ronnup Posted 8 January 2022 Share Posted 8 January 2022 We don't need him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertfox2 Posted 8 January 2022 Share Posted 8 January 2022 1 hour ago, UniFox21 said: Swear if he goes to Newcastle, they may actually have a shot at staying up Yeah him and Trippier would be a really decent pair of full backs for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 8 January 2022 Share Posted 8 January 2022 On 01/01/2022 at 10:32, nathan. said: Chelsea are in for him imagine being unable to decide between Bertrand and Digne… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoken Posted 8 January 2022 Share Posted 8 January 2022 7 hours ago, UniFox21 said: Swear if he goes to Newcastle, they may actually have a shot at staying up This hasnt aged well lol. 'they may actually have a shot at staying up' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 8 January 2022 Share Posted 8 January 2022 According to some Everton supporters I was speaking with yesterday, he’s the best left back they have, however his highlight reel is better than he is. Not the player he was when he joined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrifox Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 11 hours ago, Sly said: According to some Everton supporters I was speaking with yesterday, he’s the best left back they have, however his highlight reel is better than he is. Not the player he was when he joined. That’s the Everton experience for you which seems to happen to all their players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 Seems like he might be off to Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudger63 Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 6 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Seems like he might be off to Villa Very good signing for them if he goes there and definitely makes them stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lcfc82 Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 11 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Seems like he might be off to Villa He must hate it at Everton if he would prefer to go there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_LCFC14 Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 Man, Villa are really making that Grealish money go the distance, fair play to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhYesNdidi Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 42 minutes ago, Gav_LCFC14 said: Man, Villa are really making that Grealish money go the distance, fair play to them. They already spent the grealish money last summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Earle Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 I don’t get it. Why would Villa spend that sort of money on a player of that age when they have a perfectly decent PL already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Teapot Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Steve Earle said: I don’t get it. Why would Villa spend that sort of money on a player of that age when they have a perfectly decent PL already? Because they're the new Everton. Still don't get how they get around FFP but I never understood how Everton did and look at them. Edited 9 January 2022 by Chocolate Teapot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 5 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said: Because they're the new Everton. Still don't get how they get around FFP but I never understood how Everton did and look at them. I do. Quite a bit. It mainly involves a fair amount of pointing and chuckling.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopfkino Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 7 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said: Because they're the new Everton. Still don't get how they get around FFP but I never understood how Everton did and look at them. Idk cos I haven’t looked at their accounts but I think Villa had a lot of room because their wages won’t have been so high having spent some time in the Championship. Eventually that catches up with you as you become more established. Everton have been right on the edge, that’s why they didn’t spend in the summer. I think Everton shows we could spend more money if the owners wanted to put it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 3 hours ago, moore_94 said: Seems like he might be off to Villa 3 hours ago, smudger63 said: Very good signing for them if he goes there and definitely makes them stronger. people laughed at me when I mentioned we could have gone in for Gerard but he’s attracting some quality players so fair play to Villa. They are going to do well next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 42 minutes ago, MPH said: people laughed at me when I mentioned we could have gone in for Gerard but he’s attracting some quality players so fair play to Villa. They are going to do well next year. He will be gone before the end of next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 3 hours ago, OhYesNdidi said: They already spent the grealish money last summer They’re now spending last summer’s budget they have wriggle room to spare … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Teapot Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, MPH said: people laughed at me when I mentioned we could have gone in for Gerard but he’s attracting some quality players so fair play to Villa. They are going to do well next year. Theyre paying Digne and Coutinho over 350k a week. The attraction is the money. Edited 9 January 2022 by Chocolate Teapot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 2 hours ago, Chocolate Teapot said: Because they're the new Everton. Still don't get how they get around FFP but I never understood how Everton did and look at them. Well supposedly Everton had no resources left due to FFP, hence their bargain buys in the summer and Villa were pretty much the same after what they'd spent but that's clearly no concern to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said: Theyre paying Digne and Coutinho over 350k a week. The attraction is the money. Then they would have gone to Newcastle if it was just money they were after. Edited 9 January 2022 by MPH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 35 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: He will be gone before the end of next season. I don’t think Klopp will be gone that soon… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 9 January 2022 Share Posted 9 January 2022 55 minutes ago, MPH said: I don’t think Klopp will be gone that soon… No he will be sacked. I think we will see his not as good as people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 10 January 2022 Share Posted 10 January 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, MPH said: Then they would have gone to Newcastle if it was just money they were after. ...who in their right mind is going to shell out the amount of money for Coutinho unless they have deep pockets!!! The budget that Gerard would have been tied to (had he come here) is the same as Rodgers has to deal with at the present moment. The owners are not going to be financing us from their own pockets or from proceeds from their commercial businesses. We are going to be operating on a shoestring for the next 2 years (my calculations) and will then have the finance to contest transfer deals and at the same time being competitive. I would suspect ambitious managers like Gerard or Lampard are not going to be happy with such constraints. Edited 10 January 2022 by sacreblueits442 Spelling Error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 10 January 2022 Share Posted 10 January 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...who in their right mind is going to shell out the amount of money for Coutinho unless they have deep pockets!!! The budget that Gerard would have been tied to (had he come here) is the same as Rodgers has to deal with at the present moment. The owners are not going to be financing us from their own pockets or from proceeds from their commercial businesses. We are going to be operating on a shoestring for the next 2 years (my calculations) and will then have the finance to contest transfer deals and at the same time being competitive. I would suspect ambitious managers like Gerard or Lampard are not going to be happy with such constraints. he’s done a great job getting some results at Villa before any January signings and it could be argued that, despite our awful form at times, Villa are in more desperate need of strengthening than we are. We have some great players at the club already, and before this window, there’s not really any Villa players I would describe as ‘ great’. Same as before he joined Rangers the board wanted success and had to buy it fairly instantly it’s likely that Youri is leaving in the summer so that’s a good wad of cash he could have used but we are not quite in such a desperate need to strengthen and buy quality as Villa are. What the owners have done will sustain us for years, the quality we can have and can buy is somewhat self sustaining- sell one big buy a couple of quality players with that money. I actually think he’s showing signs of being a great manager - but he’s been at clubs so far that have demanded signings to make immediate changes and again, we are not quite in the same position as Villa are. Edited 10 January 2022 by MPH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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