nick76 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, rbcuk said: A good signing as no point in paying 10mil plus for a backup defender as everyone knows digne is the main left back, use that money on a different position Yeah my view as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 When I saw his name, I instantly thought, "music composer". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeypuzzle Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, TheMelvillan said: To be honest I couldn't name most PL teams back up left back so this is a fine calibre of signing for that role The depth we have in each position puts almost every other club to shame, short of Man City maybe. I don't mean that our back up players are better than every other clubs but the gap in quality between our first choice and second choice player in each position is much closer and there are not really any positions that we don't have Premier League quality cover for. Look at other clubs, even in the sky big six and that depth just isn't there to the same extent. Once their first choice is out there is either a big dip in quality or there is no one short of a youth player to cover. At Arsenal, for example, they have Jesus, backed up by Nketiah. We have Watkins competing with Ings. They have Tierney backed up by Tavares. We now have Digne backed up by Augustinsson (assuming ) The drop off in quality at clubs like Man Utd, Crystal Palace, Brighton and Wolves is shocking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Monkeypuzzle said: The depth we have in each position puts almost every other club to shame, short of Man City maybe. I don't mean that our back up players are better than every other clubs but the gap in quality between our first choice and second choice player in each position is much closer and there are not really any positions that we don't have Premier League quality cover for. Look at other clubs, even in the sky big six and that depth just isn't there to the same extent. Once their first choice is out there is either a big dip in quality or there is no one short of a youth player to cover. At Arsenal, for example, they have Jesus, backed up by Nketiah. We have Watkins competing with Ings. They have Tierney backed up by Tavares. We now have Digne backed up by Augustinsson (assuming ) The drop off in quality at clubs like Man Utd, Crystal Palace, Brighton and Wolves is shocking! I often think this way of us too but of late we possibly have had a higher opinion of our players. To use an example we often think it is a good time to play a top six team as they have one or two players out or they will rest a few as they have a trip away in Europe. However every single time we (Villa) never grasp that opportunity or the reserve players of 'said' team play well as they also have an opportunity to impress. Perhaps this season we will see better results and more consistency. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 30 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: When I saw his name, I instantly thought, "music composer". I thought bad guy from the Last Kingdom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CVByrne Posted July 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2022 Assume it was hard trying to find a left back. Who would want to join us with a French international left back and probably one of the 3 or 4 best players at the club already here. We had to sign a left back that fits the system. Ash is right footed so isn't working as left back cover he's right back cover. A loan for an experienced very attacking full back is good work here. Maybe Chrisene had impressed Gerrard and Lange that they aren't going to block his path just yet. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete101 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 2 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I actually think Ash is being tracked into some sort of coaching capacity at the club, i'd be surprised if his wages were much anymore. Seems he genuinely likes being here, and the club like having him around. Isn't this basically what Gerrard did with Defoe at rangers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 There's just no downside to this really. An international LB with a £500k fee. Is a known quantity by our DoF and has played with 2 new members of our squad, so should be able to help settle them both, or settle quickly himself as a result. It's not a perm so we aren't lumped with him if we don't want him and isn't going to block any of our youth products. Plus he's a backup. We could easily have gone into the season with Young as backup. Would Merlin, Gomez or Hickey have been more exciting? Sure. But one was £22m and the others are converted Wingers who may not adapt or may not have been willing to be behind Digne in the pecking order. Sensible signing with minimal downsides. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khizzy Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Wise move to bring in a competent player on loan to act as back up to a strong first team defender. He will be better than having Young as second choice LB and at the same time put the money we would have spent on a perm signing and put it in into a high quality central midfielder and maybe a striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10, 2022 According to Wikipedia he's a lifelong supporter of Manchester United and dreams of playing for them one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, mjmooney said: According to Wikipedia he's a lifelong supporter of Manchester United and dreams of playing for them one day. That old chestnut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastmix Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, mjmooney said: According to Wikipedia he's a lifelong supporter of Manchester United and dreams of playing for them one day. I think we've all learned over the past year-and-a-bit that players 'supporting' clubs doesn't really mean anything... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 57 minutes ago, mjmooney said: According to Wikipedia he's a lifelong supporter of Manchester United and dreams of playing for them one day. Meaningless. He's here for the short term - and has a goal to work hard and get a move if he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Let’s just hope he follows in the footsteps of big Olof the Viking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted July 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10, 2022 12 hours ago, Lichfield Dean said: Wonder if he's a speed king? Slightly sad that my niche drumming accessory joke doesn't seem to have gained any traction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: Slightly sad that my niche drumming accessory joke doesn't seem to have gained any traction. It was just a shit joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david-avfc Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 4 hours ago, mjmooney said: According to Wikipedia he's a lifelong supporter of Manchester United and dreams of playing for them one day. But according to the VillaTV interview when he gets announced he’s a lifelong Aston Villa fan and has always dreamed of living in Birmingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 4 hours ago, mjmooney said: According to Wikipedia he's a lifelong supporter of Manchester United and dreams of playing for them one day. In fairness its my dream to play for Villa one day, we probably have a similar chance of completing our goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 36 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: It was just a shit joke. That's not very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 19 hours ago, AntrimBlack said: I've told you why. Yes you did and I don’t get why those reasons bother anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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