KenjiOgiwara Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: How is it small club mentality to suggest that a player being bought for over 30 million quid who happens to apparently play the exact same position as Jack Grealish MIGHT be a replacement for Jack Grealish? You know what I hate? The apparent view that even mentioning one of our players leaving somehow makes me less of a fan and shows a small club mentality. It's **** nonsense. Didn't mean offence with it, I actually agree with you. My first thought with that link was: 1) that we'll only sign him if Grealish is on his way out. 2) This is the type of players we always get hyped about being linked with and it never ever works out. I could probably name one player for each window. Sneijder being one. But it is small time mentality and I'm prone to it too. It's just gotten to the point where we are used to all our best players being sold. Whether it's Yorke, Barry, Milner, Young, Benteke or Delph. When you get used to this that affects your thinking. Fact is that Grealish most likely will continue on the left, and this player despite being similar in the same position, can cover central and right as well, and possibly even exchange roles with Grealish fluidly during a match as a AML/AMC/AMR. Some might even argue Grealish will go back to a CM role, but I can't see that myself. If we got used to the idea we are a big enough club to have several class players that would be the expected scenario, but we don't. Edited August 14, 2020 by KenjiOgiwara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 STAYING 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Not saying he will stay but I think the transfer trail has gone a bit cold with the media linking him to Spurs and Arsenal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, Zatman said: Not saying he will stay but I think the transfer trail has gone a bit cold with the media linking him to Spurs and Arsenal My favourite will be when they link him to wolves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I'm a bit worried we won't set a deadline for this, and someone will offer stupid money in the last second and we have no time to get in the right guys afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: I'm a bit worried we won't set a deadline for this, and someone will offer stupid money in the last second and we have no time to get in the right guys afterwards. I'm on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: I'm a bit worried we won't set a deadline for this. A deadline for what exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 We need to become less reliant on jack as we just cannot continue all our attacking emphasis through him. Rashica may well be signed with jack leaving in mind whenever that will be but also to supplement add much needed competition. He needs to earn his place like everyone else .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 hours ago, A'Villan said: I think Wes Edens will be looking to build the Villans around Grealish, like the Bucks have been built around Giannis. Bucks look like winning their first title in 50 years under him. Yep, exactly. Edens definitely knows how to run a sports franchise, Giannis is an absolute star now just like Grealish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: A deadline for what exactly? Assume it means a deadline and cut-off point for us allowing a deal for Grealish to be completed. We did this before a couple of years ago when Spurs were chasing him, and even though they came in and matched the fee we wanted it was beyond the deadline we'd set. I like this. We don't need to sell Jack, he's our best and most influential player and we don't need the money. Add to that his value to us is way more than the fee we'll be asking means we should be in the driving seat for this deal. We can't have this dark cloud of "will he or wont he" hanging over us when we need to prepare in a shorter pre-season for a hugely important season for us so one way or an other we need toast a deadline for this deal and move forward and know what we're working with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 27 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: My favourite will be when they link him to wolves Waiting for them to report his dream move to reunite with his ex manager at Newcastle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 minute ago, roonst83 said: We can't have this dark cloud of "will he or wont he" hanging over us when we need to prepare in a shorter pre-season for a hugely important season for us so one way or an other we need toast a deadline for this deal and move forward and know what we're working with. I wouldn't worry about it or be distracted by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 People really need to remember that Jack does not want to leave. Yes, he'd be silly not to consider things like Champions League football, but he definitely does not want to leave. It would have been a whole different story if we got relegated, but we didn't. If we decide we don't want to sell then he isn't going to try and force a move, he's proved it before, he loves his club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: I wouldn't worry about it or be distracted by it. You may not, but you must be able to see that it would be a potential distraction to our plans for the upcoming season for the coaching staff and players, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, roonst83 said: You may not, but you must be able to see that it would be a potential distraction to our plans for the upcoming season for the coaching staff and players, no? And that's exactly what the media have been trying to do for most of the season and probably will continue to do so. Would you believe their same shite if it was written on Andrex as it's no different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 57 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: A deadline for what exactly? A sale of Grealish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa4europe Posted August 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Phil Silvers said: My favourite will be when they link him to wolves and wolves fans tell us they don't need him because they have a holding midfielder who is better 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: and wolves fans tell us they don't need him because they have a holding midfielder who is better Let's get Neves, put them back in their place 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: A sale of Grealish. Well maybe they have done that already and said “Not for Sale”. We don’t know what discussions between clubs have happened. The rumours of a set 80m are just rumours and given the supposed interest, no club has even put a bid in or said anything else. The trail seems to cold on Jack leaving. We are early into the window so anything could change but speculation has decreased on him rather than increased. I’m not counting the Spurs/Arsenal supposed interest because that’s just laughable. Other than that if interest comes late in the window the owners can still say no anyway whatever the fee and probably would if our strategy is based around Jack with limited time to change. Sometimes money is not worth it if it screws up your plans and they know Jack’s value won’t be decreasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2020 This is very interesting. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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