Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[LeeB]

I think that we should stop mentioning any current Premier League players at all. Lambert simply does not buy them.

I don't think Sinclair fits into that category anyway.

[Hoppo]

If it means not buying Scott Sinclair i would rather not buy Premiership players.

[saunders_heroes]

Lescott would be my pick of the relatively realistic Man City signings.  If they want rid the fee should be manageable and they'd also give him a pay off as he'd need to manager on the £60k a week we pay Richard Dunne right now.

I can't see Sinclair happening as Lambert will look at him and think he can go into the Championship or abroad and get just as good a player for less money.  And he'd be right.

I think more pertinently Lambert would look at Sinclair, see him swapping a promising career with Swansea for a few more bucks and splinters in his arse, and think that's not the kind of playe we're interested in.

James Nursey said today that we'd be interested in a loan move for Sinclair next season.

[paul_e]

If it means not buying Scott Sinclair i would rather not buy Premiership players.

The similarities to the career of another player with the same initials that stung us a few years back should serve as sufficient warning to stay well away.

[LeeB]

Lescott would be my pick of the relatively realistic Man City signings.  If they want rid the fee should be manageable and they'd also give him a pay off as he'd need to manager on the £60k a week we pay Richard Dunne right now.

I can't see Sinclair happening as Lambert will look at him and think he can go into the Championship or abroad and get just as good a player for less money.  And he'd be right.

I think more pertinently Lambert would look at Sinclair, see him swapping a promising career with Swansea for a few more bucks and splinters in his arse, and think that's not the kind of playe we're interested in.

James Nursey said today that we'd be interested in a loan move for Sinclair next season.

Well I may be wrong then, but I doubt it.

[OCD]

It's a good point about Sinclair - Lambert wants hungry players (no Suarez jokes!) and swapping regular football in a good team for a place on the bench and double his salary sends out all the wrong signals. Add in that his girlfriend is in Manchester and that Lambert hasn't shown much interest in wide players and I don't think we'll be in for him. I've read some good things about our domestic scouting and I would hope that our global scouting is improving fast.

[JUAN PABLO]

yes

wise words

we could get that Dortmund midfielder  ( arab looking one ) if we stay up .        on the JD

Wouldnt mind their striker too ( polish looking one) if we stay up           On the sparkling white

didnt Blackburn nearly get him :/

[eamonn]

If it means not buying Scott Sinclair i would rather not buy Premiership players.

The similarities to the career of another player with the same initials that stung us a few years back should serve as sufficient warning to stay well away.

Steve Stone? Seagal? Sessesgnon?

[ozzjim]

I think the Ginga ninja is the one.

[paul_e]

I think the Ginga ninja is the one.

Yup.

Started at a top 4 club, never looked like making it.
Released as a 22-23 year old with very little first team experience and went to the championship.
Looked good at that level in a team playing well and getting promoted.
Team and player have a good 6months on the back on their momentum from the last year.
Player somehow gets a contract at another top 4 side.
Sits on bench for a season.

Then for Sidwell it carried on as:

Looks very average for a few years before leaving for a fraction of his fee.
Looks better at his next club where the expectations have gone again.

Similar can be said for Charlie Adam who was good for Blackpool, rubbish at Liverpool and has been pretty poor at Stoke in general as well.

I really don't like the idea of signing these 1 season wonders, particularly not if that 1 season isn't the 1 just ending.

[tomd2103]

It's a good point about Sinclair - Lambert wants hungry players (no Suarez jokes!) and swapping regular football in a good team for a place on the bench and double his salary sends out all the wrong signals. Add in that his girlfriend is in Manchester and that Lambert hasn't shown much interest in wide players and I don't think we'll be in for him. I've read some good things about our domestic scouting and I would hope that our global scouting is improving fast.

I still think we need a wide option though if we are going to continue with the 4-3-3 formation and still think Redmond from the Blues wouldn't be a bad buy.  In regards to Sinclair, the last thing we need is another highly paid player coming in who thinks he is too good for us doesn't really want to be at Villa Park.   

[olaftab]

If we are going to win the League next year we must have a wide option in order to counter teams parking the bus!

[olaftab]

I think we need to bring in 2 or 3 with experience next season .

No we don't need to.

[SoccerHQ]

TSM's chief scout was in the paper today saying we were about to sign Michu, Hadiara and Douglas before they were sacked last summer.

Mind you he was also on about SHA nearly buying Lewendoswki so perhaps not.

[OCD]

Wasn't Houllier supposedly after Hadiara? Whilst Michu would have been a top signing, I bet they weren't looking at Benteke and I know which of the 2 was more important for us. As for Douglas, we had no chance. He wanted to stay in Holland another year at least so that he could get Dutch citizenship.