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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!
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Credit it where it's due. He's barely put a foot wrong in the last two games and played a great "Pau" ball through to Rogers for the winner.
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If Pau is still injured next week, reckon Lindelof will take great pleasure in ramming a victory down little Ruben’s throat.
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More than competent 4th choice centre half, as well as being useful in a couple of positions.
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I thought he was very good today, defensively and coming forward. Lovely pass to Rogers for our winner.
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Lindelof and Bizot are two much better squad options than Disasi and Olsen were in the same positions last year. More economical, and more competent.
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This is absolutely fine, bordering on shrewd imo.
Got some shit for this in amongst the hysterics, so absolutely quoting it back.
Victor the Great.
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This is absolutely fine, bordering on shrewd imo.
Got some shit for this in amongst the hysterics, so absolutely quoting it back.
Victor the Great.
Great call Mellin!
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Lindelof and Bizot are two much better squad options than Disasi and Olsen were in the same positions last year. More economical, and more competent.
TBF, if Lindelof was always being played at right back instead of central we might have a different opinion. The couple of time Diasi played centrally he looked ok.
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This is absolutely fine, bordering on shrewd imo.
Got some shit for this in amongst the hysterics, so absolutely quoting it back.
Victor the Great.
Great call Mellin!
😎
Stopped clock and all that.
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I thought he was very good today, defensively and coming forward. Lovely pass to Rogers for our winner.
I thought he looked so assured in the European match this week as well.
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Good player and very useful to have.
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Really showed his maturity, experience and class today.
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To be fair, looks decent in a decent team. Our best summer business
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Our most composed defender today. Two good games in a row now.
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Victor the Great.
Quite simply, the greatest Swedish import since Britt Ekland.
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I like his slightly cavalier look as well, it's cool.
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he went on one run that scared the life out of me
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Thought he had a very good game. Useful experienced and on field leadership. Good ball for Morgan's goal
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Victor the Great.
Quite simply, the greatest Swedish import since Britt Ekland.
Mellberg.
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He's quicker than I thought too. At one point yesterday he was ever so slightly out of position and Bowen had a run on him. He managed to get back and recover. Very solid player so far for us.
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To be fair, looks decent in a decent team. Our best summer business
Yep, looks to be a very useful stand in.
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He's not quite added to the "not being very good at Man Utd doesn't mean you can't be excellent somewhere else" list, but if he gets through the next few matches without doing anything silly, then he won't be far off.
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He's quicker than I thought too. At one point yesterday he was ever so slightly out of position and Bowen had a run on him. He managed to get back and recover. Very solid player so far for us.
I saw that and Bowen is no slouch too
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We needed a squad filling centre back at a time when we had no money to spend. To pick up a 31 year old with 73 caps and who is the captain of Sweden, and with club experience at the top level was excellent business in the circumstances.
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Lindelof and Bizot are two much better squad options than Disasi and Olsen were in the same positions last year. More economical, and more competent.
TBF, if Lindelof was always being played at right back instead of central we might have a different opinion. The couple of time Diasi played centrally he looked ok.
So at least as competent, but still more economical.
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I read in one report that, for his second yesterday, Rogers "pounced on a loose ball" (or something along those lines).
In reality it was a great pass from Lindy. Bordering on Pau-esque
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We needed a squad filling centre back at a time when we had no money to spend. To pick up a 31 year old with 73 caps and who is the captain of Sweden, and with club experience at the top level was excellent business in the circumstances.
Yep, give Monchi a bit of credit for that one for sure!
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I read in one report that, for his second yesterday, Rogers "pounced on a loose ball" (or something along those lines).
In reality it was a great pass from Lindy. Bordering on Pau-esque
I also noticed that, it was on the BBC, in an article about Rogers and the 'other' England no 10s.
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Looks like a pensionable version of Pau at the back. Purring like an old Jaguar at the moment but could turn into a Citroen with a wetbelt if we are up against it anytime soon.
He uses both feet i noticed so is no 'Jake the Peg'
Fair play to him
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I'm impressed so far. Exactly what you want from a second choice (and he for RCB, and with the way he's playing could even be ahead of Mings too, given Torres is first choice on that side.
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V impressed with him and he certainly seems to have the right attitude.
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Another solid performance. Chapeau!
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Can't fault him at all so far, especially as a free agent.
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And having to play on the left
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Hasn't put a foot wrong, looks a smart bit of business.
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Can't fault him at all so far, especially as a free agent.
Agreed. Unsung hero for me. He’s no Pau with his passing but he’s done really well in pure defending
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Excellent so far
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He's been very good so far.
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Good player when in a good team. Has not remotely let us down when he's been called upon.
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What do Man U do to 80% of their players? They consistently make the good look shite.
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Maybe Monchi knew what he was doing. Shades of David Geddis about this one.
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"Shades of David Geddis" sounds very League of Gentlemen to me.
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Or a Half-Man Half-Biscuit album track.
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He’s obviously a good player. He’s not as good as Pau, but he’s doing an able job of filling in for what is not his natural side of defence.
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I think he has been excellent. He has adjusted to the ‘Unai way’ without any issues and his integration into the squad and team has been seamless.
He is able to carry the ball out of defence and up the pitch, he did it a couple of times against Chelsea to great effect.
He’ a good defender, and seems to have formed a very good understanding with Konsa very quickly. They play well together.
Personally, I don’t think there is much to choose between Lindelof and Torres really.
