Quote from: LeeB on April 13, 2022, 09:56:17 AMI'd never classed Ings as anything more than a lower half Premier League forward, his stock had seemingly risen higher than that at Southampton but the evidence I've seen in a Villa shirt suggests I was right in the first place.He lacks pace and has missed every one on one I can think of. If there's truth in the Brighton rumour I'd be thankful and snap their hands off.Seems a nice bloke mind.One excellent season in the Premier League, and that's pretty much it. He was injured a lot of course, but he's not the prolific goal-getter he's often portrayed as. He's been largely shocking for us.
I'd never classed Ings as anything more than a lower half Premier League forward, his stock had seemingly risen higher than that at Southampton but the evidence I've seen in a Villa shirt suggests I was right in the first place.He lacks pace and has missed every one on one I can think of. If there's truth in the Brighton rumour I'd be thankful and snap their hands off.Seems a nice bloke mind.
Let's be honest, the Ings signing was met with massive approval by nearly everybody on here. You can say it hasn't worked for us so far but knocking him as a footballer months after saying what a signing it was is just odd.
Quote from: Clampy on April 13, 2022, 10:45:10 AMLet's be honest, the Ings signing was met with massive approval by nearly everybody on here. You can say it hasn't worked for us so far but knocking him as a footballer months after saying what a signing it was is just odd.Fans in getting excited at a new signing shocker. People were pleased when we signed N’Zogbia, it’s just what football fans do.
Quote from: Risso on April 13, 2022, 11:21:26 AMQuote from: Clampy on April 13, 2022, 10:45:10 AMLet's be honest, the Ings signing was met with massive approval by nearly everybody on here. You can say it hasn't worked for us so far but knocking him as a footballer months after saying what a signing it was is just odd.Fans in getting excited at a new signing shocker. People were pleased when we signed N’Zogbia, it’s just what football fans do.Thats not really the point. Youre pretty much now calling him a one season wonder. That didn't come accross as your views on him when he signed.
It has rarely worked well when we have tried to push the boat out and sign players supposedly at their peak. I'm thinking of players like Collymore, Stone, Angel etc. Even in the Championship there was McCormack, Hogan, Kodjia etc. It's easy to say now, whilst being broadly supportive of signing Ings, I was sceptical about his age, injury record, lack of re-sale value and tactical specificity. I suppose it's obvious, but when you sign players at their peak, it really has to work out - the transfer fees are high risk.
Quote from: Clampy on April 13, 2022, 10:45:10 AMLet's be honest, the Ings signing was met with massive approval by nearly everybody on here. You can say it hasn't worked for us so far but knocking him as a footballer months after saying what a signing it was is just odd. I was just thinking exactly that. Views were a lot more positive at the start of the Ings thread, not much mention of him only having had one excellent season there.
Ings is about as reliable in front of goal as Watkins.