Taylor Harwood-Bellis

[sisi1992]

My main concern is if this drags on and THB ends up leaving in the last couple of days of the window then we won't have enough time to get a replacement in.. 😔

[Willo of Whiteley]

I think we’ll have someone lined up.

I’d be more concerned that they need to integrate and hit the ground running straight away.

[hypochondriac]

1 hour ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

The BBC website made a good fist of trying to explain Villa's situation though I still didn't fully understand it.

More concerning is our own. Are we selling THB because we need to or because he wants to go? If we need to, surely our net income by selling Shea Charles alone matches our expenditure this window and with the Fernandes add on and other bits and pieces we must be ok in which case THB should be valued at twice the number being touted. If he wants to go, it's another matter but how desparate is he to make big bucks?

Is it that concerning? We are obviously selling him because he wants to go to a top team. Every neutral would want to go to villa over stating with us in the championship. The key is how we replace him.

[Saint86]

8 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

Is it that concerning? We are obviously selling him because he wants to go to a top team. Every neutral would want to go to villa over stating with us in the championship. The key is how we replace him.

Are we even selling him though? Seems less and less certain now... i'm not convinced we haven't priced him out of a move to villa - perhaps on the basis/gamble that he'll not kick off and continue to give his all this coming season?

[Toadhall Saint]

29 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

Are we even selling him though? Seems less and less certain now... i'm not convinced we haven't priced him out of a move to villa - perhaps on the basis/gamble that he'll not kick off and continue to give his all this coming season?

We have a value that we are placing on him. All villa need to do is match that valuation- if they indeed want him. Their shenanigans trying to unsettle him are pathetic - put up or shut up. He knows he is wanted here and if villa do not pay up he’ll know how much they actually rated him.

[Ex Lion Tamer]

11 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

Is it that concerning? We are obviously selling him because he wants to go to a top team. Every neutral would want to go to villa over stating with us in the championship. The key is how we replace him.

He also has two years left on his contract so if he's not going to sign an extension, now is the time to let go - if the price is right 

[die Mannyschaft]

You can see why THB wants to leave after the WHU hammering. 

[HKsaint]

11 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

You can see why THB wants to leave after the WHU hammering. 

You can also see why THB is so important to us after WHU hammering. We are so different without THB. I would rather keeping our promotion. Hope than letting THB go. 

[CB Fry]

5 hours ago, die Mannyschaft said:

You can see why THB wants to leave after the WHU hammering. 

He wants to go and play in the Premier League and the Champions League. He doesn't, never has and never will think about SFC the way you do.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

So Villa have just missed out on their No1 target centre back to Villa. On top of that, they have sold us Dobbin who is doing a good impression of being a dud.

Right, Villa, you want THB. You have pissed us about. The price is now £35m!

[goodymatt]

 

[die Mannyschaft]

46 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

So Villa have just missed out on their No1 target centre back to Villa. On top of that, they have sold us Dobbin who is doing a good impression of being a dud.

Right, Villa, you want THB. You have pissed us about. The price is now £35m!

I cant see him going for more than £25m. Its gone quiet so Villa probably get a full international from Turkey, Croatia, Norway etc. These so called big teams prefer foreign players.

[goodymatt]

 

[23rdSaint]

Who to believe? Adam Blackmore (Saints Correspondent and Villa fan) or Jacob Tanswell (Villa Correspondent and Saints fan). Not sure either to be honest – sure JT's being a mouthpiece for Villa and trying to get Saints to relent on their asking price. Not sure AB's had any huge insights this summer

[CB Fry]

40 minutes ago, 23rdSaint said:

Who to believe? Adam Blackmore (Saints Correspondent and Villa fan) or Jacob Tanswell (Villa Correspondent and Saints fan). Not sure either to be honest – sure JT's being a mouthpiece for Villa and trying to get Saints to relent on their asking price. Not sure AB's had any huge insights this summer

Adam Blackmore is never acting as a "Villa fan" in his work for Solent. He's been covering Saints for 20 odd years FFS.

[23rdSaint]

12 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

Adam Blackmore is never acting as a "Villa fan" in his work for Solent. He's been covering Saints for 20 odd years FFS.

Of course I know that – it was slightly tongue-in-cheek and a way to draw the parallels. The fact that they are both saying the opposite is interesting. 

[Saint Scott]

Villa just about to drop £65m+ on Nicholas Jackson, from a funds perspective.

[Badger]

57 minutes ago, Saint Scott said:

Villa just about to drop £65m+ on Nicholas Jackson, from a funds perspective.

So as we thought they have got some £ squirrelled away, and they offer us a paltry £18m plus add ons.

Would be good if Fulham come in and stump up a decent figure for him. 

[goodymatt]

 

[Willo of Whiteley]

The whole transfer window is mad.

FFP, overinflated fees, lots of clubs clearly finding loopholes and buying and selling high from each other.

[EBS1980]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

The whole transfer window is mad.

FFP, overinflated fees, lots of clubs clearly finding loopholes and buying and selling high from each other.

Chelsea and Villa doing deals again shocker!

Rogers to Chelsea for crazy money and in return Villa spend roughly the same on Garnacho and Jackson from Chelsea. 

[goodymatt]

 

[Gloucester Saint]

33 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

Just needs to get done now.

[Gloucester Saint]

13 hours ago, Saint Scott said:

Villa just about to drop £65m+ on Nicholas Jackson, from a funds perspective.

TBF that’s more or less a straight trade for Watkins going to Saudi and £17m of the Jackson fee are add-ons, some more likely than others. 

[OldNick]

10 hours ago, EBS1980 said:

Chelsea and Villa doing deals again shocker!

Rogers to Chelsea for crazy money and in return Villa spend roughly the same on Garnacho and Jackson from Chelsea. 

Whats annoying is that itmeant a massive %age for Boro 

[goodymatt]

Surely he would stay rather than go to WHU? Big difference between that option and Benfica and Villa European football.

[LiberalCommunist]

If WHU drop more money than Villa, then I'd prefer him to go there. 

We need a last minute desperation bid to push this fee up, so I'm not picky where he goes. 

[goodymatt]

 

[Sir Ralph]

Just now, goodymatt said:

 

Bidding war. Villa should have ageeed a few earlier

[Saint Scott]

6 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

Roy would love that, then moan about him post match 

[Willo of Whiteley]

The English tax is worth maybe £10M on it's own, let the bidding war commence!

Obviously I'd rather he stayed but I think he'll go now. Although I do see Villa crashing and burning soon. Every club has their time in the sun, Villa's spell is coming to a close.
Emery will be gone by the end of the season.

[Badger]

15 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

Jason Wilcox clearly winning the behind the scenes power battle and exercising his influence.

Carrick will be gone by October and the back pages will be full of Lego at Old Trafford. 

[beatlesaint]

10 minutes ago, Saint Scott said:

Roy would love that, then moan about him post match 

I would too if Villa lose out through taking the piss like they have with us and the defender who's going to Palace.

Serve them right.

[Badger]

Despite the rumour I can’t see THB going to Man Utd.
 

I’d have expected them to be looking at a higher level than a Championship player. They’d probably prefer to be seen to spend £50m on someone from abroad to be more in keeping with their image.  But joking aside with the Wilcox factor there perhaps. 

Edited 5 hours ago by Badger

[hypochondriac]

33 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

Discussed? I expect the discussion went something like: "what about Taylor Harwood Bellis?" "No" "fair enough moving on."