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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
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We'll be on the up with the Swedish Maldini in our team.
*needle drops from arm.
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Can he play RB?
Listening to the comments today they think he will probably be a bench player, back up.
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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.
Context is everything especially on a forum and I agree with the limitation's. The rules are fixed and not in our favour but us and Newcastle will not let the status quo exist without a significant challenge and City are still to be sorted Shit now but all to play for.
Shit
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Can he play RB?
He could, presumably, play centre-half allowing Konsa to operate at right back.
I'm not sure if either brontebilly or Percy have ever discussed the potential merits of such a proposal.
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Can he play RB?
Unsure, but he probably will.
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So we "gazumped" florentina and everton for him. Basically means we offeref more in wages.
Reckless from a club that has wages issues? I honestly cannot understand the idiotic decision making by monchi
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oh gosh does that mean we will keep Olsen 😳😃
No, but it does mean we're bringing back Augustinsson.
Yeah, he does seem to have an eye for not-very-good Swedes.
Chalk up another bit of evidence.
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Has he definitely signed?
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So we "gazumped" florentina and everton for him. Basically means we offeref more in wages.
Reckless from a club that has wages issues? I honestly cannot understand the idiotic decision making by monchi
We are the only team who can offer European football so might be more that then wages.
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So we "gazumped" florentina and everton for him. Basically means we offeref more in wages.
Reckless from a club that has wages issues? I honestly cannot understand the idiotic decision making by monchi
We are the only team who can offer European football so might be more that then wages.
Fiorentina are in the Conference League. Fourth season in a row.
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Has he definitely signed?
Just waiting for the bunting delivery.
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So we "gazumped" florentina and everton for him. Basically means we offeref more in wages.
Reckless from a club that has wages issues? I honestly cannot understand the idiotic decision making by monchi
We are the only team who can offer European football so might be more that then wages.
Fiorentina are in the Conference League. Fourth season in a row.
They might think about getting around to winning it soon. 2 losing finals and 1 semi final, a Villa-esque doppelganger.
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As a back up he's pretty experienced in the PL.
Also pretty shit unfortunately, but we are where we are. I guess if Konsa busts his knee, I'd rather have him than not have him. But for the team that pushed PSG to the final minute in the CL Quarter Final, it's remarkable that we're forced to fish in these waters.
Oh well, at least in three years time our stadium will only be 10k capacity smaller than the teams we're trying to catch. Maybe at that point we can push for Maguire.
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Lindelof himself as 4th choice isn't the worst, it just feels worse because of the other ins and outs.
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So we "gazumped" florentina and everton for him. Basically means we offeref more in wages.
Reckless from a club that has wages issues? I honestly cannot understand the idiotic decision making by monchi
We are the only team who can offer European football so might be more that then wages.
Fiorentina are in the Conference League. Fourth season in a row.
They might think about getting around to winning it soon. 2 losing finals and 1 semi final, a Villa-esque doppelganger.
They'll be winning nothing having been gazumped for Lindelöf.
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Has he definitely signed?
Just waiting for the bunting delivery.
They're just waiting for the large buffet of sandwiches and cold meats to arrive before his presser. Not sure if the Swedes have a word for such a thing.
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Don't worry he won't play anyway, Unai likes the new players to join him on the bench!
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Has he definitely signed?
Just waiting for the bunting delivery.
They're just waiting for the large buffet of sandwiches and cold meats to arrive before his presser. Not sure if the Swedes have a word for such a thing.
I think it's 'abbattoir'.
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This remains the Olsen of the centre half community.
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We know that Konsa is first choice and that he plays most games. This is a squad signing.
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Aye. But he still might play some games.
Which is the worry.
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Thankfully we don't have a track record of our defenders being injured at the same time.
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Lindelof himself as 4th choice isn't the worst, it just feels worse because of the other ins and outs.
I'd say this about where I am PWS.
Does anyone know how much he costs and his wages - roughly or reportedly?
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I really hope he doesnt past a medical. Would rather have a youngster in at cb than manure reject lindelof.
This reminds me of the tine we signed ronny johnson
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Lindelof himself as 4th choice isn't the worst, it just feels worse because of the other ins and outs.
I'd say this about where I am PWS.
