Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Sexual Ealing]

Looking at his heat maps, if Jack plays left, he plays right. You still need a class attacking central mid that can get a few goals. Soucek style at West Ham

Traore.

[Ian.]

Looking at his heat maps, if Jack plays left, he plays right. You still need a class attacking central mid that can get a few goals. Soucek style at West Ham

A further forward on form SJM? Not the sitting deep constrained version.

[DrGonzo]

Looking at his heat maps, if Jack plays left, he plays right. You still need a class attacking central mid that can get a few goals. Soucek style at West Ham

A further forward on form SJM? Not the sitting deep constrained version.

This.  McGinn is best in and around the opponent's box, let him spend more time there!  His deep lying role was a matter of neccesity this season let's hope that's not the case next year.  Is Makele fit?

[paul_e]

Looking at his heat maps, if Jack plays left, he plays right. You still need a class attacking central mid that can get a few goals. Soucek style at West Ham

I think you can probably give Grealish and Buendia mostly free roles where they play left and right respectively but just wander in to space. Get McGinn, Luiz and the new defensive enforcer in behind and we'll be in a good place. With neither being wingers you'd need the 3 behind to be happy drifting and helping out the fullbacks at times but both work hard enough to, along with Watkins, keep up the high press and try to win possession up the pitch.

[VILLA MOLE]

Whether it's happening or not, my continued mild obsession with reading Norwich forum (Pink un for anybody interested) has just got more amusing.

time to have a butchers….

villa fan in peace got told to do one first reply , maybe too soon 🤔

[tomd2103]

Looking at his heat maps, if Jack plays left, he plays right. You still need a class attacking central mid that can get a few goals. Soucek style at West Ham

A further forward on form SJM? Not the sitting deep constrained version.

This.  McGinn is best in and around the opponent's box, let him spend more time there!  His deep lying role was a matter of neccesity this season let's hope that's not the case next year.  Is Makele fit?

Yep, McGinn with Sanson as back up for the attacking midfielder role next season, with a midfield enforcer type being brought in alongside Luiz. 

See how that goes and if we need better quality in that position then hopefully we will be in a position next January / summer that we will only need one purchase and we could go really big on that.

[KevinGage]

I had a look at your post on Pink Un Ads. Seemed perfect to me, but most of their responses show just how much they didnt want Emi to go, and how much more they think he was worth. Bit on their forum on YouTube saying they wouldnt have got 2 promotions without him, so they had £100m of value. The other bit of interest was that he was responsible for 42% of their goals last season with his goals and assists.

Responsible for 42 per cent of their goals.  But also has one of the highest interceptions/ challenges won stats in that league as well. Not characteristics you'd readily associate with a winger or a midfielder in a more advanced/ attacking role.

Suggests he has a bit of spikiness to his game as well. So even on days when the more attractive stuff isn't coming off (and those kind of players will have days like that) he won't be a passenger.

[The Man With A Stick]

Guardian now saying we're in for Ward-Prowse...

[Drummond]

I had a look at your post on Pink Un Ads. Seemed perfect to me, but most of their responses show just how much they didnt want Emi to go, and how much more they think he was worth. Bit on their forum on YouTube saying they wouldnt have got 2 promotions without him, so they had £100m of value. The other bit of interest was that he was responsible for 42% of their goals last season with his goals and assists.

Responsible for 42 per cent of their goals.  But also has one of the highest interceptions/ challenges won stats in that league as well. Not characteristics you'd readily associate with a winger or a midfielder in a more advanced/ attacking role.

Suggests he has a bit of spikiness to his game as well. So even on days when the more attractive stuff isn't coming off (and those kind of players will have days like that) he won't be a passenger.

If you read (the admittedly rather long) article I posted, it discusses a spikiness a will to win and to chase a lost cause.. Perfect attitude.

[LeeB]

Guardian now saying we're in for Ward-Prowse...

Ooh......

That would be a proper statement. He's a good player, you'd imagine they'd want a fortune, but that doesn't seem to be a problem these days.

[Hairbandinho]

James Ward Prowse next target according to the Guardian

[LeeB]

He'll end up with about 25 goals from direct free kicks playing with Jack and Buendia.

I'm going to end up spending most of the summer trawling other clubs message boards laughing at their outrage at this rate.

[Smirker]

This thread is absolute porn.

[danno]

Guardian now saying we're in for Ward-Prowse...

Ooh......

That would be a proper statement. He's a good player, you'd imagine they'd want a fortune, but that doesn't seem to be a problem these days.

Their captain, and he signed a new contract with them at the same time Grealish did.
I think he'd be really good for us.

[chrisw1]

I'm not sure about JWP.  He'd cost £40m or so and I'd rather we put that money into a beast of a DM.