January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[Irish villain]

These are indeed embarrassing days to be a villa fan. Do the board have any sense of self respect?

If Bent is sold, every single penny better be spent on genuine quality.

The nightmare continues. When will we be able to wake up?

[Concrete John]

Defensively, I'd be happy to see Clark there alongside Dunne.  However, if Cahill is going to Chelsea I'd like us to try for Alex, which would mean him and Dunne with Clark staying in midfield.  That in front of a good keeper like Given would giv us a great spine to the team and we could build from there.  Also, I'd be OK with collins staying around as cover, mainly for Dunne, but if a decent offer comes in then so be it.   

If Bent gets sold the whole atmosphere around the club, which i think has picked up a bit the last two games, will go through the floor.  Not very good teams who sell their best player usually end up getting relegated.

[ozzjim]

What would it take? I reckon near on 30 million, and no one will pay it. Liverpool won't pay out that money on another striker unless they let Carroll go, and if they offer Carroll and Shelvey in a swap then it would be interesting to see what we do. I would hope turn it down, but we will see.

[Toronto Villa]

These are indeed embarrassing days to be a villa fan. Do the board have any sense of self respect?

If Bent is sold, every single penny better be spent on genuine quality.

The nightmare continues. When will we be able to wake up?

I've never been embarrassed by being a Villa fan but each to their own I suppose. Why are you getting so upset over a Twitter rumour?

[Clampy]

Maybe Liverpool want to give us Downing back.

[avfc_1874]

The rumours have started from this article http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport/liverpool-fc/1215036-liverpool-fc-make-enquiry-for-aston-villa-striker-darren-bent.html

[Rick_avfc]

Just seen a tweet from Brendan McLoughlin ( a midlands journo) saying that those rumours about Bent to LFC are untrue.

[Toronto Villa]

Maybe Liverpool want to give us Downing back.

I know that N'Zogbia hasn't quite worked out yet, but has Downing even got an assist for Liverpool this season? He seems a pale shadow of the player he was with us.

[Irish villain]

These are indeed embarrassing days to be a villa fan. Do the board have any sense of self respect?

If Bent is sold, every single penny better be spent on genuine quality.

The nightmare continues. When will we be able to wake up?

I've never been embarrassed by being a Villa fan but each to their own I suppose. Why are you getting so upset over a Twitter rumour?

I'm not embarrassed to be a villa fan, I'm proud. Bad choice of words.

There's just an inevitability about our plight now. Any good players we have get picked off. I can see this deal happening. I really can. We all can. We have 20 points on the board and facing into the second part of the season without our main goal threat would make staying up quite a challenge.

We have had nothing only bad news since May 2010 and still McLeish is talking about needing to reduce the wage bill having alread let many big earners go. It's a disastrous policy.

[Concrete John]

Maybe Liverpool want to give us Downing back.

I know that N'Zogbia hasn't quite worked out yet, but has Downing even got an assist for Liverpool this season? He seems a pale shadow of the player he was with us.

I know - great, isn't it?

[PaulTheVillan]

I could see Bent forcing this move if the interest was true from Liverpool.

[Chris Smith]

These are indeed embarrassing days to be a villa fan. Do the board have any sense of self respect?

If Bent is sold, every single penny better be spent on genuine quality.

The nightmare continues. When will we be able to wake up?

At this time of the season there are a million different rumours and 99.9% of them are completely unfounded. For your own sanity don't take any notice of them.

[Irish villain]

Just seen a tweet from Brendan McLoughlin ( a midlands journo) saying that those rumours about Bent to LFC are untrue.

There were lots of denials about Downing too. I just hope we hang onto Bent, we've needed a player like him for as long as I've been a villa fan. We need some stability at the club and it'd be nice to get a few years service out of our top players.

[Rick_avfc]

Does anyone have any idea of how much we have reduced the wage bill per week, by?
Who are still the high earners ?  Heskey, Beye, Collins, Dunne, Petrov, Warnock & BENT?

[PaulTheVillan]

Does anyone have any idea of how much we have reduced the wage bill per week, by?
Who are still the high earners ?  Heskey, Beye, Collins, Dunne, Petrov, Warnock & BENT?

Ireland, Gabby & Given are up there I'd imagine.