Summer 2010 Transfer Thread: B*llsh*t, Rumours & Wishes

[Chris Smith]

Just think, this time tomorrow Stephen Ireland might be a Villa player. A signing. Jesus in Heaven, I won't know what to do.

The official photo will be weird, with no manager he'll be shaking hands with an invisible man who they'll add using Photoshop at a later date, although thinking about it Ireland will probably see nothing strange in that.

[Greg N'Ash]

Shouldn't be signing anyone unless they have a new manager about to be announced and okaying the deal. Stupidity imo

[PaulWinch again]

Ireland is exactly the sort of player Villa need and given the deal that is supposed to be involved I can't see how any prospective manager would be unhappy.

[eamonn]

Harewood's gone to Blackpool. Interesting to see what ''Ollie'' has to say about him in interviews over the next 9 months.

[Greg N'Ash]

Ireland is exactly the sort of player Villa need and given the deal that is supposed to be involved I can't see how any prospective manager would be unhappy.

So we're going to sign a player the prospective manager may not want and with the rest of the fee's not going to him to spend? Can't see how that is a good idea. rather keep him till the new guy is unvieled

[PaulWinch again]

Well he'll be a Villa player like any other Villa player when the manager joins and we'll have £X million in the bank as well. So can't see a problem with that.

[Mazrim]

Rumours of Heskey going to Sunderland for £1.5m.

Alrighty then. I'd take that dosh and loan Bellamy for the season.

[Greg N'Ash]

me

Well he'll be a Villa player like any other Villa player when the manager joins and we'll have £X million in the bank as well. So can't see a problem with that.

mebbe, but most managers like to spend their own budget, especially if money is tight

[Mazrim]

Well time is tighter and the Ireland deal has been ready to go for a while. Plus, he's a class player so its a no brainer.
The new manager will have to work with Ireland like all the other players who are already there.

[JUAN PABLO]

Rumours of Heskey going to Sunderland for £1.5m.

Alrighty then. I'd take that dosh and loan Bellamy for the season.

yes please

[atomicjam]

Rumours of Heskey going to Sunderland for £1.5m.

Alrighty then. I'd take that dosh and loan Bellamy for the season.

yes please

Absolutely. Although we would need another option up front. If we do not go for Bellamy, that is.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Bellamy has stated he wants someone to make him feel wanted. So sounds like him and Heskey are in for a long chat ................

[eamonn]

If MON had stayed and we didn't have the money to buy a striker I could have seen Bellamy coming on-loan like he did in 2005 when O'Neill took him to Celtic.

[Ads]

 With one or two exceptions

Just think, this time tomorrow Stephen Ireland might be a Villa player. A signing. Jesus in Heaven, I won't know what to do.

The official photo will be weird, with no manager he'll be shaking hands with an invisible man who they'll add using Photoshop at a later date, although thinking about it Ireland will probably see nothing strange in that.

Nah, it will be the usual stretching of the shirt inside Bodymoor Heath

[old man villa fan]

Our wage bill last season was 85% of turnover, Randy wants to get it down to 60%. Our turnover has increased due to the sponsorships meaning that the 60% is going to be closer to where we were anyway. I would guess that RL didn't want to see anymore Marlon Harewood's seeing out their contract and leaving without really being a part of the squad and having no value at all, that's fair enough for me. I fully expect money to be made available if required.

The 85% was for the year ending May 2009.  Since then we added a significant number of players so I should imagine the 85% will have gone up quite a bit.

Have the club actually stated that they want to get wages:turnover down to 60%.