Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Olneythelonely]

Frankie Howard went with Ash Wee and his missus. Having a great time.

[PeterWithesShin]

Frankie, do you remember?

[eastie]

didn't Bent get married on Saturday?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2342529/Darren-Bent-marries-Kirsty-Maclaren-Cambridge.html

Does anyone know if any of the other players/staff attended?

If not, you'd say that's a clear sign he's unpopular amongst the rest of the squad and part of the reason he's likely to leave.

I saw photos of him at a wedding last week with Gary Gardner .
A few players are on holiday  the moment Gary is in Marbella and ash westy has just flown out with his fiancé and frankie for a few days in the sun.
Joe Bennett is in Mexico with his gf and as we know benteke is taking in Vegas.
Lowton  and abi have just returned from a holiday in Ibiza with the kids  but no idea if bent invited him .

Nice summary of the lads' summers but who the feck is Frankie?

10 month old son.

[Olneythelonely]

This is all a bit stalkerish Eastie.

[bobdylan]

Article says Villa offered Popov good personal contract, but Kuban  wanted too much money for him.  (direct quotes from him for the Russian Sport Express).
http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=432497

After the couple come in this week, I would imagine there will be 3-4 players that Lambert wants, but will not move for until some of the players he deems surplus are got out. Essentially we will have spent about £12 million this summer on 5 players. I would bet the budget is a lot bigger than that if the wages can be freed up, and 2-3 bigger fee (not necessarily known!) players might be on the agenda if others can be moved out. Ireland, Bent, Hutton, Given, Bannan, Stevens maybe, Holman. The first 1 and a half probably cover all 5 of the wages brought in so far.

I'm not so sure.

If you look at who we've signed, the serious links and who we expect/want to go, the squad should look something like this:-

Goalies - Guzan, Siegrist
RB - Lowton, Herd
LB - Bennett, Luna
CB - Vlaar, Okore, Baker, Clark
Midfield - Westwood, Delph, Sylla, Bacuna, KEA, Gardner
Forwards - Benteke, Gabby, Weimann, Tonev, Helenius, Bowery

We need an experienced GK reserve and probably a specialist RB cover for Lowton, but those aren't going to be big money signings under Lambert.  The midfield could be argued to be weak, with many not rating KEA and holding back expectation on Gardner, but the first three showed real promise last season.

Lambert will not buy for the sake of buying, so I'm just not sure where a big signing would improve us to the point where it justified the outlay.   

I agree, the Spanish lad will be the 5th incomer, so a right back and a keeper on top, 7 in, and we should be sorted.  Robinson and Johnson have signed new contracts and Drennan, Burke and Carruthers offered new deals, whilst Williams looks like he's off.  Just leaves us with the small matter of signing Benteke up and shifting an entire team of deadwood, as follows,

                             Given
                   Hutton Herd Stevens
Albrighton Holman Ireland Bannan N'Zogbia
                       Bent Delfouneso

[eastie]

I think I'd keep herd, he can cover a few roles in an emergercy.

[ozzjim]

We should keep a running total of ITK twitter shite too. From now moving forward, to see if anyone, ever gets anything right.

My helping of the day. A fake Lee Camp claiming amongst other deals, that Henri Lansbury is coming to Villa.

How many nationals will link us too him now in the next week. I am going to keep score.

[PeterWithesShin]

We should keep a running total of ITK twitter shite too. From now moving forward, to see if anyone, ever gets anything right.

My helping of the day. A fake Lee Camp claiming amongst other deals, that Henri Lansbury is coming to Villa.

How many nationals will link us too him now in the next week. I am going to keep score.

Maybe Henri's mom can solve the mystery.

[eastie]

We should keep a running total of ITK twitter shite too. From now moving forward, to see if anyone, ever gets anything right.

My helping of the day. A fake Lee Camp claiming amongst other deals, that Henri Lansbury is coming to Villa.

How many nationals will link us too him now in the next week. I am going to keep score.

Lansbury was was of the best players at Norwich when lambert had him there on loan.

[Jimbo]

We should keep a running total of ITK twitter shite too. From now moving forward, to see if anyone, ever gets anything right.

My helping of the day. A fake Lee Camp claiming amongst other deals, that Henri Lansbury is coming to Villa.

How many nationals will link us too him now in the next week. I am going to keep score.

Maybe Henri's mom can solve the mystery.

I'd never even hearda the scrote.

[bobdylan]

I think I'd keep herd, he can cover a few roles in an emergercy.

  Given he played almost an entire season for us in central midfield I dont see him being happy playing second fiddle at right back and being 7 or 8th choice in central midfield, so I can see him going if a championship or similar team come in for him.

[damon loves JT]

I think I'd keep herd, he can cover a few roles in an emergercy.

The Herdster?

[Olneythelonely]

Herdo?

[Chris Jameson]

I think I'd keep herd, he can cover a few roles in an emergercy.

He could always babysit Frankie.

[Toronto Villa]

I think I'd keep hard

Judging by the enthusiasm in your post eastie it appears you were at all times.