Ash Young

[Parm]

Aye I don't think he's a realistic option/target AT ALL at the prices being touted. At £4m we may have been in there, but we can forget it at £8m and above.

Didn't look up to much today but it'd be cruel to evaluate him based on today's one-sided affair.

fair enough, they did make a good comment on premplus that when watford get relegated the price will come down so will they cash in on him now and make a killing.

[Shaggy]

fair enough, they did make a good comment on premplus that when watford get relegated the price will come down so will they cash in on him now and make a killing.

I heard that and I think they're wrong. Relegation never hindered Brum when they were flogging Pennant, did it?!

[Parm]

I heard that and I think they're wrong. Relegation never hindered Brum when they were flogging Pennant, did it?!

i think we were hindered in the fact the we were desperate for a rw and missed out on Alves, Brum played us on the fee. no thanks also to the Wallet's negotiating skills.

[bazza76]

didnt think too much of him today, looked very average and not much of a threat, defo not worth the 9mill that has been bandied about.

Yeah made alot of loose passes, but very versatile.
Which could work against him, if he is a jack of all trades and a master of none, he will never make it to world class.

[Sir Bob]

Truth is, I've not seen enough of him to comment. It does seem a big fee for him but if he turns out to be top class, it'll look cheap. however, it doesn't appear if Chelsea, The Arse, The mancs or LFC are in for him, which probably tells you all you need to know.

[bazza76]

Truth is, I've not seen enough of him to comment. It does seem a big fee for him but if he turns out to be top class, it'll look cheap. however, it doesn't appear if Chelsea, The Arse, The mancs or LFC are in for him, which probably tells you all you need to know.

Would like to see him playing in just the one role though, liek yourself, I havnt seen enough of him, he seems a confident enough lad, was trying to arganise things for his team aswell which was good to see.

[vonk]

He was nowhere today. Saw nothing from him at all. I accept we are defending well but he caused a top class defence no problems at all! Not worth 9m based on that. Even Crouch can do it against the lesser sides. We need someone who can rise to the bigger games in England and Europe to make the difference...like the lad at Newcastle used to do........

[AFII]

West Ham United have tabled an £8 million offer for exciting Watford forward Ashley Young.

The Guardian says Alan Curbishley is so keen to sign the England Under-21 forward that West Ham's Icelandic owners have made an offer that would break the club's previous record purchase of Dean Ashton for £7.25m. However, Aston Villa remain in the hunt and Tottenham have also not given up hope of capturing the 21-year-old's signature.

Villa have made a substantial offer, believed to be about £7m, and Watford would no doubt be delighted if the price continues to escalate in a bidding war. They would prefer not to sell to West Ham as relegation rivals, but have not ruled it out if the financial terms are right.

Liverpool have dropped out of the running for Young because of his valuation, but Watford's manager, Aidy Boothroyd, said this week: "There are players out there who have gone for £8m-plus who do not have what he has."

[thesilverfoxlfc]

If this guy is the best player in the prem outside the top 4 then the Premiership is as **** as they make out.

I know its only one match to judge him but he did fook all today and contributed a couple of passes thats all. 9 million for him??? your havin a laugh!! His house must be on a very expensive bit of land in London to charge that price

[ronan]

wasnt in his true position today hes a wide player
hes good but looked nothin today
8m my arse mind
typical overpriced brittish talent im afraid

[SouthAfricaRed]

Not a Bad player, but 8 million is

[dww]

If this guy is the best player in the prem outside the top 4 then the Premiership is as **** as they make out.

I know its only one match to judge him but he did fook all today and contributed a couple of passes thats all. 9 million for him??? your havin a laugh!! His house must be on a very expensive bit of land in London to charge that price

Only saw MOTD but he did appear to be involved in anythin remotely resembling an attack they had. Seeings as everyone else was doing nothing he would have been hard pressed to do very much. So all the game proved is that he isn't Maradonna, which I'm pretty sure we already knew. I know that it is not a perfect yardstick but on fantasy PL he has 86 points - level with Scholes and 12th best in the division. Considering how few goals Watford have scored he must be involved in nearly all of them, which I think speaks well of him.

I think that a structured £8-9m might well be the going rate for talented PL proven youngsters. To pay the money up front would be foolish. I guess it comes down to who we would get instead. Which in turn I guess depends on the plans of DIC and how much we will have to spend in future.

[desertscouser]

8 million quid for Young is absolutely ridiculous. I'm glad we're not in for him and West Ham are.

[Redspin]

:bird:

Only saw MOTD but he did appear to be involved in anythin remotely resembling an attack they had. Seeings as everyone else was doing nothing he would have been hard pressed to do very much. So all the game proved is that he isn't Maradonna, which I'm pretty sure we already knew. I know that it is not a perfect yardstick but on fantasy PL he has 86 points - level with Scholes and 12th best in the division. Considering how few goals Watford have scored he must be involved in nearly all of them, which I think speaks well of him.

I think that a structured £8-9m might well be the going rate for talented PL proven youngsters. To pay the money up front would be foolish. I guess it comes down to who we would get instead. Which in turn I guess depends on the plans of DIC and how much we will have to spend in future.

It's a pity you didn't see the whole 90 minutes then. He had one decent shot but was otherwise completely and utterly anonymous. I can't see what he'd add to our squad. Pennant at his worst has looked much better. It's interesting that it's apparently Villa who are offering silly money for him with West Ham also very interested. Clubs like that are his real level.

[Diego]

just seen it...

apparently watford have excepted a 10 million bid from west ham...

on icelandic news sites...