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Doing a great job. Helped both left backs look more solid. Not as good as Pau but cracking performances last 3
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He's no Clément 00Lenglet but he has some head of hair.
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I think he has been excellent. He has adjusted to the ‘Unai way’ without any issues and his integration into the squad and team has been seamless.
He is able to carry the ball out of defence and up the pitch, he did it a couple of times against Chelsea to great effect.
He’ a good defender, and seems to have formed a very good understanding with Konsa very quickly. They play well together.
Personally, I don’t think there is much to choose between Lindelof and Torres really.
I tend to agree, the only issue is that he is right footed playing on the left but has managed a few decent passes with his left.
He has done really well.
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Our defence and keeper were excellent, that first half they had to endure huge pressure, Cash and Maatsen had two trick opponents. It was a tough half and they stood firm.
I’m not sure the goal would have counted in a European Cup game. Emi was pushed, swung and stood on. Other than him literally throwing players to the floor, I’m not sure what else he could have done.
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Been a surprise signing and hasn't really put a foot wrong.
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He's a lot physically stronger than I thought. That was a common complaint at Man United, that he was easily bullied. Looks a decent centre half really, especially given he is playing on the wrong side. Quick bringing ball out of the back too.
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Let's be honest, some people simply lose their shit, their good sense and what remained of their dignity at the prospect of us signing a Man Utd 'reject', despite most of their players being really quite good.
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"Shades of David Geddis" sounds very League of Gentlemen to me.
A Creme Brulee classic
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Let's be honest, some people simply lose their shit, their good sense and what remained of their dignity at the prospect of us signing a Man Utd 'reject', despite most of their players being really quite good.
Yep. Happened three times in less than 12 months. Twice they were wrong and the third time is still up for debate.
As shit as United are, and they are shit, you don't get signed by them without quality and something to work with. In a way it's not a bad place to be shopping right now, because they drag down players' value.
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Let's be honest, some people simply lose their shit, their good sense and what remained of their dignity at the prospect of us signing a Man Utd 'reject', despite most of their players being really quite good.
Yep. Happened three times in less than 12 months. Twice they were wrong and the third time is still up for debate.
As shit as United are, and they are shit, you don't get signed by them without quality and something to work with. In a way it's not a bad place to be shopping right now, because they drag down players' value.
I’ve thought for a while that Man United’s problems run deep, and it’s not necessarily that they’re signing shit players or appointing shit managers. They’re broken as a club, and probably need a relegation to fix it (much as we did in the later Learner years IMO) just because it’s the only way you can fully cleanse everything from top to bottom.
I get this feeling maybe Jaden Sancho will flourish under Emery, we’ll pick him up on a free, then people will be wondering how we’ve managed to pluck the best midfield in the country for a pittance - Kamara, Tielemans, Barkley, Bogarde, and Sancho for free, Rogers for £8m, McGinn for £2.5m, … even Onana at £50m and Buendia at £25m look like increasingly shrewd signings.
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"Shades of David Geddis" sounds very League of Gentlemen to me.
A Creme Brulee classic
It's a shit business.
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Bosman at its best
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"Shades of David Geddis" sounds very League of Gentlemen to me.
A Creme Brulee classic
It's a shit business.
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Oi.
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Good player when in a good team. Has not remotely let us down when he's been called upon.
It's all about playing in a good team, good manager and full of confidence. I will think he's slightly below average.
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Our defence always has room for a big Scandinavian.
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"Shades of David Geddis" sounds very League of Gentlemen to me.
A Creme Brulee classic
It's a shit business.
Eurovision 81, with Shades of David Geddis
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Let's be honest, some people simply lose their shit, their good sense and what remained of their dignity at the prospect of us signing a Man Utd 'reject', despite most of their players being really quite good.
Yep. Happened three times in less than 12 months. Twice they were wrong and the third time is still up for debate.
As shit as United are, and they are shit, you don't get signed by them without quality and something to work with. In a way it's not a bad place to be shopping right now, because they drag down players' value.
I’ve thought for a while that Man United’s problems run deep, and it’s not necessarily that they’re signing shit players or appointing shit managers. They’re broken as a club, and probably need a relegation to fix it (much as we did in the later Learner years IMO) just because it’s the only way you can fully cleanse everything from top to bottom.
I get this feeling maybe Jaden Sancho will flourish under Emery, we’ll pick him up on a free, then people will be wondering how we’ve managed to pluck the best midfield in the country for a pittance - Kamara, Tielemans, Barkley, Bogarde, and Sancho for free, Rogers for £8m, McGinn for £2.5m, … even Onana at £50m and Buendia at £25m look like increasingly shrewd signings.
Barkley wasn't free, we paid about £5m for him, the point still stands otherwise though, 9 midfielders for about £90m but now with a collective value of £250-300m.
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He's a smart player. The opposition know, during our build up, that when the ball comes over to Lindelöf on the left, he's unlikely to attempt anything other than a layoff off his left foot. But he's countered that somewhat by being prepared to take a few steps into midfield, which prevents the build-up from getting completely locked down.
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He’s done ok so far, yesterday was tough especially first half and coped
definitely better than I was expecting as I thought he would be a weak link having seen his efforts in the past
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He's a smart player. The opposition know, during our build up, that when the ball comes over to Lindelöf on the left, he's unlikely to attempt anything other than a layoff off his left foot. But he's countered that somewhat by being prepared to take a few steps into midfield, which prevents the build-up from getting completely locked down.
