Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[neo_Villan]

Pogrebnyak is on 60k p/w and has been largely shit. No thanks. McCarthy is too good to be a back-up GK.

[neo_Villan]

DP

[Concrete John]

Pogbrevneyak from Reading would be my shout as back-up to Beteke assuming that Bent will be moving on

Would also take their keeper, McCarthy, as back-up to Guzan and get rid of Given and Marshall

Both will be wanting more money as back ups that we'd want to pay I reckon.  Having players on PL wages not getting a kick is what got us into this mess in the first place, so if any signing is coming in as a back up, expect them to be from a lower league or abroad.

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

Pogrebnyak is on 60k p/w and has been largely shit. No thanks. McCarthy is too good to be a back-up GK.

60k per week, at reading? How do you know that? At the end of last season, most of us would have been happy to see Pog Join us. I can't see any of the major clubs chasing him so think he might be a decent shout at 40k per week. If Benteke gets injured or suspended, we need someone capable of at least attempting to play the same role i.e. target man, holding the ball up and bringing others in to play. For me, he would be that man - but not on 60k per week if that is indeed correct.

McCarthy, agree he is very good but he has had half a season of top flight footy. Could he really ask for more that 20k per week?

[neo_Villan]

It is widely reported that is what he is on there. Makes sense also. Why else would he chosen Reading over Fulham? With McCarthy I'm not saying wages are the issue. I just don't think he will be interested in becoming a number 2 anywhere and rightly so. Think we should just promote Siegrist next season.

[Mazrim]

I reckon Jordan Rhodes might be a better bet for back up to Benteke.

[PaulWinch again]

Pogrebnyak who's done not very much this year? I don't think we should have players on £40K as back up.

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't think we should have players on £40K as back up.

For better or for worse, those days are well and truly over.

Lambert unearthed a gem in Benteke by doing what MON should have done every now and then, and having a look around Europe. It strikes me as a retrograde step to look at people like Pogrebnyak, who will almost certainly want big money, and really doesn't have much to show in terms of justifying it.

[PaulWinch again]

I don't think we should have players on £40K as back up.

For better or for worse, those days are well and truly over.

Lambert unearthed a gem in Benteke by doing what MON should have done every now and then, and having a look around Europe. It strikes me as a retrograde step to look at people like Pogrebnyak, who will almost certainly want big money, and really doesn't have much to show in terms of justifying it.

Precisely, he's the sort of player we should be avoiding.

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

I wouldn't have thought Fulham would be huge payers either.

Jordan Rhodes - don't know enough about the type of player he is but has an impressive goal scoring record admittedly. Just thinking that Lambert will want a back-up striker to fit in woth our style of play rather than just an out and out scorer, otherwise he would stick with Bent

[Matt C]

Yeah, if we have learnt one thing it is that the days of us paying big money to players not contributing are over.

[PaulWinch again]

I wouldn't have thought Fulham would be huge payers either.

Jordan Rhodes - don't know enough about the type of player he is but has an impressive goal scoring record admittedly. Just thinking that Lambert will want a back-up striker to fit in woth our style of play rather than just an out and out scorer, otherwise he would stick with Bent

Pogrebnyak is on about £60K a week on Reading apparently, their Russian owner wanted him.

[mattjpa]

Id like us to go in for Danny Rose, the kid looks dynamite every time I see him. Jordan Rhodes is also a good shout. Gary Gardner will be like a new signing next year....Id like us to go in for bassong if they go down as well, I know Gab skinned him at the weekend but he's been largely very good for them

[eastie]

Id like us to go in for Danny Rose, the kid looks dynamite every time I see him. Jordan Rhodes is also a good shout. Gary Gardner will be like a new signing next year....Id like us to go in for bassong if they go down as well, I know Gab skinned him at the weekend but he's been largely very good for them

Rose was far and away the best player on the pitch last night - i was hugely impressed with him.

[Steve67]

Rose has been one of the blunderland bettwe players.  That said, I think Joe Bennett is slowly improving and worth sticking with.