Popular Post DCJonah Posted July 25 Popular Post Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, VillaJ100 said: With Diaby going we've lost a big amount of pace in the squad. Who's going to replace that? Philogene. Diaby might have been fast but he rarely used it. I genuinely don't remember him dribbling past many players. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, VillaJ100 said: With Diaby going we've lost a big amount of pace in the squad. Who's going to replace that? Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, SIJnr, Bailey, Philogene... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSvillain Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 5 hours ago, Jas10 said: Is that joao Felix bringing the champagne over? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted July 25 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25 8 hours ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: What did your last slave die of? Insolence 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) 6 hours ago, ender4 said: Have we ever had such a turnover of players? Especially before the end of July! Not that I can remember, I think the departure list is going to keep growing and it needed to happen, Donk, Hause, Duran, one of the left backs, maybe Cash, Bogarde and/or Archer. Add Swinkels to last years loanees like Feeney, Smith, Sousa, Chrisene, Barry, Richards. Do we keep one or both of KKH and Zych around for the Champions League quotas? It's usually quite disruptive this sort of turnover of players, but as other posters have said there's only really 3 first teamers in at this point. I think capitalising on our newly acquired Champions League status is a great thing - make hay while the sun shines and all that. And if you're going to do this sort of overhaul, it can only be a good thing to do it early and give the new players as much of a pre-season as possible. It's been a great summer so far IMO. Bring on Felix Edited July 25 by VILLAMARV forgot the crazy Colombian dude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 How I’d like us to end the transfer window: INS Felix Todibo Beier OUTS Carlos Moreno/Digne Archer Duran Dendoncker Dobbin (loan) Hause Munroe Sousa (loan) Squad for 24-25 GK: Martinez, Olsen, Gauci RB: Cash, Kosta N CB: Konsa, Torres, Todibo, Mings LB: Maatsen, Digne/Moreno CM: Tielemans, McGinn, Onana, Barkley, Kamara, Barrenechea RW: Bailey, Philogene, Buendia LW: Ramsey, Iling Jr AM: Felix, Rogers ST: Watkins, Beier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyVillans Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, VillaJ100 said: With Diaby going we've lost a big amount of pace in the squad. Who's going to replace that? Illing jr, philogene, ramsey, bailey. maatsen all got decent pace. We should hopefully be ok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 This is the window to make the big changes to the squad because we are an attractive place to come and play. If we can get the recruitment right this window we'll have built the squad to compete in the Top 6 for years to come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted July 25 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25 Aside from Beier, there haven't been any striker links that I can remember, so would the plan be to keep Archer? If Felix did come in, and with Buendia back, they might be able to provide his kind of service perhaps? We will have lost 3 of the players from last season who could play as a striker (Duran, Zaniolo, Diaby, though those last two were never convincing options in that position) and gained at most 2 (Archer, Rogers). Given many were saying at the beginning of last season we were light at striker, we would be even lighter now. So can any of the youth players step up, or are there realistic options to replace Archer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 I really think we should upgrade Cash. Still a few deals to do to get us ready. Number 10, RB, CB. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 55 minutes ago, Mazrim said: Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, SIJnr, Bailey, Philogene... Onana is really quick in a long striding way too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 3 minutes ago, CVByrne said: This is the window to make the big changes to the squad because we are an attractive place to come and play. If we can get the recruitment right this window we'll have built the squad to compete in the Top 6 for years to come. The profile of the players we are signing excites me so much. Not just in terms of what they can provide this season but, like you say, what they can do over the next 3, 5, 7 seasons. When you add in players like Rogers, Ramsey, Ned, etc it's pretty incredible. Especially when you look back at the squad NSWE inherited (and that's no slight on most of those players - who played an important role in kick-starting this journey). The number of my non-Villa mates who are messaging me with either - "wow you guys are seriously nailing this window" or "how the **** are you doing this?" is just mad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 8 minutes ago, one_ian_taylor said: Aside from Beier, there haven't been any striker links that I can remember, so would the plan be to keep Archer? If Felix did come in, and with Buendia back, they might be able to provide his kind of service perhaps? We will have lost 3 of the players from last season who could play as a striker (Duran, Zaniolo, Diaby, though those last two were never convincing options in that position) and gained at most 2 (Archer, Rogers). Given many were saying at the beginning of last season we were light at striker, we would be even lighter now. So can any of the youth players step up, or are there realistic options to replace Archer? I think Rogers can play that position. Play him in front of Felix, Ramsey and Bailey and I think he'd do a job. Obviously it's a risk and a different role for him. But physically he's perfect and there's a lot of Ollie about him - so it wouldn't require a huge change in the way we play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 20 minutes ago, allani said: I think Rogers can play that position. Play him in front of Felix, Ramsey and Bailey and I think he'd do a job. Obviously it's a risk and a different role for him. But physically he's perfect and there's a lot of Ollie about him - so it wouldn't require a huge change in the way we play. Didn't Ollie originally play on the left same as Rogers, before being moved to centre? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MSvillain Posted July 25 Popular Post Share Posted July 25 Apologies if already posted! I know someone has called out Karim Konate on here so looks like we are trying for the next one. Brighton eat your heart out! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 7 minutes ago, MSvillain said: Apologies if already posted! I know someone has called out Karim Konate on here so looks like we are trying for the next one. Brighton eat your heart out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) 9 minutes ago, MSvillain said: He might score goals but he can gtfo with his “you’ve got a tiny cock” celebration. Some fans might object to that Also, is that Felix in the background? Edited July 25 by It's Your Round 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted July 25 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25 37 minutes ago, allani said: I think Rogers can play that position. Play him in front of Felix, Ramsey and Bailey and I think he'd do a job. Obviously it's a risk and a different role for him. But physically he's perfect and there's a lot of Ollie about him - so it wouldn't require a huge change in the way we play. I think he could do, but in the nightmare Ollie leg break scenario, this is a real push. He would need a lot of coaching in that position and it would take time. Duran is such a shame, as he's the right kind of profile we need there (young, lots of potential). Though you could argue that with the limitations on squad numbers, we need to minimise the number of players who can only play one position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AndyClarke Posted July 25 Popular Post Share Posted July 25 Anyone object to me starting a "Cash to Tottenham" rumour on X? 4 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 2 minutes ago, AndyClarke said: Anyone object to me starting a "Cash to Tottenham" rumour on X? How much of it and for who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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