bose Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: If these owners lose Grealish, they will replace him with someone just as good. These owners will not be put off by losing a star player. As I said in an earlier post, historically our problem has not been losing star players, which we have done many times, our problem has always been the owners. I agree with that but for me it would be different with him for obvious reasons. Next season would be very difficult to watch emotionally. Thankfully we haven’t heard any reliable source stating that he’s going, in fact it’s rather the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HalfTimePost Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) To be clear, there is nobody just as good as Jack Grealish that we can buy for £100m. That's why we cannot lose him. For that fee or more. (I don't think we will lose him, but saying if we did we just go and buy somebody just as good is ludicrous) Edited July 20, 2021 by HalfTimePost 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaveAV1 Posted July 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 28 minutes ago, ChicagoVillan1983 said: Eventually it does become a case of not being able to find someone of equal ability though. I.e. say we get 90mm for him (it's low but I like simple math). I don't think you can improve Villa by the same amount as you lost by buying 3 x 30mm players. Two 45mm players? Maybe, but will players of that ilk be coming to Villa who have just lost their talisman and have no european football. Where we are right now, we have to keep him for the simple fact we cannot recruit replacement value with that cash, and we need his star to pull other planets into our orbit... I think we’ll buy much bigger players than that. Even Alan Wright was bigger than 90mm. Unless we’re entering a Subuteo competition? Edited July 20, 2021 by DaveAV1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 I dont think he’ll go, but that Collymore tweet has thrown me a bit. I just hope either way the owners are hard nosed and aggressive in not selling under any circumstance. Hopefully thats been their stance this whole time anyway and we’re all letting the hypotheticals carry our minds away and nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kiwivillan Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 43 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted July 20, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: That’s how I took it straight away. Wouldn't have even thought anything of it if hadn’t read this thread. Am I missing something? Your sanity every time you dip into this thread maybe, It really is too hot for this bollocks. I’m just as bad and will be clicking on this at 2 pm this morning when I go for a piss expecting to see some worthwhile update ffs Edited July 20, 2021 by Follyfoot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 2 hours ago, AntrimBlack said: If these owners lose Grealish, they will replace him with someone just as good. These owners will not be put off by losing a star player. As I said in an earlier post, historically our problem has not been losing star players, which we have done many times, our problem has always been the owners. 10 teams finished above us without Jack Grealish. I would obviously be very upset if he goes, and to be fair i'd be more pissed off with him than the club. The fact that he's meant to be " One of our own " and leaving us at a moment we are finally on an upwards trajectory is what would do it for me. What would then make him different to any other player for me? Anyway, the squad has already started to improve, and surely will do further, but it would certainly be a temporary gut punch. Unfortunately, I think Jack does love the " Limelight " and could see it as a factor of him wanting to be at a " higher profile " club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, HalfTimePost said: To be clear, there is nobody just as good as Jack Grealish that we can buy for £100m. That's why we cannot lose him. For that fee or more. (I don't think we will lose him, but saying if we did we just go and buy somebody just as good is ludicrous) Agree but disagree at the same time We would need to change the team and the squad, end our dependancy on him which would be a good thing, take the £120m and buy the best DMC and AMC that we can, or go get Tammy for £40m and change our shape Don't put massive emphasis on replacing him and playing the same way But he's not leaving so it's not a problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted July 20, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2021 2 hours ago, AntrimBlack said: If these owners lose Grealish, they will replace him with someone just as good. These owners will not be put off by losing a star player. As I said in an earlier post, historically our problem has not been losing star players, which we have done many times, our problem has always been the owners. this is not true. look at elite players who we could not obtain who are not as good as him. mason mount, foden, & saka are not as good as jack but we have zero chance of signing them. even smith rowe would rather stay at the arsenal car crash than come to us. i would rather we use the money more wisely and go for promising youngsters who COULD be as good as him in a few years and accept 10th-15th place finishes for the next few seasons than try and replace him. because we simply cannot replace him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 4 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: The ones when he was with Jacks Dad insinuating that Jack was signing the deal. Then compounding it with the one below. Seems with that last one as if Jacks open to moving.. I wouldn’t pay to much attention to Stanley Vickers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 What does Collymore even do these days? Haven't heard him since he left Talkshite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, tomav84 said: this is not true. look at elite players who we could not obtain who are not as good as him. mason mount, foden, & saka are not as good as jack but we have zero chance of signing them. even smith rowe would rather stay at the arsenal car crash than come to us. i would rather we use the money more wisely and go for promising youngsters who COULD be as good as him in a few years and accept 10th-15th place finishes for the next few seasons than try and replace him. because we simply cannot replace him It's why yet again keeping Grealish is of paramount importance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 What a day this was 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: 10 teams finished above us without Jack Grealish. I would obviously be very upset if he goes, and to be fair i'd be more pissed off with him than the club. The fact that he's meant to be " One of our own " and leaving us at a moment we are finally on an upwards trajectory is what would do it for me. What would then make him different to any other player for me? Anyway, the squad has already started to improve, and surely will do further, but it would certainly be a temporary gut punch. Unfortunately, I think Jack does love the " Limelight " and could see it as a factor of him wanting to be at a " higher profile " club. I think it would be odd for him to go to a bigger club in search of the limelight. Sure he would get the chance to compete in bigger competitions, for now, but it would be nothing like the adulation dumped on him by Villa and the supporters. He is practically a god for the club. If that's not the ultimate form of "the Limelight" then I don't know what is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Follyfoot said: at 2 pm this morning You’re definitely suffering from some sort of sleeping disorder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, HalfTimePost said: What a day this was Amazing. Love everyone’s reaction in that, Conor and Tammy going nuts at the guy, and Mings coming over cool as **** calming everyone down so we don’t lose our heads over it. Iconic moment of this era Villa. Edited July 20, 2021 by a m ole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 5 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: I dont think he’ll go, but that Collymore tweet has thrown me a bit. I just hope either way the owners are hard nosed and aggressive in not selling under any circumstance. Hopefully thats been their stance this whole time anyway and we’re all letting the hypotheticals carry our minds away and nothing more. i strongly suggest you stop reading collymore tweets for so many more reasons than just this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I don't think that Collymore tweet really says anything. Seems hypothetical to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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