Who's been the best value for the money?

[bongosdad]

Thats a myth Dave. Villa have produced more English internationals than any other club including the current manager.

[TrianonDave]

Come again Bongo, name names.
Southgates yes
Gabby 2 caps
Delph 1 cap while with us: city
Young mainly for utd
Mings 2 caps
Grealish 0 caps
Little 1 cap
Cowans 2 caps
Dublin...?
Hendrie 1 cap

[TrianonDave]

https://www.englandstats.com/club.php?cid=5

[bongosdad]

Thats a massive list dave

[TrianonDave]

Yes Bongo but look at the amount if caps, the villa player get a cap or two, then moves to a so called bigger team to gather many caps. This will happen with Jack, he may get one single cap with us then move to United, he will then become a regular!!

[bongosdad]

Thats because were a selling club. We need to keep hold of players like that. Young Milner Delph etc could still walk into our 1st 11.

[TrianonDave]

Exactly, this is a big test with Jack. The owners need to have balls of steel, Utd are experts at wearing people down!
Im keeping a close eye on Maguire, if it goes belly up for him in court, utd may come a sniffing for Mings?

[bongosdad]

70m and i would probably except it for mings. Then buy Stones for 20m

[TrianonDave]

Again, we need to keep Mings. As you have said, we need to stop selling our best players. A lot of clubs looking at Konsa!
A statement from our owners would be good, "We are nit selling, we are building" or sonething like that.
This Grealish to Utd will go to the last day of the window and will affect his performances. An England call up would hopefully with intent from the club show his worth at VP..

[westcountryvillain]

Maguire is now on a lesser charge and he will have the best legal team in the business, £70M for Mings?!

There doesn't seem to be much business being done just now, probably because the window is open until 5th October giving clubs more time to assess their squads.