I agree with that. And he looks a very good player.
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Let's be honest, some people simply lose their shit, their good sense and what remained of their dignity at the prospect of us signing a Man Utd 'reject', despite most of their players being really quite good.
Yep. Happened three times in less than 12 months. Twice they were wrong and the third time is still up for debate.
As shit as United are, and they are shit, you don't get signed by them without quality and something to work with. In a way it's not a bad place to be shopping right now, because they drag down players' value.
I’ve thought for a while that Man United’s problems run deep, and it’s not necessarily that they’re signing shit players or appointing shit managers. They’re broken as a club, and probably need a relegation to fix it (much as we did in the later Learner years IMO) just because it’s the only way you can fully cleanse everything from top to bottom.
I get this feeling maybe Jaden Sancho will flourish under Emery, we’ll pick him up on a free, then people will be wondering how we’ve managed to pluck the best midfield in the country for a pittance - Kamara, Tielemans, Barkley, Bogarde, and Sancho for free, Rogers for £8m, McGinn for £2.5m, … even Onana at £50m and Buendia at £25m look like increasingly shrewd signings.
Barkley wasn't free, we paid about £5m for him, the point still stands otherwise though, 9 midfielders for about £90m but now with a collective value of £250-300m.
I don’t think Buendia was £25m either. More like £33m as I recall. Also, Morgz has probably triggered all his ads-ons I reckon, so £15m. Still a bargain obvs.
Edit: searched it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57371870
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"Shades of David Geddis" sounds very League of Gentlemen to me.
A Creme Brulee classic
It's a shit business.
Eurovision 81, with Shades of David Geddis
Shades of David Geddis was the unsuccessful solo project of African Car Reverser’s drummer after their acrimonious split in 1978.
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Let's be honest, some people simply lose their shit, their good sense and what remained of their dignity at the prospect of us signing a Man Utd 'reject', despite most of their players being really quite good.
Yep. Happened three times in less than 12 months. Twice they were wrong and the third time is still up for debate.
As shit as United are, and they are shit, you don't get signed by them without quality and something to work with. In a way it's not a bad place to be shopping right now, because they drag down players' value.
I’ve thought for a while that Man United’s problems run deep, and it’s not necessarily that they’re signing shit players or appointing shit managers. They’re broken as a club, and probably need a relegation to fix it (much as we did in the later Learner years IMO) just because it’s the only way you can fully cleanse everything from top to bottom.
I get this feeling maybe Jaden Sancho will flourish under Emery, we’ll pick him up on a free, then people will be wondering how we’ve managed to pluck the best midfield in the country for a pittance - Kamara, Tielemans, Barkley, Bogarde, and Sancho for free, Rogers for £8m, McGinn for £2.5m, … even Onana at £50m and Buendia at £25m look like increasingly shrewd signings.
Barkley wasn't free, we paid about £5m for him, the point still stands otherwise though, 9 midfielders for about £90m but now with a collective value of £250-300m.
I don’t think Buendia was £25m either. More like £33m as I recall. Also, Morgz has probably triggered all his ads-ons I reckon, so £15m. Still a bargain obvs.
Edit: searched it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57371870
I stand corrected on both counts :)
But either way, by current standards our midfield has cost a ludicrously small amount for how good it is.
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Let's be honest, some people simply lose their shit, their good sense and what remained of their dignity at the prospect of us signing a Man Utd 'reject', despite most of their players being really quite good.
Yep. Happened three times in less than 12 months. Twice they were wrong and the third time is still up for debate.
As shit as United are, and they are shit, you don't get signed by them without quality and something to work with. In a way it's not a bad place to be shopping right now, because they drag down players' value.
I’ve thought for a while that Man United’s problems run deep, and it’s not necessarily that they’re signing shit players or appointing shit managers. They’re broken as a club, and probably need a relegation to fix it (much as we did in the later Learner years IMO) just because it’s the only way you can fully cleanse everything from top to bottom.
I get this feeling maybe Jaden Sancho will flourish under Emery, we’ll pick him up on a free, then people will be wondering how we’ve managed to pluck the best midfield in the country for a pittance - Kamara, Tielemans, Barkley, Bogarde, and Sancho for free, Rogers for £8m, McGinn for £2.5m, … even Onana at £50m and Buendia at £25m look like increasingly shrewd signings.
Barkley wasn't free, we paid about £5m for him, the point still stands otherwise though, 9 midfielders for about £90m but now with a collective value of £250-300m.
I don’t think Buendia was £25m either. More like £33m as I recall. Also, Morgz has probably triggered all his ads-ons I reckon, so £15m. Still a bargain obvs.
Edit: searched it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57371870
I stand corrected on both counts :)
But either way, by current standards our midfield has cost a ludicrously small amount for how good it is.
Spot on.
Also, we should factor in the profits made on Dougie, Barrenechea and JJ, which probably pushes us into the black.*
*I haven’t added it up, but it’s stunning in terms of financially efficient squad building.
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There won't be much money made on Barrenechea, surely?
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7m Euros profit from Benfica with transfer and loan fees reportedly, plus I assume Valencia paid a loan fee as well last season. Hardly insane profits but not to be sniffed at either.
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7m Euros profit from Benfica with transfer and loan fees reportedly, plus I assume Valencia paid a loan fee as well last season. Hardly insane profits but not to be sniffed at either.
