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Author Topic: Ollie Watkins  (Read 1394319 times)

Offline Somniloquism

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11700 on: May 10, 2026, 07:49:06 PM »
Him and McGinn are our top European goal scorers. Hopefully one will be a couple in front of the other by the end of the season.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11701 on: May 10, 2026, 07:51:28 PM »
Indeed, and hopefully Ollie has a couple more PL goals in him this season - ideally both on Friday.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11702 on: May 10, 2026, 09:28:02 PM »
Today's goal was of the kind he was scoring when running hot in the first few months of the Emery reign. Just a few months ago, I would have wagered that he'd never hit those heights again.

Well done, Ollie.


Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11703 on: May 10, 2026, 10:05:30 PM »
Fitting that Ollie scored it


Offline eamonn

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11704 on: May 11, 2026, 01:16:30 PM »
His best first touch of the game was off his shoulder without him knowing 'owt about it. Classic Ollie.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11705 on: May 11, 2026, 05:45:27 PM »
April player of the month.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11706 on: May 11, 2026, 07:24:28 PM »
Villa Player of the Month, that is. Gibbs-White (RIP) won the league award.

Offline brontebilly

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11707 on: May 11, 2026, 08:53:46 PM »
8 goals since that Man United game where he looked utterly finished.

Offline dcdavecollett

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11708 on: May 12, 2026, 02:34:36 AM »
Amazing what players can do when they're fully fit!

And that's the only time they should be judged.

One of my first sightings of Juan Pablo Angel was at Derby. He clearly wasn't right and looked an awful player, to say he was a record signing (£9m, I believe). The following year, after a full pre-season, he scored over twenty goals!!

Offline Smirker

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11709 on: May 12, 2026, 01:12:23 PM »
Amazing what players can do when they're fully fit!

And that's the only time they should be judged.

One of my first sightings of Juan Pablo Angel was at Derby. He clearly wasn't right and looked an awful player, to say he was a record signing (£9m, I believe). The following year, after a full pre-season, he scored over twenty goals!!

He needed surgery didn't he? So how can he be fully fit now if he has the cyst?

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11710 on: May 12, 2026, 02:01:35 PM »
You don't need surgery to deal with a cyst and, depending on where it is, they can often be better left to dissolve on their own. That his issue was a cyst is conjecture s it's never been said for sure but it does line-up with comments made about his carrying a small injury from both Emery and Tuchel.

Offline brontebilly

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11711 on: May 12, 2026, 02:09:32 PM »
Amazing what players can do when they're fully fit!

And that's the only time they should be judged.

One of my first sightings of Juan Pablo Angel was at Derby. He clearly wasn't right and looked an awful player, to say he was a record signing (£9m, I believe). The following year, after a full pre-season, he scored over twenty goals!!

Confidence more than fitness the key issue with Ollie for a lot of the season.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11712 on: May 12, 2026, 06:47:55 PM »
You don't need surgery to deal with a cyst and, depending on where it is, they can often be better left to dissolve on their own. That his issue was a cyst is conjecture s it's never been said for sure but it does line-up with comments made about his carrying a small injury from both Emery and Tuchel.

It was Tanswell who mentioned the cyst.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11713 on: May 12, 2026, 06:56:20 PM »
Jacob is good at setting things up.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #11714 on: May 12, 2026, 08:01:41 PM »
You don't need surgery to deal with a cyst and, depending on where it is, they can often be better left to dissolve on their own. That his issue was a cyst is conjecture s it's never been said for sure but it does line-up with comments made about his carrying a small injury from both Emery and Tuchel.

It was Tanswell who mentioned the cyst.

Ah ok, I couldn't remember where it started if I'm honest, I just know I've never seen anything directly from the club/player.

 


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