Does anyone know how much he costs and his wages - roughly or reportedly?
He's a free agent so no fee at least.
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now confirmed
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now confirmed
well he looks tall
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gzwi3D8WwAAq_sF?format=png&name=small)
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Are they holding him up?
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He's here everyone! Panic over.
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He's taller than I thought. 6' 2' according to Wiki.
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We need right sided defensive cover and he is an international captain and we need leadership - on a free, ok by me.
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Are their hands behind him because he's a puppet and that's how they work him?
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Are they holding him up?
weekend at Bernies anyone ???
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Welcome Big Vic.
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I really hope he doesnt past a medical. Would rather have a youngster in at cb than manure reject lindelof.
You need an experienced player rather than a kid as backup, somebody who isn’t going to take 3 games to get up to speed but who can just slot in if called upon.
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He's here everyone! Panic over.
Phew, that was the one causing me a few sleepless nights.
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can't be as bad as Disasi - who didn't even look like he could run.
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Welcome Victor be more like God than Ronnie Jonson
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We should all eat surströmming to celebrate !
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It’s a body at least, can’t say much more than that.
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Welcome Victor be more like God than Ronnie Jonson
Ronnie wasn’t too bad for us.
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Looks as though he is breathing in - trying to look slimmer than he is
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Welcome Victor be more like God than Ronnie Jonson
Ronnie wasn’t too bad for us.
Ronnie was a great player, just suffering from worse knee knack than the lord himself. When he did play he was clearly top class.
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Why on earth is Monchi posing for pics and not manning the fax machine?
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Welcome Victor be more like God than Ronnie Jonson
Ronnie wasn’t too bad for us.
Ronnie was a great player, just suffering from worse knee knack than the lord himself. When he did play he was clearly top class.
Ok sorry Ronnie, Djemba Djemba then
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Best of luck.
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Experienced CB to cover Konsa. I'm OK with this deal.
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Watching Guehe boss the game last night makes this all the more galling. I think we need a completely new back 4. They are like headless chickens.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gzwi3D8WwAAq_sF?format=png&name=small)
This looks like it’s AI. There is no way that Emery looks like that today after last night.
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It's possible that Victor has told him a really funny joke.
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Aww, look at him puffing out his lil' chest like a puffling. So cute!
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To be honest, I’ll give him a chance and not write him off at all. He’s a Villa player now. It’s a 2 year deal. And it’s not Borja Baston.
I liked the way he talked about his family being important in his decision making too.
But it’s a bit underwhelming really.
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It's possible that Victor has told him a really funny joke.
Think it was the one about the Cardiff crows.
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Another soft as shite centre back is just what we needed. Thought he was a poster boy for their decline, not in terms of money wasted but just an average player in every way. Anyway, not a big job in getting Konsa out of the team based on his form in the last 12 months.
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I can’t help feeling that Unai sees defending as less important than retaining possession. I want someone who will die before they let a goal in. Our defense really is his weak spot.
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Our defence was second best in the country for the last few months of last season, once we stopped getting injuries every week.
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Our defence was second best in the country for the last few months of last season, once we stopped getting injuries every week.
Just not when it mattered
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Our defence was second best in the country for the last few months of last season, once we stopped getting injuries every week.
Kamara playing a lot and Onana waking up as the clocks went forward helped the defence out no end
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Our defence was second best in the country for the last few months of last season, once we stopped getting injuries every week.
Just not when it mattered
We beat Newcastle, Forest and Chelsea in the run-in, and kept clean sheets against Brentford, Brighton, Southampton, Fulham, Bournemouth and Tottenham in the closing weeks.
All those results mattered. If we had lost to Brighton and Forest, we wouldn't even be in Europe.
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We are always better with a Scandinavian centre back, welcome Victor, and as Sweden’s captain hopefully he will bring something to the dressing room too
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Watching Guehe boss the game last night makes this all the more galling. I think we need a completely new back 4. They are like headless chickens.
worry about him when we play Liverpool.
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We are always better with a Scandinavian centre back, welcome Victor, and as Sweden’s captain hopefully he will bring something to the dressing room too
Disdain or pride for IKEA, he'll bring one or the other.