Adding that 7 to the fee received for Douglas Luiz (~€50M IIRC) makes it a much more acceptable fee, particularly in hindsight given what he's gone on to [not] do.
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Plus I think we have a sell-on if Benfica flog him.
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Has been excellent stepping in for Pau. It’s like he’s been at the club for ages in the way he’s fitted in. A solid professional.
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Was at fault a bit for their goal today but he’s been generally solid. You have to wonder about players who don’t improve under Emery. Most do and he seems to have.
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Probably will get a few more games before Torres is back. I bet he is enjoying it after being at the Utd circus, 2nd in the league and playing in Europe. I was a bit underwhelmed when we signed him, but without him here we would be in serious bother atm.
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The best signing of the summer (not a high bar I accept).
Done well when he's been called on and is a decent CB, pretty good compose on the ball too.
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Was at fault a bit for their goal today but he’s been generally solid. You have to wonder about players who don’t improve under Emery. Most do and he seems to have.
Harsh for me.
The Forest player made towards the ball and “dummies”. If that’s not interfering with play I don’t know what is.
No idea why offside wasn’t even mentioned.
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Was at fault a bit for their goal today but he’s been generally solid. You have to wonder about players who don’t improve under Emery. Most do and he seems to have.
He has done exceptionally well and helped us out of a hole, but playing a right footed player at LCB is problematic.
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Was at fault a bit for their goal today but he’s been generally solid. You have to wonder about players who don’t improve under Emery. Most do and he seems to have.
I think in the case of Lindelof we probably now have the player he was before ManU ruined him. If Emery can improve him further, we will have a very good player.
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Was at fault a bit for their goal today but he’s been generally solid. You have to wonder about players who don’t improve under Emery. Most do and he seems to have.
We were talking today about players who have left us under Emery. Have any actually improved? Players improve under his guidance but afterwards then what?
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Top class. Like Olsen im World Cup 2018.
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He was totally at fault for their goal but has been adequate in general. Can’t wait for Torres to return as Lindelof is his equally defensively but no where near as good at starting our attacks.
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I wonder if we'll try and move Ty on in the summer.
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He was totally at fault for their goal but has been adequate in general. Can’t wait for Torres to return as Lindelof is his equally defensively but no where near as good at starting our attacks.
Not sure what you think Lindelof should have done and why he is getting all the blame when Buendia and Maatsen left the winger in acres of space to be able to clip the ball on to a midfield runner. You can actually hear Tielemans reaction to them doing that. Forest actually had a 3 on 3 at the back going on with MGW making it a four.
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He was out of position and then failed to cutout the pass.
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I wonder if we'll try and move Ty on in the summer.
And leave ourselves with 3 centre backs?
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He's played 22 league games in two and a half seasons and will be into his last year. I love Ty as a person but he's not getting younger. We could think outside the box and sign a replacement if he goes.
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I wonder if we'll try and move Ty on in the summer.
And leave ourselves with 3 centre backs?
I wouldn’t be moving Ty anywhere. He’s a very fit man and has 2 maybe 3 more seasons in him at this level if he can keep injury free. He’d have controlled the area in the game v Arsenal. His heading ability and presence for set pieces are invaluable.
Lindelof is a decent player, gets us and knows his position well. UE will improve him like he improves all players who are in his squad.
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I wonder if we'll try and move Ty on in the summer.
And leave ourselves with 3 centre backs?
I wouldn’t be moving Ty anywhere. He’s a very fit man and has 2 maybe 3 more seasons in him at this level if he can keep injury free. He’d have controlled the area in the game v Arsenal. His heading ability and presence for set pieces are invaluable.
Lindelof is a decent player, gets us and knows his position well. UE will improve him like he improves all players who are in his squad.
Regardless of Lindelof, Mings is going to be 33 at the end of the season, there's no way he's going to be giving us 2 or 3 more seasons, because of both his age and his recent injury woes.
I love the guy, he's a natural leader, but if we are going to remain at the level we aspire to be, we are going to have to be more unsentimental than we have in the past about players. What we need is going to increase, and we need players who can deliver that.
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Good player. Would be happy if he started 38 games tbh.
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Would have Lindelof down the list of players to blame for their goal. A more cynical defender would have body checked MGW. But Tielemans I think it was made little effort to track his run in the first place from midfield. Lindelof has done well but we do need a left footer back at LCB asap. Forest only started pressing from the front after they went 2 down. Not many teams will stand off Lindelof like that.
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He's played in 22 of our last 96 league games. He's 33 in a couple of months, the odds are slim that his fitness and form reach the level required to be a Villa CB in 2026 and beyond. How much we love him as a man and a player doesn't change that. Maybe he sees out his last year with his, I wouldn't be against it. But I don't run a club that needs to see how every penny is best spent.
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I wouldn’t sell Mings. Your point is valid that he is on a downward trajectory but the money received (not much) versus the money needed to replace him (lots) means I’d keep him. He’s also taken a pay-cut which illustrate his commitment to ‘the project’.
In an ideal world we’d have an 20 year old developing in the youth system/on loan ready to replace him.
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Was at fault a bit for their goal today but he’s been generally solid. You have to wonder about players who don’t improve under Emery. Most do and he seems to have.
Harsh for me.
The Forest player made towards the ball and “dummies”. If that’s not interfering with play I don’t know what is.
No idea why offside wasn’t even mentioned.
I wondered about this too. His movement initially dragged Lindelof out of position.
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He's been great for us, came in and played well, no negatives from me.
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Was at fault a bit for their goal today but he’s been generally solid. You have to wonder about players who don’t improve under Emery. Most do and he seems to have.
We were talking today about players who have left us under Emery. Have any actually improved? Players improve under his guidance but afterwards then what?
I wonder if the current players consider this factor? Roger’s for instance, does he look into Dougie’s sad face, on the bench of a shite Forest side and wonder if leaving is a bad idea, and that any future potential manager is a step down from what he’s experiencing now.
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Good player. Would be happy if he started 38 games tbh.
I agree on the good player point. I don’t agree on the starting 38 games though. He’s a good back-up but Konsa and Torres are higher level and make us a better side.
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I wouldn’t sell Mings. Your point is valid that he is on a downward trajectory but the money received (not much) versus the money needed to replace him (lots) means I’d keep him. He’s also taken a pay-cut which illustrate his commitment to ‘the project’.
In an ideal world we’d have an 20 year old developing in the youth system/on loan ready to replace him.
Obviously we don't see everything that goes on behind the scenes, but I'd also bet a lot of money that Mings' value to the club and the squad extends beyond what he offers when he's on the pitch.
I'd imagine next summer we bring in someone in their early 20s, we roll with five centre-backs next season, Mings leaves a legend in 2027, and one of the dozen teenage centre backs we've acquired hopefully gets phased in to replace Lindelof by then.
He wasn't at his best yesterday and has been linked with clubs with greater spending ability than us, but I reckon Murillo would tick all the right boxes.
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He was out of position and then failed to cutout the pass.
He was trying to play offside, but the guys behind him played MGW onside I thought.
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He was out of position and then failed to cutout the pass.
He was trying to play offside, but the guys behind him played MGW onside I thought.
MGW ran from very deep, so was running against defenders who began from a standing start. The real culprit (unfortunately) is the midfielder who let him run and didn't go with him - in this case, I think it was Youri. Who was immaculate otherwise. You could see from his body language on the replay that he was "shit, he was my man"
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Yep Youri missed the run and Maatsen and a Buendia didn’t press the ball so they had all the time in the world to make the play. I’m sure there’ll be red faces at Unai’s Video review. Maybe Lindelof could have dropped deeper but sometimes you have to give the opposition credit. It’s no surprise Maatsen and Buendia were hooked shortly afterwards.
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Yep Youri missed the run and Maatsen and a Buendia didn’t press the ball so they had all the time in the world to make the play. I’m sure there’ll be red faces at Unai’s Video review. Maybe Lindelof could have dropped deeper but sometimes you have to give the opposition credit. It’s no surprise Maatsen and Buendia were hooked shortly afterwards.
Buendia appeared, to me, to be struggling at that point. Neat and tidy on the ball but not closing down. Looked like he was limping too in the post match crowd clap.
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I think the one bad mistake he made yesterday was failing to win a tackle he was first to the ball for. Can’t remember the other player, we lost the ball in midfield and it broke towards Lindelof, who really should’ve cleaned the Forest player out. They should’ve scored from that really. Anyway, he’s doing well overall.
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I’m sure there’ll be red faces at Unai’s Video review.
I'm sure by now they all know as soon as something like this happens that they're going to get a "this isn't meeting our demands" reminder in the review meeting. I also like to think this is what Konsa meant when he said "Morgan saved my life" after the West Ham game (in the 'another one!' social media)
Ha, on the Lucas Digne ‘another one!’ clip you can hear Konsa say ‘Morgan saved my life’
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Victory Lindelof, he is doing a great job.
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It was a sloppy goal to let in as we had complete control, it seemed to be number of errors.
Victor is doing a grand job in place of a very specialised player and someone so pivotal to how we play.
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Victory Lindelof, he is doing a great job.
He is. Defo 3rd choice now ahead of Ty
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A clear stop gap signing when he first came to the club but his performances are definitely making him a viable competitor for a start even when Torres is fit. I think he definitely gets in ahead of Tyrone now. More physical than Pau, but Pau's distribution is better by far. Totally relaxed when I see his name on the team sheet now.
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He was out of position and then failed to cutout the pass.
He was trying to play offside, but the guys behind him played MGW onside I thought.
MGW ran from very deep, so was running against defenders who began from a standing start. The real culprit (unfortunately) is the midfielder who let him run and didn't go with him - in this case, I think it was Youri. Who was immaculate otherwise. You could see from his body language on the replay that he was "shit, he was my man"
I don't think Youri could do too much, he was trying to press Anderson(?) then started to come back. Buendia had dropped back to cover the MGW area then started to move towards Baksh which pretty much left MGW free and he already had 2-3 yards on Youri when he curled his run. Maatesen needed to be tighter on Baksh before the ball was played to him as he was marking no one at the time and it allowed the pass to be inch perfect ahead of Lindelof as there was no pressure on the ball player.
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A clear stop gap signing when he first came to the club but his performances are definitely making him a viable competitor for a start even when Torres is fit. I think he definitely gets in ahead of Tyrone now. More physical than Pau, but Pau's distribution is better by far. Totally relaxed when I see his name on the team sheet now.
It was always a shrewd signing, even though the timing (end of window, especially for an out-of-contract player) and context (Monchi) made it seem like thin gruel at the time.
At Yernited, he won silverware twice, and was a runner-up several times over, including twice in the league, over some 300 appearances. Fair bit of pedigree in there.
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Victory Lindelof, he is doing a great job.
