Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted January 19, 2023 Administrator Share Posted January 19, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,204 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 West Ham should have enough in the tank to stay up, but Ings will keep them up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeKhrush 296 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 odd move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,827 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Villa must have a striker coming in. I find it strange they would rely on Ollie Watkins whose been a bit poor this season. Ings is by far their better finisher but it's quite clear Emery doesn't see him as a long term option. I think the success of Bailey has probably been the nail in the coffin for Ings there too. For £15m, that's a clever signing for West Ham, you can't not see him getting goals there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reluctant Striker 134 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I did feel this was on the cards. Emery likely has studied the recent year or so. Seen that Watkins (just turned 27) looks ineffective & has stunted since being used more as a wing attacker. Or Ings drops too deep rather than being where he he did score vs Wolves & Brighton in the recent good Emery run. It is gamble of sorts for Villa. Ings is our top scorer. Placing hope that Watkins hits his previous to Ings form. That Duran can contribute. And perhaps that they can add another attacking player. For West Ham, it is a goal scorer right here & now. He is 31 this summer & doubtful any side would have looked at him as a headline recruitment then. So was probably last chance for Villa to get any significant amount back on a player they arguably haven't used right. I don't think Dean Smith ever agreed with his signing. At the time he made an oddly cryptic remark about not having signed Watkins to play on the wing. I certainly don't blame Ings at all for any of the problems the club have had. We hardly ever used him like Southampton did. Will remember his overhead vs Newcastle for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,402 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Seeing Danny Ings, a player in his thirties that's had issues with his knee, go to West Ham for that sort of fee and become West Ham highest paid player shows really what sides like ours are up against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,204 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 3 hours ago, The Palace Fan said: Seeing Danny Ings, a player in his thirties that's had issues with his knee, go to West Ham for that sort of fee and become West Ham highest paid player shows really what sides like ours are up against. Teams who use data to find undervalued players like us and Brighton will continue to be the teams who compete with the big money spenders outside of the top 4. Fortunately for us there aren’t many of them knocking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,380 Posted January 23, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted January 23, 2023 Oh dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reluctant Striker 134 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Horrible for him. Wouldn't have wished that on him. Still find it slightly amusing though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy In Boots 607 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 We wouldn’t have signed off on this if not for Duran coming in, I think it’s smart to cash it in now, leaves us room to manoeuvre with FFP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,402 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 22/01/2023 at 07:27, The Palace Fan said: Seeing Danny Ings, a player in his thirties that's had issues with his knee, go to West Ham for that sort of fee and become West Ham highest paid player shows really what sides like ours are up against. On 23/01/2023 at 16:42, Stan said: Oh dear Well, can't say they weren't aware of the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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