rodders0223 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 We make a profit or he stays, simple as that. Not because he has been an incredible player but purely because there is more money in football season on season, so why lose money on a player who has 3 years left and who would excel next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchard Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 If we can get £8million for him I'd take it before they change their mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 21 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: We make a profit or he stays, simple as that. Not because he has been an incredible player but purely because there is more money in football season on season, so why lose money on a player who has 3 years left and who would excel next season. would he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rodders0223 Posted April 2, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2016 1 minute ago, KHV said: would he? It's a division where Joey Barton, Dave Jones and Grant Leadbitter run games. Yes, I imagine he would. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 5 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: It's a division where Joey Barton, Dave Jones and Grant Leadbitter run games. Yes, I imagine he would. Hmmm, I remain doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 21 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: It's a division where Joey Barton, Dave Jones and Grant Leadbitter run games. Yes, I imagine he would. Joey Barton despite being a prick is a good footballer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Zatman said: Joey Barton despite being a prick is a good footballer Would rather have him than Westwood. Edited April 2, 2016 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Gana would be excellent in the Championship, I personally don't doubt that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2015-2016/the-kante-gueye-conundrum-how-are-leicester-so-good-and-villa-so-bad_sto5440821/story.shtml Quote Kante, who cost £5.6 million, seems a shoo-in for the unofficial award for signing of the season. The pricier Gueye can be called a £9 million flop. And yet the Premier League’s tackling totals are instructive. The all-action Kante, with 105, has won the ball more often than anyone else in the division. His closest challenger? That would be Gueye, with 96. The Villa player, with 4.4 interceptions per game, actually averages more than his Leicester counterpart, on 4.2. No one else in the division gets remotely close to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I hope we can hold on to him 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 15, 2016 Moderator Share Posted April 15, 2016 Second half of the season, since he settled, he's worked his socks off and grafted through games - in a more confident team I'd imagine he'd be getting more notice. I think we'll struggle to keep him this summer, but I think we might make a profit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomsky_11 Posted April 16, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2016 17 hours ago, thabucks said: http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2015-2016/the-kante-gueye-conundrum-how-are-leicester-so-good-and-villa-so-bad_sto5440821/story.shtml "...it highlights the wretchedness of the rest of the Villa team." This. And I'd throw Sherwood in here as well. Saw a stat knocking around that read something like "mistakes by Richards, Lescott and Guzan have led to 24 points dropped this season." These players and a few others are most culpable for our demise this season. And I get the impression the likes of Richards and Lescott were signings Sherwood pushed for. As the article highlights, we recruited some decent players in the summer, who I think would have excelled anywhere else. These are those French league players mentioned in the article: Gana, Ayew, Veretout, Amavi. But I don't think Sherwood was fully behind these signings, and I don't think he knew what to do with them. On Gana, agree that he'd probably deserve Player of the Saeson if we had one. Close between him and Ayew, but the latter's stupid cards in the Norwich and West Ham games which put him out for critical games let him down here, I think. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 On 4/2/2016 at 22:46, HanoiVillan said: Gana would be excellent in the Championship, I personally don't doubt that. I agree, he has hardly been terrible for us, he has actually done quite well, but needs to know when to play the ball simply, but his defensive skills are very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Stats don't tell the fully story, our transfer committee fell foul to that one. He's been a passenger for most of this season, but no doubt he'd be an asset in the Champ'. However just like our board in the summer clubs will be swayed by the data so unlikely he'd be in a claret 'n' blue shirt next season. (unless he sign's for WHU). UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Knowing the clowns that run our club, they will sell him on the cheap because they don't read the right stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 48 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: I agree, he has hardly been terrible for us, he has actually done quite well, but needs to know when to play the ball simply, but his defensive skills are very good. It would help if his team mates were a little more adept at receiving a pass though. This would involve finding space, the ability to control a pass followed by the ability to retain possession. I would probably suggest that Gana's tackling stats are so high because we lose possession so readily, thus making it a self-imposed necessity. Kante plays in a team that's a lot better with the ball, so his tackling probably results in a more positive outcome for Leicester. Gana's tackling and work ethic would look so much greater in a better team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Sounds like he may be off http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/idrissa-gueye-will-quit-aston-villa-agent/? Quote Speaking to a Senegalese press agency, midfielder Idrissa Gueye’s agent announced that his client will not be at Aston Villa next season. “He will almost certainly be at another Premier League club, if not, then the Bundesliga.” Thought he was OK for us but nothing special. Get our money back and hopefully use it more effectively this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Not really surprised. I'm pretty sure of the players are represented by the same agent here? Amavi too I think? Personally I could see them all moving on. All the more reason we need to get recruitment right this summer as we will have no core to build on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 16, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 16, 2016 Worth keeping but I think he will go anyway. I assume he has a relegation clause reducing his wages so he could probably go back to France or a promoted team takes a punt on him or an established team take him as a squad player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 meh, decent player but not really that much of an upgrade on Reo-Coker. be good for the right team in the right role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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