Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[SoccerHQ]

Given what we had before at left back, he was o.k.

Hardly an inspiring start for this massive war chest the Saints chairman was boasting about, replacing a 30m left back with a year's loanee.

[aj2k77]

Will we buy anyone for £ this season?

[Tuscans]

Just hoping for something to smile about and feel positive going into the new season....takeover or transfer wise.

Unfortunately I think I'm clutching at broken dream straws.

[saunders_heroes]

Just hoping for something to smile about and feel positive going into the new season....takeover or transfer wise.

Unfortunately I think I'm clutching at broken dream straws.

You and me both.

[David_Nab]

Will we buy anyone for £ this season?

Not looking too good so far ...

[newtonsballs]

Just hoping for something to smile about and feel positive going into the new season....takeover or transfer wise.

Unfortunately I think I'm clutching at broken dream straws.

You and me both.

Chin up chaps - this is but a glich in the history of our club. We will look back on Lerner's time with a heavy sigh.

[Olneythelonely]

Will we buy anyone for £ this season?

Not looking too good so far ...

We already have done haven't we? Unless we used a different form of currency.

[dicedlam]

It might be mentioned elsewhere and apologies if it as, but does anyone have any idea how the season ticket sales are going?

[tomd2103]

Bertrand off to Southampton on loan.

From his loan, o.k player, nothing more than that.

Got dragged down to our level

I don't even think it was that.

I just don't think he was very good.

I think there might have been a bit of that to be honest Paulie.   I wonder if he just gave it up as a bad job after the first few games and simply saw the season out.   

[paul_e]

Bertrand off to Southampton on loan.

From his loan, o.k player, nothing more than that.

Got dragged down to our level

I don't even think it was that.

I just don't think he was very good.

I think there might have been a bit of that to be honest Paulie.   I wonder if he just gave it up as a bad job after the first few games and simply saw the season out.   

I'm with Paulie, even early on when most people were clamouring for us to sign him permanently at any cost I didn't really see anything special about him.  He's a slight upgrade of Bennett and Luna but I most certainly wouldn't have paid more for him than we did for Benteke, I'm happier with Richardson

[JPartington]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9400500/transfer-news-swansea-planning-to-put-fresh-terms-to-ki-sung-yueng

Not looking great on the Ki front. Shame, I think he is a good player.

[mr underhill]

plan b then.

[Phil from the upper holte]

plan b then.

Young and hungry?

[Richard E]

It might be mentioned elsewhere and apologies if it as, but does anyone have any idea how the season ticket sales are going?

Well, I can personally verify that we have sold at least 1, but beyond that I can't comment.

[Ads]

I believe there will some more signigns,, but its really up in the air as to what kind of signings they will be. We seem to have filled out the squad with more exprienced players, but the world and his wife knows we need at least two players capable of coming in and improving the centre of the park.

I really see no reason why there isn't the money available for us, that there apparently is for other clubs with smaller turnovers etc to invest. Its one thing for an owner to want to sell and another for him to neglect the obligation for every owner of any sports team anywhere to try and compete. He may not think its worth spending £16-20 million on say two players to take us into the top half. Fine, use the clubs money, as everybody else seems to be doing.

There are such fine margins from being a struggler to being pretty comfortable and then on again to giving something a go. I wish we would show a little bit of ambition, so excuse the Wolves-fan-ism, but this is Aston Villa, not some Mickey Mouse no hoper from Hampshire.