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Online kippaxvilla2

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6915 on: September 16, 2020, 08:37:37 AM »
I read Ron Atkinson carried a brief case only  containing a hair dryer and an American Express gold card.




there was a porno mag in there too, maybe a cuban cigar.

Am I making this up or was there once a brilliant Spitting Image sketch called 100 Great Sporting Moments where Ron walks into a tobacconist and asks for a large Cuban Cigar.  The shopkeeper says ‘that’ll be 50 pence please Mr Atkinson.  Then you just see a bejewelled hand appear and Ron saying ‘I’ll give you £250,000.’
« Last Edit: September 16, 2020, 08:40:15 AM by kippaxvilla2 »

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6916 on: September 16, 2020, 08:41:56 AM »
Absolute rubbish performance

Only Jack stood out - no wonder no one wants the likes of Lansbury (he was dreadful, along with quite a few others)

I will reserve judgement on Watkins, missed a sitter, but supposedly runs a lot?

Bit harsh on Watkins who got himself into a goal scoring position 3 times, something Samatta struggled to do over 3 or 4 entire games.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6917 on: September 16, 2020, 09:04:22 AM »




My lad plays u13 football last weekend the opposition had a lot of corners they scored 3 goals from them
every one was right into the box right on the spot
U13 lads can do it why do professionals struggle


I'm surprised to see that sort of thing happening at U13 level - slinging corners into the box isn't a way to develop the technical skills of the youngsters, it just means the big lads get to play on the winning team.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6918 on: September 16, 2020, 09:07:33 AM »




My lad plays u13 football last weekend the opposition had a lot of corners they scored 3 goals from them
every one was right into the box right on the spot
U13 lads can do it why do professionals struggle


I'm surprised to see that sort of thing happening at U13 level - slinging corners into the box isn't a way to develop the technical skills of the youngsters, it just means the big lads get to play on the winning team.

Thus proving that size matters.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6919 on: September 16, 2020, 09:12:27 AM »
Absolute rubbish performance

Only Jack stood out - no wonder no one wants the likes of Lansbury (he was dreadful, along with quite a few others)

I will reserve judgement on Watkins, missed a sitter, but supposedly runs a lot?

Watkins scored again by the way, but hey, let's look on the down side.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6920 on: September 16, 2020, 09:21:31 AM »
I will reserve judgement on Watkins, missed a sitter, but supposedly runs a lot?

Played two games, scored in both of them, both of which we won.

I fear you may be setting the bar a bit too high if you're going to find fault with that.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6921 on: September 16, 2020, 09:21:50 AM »




My lad plays u13 football last weekend the opposition had a lot of corners they scored 3 goals from them
every one was right into the box right on the spot
U13 lads can do it why do professionals struggle


I'm surprised to see that sort of thing happening at U13 level - slinging corners into the box isn't a way to develop the technical skills of the youngsters, it just means the big lads get to play on the winning team.

goals were scored by the smallest lads on the pitch as the big lads wouldn't head it
its not academy level football we are still slinging em in

maybe that's why Villa cant defend corners then because they they were to bothered honing their technical skills to bother with defending corners

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6922 on: September 16, 2020, 09:51:12 AM »
Assuming he scores 1 in 3 - 12-13 goals in this league will be a very decent return for his first season and just what we need.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6923 on: September 16, 2020, 09:52:00 AM »
I will reserve judgement on Watkins, missed a sitter, but supposedly runs a lot?

Played two games, scored in both of them, both of which we won.

I fear you may be setting the bar a bit too high if you're going to find fault with that.

And got into scoring positions to easily get a couple more, having played literally no pre-season games. Picking fault in our first competitive match with any of them for looking rusty is a bit OTT in my opinion. Sure they looked a bit ropey at times, but got through.

If we can add a couple of wingers, and a really top class central midfielder before the deadline it would be great.

I would still take Danny Rose as left back competition too.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6924 on: September 16, 2020, 10:10:05 AM »
nice to see we have signed a great goalie

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6925 on: September 16, 2020, 10:31:39 AM »
Positioning is a skill you can't teach it just comes natural, Watkins has it, he missed a couple so what name me a goalscorer that hasn't. Jack ran the game and thats where we need to improve, he is too big a miss when out injured.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6926 on: September 16, 2020, 10:37:20 AM »
Jota, in a good side, who could afford to carry him, would probably look very good.

Not in the 17th best team in the Premier League - we can't afford to do that.

Do you think so? Interesting reading that.
For me he's barely Premier League quality in my opinion wouldn't make an impression in a good side in this league.
He would stand out in MLS or at Celtic /Rangers

Or just suited to Spain.
Here he isn't so useful for what we are trying to achieve.

I just wouldn't see a good side in England (so a team that finished top half) taking him on.
And we're becoming a better side so he wouldn't be much part.

The cup games yes there would be a place for him
I tend to agree with Vill here.  I can't see a team who'd finished even lower mid table wanting to take Jota off our hands, even as a squad player.  If the money's available, I'd buy a solid central midfielder, and try to maximise Jota's sell on value for next summer* by loaning him out to a decent Championship club.

Think Jota was a reasonable enough purchase in the circumstances - a low budget squad filler who'd do a job this season if we'd been relegated.  But he's not what we need now.  If we make a small profit on him, just to keep FFP ticking over, that'd be fine by me.

* I can't see many Championship clubs splashing money about this season, and realistically those will be the clubs we're trying to flog him to

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6927 on: September 16, 2020, 10:39:21 AM »
its turning into a decent window for us

not sure about the wingers yet
i'd have much rather slapped 70/80 mill down for St Maximin at Newcastle and see if Ashley could refuse rather than keep  taking
 10-20 mill pot shots

but then its dead easy on this side of the internet

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6928 on: September 16, 2020, 10:43:46 AM »
I wonder if we're still going to get that midfield enforcer signing to make us all a little giddy. A seasoned pro who has done it all and is winding down a little but would still be a clear upgrade on Conor and Marvellous.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #6929 on: September 16, 2020, 10:48:40 AM »
I would still take Danny Rose as left back competition too.

Apropos of nothing every time I see his name here I think of Richard Burton in "Where Eagles Dare".

 


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