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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Tuscans on August 31, 2025, 01:00:45 PM
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🚨🟣🔵 Victor Lindelöf to Aston Villa, here we go! Medical underway right now approved by #AVFC.
The agreement is valid until June 2027 plus option until June 2028, higher proposal compared to Fiorentina/Everton.
Lindelöf said yes and now set for medical.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gzrc1oJW0AAHnZ8?format=jpg&name=large)
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Seems reasonable option as cover. Welcome.
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He'll permanently replace Carlos like we never did.
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This is the kind of excitement we’ve all been waiting for….
Experienced cover I suppose.
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We were never going to get anyone in that would make people sit up. He’s a solid enough defender with experience and we’ve got him in as a back up. I’ve got no issues with it.
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Welcome to the Most Beautifully Named Club in the World, Victor!
Now stop any silly goals going in!
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This is like that scene in Wayne’s world where they’re doing that going through the American states excitement with videos in the background until they stumble upon Delaware.
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This is like that scene in Wayne’s world where they’re doing that going through the American states excitement with videos in the background until they stumble upon Delaware.
Hi we’ve signed……Linderlof
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4th choice centre half. Can't see him being used a lot. Plugs a gap.
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He is bad, a much poorer version of Pau who can't defend, slower and without Pau's passing ability.
He was part of Utd's defensive vulnerabilities. Not as physical or as quick as Disasi who was also not very good.
Panic signing in my opinion, would rather a youth player as back up instead of wasting wages on him which will be substantial coming from Utd and on a free.
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*checks pulse*
It's still not racing.
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He is bad, a much poorer version of Pau who can't defend, slower and without Pau's passing ability.
He was part of Utd's defensive vulnerabilities. Not as physical or as quick as Disasi who was also not very good.
Panic signing in my opinion, would rather a youth player as back up instead of wasting wages on him which will be substantial coming from Utd and on a free.
Different type of defender entirely. He’s free, we don’t have any money and he’s not the worst defender in the world. From what I’ve seen he can defend so I guess we’ll see.
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I've always thought he was absolutely shit.
Welcome, Victor.
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I've always thought he was absolutely shit.
Welcome, Victor.
How on Earth could you possibly think that!
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Victor of the Villa sounds an old-style comic book hero. I'm certain he will be successful just like Morgan "The Mighty" Sanson was.
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Our 'How shit must Sweden be if this bloke has x caps' squad slot has been vacated with Olsen leaving so I guess this makes sense.
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He's not as bad as De Ligt.
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Fucking hell, he's the epitome of their decline that we take the piss out of. And probably on stupid money. Would rather have Bednarek back. Monchi, you're a wanka.
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Oh dear.
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If he buy's everyone a shirt with 5-1 on it when we smash Man Utd he'll go down a cult hero.
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Let's hope he's more of a Ronny Johnson type signing than a Djemba Djemba.
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He's perfectly fine as back up. No problem with that, but it would be nice to sign someone who will improve the first XI.
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I mean, I rather have had Disasi back.
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He’s a piss poor player, think I’d rather have Disasi and I thought he was fucking rubbish
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I mean, I rather have had Disasi back.
We would have been required to pay for him.
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Fucking hell, he's the epitome of their decline that we take the piss out of. And probably on stupid money. Would rather have Bednarek back. Monchi, you're a wanka.
His earnings at his previous club will have little bearing when we were signing him as a free agent.
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Well done minchi fabulous job. Fucking dreadful. The guys shit
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Though if he has chosen us ahead of Everton and Fiorentina you'd imagine he's not going to be claiming Universal Credit to supplement his income.
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His nose is too small.
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Hope so Chris but we've offered more than Everton and they are allowed spend more money than us on wages plus Lindelof would have been closer to his plush house in Greater Manchester had he chosen the Toffees. Sounds like we've been generous/desperate.
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Hope so Chris but we've offered more than Everton and they are allowed spend more money than us on wages plus Lindelof would have been closer to his plush house in Greater Manchester had he chosen the Toffees. Sounds like we've been generous/desperate.
Or maybe he prefers a club that can offer European football and I imagine he’s more likely to live in leafy Cheshire than Salford.
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Well done minchi fabulous job. Fucking dreadful. The guys shit
You know Emery ok's the signing before Monchi and DV finalise it don't you?
