January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[Rick_avfc]

I read in the metro that Bolton want Dunne to replace Cahill..Yes please

WHY?  Who would be get to replace him and please do not say Samba as we all know if he had a choice between spurs and villa he would choose spurs fact.  Selling Dunne at this stage would be horrendous business

[Summers]

Dunne's been, overall, in decent form this season. Selling him would be a mistake right now.

[Summers]

Also.. Fonz & Delph apparently on the loan list. Hopefully they both go to low Prem/high Championship sides and get a good run of games and some form. Fonz especially needs a run of games upfront so he can get scoring.

[paulcomben]

Signing anyone on the 11th of the month would have made MON giddy. Noting that he has not made any signings, even though he must want new blood at the Mackems.  His usual last minute tactic, with which we became so familiar.

[pauliewalnuts]

I wonder if this window is markedly slower than it usually is?

There's been next to zero business other than a couple of MLS loans. I know it is early days, but was it this quiet last year?

[supertom]

Last Jan was quiet but not this quiet.

[levico]

Whatever happens in the transfer window will be very telling for our club both in terms of who comes in (if anyone) and who leaves. It will signal the club's ambition either way.

My gut feeling (having had my expectations well and truly managed) is that whoever comes in will be wrong and who ever leaves will be the wrong man. I hope I'm wrong - I was last January.

[Matt C]

Fonz and Delph earmarked for loan deals:
http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2012/01/12/aston-villa-nathan-delfouneso-and-fabian-delph-earmarked-for-loan-moves-97319-30108848/

[Toronto Villa]

I wonder if this window is markedly slower than it usually is?

There's been next to zero business other than a couple of MLS loans. I know it is early days, but was it this quiet last year?

Paulie I made the comment earlier myself. My thoughts are that the loans we've seen and the fact that even Man U have resorted to bringing a player out of retirement is a real indictment on the current transfer window. Even clubs like Man City that can simply open the chequebook haven't. That they know if they want a player that the selling club is going to take the piss. It's the same at the lower end of the food chain, and Hughes is going to find that out at QPR. Clubs know he wants to do business and they have a bit of cash so he will have to accept getting fucked in order to do a couple of deals. I don't think most clubs have the appetite for that. It is early, but the January is more of a farce than anything helpful or truly constructive.

[PaulWinch again]

I think Delph definitely needs a loan.

[N'Rexy]

Lots of transfer windows are driven by one or two clubs kicking things off.  It needs QPR or Citeh to pay stupid money for 2-3 palyers nad then we'll be off.  I do think that the financial fair play thing mught be having an impact too as clubs look to control their outlay.

[Brend'Watkins]

I wonder if this window is markedly slower than it usually is?

There's been next to zero business other than a couple of MLS loans. I know it is early days, but was it this quiet last year?

I honestly think that but for a few clubs or just one club  there is a general tightening of strings in football.  We are not the only ones watching the wages to turnover ratio. 

I wouldn't even be surprised that PL clubs have got together as a collective and have forced a strategy to drive down player wage demands.  The days of pay me X or I'll be off to Y could be coming to an end.  Look at the stance Chelsea have taken with the Bolton defender for instance. 

Having said that, by the end of the month this could prove to be bollox.

[stubbsyandy]

Last year was a very busy window, but the year before was like this. I think last year a total of £150m, but 2010 only £16m!

[David_Nab]

City are only going to be buying if they can sell Tevez (Looking likely now AC Milan have sold Pato for £35mil) and even then I imagine they will buy from abroad so I really don't see much big hitting in this window other than QPR spending to stay up

[Matt C]

I guess last year the January window figures were distorted by the Torres/Carroll madness.