Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[peter w]

Barry could still do a job and is good enough for us and would strengthen us. With him in the side its a definite minimum mid-table finish as a springboard to push from.

So, whatdeal would I want? None. fuck him. The wanker is dead to me and always will be. NOTW, lying about O'Neill and the club not speaking to him, his mate or himself coming on here pleading with us to think of his kids, andnever putting in a transfer request because he wanted his loyalty money. Fuck him, the wanker. And fuck off into the wanker club with the likes of Alpay, Hodge et al. Wanker.

[mr underhill]

it's just football mate. Have you tried any  Anger Wanker Management techniques?

[supertom]

To be honest I'd have had Barry back. Just watching over Gabbys premier league goals vid on AVTV made me appreciate the fact that Gaz Baz really could utilise Gabby and Young brilliantly. He launched a lot of our attacks with great vision and awareness. Pace has never been his game.

That said, the person who's place he'd naturally have to take is Westwood, and for me I'd prefer Westy. Barry wouldn't come here to play 20 odd games. He'd have his pick of sides to move to and be a regular...IF he does indeed move.

If he was happy to come here and have to fight for his place I wouldn't mind it. Still it's Lambo's perogative. Probably better to develop Gardner and Sylla this year. We're building for the next 5-8 years with our side, so a 32 year old wouldn't fit in.

[Toronto Villa]

Gaz Baz had the ability to get the ball out very quickly to Ash so that he had as much room to work with as possible. Ash in space running at a full back and crossing for Gabby or Carew caused enormous problems.

[TheSandman]

Barry is still a good player with a lot to offer (if not at the top level), but his qualities would probably not make up for the disruption to our style caused by his presence. For our hectic, non-stop pressing game to work we need everyone to do it, but the most important area for it is the middle of the park. Not having this pressure in the centre of the pitch could have knock-on effects like not playing with as high a defensive line and having less possession. I like him, and he's a good player, but he's the wrong player.

As ever Monty has summed it up more eruditely than I could. I do like him as a player, just not for making a comeback.

[richardhubbard]

Barry still a class player and in reality one of us, him at bad of our midfield with Ashley and Fabian would be brilliant

[peter w]

it's just football mate. Have you tried any  Anger Wanker Management techniques?

yeah, course was run by a bunch of wankers though so I gave up.

[tomd2103]

Don't know if it has already been mentioned, but I heard on Talksport earlier that Benfica are interested in the Celtic keeper Forster.  If that deal goes through, Celtic might have a look at Given.   

[Bellster]

Having watched the game against Malaga, we're in for a rollercoaster of a season again as PL sticks to his Youth policy and attacking formations.

Reading some of the predictions against Arsenal, there are a lot of people who have excessive expectations of this season. These are probably the same people who will be demanding PL gets the sack when we lose a couple of games on the trot.

We need a quality CB, but more than that we need an experienced defensive midfielder to protect our fragile and regularly exposed back 4. If we have a chance to sign Gareth Barry, even on loan, we should take it. 100%.

However that's unlikely to be in Lambert's plan (or budget) so I suggest we sit back, be patient and enjoy the ride.

[Ian.]

Having watched the game against Malaga, we're in for a rollercoaster of a season again as PL sticks to his Youth policy and attacking formations.

Reading some of the predictions against Arsenal, there are a lot of people who have excessive expectations of this season. These are probably the same people who will be demanding PL gets the sack when we lose a couple of games on the trot.

We need a quality CB, but more than that we need an experienced defensive midfielder to protect our fragile and regularly exposed back 4. If we have a chance to sign Gareth Barry, even on loan, we should take it. 100%.

However that's unlikely to be in Lambert's plan (or budget) so I suggest we sit back, be patient and enjoy the ride.

I'm with you on this, it's going to be fun and and times not. I'm not confident we will have any points after the first 3 games but it will not worry me at all.

[barrysleftfoot]

 A good Centre Half.....the guy from Anderlecht?, and a really good central midfielder...McCarthy?, should be our priorities.

[Karl Bridges]

Gaz Baz, no thanks. Can we not move forward without harking back. We're trying to offload players that don't fit in to our high energy style of play, signing Mr Tectonic Plate would be criminal.

[eamonn]

Did he stick out as being shite for Citeh last year? I don't think so. He's a quality player. Let him dictate from deep and get the others to do the running. Perfect mentor for Westwood.
I think he'd more than consider it as well. Seems to have retained strong links with the club, good mates with Petrov etc.

[john e]

i think Westwood is a bit overated as a footballer,
 to me he is solid, does the easy thing, doesnt do anything to creative apart from maybe a through ball now and again, he is a younger version of Scot Parker, someone you need but isnt going to change many games on his own,
Delph is the better footballer and more creative, and probably makes more mistakes,

i say this because i dont see much connection between the player Barry is and the player Westwood is,
everything was played through Barry when he played for us, he was the kingpin, he wasnt anything like as defensive as he tends to be used now at City and England, in fact he was our most creative midfielder at the time

Westwood i believe is good but limited in what he can do

[Monty]

Westwood makes things look easy. Next game he plays, notice how he somehow always manages to be in exactly the right place at the right time, it's uncanny. It's like Mystic bloody Meg, only his predictions come true.