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Post by GeneralFaye on Jul 22, 2021 16:19:18 GMT
You'd imagine that means we've got a gentleman's agreement and we just have to wait for Villa to sort their shit out before it gets signed off.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 22, 2021 16:20:57 GMT
He’s no better than what we already have Really, he’s no better than Jacob Brown? What are you basing that on?
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Post by Gary Hackett on Jul 22, 2021 16:22:18 GMT
Can he play wide in a front 3 or is he purely a central striker? He does sound very much like a big, powerful No.9. Can't see him offering much out wide, although you never know. Pulis did play Cresswell there! What sort of player is he - and what could Stoke expect from him?As mentioned, he's a back-to-goal merchant who enjoys pinning centre-halves back in order to set his teammates in front of him. He's heavily left-footed as well but has close control whenever the ball's fizzed - or lofted - into him. An old-school centre-forward who loves the ball played into his feet would be the best way to describe him. The coaching staff at Villa love him, though, with Smith previously saying: "Keinan bullies them (his teammates) in training." Sounds like he'd be best in a front 2 alongside Campbell
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Post by lordb on Jul 22, 2021 16:22:42 GMT
He’s no better than what we already have Really, he’s no better than Jacob Brown? What are you basing that on? I'd fancy Brown would score more Davies might get more assists though
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Post by unknown182 on Jul 22, 2021 16:23:20 GMT
Reading through a lot of comments from Villa fans. They seem to think he's made for this league and will get goals if he's given a run of games. We'll wait and see.
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Post by theonlooker on Jul 22, 2021 16:23:52 GMT
I'm not ashamed to admit that the more I read about this one, the more downstairs twitching there is going on.
Please don't judge...
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Post by s7oke on Jul 22, 2021 16:24:08 GMT
he looks a good player but not a goalscorer Doesn’t look like he will score a lot I must admit but who knows But maybe he’s being bought in to be a nuisance and bully defenders into mistakes and bringing others into the game A fletcher type to come on or play when he’s injured As long as it works for the team it’s all good Hope he’s a horrible bruising bastard to be fair A new dimension to our game Hit the big man who will knock it down for others and chip in with the odd goal
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jul 22, 2021 16:28:04 GMT
I've seen him a few times off the bench for Villa and he's a definite nuisance at the very least. Hard to judge him though as he was clearly lacking confidence in front of goal.
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Post by stormin on Jul 22, 2021 16:33:32 GMT
He does sound very much like a big, powerful No.9. Can't see him offering much out wide, although you never know. Pulis did play Cresswell there! What sort of player is he - and what could Stoke expect from him?As mentioned, he's a back-to-goal merchant who enjoys pinning centre-halves back in order to set his teammates in front of him. He's heavily left-footed as well but has close control whenever the ball's fizzed - or lofted - into him. An old-school centre-forward who loves the ball played into his feet would be the best way to describe him. The coaching staff at Villa love him, though, with Smith previously saying: "Keinan bullies them (his teammates) in training." Sounds like he'd be best in a front 2 alongside Campbell
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 22, 2021 16:37:03 GMT
Really, he’s no better than Jacob Brown? What are you basing that on? I'd fancy Brown would score more Davies might get more assists though Playing up front? I don’t hate Brown at all and think he’ll turn out to be a decent player but I don’t think he’s a centre forward at all and I don’t think this team creates chances with him leading the line.
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Post by PenkPonther on Jul 22, 2021 17:20:14 GMT
Getting a "Kenwyne Jones" vibe to this player.
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Post by lordb on Jul 22, 2021 17:24:47 GMT
I'd fancy Brown would score more Davies might get more assists though Playing up front? I don’t hate Brown at all and think he’ll turn out to be a decent player but I don’t think he’s a centre forward at all and I don’t think this team creates chances with him leading the line. I don't either but still think he'd score more, 7 or 8 if played all season as a striker as opposed to the 3 or 4 I'm worried Davies will get Hopefully I'm wrong and Davies gets at least a dozen which would be OK but not transformational
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 22, 2021 17:29:34 GMT
Playing up front? I don’t hate Brown at all and think he’ll turn out to be a decent player but I don’t think he’s a centre forward at all and I don’t think this team creates chances with him leading the line. I don't either but still think he'd score more, 7 or 8 if played all season as a striker as opposed to the 3 or 4 I'm worried Davies will get Hopefully I'm wrong and Davies gets at least a dozen which would be OK but not transformational I’d be confident he’d get more than that - this isn’t Mama we’re talking about here - but if he fits the system well enough and creates space for Powell/Campbell etc I think that in itself could be transformational.
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Post by TinkerT on Jul 22, 2021 17:30:21 GMT
I'd fancy Brown would score more Davies might get more assists though Playing up front? I don’t hate Brown at all and think he’ll turn out to be a decent player but I don’t think he’s a centre forward at all and I don’t think this team creates chances with him leading the line. Browns our OWN player and is a similar age. Rather give him gametime especially with how he's started pre season he deserves his chance.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 22, 2021 17:31:29 GMT
Playing up front? I don’t hate Brown at all and think he’ll turn out to be a decent player but I don’t think he’s a centre forward at all and I don’t think this team creates chances with him leading the line. Browns our OWN player and is a similar age. Rather give him gametime especially with how he's started pre season he deserves his chance. Fair enough. I’d rather we sign the best options we can to finish as high up the league as possible. Brown will play plenty of football either way.
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Post by callas12 on Jul 22, 2021 17:36:12 GMT
Interesting to read this thread back abit in to last season & Bristol City were hopeful of signing Davies when Dean Holden was actually their manager but Villa wouldn't allow him to leave to complete the deal late on. Guessing Holden had done his home work & research on Davies last season & has simply made contact & picked up where he left off with negotiations with likely club & player. If Holden had already got the rapport going with Davies then could explain why this deal does seem all but done in principle if that is the one he was referring to after the Crewe game.
