| Villa Smithies 22:38 - Jan 10 with 2895 views | ichbinnaughty |
No, not my holiday destination on the Costa Del Yorkshire.
A question.
Rumour has it that Villa are sniffing round Smithies.
A simple yes or no:
Would you swap Smithies for Grealish? |  | | |  |
| Villa Smithies on 22:40 - Jan 10 with 2876 views | Lblock |
No
Smithies = points
Grealish = London + Party Boy / Legal Highs x Media = NIGHTMARE
Next question |  |
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| Villa Smithies on 22:47 - Jan 10 with 2828 views | SimonJames |
NO! |  |
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| Villa Smithies on 23:12 - Jan 10 with 2752 views | bosh67 |
God no. |  |
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| Villa Smithies on 23:17 - Jan 10 with 2730 views | Hunterhoop |
What a ridiculous question.
Would you swap one of the best keepers in the land for Jack Grealish. Err...no.
If we are to sell Smithies now, it should be for +£10m.
In the summer we can discuss extending his contract or selling him (for a little less given it'll only be 12 months less on his contract), but now? No....unless it enables us to sign a top top Championship centre forward, like Kodje or Abrahams...
If it wasn't for Smithies, I'm pretty sure we'd comfortably be in the bottom 3 now. |  | | |
| Villa Smithies on 23:31 - Jan 10 with 2679 views | DannyPaddox |
It's an interesting one. Much as I'm loathe to see Smithies leave and the whole thing smacks of another QPR fcuk-up, I'm going to play devil's advocaat here. Ingram seems a highly capable keeper and, for want of a better expression, wouldn't Grealish fill the Chery-hole 😊.
It's a choice of having a great keeper to keep the losses down from 3-0 to 1-0 or having a slightly less better keeper plus potentially a great play-maker in midfield to actually win games. I don't follow the tabloid lives of our young starlets so I can't comment on Grealish's temperament but I remember seeing him when we played Villa a few seasons ago and he was one of the best young players I'd seen for years. |  | | |
| Villa Smithies on 23:36 - Jan 10 with 2656 views | Dorse |
If we've just found £7m-ish from Polter / Chery's transfers plus Sandro's heinous wage demands off the books and possibly Gladwin, Henry and Hai Karate then I doubt we'll need to consider selling Smithies. |  |
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| Villa Smithies on 23:43 - Jan 10 with 2641 views | ichbinnaughty |
For the record those on here may recall how much I hate Grealish and his stupid fckn hair and stupid fckn face.
However I do think he's a very very decent player.
I'd do it.
Grealish is a £10m+ player. | | | |
| Villa Smithies on 23:45 - Jan 10 with 2636 views | DeepcutHoop |
| Villa Smithies on 23:36 - Jan 10 by Dorse |
If we've just found £7m-ish from Polter / Chery's transfers plus Sandro's heinous wage demands off the books and possibly Gladwin, Henry and Hai Karate then I doubt we'll need to consider selling Smithies. |
I'd say it puts us in a stronger bargaining position but we really aren't in a position to turn down a good offer. In Smithies case I'd say £10m (as suggested above) is at least double what we'd accept. |  | | |
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| Villa Smithies on 23:54 - Jan 10 with 2615 views | Clay_Burton |
Villa signed the Man U keeper Sam Johnstone on loan until the end of the season five days ago. Smithies ain't going there. This is a moot thread. It is in fact a rather stupid one. |  | | |
| Villa Smithies on 00:03 - Jan 11 with 2590 views | Hunterhoop |
| Villa Smithies on 23:31 - Jan 10 by DannyPaddox |
It's an interesting one. Much as I'm loathe to see Smithies leave and the whole thing smacks of another QPR fcuk-up, I'm going to play devil's advocaat here. Ingram seems a highly capable keeper and, for want of a better expression, wouldn't Grealish fill the Chery-hole 😊.
It's a choice of having a great keeper to keep the losses down from 3-0 to 1-0 or having a slightly less better keeper plus potentially a great play-maker in midfield to actually win games. I don't follow the tabloid lives of our young starlets so I can't comment on Grealish's temperament but I remember seeing him when we played Villa a few seasons ago and he was one of the best young players I'd seen for years. |
From what I've seen, Ingram may be decent but he nowhere near as good as Smithies. People thinking it'll be a straight, easy swap with no noticeable impact on results will be very disappointed and only then realise how good Smithies is. How many pen saves? How many 1-1 saves EVERY game? How many reaction saves he has no right to get to?
