January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[Mazrim]

With 4 centre halves and 4 guys who can play right back I cant see there being any chance of going for him with money scarce and needing a central midfielder if anything.

He is a good player but not really anything more than that.
I'd rather have him than Hutton but too late now.

[Rick_avfc]

And on a reported £80,000 per week. Staggering.

you're joking!?!?!?!      He is a good player and good value for money, as in the transfer fee BUT £80k a week???  You're having a laugh!

[Irish villain]

Mid-table is preferable to bankruptcy of course and most of us accept the reality. It just makes us quite dull. Neutrals always used to say to me, villa are just happy to be there. That all changed when Randy arrived. Now though we're back to the comfort zone, happy to be there and you can understand why its frustrating to fans. If the football was better attendances wouldn't be so low. Hence we'd all rather mid-table if we gave it more of a go and played some decent stuff.

[Monty]

Like I've said before, it's not where we are, it's how we're existing while we're here.

Jorge Valdano once said: "in a league, only one team will win. If everyone plays "results football", what have the other teams contributed?" Slightly less romantically, that's my criticism of the team at the moment. If we can't win, we may as well be more entertaining. But there's a listlessness, a sense of middling around, almost of 'can't be bothered' around the club at the moment, which is a little hard to support.

[garyshawsknee]

And on a reported £80,000 per week. Staggering.

you're joking!?!?!?!      He is a good player and good value for money, as in the transfer fee BUT £80k a week???  You're having a laugh!

Guess who his agent is?

[richard moore]

Like I've said before, it's not where we are, it's how we're existing while we're here.

Jorge Valdano once said: "in a league, only one team will win. If everyone plays "results football", what have the other teams contributed?" Slightly less romantically, that's my criticism of the team at the moment. If we can't win, we may as well be more entertaining. But there's a listlessness, a sense of middling around, almost of 'can't be bothered' around the club at the moment, which is a little hard to support.

Yes, I agree with that Monty. I know it's utter madness and would be disastrous in all probability, but I do have days when I almost wish we got ourselves relegated if only for something to happen that might inject some fresh life into things and make us get noticed - a kinda 'fresh slate' approach. Anything rather than this numbing middling around as you say

[bertlambshank]

And on a reported £80,000 per week. Staggering.I

you're joking!?!?!?!      He is a good player and good value for money, as in the transfer fee BUT £80k a week???  You're having a laugh!

Guess who his agent is?

Robin Hood?

[Merv]

Speculate to accumulate... obviously, we're not doing that. But we're not even being able to spend what we've earned through transfers out. I'd settle for us just moving forward to get to that point again. As it is, we're hamstrung into six-week loan deals because, for the manager, it's that or nothing, it seems.

[N'ZMAV]

No way is he worth £80k a week. FFS. Football is screwed.

[Hoppo]

Why dont you just shut this thread down so people can just get used to the long hard fight ahead?

[KevinGage]

Like I've said before, it's not where we are, it's how we're existing while we're here.

Jorge Valdano once said: "in a league, only one team will win. If everyone plays "results football", what have the other teams contributed?" Slightly less romantically, that's my criticism of the team at the moment. If we can't win, we may as well be more entertaining. But there's a listlessness, a sense of middling around, almost of 'can't be bothered' around the club at the moment, which is a little hard to support.

There was that quote a few weeks back from a 'source close to RL'  given to one of the dailys about how we're going to concentrate on getting the finances in check for the next two years.  It won't be very sexy, but it will stand to us in the longrun et.c. 

Which is fine, except we don't operate in isolation.  If we effectively opt out for the next two years:

(a)  How big will the gulf between ourselves and the likes of Tottenham, Liverpool and the sides we were once actively competing with extend to?

(b) How many of the clubs on a par with (and currently below) us will overtake us?

and

(c)  How much will it cost to regain the initiative, or even attempt to regain some of the lost ground?

Also, if the club are set fair on a course of opting out, can they really be that surprised if supporters do the same? 

[drisaac]

No way is he worth £80k a week. FFS. Football is screwed.

Assuming that QPR will bring in approximately £60 million (I'm guessing...) this season, what would be a reasonable wage for him to earn?

[garyshawsknee]

And on a reported £80,000 per week. Staggering.I

you're joking!?!?!?!      He is a good player and good value for money, as in the transfer fee BUT £80k a week???  You're having a laugh!

Guess who his agent is?

Robin Hood?

I can't spell his name,but its the weasel who represents Tevez and Hughes. Wouldn't be surprised if hes linked with the two Brazilians QPR are buying.

[Rick_avfc]

And on a reported £80,000 per week. Staggering.I

you're joking!?!?!?!      He is a good player and good value for money, as in the transfer fee BUT £80k a week???  You're having a laugh!

Guess who his agent is?

Robin Hood?

I can't spell his name,but its the weasel who represents Tevez and Hughes. Wouldn't be surprised if hes linked with the two Brazilians QPR are buying.

Kia Joorb......(i cant spell his surname without looking it up! lol)

[Concrete John]

So, they agent for the manager is also the agent for the players he is buying?  No conflict of interest there then!