VillaChris Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 15 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Maybe different comp rotations but CB pairings are usually maintained in the league with most teams Diego Carlos will start all the cup games I reckon in 2023. That's a great way of getting him up to speed and ready for his chance in premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 16 hours ago, WallisFrizz said: That’s even more interest in him than I thought. I could stomach losing out on a main target (if he is) to Bayern, PSG, Man City etc but West Ham would be a blow. Between us and West Ham would be close probably, but surely he'd choose Villa. Better manager, bigger club, brighter future I'd say, finished 7 places and over 20 points higher last season despite having Slippy for a third of the season. West Ham are also losing their captain and best player which will be a massive loss and they won't be buying anyone as good to replace him. In Torres' case in particular he'd be working with a manager he's worked with before too and he's probably not aware of who Moyes even is, plus they're more of a physical counter attacking team which wouldn't work for Torres whose style suits a team that plays possession football. Having said that, West Ham did win the Conference league, are in London which players seem to favour these days although West ham/Stratford area is a shithole and probably worse than a lot of areas in Birmingham. They have a few very good players too and clearly have managed to attract star players in the past like Pacqueta. If Torres doesn't get a move to City or Bayern I think we'd be favourites to land him. He's really good so I hope we get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 16 hours ago, Leeroy said: Between us and West Ham would be close probably, but surely he'd choose Villa. Better manager, bigger club, brighter future I'd say, finished 7 places and over 20 points higher last season despite having Slippy for a third of the season. West Ham are also losing their captain and best player which will be a massive loss and they won't be buying anyone as good to replace him. In Torres' case in particular he'd be working with a manager he's worked with before too and he's probably not aware of who Moyes even is, plus they're more of a physical counter attacking team which wouldn't work for Torres whose style suits a team that plays possession football. Having said that, West Ham did win the Conference league, are in London which players seem to favour these days although West ham/Stratford area is a shithole and probably worse than a lot of areas in Birmingham. They have a few very good players too and clearly have managed to attract star players in the past like Pacqueta. If Torres doesn't get a move to City or Bayern I think we'd be favourites to land him. He's really good so I hope we get him. This is the only thing that's relevant to the debate other than money I would say. If you're coming from Spain to play in the Prem you want to be a starter and well paid, other than that anything goes I'd imagine? I'd say champions league a huge lure but again those teams also pay more too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 16 hours ago, Leeroy said: Between us and West Ham would be close probably, but surely he'd choose Villa. Better manager, bigger club, brighter future I'd say, finished 7 places and over 20 points higher last season despite having Slippy for a third of the season. West Ham are also losing their captain and best player which will be a massive loss and they won't be buying anyone as good to replace him. In Torres' case in particular he'd be working with a manager he's worked with before too and he's probably not aware of who Moyes even is, plus they're more of a physical counter attacking team which wouldn't work for Torres whose style suits a team that plays possession football. Having said that, West Ham did win the Conference league, are in London which players seem to favour these days although West ham/Stratford area is a shithole and probably worse than a lot of areas in Birmingham. They have a few very good players too and clearly have managed to attract star players in the past like Pacqueta. If Torres doesn't get a move to City or Bayern I think we'd be favourites to land him. He's really good so I hope we get him. They will have £100m after selling rice. We wasted our £100m already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kiwivillan Posted June 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2023 20 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said: They will have £100m after selling rice. Cost of living crisis strikes again. I thought egg prices were bad. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 17 hours ago, Leeroy said: Between us and West Ham would be close probably, but surely he'd choose Villa. Better manager, bigger club, brighter future I'd say, finished 7 places and over 20 points higher last season despite having Slippy for a third of the season. West Ham are also losing their captain and best player which will be a massive loss and they won't be buying anyone as good to replace him. In Torres' case in particular he'd be working with a manager he's worked with before too and he's probably not aware of who Moyes even is, plus they're more of a physical counter attacking team which wouldn't work for Torres whose style suits a team that plays possession football. We've got two crests as well! West Ham only have one - the plebs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Meh, be prepared for disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Meh, be prepared for disappointment. Never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancvillan Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said: They will have £100m after selling rice. We wasted our £100m already They'll need a large chunk of that to replace Rice, which Torres won't do. Anyway, we're Aston Villa, we buy who we want*. *Unless PSG want them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said: They will have £100m after selling rice. We wasted our £100m already They only waste money. Have they ever spent the money well? They also will stick with a bang average coach. Losing their best player will hurt them a lot too, as it hurt us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Cost of living crisis strikes again. I thought egg prices were bad. It's a cracker! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Doesn’t really tell us much but: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 4 minutes ago, WallisFrizz said: Doesn’t really tell us much but: We knew this last week after NasWes said they were willing to back Emery and break to transfer record to sign him. I think he will sign for Villa eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 65m? Thought it was like 30 - 40. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 I don't think we'll do something that stupid. That would be astoundingly stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) €65m is a lot for someone with only 12 months left of his contract, especially when we're in decent shape at centre back Edited June 24, 2023 by StewieGriffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 The release clause was literally quoted by villareal as being 40m a month or so back. Not sure where this 65m has come from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 I don't think we would pay €65m for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 4 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said: €65m is a lot for someone with only 12 months left of his contract, especially when we're in decent shape at centre back And he could easily bomb in the PL. Very easily. Botman was someone who was never ever going to bomb in the PL and he cost Newcastle €35-40m. I think that's Villarreal planting stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 14 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said: €65m is a lot for someone with only 12 months left of his contract, especially when we're in decent shape at centre back Only 12 months left on his contract? In that case, that is a bit of a high fee in all honesty. Football is mad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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