Watkins, Ings, both or neither?

[SoccerHQ]

Ings will be on the bench at Palace I reckon.

Last 10 minutes from Ollie gets him a start next week.

[Beard82]

For us to be a competitive side we need to have quality in all areas and in numbers. They both want to be the best they can be for a side that's competing so it's select one and go with it and it's up to that one to stay in the side and it's up to the other one to get in. Personally  I'd go with ollie but he does need to select one and go with it. The other will have to wait.

I agree - but at the same time, Danny Ings is 29 and injury prone with little resell value.  I think someone thought they could play together.   Sadly they were wrong. 

Or, maybe we were thinking we could mix it up with the formations.  I still think the 352 for some games, particularly away from home, could be useful. 

A top draw midfielder should have been where the money went

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Ings looks like a panic buy all day long. Good player, but not what we needed.

The ings money should have been added onto JWP's bid and we would have a much better squad - certainly in the highsight of how promising Archer looks

Nobody except Legion knew how good Archer was, the lad has just had a pretty unimpressive loan spell at Solihull Moors.
Ollie hadn't missed a game last season and it would have been extremely brave to bet the farm having Archer or Davis as back up.

[PaulWinch again]

I’ve always thought they should be competing for a spot.

[Beard82]

Ings looks like a panic buy all day long. Good player, but not what we needed.

The ings money should have been added onto JWP's bid and we would have a much better squad - certainly in the highsight of how promising Archer looks

Nobody except Legion knew how good Archer was, the lad has just had a pretty unimpressive loan spell at Solihull Moors.
Ollie hadn't missed a game last season and it would have been extremely brave to bet the farm having Archer or Davis as back up.

Yeah that's true @Lange out / @Legion In

[ez]

Ollie. As someone else said, if Ings isn't scoring he isn't doing anything,  like today.

[Aldridge Villa]

Watkins with Archer pushing hard.

[colin69]

Unfortunately I think Ings was a complete waste of money and a strange signing.
Long term Archer will be fighting Ollie for the starting place.

[Toronto Villa]

Ings has proven himself to be a top PL striker. He is the most legitimate goal threat. But he cannot do what Ollie can do and the goal was exhibit A of that. But in terms of pure striker it’s Ings. Would be great if Ollie played in that inside left position and made it his own. Two you front just doesn’t work for us.

[ChicagoLion]

On today’s showing the Greasy money has not been well spent, none of them made an impact in the game.
Ollie was a different player once he was played in his natural position.

[Exeter 77]

I think Ings was a signing at a time when a biggish name was required to show Villa could compete in the market. It reminds me a bit of BFR signing Guy Whittingham.

[Drummond]

We need both. There's no doubt in my mind. Whether they can whether they can work out how to play together however...

[ChicagoLion]

They should slug it out for the number 9 spot.

[tomd2103]

On today’s showing the Greasy money has not been well spent, none of them made an impact in the game.
Ollie was a different player once he was played in his natural position.

Pretty clear from today that Watkins isn’t going to be good enough on the ball to play out wide in the top flight and create.  His position is leading the line and its is going to have to come down to him and Ings battling it out for that spot with the other on the bench.

[pauliewalnuts]

Ings looks like a panic buy all day long. Good player, but not what we needed.

Yeah, it's hard not to arrive at that conclusion.

I like Ings, I just don't see why we bought him when we did.