MentalM Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 15 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: he and @villalad21 ? What happened to villalad21??? Not seem him in ages 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, HKP90 said: What separates a panic bid from a regular bid? Do we drive over to the parent club in a redlined sports car, knocking over shopping carts full of cans, and smashing a window being carried slowly across a road by workmen, screech to a halt in the club car park, and run sweatily into the reception before throwing a clammy handful of transfer documents into the face of a bewildered receptionist and shouting 'GOOOOOOOO!!!' at the top of our lungs? Just wondering. Regular bid = Calm, cool collective bid on the 1-10th January. Early in the window. Panic Bid = anything after the 23rd of Jan to the last day of the window. Panic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, messi11 said: Our big summer signing with be Dembele on a free.... Or, it's just the club releasing info to Lyon to play ball. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gwi1890 Posted January 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 minute ago, MentalM said: What happened to villalad21??? Not seem him in ages I think @messi11 is his alt account 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Nigel said: You shouldn't laugh at Everton...but it's hard sometimes! The similarities between them right at this moment and us when we were doomed to go down are really really stark. Good manager leaves on eve of new season a few years back (MoN/Ancellotti) and never properly replaced. Only just avoid relegation the season before after consecutive years of decay. Sell star striker in run up to season. Sporadic and pattern less recruitment in the summer on a shoestring budget. Don't properly replace star striker who kept them up last season. Owner loses touch and alienates the fan base. Sack manager halfway through the season and will inevitably make a horrible decision on a replacement as there are no good managers who will touch with a bargepole. Losing mentality endemic within the team. They are down, make no bones about it. Edited January 24, 2023 by Steero113 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 minute ago, gwi1890 said: I think @messi11 is his alt account thought that was common knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) Maybe I'm just more privy to it being a Villa fan but it does seem weird that in the age of being in contact with players before even bidding for them that it's a semi-often occurrence for Villa to be turned down by them. I suppose it's just been said that we were prepared to pay the buy-out rather than outright offered so maybe that is the case. Interesting one all the same. With the profile of player Williams is it would have been difficult to manage anyway, but the added context of him being Basque/playing for Athletic Club introduces added complications. Encouraging that the funds are there anyway as you'd imagine there will be other targets of a similar profile. Edited January 24, 2023 by Indigo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Wonder where Marseille are getting their money for Moffi from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Finally enjoying Villa games again and No game for nearly 2 weeks during a transfer window! This is going to be a killer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 minute ago, messi11 said: Wonder where Marseille are getting their money for Moffi from a panic bid for guendouzi? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, messi11 said: Wonder where Marseille are getting their money for Moffi from Welcome to the club Moffi in 2024. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, MentalM said: What happened to villalad21??? Not seem him in ages Went back to Leeds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, HKP90 said: What separates a panic bid from a regular bid? Do we drive over to the parent club in a redlined sports car, knocking over shopping carts full of cans, and smashing a window being carried slowly across a road by workmen, screech to a halt in the club car park, and run sweatily into the reception before throwing a clammy handful of transfer documents into the face of a bewildered receptionist and shouting 'GOOOOOOOO!!!' at the top of our lungs? Just wondering. A panic bid is often misinterpreted and is indeed in reality a cheeky bid, which in turn is the prelude to an ambitious swoop , leading to an audacious purchase if successful. NSWE never panic but when the mood takes them they can be cheeky. They would never shout at a receptionist but may take Alex Moreno with them to help with distracting her and add to the general cheekiness of the bid. It’s up to Alex if he wants to be audacious or not. A huge improvement on a cup of PG with Slippy G. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomC Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 7 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: I mean a player that doesn’t mind dropping into the gap between the midfield and Watkins. Watkins is better playing off the last man and running the channels. Fair enough, but the problem is that Watkins doesn't finish enough opportunities doing what he does. If we buy someone to play "in the hole"/Italian-style trequartista, that's usually not going to be your 20 goal scorer either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted January 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2023 13 minutes ago, messi11 said: Regular bid = Calm, cool collective bid on the 1-10th January. Early in the window. Panic Bid = anything after the 23rd of Jan to the last day of the window. Panic Why the 23rd, is that a solstice or equinox or something? What if we casually sauntered into the office of our No.1 target on the 26th, and said 'Hey, baby, fancy playing for Villa, sweetcheeks'? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted January 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: A panic bid is often misinterpreted and is indeed in reality a cheeky bid, which in turn is the prelude to an ambitious swoop , leading to an audacious purchase if successful. NSWE never panic but when the mood takes them they can be cheeky. They would never shout at a receptionist but may take Alex Moreno with them to help with distracting her and add to the general cheekiness of the bid. It’s up to Alex if he wants to be audacious or not. A huge improvement on a cup of PG with Slippy G. As long as it occurs before the transfer window SLAMS and/or CRASHES and or gurgles and/or pathetically farts closed. Edited January 24, 2023 by HKP90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Why the 23rd, is that a solstice or equinox or something? What if we casually sauntered into the office of our No.1 target on the 26th, and said 'Hey, baby, fancy playing for Villa, sweetcheeks'? i'm now desperately curious to know what type of bid occurs between the 11th and 22nd if it's too late to be a regular bid but too early to be a panic bid then what is it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Encouraging signs or sounds that we have plenty of money to spend but are only going to use it on genuine quality and upgrades… Emery will get the backing he deserves. We actually seem to have a proper and sensible transfer strategy rather than needlessly throwing money away… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 37 minutes ago, messi11 said: If you're happy with the netspend this transfer market and in the last few seasons than fair enough. I expect more. Given that our best signing of the last transfer market cost us £0 in transfer spend I am not sure that net spend is the best measure on which to base our transfer business. But then you already know that and have just suckered me into not ignoring you and, worse, responding. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Love this approach… let’s sign the stars of the future rather than waste money on those of the past that have little to offer or contribute… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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