Summer Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours

[nigel]

People have to be realistic. These signings are at best palatable as our squad is so thin. Spurs and Sunderland
have just paid £15m for players so seeing us pay small fees for unknowns is a bit underwhelming. You pay peanuts you get monkeys.

Not always

[tarzansbrother]

People have to be realistic. These signings are at best palatable as our squad is so thin. Spurs and Sunderland
have just paid £15m for players so seeing us pay small fees for unknowns is a bit underwhelming. You pay peanuts you get monkeys.

Not always

But nearly always

[Ian.]

People have to be realistic. These signings are at best palatable as our squad is so thin. Spurs and Sunderland
have just paid £15m for players so seeing us pay small fees for unknowns is a bit underwhelming. You pay peanuts you get monkeys.

Not always

But nearly always

Well someone with Tarzan in their name probably knows more about monkeys than I do.

[nigel]

Crikey.

Avillafan on the ball as ever.

Has he been mentioned on here already?
Missed it if he has.

Probably about 10 pages back, I think as the Bennett deal has been announced it has overwhelmed the news.

Ah, I didn't go that far back.
In fainess to AVilla.com I've only just looked on their site too, so it may have been put on a while ago also.

[dave.woodhall]

I love this:

"I am being told...... BBC journalists believe it is a done deal after he passed a medical today."

Presumably Gary Lineker rang them personally.
 

[gervilla]

You can also pay shedloads of money and get complete donkeys.

[tarzansbrother]

I love this:

"I am being told...... BBC journalists believe it is a done deal after he passed a medical today."

Presumably Gary Lineker rang them personally.
 

Do you know if loan deals are being looked at by the club? This is the only route I can see us getting an established name.

[LeeB]

You can also pay shedloads of money and get complete donkeys.

Something we've turned into an art-form over the years

[andyh]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with having young, inexperienced but keen and hungry players at the club.
The problem comes when you fill the team with them and do not supplement them with proven, experienced, quality players.
The even bigger problem is that we seem to have plenty on the first type, and very few of the latter.

[tarzansbrother]

You can also pay shedloads of money and get complete donkeys.

I know and we have had our fill. Would still like an established name signed even on loan

[LeeB]

You can also pay shedloads of money and get complete donkeys.

I know and we have had our fill. Would still like an established name signed even on loan

If they're looking to tread water with us then they can fuck off.

I think that's the mentality of the club, and it will work.

[ozzjim]

We have moaned and moaned about not getting bargains. We sign 6 players for bugger all on fairly modest wages and we squeal about it. We have to see how it plays out. We are IMO a midfield player and 2 attacking options light still, but there are 2 days to go. Hoping for Gouffran, Benteke and some central midfield player out of obscurity.

[PeterWithesShin]

We have moaned and moaned about not getting bargains. We sign 6 players for bugger all on fairly modest wages and we squeal about it. We have to see how it plays out. We are IMO a midfield player and 2 attacking options light still, but there are 2 days to go. Hoping for Gouffran, Benteke and some central midfield player out of obscurity.

I agree, I said this earlier "I remember the days when all we signed were overpriced Premier League players and a lot of people thought we should have been have scouring the lower leagues and abroad for better value players.

Now we're doing that a lot of folks seem to think we should be buying over priced Premier League players."

[cheltenhamlion]

Still 2 or 3 short, we will get them and at least one will be a very popular deal. How about that for a prediction!

[brian green]

Big problem with loan signings is they can only ever be a short term fix if the club which holds their contract is going to snatch them back once you have brought them on or leave you to pay their wages if they get knackered, then snatch them back.