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Online malckennedy

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #45 on: September 08, 2020, 05:43:43 PM »
Very happy when this is done. Big, quick, plays across the front 3, scores lots of different types of goals. Could careless about the fee.

Agree with this. Not sure why so many people think we need to scrimp and save. If we need him and he's good, the price is for others to worry about - we can just enjoy the goals he'll score.

Offline Big Ming

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #46 on: September 08, 2020, 05:46:17 PM »
We must be single-handedly paying for Brentford's new stadium.

Still, assuming this goes through I will not be complaining. We need someone with a sniffers instincts (cue Kenneth Williams gif).

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #47 on: September 08, 2020, 05:48:14 PM »
Very happy when this is done. Big, quick, plays across the front 3, scores lots of different types of goals. Could careless about the fee.

Agree with this. Not sure why so many people think we need to scrimp and save. If we need him and he's good, the price is for others to worry about - we can just enjoy the goals he'll score.
not buying a striker will cost us a couple of hundred million pounds in relegation

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #48 on: September 08, 2020, 05:48:38 PM »
I suppose it puts those penny pinching claims to bed.

Offline villa for life

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #49 on: September 08, 2020, 05:49:54 PM »
I feel Watkins at this price is a better deal than C. Wilson at 20 mill just as long as we are prepared to play the long game and not expect him to score in every single game.

Dare I say it, I think he’s a better deal than Tammy who’d cost more. Still unconvinced Tammy will ever be a prolific premiership player.

Offline Villafirst

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #50 on: September 08, 2020, 05:59:31 PM »
Cheap considering fees for strikers in this League. Havertz to Chelsea for £85m? Haller a flop to West Ham at £45m? Joelinton a flop to Newcastle at £40m? I think Ollie will do well for us. He is young, has pace, can hold the ball up and a decent scoring rate.

Offline SheffieldVillain

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #51 on: September 08, 2020, 06:04:05 PM »
We must be single-handedly paying for Brentford's new stadium.

Still, assuming this goes through I will not be complaining. We need someone with a sniffers instincts (cue Kenneth Williams gif).

Exeter can't have done badly out of us this summer either considering the deal for one of their kids and the sell-on fee for Watkins.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #52 on: September 08, 2020, 06:04:11 PM »
If he does well and goes on to play for England, his fee will at least double. It seems a lot initially but that's the market. Wolves just paid £35m for an unknown, inexperienced 19 year old.

Offline Flamingo Lane

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #53 on: September 08, 2020, 06:07:44 PM »
I've followed his career with interest since he was a youngster at Exeter, and thought we could have done much worse than to have signed him when Brentford did.  He has progressed really well, and looks to have a great attitude, on and off the pitch.  My only reservation is that he performed badly when it really mattered in Brentford's last two league games of the season (when promotion was so much in their grasp), and then in the play-offs.  That aside, this is a signing that I don't think that we could have afforded to not make, and I'm very pleased with this.  I think he'll do well.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #54 on: September 08, 2020, 06:12:06 PM »
I feel Watkins at this price is a better deal than C. Wilson at 20 mill

Yes, I agree - given the choice of Watkins at this price of Wilson, with his multiple injury problems, at 20, I'd go for Watkins.

Wilson is going to be 33 at the end of that 5 year deal they have given him, too.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #55 on: September 08, 2020, 06:12:13 PM »
He at least looks equally good up front or playing wider, which will give him an immediate advantage over Wesley.

In fairness Wesley is equally good in any position, makes just as crap a winger / goalkeeper as he does a striker.

He looks a far better player, and had scored more goals in a better league than Wesley had when we signed him.

Plenty of players step up well from the Championship and plenty fail. Let's hope he is a big hit. Whatever happens I can't fault the club for backing the manager.

Offline villa for life

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #56 on: September 08, 2020, 06:22:31 PM »
I think they are backing Smith as some of the transfers he pushed for in previous years, whether at Villa or Brentford, seem to have come off. We can’t be sure which were his signings and which were Suso’s but I’m guessing the ones Smith advocated have proven a little more successful.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #57 on: September 08, 2020, 06:27:18 PM »
I feel Watkins at this price is a better deal than C. Wilson at 20 mill

Yes, I agree - given the choice of Watkins at this price of Wilson, with his multiple injury problems, at 20, I'd go for Watkins.

Wilson is going to be 33 at the end of that 5 year deal they have given him, too.
completely agree.
The 2 players we have bought in add pace which has been desperately lacking.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #58 on: September 08, 2020, 06:46:49 PM »
I like this boy and agree that he is a much better  buy at £28M than Nowandthen Wilson at £20M.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #59 on: September 08, 2020, 06:47:44 PM »
I like this boy and agree that he is a much better  buy at £28M than Nowandthen Wilson at £20M.

Absolutely 100% this.

 


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