trillvillan Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 NSWE - please give all routing/banking numbers and pin codes over to Unai and let him cook! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Keener window-cleaner said: I wonder if we would have a chance to sign harvey Barnes and how much he would cost. He reminds me of a young Milner. No brainer for me Clubs like Newcastle would be after him though Edited April 4, 2023 by Reivax_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 For me, of the players that consistently start - Young/Cash, Bailey, Buendia and Ramsey are the ones you could perhaps say are the ones we can improve on. If we go out and improve on those positions, well, with this manager, who even knows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vive_La_Villa Posted April 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) I’d love us to sign Barnes. Always impresses me when I watch Leicester play. He was the only threat tonight. Edited April 4, 2023 by Vive_La_Villa 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Barnes is what I thought Bailey was going to be, albeit on different wings but Barnes was a constant menace. His pace is something that's be so useful for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Teales Moustache Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, supermon said: Barnes is what I thought Bailey was going to be, albeit on different wings but Barnes was a constant menace. His pace is something that's be so useful for us. Who knows if Barnes would be able to play the position Bailey is being asked to play though? Bailey looked pretty good for us when playing as a more orthodox winger, the few times he has played there for us (e.g. the Brentford game, and a couple under Smith). He just hasn't been able to play well in the more advanced roles he's been pushed into. It's a very different position, and one that he doesn't really get to use his strengths. You see him further back the pitch and he can dribble past guys easily because there is so much more space. It's way harder to do that in the position he is playing now, which limits his effectiveness. His confidence is obviously shot at the minute which really impacts your ability to score, as we've seen with Watkins and McGinn as well. I think we'll sign someone to play that position, but I'd be wary of thinking we can just plug in a winger like Nico Williams or Harvey Barnes there and think they can do better. Kolo Muani is obviously out of reach as PSG and Real Madrid will probably be after him, but he's basically the prototype of what we need there I think - a guy who can play wide, but also has the physical attributes to succeed in more condensed areas too. Also, if Barnes was as productive against every team as he was against Villa, he'd be up for the Ballon D'Or. There are so many of those players like Long, Ings, JWP, Ihenacho, Barnes that seem to have career days almost any time they play Villa. Edited April 5, 2023 by Shaun Teales Moustache 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 8 minutes ago, Shaun Teales Moustache said: Also, if Barnes was as productive against every team as he was against Villa, he'd be up for the Ballon D'Or. There are so many of those players like Long, Ings, JWP, Ihenacho, Barnes that seem to have career days almost any time they play Villa. Yeah, this. Don't get me wrong, he impresses me every time I watch him destroy us, but he turns it on against us for whatever reason. I want to buy the guy who plays us, not the guy I occasionally catch in other games wasting chances and frustrating his teammates. He has all the ability, but to be truly top-level needs a lot more consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Needless to say, he’ll be given what he wants. I don’t think there will be a huge turnover in players that some do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Johnnyp said: Needless to say, he’ll be given what he wants. I don’t think there will be a huge turnover in players that some do. I think we’ll add 3 starters and get rid of as much of the dead wood as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I think we’ll add 3 starters and get rid of as much of the dead wood as possible. Yep, a RB, a midfielder and someone for the role next to Ollie. Other than that it'll be replacements for any outgoings eg if we manage to sell Olsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 39 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I think we’ll add 3 starters and get rid of as much of the dead wood as possible. I don’t think there’s even that much dead wood left. Our squad is tiny at the moment, pretty much everyone is getting minutes at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2023 Lock the thread. Apparently if we qualify for Europe we're not signing anyone. Pointless thread. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyVillans Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 sign 3 top quality players which will start, get rid of the deadwood and integrate some of the young talent such as Archer, Ramsey, Iroegbunam and I'll be very happy going into next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) I'd be happy with 2-3 signings TBH. Seems many want 5-6. It's like we live in vacuum and all the "big" clubs marquee signings that either hardly kick a ball or don't amount to much are forgotten. I'm confident from Emery tenure so far he can get a tune out of what he has and calculated additions will be made. I would think Bailey, RB and back up GK the 3 pressing areas Edited April 5, 2023 by Kiwivillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 31 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: I'd be happy with 2-3 signings TBH. Seems many want 5-6. It's like we live in vacuum and all the "big" clubs marquee signings that either hardly kick a ball or don't amount to much are forgotten. I'm confident from Emery tenure so far he can get a tune out of what he has and calculated additions will be made. I would think Bailey, RB and back up GK the 3 pressing areas I'd say 2/3 first teamers who can plug and play - maybe even 2 wingers and then depending on what's available another 2/3 youngsters, back up keeper in his early to mid 20s for example, that would depend on getting all the loanees back in and assessing them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 What ‘deadwood’ are we talking about now? IF we get Europe, and that’s a big if, I think we’ll need pretty much everyone we’ve got now to cope with the number games. Although a keeper upgrade would be a must. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 minute ago, WallisFrizz said: What ‘deadwood’ are we talking about now? IF we get Europe, and that’s a big if, I think we’ll need pretty much everyone we’ve got now to cope with the number games. Although a keeper upgrade would be a must. How do you upgrade a World Cup winning keeper and World Goalkeeper of the Year? Or do you mean upgrade the backup keeper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, duke313 said: How do you upgrade a World Cup winning keeper and World Goalkeeper of the Year? Or do you mean upgrade the backup keeper? Olsen obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 12 hours ago, Reivax_Villa said: No brainer for me Clubs like Newcastle would be after him though Newcastle want Maddison. With Almiron aswell Barnes wouldn't play much. He's a good player but I get the feeling he isn't as consistent as 2-3 years back even though he's always amazing v us. Think there's better value abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Newcastle want Maddison. With Almiron aswell Barnes wouldn't play much. He's a good player but I get the feeling he isn't as consistent as 2-3 years back even though he's always amazing v us. Think there's better value abroad. From what I've heard, Barnes is quite inconsistent and we might have an unrealistic view of him as he always seems to turn up against us. That said, Leicester are a basket case at the moment and if he can reach those levels, then who better than Emery to get something out of him regularly? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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