I don't mind us investing in the odd older player who'll have little resale value. That's true of buying any 28/29 year old and giving them a 4/5 year contract. I certainly don't think we should rule it out.There was a period in our recent history when ALL of our big signings were in their late 20s or early 30s, probably getting their last big contract, and no one wants a return to that.But I have absolutely no issue in signing a few older players if they're good enough to give us a decent year or two, and improve the side - particularly if we have yongster who can develop alongside them and hopefully replace them eventually.Didn't we have the youngest squad in the league last year? Adding a few years of experience to that is no bad thing.
Given what we saw on Saturday from Digne and Coutinho, is anyone seriously going to say we shouldn't have signed them due to their age?
I think the Kerr Smith signing and the links with Dan Neill show that this thread is a bit pointless now. The policy stills seems to focus on getting good young players and bringing them through. All that's changed is that we've gone a few years older in some positions so there's a more natural progression. If you have kids coming through and need to give them games that's generally easier to do if it means resting guys in their 30s so signing a few players who are late 20s gives us a bit of a timeline for when they expect the kids to break through.
Was the thread title a placeholder for Weller's My Ever-Changing Moods? Being from Woking, I presume he's a Yanited fan.
Quote from: Drummond on January 17, 2022, 09:59:01 AMGiven what we saw on Saturday from Digne and Coutinho, is anyone seriously going to say we shouldn't have signed them due to their age?Our new manager clearly wanted them and they have experience and a good pedigree.We're Aston Villa and we will sign who we want