Super Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, MarkRed! said: I think he does and I can see Mags playing left back, which is where he has played for Iceland. Have we played him at LB in these pre season games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 12 minutes ago, Monkeh said: flint is still here last time i checked You in Waitrose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED4LIFE Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 6 minutes ago, Monkeh said: I suggest you take a look at the villa forum and see their reaction to this, The main thing I got from reading their forum is they REALLY don't rate Micah Richards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Sounds like a prudent bit of business. Villa Fan I work with reckons the 'fee' Villa are due to bank will be next to nothing as the bulk of the money is going to Baker as some sort of settlement against his contract, meaning he had more options open to him. He doesn't think he'll be the only Villa Player on Prem money they want off the monthly bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 minute ago, RED4LIFE said: The main thing I got from reading their forum is they REALLY don't rate Micah Richards and worried about samba and terry's fitness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/baker-completes-city-switch/ Unfortunately his disciplinary record and tendency for being reckless both worry me, think LJ needs to get him to sign a 'If I am suspended agreement' now so he won't get paid if he's side-lined through yellow/red cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 48 minutes ago, Lordofthebling said: Who's Adam? Whoever he is his future doesn't look bright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Jerseybean said: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/baker-completes-city-switch/ Unfortunately his disciplinary record and tendency for being reckless both worry me, think LJ needs to get him to sign a 'If I am suspended agreement' now so he won't get paid if he's side-lined through yellow/red cards. And never make a challenge, good idea. He puts his head / body in where many won't rather like Flint, bound to pick up cards. He has also taken a few for the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordofthebling Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I like Flint, he's got some banter and I want him to stay so I can name my dog Flint. But I think ever since he said 'no', he has been almost cult status for us. Yes he weighs in with some goals, but I have to say - Wright and Baker seems a better pairing on paper. tin hat on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Jerseybean said: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/baker-completes-city-switch/ Unfortunately his disciplinary record and tendency for being reckless both worry me, think LJ needs to get him to sign a 'If I am suspended agreement' now so he won't get paid if he's side-lined through yellow/red cards. A) This point has been covered above a couple of times. His record isn't much worse than most others. B) Players have always been fined a week or two's wages for being sent off. That's standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Lordofthebling said: I like Flint, he's got some banter and I want him to stay so I can name my dog Flint. But I think ever since he said 'no', he has been almost cult status for us. Yes he weighs in with some goals, but I have to say - Wright and Baker seems a better pairing on paper. tin hat on... Nathan Baker's 'avin a party... Connor Ripley's in the building...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Told a Villa fan at work - who doesn't follow stuff up to the minute - that Baker had signed and he thought I was on a wind up. His face was a picture when it dawned on him that I was serious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderMB Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I'm not sure who I rate over Flint or Baker. What I think we'll really miss is Flint's goals, especially in a season where we've lost our two highest goalscorers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilRascal Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Glad to have Baker back - really rated him when we had him on loan. If Flint stays then that's a bonus - we could play 3 at the back, or any combination of pairings (especially when injuries and suspensions kick in). If Flint goes now, let's hope it's for a good price so we can re-invest elsewhere in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: A) This point has been covered above a couple of times. His record isn't much worse than most others. Yes, but we watched him and saw what a liabilty he could be. His wild tackling on occasions and lack of discipline even after being booked could easily have led to numerous more cards during his loan. Then there's his habit of suddenly sitting down during play and demanding to be substituted. Let's hope he's grown up a bit and also that any persistent injury he may have been trying to protect is a thing of the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: Yes, but we watched him and saw what a liabilty he could be. His wild tackling on occasions and lack of discipline even after being booked could easily have led to numerous more cards during his loan. Then there's his habit of suddenly sitting down during play and demanding to be substituted. Let's hope he's grown up a bit and also that any persistent injury he may have been trying to protect is a thing of the past. He played a lot of games for Villa last season and their fans are gutted he's left, so I'd assume he's cut out the "rash" side of his make up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 13 minutes ago, EnderMB said: I'm not sure who I rate over Flint or Baker. What I think we'll really miss is Flint's goals, especially in a season where we've lost our two highest goalscorers. I'm a great lover of Flinty, and I do understand what you are saying, but I think at times more often than not he became the one corners etc was aimed at, we got far too predictable. You could see it a mile off the ball was launched into him, and opposition defenders saw it too easily too. Mostly then we would lose the ball and Flint had to charge back down field to defend, get in a mess and concede a goal. Yes, we need a threat sometimes, but when it's every time with little guarantee of success it got stale and predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: Yes, but we watched him and saw what a liabilty he could be. His wild tackling on occasions and lack of discipline even after being booked could easily have led to numerous more cards during his loan. Then there's his habit of suddenly sitting down during play and demanding to be substituted. Let's hope he's grown up a bit and also that any persistent injury he may have been trying to protect is a thing of the past. Had forgotten about that. There are certainly some valid questions over his character/temperament. Here's hoping he takes this permanent move more seriously than his loan spell. The type of player who maybe needs some quality man-management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 23 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: A) This point has been covered above a couple of times. His record isn't much worse than most others. B) Players have always been fined a week or two's wages for being sent off. That's standard. His record whilst here was by far and away the worst in his career, although as pointed out by @Bristol_South_End, all his cards were under SC, and none under LJ (helped by a half-time substitution at Hull, I think, sparing the inevitable). The point being, when all around him were flapping like seals (before Tomlin, and then Johnson, arrived) he flapped as much as anyone else, rather than providing the PL experience/quality we thought we were borrowing. As long as we're not flailing around the bottom 4 or 5 again, we should be ok with Baker this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I`m happy with this - wanted us to get him after his loan. It`s telling that Villa fans are angry, that`s always a good sign. If Aden is off, which I expect, we now have a proper left/right CB partnership which can only be a good thing IMO. Also regarding Mags, what if we were to ship out Scott Golbourne and then Joe leaves in the last week of the window? We`d need him then for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Bristol_South_End said: Yes he deleted it. It had loaded on my feed but when I went to re-open it it said 'Failed to load tweet' as O'Neil had deleted it by then. Well at least Mr O'Neil got it right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, BS4 on Tour... said: Well at least Mr O'Neil got it right! Can't believe some bloke who has only been 'watching' city for a season is more ITK than some of the posters on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezman Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 :laugh: at Villa, signing two 'over the hill' expensive veterans who are slow as donkey's and letting one of their 'better' centre halves leave. A little bit brainless in my opinion, complete short term action that we're the beneficiaries of. Good to see Ashton and the rest of the transfer committee sniffing out a deal like this and getting it over the line. Still think we need one out and out pacey winger out wide, with a good cross to get balls into Fama/Đurić. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Took a glance at the Villa forums, they REALLY do not like Micah Richards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Super said: this is funny Andy Stockhausen @AndyStockhausen 1h1 hour ago Wonder if the local press will credit me as the source for this story when they cut and paste it!!!!!! I've said some pretty negative things about Mr Stockhausen previously. He is now chalk and cheese from what he was at the Post, not just because he's actually getting scoops, but more so he's suddenly started coming across as a nice, funny bloke. Before, he seemed hellbent on waiting for scraps to slag the club off for or with hidden agendas, but now it's a lot more laid back. Perhaps it was the paper... Long live new AS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockneydave Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 6 hours ago, Kingswoodactor said: Signing today apparently No prisoners being taKen then!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsRed Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Fantastic signing, delighted. Really happy. Well done MA, LJ. Flint out the door next for a good sum of money and this summer is turning out nicely. An upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londoner Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 31 minutes ago, Kezman said: at Villa, signing two 'over the hill' expensive veterans who are slow as donkey's and letting one of their 'better' centre halves leave. A little bit brainless in my opinion, complete short term action that we're the beneficiaries of. Good to see Ashton and the rest of the transfer committee sniffing out a deal like this and getting it over the line. Still think we need one out and out pacey winger out wide, with a good cross to get balls into Fama/Đurić. I'm very surprised by villas decision to sign both terry and samba.....it will be interesting to see how terry fares at this level but I for one thing he may well struggle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Notgetinya Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Can we nick Villas song for Baker aswell?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeCiderRed Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Super said: What do we reckon the fee was? I would imagine we cut a deal whereby Villa won't have to pay part of the fee for JK. Seems logical. I remember early reports of JK fee being 10m initially then increments thereafter to the sum of 15m. Anyone agree this could be right? Not saying he is 5 mil but perhaps Villa give us 2m more and we call it quits? Purely speculation mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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