Popular Post MaVilla Posted January 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, messi11 said: Full backs should always be small in my opinion. Look at the greats like Alan Wright, Roberto Carlos, Lahm, Cafu, Alba, Alves, Neil Taylor, Cashley Cole. I thought you weren't joking. Then you said Neil Taylor. I nearly fell off my chair laughing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, MaVilla said: I thought you weren't joking. Then you said Neil Taylor. I nearly fell off my chair laughing. I wasn’t a fan of Alan Wright either, he divided peoples opinions at the time. Not because of his height because he could actually leap quite high but he was average at best but he became some people’s favourite because of lack of height rather than his quality. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Name Is Death Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Quote The mid-90s were a relatively successful time for Aston Villa. Having finished the inaugural Premier League season in second place behind Manchester United, they went on to pick up two League Cup victories in 1994 and 96, with Sir Alex Ferguson even proclaiming them the club that would join them as the elite force of English football. And Carlos has revealed to The Sun that he very nearly donned the famous claret and blue with a move to the West Midlands very much on the cards. “I actually came close to joining Aston Villa early in my career,” he said. “I met with the club, but nothing happened. “Birmingham were also interested, but it didn’t go anywhere and I later joined Inter Milan.” Carlos was a part of the Brazil squad that played Sweden in an international friendly tournament in 1995 and Villa’s then chairman ‘Deadly’ Doug Ellis was said to be impressed with the youngster and wanted to bring him to the club. However, manager Brian Little wasn’t so sure and decided to go against his chairman’s advice. Well done, Brian, we’re sure Alan Wright was a big upgrade… Instead, Little was settled with Wright in the left-back slot and opted to spend £2.5million on Crystal Palace defender Gareth Southgate and Carlos departed for Italian giants Inter Milan https://www.givemesport.com/1042926-roberto-carlos-reveals-the-surprising-english-club-he-nearly-signed-for-in-1995 Yet another of our what-could-have-beens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 I get the impression emery looks at skill sets rather than positions when evaluating both players for a specific game and potential transfers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 2 hours ago, MWARLEY2 said: Not really but Emery isnt a moments of magic manager. If he wants a 29 year old because he will fit into his system then who am i to argue. And its probably not to play left back anyway. With Emery it could be left wing or right mid just as easily. Or centre forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 26 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: I get the impression emery looks at skill sets rather than positions when evaluating both players for a specific game and potential transfers Probably a bit of both. Using Coquellin at left midfield occasionally with Villarreal as an example. How many managers would use a DM on the left wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Indigo said: Garcia is great, only about 5'5'' though so I can only imagine the collective hernia from Villa fans on that one. What, from giving him a piggy back? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Love reading this very excited to see where we are in the next couple years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 I know I have moaned a few times saying we shouldn't really be buying anyone until the manager sees the players play over the second half of the season and to a latter degree improves the values of some of the players who will go in the summer...... BUT Jack Butland is apparently out of contract in the summer and Utd are sniffing around..... we should be all over that for a number 2. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post duke313 Posted January 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2023 8 minutes ago, RicRic said: Love reading this very excited to see where we are in the next couple years Emery should have gone to his house and looked him in the eye. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 38 minutes ago, duke313 said: Emery should have gone to his house and looked him in the eye. PML ! your right sack him now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 47 minutes ago, paul514 said: I know I have moaned a few times saying we shouldn't really be buying anyone until the manager sees the players play over the second half of the season and to a latter degree improves the values of some of the players who will go in the summer...... BUT Jack Butland is apparently out of contract in the summer and Utd are sniffing around..... we should be all over that for a number 2. Even as a number two nah next 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 On 03/01/2023 at 09:45, TRO said: got the lurgy....can't go. first game I've missed at home in yonks. I’ve cursed myself, thought I was over the worst part, even got a negative covid result yesterday and thought I’d be negative today when tested and feel even more normal and thus go to the game. Fate had other ideas and I tested this morning and it was positive and feel crap as the day has gone on. Must have been a false negative yesterday although I did feel more normal yesterday but not today….so I’m in the same boat mate that I’m not going to be able to go tonight….gutted! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) Just saw something claiming McKennie turned us and Bournemouth down, and is waiting for an offer from CHELSEA or Tottenham lol. How many midfielders can Chelsea hold? Anyone take Carney on loan for the U21s? lol Edited January 4, 2023 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 14 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Just saw something claiming McKennie turned us and Bournemouth down, and is waiting for an offer from CHELSEA or Tottenham lol. How many midfielders can Chelsea hold? Anyone take Carney on loan for the U21s? lol Something? A good source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, nick76 said: Something? A good source? Just found it myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustibrooks Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 We should go in for Olise 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 25 minutes ago, Rustibrooks said: We should go in for Olise Great call 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 41 minutes ago, nick76 said: Just found it myself So he wants to be an eternal loser with Chelsea or Totty… Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 38 minutes ago, Rustibrooks said: We should go in for Olise Sunday Olise? Cos I have a feeling that there’s no chance Palace will sell us Michael Olise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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