KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, LxYoungAVFC said: what else can we realistically offer that our competitors cannot? ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 RB Salzburg have shown that you don't need to spend lots of money to get high quality players. Some of the best players in Europe have come through their system. Haaland, Mane are just a couple of the obvious ones that I can think of straight away. The main objective of this window is getting more speed in to the first 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 minute ago, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said: ? On a serious note I'm pretty sure Mallory Edens is involved in some capacity with her father's team in the USA in relation to statistical analysis etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said: ? I should of thought of this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) I've mentioned him in the past so just seen if he's still at Monaco and didn't realise Kamil Glik signed for Benevento a month back. They're back in Serie A with one of the lowest wage bills in the major european leagues. If they can sign an experienced CB who's played over 100 games for Monaco in last 3 seasons and has 70 + caps for his national team I'm not sure why we keep on saying we can't sign these type of players, he's exactly the sort we need alongside Mings to calm down him down when he gets excited on the ball. Given Monaco are in loads of financial trouble surely we should be looking at someone like Golovin? Edited August 28, 2020 by VillaChris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: He wouldn’t sign with us he’d have a melt down seeing trez and Taylor trying to give him service His wages would be bigger than the rest of the team put together he’s probably past it and he doesn’t fit the current profile what we’re looking for. So I don’t think we’re interested either Was merely answering the question on one marque signing, which TRO was suggesting was needed for the club to match its stated ambition. Did not claim that the club are interested or that it fit the clubs transfer policy. £70-90 million per year wages. I think not. His wage could be structured where signing on fee was substantial. In order for wage policy to have some semblance of normal. Would be akin to paying a transfer fee. I don’t believe he’s past it. Our very own Cambiasso. FWIW I don’t have a problem with the targets that are being suggested in the press. I trust the hierarchy to get the right recruits in to progress to a more mid table footing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 6 hours ago, lexicon said: It's funny how he looks simultaneously a little clumsy yet incredibly deft. Gazza was the same, always looked a little off balance, like the ball was getting away from him, at the end of his outstretched toe and his body was awkwardly trying to catch up, rather than him being over the ball in control. Gazza was all upper body awkwardness, Swift looks like his legs and feet are in charge and his body just follows. Quick feet, has some lovely movement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, thunderball said: Gazza was the same, always looked a little off balance, like the ball was getting away from him, at the end of his outstretched toe and his body was awkwardly trying to catch up, rather than him being over the ball in control. Gazza was all upper body awkwardness, Swift looks like his legs and feet are in charge and his body just follows. Quick feet, has some lovely movement. I just remembered this guy for some reason! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 After staying up expected some signings that would improve the starting eleven and not linked to players from the championship that will be at best squad players, the likes of swift will just replace Lansbury on the bench at best Going to be another struggle this season if we don’t get improvements in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I just remembered this guy for some reason! Lol, that’s more like hutton’s Monumental goal against the blues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAN Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, rbcuk said: After staying up expected some signings that would improve the starting eleven and not linked to players from the championship that will be at best squad players, the likes of swift will just replace Lansbury on the bench at best Going to be another struggle this season if we don’t get improvements in Your not allowed to have that kind of opinion on here anymore..the happy clappy brigade wont stand for it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 12 minutes ago, GENTLEMAN said: Was merely answering the question on one marque signing, which TRO was suggesting was needed for the club to match its stated ambition. Did not claim that the club are interested or that it fit the clubs transfer policy. £70-90 million per year wages. I think not. His wage could be structured where signing on fee was substantial. In order for wage policy to have some semblance of normal. Would be akin to paying a transfer fee. I don’t believe he’s past it. Our very own Cambiasso. FWIW I don’t have a problem with the targets that are being suggested in the press. I trust the hierarchy to get the right recruits in to progress to a more mid table footing. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/12527410/mcginn-aston-villa-wolves-leicester/ Interesting quotes from McGinn. Quote “Wes Edens private-messaged a lot of us after West Ham to say congratulations. “And basically to tell us that the club wasn’t going to rest there. “He said they’d support us with new players and improve the depth of the squad to kick on. “The owners made it clear that they want Villa back where we belong, challenging at the top end of English and European football. “It’s not going to be easy. But we’re behind each other, backing each other. We’re on the same page.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LxYoungAVFC Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, GENTLEMAN said: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/12527410/mcginn-aston-villa-wolves-leicester/ Interesting quotes from McGinn. I'll believe it when I see it. (The part where Wes says he'll spend money) Edited August 28, 2020 by LxYoungAVFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, OLDVILLAIN said: Your not allowed to have that kind of opinion on here anymore..the happy clappy brigade wont stand for it Is there no Middle Ground between Doom Mongering Forseers Elite and "Happy Clappy Brigade"? Or is waiting to see how the window actually plays out, and how players perform a bit too camp for you folks? Edited August 28, 2020 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 14 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I'd be perfectly fine with the signings of Watkins and Cash. They both improve us, especially Watkins. We better bloody sign Benrahma while we're having a shop down there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, LxYoungAVFC said: I'll believe it when I see it. (The part where Wes says he'll spend money) We'll spend money just like we did last summer. However it's starting to feel like to me we're going to be spending the 80-100m on pretty much every signing as young, lack of top flight experience and just potential. If we're signing 6 players this summer I have no issue with 3 of them being of that ilk but the other 3 need to be far more proven in a decent league and also a regular for decent international standard team. That's if we want to be a decent top half team again in the near future anyway. If we're all happy finishing 16-17th for the next 5 years then crack on with what we're doing. What would get us in the top half imo: Watkins Rondon (season long loan) Rashica Glik (already signed for Benvento but that sort of experienced CB) Seamus Coleman 5 signings there that really improve our starting 11. You'd get them for about 60m aswell but for a couple convincing them to come isn't easy as we're seeing with Rashica. Edited August 28, 2020 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, LxYoungAVFC said: I'll believe it when I see it. (The part where Wes says he'll spend money) They spent £150m last summer. I think we can believe they mean business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, LxYoungAVFC said: I'll believe it when I see it. (The part where Wes says he'll spend money) ithink i believe it its proving not to be easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LxYoungAVFC Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Okonokos said: They spent £150m last summer. I think we can believe they mean business. We have all heard these big promises before. Both Lerner and Xia spent big at first. At the start of each reign everyone was convinced we'd be back where we belong in no time. That's why I'm skeptical. Not fear mongering, just skeptical and increasingly nervous with each day that passes without a signing. Edited August 28, 2020 by LxYoungAVFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayk Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 24 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I just remembered this guy for some reason! Paulo Wanchope if I’m not mistaken? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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