Johnnyp Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Id like to think we won't be prickish to be honest. Yes, we absolutely must look after ourselves and today's news certainly should mean levy won't bend us over the table now. However, i get the impression that Jack wants to play at a higher level and for his country and wants to do it sharpish. We make it known to spurs they won't be low balling us but if jack wants to leave he should be left do so and id wish him all the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nigel Posted July 20, 2018 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2018 Why dont we just buy spurs now? 4 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Time to give spurs the middle finger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted July 20, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Johnnyp said: Id like to think we won't be prickish to be honest. Yes, we absolutely must look after ourselves and today's news certainly should mean levy won't bend us over the table now. However, i get the impression that Jack wants to play at a higher level and for his country and wants to do it sharpish. We make it known to spurs they won't be low balling us but if jack wants to leave he should be left do so and id wish him all the best. I got the impression he didn't want to go and we should have the funds to keep him now. We should be looking to build a new team around him, not moving him on for cashflow reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 The only way Grealish should leave now is if he wants to go to further his career - we should not need to sell him but if he does want to go then fair enough - I can understand that . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 20, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) I'm guessing Jack will still need to be sold due to FFP. Somehow give this kid a new contract. Richarlison to Everton for 50m. Jack is worth at least 60m then. Edited July 20, 2018 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Steve’s mate Simon reckons Jack will still be sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 It's a good news bad news type of situation for us. We still need to sell Grealish for FFP, but at least now we are so desperately cash strapped so we don't have to accept low ball bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I honestly think Jack would have gone regardless off our situation. He needs to be playing in the top flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Everybody keeps saying new investment won't affect the FFP hole we're in, but there HAS to be a way for us to hold onto Jack with these new guys. We've got to hope they have someone advising them who can tell them what an awful business decision it would be to sell him. The lad will surely soon be worth double whatever we could get for him in this window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 He maybe emotionally geared up for going now.....I wouldn't want to stand in his way, if thats all it is.....we have messed him about a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I honestly think Jack would have gone regardless off our situation. He needs to be playing in the top flight. If he really wants to leave (and I don't want to believe he does), he should be careful where he goes, or he could be picking splinters out of his backside for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, TRO said: He maybe emotionally geared up for going now.....I wouldn't want to stand in his way, if thats all it is.....we have messed him about a bit. Have we? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbluesky Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 First post, and proabbaly an unpopular one. Before the new billionaires came in I was for the sale of Jack, and even now, due to FFP constraints, if a good offer comes along I think we should accept it. Dont get me wrong, I think Jack’s a good player but I think we over rate him. He reminds me a bit of Sterling for England. Jack’s a fantastic dribbler, he wins free kicks and opens up space - all of which is useful. But he has no real end product. He doesn’t look to have a good final ball in him, and worse is his shooting. Due to his dribbling ability he often finds himself with a bit of space on the edge of the box, the perfect position to strike, and he looks like he doesn’t even think about it as an option, usually preffering to run sideways and gift the opposition defence time to get back into position. There are other players in his position who offer much more of a goal threat and have better desicion making but who are cheaper for being less ‘flashy’. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newry_Villan Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Having a snoop on a spuds forum a few posters, not many though, think Levy has fecked up by trying to drive a hard bargain and we have a gained the upper hand now. Pleased as punch that we won't (I hope) get fleeced by levy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, mrbluesky said: First post, and proabbaly an unpopular one. Before the new billionaires came in I was for the sale of Jack, and even now, due to FFP constraints, if a good offer comes along I think we should accept it. Dont get me wrong, I think Jack’s a good player but I think we over rate him. He reminds me a bit of Sterling for England. Jack’s a fantastic dribbler, he wins free kicks and opens up space - all of which is useful. But he has no real end product. He doesn’t look to have a good final ball in him, and worse is his shooting. Due to his dribbling ability he often finds himself with a bit of space on the edge of the box, the perfect position to strike, and he looks like he doesn’t even think about it as an option, usually preffering to run sideways and gift the opposition defence time to get back into position. There are other players in his position who offer much more of a goal threat and have better desicion making but who are cheaper for being less ‘flashy’. So you don't think he's quite as good as some other fans do. Fair enough. But why would you choose to sell the absolute star of our current team, especially in the knowledge that we won't be able to buy any of the number of other players who are "much more of a goal threat"? For me and so many others it has been a sheer joy to watch a local lad grow into the great Villa no. 10 he is now. I will be devastated if he goes, and I'm sure I won't be the only one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wazzap24 Posted July 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2018 I'd keep him and take the fine/transfer embargo. Sell some others and only bring in frees/loans to show willing, so they don't get all daft with a points deduction. Unless he really wants to go we should keep him. Once in a generation player. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 33 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Have we? In terms of the stability of the club he plays for.......yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbluesky Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Look I do think Grealish is a good player, and I like that he’s one of our own. But I think we could definitely get more money for him than he’s worth, and if that helps free of us of the lock on spending from ffp then can’t just be dismissed out of hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts