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Online LeeB

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #480 on: October 15, 2020, 03:53:50 PM »
Cheers Stu. Luther Vandross? Bin him.

Seriously, the spell down the pyramid will have done him good and help keep him grounded. Look forward to seeing him play in the flesh.

Nooo, that's a top tune to attempt, it puts him even higher in my estimation. I bet he knocked it out of the park as well.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #481 on: October 15, 2020, 04:00:22 PM »
Prefer if he put it in the metaphorical back of the net though.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #482 on: October 15, 2020, 04:02:54 PM »
Is it just me or is Gregg Evans showing he actually is a decent journalist now he has left the Meaning?

But the main thing from that is that we seemed to have a hell of a person in Ollie.
He ok.  Better than a lot of people think and certainly not just a bitter Baggie as he often gets labelled.  With that said I think he gets shown up by other Athletic journalists and I've rarely seen him come out with any detailed insightful commentary on our tactics etc which the likes of TIFO etc and Football 365 produce.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #483 on: October 15, 2020, 08:41:06 PM »
Great article.
On the way to being a Villa hero!
UTV!

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #484 on: October 15, 2020, 08:58:13 PM »
Great article.
On the way to being a Villa hero!
UTV!

Just about to say the same thing. He is going to be a total hero at VP. Pace, power, great in the air and still way off his peak. Brilliant

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #485 on: October 15, 2020, 09:34:16 PM »
Is it just me or is Gregg Evans showing he actually is a decent journalist now he has left the Meaning?

But the main thing from that is that we seemed to have a hell of a person in Ollie.

Not decent, but at least he seems to be getting original interviews now.

Rather than just rehashing whatever comes up in NewsNow and passing it off as his own work.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #486 on: October 15, 2020, 09:43:58 PM »
Is it just me or is Gregg Evans showing he actually is a decent journalist now he has left the Meaning?

But the main thing from that is that we seemed to have a hell of a person in Ollie.

Not decent, but at least he seems to be getting original interviews now.

Rather than just rehashing whatever comes up in NewsNow and passing it off as his own work.
Its a bit of weird one for me. If I was lucky enough to be a football journalist being a Villa fan I couldn't imagine myself spending my life writing and watching the Albion..

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #487 on: October 15, 2020, 10:00:40 PM »
Is it just me or is Gregg Evans showing he actually is a decent journalist now he has left the Meaning?

But the main thing from that is that we seemed to have a hell of a person in Ollie.

Not decent, but at least he seems to be getting original interviews now.

Rather than just rehashing whatever comes up in NewsNow and passing it off as his own work.
Its a bit of weird one for me. If I was lucky enough to be a football journalist being a Villa fan I couldn't imagine myself spending my life writing and watching the Albion..


Yes ‘ they are shit ‘ end of article 🤔😀

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #488 on: October 16, 2020, 09:25:15 PM »

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #489 on: October 17, 2020, 12:39:43 PM »
Despite Benrhama failing his  medical, West Ham still signed him on loan for £5m and are obliged to make the deal  permanent for £20m, plus £5m possible in add-ons. £30m in total

Villa signed Ollie Watkins for £28m, rising to £33m with possible add-ons.

Wonder who's got the better deal?

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #490 on: October 17, 2020, 04:01:14 PM »
Despite Benrhama failing his  medical, West Ham still signed him on loan for £5m and are obliged to make the deal  permanent for £20m, plus £5m possible in add-ons. £30m in total

Villa signed Ollie Watkins for £28m, rising to £33m with possible add-ons.

Wonder who's got the better deal?

Impossible to say before he's played a single minute for West Ham.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #491 on: October 17, 2020, 04:06:04 PM »
I think both are very good players.

But, an out-and-out 15-20 per season goalscorer in the Premier is worth their weight in gold and Watkins certainly seems that he could be that so far albeit on the evidence of the few games we've had.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #492 on: October 17, 2020, 05:41:21 PM »
Generations of footballers may come and go but their reassuringly ropey taste in music (Luther, Boyz II Men, Phil Collins et. al) shall always remain.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #493 on: October 17, 2020, 06:14:48 PM »
Nearly 2 weeks without a goal, i'm not impressed.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #494 on: October 17, 2020, 07:53:41 PM »
Generations of footballers may come and go but their reassuringly ropey taste in music (Luther, Boyz II Men, Phil Collins et. al) shall always remain.

Luther does not belong in that list, a man of awesome talent.

 


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