briny_ear Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Time to move this back to VillaTalk proper. It’s just like a new signing… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2022 Just now, briny_ear said: Time to move this back to VillaTalk proper. It’s just like a new signing… Presumably we also change the thread title to Ashley Young: ReRedux? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Just now, choffer said: Presumably we also change the thread title to Ashley Young: ReRedux? Ashley Young: Redux part deux. Electric Boogaloo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 I thought he looked a liability more often than not when he came on last season. Pretty surprised we think he can still offer us something. May well be a useful wisened head that could offer something to move towards a coaching role, but as our LB backup, I'd be a bit worried, and I swear to god I'm going to flip my desk if we ever bring him on to play in midfield again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted July 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2022 A big problem is that no one of any good is going to want to come in as an obvious number 2 to Digne. He may be as good as we can get, especially if you consider how good around the dressing room he is and the fact he is already settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nigel said: A big problem is that no one of any good is going to want to come in as an obvious number 2 to Digne. He may be as good as we can get, especially if you consider how good around the dressing room he is and the fact he is already settled. We can't get a better back up than 37 year old? How about a 34 year old? If we had signed another left back this summer I'd be fair enough with the new deal but if he's signed on and being promised minutes and the "first back up" spot that is scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Perfectly fine as a back up to Digne tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Maybe blood one of the reserves/kids in as Digne’s back up instead of Young? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 9 minutes ago, Spoony said: Perfectly fine as a back up to Digne tbh So Digne has a season ending injury you'd be okay with Young? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) It’s feels dirty that we have one of our Players in “Other football” next to SHA and Grealish Threads Edited July 4, 2022 by CarryOnVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Ash just got a standard we are pleased comment, rather than delighted which the official websites saves for the big signings. If had left he would have got the confirmed and wish him the best comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Its not really a surprise, with the contract we gave Digne no player was coming into be 2nd fiddle as was no chance of actual competition for the left back spot Young is probably the best we can attract at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 44 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: We can't get a better back up than 37 year old? How about a 34 year old? I'm a 34 year old 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 I'm pretty sure that we will still be signing another left-back, as has been speculated all summer by all the more reliable journalists, and that speculation came even though it was well known that Young was likely to stay, so not sure what's changed in that regard. Digne and Cash will be first choice fullbacks next season, Kesler-Hayden likely to go on loan to the championship, so bringing in another left-back still makes sense as we're not going to go into the season with Young as the only back-up fullback. Konsa and Chambers can also play there but they don't suit Gerrard's system at all, so we'd be in trouble if we found ourselves in a situation where they had to play fullback for any extended period of time. Chrisene is still very young and missed pretty much all of last season, and his long-term position might not even be as a fullback anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 8 minutes ago, YLN said: I'm a 34 year old Sign him up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Was stupid moving him to other football when he hadn't left the club. It was an admin requirement to put him on leavers list as he'd not signed the new contract. He could simply have been on holiday and was going to sign new contract when he reported for training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Imagine son vs young. God another blood bath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 There was no admin requirement to put him on the released list because he hadn't signed a contract. Players that are out of contract but are being offered a new deal, usually go on the retained list, see Campton-Sturrdige in our squad, and many other examples at other clubs, Nketiah was out of contract at Arsenal but wasn't in the released list, he was in the retained list with 'contract offer' next to his name. I suspect he was put in the released list because it wasn't 100 percent certain that he would be staying at the time, so clubs would have been alerted to the fact he could become available if a deal couldn't be a agreed with us, see also Eriksen at Brentford and Moutinho at Wolves, two other examples of players that were in the released list but their clubs were in talks to keep them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2022 What we gonna call this thread now? The Holy Trinity of Ashley Young? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Great professional and very versatile. Plus 5 sub role means he can come on in various positions to see our games. No harm in this signing at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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