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Post by Gob Bluth on Jul 22, 2021 17:38:00 GMT
Does this mean we’ve given up trying to land Delap?
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Post by yyy on Jul 22, 2021 17:43:54 GMT
Getting a "Kenwyne Jones" vibe to this player. Victor anichebe
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Post by TinkerT on Jul 22, 2021 17:52:39 GMT
Browns our OWN player and is a similar age. Rather give him gametime especially with how he's started pre season he deserves his chance. Fair enough. I’d rather we sign the best options we can to finish as high up the league as possible. Brown will play plenty of football either way. Me too but I think Davis isn't the type of striker we need. I'd also prefer us give Norton a run over signing him.
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Post by christhepotter on Jul 22, 2021 17:53:49 GMT
He might be fab but ... I just get a 'meh' hearing this - as well as a downer that we won't be signing Delap jnr. Please somebody tell.me he's really good. 3 goals in 73 games , I would say he shite tbh
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 22, 2021 17:55:36 GMT
Fair enough. I’d rather we sign the best options we can to finish as high up the league as possible. Brown will play plenty of football either way. Me too but I think Davis isn't the type of striker we need. I'd also prefer us give Norton a run over signing him. I think he’s exactly the type we need. He’s mobile, he can bully defenders, he’s good with his back to goal, he’ll make space for Campbell, Powell/Vrancic and Doughty. He allows us to play 4-2-3-1 and we’ll have Fletcher as a strong alternative who hopefully won’t burn out as he won’t need to play as often.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jul 22, 2021 17:57:08 GMT
Fair enough. I’d rather we sign the best options we can to finish as high up the league as possible. Brown will play plenty of football either way. Me too but I think Davis isn't the type of striker we need. I'd also prefer us give Norton a run over signing him. Norton ain't ready.
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Post by cheadlestokie on Jul 22, 2021 18:03:05 GMT
Me too but I think Davis isn't the type of striker we need. I'd also prefer us give Norton a run over signing him. I think he’s exactly the type we need. He’s mobile, he can bully defenders, he’s good with his back to goal, he’ll make space for Campbell, Powell/Vrancic and Doughty. He allows us to play 4-2-3-1 and we’ll have Fletcher as a strong alternative who hopefully won’t burn out as he won’t need to play as often. I actually like this😂
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Post by TinkerT on Jul 22, 2021 18:29:22 GMT
Me too but I think Davis isn't the type of striker we need. I'd also prefer us give Norton a run over signing him. Norton ain't ready. His performances last season say otherwise. He played very well. Like I say rather see us give him gametime and grow rather than playing a player not ours who is a big question mark himself. We need goals, we won't get promoted with our midfield (hopefully vrancic can change this) we need a striker to score at least 15 goals.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 22, 2021 18:38:35 GMT
His performances last season say otherwise. He played very well. Like I say rather see us give him gametime and grow rather than playing a player not ours who is a big question mark himself. We need goals, we won't get promoted with our midfield (hopefully vrancic can change this) we need a striker to score at least 15 goals. Campbell is capable of that. Powell wasn’t far off.
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Post by TinkerT on Jul 22, 2021 18:40:19 GMT
His performances last season say otherwise. He played very well. Like I say rather see us give him gametime and grow rather than playing a player not ours who is a big question mark himself. We need goals, we won't get promoted with our midfield (hopefully vrancic can change this) we need a striker to score at least 15 goals. Campbell is capable of that. Powell wasn’t far off. Campbell won't even be fit for the first couple of months and even hes got question marks coming back. Powell would be my first choice striker.
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Post by mowlee on Jul 22, 2021 18:41:38 GMT
He’s no better than what we already have Really, he’s no better than Jacob Brown? What are you basing that on? am not saying a dislike him.. I thought we were after A-list players that would improve us.. am not sure that’s the case with Davis.. his scoring record is worse than Browns.. shouldn’t we try an get striker who scores goals.. it’s alright him holding things up an pushing defenders around but that’s not exactly going too improve us is it.. therefore he isn’t going too be better than who we already have
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 22, 2021 18:44:33 GMT
Campbell is capable of that. Powell wasn’t far off. Campbell won't even be fit for the first couple of months and even hes got question marks coming back. Powell would be my first choice striker. Number 10 is his best position. Play him there, exploit the space the striker creates for him and he’ll get plenty again.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 22, 2021 18:47:12 GMT
Really, he’s no better than Jacob Brown? What are you basing that on? am not saying a dislike him.. I thought we were after A-list players that would improve us.. am not sure that’s the case with Davis.. his scoring record is worse than Browns.. shouldn’t we try an get striker who scores goals.. it’s alright him holding things up an pushing defenders around but that’s not exactly going too improve us is it.. therefore he isn’t going too be better than who we already have It is going to improve us, yes, if it creates space for our other forwards and we create more chances and score more goals as a result. It doesn’t matter who scores the goals as long as we score them.
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Post by mowlee on Jul 22, 2021 18:59:41 GMT
am not saying a dislike him.. I thought we were after A-list players that would improve us.. am not sure that’s the case with Davis.. his scoring record is worse than Browns.. shouldn’t we try an get striker who scores goals.. it’s alright him holding things up an pushing defenders around but that’s not exactly going too improve us is it.. therefore he isn’t going too be better than who we already have It is going to improve us, yes, if it creates space for our other forwards and we create more chances and score more goals as a result. It doesn’t matter who scores the goals as long as we score them. yeah suppose your right if he does create chances an goals.. so it looks like it’s Davis other than kutcha an Charles
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