Rolta Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 3 minutes ago, 479Villan said: Jaden is better than Sterling for what we do. Oh sorry I thought it was January and I was in the Morgan Rogers thread then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I don't rate him and he feels like the wrong fit for this club. Seems far fetched. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
479Villan Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, Rolta said: Oh sorry I thought it was January and I was in the Morgan Rogers thread then. Let me break it down for you, Barney-style: 1) Raheem Sterling is not starting over Leon Bailey, who has the right wing job. 2) He is not starting over Rogers or Ramsey over on the left, regardless of rotation. 3) He is adamant he should be a starter. 4) Since he is not going to be a starter, we need someone who will fill a role as an impact pacey sub who will work. Jaden does that job quite well, and does not have a team of folks who will issue press releases regarding Item #3. 5) Jaden's wages to not start are far better for us than Raheem's to not start. We kind of have some financial hurdles. Ergo, Jaden is better than Sterling for what we do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon66 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) 27 minutes ago, T-Dog said: I didn't say he was reaching that level again. I didn't say anything about Unai 'fixing' him. I'm thinking about situations where we need to rotate, and we have Rogers (who I think is fantastic), Watkins (fantastic), Bailey (very good), JJ (very good), Buendia (very good) and looking at their Champions League experience, and comparing it to Sterling. In a situation where we might be playing away, one nil down, need a point, CL fixture, one of the less experienced players isn't quite performing well, and there's someone with a G/A every other game at that level, or someone like JPB (prospect, not a starting XI player for me for a long time) - I know who I would pick. Again, as long as the price is right. I respect your opinion but I don't think he's good enough any more, to be a starting option for us and there's no way he's coming to us on much lower wages to be a sub option, Champions League or not.... Edited August 22 by Dillon66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 48 minutes ago, oishiiniku_uk said: It looks like the Mirror broke this story saying that Chelsea had 'offered' Sterling to us. Then the Times published their article saying we are in talks to sign him. So possibly a case of a paper upping the ante to get clicks when there's no real substance to the claims. So complete load of crap as expected and not worth a thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anything11 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I don't like this at all. But I will accept it if it goes through and back him. Half of ya'll acting like you are Unai's cheif scout when in reality you sound like Gabby on talksport 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oishiiniku_uk Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Why would we help Chelsea out of their PSR hole? I want Sterling and the rest of their 20 man bomb squad milking Clearlake for as much money as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted August 22 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, AndyM3000 said: Enjoy this its actually comical. He gets chances because of his pace but he's a dreadful footballer. Without pace he'd be in league 2 But he does have pace. if Martinez didn’t have hands he wouldn’t be a goalkeeper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Sterling last good seasom was 19/20 Ings, Vardy, Rashford, Martial and Sadio Mane all had good seasons then and I wouldnt sign any of them either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 3 minutes ago, oishiiniku_uk said: Why would we help Chelsea out of their PSR hole? I want Sterling and the rest of their 20 man bomb squad milking Clearlake for as much money as possible. Because we are friends with them for some reason and have helped them before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Don’t see it happening for all the reasons people have said, but if it did happen, it would be because Unai reckons he can get a tune out of him, and Unai is right most of the time, so if it did happen, I’d be on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillaTO Posted August 22 Popular Post Share Posted August 22 This is from the BBC gossip column: Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling, 29, has been offered to Aston Villa but Unai Emery is not sure if the England attacker fits into his plans. Probably summarises exactly where this situation is (ie there is no real substance to it). 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted August 22 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22 (edited) Edited August 22 by ozvillafan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 We sign young giants, not short person grandads. (Sorry if short person is not the right term now, switch for dwarfs/little people/what is the nice way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Just now, Wezbid said: We sign young giants, not short person grandads. (Sorry if short person is not the right term now, switch for dwarfs/little people/what is the nice way) Thank you auto-correct. Guess the m word is a real no go then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaTO Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, Wezbid said: We sign young giants, not short person grandads. (Sorry if short person is not the right term now, switch for dwarfs/little people/what is the nice way) I believe the correct term is 'vertically challenged'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeVillan Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, VillaTO said: I believe the correct term is 'vertically challenged'! Actually it's 'short person racist'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I'll think you'll find the accepted term is Elphickism 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
479Villan Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 4 minutes ago, TreeVillan said: Actually it's 'short person racist'. short person spotted. (I have my bifocals on that's how I saw you) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Don_Simon said: I think the previous posters are premise was about bringing in both. I think, I could be wrong. His premise was, since we were willing to spend a good wad of cash on a Felix type player, if with money saved by doing a much lesser deal on an attacker, it would allow us the freedom to just sign Geertuda. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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