Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Toronto Villa]

I'd take Lescott, Alcaraz, Bridcutt, Ince & Wood for starters.

the thing about the likes of Bridcutt, Ince and Wood is that they are all known players and in England that means lower league sides will want astronomical fees for them. If we know one thing it is that Villa's scouts are trying to unearth the next Ince and Bridcutt before their price rockets. Be it in the UK or abroad.

[ozzjim]

Alcaraz? How would a guy just relegated in a side who conceded, incredibly, even more than us help?

Ince and Bridcutt I agree, but as said about, they will be very expensive.

[glasses]

I said it about 20 pages back, but I'd ask Milner to come back. It feels like he has unfinished business at Villa Park.

Bollocks. It feels like he fucked off at the first sign City came calling with a pay cheque.

And the opportunity to win a couple of trophies and play in the Champions League.

Of course. Gareth Barry moved for those reasons too, yet stayed for 10 years and is vilified. Whilst I think Milner is a great player, I really don't get the pining for him.

[Seb_AVFC]

I'd take Lescott, Alcaraz, Bridcutt, Ince & Wood for starters.

Is that Chris Wood you mean ?

If so, I agree. As a back up to Benteke, he'd be a better bet than Rhodes but either of them would be OK.

I do. I like the look of him whenever I've seen him play. Ideal back up to Benteke in our 4-3-3 formation.

[Seb_AVFC]

Alcaraz? How would a guy just relegated in a side who conceded, incredibly, even more than us help?

Because he plays alongside the likes of Caldwell and Boyce? ;-)

[pauliewalnuts]

I said it about 20 pages back, but I'd ask Milner to come back. It feels like he has unfinished business at Villa Park.

Bollocks. It feels like he fucked off at the first sign City came calling with a pay cheque.

And the opportunity to win a couple of trophies and play in the Champions League.

Of course. Gareth Barry moved for those reasons too, yet stayed for 10 years and is vilified. Whilst I think Milner is a great player, I really don't get the pining for him.

Barry isn't vilified because he left. He gets stick because of the manner in which he left.

Even now, just thinking about that "please let me fulfil my dream at Liverpool" Evening Mail front page makes me want to puke.

He was here a long time, but let's also not forget that, for the majority of that time (ie pre 2006) hardly anyone would have been banging at our door to get him. Didn't he actually want to join Portsmouth at one point, too?

Have to say, I thought O'Neill handled Barry excellently, getting that extra season out of him, and still decent cash.

[Irish villain]

Barry didn't handle himself as well as either Young or Milner did and they weren't 'club men' in the same way that he ought to have been.

[PeterWithesShin]

Barry wanted to leave more than once before MON was manager, then came THAT interview about Liverpool.

[stubbsyandy]

Callum MacMannaman

[glasses]

I think my point is that just because Milner (and Young) didn't dribble all over the press about leaving, it doesn't take away from the fact that he buggered off after two seasons to a team who at the time hadn't won a bean for a fat pay cheque. He has no 'unfinished business' with us at all, and I don't get that some people still hold a candle for him.

[pauliewalnuts]

And since buggering off there, he's won the Cup and the League.

It's hard to deny he was right to go there. Almost all players would have done.

[Toronto Villa]

Ash has disappeared a bit up at Man U also and with Moyes coming in maybe he'll ship him out because he scored THAT goal against him at Goodison...

[glasses]

What goal was that?

[Dave Cooper please]

I reckon Chris Wood would be good as a back-up to Weimann and Benteke. Plus it would really piss off the Boggies if he started scoring a few for us.

[neo_Villan]

What goal was that?

The goal that made MON describe him as 'world-class' post-match