Summer transfer window 2023

[PhilRegan]

Think Gnonto is one that we're relying on the player pushing for the move

The handful of times I've seen him , he's got neymars ego and attitude but less ability than Mark Pembridge.

 

[Paul Rideout]

But we had the calamity of Lampard manage us through the first half of the season.

At least Dyche is a competent manager.

Shush mate, that doesn't fit in with the Negative Nelly's Doom-mongering in this place.

 

[windymiller]

if that is true then we need to stop looking at the Gnonto's of this world and start looking at the Gnonto's of last year.

Thats the bit that doesn't add up (pun intended) to me - if we are as financially hamstrung as this guy says then we need to take more risks with raw youth players from Switzerland/Austria/Belgium/Scandinavia/South America.

We haven't scouted any players like that. "Premier League Proven" is our mantra. We're a completely incompetent organisation.

 

[Bob Latchford]

Think Gnonto is one that we're relying on the player pushing for the move

I’ve actually been loosely following his career since he was a youth player at Inter and I think he’d be a great signing.

 

[Bob Latchford]

Thanks as always. The Gnonto report from Sport Mediaset has enough detail to almost have me convinced. Villa have other options; matching 20m for Gnonto doesn't sound likely to me.

They already have quite a big squad but the pulling power of better players, a team on the up and European football would be hard to turn down. The only advantage we have is that he’s likely to get a lot more game time.

 

[Paul Rideout]

We haven't scouted any players like that. "Premier League Proven" is our mantra. We're a completely incompetent organisation.

Will be a massive slap in the face when the one player we bought last year that wasn't 'Prem League' battle-tested gets sold for x2 in 12 months of service...

 

[Bob Latchford]

That bit is grim reading. We must be an absolute financial mess.

Yes mate. I think it was yesterday that the athletic did a piece on us as well and someone posted this morning listing all the signings we made who were essentially older pros, who mostly under performed, cost a fair bit in wages with little to no resale….. not a great combination of factors!

 

[Bob Latchford]

As ever, thanks for these daily round ups.

... been waiting for a bl00dy hour!! lol

Sorry mate, it’s akin to waiting for the Arteta money ffs!!…., I’ll set the alarm for tomorrow - duly noted!

 

[Paul Rideout]

Yes mate. I think it was yesterday that the athletic did a piece on us as well and someone posted this morning listing all the signings we made who were essentially older pros, who mostly under performed, cost a fair bit in wages with little to no resale….. not a great combination of factors!

I do think that list is a case of tailoring the stats/facts to embolden their position though... no mention of Gana sale to PSG, Lukaku sale to Man Utd etc etc... just a list of players who didn't work out.

Still grim reading like, and the list was too long.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

We haven't scouted any players like that. "Premier League Proven" is our mantra. We're a completely incompetent organisation.

we've put ourselves in a position where we're almost forced to go for premierleague proven because we don't have enough quality in our existing squad to go out there and find 2/3 low risk high reward prospects like a Gnonto of last year.
Problem is premierleague proven covers quite a wide range though. It could mean a Theo Walcott or Jamie Vardy who's best days a long gone or a Harvey Barnes who we have no chance of getting.
The 'premierleague proven' players we could attract are just as much/if not more of a risk than finding the next Gnonto etc in my opinion.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

Yes mate. I think it was yesterday that the athletic did a piece on us as well and someone posted this morning listing all the signings we made who were essentially older pros, who mostly under performed, cost a fair bit in wages with little to no resale….. not a great combination of factors!

add to that at least 70m of compensation to sacked managers and their staff

 

[ArtetaMoney]

I'm not gonna wake up next to Jennifer Lawrence either

She's boss her.

 

[windymiller]

Will be a massive slap in the face when the one player we bought last year that wasn't 'Prem League' battle-tested gets sold for x2 in 12 months of service...

I don't actually mind that policy, I wish we did it a lot more. But not if we use that money to pay the wages of a reserve team player from Man Utd or, even worse, to service debt. Who are we going to sell next year? Pickford, I guess.

 

[Paul Rideout]

I don't actually mind that policy, I wish we did it a lot more. But not if we use that money to pay the wages of a reserve team player from Man Utd or, even worse, to service debt. Who are we going to sell next year? Pickford, I guess.

no I want us to buy from the tiny leagues and just accept they do well and move on for multiples...

it's just smart business.

 

[trueblue84]

Here’s the real reason for a slow start to transfers. Tbf I’d have waited for this to pass too..

Wasn't that the other day when they were doing the bleep test in Switzerland?