MrBlack Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Nice interview with him on our site... "it's like I'm back home". https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/19/philogene-happy-to-return-home-to-villa/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switters Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Welcome back! I think we're going to see a lot of Bailey<->Philogene substitutions and rotations this season. We definitely needed another option here, esp if Diaby is going. Bailey is great but not someone who can play at that level for 90 mins twice a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 It’ll be interesting to see how much game time he gets. If he can continue to kick on and develop then great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 And his obligatory on brand reveal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Welcome back, Jaden. I wonder why Jaden is getting the full 'new transfer' treatment, but Archer didn't? Is there something different in the deals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Great news. He’s gonna tear this league up this season, can’t wait to see him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 4 minutes ago, MrBlack said: And his obligatory on brand reveal You have clearly had your Weetabix this morning! Loving your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 4 minutes ago, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said: Welcome back, Jaden. I wonder why Jaden is getting the full 'new transfer' treatment, but Archer didn't? Is there something different in the deals? Because Jaden is staying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 19 Moderator Share Posted July 19 3 minutes ago, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said: I wonder why Jaden is getting the full 'new transfer' treatment, but Archer didn't? Is there something different in the deals? I guess because we chose to sign Philogene whereas Archer was merely 'returned' to us. For what it's worth, I don't think Archer will be staying. It's great that Jaden is though - welcome back! He's going to be a whole lot of fun to watch this season - I think we'll see him a fair bit in the Diaby position where he can concentrate on causing havoc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 12 minutes ago, MrBlack said: Nice interview with him on our site... "it's like I'm back home". https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/19/philogene-happy-to-return-home-to-villa/ Lots of mentions over playing time in this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 JP in da house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 (edited) 3 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: Lots of mentions over playing time in this article. Yeah, sounds like he's well aware that game time isn't a gift. Which makes his decision to leave even more impressive. He'd have been told the same thing last time I imagine, but felt he needed more minutes to develop and prove himself. Now he feels the next step is doing it at a massive club. And he's ready for the challenge. Edited July 19 by MrBlack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Gone about it in a weird way but I'm glad he's back all the same. Was gutted he left in the first place as whenever I'd seen him he looked the most "ready" of all the academy products, but a full season tearing up the Championship behind him won't have done him any harm. There'll be a lot of games this season so I'm sure he'll get the chance to play that he wasn't expecting last year. Can see him initially being used as an impact player in the league and having similar success that Bailey had as fast, good 1v1 players coming on against tired defences can be a real game-changer for teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 19 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: 5 years. Thank you! Great to see we are serious about our long term investment in him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Nothing better than having JP sauce with your breakfast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Osirus Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Sky sports reporting a fee ‘in the region of £20M’, they really haven’t got a clue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Just now, Osirus said: Sky sports reporting a fee ‘in the region of £20M’, they really haven’t got a clue Sky always seem to inflate our prices more than any other outlet. it’s a bit odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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