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Online LeeB

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1080 on: January 06, 2022, 09:32:01 AM »
You youts bangin on about 10's and 8's.
I'm an old guy; first game at VP in 1966 v Sunderland.
Number 8 was inside right and number 10 was inside left. I'm talking Tommy Mictham, Brian Godfrey, Peter Broadbent, Lionel Martin.  Give me a break. Cut me some slack.

Those were not the days, my friends, but neither are these. It's fucked up, if you ask me. 


Sounds like The Who.

Who's Next?

Hickey, apparently.

Hey Hickey, you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1081 on: January 06, 2022, 09:35:05 AM »
It's looking like a loan deal, potentially with an option to buy. He tore this league apart in his first stint before being sold to one of the best clubs in the world (*at the time) for £140 million, and could soon be working for a manager where they both have great admiration for each other, a playstyle suited to his skillset and a league where he's proven he can do it. AND he's still in his late 20s.

It's a no-brainer for me. Our wingers/attackers are either injured/misfiring/simply not good enough, so I really can't understand the pushback on this one.

We've been crying out for a star signing since Nas and Wes took over. We finally look like we could be getting one, and some people are still unhappy/questioning the signing?

Really don't get it??

Yep, absolute madness. At one point he was one of the top 10 players in the world. If he was still at his absolute peak we'd have no chance of signing him, but I'd take him now even if he's only 80-90% as good as he was. Two years ago he was a part of a Bayern team that won the treble.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1082 on: January 06, 2022, 09:37:36 AM »
He's a Champions League standard player. Isn't that what we need in order to push on?

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1083 on: January 06, 2022, 09:39:11 AM »
Whether you believe it or not is a different matter. I take a hefty pinch of salt as, being a Villa fan, I feel naked without any pessimism.

We've missed out on Polish wonderkid Kacper Kozlowski, gone to Brighton for 8m.

My Polish relations seem to think Kacper Kozlowski will be the next big thing in attacking midfield, a bit Smith-Rowe.



Surely if he was that great he’d be at Dortmund or Atletico who seem to nick a lot of Europe’s too young talent

Off-topic, as it's not a Villa signing, but briefly:

3 goals and 4 assists in 16 games this season. 6 Poland caps. 18 years old

Pogon Szczecin are sat in 2nd just 4 points behind the league leaders. The £8 million could be enough to push "us" to the championship. It surpasses their last record fee by c.£5 million. Such is Polish football.
« Last Edit: January 06, 2022, 09:40:46 AM by Small Rodent »

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1084 on: January 06, 2022, 09:55:46 AM »
'You can't always get what you want.  But sometimes, you get what you need.'

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1085 on: January 06, 2022, 10:03:08 AM »
Ginola was a brilliant player and would have been a lot better for us if it hadn’t been for John Gregory as manager who didn’t like flare players
The fact he was brought in by Doug didn’t help

When he got a chance even with us he Was a game changer

They just wanted to trouser the cash.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1086 on: January 06, 2022, 10:07:36 AM »
He's a Champions League standard player. Isn't that what we need in order to push on?

Yes. But this is Villa. He’ll need a month to find match fitness, then when he starts he’ll get injured. He’ll come back for the last 3 games, perform moderately well then sign for PSG in the summer.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1087 on: January 06, 2022, 10:15:09 AM »
Ginola was a brilliant player and would have been a lot better for us if it hadn’t been for John Gregory as manager who didn’t like flare players
The fact he was brought in by Doug didn’t help

When he got a chance even with us he Was a game changer

They just wanted to trouser the cash.
Ginola was never any good at the press.
Bit of a slack workrate at times too.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1088 on: January 06, 2022, 10:17:25 AM »
Ginola was a brilliant player and would have been a lot better for us if it hadn’t been for John Gregory as manager who didn’t like flare players
The fact he was brought in by Doug didn’t help

When he got a chance even with us he Was a game changer

They just wanted to trouser the cash.
Ginola was never any good at the press.
Bit of a slack workrate at times too.


He only came Farrah last big pay day.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1089 on: January 06, 2022, 10:33:05 AM »
If it does come off I hope it doesn't go all James Rodriguez at Everton. When these players rock-up at clubs "beneath" them, and something goes wobbly (form/injury/manager change), it doesn't usually bode well.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1090 on: January 06, 2022, 10:36:25 AM »
Who was the last player we had who scored regularly from outside the box? Gary Parker? Stan Staunton?

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1091 on: January 06, 2022, 10:41:24 AM »
Who was the last player we had who scored regularly from outside the box? Gary Parker? Stan Staunton?

Hourihane

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1092 on: January 06, 2022, 10:42:13 AM »
Hourihane??

Coutinho has the feel of Juninho about it. Its a deal top 6 clubs pull off, not Villa.

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1093 on: January 06, 2022, 10:42:39 AM »
Who was the last player we had who scored regularly from outside the box? Gary Parker? Stan Staunton?

Hitzlsperger?

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Re: The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread
« Reply #1094 on: January 06, 2022, 10:43:56 AM »
If it does come off I hope it doesn't go all James Rodriguez at Everton. When these players rock-up at clubs "beneath" them, and something goes wobbly (form/injury/manager change), it doesn't usually bode well.

The potential signing reminds me of Rodriguez too.  He played well for 9 months, lifted other players, and arguably raised Everton’s profle.  The loan aspect should mitigate against the bad sides of the deal (although I think Ancellotti leaving was probably the biggest factor).

 


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