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Offline LeeB

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #945 on: May 20, 2014, 01:10:46 PM »



That gives us a starting position to look for Free Transfers, Loan Players and possibly purchases

Micah Richards
Joleon Lescott

Id go for both of those and be prepared to offer the 50K a week wages to get them. We have to have a solid base as we havent for years.

Id also see if we could get Bertrand on a season long loan from Chelsea

We would then have defense as follows

GK - Guzan Steer
RB - Richards Lowton
LB - Bertrand Bennett
CB - Vlarr Lescott Okore Baker






  Can we not give Baker away to a newly promoted club, so that we are sure of at least 6 points next season, and keep Clark?

This is way more sensible.

I have to say this is an excellent suggestion, and as Clark is as bad we could effectively sew up two of the relegation spots before we kick off.

Trojan horse trading.

Offline Clark W Griswold

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #946 on: May 20, 2014, 01:12:07 PM »



That gives us a starting position to look for Free Transfers, Loan Players and possibly purchases

Micah Richards
Joleon Lescott

Id go for both of those and be prepared to offer the 50K a week wages to get them. We have to have a solid base as we havent for years.

Id also see if we could get Bertrand on a season long loan from Chelsea

We would then have defense as follows

GK - Guzan Steer
RB - Richards Lowton
LB - Bertrand Bennett
CB - Vlarr Lescott Okore Baker






  Can we not give Baker away to a newly promoted club, so that we are sure of at least 6 points next season, and keep Clark?

This is way more sensible.

I agree also. Whilst Clark is shit, Baker is extremely shit.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #947 on: May 20, 2014, 01:12:34 PM »
Yeah....after watching him in all of his home appearances at VP, i somehow doubt N'zogbia is the sort of person who is going to give it his all for Villa...

I never really doubted his effort, his was his unerring ability to pass or dribble at exactly the wrong time which bothered me.

Offline Villafirst

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« Reply #948 on: May 20, 2014, 01:15:42 PM »
Christ almighty, budget slashed on previous seasons?

Indeed and we should be desperately trying to get Delph and Vlaar to sign new deals.

And the wrecking spree of Lerner continues! A great way of boosting ST sales!

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« Reply #949 on: May 20, 2014, 01:16:44 PM »
Yeah....after watching him in all of his home appearances at VP, i somehow doubt N'zogbia is the sort of person who is going to give it his all for Villa...

I never really doubted his effort, his was his unerring ability to pass or dribble at exactly the wrong time which bothered me.

Yeah, but we saw plenty of evidence he could do that whilst at Wigan. I think he had a dose of the Curcic / Ginola / Ireland / Solano persona that perhaps didn't settle as they didn't see us as fashionable enough for them. Billy 'big bollocks' attitude.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #950 on: May 20, 2014, 01:19:46 PM »
Fuck me..is there any good news ? Ok Albrighton might not be a world beater but he is an asset that is being given away..as for the purse strings might be tighter than the season just gone and it adds up to....disaster waiting to happen

Yes, it makes great business sense to let MA go on a free ..... then it will cost £4-5M to replace him plus wages - very good business logic Randy!

Offline LeeB

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #951 on: May 20, 2014, 01:29:49 PM »
Fuck me..is there any good news ? Ok Albrighton might not be a world beater but he is an asset that is being given away..as for the purse strings might be tighter than the season just gone and it adds up to....disaster waiting to happen

Yes, it makes great business sense to let MA go on a free ..... then it will cost £4-5M to replace him plus wages - very good business logic Randy!

Yeah it makes great business sense to gazump Leicester's reported off to him and put a player that's in and out for four years on £40k a week.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #952 on: May 20, 2014, 01:31:40 PM »
Fuck me..is there any good news ? Ok Albrighton might not be a world beater but he is an asset that is being given away..as for the purse strings might be tighter than the season just gone and it adds up to....disaster waiting to happen

Yes, it makes great business sense to let MA go on a free ..... then it will cost £4-5M to replace him plus wages - very good business logic Randy!

how about the club doesn't see him worth that kind of money because his performances over a few seasons collectively haven't been good enough and for free we give Jack Grealish a chance?

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #953 on: May 20, 2014, 01:40:56 PM »
Fuck me..is there any good news ? Ok Albrighton might not be a world beater but he is an asset that is being given away..as for the purse strings might be tighter than the season just gone and it adds up to....disaster waiting to happen

Yes, it makes great business sense to let MA go on a free ..... then it will cost £4-5M to replace him plus wages - very good business logic Randy!

how about the club doesn't see him worth that kind of money because his performances over a few seasons collectively haven't been good enough and for free we give Jack Grealish a chance?

Speaking of whom, we had better renew his contract as well, or Burnleh will be in like Flynn.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #954 on: May 20, 2014, 01:44:18 PM »
A few people have suggested getting Micah Richards, and while I think he'd be a good signing on paper he's only played 9 league games in 2 years, and judging from what a lot of City fans are saying he hasn't been able to get over the injuries he suffered a few years back.

That said, he is only 25 and you could argue that he just needs a run of 1st team games somewhere, but with our record with injuries is he worth the risk?

Offline LeeB

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #955 on: May 20, 2014, 01:46:44 PM »
A few people have suggested getting Micah Richards, and while I think he'd be a good signing on paper he's only played 9 league games in 2 years, and judging from what a lot of City fans are saying he hasn't been able to get over the injuries he suffered a few years back.

That said, he is only 25 and you could argue that he just needs a run of 1st team games somewhere, but with our record with injuries is he worth the risk?

I think for someone with his calibre, and his age, and given that our defenders are largely hopeless then yes.

Offline Villafirst

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #956 on: May 20, 2014, 01:51:17 PM »
A few people have suggested getting Micah Richards, and while I think he'd be a good signing on paper he's only played 9 league games in 2 years, and judging from what a lot of City fans are saying he hasn't been able to get over the injuries he suffered a few years back.

That said, he is only 25 and you could argue that he just needs a run of 1st team games somewhere, but with our record with injuries is he worth the risk?

I think for someone with his calibre, and his age, and given that our defenders are largely hopeless then yes.

No way Lerner will pay his type of wages.

Offline LeeB

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #957 on: May 20, 2014, 01:53:08 PM »
A few people have suggested getting Micah Richards, and while I think he'd be a good signing on paper he's only played 9 league games in 2 years, and judging from what a lot of City fans are saying he hasn't been able to get over the injuries he suffered a few years back.

That said, he is only 25 and you could argue that he just needs a run of 1st team games somewhere, but with our record with injuries is he worth the risk?

I think for someone with his calibre, and his age, and given that our defenders are largely hopeless then yes.

No way Lerner will pay his type of wages.

That's because he insists on being paid Args from The Adventure Game.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #958 on: May 20, 2014, 02:18:00 PM »
Fuck me..is there any good news ? Ok Albrighton might not be a world beater but he is an asset that is being given away..as for the purse strings might be tighter than the season just gone and it adds up to....disaster waiting to happen

Yes, it makes great business sense to let MA go on a free ..... then it will cost £4-5M to replace him plus wages - very good business logic Randy!
FFS get a grip you two. He is not worth £35K a week and just because Leicester are desperate and will dish out silly money to ensure survival we don't have to do the same. Good luck to the lad if he can secure his future but no thanks.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #959 on: May 20, 2014, 02:21:31 PM »
Where did this 35k a week come from anyway or are we just believing what we read on twitter again?

 


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