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

[DerHammer]

500 pages of nothing

[eastie]

Qpr have activated chris sambas release clause breaking news.

Already exclusively revealed on the 'other transfer thread'.

Your on the ball clampy as always on these occassions!

[Percy McCarthy]

Over the last three years we have been about as competent as a club as SHA.

[Nirog72]

Henke presumably drew up lists of options? Have these been misplaced?

[Clampy]

Qpr have activated chris sambas release clause breaking news.

Already exclusively revealed on the 'other transfer thread'.

Your on the ball clampy as always on these occassions!

Oh the irony.

[Jockey Randall]

I would say there is a big difference between having money to spend and also having the wages available to offer players what they want. With all the signs that we're not willing to pay anyone decent Premier League wages, I can't really see anyone willing to take a pay cut to come here.

[eastie]

 

Qpr have activated chris sambas release clause breaking news.

Already exclusively revealed on the 'other transfer thread'.

Your on the ball clampy as always on these occassions!

Oh the irony.

 

[tomd2103]

Reported yesterday that Dunne has had a setback. Don't think he was ever fit to be honest

But again the lack of communication with fans regarding Dunne's situation has been really frustrating.  Surely they can see we've been struggling defensively and that the fans are going to be questioning what is going on with Dunne, yet the same kind of mumbled, unclear lines are repeated in the press.  Why not just come out and be truthful about his injury status?  Yes he is in full training and we could be looking at a matter of weeks, or no he's way off being fit and we need to look at other options in the squad.  At least we as fans would know where we stood.       

[Nirog72]

I'm more annoyed that we missed out on players like Forren than Samba. We aren't shopping in the same supermarket as QPR (they will throw silly money at it) but we should be buying our groceries in the same place as teams like Southampton surely?

[eastie]

Henke presumably drew up lists of options? Have these been misplaced?

Faulkner probably ate his fish & chips from them.

[eastie]

I'm more annoyed that we missed out on players like Forren than Samba. We aren't shopping in the same supermarket as QPR (they will throw silly money at it) but we should be buying our groceries in the same place as teams like Southampton surely?

I think we have enough vegetables already.

[Concrete John]

There may be some money there, but I think the biggest problem we have is convincing players to join.

I think it's that combined with a lack of money.  That's not to say there is none, I think there is, but probably not enough. 

We can't be a very attractive proposition to a player right now, so what you then have to do is entice them with bucket loads of cash.  We're unable or unwilling to do that right now, so getting the right players becomes very hard.

[Irish villain]

If Randy was a parent and Aston Villa was a child Social Services would have stepped in by now.

Two years of neglect and malnourishment.

An absolute disgrace. I don't care how much of a bad ass MON was (and he was one) this is Lerner and Faulkner's mess. I'm going to stop posting for a while because sometimes I feel like I am becoming a troll. I am just so sickened by what has happened to villa and so annoyed by the attitude of our self proclaimed custodian.

[Merv]

But again the lack of communication with fans regarding Dunne's situation has been really frustrating.  Surely they can see we've been struggling defensively and that the fans are going to be questioning what is going on with Dunne, yet the same kind of mumbled, unclear lines are repeated in the press.  Why not just come out and be truthful about his injury status?  Yes he is in full training and we could be looking at a matter of weeks, or no he's way off being fit and we need to look at other options in the squad.  At least we as fans would know where we stood.       

The Dunne situation is baffling. He was training, I saw pics from a week or so ago of the lads training in the snow and he was clearly there (and looking very trim). PL is asked on Monday about him featuring, says maybe, he'll check on him at training... no sign of him and then post match it's reported he now needs further surgery. Of course, he could have broken down in training Tuesday morning, but.... it all feels very odd. That's him done at Villa, if another (a fourth) op is required.

[Nirog72]

Eastie - Indeed, they appear to be pushing the trolley