He is. Defo 3rd choice now ahead of Ty
If they’re all fit Tyrone is just Pau’s back up I’d imagine, and Lindelof covers for Konsa.
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I wouldn’t sell Mings. Your point is valid that he is on a downward trajectory but the money received (not much) versus the money needed to replace him (lots) means I’d keep him. He’s also taken a pay-cut which illustrate his commitment to ‘the project’.
In an ideal world we’d have an 20 year old developing in the youth system/on loan ready to replace him.
Routh and Carroll have both made the bench recently and look like decent prospects.
Feeney is still around and looked a great talent when he arrived, similar with Mosquera.
Ozcan is on a loan with an option but I suspect he'll be back in the summer.
Fingers crossed 1 or 2 of them can step up and give us options there.
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I wouldn’t sell Mings. Your point is valid that he is on a downward trajectory but the money received (not much) versus the money needed to replace him (lots) means I’d keep him. He’s also taken a pay-cut which illustrate his commitment to ‘the project’.
In an ideal world we’d have an 20 year old developing in the youth system/on loan ready to replace him.
Routh and Carroll have both made the bench recently and look like decent prospects.
Feeney is still around and looked a great talent when he arrived, similar with Mosquera.
Ozcan is on a loan with an option but I suspect he'll be back in the summer.
Fingers crossed 1 or 2 of them can step up and give us options there.
Ozcan has hardly played on loan, some talk hes being recalled and sent on loan somewhere else
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I wouldn’t sell Mings. Your point is valid that he is on a downward trajectory but the money received (not much) versus the money needed to replace him (lots) means I’d keep him. He’s also taken a pay-cut which illustrate his commitment to ‘the project’.
In an ideal world we’d have an 20 year old developing in the youth system/on loan ready to replace him.
Routh and Carroll have both made the bench recently and look like decent prospects.
Feeney is still around and looked a great talent when he arrived, similar with Mosquera.
Ozcan is on a loan with an option but I suspect he'll be back in the summer.
Fingers crossed 1 or 2 of them can step up and give us options there.
Ozcan has hardly played on loan, some talk hes being recalled and sent on loan somewhere else
Yep, lets see what happens, that's why I mentioned him because it seems likely he'll still be out player next season.
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I saw a thing from the Anderlecht manager the other day, he was suggesting that there's nothing wrong with Ozcan's ability, but his lack of any language to communicate in other than Turkish makes it difficult to get across ideas of how he wants him to play.
Which is pretty much our fault for not picking a particularly sensible place for him to go.
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That makes it sound like he only communicates in Turkish which isn't going to help him have a career anywhere else which includes with us.
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I saw a thing from the Anderlecht manager the other day, he was suggesting that there's nothing wrong with Ozcan's ability, but his lack of any language to communicate in other than Turkish makes it difficult to get across ideas of how he wants him to play.
Which is pretty much our fault for not picking a particularly sensible place for him to go.
Interesting, hadn’t heard that. Intense language course for him if/when he comes back. He looked quite promising, especially with all that first team football behind him at his age.
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That makes it sound like he only communicates in Turkish which isn't going to help him have a career anywhere else which includes with us.
Maybe he needs a move to Tottenham.
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That makes it sound like he only communicates in Turkish which isn't going to help him have a career anywhere else which includes with us.
I would assume that part of this time away from Turkey is also to help get his language levels up to scratch.
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Doesn't sound like it's going too well after a year of knowing he was leaving. Surprised all young footballers from 'smaller' leagues don't learn at least one other language as surely for most the aim is to move to a bigger league.
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Undoubtedly. Even if you don't plan on playing in England, you'd think that if you're a young player keen to make the best of your career, it's going to be a pretty crucial part of your development wherever you end up.
(assuming the thing that I randomly saw has any truth in it at all, which it might not)
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The centre-back made two appearances in the Europa League qualifiers in August. Basi, however, didn’t consider the Aston Villa owned player for the league until recently.
He made his Jupiler Pro League debut when he came off the bench against Sint-Truidense VV on December 13th. A week later, Özcan made his second league appearance for the Belgian club.
Voetbal Krant explain the Turkey international was given opportunities because he made progress. However, he has one major flow that has been pointed out by the Anderlecht coach.
“He’s trying to bring the style of football, but communication is difficult. He speaks very little English. He has a lot of energy, goes full throttle in training, and has been a positive substitute in both matches,” he said.
Özcan’s integration into the squad was delayed due to paperwork issues. Last month, Anderlecht sporting director Olivier Renard defended his decision to sign the player and confirmed the €8m purchase clause.
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Undoubtedly. Even if you don't plan on playing in England, you'd think that if you're a young player keen to make the best of your career, it's going to be a pretty crucial part of your development wherever you end up.
(assuming the thing that I randomly saw has any truth in it at all, which it might not)
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The centre-back made two appearances in the Europa League qualifiers in August. Basi, however, didn’t consider the Aston Villa owned player for the league until recently.
He made his Jupiler Pro League debut when he came off the bench against Sint-Truidense VV on December 13th. A week later, Özcan made his second league appearance for the Belgian club.
Voetbal Krant explain the Turkey international was given opportunities because he made progress. However, he has one major flow that has been pointed out by the Anderlecht coach.
“He’s trying to bring the style of football, but communication is difficult. He speaks very little English. He has a lot of energy, goes full throttle in training, and has been a positive substitute in both matches,” he said.
