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Offline PaulWinch again

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #420 on: August 10, 2021, 05:23:35 PM »
Could delays be due to getting a work permit?

No.

Indeed. I suspect as others have suggested he’s only recently finished up competitive football for the season, so he needs a break.

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #421 on: August 11, 2021, 09:19:59 PM »
Dean Smith said "We're very good at driving transitions anyway but I've always been a bigger believer that pace scares defenders, and Bailey's got that in abundance. He brings more pace into the team, it gives us different options. On top of that, he's a really good footballer. You don't survive in the Bundesliga unless you're a really good player."

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #422 on: August 11, 2021, 11:28:15 PM »
Will be training tomorrow apparently

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #423 on: August 11, 2021, 11:37:16 PM »
Good stuff. He's had much less holiday than Mings or Ephialtes of Trachis got, mind.

Offline Demitri_C

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #424 on: August 12, 2021, 08:02:19 AM »
I doubt he will play weekend. Most likely Newcastle

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #425 on: August 12, 2021, 08:42:56 AM »
Good stuff. He's had much less holiday than Mings or Ephialtes of Trachis got, mind.

Not great, but on the plus side is he's unlikely to have lost too much match fitness?  I didn't even expect him in the country till next week, which would have given him just over three weeks off.

Offline ADVILLAFAN

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #426 on: August 12, 2021, 08:50:04 AM »
You never know, maybe he'll make the bench for Saturday

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #427 on: August 12, 2021, 11:09:54 AM »
we need this geezer in asap.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #428 on: August 12, 2021, 11:23:22 AM »
Good stuff. He's had much less holiday than Mings or Ephialtes of Trachis got, mind.

Didn't the Bundesliga finish early May? So he actually had a good month off before joining up with Jamaica for Gold cup so had a longer break than anyone playing at the euros.

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #429 on: August 12, 2021, 11:33:02 AM »
Good stuff. He's had much less holiday than Mings or Ephialtes of Trachis got, mind.


heh.

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #430 on: August 12, 2021, 11:57:10 AM »
Good stuff. He's had much less holiday than Mings or Ephialtes of Trachis got, mind.
Always like a reference that I have to look up on wikipedia.


Very good :)

Offline Clark W Griswold

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #431 on: August 12, 2021, 12:22:04 PM »
Good stuff. He's had much less holiday than Mings or Ephialtes of Trachis got, mind.
Always like a reference that I have to look up on wikipedia.


Very good :)

Same here. It certainly beats 'Greasy' or 'Rat Boy' for imagination and humour.

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #432 on: August 12, 2021, 12:55:34 PM »
Ephialtes of Trachis...any relation to Tommy Elphick?

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #433 on: August 12, 2021, 01:05:06 PM »
Good stuff. He's had much less holiday than Mings or Ephialtes of Trachis got, mind.
Always like a reference that I have to look up on wikipedia.


Very good :)

Same here. It certainly beats 'Greasy' or 'Rat Boy' for imagination and humour.

Aye. Another ‘upvote’ on this. On googling, the first statue photo that appeared also looked suitably twisted.
Another H&V classics lesson 👍🏼

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Re: Leon Bailey - signed
« Reply #434 on: August 12, 2021, 02:02:14 PM »
All Villa, No Filler podcast from an hour ago, they speak to German Football Expert, DW reporter and Leverkusen fan Max Merrill to find out more about what Villa fans and Dean Smith can expect from their new man. Sounds like if he grabs this opportunity like Benteke did when he came and appreciates it for the step it could be, he could be a star.

*warning for cdbwf: Contains heretical opinion*

 


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