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Well done minchi fabulous job. Fucking dreadful. The guys shit
You know Emery ok's the signing before Monchi and DV finalise it don't you?
Yeah but it Monchi’s job and his team to scour world football looking for good players
And this is the best they can do, and it’s shocking and there’s no excuses for it
Bloody rubbish and they get paid for this shit
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One for the future at least.
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you are ......and
You know your are
so please be half decent when required Victor. Welcome.
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Well done minchi fabulous job. Fucking dreadful. The guys shit
You know Emery ok's the signing before Monchi and DV finalise it don't you?
Yeah but it Monchi’s job and his team to scour world football looking for good players
And this is the best they can do, and it’s shocking and there’s no excuses for it
Bloody rubbish and they get paid for this shit
I get that you don’t rate him, John, but what are your expectations for a 4th choice centre back when the club are clearly operating under very tight financial margins.
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One for the future at least.
We can sell him on at a profit.
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Well done minchi fabulous job. Fucking dreadful. The guys shit
You know Emery ok's the signing before Monchi and DV finalise it don't you?
Yeah but it Monchi’s job and his team to scour world football looking for good players
And this is the best they can do, and it’s shocking and there’s no excuses for it
Bloody rubbish and they get paid for this shit
Probably the best under the SCR restrictions I guess.
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Well done minchi fabulous job. Fucking dreadful. The guys shit
You know Emery ok's the signing before Monchi and DV finalise it don't you?
Yeah but it Monchi’s job and his team to scour world football looking for good players
And this is the best they can do, and it’s shocking and there’s no excuses for it
Bloody rubbish and they get paid for this shit
I get that you don’t rate him, John, but what are your expectations for a 4th choice centre back when the club are clearly operating under very tight financial margins.
I would have thrown the 20m for jaydee tbh honest mate
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Haven’t left us much time to find him a loan move
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Well done minchi fabulous job. Fucking dreadful. The guys shit
You know Emery ok's the signing before Monchi and DV finalise it don't you?
Yeah but it Monchi’s job and his team to scour world football looking for good players
And this is the best they can do, and it’s shocking and there’s no excuses for it
Bloody rubbish and they get paid for this shit
I get that you don’t rate him, John, but what are your expectations for a 4th choice centre back when the club are clearly operating under very tight financial margins.
You don’t know that
He’s back up for Konsa on the right of a centre back pairing
My expectations are to have a back up player where I’m not pissing my pants with fear if it ever looks like they’re gonna be playing, not too much to ask
I know the spin same as Dendoncker
All that ‘He can do a job shit’ yeah a shit job
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Haven’t left us much time to find him a loan move
Ha ha. Excellent.
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Meh.
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Our 'How shit must Sweden be if this bloke has x caps' squad slot has been vacated with Olsen leaving so I guess this makes sense.
Comparatively, he is worse than Olsen.
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saying he is only a back up, would be fine if we were never ever going to see him play.
Yes our transfer geniuses are really doing a great job.
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Imagine what it would be like here if we signed Maguire.
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Rubbish player and will be on a fortune.
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Just told my Dad that we'd signed Victor Lindelof. Some expletives were uttered.
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Well done minchi fabulous job. Fucking dreadful. The guys shit
You know Emery ok's the signing before Monchi and DV finalise it don't you?
Yeah but it Monchi’s job and his team to scour world football looking for good players
And this is the best they can do, and it’s shocking and there’s no excuses for it
Bloody rubbish and they get paid for this shit
I get that you don’t rate him, John, but what are your expectations for a 4th choice centre back when the club are clearly operating under very tight financial margins.
Someone Ok at playing football.
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sell to Blose next summer for 10 million . Itll be fine .
another whisky anyone?
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Imagine what it would be like here if we signed Maguire.
Silent I would imagine, because we’d all have slashed our wrists.
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Imagine what it would be like here if we signed Maguire.
Maguire is Maldini compared to Lindelof
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probably get a few european games like Lenglet
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He's a fourth-choice central defender. We're hardly in a position to sign Maldini.
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Imagine what it would be like here if we signed Maguire.
Maguire is Maldini compared to Lindelof
Merry Sunday John
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Awful player from an awful club with an awful defence. Needs must I suppose.
