The Transfer Window - The Verdict.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Yesterday's deadwood is today's fine mahogany. Bent Hutton Zog given.
#2ndchance

I'll give you Hutton but if the other three weren't here nobody would notice except Randy's bank manager.

[Summers]

No, it doesn't. But it's part of the business we did in the summer, and uses some of our budget.

So it counts

What does?

Was in reply to whomever said keeping hold of Vlaar and Delph doesn't make us stronger.

I don't see it as making us stronger, but keeping some of the strength we had.

But not selling them is not using up any of our summer budget.

Getting them to sign new contracts, maybe, but they haven't actually done that.

That part is more hopeful of new deals.

Keeping them is good business, is my general point.

[brontebilly]

Cissokho and Senderos look a lot better than the players they replaced. Sanchez offers physical presence but is going to take time to get used to the game. Richardson is a better addition to the squad than Kea. Joe Cole is a leech. With the exception of Cole the other additions seem solid enough.
However I expect us to be utterly humiliated in the next four games and be brought back to reality pretty quickly. One injury to Vlaar and suddenly Baker is next in line shows how weak the squad is.
Very disappointing how we didn't add any attacking options over the summer. Plenty of better players available on loan that what we have available.

[OzVilla]

So predictably, Lerner had got away with spending nothing and we've marginally strengthened thanks to the freebies - defence being the major beneficiary - which really couldn't possibly be ignored.

A great window for Lerner but a poor one overall for the supporters of Aston Villa.

We should be ok so long as we don't get any injuries or suspensions - that's what it boils down to.   

[tomd2103]

Cissokho and Senderos look a lot better than the players they replaced. Sanchez offers physical presence but is going to take time to get used to the game. Richardson is a better addition to the squad than Kea. Joe Cole is a leech. With the exception of Cole the other additions seem solid enough.
However I expect us to be utterly humiliated in the next four games and be brought back to reality pretty quickly. One injury to Vlaar and suddenly Baker is next in line shows how weak the squad is. Very disappointing how we didn't add any attacking options over the summer. Plenty of better players available on loan that what we have available.

To think he could be in the back line for the upcoming run of games is the stuff of nightmares.  I can just picture him now head in hands after giving away an own goal / penalty / goalscoring chance.  To be fair, Okore should be next in line, but I'm not sure what the situation with him is at the moment. 

[SoccerHQ]

Underwhelming signings that won't shift many tickets but as a unit we look much stronger.

Just need Benteke back.

[Smirker]

Very disappointed not to get someone in today. Think we did well defensively but still feel underwhelmed.

[Villafirst]

5/10. Better defence and midfield. Somewhat underwhelming window yet again. Zero ambition from the club yet again. Lerner has zero imagination in the market; no wonder ST sales are low and crowds have dropped to 28k....

[Ian.]

Ok, we're better off in experience and not numbers. We're missing that link from midfield to attack we desperately needed. That might not be so apparent when Benteke is fit and raring to go. When that will be I don't know. Jack might come in and be that link, again, who knows. I would have liked at least one more tonight.

[john e]

If we go on to have a reasonable season after spending 7 mill in the window

Will that not show clubs owners that it can be done and bottom half type clubs don't have to spend millions on Mcarther, Long, and a host of other average players for mega millions +wages

[john e]

No,    I thought not

[JUAN PABLO]

5/10

We  are stronger than last season since a few of lamberts crap signings have gone and he brought back the perm experience  we already had.

I think we have enough quality to survive this season but if we had just got two signings in especially a creative one we could have pushed up to  half way.

Joe Cole was a stupid signing .   

[kippaxvilla2]

It does prove that the story that broke mid summer about a transfer budget including wages if 10m wasn't fhat far off the mark.

[Concrete John]

If we go on to have a reasonable season after spending 7 mill in the window

Will that not show clubs owners that it can be done and bottom half type clubs don't have to spend millions on Mcarther, Long, and a host of other average players for mega millions +wages

I think that if we do have an improved season it'll be more to do with the signings plugging gaps in our side making it a better all round unit, therefore allowing our better players to do a bit more to win us games.

I think I'd give the window 6/10.  On the main solid signings given our budget constraints, but nothing 'sexy' that you can't wait to see in a Villa shirt.

I think Joe Cole will be one of those signings that in a few years most people will have actually forgot ever played for us.

[edgysatsuma89]

3/10. Swat team have nothing to do with this window.

Sum up my feelings after the SSN spunkfest in 2 words you say?

Naive. Unambitious.

P.S. i want hutton to revert to his old self and two foot TC23 (That C**t x 23) in the face. May have to play Hutton in a reserve game just to achieve this. I'm glad he's been slaughtered and made a scapegoat now. Glad he didn't come though.