Jacob Ramsey

[ozzjim]

I like JJ but this is a decent fee. People saying he's out best player on the left, his output is terrible. 1 goal in 29 games in the league last season. If we want to be better, we need a player with much more end product. Rogers was signed to replace him I am convinced, and think he would have gone last summer if fit. Hopefully 3 more in from here, wide players, Asensio and centre half/ right back hybrid. Get them in and we're good.

[aj2k77]

2 goals in the last 2 seasons and wont sign a new contract. A good deal for Villa. If we could get another £40m for Buendia and Bailey we'd be cooking at the end of the window.

[Paul.S]

On his day a great player. Massive potential but injuries have stopped his progression.
Didn’t want him to leave but if he wouldn’t sign a new contract then what can the club do? No one is irreplaceable and these days there is very little loyalty.
As long as we use the money well we could end up with a better squad. If we don’t/can’t spend any more then we’ll be a lot weaker. The next few weeks will be very interesting but I trust Emery and the club because they’ve not let us down so far.

[PaulWinch again]

I’m disappointed if he goes. He’s got real potential and on his day he can be brilliant, but he’s also not been able to put a run together for a while (injury obviously a big factor). Ultimately though if he’s been offered new terms and won’t sign I do get it, even if it’s disappointing.

[john2710]

He was obviously annoyed at the lack of game time & then Rashford arrived & he got even less. He'll use that as his excuse, but I don't think he'll play much more at Newcastle than he has here. 

Ultimately they are offering him more money than we are.

[pauliewalnuts]

If he hadn’t come through our youth scheme and wasn’t a Villa fan, how many of us would be so bothered at selling him for 40m?

I just think that’s clouding our assessment of this.

[Chris Smith]

I’m disappointed if he goes. He’s got real potential and on his day he can be brilliant, but he’s also not been able to put a run together for a while (injury obviously a big factor). Ultimately though if he’s been offered new terms and won’t sign I do get it, even if it’s disappointing.

Agreed, I’m disappointed but I suppose we have to navigate a way through the financial regulations and midfield is the position we’re have the most options. If it allows us to bring in 2-3 others as suggested we’ll come out of it stronger and for Ramsey it gives him the opportunity to play in the CL again.

[Chris Smith]

If he hadn’t come through our youth scheme and wasn’t a Villa fan, how many of us would be so bothered at selling him for 40m?

I just think that’s clouding our assessment of this.

I disagree, I think his lack of involvement due to injury over the last couple of seasons is causing some downplaying of his potential.

[Somniloquism]

We will probably replace him with Barnes.

Asensio with Morgan shifted to the wings again is my prediction.

If that does happen, at least Morgan would be on his stronger wing as he played more on the left for Boro and for us when he first started.

[Somniloquism]

Our best left midfielder is Ramsey. Through the middle, Rogers, and on the right, nobody…. So hopefully this B tier Fella from the French league can make that right side his own.

Nice and supportive of our new fellas there.

[cdbearsfan]

If he hadn’t come through our youth scheme and wasn’t a Villa fan, how many of us would be so bothered at selling him for 40m?

I just think that’s clouding our assessment of this.

Coming through our youth team does make a difference to his value, though. We effectively have one fewer player in Europe now, unless, for instance, we re-sign Chukwuemeka or bring Archer back for the fortieth time.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's obvious the injury hampered his progess but he still played in 66 games the last 2 seasons. Some make it sound like he rarely made it onto the pitch. Problem has been he's struggled to look anything like the player of 3 years ago. He's 24, not contributing much on the pitch for 2 years, isn't a first choice and won't sign a new contract. As PW says, if he wasn't 'one of our own' there'd be a different opinion of it for many.

[Monty]

Maybe an overreaction but how much I care about the upcoming session has taken a real hit from this. £40m at current English prices to our most direct rivals who just happen also to be the embodiment of all evil.

Like, what's the point anymore? If I wanted to watch demonic tyrannical bastards rip the heart out everything in English life I like or care about, I already have reality. Following football these days just feels too much like the same sour shit as the rest of the news.

Fuck this honestly.

[PaulWinch again]

Thing is though he’s made a choice hasn’t he, assuming what we’re told is true? It’s not like he’s being forced to go, he’s been offered terms - he could have stayed but he’s chosen not to.

I do get the frustration of home grown players being sold, but he’s making that choice by the sounds of it.

[PeterWithe]

Really shit news that we are letting him go, really shit news that he wont sign up again, really shit news that we cant make the richest club in the world part with money that reflects his value.

Shit.