Grealish is nowhere near as good an outfield player as Smithies is a keeper. | | | |
| Villa Smithies on 00:54 - Jan 11 with 2527 views | Boston |
Is it just me, the name Grealish conjures up some sort of brown sauce? | |
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| Villa Smithies on 05:49 - Jan 11 with 2402 views | parker64 |
Grealish showed potential and was built up by the press based on not much evidence. Looked well out of his depth in their cup final. An okay sort of player who probably got given too much too early. Must go through tonnes of hair gel. | | | |
| Villa Smithies on 05:55 - Jan 11 with 2397 views | distortR |
IMHO, grealish has gone downhill since he became English.
Imagine what would happen to him if he became English AND a QPR player? | | | |
| Villa Smithies on 06:54 - Jan 11 with 2333 views | timcocking |
Did Villa not just bring in a new keeper from Utd? I was hoping that would spell the end of their interest in Alex... |  | | |
| Villa Smithies on 06:58 - Jan 11 with 2326 views | davman |
| Villa Smithies on 23:36 - Jan 10 by Dorse |
If we've just found £7m-ish from Polter / Chery's transfers plus Sandro's heinous wage demands off the books and possibly Gladwin, Henry and Hai Karate then I doubt we'll need to consider selling Smithies. |
A mere drop in the ocean if we are to maintain our position on FFP next season when the parachute payments disappear...
Not sure it'll all be re-invested.
Smithies going is a possibility or even a probability if we get a decent offer in. A player coming in from the Prem or a recent Prem team is very unlikely as we don't pay those wages anymore.
We seem to be accepting our place in things, which is a lower Championship team... I am now reduced to hoping we stay in the Championship for a couple of seasons at least now... |  |
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| Villa Smithies on 09:49 - Jan 11 with 2136 views | ichbinnaughty |
| Villa Smithies on 23:54 - Jan 10 by Clay_Burton |
Villa signed the Man U keeper Sam Johnstone on loan until the end of the season five days ago. Smithies ain't going there. This is a moot thread. It is in fact a rather stupid one. |
On the contrary Clay you miserable bastard, i would say this is a magnificent thread, one of
The best ever. | | | |
| Villa Smithies on 09:59 - Jan 11 with 2108 views | SimonJames |
How about, we sell Smithies, combine that with (rumoured) £7M for Chery/Polter, we all chuck in a bob or two and we try to buy Charlie back? | |
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| Villa Smithies on 10:33 - Jan 11 with 2020 views | Discodroids |
This Thread made me look up the old Luton town player Tony Grealish the tough tackling midfielder . I had no idea he passed away at just 56 a coupe of years ago. I remember him being part of that excellent luton town side of the early 80's with Moss, Hill, Stein, walsh , Donaghy etc etc.
apologies for putting a downer on the thread. [Post edited 11 Jan 2017 10:34]
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| Villa Smithies on 10:36 - Jan 11 with 2002 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Villa Smithies on 23:31 - Jan 10 by DannyPaddox |
It's an interesting one. Much as I'm loathe to see Smithies leave and the whole thing smacks of another QPR fcuk-up, I'm going to play devil's advocaat here. Ingram seems a highly capable keeper and, for want of a better expression, wouldn't Grealish fill the Chery-hole 😊.
It's a choice of having a great keeper to keep the losses down from 3-0 to 1-0 or having a slightly less better keeper plus potentially a great play-maker in midfield to actually win games. I don't follow the tabloid lives of our young starlets so I can't comment on Grealish's temperament but I remember seeing him when we played Villa a few seasons ago and he was one of the best young players I'd seen for years. |
'Grealish fills the Chery-hole'
That was one of the items PaulParker got charged for in that demands letter : ) |  | | |
| Villa Smithies on 10:41 - Jan 11 with 1987 views | Mytch_QPR |
| Villa Smithies on 09:49 - Jan 11 by ichbinnaughty |
On the contrary Clay you miserable bastard, i would say this is a magnificent thread, one of
The best ever. |
One thing: Isn't Grealish a dyed-in-the-wool Villa fan (as is his whole family) - surely the question is not so much about Smithies but would Grealish come to us?
Other than that minor technicality - yes, the best(ish) thread ever. |  |
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| (No subject) (n/t) on 10:41 - Jan 11 with 1979 views | robith |
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| Villa Smithies on 10:45 - Jan 11 with 1965 views | Mick_S |
| Villa Smithies on 22:40 - Jan 10 by Lblock |
No
Smithies = points
Grealish = London + Party Boy / Legal Highs x Media = NIGHTMARE
Next question |
Needs to pull his socks up. You know what would happen. |  |
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| Villa Smithies on 13:35 - Jan 13 with 1667 views | Lblock |
I see rumours that Villa's keeper Gollina looks to be heading back to Italy
Hope their deal for the Manky keeper means he has to be first choice when fit; if so I can't see Smithers going anywhere to be second fiddle
But then money talks..... | |
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| Villa Smithies on 14:06 - Jan 13 with 1568 views | DannyPaddox |
And who needs Grealish when we've got Manning. A proper Paddy to boot! | | | |
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