INCRED Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Bearing in mind Brunt was the experienced midfield option who has had to call it a day I don’t think Lansbury is a bad option to fill his shoes providing we don’t croc him in his first training session Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Rojo Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 If this is true and he signs on a permanent, this does send out an odd message after Mark's interview and comments regarding the ability to offer new deals to existing players. Even on a free I would have thought he will be on a fair wedge. As said above, I agreed with Marks comments which made sense given the current climate but then this (rumoured) signing feels like a bit of a back track....or maybe his interview was an intentional distraction of the current situation to keep this deal quiet? Who knows. Either way, I'm nervous of signing a 30 year old who has played limited football recently (according to his wiki profile has played 23 league games in the past 4 seasons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Robin Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, tin said: Villa tried to terminate his contract earlier in the season but Lansbury said no. Truly baffling. Ashton pleads poverty, we’ve got no money to renew any contracts until the end of the season then all of a sudden we’re seemingly on the verge of signing someone who is on £40k a week? WTAF? We urgently need a left-back, not another 30+ midfielder. That was in 2014/15. The fact is he’s been besieged with injuries and struggled for form for the last four years. Yeh coz our midfield is so strong and never gets overun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Perhaps Pato won’t sign or be offered a new contract and Angela Lansbury is his replacement. Have you all thought of that , have you ? More sensible logic . Could be a bit of prep for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Anything that helps develop a modicum of coherence in a presently totally dysfunctional unit would help. No idea whether this chap will help achieve that. It looks like he might have at least one attribute - much needed physicality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Top Robin said: Yeh coz our midfield is so strong and never gets overun We haven’t regularly played through the midfield for years anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, RedRock said: Anything that helps develop a modicum of coherence in a presently totally dysfunctional unit would help. No idea whether this chap will help achieve that. It looks like he might have at least one attribute - much needed physicality. Not sure he’s known for his physicality is he? I dunno, it’s so long since he played football that I’ve forgotten, but I remember him as a good passer, if a little lightweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Fordy62 said: Not sure he’s known for his physicality is he? I dunno, it’s so long since he played football that I’ve forgotten, but I remember him as a good passer, if a little lightweight. Strong on a ball, a decently built 6 footer. Nice passer, but not lightweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Davefevs said: Strong on a ball, a decently built 6 footer. Nice passer, but not lightweight. Like I said, it’s been 4 or 5 years since he played regularly hasn’t it? Easy to forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 I think this is an early signal to the fans that Paterson/Walsh will be off imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Just now, petehinton said: I think this is an early signal to the fans that Paterson/Walsh will be off imo I’d be delighted with one, completely gutted about the other. They couldn’t be further apart on my spectrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolisredd Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Fordy62 said: I’d be delighted with one, completely gutted about the other. They couldn’t be further apart on my spectrum. I’d be gutted if Paterson left aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bristolisredd said: I’d be gutted if Paterson left aswell Because of the 15 or so games in 4 years in which he’s turned up? Yeh. Gutted. (edit: I respect your opinion, but needless to say I don’t agree with it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Henri Lansbury is unan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, CyderInACan said: Henri Lansbury is unan Leave my Nan out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 A 30 yr old with questions about attitude and availability throughout most of his career & Can’t remember him impressing me too often over the years People saying ‘has a point to prove’ Bit late at 30 , it’s been said about him since he left Arsenal Hope I’m wrong in every aspect but not one I would have been going after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 15 minutes ago, petehinton said: I think this is an early signal to the fans that Paterson/Walsh will be off imo Thought exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better Red Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, Bristolisredd said: I’d be gutted if Paterson left aswell Has looked a better player every time he does not play. I like Pato. Has been more consistent since his loan and he scores goals. Our midfield is so light in terms of goals that Pato and Wienman have been missed. Lansbury not that type of player so hopefully not a replacement for Pato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better Red Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 If we play a back 3 with Baker back in, Williams and Lansbury in Midfield and Fammy up top the team suddenly looks a lot more physical. Can then play Wells, Pato and Antoine to add some pace. The teams looks more equipped for the championship at the top end. Just need to keep them all fit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggyRed Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 24 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: Because of the 15 or so games in 4 years in which he’s turned up? Yeh. Gutted. (edit: I respect your opinion, but needless to say I don’t agree with it!) Forgot all those times Walsh has turned up for us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Rojo Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, Better Red said: If we play a back 3 with Baker back in, Williams and Lansbury in Midfield and Fammy up top the team suddenly looks a lot more physical. Can then play Wells, Pato and Antoine to add some pace. The teams looks more equipped for the championship at the top end. Just need to keep them all fit... On paper maybe. Don't forget even a squad of world class players can look bang average if they're set up wrong and trying to play to tactics that don't work. I think we may need to invest in the coaching set up some more to get the best out of the players at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 bakers probably told him how easy it is to get extended sick notes down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardy Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 If he is fit & stays that way he will very quickly become the best midfielder at the club. A 6ft version of Barry Bannan? Yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmytango78 Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Thoughts from a Villa mate: "Very good footballer and can pick a pass. Always impressed in cup games but the moment he was given an opportunity in the league he just never turned up. The game passed him by. Championship is definitely his level and he has the ability to make a real impact if his head is right." I guess we'll see but seems baffling, especially now Palmer coming into some kind of form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 hour ago, joshbristol said: Surely this mean either nagy or massengo are off especially with Williams and pato close to returning. Agreed. Someone must be on their way out! Decent signing at this level but we’ve got too many midfielders again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 57 minutes ago, petehinton said: I think this is an early signal to the fans that Paterson/Walsh will be off imo Pato, more than Walsh me thinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 So if I’ve got this right , we can’t offer contracts to our players who are OOC in June as we don’t know where we are financially atm , but we can commit to signing a 30 yr old who will still be one of our top earners , and will have no resale value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Sheltons Army said: So if I’ve got this right , we can’t offer contracts to our players who are OOC in June as we don’t know where we are financially atm , but we can commit to signing a 30 yr old who will still be one of our top earners , and will have no resale value The thing with Ashton, he’s clever / careful / sly (you decide) with his words. In the window he doesn’t want to say we’ve got lots of money. But I do agree that unless the players and him are on the same hymn sheet with contract discussions he’s making a rod for his own back if he signs players like Lansbury. Maybe some players have already stated their aims for the summer, and this is a bit of succession planning. So many angles to this....most be can’t see. Its not a deal we saw coming despite the sub-forum heading! Will be interested in how DH and MA rationalise this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: The thing with Ashton, he’s clever / careful / sly (you decide) with his words. In the window he doesn’t want to say we’ve got lots of money. But I do agree that unless the players and him are on the same hymn sheet with contract discussions he’s making a rod for his own back if he signs players like Lansbury. Maybe some players have already stated their aims for the summer, and this is a bit of succession planning. So many angles to this....most be can’t see. Its not a deal we saw coming despite the sub-forum heading! Will be interested in how DH and MA rationalise this one. Will the two of them come out with the same story this time I wonder?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassomylord Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Davefevs said: The thing with Ashton, he’s clever / careful / sly (you decide) with his words. In the window he doesn’t want to say we’ve got lots of money. But I do agree that unless the players and him are on the same hymn sheet with contract discussions he’s making a rod for his own back if he signs players like Lansbury. Maybe some players have already stated their aims for the summer, and this is a bit of succession planning. So many angles to this....most be can’t see. Its not a deal we saw coming despite the sub-forum heading! Will be interested in how DH and MA rationalise this one. I think this is an excellent signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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