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Oh dear.
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He was their worst defender for years (that’s saying something). I always hoped to see him on their team sheet whenever we played them.
If this is the best we can do, I’m not convinced Monchi is worth a penny of what we’re paying him.
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He's not as good as Maldini, and Maldini is 57.
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Always thought he was poor until he played against us , oh wait that doesnt count
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He's fourth choice until he's first choice, what do we do then?
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What is it with Unai and buying defenders who can't really defend?
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What do you get when you spend best part of 100million, (Marlen and Matson ) on players who do not start ?
Victor fucking Lindelof
If he is the answer then I must have misheard the question.
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Hope so Chris but we've offered more than Everton and they are allowed spend more money than us on wages plus Lindelof would have been closer to his plush house in Greater Manchester had he chosen the Toffees. Sounds like we've been generous/desperate.
Or maybe he prefers a club that can offer European football and I imagine he’s more likely to live in leafy Cheshire than Salford.
Cheshire being closer to Everton than Erdington. We've thrown money at mediocrity. He's probably bothered about that more than the Europa.
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Oh, marvellous.
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I saw this thread and can only hope we have gone tooo early
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Imagine what it would be like here if we signed Maguire.
I actually think Maguire is a decent player.
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Imagine what it would be like here if we signed Maguire.
I actually think Maguire is a decent player.
I don't like either of them but of the two, Maguire would make far more sense.
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Imagine what it would be like here if we signed Maguire.
I actually think Maguire is a decent player.
Not for the seventy million or so plus 200k a week we would have to pay him.
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Welcome Victor. Please don’t be shit
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Fine as a backup, it’s the other incoming and outgoing business that’s the concern.
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Quite.
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my dads middle name is victor. Stanley Victor
thats the one good thing I can see with it.
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Cheer up, JUAN PABLO Collymore.
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I've let this sink in for an hour or so. We've bought some shit players over the years but this just about takes the biscuit. I've never rated him and I don't know what part of the problem he is the solution to. I hate being a Debbie Downer but this has to be one of the most underwhelming transfers we've ever done. I really hope he proves me wrong.
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Can he play in goal?
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Agreed, rather just take the chance with a kid there.
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Fucking hell I know retro shirts are popular these days but retro signings, thought we'd grown out of signing past it Man Utd donkeys!
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Thinking positively I think he is a back up player like Carlos or Disasi and possibly even a predominantly europa league player like Lenglet.
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He's vastly experienced cheap and a back up. This is a no lose scenario. Let's also not forget most goals united concede are Onanas fault.
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Calum Chambers type of signing.
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Thinking positively, he sounds like a high-end chocolatier, so maybe the commercial dept. can come up with something e.g. Lindelof's Trinity Truffles.
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Calum Chambers type of signing.
Exactly. Have you seen the dross we play in the Uefa Cup? I could start half the games and I'd probably keep a clean sheet
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Calum Chambers type of signing.
Exactly. Have you seen the dross we play in the Uefa Cup? I could start half the games and I'd probably keep a clean sheet
Then we struggle to move him on a year or so. If the UEFA Cup level is dross we may as well use a youngster or academy player.
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I'm looking forward to flipping him for a small profit.
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Calum Chambers type of signing.
Exactly. Have you seen the dross we play in the Uefa Cup? I could start half the games and I'd probably keep a clean sheet
Then we struggle to move him on a year or so. If the UEFA Cup level is dross we may as well use a youngster or academy player.
It's a 2 year deal. The worst happens we get stuck with him for a yeat
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Calum Chambers type of signing.
Exactly. Have you seen the dross we play in the Uefa Cup? I could start half the games and I'd probably keep a clean sheet
Then we struggle to move him on a year or so. If the UEFA Cup level is dross we may as well use a youngster or academy player.
It's a 2 year deal. The worst happens we get stuck with him for a yeat
I get it that you’re trying to see the positives.
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Calum Chambers type of signing.
Exactly. Have you seen the dross we play in the Uefa Cup? I could start half the games and I'd probably keep a clean sheet
Then we struggle to move him on a year or so. If the UEFA Cup level is dross we may as well use a youngster or academy player.
