JfR Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/09/29/report-birkir-bjarnason-at-centre-of-three-way-tug-of-war-involv/ Currently a free agent, The Sunday People reporting us, Stoke City and 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany are interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamLad1884 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Dare say this one is the club making sure they have options in case Lawrence/Bennett are gone for a while/for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 @ramit absolutely loves this bloke. Not sure what went wrong at Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Can’t say I’ve seen a lot of him, but he’s played at a High level and has a decent rep. Played a fair bit for villa as well which is no mean feat given they had about 2000 central midfielders. Think we definitely need some bodies in after this weeks events to ease the pressure on certain players, so would be looking at signing some free agents for the short term. This one looks a decent option, though I’d prioritise a wide man if we see Paterson as a CM now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 50 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: @ramit absolutely loves this bloke. Not sure what went wrong at Villa. Thanks for the heads up. Yes i do. Villa didn't use him correctly, his best position being ML or AML. Birkir is a soft spoken easy going guy off the pitch but an aggressive, competitive strong willed player on the field with a very good engine. The Icelandic national team would be much poorer without him and even now having been without a team for some time he is always picked into the squad, which tells a story in itself. He tracks back well, is a team player, likes to run up the line and then cut inside to take on his man, look for a pass or to shoot at goal, has a knack of being in the right place at the right time and score important goals. Needless to say i would be over the moon if Derby sign him and then play him to his strengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967Ram Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 54 minutes ago, ramit said: Thanks for the heads up. Yes i do. Villa didn't use him correctly, his best position being ML or AML. Birkir is a soft spoken easy going guy off the pitch but an aggressive, competitive strong willed player on the field with a very good engine. The Icelandic national team would be much poorer without him and even now having been without a team for some time he is always picked into the squad, which tells a story in itself. He tracks back well, is a team player, likes to run up the line and then cut inside to take on his man, look for a pass or to shoot at goal, has a knack of being in the right place at the right time and score important goals. Needless to say i would be over the moon if Derby sign him and then play him to his strengths. Left midfield (ML) or attacking left midfielder (AML). Sorry if I'm being stupid, it's Sunday and I'm resting my brain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, 1967Ram said: Left midfield (ML) or attacking left midfielder (AML). Sorry if I'm being stupid, it's Sunday and I'm resting my brain! Yes both of those. That's alright, happy to oblige. He can be lethal on the left side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 1 hour ago, ramit said: Thanks for the heads up. Yes i do. Villa didn't use him correctly, his best position being ML or AML. Birkir is a soft spoken easy going guy off the pitch but an aggressive, competitive strong willed player on the field with a very good engine. The Icelandic national team would be much poorer without him and even now having been without a team for some time he is always picked into the squad, which tells a story in itself. He tracks back well, is a team player, likes to run up the line and then cut inside to take on his man, look for a pass or to shoot at goal, has a knack of being in the right place at the right time and score important goals. Needless to say i would be over the moon if Derby sign him and then play him to his strengths. Makes more sense reading this, if he’s better on the left. Sounds like pretty much the exact type of player I described us needing in the other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Only thing that is a put off is the fact that he's 31, otherwise he ticks a lot of boxes. Perhaps if it's a 1.5 year deal and we send Dowell back to Everton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsdubs Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Liked the look of him at Villa to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Over to you Mel ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JfR Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 8 hours ago, RamLad1884 said: Dare say this one is the club making sure they have options in case Lawrence/Bennett are gone for a while/for good. Replacing the burks with Birkir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Thrust Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 48 minutes ago, JfR said: Replacing the burks with Birkir It's "berk" and interestingly it's a Cockney rhyming slang word short for "Berkeley hunt". I'll get back to my pint now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Can he handle his beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I thought it was Berkshire Hunt but I stand corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Poor Birkir - a choice between us, Smoke on Stench or a dreary German City which has Nazi connotations. If he comes to us, promise not to say he looks like a letterbox.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Van der MoodHoover said: Poor Birkir - a choice between us, Smoke on Stench or a dreary German City which has Nazi connotations. If he comes to us, promise not to say he looks like a letterbox.....? A certain modeling agency seems to go for the letterbox look i understand his good looks are wasted on you, but he is popular with the wives ? https://icelandmag.is/article/fans-swoon-over-footballers-good-looks-birkir-bjarnason-dubbed-footballs-hottest-viking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 We need something, plus he had a pretty good reputation prior to Villa. It's not like he was terrible there either, just a victim of numerous options and a lack of consistent game time. I also remember him to be a fairly reliable versatile option. A short term deal could suit all parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Please.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Could we see him as a short-mid term Lawrence/Josefzoon replacement then? I had it in my head played at centre mid, for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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