Marcus Rashford - signed on loan (injured - out for season?)

[Toronto Villa]

Part of his huge salary pays for this:

Aston Villa have missed three of the last six penalties they've taken in all competitions.

Marcus Rashford has scored all 11 spot kicks he's taken since October 2019 and has a penalty conversion rate of 90% in his professional career.

[LeeB]

So basically, Main Utd have appointed themselves a Portuguese Paul Lambert.

Sound.

[Toronto Villa]

So basically, Main Utd have appointed themselves a Portuguese Paul Lambert.

Sound.

That’s exactly how I’ve read it. Create a bomb squad. That should make everyone happy. I expect him to look like an unshaven homeless tramp as Lambert did in about six months; spouting utter bollocks, ending every interview with “we go again”.

[pauliewalnuts]

This hasn't been confirmed anywhere.

[Toronto Villa]

Villa usually do the whole media package with video etc. when they announce it. They’re probably a bit annoyed someone leaked that pic.

[cdbearsfan]

We've got a picture. From a Man U fan account on Bluesky (which I'm assuming is a mirror of the same account on Twitter). We're going to look very silly if I've been done by a clever piece of AI. Well, I am.

[Dave]

Marcus Rashford has scored all 11 spot kicks he's taken since October 2019

I don't mean to quibble statistics, but I definitely remember a famous miss in the Euro 2020 final.

And while I'll happily accept that scoring in a penalty shootout doesn't count as a goal, they could definitely phrase their stat better so that it's not objectively wrong.

Nobody is ever going to go with "Gareth Southgate never missed a penalty in his career" are they?

[rob_bridge]

Like all Villa players, he'll have my support (unless he's strolling around the pitch looking uninterested). Let's see how it goes.

Yes I will hope for the best. Point to prove etc.. Just hope it isn't another Drinkwater or Collymore

[Toronto Villa]

Marcus Rashford has scored all 11 spot kicks he's taken since October 2019

I don't mean to quibble statistics, but I definitely remember a famous miss in the Euro 2020 final.

And while I'll happily accept it doesn't count as a goal if it's scored, they could definitely phrase it better so that it's not objectively wrong.

Nobody is ever going to go with "Gareth Southgate had never missed a penalty before" are they?

Even with that in mind it still makes him the best PK taker at our club by a long shot. We are lucky to get ours on target. Of course I could be cynical by saying that Tielemans had a good record before he rolled up to B6. How’s that gone?

[Chip Butty 111]

So basically, Main Utd have appointed themselves a Portuguese Paul Lambert.

Sound.

Vamos de novo....

[Dave]

Marcus Rashford has scored all 11 spot kicks he's taken since October 2019

I don't mean to quibble statistics, but I definitely remember a famous miss in the Euro 2020 final.

And while I'll happily accept it doesn't count as a goal if it's scored, they could definitely phrase it better so that it's not objectively wrong.

Nobody is ever going to go with "Gareth Southgate had never missed a penalty before" are they?

Even with that in mind it still makes him the best PK taker at our club by a long shot. We are lucky to get ours on target. Of course I could be cynical by saying that Tielemans had a good record before he rolled up to B6. How’s that gone?

I'm comfortable with the logic. Just uncomfortable with the phraseology of the lazy bastards whose facts you're quoting.

Unless they're your facts - in which case, fix your phraseology, you lazy bastard.

*wink*

[PaulWinch again]

This hasn't been confirmed anywhere.

Yep so we’re backed to the thread etiquette - “signed” really should be once there’s official confirmation.

[Dante Lavelli]

Like all Villa players, he'll have my support (unless he's strolling around the pitch looking uninterested). Let's see how it goes.

Yes I will hope for the best. Point to prove etc.. Just hope it isn't another Drinkwater or Collymore

This is where context is important, drinkwater was on loan, so despite being rotten cost us very little. Collymore was on a bumper contract so way harder to solve (also had some good games).

rashford is low risk by comparison.

[Toronto Villa]

Marcus Rashford has scored all 11 spot kicks he's taken since October 2019

I don't mean to quibble statistics, but I definitely remember a famous miss in the Euro 2020 final.

And while I'll happily accept it doesn't count as a goal if it's scored, they could definitely phrase it better so that it's not objectively wrong.

Nobody is ever going to go with "Gareth Southgate had never missed a penalty before" are they?

Even with that in mind it still makes him the best PK taker at our club by a long shot. We are lucky to get ours on target. Of course I could be cynical by saying that Tielemans had a good record before he rolled up to B6. How’s that gone?

I'm comfortable with the logic. Just uncomfortable with the phraseology of the lazy bastards whose facts you're quoting.

Unless they're your facts - in which case, fix your phraseology, you lazy bastard.

*wink*

Ha! Bloody fact checkers. Blame “Villa correspondent” John Townley. The Mail has gone right downhill.

https://x.com/johntownley11/status/1886162245148660136?s=46

[Toronto Villa]

This hasn't been confirmed anywhere.

Yep so we’re backed to the thread etiquette - “signed” really should be once there’s official confirmation.

Hey…to make clear that wasn’t me. Fuck, the player thread brigade will be all over me again