It's a 2 year deal. The worst happens we get stuck with him for a yeat
I get it that you’re trying to see the positives.
I hand on heart thought we were getting no center back cover so im over the moon we have a fairly competent one.
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I have decided to look at it like that, HT.
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It’s a level above Djemba-Djemba, that’s as positive as I can be.
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Wonder how long before he gets a go at right back
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Underwhelming signing.
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He was hardly fighting off suitors so I'd imagine his wages will be decent for us, well decent by PL standards. I'm not exactly excited by it but he's hardly a Coutinho type financial risk.
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Not a financial risk, just a playing risk.
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Can we sell him in January?
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What the fuck is this? He's utter cack. One of the (admittedly many) reasons Yanited have been so wank in recent years.
I hope we're only paying him the living wage.
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What the fuck is this? He's utter cack. One of the (admittedly many) reasons Yanited have been so wank in recent years.
I hope we're only paying him the living wage.
On a zero hours contract!!
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I'd rather we sign Victor Meldrew
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We’ve got Centre back cover, be still my beating heart.
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I'd rather we sign Victor Meldrew
Sorry to break this to you, mate, but unfortunately he died years ago.
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I'd rather we sign Victor Meldrew
I'd rather see Dave Lee Travis play Macbeth.
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He's vastly experienced cheap and a back up. This is a no lose scenario. Let's also not forget most goals united concede are Onanas fault.
He’s vastly experienced at being rubbish
we need competent back ups not shit ones
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It’s a level above Djemba-Djemba, that’s as positive as I can be.
I was exciting about that at first . two players for the price of one I thought was great signings.
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Thinking positively I think he is a back up player like Carlos or Disasi and possibly even a predominantly europa league player like Lenglet.
Played as many games for them more or less as Diego in his best season
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Cheer up, JUAN PABLO Collymore.
Im depressed CD
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You'll perk up when Lindelöf is paraded in front of the Holte End before the latest thrilling installment of Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace.
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I'd rather we sign Victor Meldrew
I'd rather see Dave Lee Travis play Macbeth.
Quack quack oops.
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All the possible centre halves out there in world football and we go for this bloke.
Yowsers.
The scouts have really worked overtime on this one.
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Welcome to the Villa Victor . All those times I saw you play and said you were dog shit are in the past !
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I'd rather we sign Victor Meldrew
Sorry to break this to you, mate, but unfortunately he died years ago.
That doesn't negate Deano's comment.
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I met Richard Wilson at Heathrow about 2 years ago. I'm sure I can talk him into signing.
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Not even as good as Lenglet and Disasi. Desperate stuff.
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Exciting times at Villa, can’t wait to see him on the pitch stretching the shirt.
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Fine as a rotation player I guess, but he does seem very much like a slightly upmarket version of a Calum Chambers type signing.
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Fine as a rotation player I guess, but he does seem very much like a slightly upmarket version of a Calum Chambers type signing.
Who can forget that goal away at Leeds? He had his moment.
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Desperation signing, probably lost that promising youngster to Palace this week and hit the emergency break glass button today.
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We've had months and this is the best we could do? Absolute garbage player, slow as shit.
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This is absolutely fine, bordering on shrewd imo.
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Have you ever seen him play?
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Yep. Have seen him play well. Also saw our defence minus Konsa last week and know we're boxed in financially.
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He’ll be on a massive wedge. Finances aren’t an excuse with this one.
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They are as we need to be net positive. I'd rather our back up centre half was free so we can spend any money elsewhere personally.
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They are as we need to be net positive. I'd rather our back up centre half was free so we can spend any money elsewhere personally.
Wages are our biggest problem right now not transfer fees.
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They are as we need to be net positive. I'd rather our back up centre half was free so we can spend any money elsewhere personally.
Wages are our biggest problem right now not transfer fees.
Read this and come back when you understand it
Fine:
A £9.5 million fine was issued in July 2025.
Conditional Fine:
A further £12.9 million fine is conditional on the club's compliance with the financial roadmap over the next three years.
Positive Transfer Balance:
For the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons, Villa must generate more income from player sales than they spend on new signings to register players for UEFA competitions.
Squad Cost Ratio:
The club's spending on player wages and transfers must be reduced to below 70% of its revenue for the 2025/26 season and continue on a downward trend.
