RichiBoi11 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 He's played 65 games at centre back apparantly, and he definitely has the physical attributes, so him being a back up option there isn't impossible. I'm unsure how many of those were in a back 3 though as opposed to playing as one of 2. That said if we play with a back three in possession with the right back tucking in it might actually suit him more anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Rather see him at CB than Carlos at this point 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 4 minutes ago, villan95 said: Rather see him at CB than Carlos at this point He's not been too bad this pre-season tbf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichiBoi11 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 7 hours ago, villan95 said: Rather see him at CB than Carlos at this point Your wish was the footballing gods command Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 13 minutes ago, RichiBoi11 said: Your wish was the footballing gods command Oh I posted after the game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 He can't have done much more than he has to put himself in the shop window, I guess. I'm not sure he's in the plans but we've not heard anything about any interest yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Big Donk is a really good footballer, his positioning and reading of the game is top class, but despite him having played CB quite much for Belgium and Wolves, I'd only play him there in an Emery team as a very last resort. His passing is not good enough for a Emery style where we play out the back and he is to slow, especially on the turn, for the high defensive line we play at times. Wish him all the best and hopefully a move to a team playing on a high level and where he can start games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) 9 hours ago, Keener window-cleaner said: Big Donk is a really good footballer, his positioning and reading of the game is top class, but despite him having played CB quite much for Belgium and Wolves, I'd only play him there in an Emery team as a very last resort. His passing is not good enough for a Emery style where we play out the back and he is to slow, especially on the turn, for the high defensive line we play at times. Wish him all the best and hopefully a move to a team playing on a high level and where he can start games. If I was any team from 10th - 20th I'd be all over this. I'd imagine we'd just be happy for someone to take 50k a week off of wage bill at this point. In the right team and structure he's a no a brainer. Calm player, can pass, intercept, tackle, never gets in bad positions really or exposes himself.Gives it to the good 'uns. Simple. Edited August 2 by rodders0223 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 He is big as well. Maybe at cb might not be a bad idea to be honest as he wont have to run as much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 sooooo..... is he gonna be gone soon!?!? its a weird one, the issue is clearly his insane wages that we wackily decided to give him, because he isnt a bad player and would be great at even a mid table PL club, let alone lower end of the table, or a foreign team thats ok-ish. We were nuts giving him 90k p/w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyjavfc Posted August 20 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20 43 minutes ago, MaVilla said: sooooo..... is he gonna be gone soon!?!? its a weird one, the issue is clearly his insane wages that we wackily decided to give him, because he isnt a bad player and would be great at even a mid table PL club, let alone lower end of the table, or a foreign team thats ok-ish. We were nuts giving him 90k p/w. Would be stunned if he didn’t see out his contract going on loan every year with us paying a percentage of his wages. Even if there was a market for him (doubtful after his last 12 months) no one else is going to match those wages, so why would he agree to a transfer? Mad business by Gerrard, Purslow and Lange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 53 minutes ago, MaVilla said: sooooo..... is he gonna be gone soon!?!? its a weird one, the issue is clearly his insane wages that we wackily decided to give him, because he isnt a bad player and would be great at even a mid table PL club, let alone lower end of the table, or a foreign team thats ok-ish. We were nuts giving him 90k p/w. How come still not loaned out then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: How come still not loaned out then? i guess because very few clubs are willing to cover a good proportion of his wages, as although he is an ok player, his wages do not match his ability within a million light years. Edited August 20 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I think we're stuck with Donk, literally no interest reported this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 1 hour ago, MaVilla said: i guess because very few clubs are willing to cover a good proportion of his wages, as although he is an ok player, his wages do not match his ability within a million light years. Fair enough. If he is an ok player though. I'm unsure what a shit player is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) I did suggest that if we can't shift him, we just keep him around as the new Chambers. And I think he is probably better than Chambers. So as strange as it seems, it still aids to all round squad Improvement. Where's as our " shittest " players are better than the last set. I'm not even saying hes shite as I don't think he is. Edited August 20 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_AA_786 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 On 02/08/2024 at 08:37, Demitri_C said: He is big as well. Maybe at cb might not be a bad idea to be honest as he wont have to run as much In a back 3 he'd do well. Bit like how Romain Saisse adapted due to lack of speed for midfield. Not many PL teams play a 3 though and European teams don't want to cover his wages so that's probably limiting our options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I was excited when I saw this had been bumped. Ugh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomC Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 He's not a bad footballer, but he's entirely wrong for Emery's system where you invite the press. He misplaces passes under pressure. Despite his flaws, we could have used him in the second half of the season last year when we were short of midfield cover. The loan was a lose-lose...he got no playing time in Italy, we were stuck moving McGinn back to the double pivot after Kamara got hurt. I just don't see a role for him anymore. We have more cover in midfield than we know what to do with, and we can't use him as cover at CB because he will misplace passes under a heavy press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 This for sure was always going to be a late window one.He and his camp know as do Villa the end of wndow when some club has had an injury or a club has a gap after a sale and not time to fill it. Or just the domino effect of players that happens late in the window, teams missing our on their top 2 or 3 targets. He'll find a Loan, we'll cover maybe half his cost to us and hopefully he does well wherever he goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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