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Personally I think Sepp himself wants to move on. He clearly loves it here but he wants to further himself by taking a step up. I reckon he’ll be on loan to a bottom half Bundesliga club next season.
Summer statement signing.
Is that necessarily a step up from say a West Brom, a Norwich or a Leeds (should they be relegated) who will be challenging for promotion back into the Premier league next season?
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Well yes. Because if he goes to Augsburg or someone like that, he’ll be regularly playing against some of the best teams in Europe as opposed to playing against shite like Rotherham or Blackpool.
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Statement signings for us would be making them as soon as the window opens, not waiting for everyone else to do their business first.
It would also make a welcome statement if we could sign players with a reasonable chance of making it through pre-season without major injury.
It would also make a welcome statement if we could sign players with a reasonable chance of making it through pre-season without major injury.
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In all fairness I feel we have made a statement signing in the last three/four windows.
Mccann, Whiteman, Riis and Sinclair
The issue is that statement signings has often been accompanied with a lot of injury prone players or in the case of sinclair and riis no one.
We have a lot leaving in the summer and I feel we need to make 3 or 4 statements signings to have a chance of the play offs. But I am prepared to give Lowe and Hemmings junior/new owner the benefit of the doubt. Ridsdale seems to have taken a step back and so I am not going to compare what has happened in the past to what could happen in the summer. No one has no idea what signings we could be making/what money we are going to spend. What I'm certain of though is that any signing we bring in will have been identified by Lowe and his team.
Mccann, Whiteman, Riis and Sinclair
The issue is that statement signings has often been accompanied with a lot of injury prone players or in the case of sinclair and riis no one.
We have a lot leaving in the summer and I feel we need to make 3 or 4 statements signings to have a chance of the play offs. But I am prepared to give Lowe and Hemmings junior/new owner the benefit of the doubt. Ridsdale seems to have taken a step back and so I am not going to compare what has happened in the past to what could happen in the summer. No one has no idea what signings we could be making/what money we are going to spend. What I'm certain of though is that any signing we bring in will have been identified by Lowe and his team.
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A strong argument can be made for Archer to come back next season. Especially if Villa are planning to bring in a top striker. Given the Coutinho signing the sky's the limit for them really.
Sepp on the other hand, it's not even worth speculating on him. I think he made his thoughts pretty clear on the matter a few weeks back.
Sepp on the other hand, it's not even worth speculating on him. I think he made his thoughts pretty clear on the matter a few weeks back.
Should we looking at his brother instead? Rav Van Den Berg - might be something in that gene pool which oozes top class defenders?
I thought Archer was unrealistic to get back initially but actually Villa will presumably bring in a big money striker with Ings and Watkins as back up. Obviously a host of clubs would be in for Archer on loan but considering he’s been here for half a season and Lowe’s relationship with Gerrard, I think we’d stand a good chance.
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I think, what we know is that free - £2 million players can be hit or miss.
£2 million - £5 million pound players can also be hit or miss too. But the hits can be sold for £20-£30 million, which can make up for the misses and then be reinvested.
Maupay, Benhrama and Watkins were around £2 million and were all sold for £20 million plus while Brentford got promoted.
I'm not fussed about statement signings. I just hope any investment (if we get a new owner) will be made at Selfridges (like Brentford have shown) instead of Primark.
£2 million - £5 million pound players can also be hit or miss too. But the hits can be sold for £20-£30 million, which can make up for the misses and then be reinvested.
Maupay, Benhrama and Watkins were around £2 million and were all sold for £20 million plus while Brentford got promoted.
I'm not fussed about statement signings. I just hope any investment (if we get a new owner) will be made at Selfridges (like Brentford have shown) instead of Primark.
Depends if Ings and Watkins are kept. One leaves in the summer and Archer will go straight back into first team squad.
With the Gerrard connection now one worth looking at it is a player called Kaine Kesler. Started the season at Swindon and regular every week in team in top 3. Then got recalled, sat on the bench for a couple of Villa games in January and then sent to MK Franchise and starting every week for team in top 6 of league 1.
He's a right wing back btw so feels an obvious summer target.
Always liked Dion Sanderson aswell. Done well for Cardiff and now QPR at this level and Wolves will presumably eventually sell him.
I get the same vibe from him. Would only wish him nothing but the best though because, as you say, I think he feels and has shown the same love for us as we have him.
I could see us getting Archer on loan again. Villa might want him to get a full season under his belt before introducing him into the first team, plus he’d be wasted as a cup striker.
Iversen is a weird one. Where does another season on loan leave him? He’s very much got age on his side but it’s approaching limbo time a little bit, unless Leicester have made it clear that he’s Schmeichel’s definitive replacement. I know they also have Ward. I wouldn’t rule out a deal but won’t hold my breathe due to the fact that he could play for Leicester tomorrow, IMO.
I would love us to get Archer on loan for next season much will depend on SG and how he sees his development.If he does go out on loan there will be many clubs interested WBA Norwich etc.I think RL will be on SG case.I don’t think Sepp will come back and also Iverson as I understand from my brother in law a Leicester fan is being looked as a replacement for a fading Schmecial.
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Be a crucial pick of club for him really, he's been playing solidly for 18 months now, what he doesn't need next season is to be in and out somewhere or only making around 15 appearances.
I'd be amazed if he came back here though largely because it would be the 3rd season which unless you're Gally must be rare, and even his were split up by 5 years elsewhere!
Cameron Archer or Daniel Iversen simple as.
Both will win you points on their own.
Having Archer and Riis upfront for a full season with capable wing-backs and a quality back 3 will have us in the top 6 if you ask me.
Both will win you points on their own.
Having Archer and Riis upfront for a full season with capable wing-backs and a quality back 3 will have us in the top 6 if you ask me.
In an interview with Radio Lancashire he said as much.
I think there is little chance we will see Iversen back, I think Leicester will have seen enough now to want him in as number two to compete with Schmeichel or even replace him with him getting on a bit now. If however for some reason they don't see what we see I'd move heaven and earth to sign him.
SVDB has already basically said he won't be coming back. Wherever he goes I'd wish him all the best, he's a class act and has been brilliant for us.
Archer I think we might have a chance, depends what Villa do in the summer market I think. I wouldn't expect to see him back until right before the season though as I think Villa will want him to do pre-season with them and be around in case their targets don't come off.
SVDB has already basically said he won't be coming back. Wherever he goes I'd wish him all the best, he's a class act and has been brilliant for us.
Archer I think we might have a chance, depends what Villa do in the summer market I think. I wouldn't expect to see him back until right before the season though as I think Villa will want him to do pre-season with them and be around in case their targets don't come off.
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Archer himself might well have a big say if Villa allow him to go out on loan again
