The_Steve Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 44 minutes ago, villa4europe said: His comments don't make sense That's not ruthlessness that's cutting their nose off to spite their face He was a 'dream' signing six months. Embarassing really. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted June 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2022 52 minutes ago, The_Steve said: He was a 'dream' signing six months. Embarassing really. Different level now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sparrow1988 Posted June 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: His comments don't make sense That's not ruthlessness that's cutting their nose off to spite their face Look, their solution for everything is to cut off a body part regardless of who messed up. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 12/05/2022 at 22:45, BOF said: If you sell your soul to the Devil you have to go all in Newcastle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 But remember, the saudis definitely are not in control of the club, definitely not, the PL performed stringent and rigorous assessments to ensure as such. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 7 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: But remember, the saudis definitely are not in control of the club, definitely not, the PL performed stringent and rigorous assessments to ensure as such. The premier league chairman after doing the assessments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 30 minutes ago, calcifer said: The premier league chairman after doing the assessments. Boris after taking time out from running the country to make his own assessment and write his letter of recommendation... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted June 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 3, 2022 This classic popped up on my YouTube feed: Desperately hoping they buy a Colombian forward this summer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzyBoy Posted June 3, 2022 Visiting Supporter Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 27/05/2022 at 21:31, Newry_Villan said: Browsing Twitter, majority of comments are let them offer massive wages for players we wanted to get us out of relegation, we'll go for better players bla bla bla. I'm thinking you guys are technically in the same boat as us, will have to offer massive wages to get decent players. They really don't like us those Barcodes. Did that stem from us relegating them when their hero was manager of them? Twitter seems to be split on #AVFC gloating that they beat us to Coutinho, Carlos and Kamara, and #NUFC claiming we never wanted them in the first place. To be honest, I think our targets have moved on from Carlos and I don't think we were ever in for Coutinho or Kamara. Twitter transfer bantz is a playground for toxic pettiness. Newcastle and Villa have exactly the same issues: not in CL nor any immediate prospect of CL, not in London. Even "history" is a marginal draw - how many Brazilians really care that Villa won the European Cup 40 years ago, or Newcastle were in three FA Cup finals in the 50s? So wages are our main weapon, plus the PL, and the buzz of playing in front packed crowds. There's also "the project" for both clubs. Villa have Stevie G which definitely helps, we (probably) have deeper pockets and a high-profile project. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzyBoy Posted June 3, 2022 Visiting Supporter Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 02/06/2022 at 12:28, The_Steve said: He was a 'dream' signing six months. Embarassing really. We've moved on from him. We're in a different situation so have different targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Moustache of Teale Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 20 minutes ago, OzyBoy said: We've moved on from him. We're in a different situation so have different targets. Different targets as in bigger / better or younger, or centre back no longer such a priority since you signed Dan Burn (who to be fair had done a very good job since he came in)? Surely Carlos wasn’t seen as a stop gap for the remainder of last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) Ho hum Edited June 3, 2022 by Villaphan04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 7 hours ago, Rds1983 said: This classic popped up on my YouTube feed: Desperately hoping they buy a Colombian forward this summer. They already did with Asprilla. Did this sketch pre-date that signing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzyBoy Posted June 3, 2022 Visiting Supporter Share Posted June 3, 2022 2 hours ago, The Moustache of Teale said: Different targets as in bigger / better or younger, or centre back no longer such a priority since you signed Dan Burn (who to be fair had done a very good job since he came in)? Surely Carlos wasn’t seen as a stop gap for the remainder of last season? We *really* want Botman, but we wouldn't want Botman and Carlos (we need to spend elsewhere). I think Botman is seen as a statement signing in the same way Bruno is. I could have seen us go for Carlos towards the end of transfer window if we'd lost out to Milan for Botman, but given how quickly Villa signed Carlos it wouldn't have made sense for us to compete for him while we still had a good chance of signing Botman. Think we'll be happy with 4 CBs of Botman, Schar, Burn and Lascelles. Burn has been excellent. Lascelles very much 4th choice, but can do a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Ekitike is an upsettingly good signing for them. Botman hopefully goes to Milan. That would be very bad for us if he goes there. This is similar to when we were decent under O'Neil and City first had their money. That little period ended with us going down and City being PL champions. I don't think Newcastle are going to make half as many gaffs transfer wise (Wood clearly a tactical purchase to weaken their rivals and have someone ready to go) so will probably be a top 4 threat by the start of 24/25 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 15 hours ago, Villaphan04 said: Ho hum Another feeder club. Let the grotesque sportswashing extend to Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 40 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Ekitike is an upsettingly good signing for them. Botman hopefully goes to Milan. That would be very bad for us if he goes there. This is similar to when we were decent under O'Neil and City first had their money. That little period ended with us going down and City being PL champions. I don't think Newcastle are going to make half as many gaffs transfer wise (Wood clearly a tactical purchase to weaken their rivals and have someone ready to go) so will probably be a top 4 threat by the start of 24/25 season. It won't be that easy to break into. The challenge they have is breaking into the top 8 - we've seen how inconsistent a lot of teams are. And how Howe can get them playing next season also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 4, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 4, 2022 The big challenge for Newcastle is in a way similar to the big challenge for us. For Newcastle, it's clearer and more straightforward, their wealth means that they can move quickly and that they will develop at a pace - the challenge for both of us is to try to crack the top six before the top six get a chance to change the rules and stop it happening - that's the battle - never mind the one where we're both trying to get the players that can do that job on the pitch - the battle is in the boardroom, it's in premier league chairmans' meetings, it's in the TV deal negotiations, it's in Nyon at UEFA HQ, the battle is in the boardrooms of sponsors - if Newcastle are to succeed, and if we are going to give ourselves a chance to, it's that battle that needs to be won - buying a team that can perform might be easy by comparison - we both need to win the battle to make buying a team that can perform and then having success with that team a possibility. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted June 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Tomaszk said: Ekitike is an upsettingly good signing for them. Botman hopefully goes to Milan. That would be very bad for us if he goes there. This is similar to when we were decent under O'Neil and City first had their money. That little period ended with us going down and City being PL champions. I don't think Newcastle are going to make half as many gaffs transfer wise (Wood clearly a tactical purchase to weaken their rivals and have someone ready to go) so will probably be a top 4 threat by the start of 24/25 season. Ekitike looks like he'll be a fantastic player but there's no guarantee. He's only 19 so will be inconsistent and moving to a new and more difficult league. If he leads their line next season then I'd be worried for him/them as the pressure to succeed will be immense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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