Guest Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 8 minutes ago, Skeletor said: There is no way Villa do as well this season. All the traditional teams will be stronger and they'll struggle with the extra CL games. I really thought they'd kick on in the summer, obviously FFP has strangled them too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Must be a London thing, Sheringham and Jordan had the young hair on corpse look too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 18 minutes ago, Skeletor said: Is it a natural hairline or a clinic bought hairline though? Could be a 'non-surgical hair replacement system'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 1 hour ago, gdm said: How do you know ? Just looks like we have resigned ourselves to the fact we won't be able to shift miggy so have stuck the funds towards Guehi instead. Loan with an option will be our hope for the right winger position now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 You don’t know. Time will tell, let’s see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 19 minutes ago, B-more Mag said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Still not fully understanding this transfer. I get the need for a CB, but a RW is much bigger need. I dont think its opportunistic either was we are paying a club record fee for someone if Botman was fit wouldnt start for us imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Nearly 3pm on Friday... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Several pages of bad hair and Deuce being murdered shortly, safe to say this one will trundle on a while yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsays Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) 4 minutes ago, TRC said: Still not fully understanding this transfer. I get the need for a CB, but a RW is much bigger need. I dont think its opportunistic either was we are paying a club record fee for someone if Botman was fit wouldnt start for us imo. My opinion on this is that they need someone in this season due to the Lascelles and Botman injuries, long term we also need a Schar replacement. By buying Guehi we are doing both and not taking up a squad place with someone who may be surplus to requirements in 1 or 2 seasons time Edited August 16 by simonsays Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 2 minutes ago, TRC said: Still not fully understanding this transfer. I get the need for a CB, but a RW is much bigger need. I dont think its opportunistic either was we are paying a club record fee for someone if Botman was fit wouldnt start for us imo. Reading way or should that be watching too much into what Howe said in the presser was happy with how our free flowing scoring was but must do better in defence. Also said aim was try and get miggy back to his self from 2 years ago. To me that seems they happy we score enough but conceded too much so if we only going for 1 more player I can see why the club think it's a defender. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Most of our CBs are 30+ nearing the end of their contracts, with two out with long term injuries. I’d say a new CB is vital. Imagine a Schar injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 2 minutes ago, simonsays said: My opinion on this is that they need someone in this season due to the Lascelles and Botman injuries, long term we also need a Schar replacement. By buying Guehi we are doing both and not taking up a squad place with someone who may be surplus to requirements in 1 or 2 seasons time I understand that, but we are buying a guy at his absolute peak price, a year early. We could buy a 22 year old CB and get him up to speed over the course of the season playing back up to Fabian. Then Kelly and Burn play LCB until Botman is back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnbull2000 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Sick of this, makes it hard to focus on work Can see us thinking we're almost there, only for Parish to say 'nah actually, we value him at £75m'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KetsbaiaIsBald Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 1 hour ago, TheBrownBottle said: That's some 4D chess there, mind. Not sure Palace are that Machiavellian - why would a player need proof of a bid to decide what the release clause in their contract should be? The noises from the player's camp suggests he wants the move, we're onto our fourth bid, and Palace have basically stated their asking price so that we should try and meet it. To see that they are not locking themselves into staying at palace with an unrealistic amount. I agree what I said is a bit of a stretch. Something just feels off to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 13 minutes ago, TRC said: I understand that, but we are buying a guy at his absolute peak price, a year early. We could buy a 22 year old CB and get him up to speed over the course of the season playing back up to Fabian. Then Kelly and Burn play LCB until Botman is back. Would that 22-year old be good enough to be a regular for a team pushing top 4 this season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 1 minute ago, Optimistic Nut said: Would that 22-year old be good enough to be a regular for a team pushing top 4 this season? As a back up to Schar? I would hope so. Are Murphy and Miggy good enough for a team pushing top 4? Hall, Kelly, Schar, Trippier is a solid defence. Our right wing is an abomination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just now, TRC said: As a back up to Schar? I would hope so. Are Murphy and Miggy good enough for a team pushing top 4? Hall, Kelly, Schar, Trippier is a solid defence. Our right wing is an abomination. And yet we scored nearly 100 goals last season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just now, Optimistic Nut said: Would that 22-year old be good enough to be a regular for a team pushing top 4 this season? Exactly. We can’t just tread water and make do until Botman is back. He might not be the player he was, or it might take him a while to get back to full fitness. I think it’s pretty important we qualify for Europe this season to keep hold of the likes of Gordon/Isak/Bruno. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Our right wing needs upgrading. It's midtable, but it's also grossly exaggerated how bad it is. If we get Guehi, it'll feel like the final piece of the first team jigsaw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Well know on Sunday if its close, if he's playing its not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnbull2000 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just now, JJ7 said: Exactly. We can’t just tread water and make do until Botman is back. He might not be the player he was, or it might take him a while to get back to full fitness. I think it’s pretty important we qualify for Europe this season to keep hold of the likes of Gordon/Isak/Bruno. Yeah, don't quite understand people including Botman when looking at potential line ups. Think he should be discounted from half the season, and even then there's no guarantees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 I think we know it's close, just depends what Palace's appetite for risk is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Its not just their appetite for risk, its the mentality of a player if he's on the brink,of a move he won't want to get injured Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 29 minutes ago, TRC said: Still not fully understanding this transfer. I get the need for a CB, but a RW is much bigger need. I dont think its opportunistic either was we are paying a club record fee for someone if Botman was fit wouldnt start for us imo. Surely the plan is for him to succeed Schar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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