Quote from: ChicagoLion on July 31, 2021, 09:21:49 AMQuote from: Chris Smith on July 31, 2021, 08:59:13 AMQuote from: Des Little on July 31, 2021, 08:19:56 AMI have absolute full faith that these owners will be doing everything they can to deliver the right outcome for Aston Villa, and I think most people here will agree with me. I honestly don’t think we could be in better hands right now. Up the Villa. I agree but if Grealish is sold this will be their biggest test. It will make their job of selling the ambition of the club to new players a little more difficult.a little ? I would suggest an awful lot and it’s not just new players I would worry about.Yeah exactly. Say Man Utd come in for Konsa next summer for example, what's he going to be thinking.Any new big ish players from Europe would see us a good platform to show their ability in the top league to impress the 'big' teams.
Quote from: Chris Smith on July 31, 2021, 08:59:13 AMQuote from: Des Little on July 31, 2021, 08:19:56 AMI have absolute full faith that these owners will be doing everything they can to deliver the right outcome for Aston Villa, and I think most people here will agree with me. I honestly don’t think we could be in better hands right now. Up the Villa. I agree but if Grealish is sold this will be their biggest test. It will make their job of selling the ambition of the club to new players a little more difficult.a little ? I would suggest an awful lot and it’s not just new players I would worry about.
Quote from: Des Little on July 31, 2021, 08:19:56 AMI have absolute full faith that these owners will be doing everything they can to deliver the right outcome for Aston Villa, and I think most people here will agree with me. I honestly don’t think we could be in better hands right now. Up the Villa. I agree but if Grealish is sold this will be their biggest test. It will make their job of selling the ambition of the club to new players a little more difficult.
I have absolute full faith that these owners will be doing everything they can to deliver the right outcome for Aston Villa, and I think most people here will agree with me. I honestly don’t think we could be in better hands right now. Up the Villa.
If the "big" clubs want our players every summer then we must be doing something right. Every player is different and every player has their price. If Man Utd offered us £100m for Konsa next summer I'd drive him to Old Trafford myself!As long as every year we progress, and that sometimes means cashing in on players at their peak value, then that's the main thing. And if Europe's brightest and best want to come to the Villa because they know it'll benefit their career in the long run them what's the problem? It hasn't done Dortmund any harm and they've just sold one of their best players too.
... What I see with this group is a clear plan of buying players who can develop. Someday, I presume the outlay on players will have to become reasonable...
I can sense a bit of criticism creeping in of the owners and I just don't get it. We've gone from being on the verge of selling Jack for next to nothing to thinking nothing of spending £30m on a player. Let's just see how this pans out because let's face it, they've been nothing but superb since they've been here.
Quote from: Ad@m on July 31, 2021, 09:40:46 AMIf the "big" clubs want our players every summer then we must be doing something right. Every player is different and every player has their price. If Man Utd offered us £100m for Konsa next summer I'd drive him to Old Trafford myself!As long as every year we progress, and that sometimes means cashing in on players at their peak value, then that's the main thing. And if Europe's brightest and best want to come to the Villa because they know it'll benefit their career in the long run them what's the problem? It hasn't done Dortmund any harm and they've just sold one of their best players too.I appreciate the argument you make but Dortmund are about as likely to win Bundesliga as we are winning the PL. That's because they keep selling their best players. Best case for us is we become another Leicester but I think very, very difficult to repeat their sustained success in the transfer market.
no point in criticising the owners - everything has a price....Let's see what the owners do once Jack's gone - that'll be the point to consider criticism; if they get that wrong.
Quote from: Clampy on July 31, 2021, 10:02:24 AMI can sense a bit of criticism creeping in of the owners and I just don't get it. We've gone from being on the verge of selling Jack for next to nothing to thinking nothing of spending £30m on a player. Let's just see how this pans out because let's face it, they've been nothing but superb since they've been here. Exactly. If the paper talk is correct they have offered Grealish £200k a week (or £10.4 million a year), which is supposedly what he will get if he signs for citeh. The ball is firmly in the grealish camp. His agent and family will advise him but I cannot see what more NSWE can realistically do. If Grealish leaves, let be clear, it’s not for the want of NSWE trying to keep him.
Quote from: simboy on July 31, 2021, 10:24:59 AMQuote from: Clampy on July 31, 2021, 10:02:24 AMI can sense a bit of criticism creeping in of the owners and I just don't get it. We've gone from being on the verge of selling Jack for next to nothing to thinking nothing of spending £30m on a player. Let's just see how this pans out because let's face it, they've been nothing but superb since they've been here. Exactly. If the paper talk is correct they have offered Grealish £200k a week (or £10.4 million a year), which is supposedly what he will get if he signs for citeh. The ball is firmly in the grealish camp. His agent and family will advise him but I cannot see what more NSWE can realistically do. If Grealish leaves, let be clear, it’s not for the want of NSWE trying to keep him. This.
Quote from: N'ZMAV on July 31, 2021, 10:07:39 AMno point in criticising the owners - everything has a price....Let's see what the owners do once Jack's gone - that'll be the point to consider criticism; if they get that wrong. No not for me. We thought this lot were different but they are not. This all sounds like the horrible Yorke, Young, Milner track. If they were different this the time and place to stand up and say NO. This is anopther set of businessmen who treat the club as a business nothing more.
Quote from: Ads on July 31, 2021, 01:16:16 AMGuess we aren't another Chelsea or Man City looking to break the mould. That's a real shame. They have been and they are top owners. But the dream is a little dead right now and its very hard to buy into the project of European football. FFP was introduced specifically to stop another Chelsea or Man City. Our owners are easily wealthy enough, but the rules of the game stop them buying success. So if selling one player for £100m means the whole squash improves then that's the game we've got to play.
Guess we aren't another Chelsea or Man City looking to break the mould. That's a real shame. They have been and they are top owners. But the dream is a little dead right now and its very hard to buy into the project of European football.