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

[not3bad]

The one pleasing thing that I've noticed, is that we're not allowing teams to hold us to ramsom.
Went for Naughton, Spurs wanted silly money, within days Lowton was signed.
Went for Cresswell, Ipswich wanted silly money, Lambert goes and buys Bennett.
I'm sure Lamberts got an alternative to Betenke too, if Genk play silly devils.

That's what this Karza guy does isn't?  Searches out the alternatives?

[Ben H]

No Villa players in the England squad...

Jack Butland (Birmingham), Joe Hart (Man City), John Ruddy (Norwich)

Leighton Baines (Everton), Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Joleon Lescott (Man City), John Terry (Chelsea), Kyle Walker (Tottenham)

Michael Carrick (Man United), Tom Cleverley (Man United), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Sunderland), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), James Milner (Man City), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)

Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea), Danny Welbeck (Man United).

[Monty]

My inkling is that Lambert ultimately wants to follow the Dortmund model tactically: they play two forwards very narrowly, but with full backs and possibly other attacking players drifting wide to provide options and help make space in the centre. He would presumably have Bent down as his Barrios, Benteke as Lewandowski, KEA as Sven Bender (quiet at the back!), Delph or otherwise as Seb Kehl. That's all fine and well, even if Barrios does so much more work off the ball than Bent (maybe Weimann could be a better long-term option here?).

His problem is that he seems to think Ireland and Zog can be Goetze and Kagawa/Reus. Ireland I still think has something in him, and there's hope for him yet in spite of everything, but Zog doesn't offer anything like the movement required in this system: he doesn't seem to know where to go or what to do whenever he gets the ball, passing to him is like giving it away. Bannan can't really play that inside-forward sort of role because he's too slow, and who knows about some of the younger players like Carruthers or Johnson. We need a creative player in there who can change the pace of an attack, and it's hard to see who that is going to be.

[QBVILLA]

No Villa players in the England squad...

Jack Butland (Birmingham), Joe Hart (Man City), John Ruddy (Norwich)

Leighton Baines (Everton), Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Joleon Lescott (Man City), John Terry (Chelsea), Kyle Walker (Tottenham)

Michael Carrick (Man United), Tom Cleverley (Man United), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Sunderland), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), James Milner (Man City), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)

Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea), Danny Welbeck (Man United).

Apart from Bent, do we have another player who would even get close?

[Bottom Right 89]

No Villa players in the England squad...

What about James Milner? I heard he's coming back before the deadline.

[Olneythelonely]

Couldn't care less. And what does it have to do with this thread?

[not3bad]

No Villa players in the England squad...

What about James Milner? I heard he's coming back before the deadline.

"I heard that rumour.."

"I know, I started it!"

[Risso]

I've just had a look at that Bentenke on YouTube. Whoever posted it hasn't done him any favours.

I thought that, made him look like a right donkey.

[Rick_avfc]

No Villa players in the England squad...

What about James Milner? I heard he's coming back before the deadline.

"I heard that rumour.."

"I know, I started it!"

I dont think so mate!  Im defo taking all the credit for the Milner to AVFC rumour!  Afterall, I am an "ITK"! 

[Karlos96]

No Villa players in the England squad...

Jack Butland (Birmingham), Joe Hart (Man City), John Ruddy (Norwich)

Leighton Baines (Everton), Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Joleon Lescott (Man City), John Terry (Chelsea), Kyle Walker (Tottenham)

Michael Carrick (Man United), Tom Cleverley (Man United), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Sunderland), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), James Milner (Man City), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)

Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea), Danny Welbeck (Man United).

Suits me the less players that get called up the better.  They either come back injured or have their head turned into joining another club.

[Surrey Villain]

I've just had a look at that Bentenke on YouTube. Whoever posted it hasn't done him any favours.

I thought that, made him look like a right donkey.

And presumably it was supposed to show him in good light.

[themossman]

Maybe there's some inverse relationship at work given the number of irredeemably shite players who look like messi on youtube?

[Risso]

Nursey has tweeted that we'll have a striker and a defensive midfielder in before tomorrow's deadline.

The lad from Chesterfield then and who else?

[DBTW]

Nursey has tweeted that we'll have a striker and a defensive midfielder in before tomorrow's deadline.

The lad from Chesterfield then and who else?

Carlton Palmer

[Clark W Griswold]

Nursey has tweeted that we'll have a striker and a defensive midfielder in before tomorrow's deadline.

The lad from Chesterfield then and who else?

George Boeteng

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