Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[villasjf]

Yes apparently he has signed for 2 years after being released by us from papertalk on OS hope its true.

[CJ]

Good news!

[VILLA MOLE]

1 down 5 to go?

[dekko]

Well thats another 40K off the wage bill

[VILLA MOLE]

Well thats another 40K off the wage bill

I imagine less than that because we would have had to contribute to paying him off 

[dekko]

Well thats another 40K off the wage bill

I imagine less than that because we would have had to contribute to paying him off

Good point.  Still, every little helps, get rid of a few more of the Bomb Squad and we might even be able to sign that attacking mid we're crying out for.....

[Percy McCarthy]

I reckon we've paid Hutton to go, and guess it will be the same with Given and Ireland. Bent should get us a few million in with no subsidy. Bannan and Fonz we might as well keep for emergencies, unless it's financially advantageous/neutral to us that they go.

[OCD]

We might not have paid to get rid of him. He might have been as keen to leave as we were to get rid. With any luck there's been a mutual agreement that we won't seek a fee if in return, he doesn't demand to be paid off.

[paul_e]

I'm fairly sure that was the agreement with Holman so it's probably a fair guess.

[Percy McCarthy]

We might not have paid to get rid of him. He might have been as keen to leave as we were to get rid. With any luck there's been a mutual agreement that we won't seek a fee if in return, he doesn't demand to be paid off.

I just think it's unlikely that he'd take such a massive drop in money just to get away. Bear in mind the financial problems for most Spanish clubs, and the club he's gone to were relegated as well weren't they?

[Irish villain]

Somebody should write a book about Villa c. 2010-2013. I'd put Bent on the cover. Sums up what a mad journey we have been on!

[OCD]

It really depends on the type of footballer he is. Is he someone who genuinely wants first team football and is prepared to sacrifice to get it or is he the type who's content to just sit back with their feet up and collect his salary? We're never going to know for sure, we can only hope it's the former.

[sid1964]

Hutton must have liked the taste of the San Miguel!

[Concrete John]

Could be something like he gets £20k a week from them and we pay him off half the difference or something?

[Percy McCarthy]

It really depends on the type of footballer he is. Is he someone who genuinely wants first team football and is prepared to sacrifice to get it or is he the type who's content to just sit back with their feet up and collect his salary? We're never going to know for sure, we can only hope it's the former.

I'm a grafter, I've had two jobs (at times four) for over twenty years. So you could say I like going to work. But I'd never leave a job that paid me probablyt thiry grand a week for on that paid about five, no matter how nasty my firm were being to me, and/or if they had nothing for me to do.