Delphinho123 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 8 hours ago, MWARLEY2 said: Might go in for Felix again as his value continues to drop. If ever there was a player who needed a manager like Unai its him . All the ability in the world but no idea how to put it all together on the pitch. For the right price. Yes please. Imagine him behind Watkins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: For the right price. Yes please. Imagine him behind Watkins. Edited April 27, 2023 by nick76 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Would Goncalves count as home grown from his time with Wolves? That was where he signed his first professional contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 6 hours ago, Shaun Teales Moustache said: We should sign some talented 18 year olds if possible, as they would eventually qualify to fill the club trained spots in future. Duran was born a month too early Arda Guler at Fenerbahce please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 8 hours ago, one_ian_taylor said: The Incredible Goalk eeper Emi Martian-ez 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 19 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: It means Messi is coming to show he can do it on a cold winter night 35 and 5ft 7. No thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Woody1000 said: Would Goncalves count as home grown from his time with Wolves? That was where he signed his first professional contract. Nah he only played there for 2 years, one year short of the 3 years required by both the FA and UEFA, so wouldn't count in either competition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted April 27, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2023 24 minutes ago, rubberman said: 35 and 5ft 7. No thanks. And no PL experience… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Shaun Teales Moustache said: I've seen a couple of people mention Homegrown as a consideration for transfers, so I looked into the details. The rules for the PL and Europa League appear to differ slightly in that the Europa League requires 4 of your HG players to have actually been trained by the club. Since I think we only really need to do much work on the squad if we make Europe, I'm going to go with those regulations. I'm also assuming Steer (Out of Contract) and all the senior guys out on loan will be sold\loaned again. We have max 17 spots for non-UK trained players (currently 5 free spots) We have max 21 max spots for non-Villa trained players (currently 3 free spots) (Euro squad only) Ramsey and Sinisalo (and Archer if not loaned again) will be over-21 next year, so will occupy 2 (or 3) of the over 21 club trained spots, but all of the other youth players who would reasonably be in contention (except maybe Finn Azaz at a massive push) will still be U-21, as will Duran, so won't count against the squad. Since we're probably not going to sign Grealish\Chukwuemeka\Siegrist\Sarkic, if we sign any additional players beyond the 3 open squad positions, we would only be able to use them in domestic competition. SUMMARY Basically the Homegrown thing isn't a big concern as long as we're not tearing the whole squad down. We shouldn't sign more than 3 net new non-HG players (i.e. Over-21 Non-HG signings minus Over-21 Non-HG outgoings). If we sign more than 5 non-HG players, we definitely need to sell some non-HG players (like Olsen and Traore, arguably Bailey who are among the most likely to leave anyway). We should sign some talented 18 year olds if possible, as they would eventually qualify to fill the club trained spots in future. Duran was born a month too early . Can you share where you found this about 4 players having to be from the club? I can only find the usual definition which includes players trained by another club within their country https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/protecting-the-game/protection-young-players/ That would mean we're fine as would include Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Ramsey, Young and Watkins would all count, before we add in AJ, Archer, KKH etc Edited April 27, 2023 by HalfTimePost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: For the right price. Yes please. Imagine him behind Watkins. Juicy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Football Insider hilariously claiming we are in for Toney. What a stupid, stupid website. Anything for clicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 33 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Football Insider hilariously claiming we are in for Toney. What a stupid, stupid website. Anything for clicks. Their reply to me on YT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretVillaScout Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Lots of talk in the streets about us wanting Loïs Openda Great scoring record this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexvilla4 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 João Felix, Nico Williams and Kang Lee In would be three nice attacking additions if we get into Europe. If they replace Bailey, Traore and Coutinho then the first 11 and squad would be stronger in my opinion, plus we are replacing older players with younger fitter players which is what we need to keep doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 hours ago, alreadyexists said: And no PL experience… One footed too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Gift Orban what a name! Yes please. Bring marvellous back too for the commentary alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted April 27, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2023 57 minutes ago, SecretVillaScout said: Lots of talk in the streets about us wanting Loïs Openda Great scoring record this year. Let’s hope we have an Openda policy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 3 hours ago, rubberman said: 35 and 5ft 7. No thanks. That's heightism and ageism... 3 hours ago, alreadyexists said: And no PL experience… Nor did Haaland before this season.... 56 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: One footed too But, what a foot... It's not going to happen, but I didn't think that Coutinho would either. If Emi, UE and Lionel want it to happen: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 3 hours ago, HalfTimePost said: Can you share where you found this about 4 players having to be from the club? I can only find the usual definition which includes players trained by another club within their country https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/protecting-the-game/protection-young-players/ That would mean we're fine as would include Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Ramsey, Young and Watkins would all count, before we add in AJ, Archer, KKH etc That article is quite old. Its usually 8 homegrown players with 4 from the academy Homegrown is also a bit messy as I think Traore counts as homegrown from his Chelsea days but maybe not Luiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) Suggested him before so all for this if true Apologies, just scrolled up Edited April 27, 2023 by burchy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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