on being a slow build up team. I would like to see us mix it up more and keep playing the split CFs and being more direct at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Apparently we have won the race for rangers 'wonderkid' rory wilson. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Apparently we have won the race for rangers 'wonderkid' rory wilson. Hopefully, we are still building with youth, too many panic about buying 30 year olds but we need the balance it brings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Apparently we have won the race for rangers 'wonderkid' rory wilson. Googled him The scotsman today is saying we'll sign him, 2 days ago football Scotland had an article saying he'll reject rangers as utd and Liverpool are looking at him, the herald chucks in City too 40 goals at youth level this season, £300k compensation Never heard of him before your post but he sounds exciting 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Googled him The scotsman today is saying we'll sign him, 2 days ago football Scotland had an article saying he'll reject rangers as utd and Liverpool are looking at him, the herald chucks in City too 40 goals at youth level this season, £300k compensation Never heard of him before your post but he sounds exciting I saw that article as well. He looks a real prospect. Our academy must be an exciting place to be at the minute. I think this ties in well with buying older players as well, as the academy players can see an opportunity to come through whilst also rubbing shoulders with star players on the training ground. If we buy De Vrij for example and you are Josh Feeney or Smith Kerr, by the time you are looking to up your first team minutes, assuming they continue to develop as we all hope/expect, then a gap can open up. If we buy Gomez and he sits alongside Konsa, its much harder for the two younger players to see a pathway and maybe they are encouraged to look for a move earlier. Difficult balance I guess but nice problem to have. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 21 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Googled him The scotsman today is saying we'll sign him, 2 days ago football Scotland had an article saying he'll reject rangers as utd and Liverpool are looking at him, the herald chucks in City too 40 goals at youth level this season, £300k compensation Never heard of him before your post but he sounds exciting Same. Thanks for the info sounds like a real promising signing. For 300k too seems like peanuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, VillaChris said: Hopefully JV dosen't have PTSD after watching that.... Is Jonathan David completely unrealistic for club like us now? Feels like we should've had a look at him when Suso had a hard on for anyone who could control a football in Belgian league. Had a slow start at Lille but has scored 13 in league so far aswell as 2-3 in CL. Lille do consistantly sell their attacking players for huge money though, Pepe to Arsenal and Oshimen to Napoli were both 70m. Turned off at half time. To be fair, once I realised our best players were missing, it was a wrap. Not like I expected anything before that either. Canada play some very good football and have some serious players now though. My biggest concern was if Bailey was injured or not Edited March 28, 2022 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 56 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: Hopefully, we are still building with youth, too many panic about buying 30 year olds but we need the balance it brings. Ever since we loaned 29 year old Coutinho the poor bloke has apparently aged about 5 years. Apart from Ashley Young, who are these 30+ old duffers who are filling our squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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