Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Salsa Party Animal]

Paul Lambert probably have an agreement with local journalists - if there is any players he is interested - don't publish it and any speculation, he will let them know it not going to happens. Just to make their job easier for both. It would be interesting to see which match Paul will be watching this weekend for one last look.

[Des Little]

BBC saying Bannan to Palace could be on...

[Ads]

Whenever I hear of Tom Ince I think of Paul Ince and whenever I think of "The Guv'nor" I always wonder what sort of Guv'nor lacks the testicular fortitude to step up and take a spot kick over a centre half in the semi-final of a major competition, for his country?

Which leads me to conclude that Paul Ince is a bit of a knobber.

[Concrete John]

Ince, McManaman - there was quite a few of them who bottled it and left it to Southgate.

As for Tom Ince, i see him as one of these players who's reputation has risen lately, probably out of step with his actual accomplishments, so the overall package of fee and wages wouldn't represent good VFM.  For that reason alone, I can't see Lambert going for him.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Kiyo
Kiyotake
Kiyotake's ginger hair

make it so

[Boz]

He is every bit as arrogant as his Dad.  I have a Blackpool ST holding mate who says he is very selfish

I think he likes being a big fish in a small pond and didn't he turn down a transfer not long ago because he wanted to stay in Blackpool because he'd recently become a dad

[Fuse]

I don't want Ince. I think we have youngsters coming through who could have the ability to more thana surpass his - Grealish, Jordan Graham for example.

If we are going to buy another attacking player I think we would get far better value looking abroad - I think Lambert will buy a relative unknown from abroad rather than paying over the odds for soemone who hasnt played at premiership level but is priced as thouhg he has.

[eastie]

BBC saying Bannan to Palace could be on...

As the garden dwarf at Kensington or the corgi walker at Buckingham ?

[supertom]

BBC saying Bannan to Palace could be on...

As the gardener at Kensington or the corgi walker at Buckingham ?

Bannan would ride the Corgi like a horse.

[supertom]

Bannan spotted on the phone to Ian Holloway today.

[eastie]

BBC saying Bannan to Palace could be on...

As the garden dwarf  at Kensington or the corgi walker at Buckingham ?

Bannan would ride the Corgi like a horse.

Indeed

[Doorbell]

Bannan spotted on the phone to Ian Holloway today.

hahaha!

[paul_e]

I hope the Tom Ince rumours are wrong, I've seen nothing to suggest he is anything special, another in a long line of English wide players with a bit of pace and 1 trick.  If he has the right attitude (like Gabby and Walcott) he might make it but I'd be surprised if Ince doesn't end up like wright-phillips, doing just enough to score the odd wonder goal and coast on the reputation it brings.

For the fee and wages I'd want someone with a lot more to their game than I've seen from Ince.  As mentioned above, I don't think he's much ahead of Robinson and Grealish (and Graham if he can get back on track after his injury).

[claretandbeer]

Prior to the Rotherham game I was happy with the squad.After the game and especially the quality shown in the second half,I'm even happier but I would be delighted if we could get a hard working,high quality wide or attacking midfield player. Such an acquisition could be similar to signing Cropley ,turning a good side into a very good one.

[Ozzjim]

I hope the Tom Ince rumours are wrong, I've seen nothing to suggest he is anything special, another in a long line of English wide players with a bit of pace and 1 trick.  If he has the right attitude (like Gabby and Walcott) he might make it but I'd be surprised if Ince doesn't end up like wright-phillips, doing just enough to score the odd wonder goal and coast on the reputation it brings.

For the fee and wages I'd want someone with a lot more to their game than I've seen from Ince.  As mentioned above, I don't think he's much ahead of Robinson and Grealish (and Graham if he can get back on track after his injury).

See I like Ince, I think he would compliment our wide forward pool really well, and give us pace which is vital. Good player, and retaining an English presence in the side I think is a positive thing too as much as I love some of the players we have bought. Luna especially, who I am now fairly sure is an Owl over Gibbon man.