Summer transfer rumours, speculation and out-and-out b*ll*cks.

[SamTheMouse]

I too feel sympathy for Benty.

He must feel like he went to bed with Rosie Huntington-Whitely...and woke up with Richard Whitely.

[pauliewalnuts]

Seriously, if Danny Simpson is the answer, it must have been a pretty fooking stupid question.

Still, we're getting what we deserve. As my ol' mum used to say: "You appoint a manager from the Sty, you get covered in shit".

It has nothing to do with him coming from Birmingham. For fuck sake's please give that entire theory a rest.

It's not even McLeish's fault, it is Lerner's for pulling the plug so recklessly and abruptly.

The whole scenario is pathetic.

[Countryside Villain]

The NetworkVilla twitter account says Simpson story is bullshit.  Run by the club so I guess it must be true.

[Vanilla]

Got a feeling Darren Bent's agent will be building up a hefty phone bill in the next few months.

[PaulWinch again]

Seriously, if Danny Simpson is the answer, it must have been a pretty fooking stupid question.

Still, we're getting what we deserve. As my ol' mum used to say: "You appoint a manager from the Sty, you get covered in shit".

It has nothing to do with him coming from Birmingham. For fuck sake's please give that entire theory a rest.

It's not even McLeish's fault, it is Lerner's for pulling the plug so recklessly and abruptly.

The whole scenario is pathetic.

Other than the Bent deal, ever since last summer we have been plummeting so rapidly it's alarming. I've not seen a big club run into the ground like this for a while.

[gaucho1966]

Reminds me of the worst of the Dolly years.

[Gerrin]

Sky said ages ago that the Hutton to Fulham thing was rubbish and that he was at Villa Park. That thing on the BBC site is rubbish.

[SamTheMouse]

The NetworkVilla twitter account says Simpson story is bullshit.  Run by the club so I guess it must be true.

Ah, the ol' 'give the journos a shit name to make the fans feel like the mediocre name we are actually signing is a bonza signing of Kaka proportions' trick.

The devious buggers...

[Gerrin]

The NetworkVilla twitter account says Simpson story is bullshit.  Run by the club so I guess it must be true.

Ah, the ol' 'give the journos a shit name to make the fans feel like the mediocre name we are actually signing is a bonza signing of Kaka proportions' trick.

The devious buggers...

More like the BBC aint got a clue.

[bertlambshank]

If a club was after a goalscorer they would be mad not to put in a Bid for Bent in the next hour.

[eastie]

So we put all our eggs in one basket , fulham gazump us and we are fucked now lichaj is out till next year-what happened to lining up your replacements before you sell?

Probably too late to get anyone now as the the new law means medicals must be completed and paperwork sent by 11pm and signings cannot be registered subject to medical anymore.

[Clampy]

Sky said ages ago that the Hutton to Fulham thing was rubbish and that he was at Villa Park. That thing on the BBC site is rubbish.

I think i might turn off SSN off, they don't seem to have a clue, they're just making a lot of it up. A reporter saying only Fulham have put a bid in, but on the yellow ticker, they're saying Hutton is in Birmingham having a medical. Hmm.

[PeterWithe]

Got a feeling Darren Bent's agent will be building up a hefty phone bill in the next few months.

*Nods sagely*

I've said it before but if he's still here in 12 months I'll nibble Anne Widdecombe's Y Fronts.

[KRS]

Cant be arsed to read the last 100 pages of the last 2 days...can someone give me a run down on whats happened or rather what has happened?

[Toronto Villa]

The NetworkVilla twitter account says Simpson story is bullshit.  Run by the club so I guess it must be true.

I know it's difficult sometimes not to get carried away, but by leaving things until the last day it certainly doesn't help. I have a feeling that Hutton will sign, but surely this could have been done 4 days ago, and not with less than 4 hours left.