HeyAnty Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Farlz said: Jesus Christ Villa Wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2020 Totally agree we should get another striker. Depth in that position is vital imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: No thanks. Would rather give Indy some game time, rather than a guy who can't even get in a mid table championship side and scored 1 goal in 18 in the PL. Too late, he's on his way for his medical!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillaHatesMe Posted January 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, Farlz said: Swansea fans are delighted he's leaving. Genuinely not even sure he would be. Not sure fan reaction is the best way to gauge anything. For example, gestures toward every thread on Villa Talk 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, Sam-AVFC said: I guess it’s a good thing as he’s just another number in case one of the other strikers gets injured, but talk about an anti climax after convincing myself we’d spend €30m on Piatek! Not for me. I convinced myself we were signing nobody, so I'm **** elated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 minute ago, supermon said: We actually buying a Swansea reject That's a bit of an unfair description. He did go on loan for a while, but has been their regular striker this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 The Baston deal (if true) sort of stinks of desperation. Now I know we can't be picky but that's very underwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rubberman Posted January 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2020 Glad this is taking my mind off brexit day. OMG we'Ve gOt no stRIker bAck up! We nEed bOdiEs in. OMG noT hIm, He's sHite. Great work, lads. 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyjavfc Posted January 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2020 Time to get excited! A signing is a signing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Baston..Yikes! As pointless as Drinkwater. Doesn't improve us whatsoever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 29 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Oh I love this time of year. In which case it's still common sense. You don't want to be relegated while falling afoul of FFP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just now, alreadyexists said: Totally agree we should get another striker. Depth in that position is vital imo Exactly. Our best chance of staying up is the strength of the squad. He improves that. If he and Samatta can get a few goals then that should be enough to help us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elton Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I’ve never heard of this Swansea striker but sounds like a smart move. Should be cheap as nearly out of contract. He’s effectively 3rd choice so hopefully won’t be needed but gives us much needed cover for Samatta and Davis. Not sure we could realistically do much better this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, DCJonah said: You could have said that about Tony Xia. In fact lots did. I made the mistake of telling anyone who questioned him that they were wrong to do so and they should have been grateful for him. We weren't going bust under Lerner though. He'd lost interest but we were still functioning as a club. Xia took us to within days of ceasing to exist. Then NSWE came in and not only saved us, but have invested heavily into the club and all signs say they will do for the long haul. They have literally not put a foot wrong since they got here. So the original post was spot on, we should be bloody grateful to them. You can't dismiss them because of what may or may not happen in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdguitar Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I think Villa took it a bit too literally when they saw fans on Twitter say "sign someone, ANYONE!" To be fair I don't know much about him, I guess it can't hurt to have an extra option in addition to Samatta and Davis though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, thabucks said: A player Suso knows and he will be cheap and adds cover for Davis so will be 3rd choice at best. Makes sense if other targets aren’t an option until the summer. Fail to see how a sporting director knowing a player qualifies him to play for us. Sure there was a point somewhere in there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Looks quite competent on youtube. I trust Suso on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 6 in 19 in the Championship, better than nothing? Probably but I'm massively concerned at the quality we have brought in this window. For a comparison I'd say he's somewhat similar to Joselu who had a stint at Newcastle. Edited January 31, 2020 by Dr_Pangloss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 minute ago, villalad21 said: Baston..Yikes! As pointless as Drinkwater. Doesn't improve us whatsoever If Samatta stays fit he might not even play that much. Could be 10 mins a game as a different option and someone that will compete with Davis, but at least he'll be in the squad. We needed 2 strikers, we've signed 1 good one, 1 that might be ok, and one that could be a future star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mole86 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Samatta is our Wesley replacement, Davis getting fit is a massive plus and meant that anyone we signed was just going to be a body. Someone with a 1 in 3 record in the Championship is probably as good as we could have hoped for, he will hopefully never start a game for us, as would have been the case with whoever we signed for this role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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