Delphinho123 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: I keep saying it but I think up and coming young Championship players are what we should be adding in January. It’s what Leicester did very successfully in the past and it’s a great way to add depth and build long term. We’ve picked up the likes of Konsa and Cash and there will be other gems like that out there. Totally agree. You can get very good players in the 5-15m bracket and now that we have a settled team, we can either loan them back or bed them in nicely to the first team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Just now, TrentVilla said: Excellent player, not followed him since leaving Celtic but always thought he was very talented and destined for big things. Surprised that he has been benched, what’s the story there? They signed a player called Tino Kadewere who's taken over as CF and scored some big goals for them in last two months. Also got Memphis Depay and Toko Ekambi who play in front 3 so he's just been squeezed out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 27, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 minute ago, VillaChris said: They signed a player called Tino Kadewere who's taken over as CF and scored some big goals for them in last two months. Also got Memphis Depay and Toko Ekambi who play in front 3 so he's just been squeezed out. Worth looking at then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 27, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Totally agree. You can get very good players in the 5-15m bracket and now that we have a settled team, we can either loan them back or bed them in nicely to the first team. I think the price would be higher than that after Watkins but there is still value and opportunity, there will also be clubs eager to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 We’ve actually got to a place exactly where the board wanted us to be, probably slightly ahead of time. We’ve spent a lot of money to obtain a balanced and settled first team squad and now we’re in a position where we don’t need* to buy and won’t be bullied on the price. We can start to bring through a few of the youngsters and see the investment in the academy bear fruit. *you always need to buy to improve. We just don’t need to buy to avoid relegation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Excellent player, not followed him since leaving Celtic but always thought he was very talented and destined for big things. Surprised that he has been benched, what’s the story there? I think he wants to leave. Lyon said they would sell one of depay, dembele and aouar but didn't sell any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Just now, MotoMkali said: I think he wants to leave. Lyon said they would sell one of depay, dembele and aouar but didn't sell any of them. Depay will probably end up at Barca in next 6 months unless Koeman gets sacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 8 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: I think the price would be higher than that after Watkins but there is still value and opportunity, there will also be clubs eager to sell. Watkins was a unique case. And really so are brentford. They have made so much money from selling players if no one matches their asking price it is no skin off their back. And watkins was familiar with Smith and scored 25 goals 2 seasons after being one of the best wingers in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 27, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 minute ago, MotoMkali said: I think he wants to leave. Lyon said they would sell one of depay, dembele and aouar but didn't sell any of them. Would take any of those three happily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 minute ago, VillaChris said: Depay will probably end up at Barca in next 6 months unless Koeman gets sacked. Xavi is probably going to be their coach. The favourite for the board position said he wants Xavi as the coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 27, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 27, 2020 Just now, MotoMkali said: Watkins was a unique case. And really so are brentford. They have made so much money from selling players if no one matches their asking price it is no skin off their back. And watkins was familiar with Smith and scored 25 goals 2 seasons after being one of the best wingers in the league. That may or not be true but once you pay over £30m for a player for the Championship you are going to struggle to pick them up for £5m - £15m in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Just now, TrentVilla said: That may or not be true but once you pay over £30m for a player for the Championship you are going to struggle to pick them up for £5m - £15m in my view. Again watkins was a unique case 5 or 6 prem clubs were in for him and willing to pay 20+ mil. We wanted him the most so we payed their price. I think we will find more people in the 10-20 range though like the bowens and ezes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 cheeky bid for Dwight McNeil anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: Xavi is probably going to be their coach. The favourite for the board position said he wants Xavi as the coach. Probably next summer so Koeman could sign Depay next month and then he's the next coach's problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 26 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: We’ve actually got to a place exactly where the board wanted us to be, probably slightly ahead of time. We’ve spent a lot of money to obtain a balanced and settled first team squad and now we’re in a position where we don’t need* to buy and won’t be bullied on the price. We can start to bring through a few of the youngsters and see the investment in the academy bear fruit. *you always need to buy to improve. We just don’t need to buy to avoid relegation. We are in a stronger position now than at any point in MONs tenure. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, maqroll said: We are in a stronger position now than at any point in MONs tenure. I wouldn't go quite that far yet. In 2008/09 and I think 09/10 aswell we were 3rd/4th in the league and had very strong 11s but lack of depth did for us as the season went on. Now the key question is can we really push on and do something we haven't done for a long time e.g. win a trophy or play in european cup in next few years? Always felt in past there's been a bit of negativity in that people didn't believe we were as good as an Arsenal or Liverpool so why bother and it all fizzled out. Wes and Nas I feel won't make that mistake. Edited December 27, 2020 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: Again watkins was a unique case 5 or 6 prem clubs were in for him and willing to pay 20+ mil. We wanted him the most so we payed their price. I think we will find more people in the 10-20 range though like the bowens and ezes. What was Bowen? I thought was £25 million. Webster a CB went to Brighton previous season +20m. I think Leicester got Justin from Luton for somewhere in region of 8-12m but good players for 5-15m from Championship mentioned previously is fantasy Edited December 27, 2020 by Kiwivillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 50 minutes ago, VillaChris said: They signed a player called Tino Kadewere who's taken over as CF and scored some big goals for them in last two months. Also got Memphis Depay and Toko Ekambi who play in front 3 so he's just been squeezed out. Played in Sweden 2 years ago and was sold to Le Havre for something like €2m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: What was Bowen? I thought was £25 million. Webster a CB went to Brighton previous season +20m. I think Leicester got Justin from Luton for somewhere in region of 8-12m but good players for 5-15m from Championship mentioned previously is fantasy I thought bowen was 22 mil myself. But I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 You can get promising championship players before their transfer fees become £20m plus or whatever, players like Sibley or Olise wouldn't cost anywhere near that, probably could have got Eze a couple of summers ago for around £10m, it was obvious then that he was going to be a very good player, Robinson is doing well at Fulham, they got him cheaper because of Wigan's situation, but even without that he still would have been gettable for not much more than £10m. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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