Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Jarpie]

Royston Drenthe is a bad apple, I don't think Lambo would be in for him in million years.

In March 2012, Drenthe was given a leave of absence on compassionate grounds and, upon returning, he reported late for training. This resulted in manager David Moyes omitting the player from Everton's FA Cup semi-final squad. He was caught on CCTV breaking into the training ground with two birds whom he proceeded to nail in the gym and was told to stay away from the club.

[olaftab]

Mid sixties Aftab. Barry Stobart played in the 1960 Cup Final for Wolves. Mitchinson had a bit of skill and Dave Pountney was a limited midfielder who got stuck in.

Aftab, not only have I heard of them; I suffered watching them.  But all in all it's what being a Villa fan is all about.  When I look back over my time following the Villa, I wouldn't have missed a second of it, good or bad.

Mitchinson we got from Mansfield, Pountney from Shrewsbury but, not sure if Stobart came directly from Wolves or elsewhere.

Ah well I know who to talk to if I want to disect exactly why we got relegated to the Third!

[dave.woodhall]

Aftab, not only have I heard of them; I suffered watching them.  But all in all it's what being a Villa fan is all about.  When I look back over my time following the Villa, I wouldn't have missed a second of it, good or bad.

Mitchinson we got from Mansfield, Pountney from Shrewsbury but, not sure if Stobart came directly from Wolves or elsewhere.

Manchester City according to here www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/villa/villa.htm

[dave shelley]

No better man Aftab, as they say around here, no better man. 

Would like to meet up sometime I'm home and go over old times.

[dave shelley]

Thanks Dave, I had a feeling we didn't sign Stobart directly from Wolves.

[villa kicks]

Think Vila should go for Everton  winger Drenthe if he is poss leaving for Reading. Always looked god last year and would fit in wel to our style. Available for around £4m

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Ha very good. I mean if QPR were still in EPL then they would spunk some money on him. He would actually suit campeonato Brasileiro série a!! Both the lifestyle and playing footie over there would compliment his sporting personality.

[JD]

Haven't posted on here in quite a while but can't help myself at the minute!  I come home from work and do my usual scan of transfer rumors (including this thread) and see the mirror article linking us with Bacuna and Okore and think that these will be the kind of transfers that drag on a bit.  Then I check the OS and see them both stretching the snazzy new home kit! 

I know nothing of Bacuna or Tonev and only very little about Okore but I trust Lambert's judgement on the first two and with Okore I think lots of people on here have the same feeling when you can just tell we have a proper player.  No centre half is nearly the finished article at 20 but he appears to have all the attributes you need.

We could do with some full back and GK cover but I think most of the starting 11  earned a chance to keep their places in the last third of the season.  I'm looking forward to a squad of young players competing with each other for a first team place.  They're all players on the rise as well, so no one should be wearing The Villa shirt who sees it as a step down.  I'm getting a bit ahead of myself but I'm a happy Villain right now!

Edit: Also credit to Lambert and the board for getting these deals done early when most people in football appear to be on their hols!

UTV

Exactly as I see it Ryu. Life as a Villa fan is brilliant and bloody exciting at the moment. If Benteke signs a new contract and Helenuis signs I won't care if we don't sign anyone else. I'm so looking forward to next season already, the first time in a few years.   

[dave.woodhall]

Thanks Dave, I had a feeling we didn't sign Stobart directly from Wolves.

Prego. That site is fascinating.

[oldtimernow]

I like the understatement of the nature of our signings and the lack of press interest.  I read a fair amount of football related material and have not heard of any of our signings to date.

Takes you back to the old days before the internet and wall to wall football coverage on TV and in the press when we bought players no-one had heard of.  For the teenagers, Barry Stobart, Tommy Mitchinson, Dave Poutney....I could go on.   

Teenagers? I am 50+ and been supporting Villa since I could walk out of the house on me own and I have not heard of these names!

What about Charlie Aitken then, Alan Baker , Mike Tindall and Colin Withers?

[dave shelley]

Or Dave Rudge, Dave Roberts, Brian Greenhagh and John Woodward.

This is fun.

[JD]

I wonder what fans of other clubs are making of us buying these players? At least those around us who have done little or nothing this summer.

A lot of fans from other Clubs especially Chelski think we have got a bargain with Okore. I've been reading different sites and comments from other fans are very praising of the players we are signing.   

[oldtimernow]

Or Dave Rudge, Dave Roberts, Brian Greenhagh and John Woodward.

This is fun.

These youngsters don't know the meaning of misery do they?

[Phil from the upper holte]

Who we signing today? Don't tell me nobody or I'm not going to be impressed!

[villa kicks]

I wonder what fans of other clubs are making of us buying these players? At least those around us who have done little or nothing this summer.

A lot of fans from other Clubs especially Chelski think we have got a bargain with Okore. I've been reading different sites and comments from other fans are very praising of the players we are signing.

When he has the ball
the villa fans roar its Okore !!

You wont get the ball
he wont let you score
its okore

[dicedlam]

If rumours are true that Fulham are also interested in Bent then I think that would be his prefered destination.
Lives in Cambridge, commutable to london.

Plus, sod the barcodes. Would love them to go south again next season.