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Author Topic: Watkins, Ings, both or neither?  (Read 44113 times)

Offline colin69

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #75 on: November 24, 2021, 08:24:02 AM »
Archer and Watkins would be formidable.
I really hope we get to see this very soon.

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #76 on: November 24, 2021, 04:43:11 PM »
Think we’re going a bit early on Archer. He’s a young player who has made an impact in a couple of games. Not sure if it’s a good idea to be putting the pressure on. Ings is an established and proven Premier League goal scorer who has scored for his country. We should be working on getting the combo working with Ollie first.

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #77 on: November 26, 2021, 11:28:10 AM »
Yeah, I wonder if Archer was made available for loan, what sort of clubs would be in for him now - upper Ch'ship or lower ?

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #78 on: November 26, 2021, 11:30:52 AM »
We need to sort Archer's contract before loaning him out anywhere.

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #79 on: November 26, 2021, 11:35:27 AM »
I think there would be a lot of clubs in for him if we made him available for loan. After what's happened with Louie Barry, we would have to choose carefully.

Davis was going to Stoke on loan before he got injured (surprise). If he goes out on loan, I doubt there would send both him and Archer out. Archer has the added benefit that he can play as a wide forward.

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #80 on: November 26, 2021, 01:25:47 PM »
Trouble is Mr. Gerrard seems to prefer Davis atm. I don't know what it is about him and Villa Managers. Maybe they like the theory of a Davis-type player if not the execution.
« Last Edit: November 26, 2021, 02:18:26 PM by sickbeggar »

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #81 on: November 26, 2021, 01:34:29 PM »
That’s a bit of a presumption after one team selection? Maybe he wanted to watch Archer play a full game for U’23 instead of judging him by his position on the first team bench.

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #82 on: November 26, 2021, 01:41:14 PM »
yeah, could be.

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #83 on: November 26, 2021, 02:11:53 PM »
The answer to that will be found out a little more depending on who plays for the U23s this evening.

Offline Allan C

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #84 on: November 26, 2021, 02:21:35 PM »
Both for me.  I know Ollie looked a bit lost on Saturday, but I still think he can play the Mane / Salah role and score plenty of goals.  But If it was one or the other I think Ings would probably be the better link player in a narrow 3 up top.
That’s how I see it too

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #85 on: November 26, 2021, 02:26:36 PM »
Trouble is Mr. Gerrard seems to prefer Davis atm. I don't know what it is about him and Villa Managers. Maybe they like the theory of a Davis-type player if not the execution.

Stevie would have spent a lot of his 20s nuzzling up to Emule.

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #86 on: November 26, 2021, 10:01:25 PM »
Davis currently over Archer.

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #87 on: November 27, 2021, 12:58:30 AM »
Maybe he's trying to shift one of them and make a few quid? Just a thought.

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #88 on: November 27, 2021, 08:51:26 AM »
Well he's not gonna raise much in Davis' case  and Archer is a kid. Not the two players I'd pick to try and sell to raise funds. Looking at the contract situation, you have to say the only ones that would raise a bit with contracts nearing their end would be Trez who's crocked. AEG and Luis. EDIT. oh and Hause possibly if he's after a central defender as rumoured.
« Last Edit: November 27, 2021, 08:56:30 AM by sickbeggar »

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Re: Watkins, Ings or both?
« Reply #89 on: December 07, 2021, 06:32:42 AM »
Ings needs to accept where he's at in his career now. He will still add a lot of value over the next 3 years but it's going to be impact, tactical and covering injuries. He's our jamie vardy and we will at some point need him. It will work well for us and him to see out his days with us.

 


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