I hope it is. 13m plus Gibson is a dream price.
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I'll go ahead and say it, 'I'll drive him to Villa Park myself!!'
The signing would make sense as he's young, English, can play on the left and is clearly talented but for some reason I just feel a bit "meh" about it all.
Because he's not been hitting the headlines for a year or so?
It seems Spurs are interested in him too.
Harry Redknapp is a transfer junkie, he must now have a 30 man squad...
Harry Redknapp is a transfer junkie, he must now have a 30 man squad...
Would be a useful addition.
I want bale though
I want bale though
I would take him for the price being mentioned. I am not a huge fan of his, but he is versatile and would offer us a threat from set pieces, which would be a nice change. I do not think he is better than Nani or Valencia, but he would be a good squad player for the right price.
But surely that's for a reason? His form has been decent for the last 18months but nothing better.
Are you being intentionally thick or plain stupid? Gibson, whether you appreciate him or not, is worth 6-7 million atleast. Are you saying we should pay Villa 20 million for Young?
Some people just can't see beyond their dislike for the so called 'lesser' players of the squad.
Bet you would've wanted Park to be added to this deal a couple of months back.
Park+Carrick+Anderson+£10m
I don't want to get into specifics but I don't think headlines accurately represent ability or form.
I think with way Park and Nani have played recently, coupled with the return of Valencia and Giggs holding his own, can't image why we'd need Young at this point. think he's an excellent winger - what Joe Cole should of been - but we don't need him.
I'd take the Beckham loan rumor instead of disrupting a tandem that's working...
I'd take the Beckham loan rumor instead of disrupting a tandem that's working...
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So, you think Gibson is only worth what, £2m? After all, the going price for Young in the press is £15m.
£2m for a player that ripped Bayern apart last season, hey?
I'd rather keep Gibson.
Yeh and I would agree however they often do go hand in hand. Plus I watch pretty much every game that's on TV so i've seen Villa pretty much every time they've been on.
Actually your right. 8-10m plus Gibson would be more of a fair deal.
WUMIs he left-footed?
Seems a bit strange getting young Young as a stop gap?
In february/ march we will have Valencia, Nani, Giggs, Park, Obertan, Bebe and
possibly Cleverly as options out wide. 6/7 players for two positions.
Could it be that SAF have loan plans for Obertan and Bebe, dont rate Cleverly and sees
this as Giggs last season? Feck knows, I say get a keeper and a goalscoring playmaker.
In february/ march we will have Valencia, Nani, Giggs, Park, Obertan, Bebe and
possibly Cleverly as options out wide. 6/7 players for two positions.
Could it be that SAF have loan plans for Obertan and Bebe, dont rate Cleverly and sees
this as Giggs last season? Feck knows, I say get a keeper and a goalscoring playmaker.
Squad players are important, but how on earth is Gibson worth £7 million? He'd probably struglle to get in Villa's team on a regular basis.
Looks half decent now and again but aside from long range shooting looks a limited player, hence why he hardly ever gets a game.
Ripped Bayern apart? He scored a goal but apart from that he didn't do much and our midield got outrun after we went down to ten men. Remember that we went out on the day too.
Gibson is probably worth £5m mind. However I can't see which Premier League sides would need him at the minute, maybe Wolves or Wigan.
I'd be surprised if United we're interested in Young, unless Fergie sees something in him he likes. Has looked decent playing off the forward in a more central role and a season or so ago looked fantastic for Villa.
I expect at least three Villa players to end up at Tottenham within the next twelve months. Up to six if Villa go down. They will buy everyone.
Would personally prefer Sanchez to him if we have a choice between these two, our winger problems will be sorted for the next 5-6 years.
Gibson that night set the ball rolling with that opening goal & up until sending off he & the rest of the team were playing great football.
That was a big test for him that night been thrown in at the deep end & he did extremely well up until the sending off. He could turn out to be a very important squad player for us in years to come yet & thats why i hope the lads kept.
Young would be far better off heading to Spurs as imo he'll get feck all game time at Man Utd.
Steven Fletcher - 6.5 million
Poulson - 5.5 million.
It is hardly without precedent. Even if it isn't the same position,if Ben Foster can fetch 6 million, so can Gibson.
He isn't half as bad as some people make him out to be. Plus, a lot of these mid table clubs would love to have a midfielder with shot like Gibson.
And he's going to displace the likes of Bale, Modric and VDV at Spurs?
Spurs would be that kind of club who definitly will be in the market for Ashley Young (and Agbonlahor, and Albrighton, and Bannan, and Clark, and Warnock)
No but i'd say he'd have every chance of displacing Lennon plus it would generally strengthen their wing options on the whole. He'd be an excellent signing for Spurs.
He's not even good enough for Spurs, let alone us. I hope to God we don't sign him.
Albrighton would do a great job for them. Lennon is rubbish and Albrighton would be a great upgrade.
But he does not really play on the right does he?
Young, Bale, Modric & VdV could play on the same team week in week out.
I think Lennon is a good player and far better than Albrighton at the moment.
Albrighton looks like a prospect, abit like the right-footed Adam Johnson. Villa have some good young players to be fair.
Not really but he's more than capable I would think. But like I said, he would generally strengthen their wing play. At the minute Lennon and Bale are their only natural wingers. The likes of VDV, Modric and Krankjaer are capable of playing their but it's taking them away from where they are most effective.
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Bale--------------------------------------Young
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Can do some damage.... But if I'm Spurs, I'm looking to replace Keane with a power forward and invest in a CB who'll be around longer than 5 games. Prefer one who can play as a sideback too when times get tough. Wes Brown
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