HalfTimePost Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, ender4 said: Interesting. So £30m net spend. I wonder how that compares to other clubs. https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/einnahmenausgaben/wettbewerb/GB1 Spoiler: Puts us bang in midtable in 10th. The Sky 6 (sans Liverpool & City thanks to questionable Sales) plus Southampton, Brentford, West Ham, Newcastle and Forest are ahead of us Edited July 19, 2022 by HalfTimePost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez1974 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 2 hours ago, CVByrne said: I feel like our work is done. We filled the gaps in the squad. Now it's about looking a possible replacements if any players move on. Not me. I think they did the work they knew they had to do, early and brilliantly. We don't need another midfielder. We'd like one, but we've improved options and experience, and 3 out of Kamara, McGinn, Ramsey, Luiz, Sanson, Nakamba, Iroebunam - plus perhaps Chambers, Ramsey (A) and Buendia in the centre gives us a lot of options - and maybe Carney would like to play football next season in return for an autograph? We don't need another striker. Watkins, Ings and Archer for the system we play is plenty, and Keinan gives us a different option, plus Bailey will be like a new player in a different system. I suspect we do need to see some players out the door, in order to avoid a bloated squad, and the wage bill rising out of control. AEG, Traore, Guilbert, Hause - there's potentially £15m-£20m there, before we shift one of the CMs, and perhaps Keinan. The outgoings aren't totally in our control, so it wouldn't surprise me to see 3 or 4 departures in the last couple of weeks, which trigger 1 or 2 more incomings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, Pez1974 said: We don't need another midfielder 5 minutes ago, Pez1974 said: We don't need another striker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 19, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 19, 2022 I think a striker would be our first priority - Ings does miss games through injury and neither Davis or Archer are ready for this level - I'd like to see us add a striker that is as good or better than we have. Beyond that, a midfielder with a physical quality would be a nice to have, but I'm reasonably happy with what we've got for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 minute ago, OutByEaster? said: I think a striker would be our first priority - Ings does miss games through injury and neither Davis or Archer are ready for this level - I'd like to see us add a striker that is as good or better than we have. I could see Ings being sold this summer if we bring in another striker. There's no way he's here to be third choice at this stage in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 There is no way we will have three strikers who will all want to be first choice. If we do get another striker in then Ings is leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 25 minutes ago, AvonVillain said: I could see Ings being sold this summer if we bring in another striker. There's no way he's here to be third choice at this stage in his career. Who is going to pay the fee and salary of Ings ? I think he will stay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, hippo said: Who is going to pay the fee and salary of Ings ? I think he will stay. Nobody. He’s here til the end of his contract 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Ings probably one of our most salable assets, he wouldn't be too expensive, probably cost around £20m, but he's also still good enough that plenty of other teams would want him, especially any clubs desperate for a goalscorer. He's on big wages with us, but only has two years left on his current deal, a new team could spread that money over three or four years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 I’ll be surprised if we’re not starting the season with Ollie Ings and archer as our strikers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Why would we sell 1 of 2 proven premier league strikers for an unknown? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete101 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 I don't care what has to be done, I want Icardi in a villa jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejs1111 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 I for one am satisfied with our strikers going into the season. The conversion rate was not terrible comparing to the rest of the league. Our league goals was top half. This was with our poor, unbalanced midfield. Villa's main problem was sorting out the midfield, full stop. We were too disjointed, no balance, often had huge gaps from front to back in games. Fix the midfield and our offensive output will naturally improve because our flair players will see more of the ball in advanced positions. I fully expect Villa next season to leak 5-10 fewer goals with better CB and DM in the side. In addition, I expect Villa to score 5-10 more goals because we create more chances due to our midfield NOT being overrun every other match. Last season we finished with a GD of -2. This season I can see us being about +10. That alone will yield alot fewer losses...more draws... and a few more wins. I'm hopeful we can push for 60 points next season. That puts us squarely into European contention. Or a cup final and try for Europe with a cup! That would be brilliant too. I'm optimistic for this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, HalfTimePost said: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/einnahmenausgaben/wettbewerb/GB1 Spoiler: Puts us bang in midtable in 10th. The Sky 6 (sans Liverpool & City thanks to questionable Sales) plus Southampton, Brentford, West Ham, Newcastle and Forest are ahead of us Why on earth is net spend still tracked. Totally irrelevant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 50 minutes ago, IrishVilla10 said: I’ll be surprised if we’re not starting the season with Ollie Ings and archer as our strikers Isn’t his first name Danny? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: Isn’t his first name Danny? They had a baby together over the summer and called him Ollie Ings Jr. happy thoughts to both parents Edited July 19, 2022 by nick76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, nick76 said: They had a baby together over the summer and called him Ollie Ings Jr. happy thoughts to both parents Oh ffs, another new baby meaning OW is going to be s**** again this season! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 28 minutes ago, nick76 said: They had a baby together over the summer and called him Ollie Ings Jr. happy thoughts to both parents Thats Medically impossible as Ollie Watkins seems to be still firing blanks... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, CVByrne said: Why on earth is net spend still tracked. Totally irrelevant. Especially when you factor in how much we were all celebrating the brilliance of lange and purslow when we pulled off a blinder for coutinho on the cheap and paid £0 for kamara Then it's £30m net spend... Waiting for the inevitable owners have lost interest comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, CVByrne said: Why on earth is net spend still tracked. Totally irrelevant. Fans actually brag about it. Liverpool fans especially. Edited July 19, 2022 by Vive_La_Villa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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