Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[TimTheVillain]

Spurs have actually bid for Benteke? Bless.

As for Barry, taking the emotion out of the fact that he's pissed off a lot of fans at Villa, I don't think we could turn down the opportunity of having him back, seeing as we were crying out for a Petrov like influenece last season, when the youngsters were struggling. My only concern is wages, given that he's on a fortune at Man City. He might well elect to run the contract down, staying put.

Petrov is not replaced I agree, and GB would do a good job in such a young team for a club ( us) who I reckon he is very fond of.

His wages ? I reckon Citeh would pay some of them.

[supertom]

Barry wouldn't fit with Lamberts style. He's on too much money. He's too old. We can debate his uses all we like, and in all honesty I think he'd help our side, especially in big games and games where we're holding a lead, but the fact is, there's about a 0% chance of him coming back. And that's an optimistic guess.
Luke Murphy is more likely, or mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's we haven't heard of yet.

[LeeB]

Barry wouldn't fit with Lamberts style. He's on too much money. He's too old. We can debate his uses all we like, and in all honesty I think he'd help our side, especially in big games and games where we're holding a lead, but the fact is, there's about a 0% chance of him coming back. And that's an optimistic guess.
Luke Murphy is more likely, or mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's we haven't heard of yet.

Liverpool are also in for 'mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's', but they want to pay around 2-3 times what they could get him for in an attempt to still look like some kind of serious player.

[Percy McCarthy]

Barry wouldn't fit with Lamberts style. He's on too much money. He's too old. We can debate his uses all we like, and in all honesty I think he'd help our side, especially in big games and games where we're holding a lead, but the fact is, there's about a 0% chance of him coming back. And that's an optimistic guess.
Luke Murphy is more likely, or mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's we haven't heard of yet.

Liverpool are also in for 'mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's', but they want to pay around 2-3 times what they could get him for in an attempt to still look like some kind of serious player.

Ha! Very good.

[TimTheVillain]

Barry wouldn't fit with Lamberts style. He's on too much money. He's too old. We can debate his uses all we like, and in all honesty I think he'd help our side, especially in big games and games where we're holding a lead, but the fact is, there's about a 0% chance of him coming back. And that's an optimistic guess.
Luke Murphy is more likely, or mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's we haven't heard of yet.

Do you agree that early20 somethimgs will do a good job all season, surely not.

Surely Lambert can see this  ?

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

Gareth Barry would come back to Villa - no doubt about it. I don't think Lambert would want him though.

[eastie]

Gareth Barry would come back to Villa - no doubt about it. I don't think Lambert would want him though.

Lamberts had a team at Norwich packed with experienced older players , I think he would be interested if it was the right player with the right attitude - Barry i believe would relish the chance to help bring the younger players through alongside him and I think his attitude would be spot on - i also think he would probably choose villa ahead of some others who may want him - wouldnt rule this out totally .

[TheSandman]

If we had to go for an experienced player in that kind of position I'd rather we went for Scott Parker who could play further forward. I don't think Barry plays in a position where we are weak and the player he is most likely to displace would be Westwood who is one of our star performers. If we are to bring in another experienced player my preference would be a defender anyway.

[eastie]

If we had to go for an experienced player in that kind of position I'd rather we went for Scott Parker who could play further forward. I don't think Barry plays in a position where we are weak and the player he is most likely to displace would be Westwood who is one of our star performers. If we are to bring in another experienced player my preference would be a defender anyway.

Barry did play in defence early in his career as well as at left back , do you think he could drop back into central defence sandman in he way that some other midfielders have done later on their career ?

He certainly has the ability to play in more than one position .

[tomd2103]

If we had to go for an experienced player in that kind of position I'd rather we went for Scott Parker who could play further forward. I don't think Barry plays in a position where we are weak and the player he is most likely to displace would be Westwood who is one of our star performers. If we are to bring in another experienced player my preference would be a defender anyway.

Don't think that would be the case Sandman.  I think he would play alongside Westwood in a 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 formation.

[Dr Butler]

I'd be happy with Barry back at the Villa, bags of International and Premiership experience......I would like to think at his age and the money he has earned out of the game that wages would be a stumbling block.

I said good luck to him when he left and would certainly have him back....and if he could just have a word with Milner too that would be super....

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The Doc

[godzvilla]

Barry wouldn't fit with Lamberts style. He's on too much money. He's too old. We can debate his uses all we like, and in all honesty I think he'd help our side, especially in big games and games where we're holding a lead, but the fact is, there's about a 0% chance of him coming back. And that's an optimistic guess.
Luke Murphy is more likely, or mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's we haven't heard of yet.

Liverpool are also in for 'mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's', but they want to pay around 2-3 times what they could get him for in an attempt to still look like some kind of serious player.

Ha! Very good.

Barry wouldn't fit with Lamberts style. He's on too much money. He's too old. We can debate his uses all we like, and in all honesty I think he'd help our side, especially in big games and games where we're holding a lead, but the fact is, there's about a 0% chance of him coming back. And that's an optimistic guess.
Luke Murphy is more likely, or mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's we haven't heard of yet.
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Liverpool are also in for 'mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's', but they want to pay around 2-3 times what they could get him for in an attempt to still look like some kind of serious player.
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Ha! Very good.
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Luke Murphy  to Wolves ,  according to Sky they have had a bid accepted ..... bit of a step down I,d have thought .................................Godzvilla !

" Sky Sports understands that Wolves have had an offer accepted for highly-rated Crewe midfielder Luke Murphy. The likes of Swansea, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Blackburn are also believed to have cast admiring glances in Murphy's direction "

[barrysleftfoot]

 Thats how i see it paul-e.

 As it stands i think PL is looking for a better Westwood , if you like.He sees Delph and Sylla as having the energy, pace, aggression to play as defensive midfielders, now he is looking for a player to play alongside these players who can pick a pass, create chances, score goals.Belhanda, from the clips on youtube, looks a Dembele kind of player, or you can play a Lampard kind of player, that would be Bacuna.

 I think we will buy Belhanda, or a similar kind of player, and possibly a player to put Gabby/Weimann under pressure.But the midfield 3 of Sylla, Delph and Belhanda, would have a very good balance to it, with Westwood, GG and KEA as back ups.

[eastie]

As Godzilla says its being widely reported that Crewe have accepted an offer for luke murphy from wolves - if we do want him lambert will need to make his move now.

[supertom]

Barry wouldn't fit with Lamberts style. He's on too much money. He's too old. We can debate his uses all we like, and in all honesty I think he'd help our side, especially in big games and games where we're holding a lead, but the fact is, there's about a 0% chance of him coming back. And that's an optimistic guess.
Luke Murphy is more likely, or mystery foreign midfielder in early 20's we haven't heard of yet.

Do you agree that early20 somethimgs will do a good job all season, surely not.

Surely Lambert can see this  ?

Not entirely. I do think Westwood will probably be very consistent next season though, and he'd be playing the position Barry would conceivably play if he were to arrive.
I do think at times we're gonna miss experience but we just have to accept what Lambert is doing. Westwood has a full season in the Prem under his belt now, he's played a lot of league footy now. He's getting that experience and I think he's a future captain for us.
We'll suffer in spells this season, no question. But that said there's very few experienced, quality players out there who we could afford, would come here, that would make much of a difference. And if anything, defence is where we lack experience the most.
Again though, the current approach means that we're unlikely to sign a Barry or a Lescott. I'd happily have both in our squad, but it aint gonna happen.