Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[ozzjim]

12 for the pair. Or one Ben Arfa.

[RussellC]

I wouldn't be looking to sell any of our players at the moment!

[JUAN PABLO]

12 for the pair. Or one Ben Arfa.

I just cant see us getting that kind of money. I was really hoping Westwood will progress a level , he has just stalled and Weimann has gone backwards .  Mind , I wouldnt care who goes now . Id like to keep Delph and Benteke ( unless the silly money mentioned last season which is not going to happen at the moment) but the rest Im not even bothered .  Guzan and Okore can stay

[JUAN PABLO]

..and I think we should get Shelley Kerr in as manager

[Clampy]

I'd like to see us keep Weimann. Yeah, he had an average season but he wasn't the only one. Play him in his proper position and he's got the ability to form a decent partnership with either Benteke or Kozak.

[claret and blue blood]

Too many players "went backwards" this season.The coaches and manager did a very poor job between them in getting the best out of them.With a couple of experienced additions and a manager and coaches with the right qualities we should finish mid table.

[supertom]

Anything over 5 mill for Westwood would be too good to turn down. He's a poor mans Carrick (who has eeked out a far more impressive career than his ability probably warrants).
If he's still playing Premiership football in 2-3 years time I'd be surprised. If we can get silly money for him now, we should take it and re-invest on more quality.

I'd say the same of Weimann. If he could gather a decent fee now, then I'd sell, because a couple of years down the line, I'm not sure we'd get much for him and long term I don't think he's good enough to be a regular at this level.

But obviously, we should only be selling on the proviso that we'll be replacing with reasonable quality.

[PaulWinch again]

I'd rather we didn't sell anyone who could potentially be of us to the first team at the moment.

[fbriai]

I'd rather we didn't sell anyone who could potentially be of us to the first team at the moment.

I agree, Paul.

We should be looking to improve on what we've got first.

[bobdylan]

Quite, Westwood's no Pirlo but if say Sylla had played ahead of him all season I'm quite sure we'd have finished with fewer points, likewise Weimann and say Tonev/Bowery/Helenius/Robinson etc.  It's the Westwood's and Weimann's that have kept us up for 2 years, it's not their fault that for us to kick on they should be squad players and their starting positions replaced with better quality.

[john e]

I'm not a massive fan of Westwood, but I know one thing if we let him go for 5mill or whatever we wont be replacing him with a better player with the money,
 for a start better players arnt going to be queing up to get to Villa park with the present instability,
 so as others have said we need to be keeping anyone with first team potential because I doubt very much we will be buying like for like at the moment

[JUAN PABLO]

I'd like to see us keep Weimann. Yeah, he had an average season but he wasn't the only one. Play him in his proper position and he's got the ability to form a decent partnership with either Benteke or Kozak.

Another reason why Lambert winds me up

[Des Little]

I'd take a goldfish and a balloon for Weimann. The wanker.

[Clampy]

I'd take a goldfish and a balloon for Weimann. The wanker.

Bit harsh.

[olaftab]

Would need at least £8mil to let Westwood go and even then would we get all that to invest back in the team , really comes to something when sodding Newcastle are circling us like vulcher's

If only Westwood was a £8M player we would have nothing to worry about.