Popular Post WallisFrizz Posted August 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2020 Anyone else remember the lockdown interview between Gary Neville and OGS in which they said Man Utd would use the pandemic to exploit poorer clubs who needed the money. I hope every club that holds one of their targets remembers that and takes them to the cleaners (or refuses to sell at all). 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: Not far off there, anyday now though there's gonna be some action and we'll all be like, who? Who that be? Who that be- Is certainly what i think we will get, were all getting our Hope's up now weve survived and could properly establish ourselves, waiting to see our first signing that should make a mark this window and hopefully show our intent and let us fans know the type of players were going for. You know as a Villa fan that there could be a big let down heading our way, that were hoping for a Lamborghini but we could be buying a yellow three wheeler from Del Boy lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Okonokos Posted August 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: This is the kind of boredom the lack of signings is causing. Lol How do we know we can trust this guy? 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 27 minutes ago, M_Afro said: One of my worst Villa signing memories. I was in a bad mood for days Time of the month? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Smith would get the best out of him, on a free it’s a no brainer for me Free sounds nice but he and his agent will want hefty signing on fees, along with big wages on top. I'm sure Smith thought he could get the best out of Drinkwater but some players just don't have the heart. Fraser thought he could use a decent previous season to get a nice big money move once his contract run out. Top teams probably were interested but I doubt any would touch him now. I thought we were trying to move away from these sorts of players? N'Zogbia, McCormack, Lescott etc. There are enough red flags that your average fan can see, who knows what else there is behind the scenes. Edited August 4, 2020 by Wezbid 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Teale's 'tache said: This was probably the highlight of last summer. Oh the joy it brought. Edited August 4, 2020 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 25 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Smith would get the best out of him, on a free it’s a no brainer for me What makes you think that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, hippo said: remember the disappointment when we signed Marlon Harewood ? Yes, We had bought Carew and Young in the previous window and we were all expecting a top class forward to come in for our first full summer transfer window under the Lerner ownership. Disappointing doesn't do that transfer justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Teale's 'tache Posted August 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: This was probably the best thing about last summer. Oh the joy it bought. Brought me a shed load of internet points too! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, NeilS said: Yes, We had bought Carew and Young in the previous window and we were all expecting a top class forward to come in for our first full summer transfer window under the Lerner ownership. Disappointing doesn't do that transfer justice. In terms of commercial blunders the timing of that signing was as bad as it gets. Such was the optimism at that time any top signing would have probably resulted in record season ticket and shirt sales. Didn’t the ceo leave shortly afterwards? Edited August 4, 2020 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Wezbid said: Free sounds nice but he and his agent will want hefty signing on fees, along with big wages on top. I'm sure Smith thought he could get the best out of Drinkwater but some players just don't have the heart. Fraser thought he could use a decent previous season to get a nice big money move once his contract run out. Top teams probably were interested but I doubt any would touch him now. I thought we were trying to move away from these sorts of players? N'Zogbia, McCormack, Lescott etc. There are enough red flags that your average fan can see, who knows what else there is behind the scenes. He’s only 26 years old, how you can group him alongside N’Zogbia, McCormack and Lescott is beyond me. Fraser is out of contract and is entering his prime years, he’d be a free transfer, not an expensive hasbeen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 15 minutes ago, Wes said: If you could only buy 4 players to improve the first team this summer, for a combined total of £100m (if rumours are to be believed), who would you buy? TransferMarkt is by no means an accurate depiction of a players value, but you can use that site to work out some rough values if that helps. I'm interested to see what positions everyone wants to prioritise and where people would allocate the money. Surely has to be more than that, dont see us signing spectacular players if we have only 100 mill to spend. Sounds like all they are adding there is the survival money and not even thinking about what the Owners will add and what comes from sales as well, if we do sell anyone which the club may choose not to do. You would expect overall there to be at least or around a couple hundred mill available if Owners put there hands in there pockets. The Owners pretty much spent our promotion money season gone, that was around 130+ mill. Do not see why they wont spend abit more on signings that we desperately need to upgrade the squad and make it much better. If were to buy better quality then of course it's going to cost big to bring around four to six players in at 30 mill an up each. As others say we could end up buying more players like this season adding more to the squad depth increasing our size all over in every position, which would see alot more players come in while we spend even less on them,would make it feel like phase 2 from last seasons rebuild, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wainy316 Posted August 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2020 Eze at the reported £16m seems a no brainer to me. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Eze at the reported £16m seems a no brainer to me. Eze under 25mil is worth it, 16m is a bargain. Going to be a top player imo. Would love to see him and Grealish together they, would pick defences apart. Would also be a solid replacement for Jack if he leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: In terms of commercial blunders the timing of that signing was as bad as it gets. Such was the optimism at that time any top signing would have probably resulted in record season ticket and shirt sales. Didn’t the ceo leave shortly afterwards? It was the kit launch day as well if I remember correctly. The CEO was Richard FitzGerald, I think he left later that year for unknown reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, Philosopher said: Eze under 25mil is worth it, 16m is a bargain. Going to be a top player imo. Would love to see him and Grealish together they, would pick defences apart. Would also be a solid replacement for Jack if he leaves. Without having much knowledge on their finances I imagine they will be forced to accept lower fees for their players than they would usually do due to a loss of revenue due to Covid-19. A lot of clubs will be forced to sell their prized assets or go bust. Buyers market this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vazquez Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, Wes said: If you could only buy 4 players to improve the first team this summer, for a combined total of £100m (if rumours are to be believed), who would you buy? Did not check prices from transfermarkt, but here is my list: Abraham 40M Eze 20M Tarkowski 25M (or Tuanzebe 12M) Hradecky 15M Total 87 - 100M. 4-5-1 or 4-3-3 Hradecky, Guilbert, Tarkowski, Mings, Targett, Trezequet, McGinn, Luiz, Eze, Grealish, Abraham. Subs: Heaton/Steer/Nyland, Elmo, Konsa, Hause, Taylor, Jota, Hourihane, Nakamba, Lansbury, El Ghazi, Wesley/Davis/Samatta. First team good enough, subs not so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted August 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 29 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: He’s only 26 years old, how you can group him alongside N’Zogbia, McCormack and Lescott is beyond me. Fraser is out of contract and is entering his prime years, he’d be a free transfer, not an expensive hasbeen That's all great except you left out he is a massive word removed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, Dave-R said: Who that be- Is certainly what i think we will get, were all getting our Hope's up now weve survived and could properly establish ourselves, waiting to see our first signing that should make a mark this window and hopefully show our intent and let us fans know the type of players were going for. You know as a Villa fan that there could be a big let down heading our way, that were hoping for a Lamborghini but we could be buying a yellow three wheeler from Del Boy lol. Bang on, we are work in progress and are perceived by many as on a par with the likes of Norwich WBA Stoke etc, not big like the Palaces, West Ham and Burnleys of this world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I'd love Eze. He is some player. Fans will hate his maverick style though. It will be all 'oh hes lazy, he doesn't smile enough, he doesn't celebrate' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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