useless Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Midfielder signed from Nottingham Forest, played for their U18s and U21s last season as a fifteen year old and also got three caps for England U16s. He's a first year scholar. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Something very exciting about very young prospects coming through. Feels like total potluck. This guy could end up like Ethan Moore or Jack Grealish, and everything in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Sounds like a 60s Cockney gangster 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Aston Villa is pleased to announce the signing of George Hemmings from Nottingham Forest. Academy Manager Mark Harrison said: “We are delighted George has joined us from Nottingham Forest. “He is a central midfielder who has good athletic and technical qualities and has a good presence on the pitch. “He has represented England at Under-16 level and will initially join our Under-18 squad. We look forward to seeing how he develops over the next few years.” avfc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 In first with “can he play right back?” 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 18 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: In first with “can he play right back?” If VT had its way no player would be in their natural position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoVillan1983 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 45 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: In first with “can he play right back?” And will he be able to fill in for Ollie when he inevitably gets injured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 14/12/2023 at 14:33, Zatman said: Sounds like a 60s Cockney gangster Not as much as Frankie Ealing tbf - but could be in his gang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted January 9 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9 On 14/12/2023 at 13:33, Zatman said: Sounds like a 60s Cockney gangster George 'The Hat' Hemmings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 20 hours ago, Adam2003 said: In first with “can he play right back?” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Another left footed attacking midfielder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez1974 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 These type of signings are the future of our club. Get them in whilst they are relatively cheap. Develop them at a high standard. Make sure they are playing to the Aston Villa way of playing, so they are more 'first team ready'. However, as a business we either: get a player cheaper than they would be at 23, or Sell on and get the FFP benefit. In the case of FFP, I believe 'youth development' is excluded from FFP calculation of spend. So it could be that these purchases aren't in our costs, but the sales in a few years give huge benefit. Running the youth team for profit, with the hope of them making the grade, could buy us a lot of FFP scope in years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 He's signed his first professional contract I watched him play a little in ZED Cup, looks a very good technical player, with very quick feet, was a standout for sure I don't think it will be long before we see him involved with our U21s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) On 11/01/2024 at 18:53, MWARLEY2 said: Another left footed attacking midfielder. are we obsessed with this position?.....do we try to breed, other positions for the team? not a literal comment, but my god....where are the defenders for the future? If its a target, purely for resale.....then I kinda get it, as they are more likely to attract buyers, in this current football climate. but, my other observation is....its clear the top 3 have a better class of defender, in their ranks, so maybe in terms of supply & demand, clubs will be looking at them, to improve...just a thought. Edited April 5 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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