collapse collapse

* - On Sale NOW -

Claret Blue and Green

The story of Aston Villa’s Irish connection

£9.99 plus postage

For ROW Postage please email iotp@heroespublishing.net

Postal Location

Recent Topics

Kits 25/26 by Crown Hill
[Today at 11:05:31 PM]


Pau Torres by olaftab
[Today at 11:03:31 PM]


Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc. by Villatillidie25
[Today at 11:00:02 PM]


Ollie Watkins by brontebilly
[Today at 10:38:52 PM]


Unai Emery by Sexual Ealing
[Today at 10:32:41 PM]


Manchester City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread by ROBBO
[Today at 10:30:46 PM]


Goal Of The Season 2025/26 by Olneythelonely
[Today at 10:22:59 PM]


The week in claret and blue by dave.woodhall
[Today at 10:19:00 PM]

Recent Posts

Re: Kits 25/26 by Crown Hill
[Today at 11:05:31 PM]


Re: Kits 25/26 by Brazilian Villain
[Today at 11:05:14 PM]


Re: Kits 25/26 by Tuscans
[Today at 11:04:05 PM]


Re: Pau Torres by olaftab
[Today at 11:03:31 PM]


Re: Kits 25/26 by Toronto Villa
[Today at 11:02:00 PM]


Re: Kits 25/26 by Dogtanian
[Today at 11:01:56 PM]


Re: Kits 25/26 by danno
[Today at 11:00:06 PM]


Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc. by Villatillidie25
[Today at 11:00:02 PM]

Follow us on...

Author Topic: Emi Martinez  (Read 1210057 times)

Online Brazilian Villain

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 57230
  • GM : 25.07.2026
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9585 on: January 22, 2026, 10:13:41 AM »
He can go in the summer, but it would be borderline catastrophic to let him go in January.

Exactly. Sell him after they've won the World Cup with him saving a Kane penalty in the last minute.

Offline nigel

  • Member
  • Posts: 5997
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9586 on: January 22, 2026, 10:13:57 AM »
I see Spurs have now also been linked with him.

Make that £100m then 😃

Offline nigel

  • Member
  • Posts: 5997
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9587 on: January 22, 2026, 10:18:58 AM »
Who could we go for as a replacement?
A couple off the top of my head.

Chevalier seems out of favour at PSG
James Trafford could be gettable

Offline PeterWithe

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 11744
  • Location: Birmingham.
  • GM : 12.03.2027
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9588 on: January 22, 2026, 10:22:00 AM »
The Barca keeper we were linked with also seems to be on the verge of being replaced.

Online Brazilian Villain

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 57230
  • GM : 25.07.2026
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9589 on: January 22, 2026, 10:26:18 AM »
Who could we go for as a replacement?

Caoimhin Kelleher, obviously.

Online Drummond

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 35514
  • Location: Everywhere, and nowhere.
  • GM : 17.10.2026
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9590 on: January 22, 2026, 01:40:06 PM »
James Trafford wants a move if reports are to be believed. Fancy being brought in as Number One and then losing your spot without a game being played.

Offline Smithy

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 7671
  • Location: Windsor, Royal Berkshire, la de da
  • GM : 30.04.2027
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9591 on: January 22, 2026, 01:42:16 PM »
James Trafford wants a move if reports are to be believed. Fancy being brought in as Number One and then losing your spot without a game being played.

I've only ever seen him play in the U21 tournament a couple of summers ago, and he looked really good.  If he is as good as everyone seems to think, and he's available, then it's the goalkeeping position covered for a decade. 

I have no idea how good he is with his feet, as Unai's goalkeepers need to be able to pick a pass.

Online Drummond

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 35514
  • Location: Everywhere, and nowhere.
  • GM : 17.10.2026
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9592 on: January 22, 2026, 01:44:47 PM »
He would be mad to say no to us if we asked.

Offline Rudy Can't Fail

  • Member
  • Posts: 43134
  • Location: In the Shade
    • http://www.heroespredictions.co.uk/pl/
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9593 on: January 22, 2026, 02:37:19 PM »
Trafford's a very good shout though he'll be expensive as Man City paid £27m (£31m but £4m was their sell-on fee). As long as there'd be no buy back clause to Man City, he'd certainly be on my top 3 list.  As Smithy mentioned he was great for the England U21s but it was at Burnley he really impressed me whenever I saw him in action, which was most weeks as it's a mate's team. Buying the right goalkeeper, even if a little expensive is still as we've seen with Emi, a smart investment. I think he'd jump at the chance to be our number 1.

Online ChicagoLion

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 28348
  • Location: Chicago
  • Literally
  • GM : 07.04.2027
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9594 on: January 22, 2026, 04:32:24 PM »
Would citeh sell him to us?

Offline aj2k77

  • Member
  • Posts: 12522
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9595 on: January 22, 2026, 04:33:42 PM »
Trafford is good with the ball isn't he?

Offline Rudy Can't Fail

  • Member
  • Posts: 43134
  • Location: In the Shade
    • http://www.heroespredictions.co.uk/pl/
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9596 on: January 22, 2026, 04:45:09 PM »
Would citeh sell him to us?

They'd probably want to send him to us either on loan or a sale with a buy back clause a la Dougie Luiz.

Online Toronto Villa

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 61236
  • Age: 53
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • GM : 23.07.2026
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9597 on: January 25, 2026, 03:13:42 PM »
I know our feeling about him are a little less warm than in the past but he’s still some fucking keeper when he’s in form. Two superb first half saves.

Online Sexual Ealing

  • Member
  • Posts: 25944
  • Location: Salop
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9598 on: January 25, 2026, 03:15:59 PM »
I implore you, please wait until the end of the game. We are laying jinxes like they were carpet.

Online Toronto Villa

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 61236
  • Age: 53
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • GM : 23.07.2026
Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9599 on: January 25, 2026, 03:20:26 PM »
There are no jinxes. It was a comment about his first half saves which can’t be impacted now given it’s over. Bloody tin foil hat wearers.

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal