QldVilla Posted July 21 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21 6 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I find it interesting that this transfer has been rumbling on for so long. I’ve no doubt they’ve been haggling on price, fine, but maybe there was something in that Percy statement of Villa wanting to sign a replacement before Diaby goes. Even now, reports suggest the agreement is verbal.. Maybe it’s only verbal because we’ve had a verbal ‘yes’ from a player we’re trying to sign. Maybe the delay has been waiting for THAT player. It kinda makes sense albeit I don’t think Diaby needs replacing all that much. Bailey, Tielemans, Rogers are all better in that position and now we have Philogene on top. We could have 55+ games this season, selling Diaby allows for increased depth but also an upgrade in quality on the pitch. We need to upgrade the spine for Champions League. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 4 minutes ago, QldVilla said: And no one thought that at the time, including yourself. He can play multiple positions including Ramsey’s which makes me believe there’s another player coming in for that role and an upgrade on Diaby. I wasn't wailing like some were over fee. I thought he could play striker after watching him in Boro Chelsea cup game. Might have posted as much, can't remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete101 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 12 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I find it interesting that this transfer has been rumbling on for so long. Talk has been we’re haggling on price, fine, but are the Saudi’s really haggling over £5m if a target they want has agreed to join them? Not for me. Maybe there was something in that Percy statement of Villa wanting to sign a replacement before Diaby goes. Even now, reports suggest the agreement is verbal.. Maybe it’s only verbal because we’ve had a verbal ‘yes’ from a player we’re trying to sign. Maybe the delay has been waiting for THAT player. It kinda makes sense albeit I don’t think Diaby needs replacing all that much. Bailey, Tielemans, Rogers are all better in that position and now we have Philogene on top. This seems to be the way with a lot of these Saudi deals, maybe they are really trying to milk every bit of publicity out of every deal they do, so just let them drag on as long as they can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oishiiniku_uk Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Newcastle fans are very salty - they think that teams in the SPL shouldn't be helping their rivals by buying players at such high prices. They are wondering how we got this much for Diaby but they were only paid £25m for ASM! The whole world is against them I tell ya! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 19 minutes ago, Czarnikjak said: Don't think it was. From the beginning Diaby was played as SS not as a winger, with cash and others being played at RM before Bailey got into form. You would think if diaby was singed as Bailey wasn't trusted, he would have played RM, no? We don't really play with a RM though, do we? Midfield four is McGinn, Tielemens, Luiz / Onana and then one of JJ, Rogers or Buendia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 17 minutes ago, Pongo Waring said: Joao Felix wears Adidas boots So does Messi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 48 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: Perhaps that private jet picture from the other day was fake then. “€60m with add ons” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Just now, CarryOnVilla said: “€60m with add ons” “Included” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post macandally Posted July 21 Popular Post Share Posted July 21 40 minutes ago, Leeroy said: To make such a marquee signing in Diaby last summer and then sell him pretty much exactly a year later completely baffles me but then nothing surprises me with Monchi any more. His 5 year deal has only been amortised by one year, so our profit is not exactly huge as it seems we are only getting €60m (£51m), if we did this for PSR reasons we sold the wrong player. We've lost Diaby and Luiz from last season now which is 28 G/A in the league. I don't think we currently have enough attacking talent to make up this shortfall, so we clearly need a big signing in attack. Nothing against you mate, but I trust Monchi and Unai far more than yourself to decide whether we have sold/bought the right players or not. They have earned it a touch more 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Just now, mikeyp102 said: So does Messi They are about 7000km away from Messi if they’ve sent a plane to Barca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted July 21 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21 13 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: I wasn't wailing like some were over fee. I thought he could play striker after watching him in Boro Chelsea cup game. Might have posted as much, can't remember I think Rodgers is great, but he’s still learning and not Champions League ready. I just don’t see us selling Diaby without upgrading the position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroVillan Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 2 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: So does Messi OMG it’s happening isn’t it?!! insert (it’s happening gif) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 5 minutes ago, Steero113 said: They are about 7000km away from Messi if they’ve sent a plane to Barca. He might still have family there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 15 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: “Included” It's the €70m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 18 minutes ago, QldVilla said: I think Rodgers is great, but he’s still learning and not Champions League ready. I just don’t see us selling Diaby without upgrading the position. Need to fix your phone auto complete from years of (Brendan) Rodgers to Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 23 minutes ago, QldVilla said: I think Rodgers is great, but he’s still learning and not Champions League ready. I just don’t see us selling Diaby without upgrading the position. Rogers is ready for Champions League ball. He’s going to be big for us this season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steero113 Posted July 21 Popular Post Share Posted July 21 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Tayls said: Rogers is ready for Champions League ball. He’s going to be big for us this season. You can make a very strong argument that we don’t need to upgrade at 10/SS at all as Rogers is our starter there and Buendia is a very capable rotation. But fans like shiny things. Depends on how high you see Rogers level. Edited July 21 by Steero113 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 2 minutes ago, Steero113 said: You can make a very strong argument that we don’t need to upgrade at 10/SS at all as Rogers is our starter there and Buendia is a very capable rotation. But fans like shiny things. Depends on how high you see Rogers level. As things stand, Rogers will rotate with Bailey I think. I see Buendia more on the left if he plays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 30 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: It's the €70m ITK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steero113 Posted July 21 Popular Post Share Posted July 21 5 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: As things stand, Rogers will rotate with Bailey I think. I see Buendia more on the left if he plays. Not sure Buendia has played a minute on the left under Emery. He’s CAM or plays off the right. Rogers also, not played a second on the right. Baileys domain when fit, or McGinn in a different formation. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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