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

[midian]

Theres alot of teams claiming here not intrested in Benayoun maybe he is villa bound?

[PeterWithe]

I don't place as much value in Youtube footage because unlike scouts we don't watch games and identify other traits. I can show you 5 minutes on Heskey that make him worthy of starting place next to Messi.

But isn't the point of the YouTube footage to showcase his talents and show him at his best? I agree that you shouldn't get too excited about a player who's footage looks great but if thats him at his best then there seems to be a lot of room for improvement.

[not3bad]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from St Etienne!  23 years old, scored a hatrick last season, a big man who is good with the ball at his feet.

[Concrete John]

How about a punt on Joe Cole on a free or season long loan with a view to permanent?

With his injury record, I imagine he's busy at the Paralympics currently

YOu should have saved that one for the Frankie Boyle thread.

[Jarpie]

Heart Of The Holte @Villa4life97

 Mat Kendrick has now confirmed that a deal is now back on for Christian Benteke! Come on Villa get a move on! #avfc

Heart Of The Holte @Villa4life97

 Just to confirm the person I took the quotes off of about a 10.6 mil fee being agreed has deleted there tweets. (FAKE) sadly.

Mat Kendrick @MatKendrick

 Just to update on the Christian Benteke situation, it seems Villa have been given encouragement by Genk that a deal can be done #avfc

[Ian.]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from St Etienne!  23 years old, scored a hatrick last season, a big man who is good with the ball at his feet.

And?

Or you just rambling?

[Virgil Caine]

I wish I had sufficient mental fibre to break off from all this and go and do something more productive.

[Toronto Villa]

I don't place as much value in Youtube footage because unlike scouts we don't watch games and identify other traits. I can show you 5 minutes on Heskey that make him worthy of starting place next to Messi.

But isn't the point of the YouTube footage to showcase his talents and show him at his best? I agree that you shouldn't get too excited about a player who's footage looks great but if thats him at his best then there seems to be a lot of room for improvement.

I suppose it depends if people can be bothered to create a montage of him. He's 21 so I doubt there is an extensive body of work. And there has to be footage of everything to create that collection.

[ozzjim]

Benayoun would give us guile going forward if he did come.

Him and Benteke and we would have a lot more option up top, Gabby coming back too and we would be decent. A centre mid is important too. Plenty of time left.....


SSN are just taking the piss out of the inbreds at Stoke now. Someone should call OFCOM, it is bullying those with clear learning difficulties.

[pr_N'villa]

“@MatKendrick
 Just to update on the Christian Benteke situation, it seems Villa have been given encouragement by Genk that a deal can be done #avfc”

Tweeted 6 mins ago

[PeterWithesShin]

Every time I see those inbred Stoke fans I wish our guns laws weren't quite so strict.

[Des Little]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from St Etienne!  23 years old, scored a hatrick last season, a big man who is good with the ball at his feet.

Are people making up these names?  I've never heard of any of these players!

[pauliewalnuts]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from St Etienne!  23 years old, scored a hatrick last season, a big man who is good with the ball at his feet.

Are people making up these names?  I've never heard of any of these players!

Me neither.

I checked that one out on wikipedia and noted this:

Aubameyang was a key member of the Gabon national side that reached the 1/4 finals of the 2012 African Cup of Nations as co-hosts of the competition. He netted 3 goals in total, finishing the tournament as one of the top scorers. On 5 February 2012, he set up the opening goal for his team and hit the post in the quarter-final against Mali. However, the match ended 1:1 after extra time and Aubameyang had his penalty saved in the shootout to decide the game.

SMELLS OF LOSER!

[PeterWithesShin]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from St Etienne!  23 years old, scored a hatrick last season, a big man who is good with the ball at his feet.

Are people making up these names?  I've never heard of any of these players!

I reckon we will still put in a sneaky bid for Binyamin Pootalotivic.

[Phil from the upper holte]

No he's real
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang