January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[Jimmy Smash]

That all has the distinct air of utter bollocks. But god damn you I still got a little bit excited.

Having said that, after Mystery Man's rumours over the summer I'm going to exit this thread and believe it when I see it.

Hasn't Lerner expressly denied the selling on rumours?

[dave.woodhall]

Even though there isn't, wasn't, and never will be one.

[dave.woodhall]

Sorry, I think I may have cocked someone's post up.

[Tony]

Espanyol and Villareal could get Cuellar this month according to one of today's tabloids ... probably rubbish then, but just passing it on! The same rag has us chasing a player from AZ in Holland called Brett Holman, an Aussie. Yeah, right!

I can't imagine Carlos Cuellar playing in the Spanish league, he just hasn't got the quality of passing they like, he is a half decent centre half, but not what you expect to see in Spain.

[Mazrim]

I've heard all the reports of Randy not going anywhere and so on but I'm still hoping there's something to the QIA rumour and the way things are happening or have happened in the last year or so I could well believe we're being packaged to sell. Just my opinion.
The postion he is in now and what he is capable of I believe he would consider a decent offer from the right people.

I feel a little bit disappointed in myself for thinking that way but fuck it. I may as well hope for some outrageous fortune for my club because that's what it takes now unfortunately.

[Lowendbehold]

Sell Bent and offer his wages to Demba Ba and the £10m buy out clause in his contract, before someone else does.

[Mazrim]

We cant sign Ba.  Dunne, Collins and Keane would spend all night and day at him.

[pauliewalnuts]

Espanyol and Villareal could get Cuellar this month according to one of today's tabloids ... probably rubbish then, but just passing it on! The same rag has us chasing a player from AZ in Holland called Brett Holman, an Aussie. Yeah, right!

I can't imagine Carlos Cuellar playing in the Spanish league, he just hasn't got the quality of passing they like, he is a half decent centre half, but not what you expect to see in Spain.

I like Carlos, but he's the only Spanish male on the planet who can't control a football.

[Jimmy Smash]

I think we can safely assume that Randy is balancing the books to sell. The good egg that he is, he is leaving the club in the best possible position... i.e paying back the debt (to his own company of course) so that a buyer can come in with a clean slate. Fair play to him... he always said he wa only a custodian of this great club. Hopefully he'll show sound judgement in selecting an appropriate buyer. That means no Indian chicken farmers.

[pauliewalnuts]

I think we can safely assume that Randy is balancing the books to sell. The good egg that he is, he is leaving the club in the best possible position... i.e paying back the debt (to his own company of course) so that a buyer can come in with a clean slate. Fair play to him... he always said he wa only a custodian of this great club. Hopefully he'll show sound judgement in selecting an appropriate buyer. That means no Indian chicken farmers.

How do you work that out?

I reckon he's balancing the books because he's lost interest (not bothered turning up much this year) and he's had enough of investing in it.

There's not a single shred of credible evidence that anyone is going to buy the club, no matter how much we want it to happen.

[Jimmy Smash]

I think we can safely assume that Randy is balancing the books to sell. The good egg that he is, he is leaving the club in the best possible position... i.e paying back the debt (to his own company of course) so that a buyer can come in with a clean slate. Fair play to him... he always said he wa only a custodian of this great club. Hopefully he'll show sound judgement in selecting an appropriate buyer. That means no Indian chicken farmers.

How do you work that out?

I reckon he's balancing the books because he's lost interest (not bothered turning up much this year) and he's had enough of investing in it.

There's not a single shred of credible evidence that anyone is going to buy the club, no matter how much we want it to happen.

Because I think he's only ever had the best interest of AVFC at heart. He's selling the assets to balance the books. That will make the club more attractive to responsible buyers. I'm quite happy to sit back and let time either prove or disprove my theory.

[pauliewalnuts]

So how can we "safely assume" anything at all in that?

And people seem to be talking about some bunch of Qataris and getting excited - they're not getting excited because they think they're going to be prudent, they're getitng excited because they think they're going to spunk money over us in a frenzied attempt to buy trophies. If that's the case, how bothered are they going to be about the wage bill when they buy the club?

Don't get me wrong, I'd love nothing more than Randy to sell to someone who wants to spaff money all over us, but there's not a single shred of evidence to suggest that that is what is going to happen - let alone anything to merit assuming anything.

[kippaxvilla2]

So how can we "safely assume" anything at all in that?

And people seem to be talking about some bunch of Qataris and getting excited - they're not getting excited because they think they're going to be prudent, they're getitng excited because they think they're going to spunk money over us in a frenzied attempt to buy trophies. If that's the case, how bothered are they going to be about the wage bill when they buy the club?

Don't get me wrong, I'd love nothing more than Randy to sell to someone who wants to spaff money all over us, but there's not a single shred of evidence to suggest that that is what is going to happen - let alone anything to merit assuming anything.

And even if it were true, knowing Villa they would manage to sell to someone called Quatarmanton Investments Ltd, Chairman Sheik Eldoug Ellis.

[Irish villain]

Even though there isn't, wasn't, and never will be one.

Dave, I have a feeling you will be busy debunking this myth so long as RL (not RAL by the way!) owns Aston Villa!

[Jimmy Smash]

So how can we "safely assume" anything at all in that?

And people seem to be talking about some bunch of Qataris and getting excited - they're not getting excited because they think they're going to be prudent, they're getitng excited because they think they're going to spunk money over us in a frenzied attempt to buy trophies. If that's the case, how bothered are they going to be about the wage bill when they buy the club?

Don't get me wrong, I'd love nothing more than Randy to sell to someone who wants to spaff money all over us, but there's not a single shred of evidence to suggest that that is what is going to happen - let alone anything to merit assuming anything.

I never mentioned Quataris... Just that i thought the club was being prepared to be sold. I didn't even mention big spenders... just that I thought Randy would sell to responsible buyers. As I said, I'm happy for time to tell.