NurembergVillan Posted June 29, 2023 Moderator Share Posted June 29, 2023 If he'd signed for a Yorkshire club would he be known as T'Pau? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 39 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Can’t wait for this announcement. Then we got Youri officially signing Saturday. Should keep it peaceful around here for a week or so. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) Percy reporting in the telegraph the fee is £31.5m. absolute steal! Edited June 29, 2023 by stewiek2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Farlz said: Torres is a guaranteed starter that’s for sure. For me, Mings can’t be dropped whatsoever as he’s far too important but Diego Carlos sure won’t be far off him and won’t want another year sitting around. Our strength in the CB positions this season is **** crazy tbh. ......and the centre back position is of monumental importance to a top team......its largely where a team gets its reputation for being strong from. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, HKP90 said: Wonder if he'll play ahead of a Back 2, like an old fashioned half back? Someone described Pep's team the other day, on the radio or something, and while they didn't use the language, it sounded so much like a return to the old school WM formation of the 1920s with halfbacks and inside forwards. Kind of feels like everyone is looking for inspiration throughout history these days. Its a mature sport.....its always changing as managers are looking to usurp the opposition.....some of the things, we call new, was played out, years ago. I think Pau Torres will give UE, opportunities for many options to think about....I can see some wizardry, creeping in, this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 About 10 seconds before Ornstein announced this, a Baggies supporting former colleague sent me a load of photos of the VP pitch being filled with dirt, and a message that read ‘always said it was a dump’ I replied straight away with the tweet and message saying ‘the big events help pay for the big players mush’ Hes not replied bless him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Top work if so 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Entertaining amount of PR going on with fees this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 11 minutes ago, HalfTimePost said: Top work if so Percy has spoken, GTFI, Time to phone the Chinese woop-woop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, av1 said: About 10 seconds before Ornstein announced this, a Baggies supporting former colleague sent me a load of photos of the VP pitch being filled with dirt, and a message that read ‘always said it was a dump’ I replied straight away with the tweet and message saying ‘the big events help pay for the big players mush’ Hes not replied bless him Its called Enterprise, what would a baggies fan know about that. Pau is a coup, and a player who can raise our profile............... Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh The green eyed Monster, will be prowling on the internet tonight. Edited June 29, 2023 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 22 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Entertaining amount of PR going on with fees this summer. I know you were concerned at how much we would potentially pay for him with 1 year left on his Villarreal deal, are you satisfied with £31.5m? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 31m sounds like brilliant business. Start of a huge season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TRO Posted June 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) Quite Frankly, I am in my Oil tot, about this.....I saw him as a player, a bit beyond our reach....maybe a player for the top six teams in Europe.....which we will soon be. I am also surprised at the doubt about a Centre Back as priority......They say " you build from the back" so I see it as a real astute piece of business, in building the strength of the team. I also think, while he is a defender, he will enhance the offensive side of our game with his technique and being football Savvy...getting the ball back to front, quicker. Tyrone will still be the colossus, but we now have class at the back.....I am very, very happy with this news. Edited June 29, 2023 by TRO 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 12 minutes ago, nick76 said: what a happy spanish camp we have....Great to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomC Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, TRO said: I don't think Ezri will lose his place, I suspect he will go to RB. Mostly agreed...probably Mings and Torres at CB, Konsa and Cash competing for RB. Konsa doesn't have the skills to play wingback, but we don't use our RB as a wingback anymore, just the LB. Konsa is probably a better defender than Cash, but Cash has more experience at the position, so it will be interesting to see who wins out. It also could be that Unai wants to use a back 3/5 at times with two wingbacks and they will both be in, i.e. Cash-Konsa-Mings-Torres-Moreno. We know that he's not wedded to one formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TRO Posted June 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 minute ago, TomC said: Mostly agreed...probably Mings and Torres at CB, Konsa and Cash competing for RB. Konsa doesn't have the skills to play wingback, but we don't use our RB as a wingback anymore, just the LB. Konsa is probably a better defender than Cash, but Cash has more experience at the position, so it will be interesting to see who wins out. It also could be that Unai wants to use a back 3/5 at times with two wingbacks and they will both be in, i.e. Cash-Konsa-Mings-Torres-Moreno. We know that he's not wedded to one formation. I think it will be horses for courses.....We will set up according to beat the opposition.....we are playing an assymetrical system as you say, with one full back, markedly different to the other. Pau Torres, will give UE MORE versatility, to create solutions......I think our line -up next season will morph, to meet the opposition. Great signing for me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, stewiek2 said: Percy reporting in the telegraph the fee is £31.5m. absolute steal! Surely that’s about fair for a good defender going into the last 12 months of their contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Jas10 said: If Emery ever came out the VP tunnel to orchestrate wearing that get up he's going to create a masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 35 minutes ago, Woody1000 said: I know you were concerned at how much we would potentially pay for him with 1 year left on his Villarreal deal, are you satisfied with £31.5m? Yeah, the £40+ rumours were scaring me to be honest. If £31m is true, that looks an good deal in the stupid world of 2023 footballer prices. He's a very good footballer who isn't suited to the PL IMO. Fortunately we have manager who can work round that. Also, it is probably the idea of him in the PL concerning me more than the reality will. Many sides don't 'knock it up to a big man' any more. It could catch him out, but he may deal with it much better than I think. If Lisandro Martinez can deal with it, I think Torres should be able to figure it out. Anyone from Villarreal, Emery knows so so well. That's what I'm hanging on to. He is putting his name to this saying this is the man we need, he will massively improve us. Bit like Gerrard with Coutinho I suppose. Emery is 500x the manager of Gerrard so I'm looking forward to seeing what we do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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