They were queuing-up to enter the doors of the new store that opened in Brighton a couple of Sundays ago. My heart sank and I felt my blood run cold, deliver me from his n hers.
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I’m getting Olof vibes. I think he’s going to be great.
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Oh to have Mellberg and Laursen back
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I’m getting Olof vibes. I think he’s going to be great.
Yeah, no.
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We are always better with a Scandinavian centre back, welcome Victor, and as Sweden’s captain hopefully he will bring something to the dressing room too
Disdain or pride for IKEA, he'll bring one or the other.
They were queuing-up to enter the doors of the new store that opened in Brighton a couple of Sundays ago. My heart sank and I felt my blood run cold, deliver me from his n hers.
Why? It's a great album.
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Disdain or pride for IKEA, he'll bring one or the other.
They were queuing-up to enter the doors of the new store that opened in Brighton a couple of Sundays ago. My heart sank and I felt my blood run cold, deliver me from his n hers.
I've never been in an IKEA store. I've heard their Swedish meatballs are quite good though.
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they're decent tbf
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Oh to have Mellberg and Laursen back
They're too old now, LeeS :(
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they're decent tbf
best thing about Ikea
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Olof’s son is a CB too, wears the number 4 as well… one for the future perhaps
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Olof’s son is a CB too, wears the number 4 as well… one for the future perhaps
We'll be meeting him when we play Salzburg.
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Not even changed the status to signed it is so underwhelming.
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All the best Vicky the Viking.
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Oh to have Mellberg and Laursen back
I would donate an organ. Just not that one.
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At least he’s pleased to be here.
https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/1962549205479940194?s=46
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At least he’s pleased to be here.
https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/1962549205479940194?s=46
Decent interview to be fair and comes across very well. Also nice to hear Olsen was very complimentary about us. Let’s see what happens with him.
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At least he’s pleased to be here.
https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/1962549205479940194?s=46
This I would agree with, at least in the picture I have seen of him holding up the Villa shirt it does actually look like he pleased to be going to wear it, rather than trying to get it dry.
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He's only 31! I had him in the 35-6 age bracket.
I'd be interested to know why he was still a free agent at the end of the window ...
Never rated him at ManUre but I assume he'll be sparingly used unless we get many injuries.
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He's the current Sweden Captain. So obviously he has leadership qualities....
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2 Man U fans i know have both said he's decent. Plays right side of the centre half pair so a Konsa sub. As long as he's not pushed out to right back hopefully!
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2 Man U fans i know have both said he's decent. Plays right side of the centre half pair so a Konsa sub. As long as he's not pushed out to right back hopefully!
Or Konsa plays right back instead of Cash?
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He's the current Sweden Captain. So obviously he has leadership qualities....
I think he might be ok along side Mings, he’s a bit like a right footed Torres
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2 Man U fans i know have both said he's decent. Plays right side of the centre half pair so a Konsa sub. As long as he's not pushed out to right back hopefully!
Or Konsa plays right back instead of Cash?
Do you want another 100 pages of H&V discussion fodder to wade through?
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2 Man U fans i know have both said he's decent. Plays right side of the centre half pair so a Konsa sub. As long as he's not pushed out to right back hopefully!
Or Konsa plays right back instead of Cash?
Do you want another 100 pages of H&V discussion fodder to wade through?
Maybe if someone had provided some statistics at some point, the whole thing could have been put to bed.
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2 Man U fans i know have both said he's decent. Plays right side of the centre half pair so a Konsa sub. As long as he's not pushed out to right back hopefully!
Or Konsa plays right back instead of Cash?
Do you want another 100 pages of H&V discussion fodder to wade through?
Maybe if someone had provided some statistics at some point, the whole thing could have been put to bed.
Player ratings should settle this one.
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I'd rather have commentary from people who don't believe in facts thanks very much.
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How was he when he appeared for the last bit of the match on Saturday?
I can’t remember any posts about him doing something dreadful, so he must have been ok!
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How was he when he appeared for the last bit of the match on Saturday?
I can’t remember any posts about him doing something dreadful, so he must have been ok!
He played defensive midfield and was largely anonymous from all I remember. I'm anticipating better than we imagine from him.
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I’m anticipating better as well, Tayls.
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Why was he not in the squad tonight? Don’t tell me he’s injured as well!