January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[SoccerHQ]

I still maintain send Collins up to Blackburn plus 4m and get in Samba, that would be a great deal. Maybe go after Onouha aswell as I can't see City asking for more than 3m for him.

Keane really is scrapping the barrel, he hardly made an impact at West Ham last season and the fact McLeish wanted to sign him for 6m in the last January window shows why I don't trust this bloke with any money in this window.

[Brend'Watkins]

Robbie Keane will be no different to having say a Craig Bellamy, just with a better reputation.

Well, and considerably shitter.

Bellamy is still a top level player. Keane isn't

Absolutely. Bellamy has been superb for Liverpool this season.
As for Keane, I'm with Chris Jameson, that goal celebration really is utterly pathetic.

it is pathetic, but only palatable if he's just scored for us.

No, if Keane turns up in a Villa shirt I will need at least 10 different occasions of viewing that celebration before I make my mind up.  Knowing our luck though he'd probably break his back after the first one.

[KevinGage]

Steven Davis?   

For the right price, yes.

Though I understand why some would be reluctant to see him back. I'm sure we'd have thought it highly unlikely when he left in 2007 these are the kind of deals we'd be reduced to in 2011/12

But Gardner (C) ?   Ridgewell?   

Beyond the pale.

[SoccerHQ]

Dunne, though not without his faults,  is a much, much better player than Collins

Correct. I wanted him gone last season by by and large he's played pretty well this year.

We also miss his leadership at the back when he's not around as all our other combinations Cuellar/Collins/Clark look shaky without him there.

[ozzjim]

Onourha is an excellent player and ideal for us. Would think just the type of player we should be looking at.


The midfield I suggested was more for the future than the now, Petrov will need resting in games soon enough though.

[SoccerHQ]

In this ridiculous market, I don't think it's that stupid.

We took him from West Ham's treatment room for £5m. I'd say that his occasionally great and frequently hopeless performances put him comfortably above the likes of Anton Ferdinand who was £6m or so. I'd say his stock has risen rather than fallen over his time with us.

QPR and Sunderland both have money to spend, might as well make it worth our while.

I tend to use the Zat Knight barometer for this...we signed him for 4.5m and then incredibly Megson came in with 5m for him.

Collins is still fairly young for a centre half...28 ain't he so that should give us a decent fee on its own.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

£8m it is then. Does he need a lift?

[TheSandman]

Gardner would not be such a bad idea I just struggle to say where he would fit in. Ridgewell would be an absolutely appalling signing. He's crap.

[Villanation]

This is one of those I heard from a source jobs, so, this has come not from the Villa side of things but to do with someone I know involved with corporate hospitality and another club.

Word is, someone is in for our Gabby........................

As i couldn't possibly contemplate this i will get in first with everybody else's response and what was my response when I heard it today, that is "Rubbish", "Not possible".

[ozzjim]

Spurs by any chance?

[Villanation]

Spurs by any chance?

Its deffo a London club, person involved is a catering director and his firm has the contract to supply into Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea, and he talk to some pretty high ranking people at these clubs.

Strange thing is he has no interest in football, wouldn't know Gabby from Messi.

Load of crap I reckon.

[Clampy]

Back on to Keane, i think we can all agree that his best days are behind him, but it's not as if we're not paying £6m for him like we might have done a year or two ago. For two months, i can't see what harm it can do.

As for Collins, i'd rather keep him until the summer then sell him, but if the fee is £8m (which i doubt) it would be hard to turn down.

I love to see us put an offer in for Redmond personally. For his age, he looks a hell of a player.

[Villanation]

Back on to Keane, i think we can all agree that his best days are behind him, but it's not as if we're not paying £6m for him like we might have done a year or two ago. For two months, i can't see what harm it can do.

As for Collins, i'd rather keep him until the summer then sell him, but if the fee is £8m (which i doubt) it would be hard to turn down.

I love to see us put an offer in for Redmond personally. For his age, he looks a hell of a player.

I would agree if just for 2 months it couldn't harm and if we had to lose Bent or god forbid Gabby, then at least there is something in the background, as for long term, not for me, AM maybe a fan and Keane may have done a job for him at the noses had he have pulled that of, but this is a player that has bounced around from one club to another and in the latter stages spent most of the time warming benches finally at the ripe old age of 31 playing in the states in sub level football.

[Dante Lavelli]

I love to see us put an offer in for Redmond personally. For his age, he looks a hell of a player.

I'd like to think that we could make a decent bid for Redmond without having to worry about salaries and transfer money coming in.  I know they have quoted ludicrous numbers but in reality he must be worth about 3m with loads of add ons.  His wages would be minimal too. 

[Jimmy Smash]

Yeung's going to be desperate for cash very shortly. A cheeky but not insulting offer for him might go down a treat.