January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[spangley1812]

I don't think Blackburn will sell Dann AND Samba this month and Samba has issued a transfer request so I don't think this will be a goer.

Physioroom.com has Dann as "doubtfull" to return on 21/01/12 so he may not pass a medical anyway

[Greg N'Ash]

I thought that was a bit of an optimistic timescale for someone who's split a ballbag. For something like that i'd need counselling, its bad enough thinking of it happening to someone else

[PaulWinch again]

I don't think Blackburn will sell Dann AND Samba this month and Samba has issued a transfer request so I don't think this will be a goer.

I agree, I'd like it to happen but another thing is why would Collins want to go there?

[PeterWithe]

I thought that was a bit of an optimistic timescale for someone who's split a ballbag. For something like that i'd need counselling, its bad enough thinking of it happening to someone else

I'd not idea what you were talking about so googled, kind of wished I hadn't now.

[Greg N'Ash]

aye. makes your own ache in sympathy.  If he joined us you'd have male Villa fan with their legs crossed everytime his leg went above waist height. For that reason alone its a no from me.

[old man villa fan]

Indeed. He may well have ended up not being good enough, but at this stage none of us, including the management, are in a position to judge with certainty.

The managers (three of them, if you include Garry Mac) also saw him in training and between them decided he was only worth 7 games.  I'm guessing he simply wasn't/isn't suited to the PL.

Didn't he miss 2 games after being sent off against Blackpool, came back for a couple of games and then was injured and was out for a few of games.  By the time he was fit the midfield was settled.

It looks as though he could have only played another 3 or 4 matches on top of his 7 anyway.  Whether it suited the player to move on, I do not know but I think we were very hasty in coming to a conclusion on his worth to the team.

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't think Blackburn will sell Dann AND Samba this month and Samba has issued a transfer request so I don't think this will be a goer.

Physioroom.com has Dann as "doubtfull" to return on 21/01/12 so he may not pass a medical anyway

You don't have to be fit to play to pass a medical.

A condition that will clear up (like, say, an exploded testicle) wouldn't be cause to fail a medical.

[spangley1812]

I don't think Blackburn will sell Dann AND Samba this month and Samba has issued a transfer request so I don't think this will be a goer.

Physioroom.com has Dann as "doubtfull" to return on 21/01/12 so he may not pass a medical anyway

You don't have to be fit to play to pass a medical.

A condition that will clear up (like, say, an exploded testicle) wouldn't be cause to fail a medical.

So on a medical are they looking for long term possible injuries and do scans on other stuff

[Greg N'Ash]

yep. when you think about it we bought a crock like Downing and Ireland has that osgood slatter disease. Obviously our medicals just check they're breathing.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

I don't think Blackburn will sell Dann AND Samba this month and Samba has issued a transfer request so I don't think this will be a goer.

I was convinced we'd never sell A. Young AND Downing in the same transfer window so you never know.

[hawkeye]

 Dann for Collins great business, it wont happen

[PeterWithe]

Didn't McLeish say pre-season that Dann is no better than what we already have?

[PaulWinch again]

Dann would actually get our defence organised, but as I say I can't see why Collins would go for it.

[Ian.]

Didn't McLeish say pre-season that Dann is no better than what we already have?

I would hope that now he has seen our players in action he will reconsider that statement if this is true.

[l_mckay]

if Dann could stay fit he is definatly better than Collins,cant see this deal happening in this window though!