Ollie Watkins

[Drummond]

I may be in the minority but I'd rather have the fans flicking the V's rather than taking fucking photographs.

Absolutely this, can't understand why anyone* has their phone out when the game is going on. Ban them for life, I say.

*Over the age of 6.

I take the odd photo, because I like taking them, and it serves as a memory of the game. I get a shot of the line up and the scoreboard at the end, and one or two during the game too.

Ok David Bailey

Ha ha, you have to be of a certain age to remember 'David Bailey' getting thrown at anyone making an effort with a photo.

And unfortunately I'm of that age!

[Dr Butler]

I always take a picture as the game starts as I send it to my late father's only surviving brother who lives in Canada and is a big Villa fan...he loves seeing the ground and all the fans. He used to deliver the milk round Aston so knows the area very well.

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The Doc

[rob_bridge]

I take the odd photo, because I like taking them, and it serves as a memory of the game. I get a shot of the line up and the scoreboard at the end, and one or two during the game too.

That's fair enough, it's the people holding their camera out videoing every single corner and free kick that piss me off.

Yes there should be a code of etiquette. My occasional visits are used to send a small number of photos to interested parties on my small number of interested social media channels.

[WassallVillain]

Just the BBC gossip page but apparently Watkins' agent has been talking to Arsenal about securing a move. Meanwhile we're still in talks, negotiating a new contract with him, and I'm sure both those things are unrelated.

That would explain the presence of Martin and Ronan Kemp in that photo.   Scouting him  for the Arsenal.

[dave shelley]

I may be in the minority but I'd rather have the fans flicking the V's rather than taking fucking photographs.

Absolutely this, can't understand why anyone* has their phone out when the game is going on. Ban them for life, I say.

*Over the age of 6.

I take the odd photo, because I like taking them, and it serves as a memory of the game. I get a shot of the line up and the scoreboard at the end, and one or two during the game too.

Ok David Bailey

Ha ha, you have to be of a certain age to remember 'David Bailey' getting thrown at anyone making an effort with a photo.

I'm old enough to remember Cecil Heaton, one of Brenda's official photographers.  I think he used gunpowder flash!

[trinityoap]

Beaton?

[dave shelley]

Beaton?

That's what I typed but autocorrect did it's thing and I didn't notice!   

[trinityoap]

Sorry Dave.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

If he wants to go to Arsenal, Arsenal can have him. Good luck with not having any competition there.

Ha! Good luck too with their oh so not self entitled fans when he goes on another of his non-scoring streaks. I somehow think his running around a lot won't be that much appreciated as it is here. Still, if he wants to go..

[Clampy]

Why are people getting uppity about Watkins supposedly going to Arsenal based on gossip by websites called Football Transfers?

[AV84]

Why are people getting uppity about Watkins supposedly going to Arsenal based on gossip by websites called Football Transfers?

Yep. I posted it to make the point that the timing is interesting. I didn't expect people to a) think it was actually happening and b) have a pop at Watkins about it.

[eamonn]

Star of the show is the accountant at the top in the middle giving it the double 'V's. Highlight of his life.

This made me laugh a lot. Reminds me of my old boss.

We need more pictures like these, opposition fans narked at our goalscorer. Some of the observations on here have made it the funniest thread in a while. If he goes to Arsenal in a part-ex for Eddie Inketiah and a bag of peanuts at least we'll always have this.

[john e]

I may be in the minority but I'd rather have the fans flicking the V's rather than taking fucking photographs.

Absolutely this, can't understand why anyone* has their phone out when the game is going on. Ban them for life, I say.

*Over the age of 6.

I take the odd photo, because I like taking them, and it serves as a memory of the game. I get a shot of the line up and the scoreboard at the end, and one or two during the game too.

Ok David Bailey

Ha ha, you have to be of a certain age to remember 'David Bailey' getting thrown at anyone making an effort with a photo.

And unfortunately I'm of that age!

Bailey had the biggest trump card of all that trumped all others

He was once married to Catherine Denueve

[Brend'Watkins]

Star of the show is the accountant at the top in the middle giving it the double 'V's. Highlight of his life.

This made me laugh a lot. Reminds me of my old boss.

We need more pictures like these, opposition fans narked at our goalscorer. Some of the observations on here have made it the funniest thread in a while. If he goes to Arsenal in a part-ex for Eddie Inketiah and a bag of peanuts at least we'll always have this.

To keep with the David Bailey theme, fans under 30 will be clueless as to what he's doing.

[cdward]

Watkins agent is doing exactly what he is paid to do.
He is setting about getting the best deal for his player, and one of the oldest tricks in the book, is to tout your player around at a few different clubs and play them off against each other.
It doesn't mean the player wants to leave necessarily, but it does mean the agent has more leverage to negotiate a better deal for more money when he has a couple of clubs interested.
Didn't Emile Smith-Rowe and his agent do the same with us. Stoked up our interest by claiming the player could be tempted to move away, and then he signs a nice new big contract to stay at Arsenal.
I wouldn't read too much into it, it's an agent "leaking it"/playing games to earn himself a bigger slice of commission.