Özcan’s integration into the squad was delayed due to paperwork issues. Last month, Anderlecht sporting director Olivier Renard defended his decision to sign the player and confirmed the €8m purchase clause.
Well, he came to us highly regarded and I hope we give him as much chance to make it with us as we can.
Re Feeney, he's played a lot of football for 'udders this season so hopefully will come back to us well-seasoned. Chelsea's Colwill had a full-season loan there before making a good impression in the Prem until getting injured.
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Are there any rules against having an interpreter on the pitch with you?
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Some lovely words by Unai about our Victor.
https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/2008554398876832059?s=46
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Some lovely words by Unai about our Victor.
https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/2008554398876832059?s=46
classic Emery at the end (paraphrasing) - "Now you have shown your level, you cannot drop from it"
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Some lovely words by Unai about our Victor.
https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/2008554398876832059?s=46
I few people have said Juan Mata is a top bloke, so good to hear Emery chooses to keep good company.
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Didn’t Mata start an initiative whereby top level footballers pay a proportion of their salary to charity? I don’t know how many others took him up on this.
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He did. Hector Bellerin did it too.
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Vicky the Viking.
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Really liking this lad, a very good centre back. Has never put a foot wrong since joining us and definitely deserves to be considered a great free transfer for us.
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He was good again tonight. Really useful 4th choice centre back as we can trust him.
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He's ace and gives up the option to rest Konsa without panicking when the two left sided centre halves come back.
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He's ace and gives up the option to rest Konsa without panicking when the two left sided centre halves come back.
Starting on Saturday hopefully.
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He was good again tonight. Really useful 4th choice centre back as we can trust him.
4th choice? He's ahead of Mings by miles.
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Victor Lindelof completed all 85 of his passes tonight, which is the best 100% passing accuracy figure by a player in a Premier League game since Aymeric Laporte for Man City in February 2022. https://x.com/johntownley11/status/2009019225168560477
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Inspired signing.
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United reject wah, wah, waaaahhhhh.
He's absolute mustard. There's a case for not taking him out too.
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A few things from looking at his wiki page that surprised me. He's only 31. He's 6ft2. He only played 48 games across 4 seasons at Benfica before ManU paid big money for him. If we dont offer him a longer deal, there will be plenty who will.
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A few things from looking at his wiki page that surprised me. He's only 31. He's 6ft2. He only played 48 games across 4 seasons at Benfica before ManU paid big money for him. If we dont offer him a longer deal, there will be plenty who will.
Spot on, great signing.
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Looking a shrewd piece of business - international captain whose reputation was dragged down in the mess that is Man Utd, shouldn't be that much of a surprise he is half decent.
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He has been terrific. He seems very precise (in a way that Diego Carlos was not, for example).
Not his fault, but when he plays on the left, we are more limited in our passing. In the earlier games, he'd made a few sallies with ball at feet, which compensated. We didn't get that last night, though.
So, he's been brilliant, but we need Torres back in that position when fit.
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I was randomly watching old highlights yesterday and he's right there in the first significant point of Emery's first game, getting spun by Ollie at the start of the move for Baileys goal.
I think I'd watched that highlight so many times that it had got into my head that he was shit. How very wrong I was.
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I'll hold my hands ups and admit I was disappointed when we signed him. He has been an important addition to the squad.
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I'll hold my hands ups and admit I was disappointed when we signed him. He has been an important addition to the squad.
Yep. Another fully paid-up member of the Sheepish Club here.
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Yeah, if you go back to the first few pages of this thread, his arrival didn't go down that well.
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Has Demitri_C re-visited this thread yet?
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Absolutely love him, huge respect for how he's just filled the Pau role in the defence (on his unnatural side) with no-nonsense and such quality. There has not been any discernible drop-off in how we've defended. Speaks volumes about his professionalism and quality, and I'd love to keep him around for the next few years.
I do think games like Forest at home we miss Pau's passing, but that's not Lindelof's fault whatsoever, and we've continued to pick up brilliant results.
I really like these veteran signings we make on a regular basis - it's a long-term feature of Emery's management, and I really do think our willingness to pick up these players gives us an edge over teams like Chelsea who have spent hundreds of millions on an entire squad full of 'project players', and who then break down with inconsistency every winter. They could really do with the experience of someone like Lindelof in there right now.
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How long is his contract with us?
I can see this defence working well when we need to rest and rotate Cash:
Maatsen——Pau—-Lindelof——Konsa
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When Lindeloöf signed I thought, what was the point? He’s surprised me greatly at how he’s slotted in without any drop off in our overall defending. I may have mentioned it before but he appears to really get us. Crazy to think that he’s working out to be our best signing of the season.
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How long is his contract with us?
I can see this defence working well when we need to rest and rotate Cash:
Maatsen——Pau—-Lindelof——Konsa
2 years I think. Or at least 1 year with the second year option - of course we'll look to take that up given how good he's been and he clearly likes it here. Would be very happy with that too
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100% passing accuracy last night (apologies if that's already been aired).
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Has Demitri_C re-visited this thread yet?
To be fair he's far from the top of the list of people who need a eat a bit of humble pie on this thread. Some of the 'hot takes' on the first 6-7 pages are comical in hindsight. I don't think I posted anything on this thread but it always felt like a sensible signing to me, experienced cover in a position where we really needed another option but couldn't afford to spend much on them.
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I used to wonder why we struggled against Manure when he was at the back , now I know he is bloody good !
