Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Chris Jameson]

Anyway point is Shelvey would have been a nice signing for Villa IMO

Shelvey is unquestionably useless. IMO.

[Miguelito]

Anyway point is Shelvey would have been a nice signing for Villa IMO

I think you've communicated that pretty clearly. Somehow.

I do find it a bit funny that "on the plane to Brazil" with England is some kind of mark of quality, though, when you look at some of the other mediocre dross that'll be on that plane.

We're assuming here that there is going to be a plane full of English footballers going to Brazil....

[pauliewalnuts]

Anyway point is Shelvey would have been a nice signing for Villa IMO

I think you've communicated that pretty clearly. Somehow.

I do find it a bit funny that "on the plane to Brazil" with England is some kind of mark of quality, though, when you look at some of the other mediocre dross that'll be on that plane.

We're assuming here that there is going to be a plane full of English footballers going to Brazil....

Very good point indeed!

[Des Little]

Anyway point is Shelvey would have been a nice signing for Villa IMO

Shelvey is unquestionably useless. IMO.

And mine

[Percy McCarthy]

According to our 'players in and out ' list on SSN we got 2.6m quid for Makoun. Result if true.

Sorry, my pound sign is not available.

[SteveN]

Anyway point is Shelvey would have been a nice signing for Villa IMO

Shelvey is unquestionably useless. IMO.

And mine

Thirded, he looks as if he hasn't taken his boots from the box they came in.  Can't see him adding anything to Swansea, surprised they bought him.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Never heard of Jo Jo Shelvey. I thought for a moment you meant John Jo Shelvey

I actually thought he meant Jonjo Shelvey, Richard

*blows smoke from end of imaginary pistols of pedantry*

Hoisted by my own petard Paulie! That's the one and he's still shit regardless...

The question is, who is worse: Shelvey or Altidore?

VK isn’t on his own with his love for Altidore, there’s an American correspondent on the BBC World Football Phone In who reckons that if he played the majority of league and cup games he’d get between 15-20 goals this coming season.

[Chris Jameson]

VK isn’t on his own with his love for Altidore, there’s an American correspondent on the BBC World Football Phone In who reckons that if he played the majority of league and cup games he’d get between 15-20 goals this coming season.

Is it a bloke called Ryu by any chance?

[Toronto Villa]

Anyway point is Shelvey would have been a nice signing for Villa IMO

Are you still banging on about bollocks like Shelvey and Altidore? Thank fuck you don't Lambert's ear. Shelvey going £5m or whatever it was and the likes of Caulker to Cardiff for £8m is tells you precisely what is wrong with English football, and more specifically English players. A dearth of massively, massively overrated players that will continue our proud tradition to flatter to deceive on the world stage.

[Miguelito]

Anyway point is Shelvey would have been a nice signing for Villa IMO

Are you still banging on about bollocks like Shelvey and Altidore? Thank fuck you don't Lambert's ear. Shelvey going £5m or whatever it was and the likes of Caulker to Cardiff for £8m is tells you precisely what is wrong with English football, and more specifically English players. A dearth of massively, massively overrated players that will continue our proud tradition to flatter to deceive on the world stage.

Caulker would have been an excellent addition to our team, £8m i think is about right too be fair. As for Shelvey / Altidore, i don't agree with VK but i suppose everyone's entitled to their opinion. Who knows Altidore might have improved whilst he's been away and Shelvey has shown little glimpses of being a good player, so he could end up being right.... funnier things have happened, who would have thought Heskey would rip Germany apart in their own back yard?

[Merv]

I think Caulker's pretty good, TBH. Good signing for Cardiff.

Shelvey's ok. Not bad going forward. But he gives the ball away way too often and it'll be interesting to see how he gets on now he's stepped up to Swansea. Wonder whether Laudrup can get that sloppiness in possession out of him. Rodgers couldn't, and that's his strong point as a coach.

[rob_bridge]

According to our 'players in and out ' list on SSN we got 2.6m quid for Makoun. Result if true.

Sorry, my pound sign is not available.

£2.6m for that dross. Maybe O'Neill, Houllier and TSM are playing Top Trumps in terms of reduced sell on value.

Altidore may have  been worth a punt - what did he go for?

Shelvey / Caulker (looks like a decent prospect) but no way at all for those prices.

[curiousorange]

Sorry to carry on Paulie's pedantry, but dearth means 'lack of'.

[Toronto Villa]

Anyway point is Shelvey would have been a nice signing for Villa IMO

Are you still banging on about bollocks like Shelvey and Altidore? Thank fuck you don't Lambert's ear. Shelvey going £5m or whatever it was and the likes of Caulker to Cardiff for £8m is tells you precisely what is wrong with English football, and more specifically English players. A dearth of massively, massively overrated players that will continue our proud tradition to flatter to deceive on the world stage.

Caulker would have been an excellent addition to our team, £8m i think is about right too be fair. As for Shelvey / Altidore, i don't agree with VK but i suppose everyone's entitled to their opinion. Who knows Altidore might have improved whilst he's been away and Shelvey has shown little glimpses of being a good player, so he could end up being right.... funnier things have happened, who would have thought Heskey would rip Germany apart in their own back yard?

Caulker £8m - you're having a laugh. Not saying he's not a good player but with under 20 games for Tottenham (many as a sub or in cup games, not starting in the PL) how in the hell does that equate to him being worth that much?

[villan from luton]

Caulker did do well for Swansea the season before last on loan