Donyell Malen

[aj2k77]

Joe Bryan got what he deserved, Milwall.

[Toronto Villa]

This is a forum where we should be free to discuss thing that might happen. Why should we only discuss things when they have happened? How fucking boring would that be. Half the fun is speculating and discussing the who we might sell or sign. There is an entire industry built around it.

[Somniloquism]

This is a forum where we should be free to discuss thing that might happen. Why should we only discuss things when they have happened? How fucking boring would that be. Half the fun is speculating and discussing the who we might sell or sign. There is an entire industry built around it.

And we have the thread for that already. All people are stating here is that Malen thread feels premature and most of the discussion could have been in the speculation thread.

[Toronto Villa]

This is a forum where we should be free to discuss thing that might happen. Why should we only discuss things when they have happened? How fucking boring would that be. Half the fun is speculating and discussing the who we might sell or sign. There is an entire industry built around it.

And we have the thread for that already. All people are stating here is that Malen thread feels premature and most of the discussion could have been in the speculation thread.

The thread was started 10 days ago. People are going on like it’s been months. It’s laughable.

[Somniloquism]

This is a forum where we should be free to discuss thing that might happen. Why should we only discuss things when they have happened? How fucking boring would that be. Half the fun is speculating and discussing the who we might sell or sign. There is an entire industry built around it.

And we have the thread for that already. All people are stating here is that Malen thread feels premature and most of the discussion could have been in the speculation thread.

The thread was started 10 days ago. People are going on like it’s been months. It’s laughable.

The interest in him back 10 days ago was the same as mentioned for two to three other players since. Yet we haven't had threads for them because it is still speculatury.

[Toronto Villa]

There hasn’t been one report presented with as much authority as the one for Malen. Everything else has been a link.

[Dave]

Players shouldn't get their own thread until they're officially signed, IMO. Everything until then is speculation and we already have a thread for that.

I agree with this. It was always the way but we've let it slip of late.

No, it absolutely wasn't.

If you really want the history, we never used to have transfer threads. There was then a summer (possibly O'Neill's first) when there was an epidemic of new threads of "we should sign this player" and "who could we sign as our next striker?" and it was decided that all that stuff should just be put into one thread.

It was never meant as a catch-all, "anything to do with all transfers, right up to the point we sign somebody" thread, because that would be mental.  We signed Bailey nearly 300 posts into his thread. Why mix those 300 posts about a player we are obviously trying to sign with all the nonsense?

On this one, there's a big distinction between "I saw this guy Malen play the other day, he's pretty good, we should sign him" posts and "a large number of reputable sources say Villa are trying to sign Malen" ones.

And if we don't sign him, who gives a toss? It's not the end of the world if a Malen thread drops down the pages of the forum like all the others.

You always come out with this but it's still rubbish, mate. There is no reason to give someone their own thread before they sign.

Stick to the threads you do want to post on then.

[aj2k77]

Is he actually any good?

[Richard E]

Is he actually any good?

Stop trying to clog up this thread with distractions like relevant facts!

[john e]

Is he actually any good?

🤷

[pauliewalnuts]

Is he actually any good?

I've no idea.

If only people had the opportunity to opine on that in some specific part of the site, like, say a 21 page thread, thus rendering opinions on him easier to find.

[aj2k77]

Is he actually any good?

I've no idea.

If only people had the opportunity to opine on that in some specific part of the site, like, say a 21 page thread, thus rendering opinions on him easier to find.

I tried but someone started going on about drains. In need of Footy Villas insight.

[john e]

Is he actually any good?

I've no idea.

If only people had the opportunity to opine on that in some specific part of the site, like, say a 21 page thread, thus rendering opinions on him easier to find.

I tried but someone started going on about drains. In need of Footy Villas insight.

You mock the power of the 3 drains at your own peril matey

[KevinGage]

Is he actually any good?

I've no idea.

If only people had the opportunity to opine on that in some specific part of the site, like, say a 21 page thread, thus rendering opinions on him easier to find.

I tried but someone started going on about drains. In need of Footy Villas insight.

Not even in jest.

[cdbearsfan]

This is a forum where we should be free to discuss thing that might happen. Why should we only discuss things when they have happened? How fucking boring would that be. Half the fun is speculating and discussing the who we might sell or sign. There is an entire industry built around it.

And we have the thread for that already. All people are stating here is that Malen thread feels premature and most of the discussion could have been in the speculation thread.

The thread was started 10 days ago. People are going on like it’s been months. It’s laughable.

Ten days, so obviously nowhere near a done deal. We don't need hundreds of threads for every player we get linked with, we have a transfer thread for speculation. What's wrong with using that?