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He's been excellent. It's always funny looking back at the start of the thread when we sign a player and some of the reactions. Some of our flock now being proven very wrong.
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We'd have been in a pickle without him. He's been excellent, and carries off a style that is easy on the eye.
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Yeah, if you go back to the first few pages of this thread, his arrival didn't go down that well.
I've just had a look, through my fingers, luckily I didn't post anything.
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Yeah, if you go back to the first few pages of this thread, his arrival didn't go down that well.
Ha ha, thats quite funny reading this one back. The only one who can claim to be on the money is Sexual Ealing and the only one not to be overly dramatic is our very own Youth Team Scout cdbearsfan.
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Yeah, if you go back to the first few pages of this thread, his arrival didn't go down that well.
Ha ha, thats quite funny reading this one back. The only one who can claim to be on the money is Sexual Ealing and the only one not to be overly dramatic is our very own Youth Team Scout cdbearsfan.
I don't remember what I wrote (or what I thought), but perhaps this is a lesson for you godsless heathens. Just listen to cd, listen to me, don't fucking jinx us and perhaps we'll just get somewhere. And remember: if you reach for the stars, you might just land up at Asda Minworth, and that ain't bad.
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Yeah, if you go back to the first few pages of this thread, his arrival didn't go down that well.
Ha ha, thats quite funny reading this one back. The only one who can claim to be on the money is Sexual Ealing and the only one not to be overly dramatic is our very own Youth Team Scout cdbearsfan.
I don't remember what I wrote (or what I thought), but perhaps this is a lesson for you godsless heathens. Just listen to cd, listen to me, don't fucking jinx us and perhaps we'll just get somewhere. And remember: if you reach for the stars, you might just land up at Asda Minworth, and that ain't bad.
You said 'his nose is too small'.
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My point stands.
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When Lindeloöf signed I thought, what was the point? He’s surprised me greatly at how he’s slotted in without any drop off in our overall defending. I may have mentioned it before but he appears to really get us. Crazy to think that he’s working out to be our best signing of the season.
He's looked happy and at home knowing that he would always be cover in central defence. I'm guessing being welcomed into an ego-free, tight knitted squad has helped and let him completely focus on his football. The fella is a top pro and until now, his performances in a position he's doesn't favour have been a demonstration of his talent. His experience is something you can't buy and he has had a very calming impact on our defence. I'm sure he's had to pinch himself a few times on his luck, unwanted and without a club having been let go from the circus that is Man U to find himself in a title race and European football.
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Yeah, if you go back to the first few pages of this thread, his arrival didn't go down that well.
Ha ha, thats quite funny reading this one back. The only one who can claim to be on the money is Sexual Ealing and the only one not to be overly dramatic is our very own Youth Team Scout cdbearsfan.
I don't remember what I wrote (or what I thought), but perhaps this is a lesson for you godsless heathens. Just listen to cd, listen to me, don't fucking jinx us and perhaps we'll just get somewhere. And remember: if you reach for the stars, you might just land up at Asda Minworth, and that ain't bad.
You said 'his nose is too small'.
Lol
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Really didn’t like him at his former club but I’ve been very impressed with him. Easily our best summer signing.
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Yeah, if you go back to the first few pages of this thread, his arrival didn't go down that well.
Ha ha, thats quite funny reading this one back. The only one who can claim to be on the money is Sexual Ealing and the only one not to be overly dramatic is our very own Youth Team Scout cdbearsfan.
Demetri and John e lost their minds.
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Yeah, if you go back to the first few pages of this thread, his arrival didn't go down that well.
Ha ha, thats quite funny reading this one back. The only one who can claim to be on the money is Sexual Ealing and the only one not to be overly dramatic is our very own Youth Team Scout cdbearsfan.
I don't remember what I wrote (or what I thought), but perhaps this is a lesson for you godsless heathens. Just listen to cd, listen to me, don't fucking jinx us and perhaps we'll just get somewhere. And remember: if you reach for the stars, you might just land up at Asda Minworth, and that ain't bad.
I'm claiming the win (again) too and I don't care how brash it is. You'd think people would learn to actually watch how the player does for Aston Villa following the start of the Rashford thread. Look forward to the next one.
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Yeah, if you go back to the first few pages of this thread, his arrival didn't go down that well.
Ha ha, thats quite funny reading this one back. The only one who can claim to be on the money is Sexual Ealing and the only one not to be overly dramatic is our very own Youth Team Scout cdbearsfan.
I don't remember what I wrote (or what I thought), but perhaps this is a lesson for you godsless heathens. Just listen to cd, listen to me, don't fucking jinx us and perhaps we'll just get somewhere. And remember: if you reach for the stars, you might just land up at Asda Minworth, and that ain't bad.
I'm claiming the win (again) too and I don't care how brash it is. You'd think people would learn to actually watch how the player does for Aston Villa following the start of the Rashford thread. Look forward to the next one.
Have a read through the Danny Drinkwater one or Jadon Sancho
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Drinky gaslit all of us!
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This mans thread deserves a bump up the charts. He's been really solid for us this season and deserves much credit. A very canny signing indeed.
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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.
On the money, as ever.
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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.
On the money, as ever.
No harm in admitting you were wrong!
And agree a very solid signing this year. We need 2/3 signings a year like that for me whilst we establish ourselves where we can spend millions every year.
I actually think Sancho in a free in the summer (on the right wages) could make sense on a free transfer.
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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.
On the money, as ever.
To be fair 50% of the post was correct.