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Yep we’re fucked on wages. Lindelof adds to the problem of too many shit Monchi signings on a wedge adding little.
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They are as we need to be net positive. I'd rather our back up centre half was free so we can spend any money elsewhere personally.
Wages are our biggest problem right now not transfer fees.
Read this and come back when you understand it
Fine:
A £9.5 million fine was issued in July 2025.
Conditional Fine:
A further £12.9 million fine is conditional on the club's compliance with the financial roadmap over the next three years.
Positive Transfer Balance:
For the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons, Villa must generate more income from player sales than they spend on new signings to register players for UEFA competitions.
Squad Cost Ratio:
The club's spending on player wages and transfers must be reduced to below 70% of its revenue for the 2025/26 season and continue on a downward trend.
So…I’m interpreting your post that based upon the above, you don’t think wages are the bigger problem for the club to address?
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One thing the wages i don't get we were payjng asensio and rashford on loan. That must ahve been 300k a week at least. So they have both left thats a significant wage amount off our wage structure. Add the players that have already left. Our wage bill must be significantly lower now
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I doubt that at his age and with how little interest there was in him that he'll be on a wedge, by PL standards anyway.
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One thing the wages i don't get we were payjng asensio and rashford on loan. That must ahve been 300k a week at least. So they have both left thats a significant wage amount off our wage structure. Add the players that have already left. Our wage bill must be significantly lower now
Hence Lindelof. Are you not entertained?
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I think I’d prefer Lindleof over Diasi, seems less risky and less invested.
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I’d rather have someone good, but we are where we are.
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Thinking positively, he sounds like a high-end chocolatier, so maybe the commercial dept. can come up with something e.g. Lindelof's Trinity Truffles.
I'm sold.
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They are as we need to be net positive. I'd rather our back up centre half was free so we can spend any money elsewhere personally.
Wages are our biggest problem right now not transfer fees.
Read this and come back when you understand it
Fine:
A £9.5 million fine was issued in July 2025.
Conditional Fine:
A further £12.9 million fine is conditional on the club's compliance with the financial roadmap over the next three years.
Positive Transfer Balance:
For the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons, Villa must generate more income from player sales than they spend on new signings to register players for UEFA competitions.
Squad Cost Ratio:
The club's spending on player wages and transfers must be reduced to below 70% of its revenue for the 2025/26 season and continue on a downward trend.
it’s all a problem but as the first post stated it’s net spend not just wages. The main problem is income not wages. If you want to keep players like Kamara and Watkins you have to pay the going rate. Jacob left for higher wages not less.
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They are as we need to be net positive. I'd rather our back up centre half was free so we can spend any money elsewhere personally.
Wages are our biggest problem right now not transfer fees.
Read this and come back when you understand it
Fine:
A £9.5 million fine was issued in July 2025.
Conditional Fine:
A further £12.9 million fine is conditional on the club's compliance with the financial roadmap over the next three years.
Positive Transfer Balance:
For the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons, Villa must generate more income from player sales than they spend on new signings to register players for UEFA competitions.
Squad Cost Ratio:
The club's spending on player wages and transfers must be reduced to below 70% of its revenue for the 2025/26 season and continue on a downward trend.
it’s all a problem but as the first post stated it’s net spend not just wages. The main problem is income not wages. If you want to keep players like Kamara and Watkins you have to pay the going rate. Jacob left for higher wages not less.
Not disagreeing with it all being a problem. Free transfers tend to come with higher salaries for the player because their agent will be arguing that the interested party don’t have to spend a transfer fee. It’s likely that sometimes a lower transfer fee for a player with less wages is better for these rules, because the fee can be amortized over the length of a contract as we all know. So I don’t think it’s necessarily a case of us creating a problem on both elements with buying a player.
Wages is the harder problem to solve because ultimately, a player doesn’t care about how much someone is paying for them but they care about signing on fee and wages they get and keeping our best players means paying more for wages.
Often one player sale can solve the positive transfer balance issue. But getting the wages down to 70% whilst competing is much much harder.
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Good job we have Victor coming in eh.
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Fuck Lindelof and fuck whoever's idea it is to sign him.
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Can he play RB?
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Can he play RB?
He's played there before