Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[Steve67]

Good shout supertom, I think a player swap might be an option but don't know who as yet, perhaps Chico. Would like Phil Jones but I don't suppose he'd want to come to VP. Also, I know Vlaar was excellent last night, but two things; that will push up the price for us, and, really, he ain't THAT good.

[dave.woodhall]

I like Ron Vlaar but anyone who thinks Manchester United would want him needs to step back and think for a second. Ron Vlaar. Manchester United. Do they really go together?

[Steve67]

Can't see it Dave, but we is just speculating my friend and, to be fair, it would be very Villalike to sell our only defender of any kind of quality given the shambles we currently have in terms of management.

[adrenachrome]

I like Ron Vlaar but anyone who thinks Manchester United would want him needs to step back and think for a second. Ron Vlaar. Manchester United. Do they really go together?

It is most unlikely, but not impossible.

What is more than probable however, is that his agent is on warp overdrive alerting anybody with dosh of Ron's availability at what amounts in the context to a distressed sale rate.

[UK Redsox]

I like Ron Vlaar but anyone who thinks Manchester United would want him needs to step back and think for a second. Ron Vlaar. Manchester United. Do they really go together?

No, but Ron Vlaar and Spurs might

[Toronto Villa]

I like Ron Vlaar but anyone who thinks Manchester United would want him needs to step back and think for a second. Ron Vlaar. Manchester United. Do they really go together?

I would never have thought Chris Smalling- Man U went together either. But there you go.

[Merv]

I don't think Vlaar is Man United material, either - but he could well be Van Gaal material. VG clearly needs at least two new CBs for next season, and he knows Vlaar as well as anyone. He won't cost much and is in the last year of his contract. I wouldn't be surprised, though I'd be really disappointed if he left now.

[Clark W Griswold]

I like Ron Vlaar but anyone who thinks Manchester United would want him needs to step back and think for a second. Ron Vlaar. Manchester United. Do they really go together?

I would never have thought Chris Smalling- Man U went together either. But there you go.

But when they signed Smalling, he was a 20 year old with potential, an England U21 international, they obviously thought he'd progress. Vlaar is a pushing 30 year old that despite being part of a great international performance the other night which has somehow elevated him to world class in some people's eyes, has been mediocre for two seasons in the premier league. Man Utd don't traditionally buy mediocre 30 year olds, and if they start now you won't see me complaining but i can't see it. Yes, he's our best defender (pending watching Okore and Senderos next season) but the rest were barely premier league standard last season.

[kippaxvilla2]

Vlaar is currently the preferred choice at Centre Half for the Dutch national side.  That's a pretty big statement.  And the man who's picking him is the manager of Manure.

[Villafirst]

Some people are missing the point. Vlaar is class with class players around him. I  wouldn't think players like Baker, Bennett and KEA are class. Vlaar spends too much time covering for others. Vlaar looked very good against the current World Cup holders.

[foodyio]

I wouldn't mind to sell Vlaar for 5m.
We can then give baker to man u free + add in hutton + luna.

[Clark W Griswold]

But does that fact somehow magically elevate his performances in the PL in the last 2 seasons? Lots of players have looked good for their international team and not done it in the PL and vice versa.
In terms of the dutch, lets see how the rest of the competition pans out, but i'd say their strength is very much in attack. Did you see them at euro 2012, they were awful by Dutch standards.
If Van Gaal signs him for Man Utd i'd be amazed.

[supertom]

I like Ron Vlaar but anyone who thinks Manchester United would want him needs to step back and think for a second. Ron Vlaar. Manchester United. Do they really go together?

I dunno. A year or two there as a transitional player. LVG knows what he can do, and he's also (largely) proven himself in the Premiership. He certainly doesn't stand out as what you'd call a Utd standard player, but then again, he's better than anything they currently have.

It is a long shot though....thankfully.
Selling Vlaar without replacing him with as good or better would be suicide.

[supertom]

Some people are missing the point. Vlaar is class with class players around him. I  wouldn't think players like Baker, Bennett and KEA are class. Vlaar spends too much time covering for others. Vlaar looked very good against the current World Cup holders.

He was also very poor in the last Euro's. Vlaar needs to keep it up for the rest of Hollands World Cup before we have to start worrying too much about big clubs coming in for him. Likewise I would hope we're not going to see him pull an Alpay on us. I don't think he will though as he seems a genuinely class act.

Good player but Vlaar still has a way to go to prove he's capable of being a top 6 Prem player.

[Nastylee]

What I don't get is why some of our best players have been allowed to get within 1 year of their contracts ending. Shambolic leadership imo. As soon as any player worth keeping gets to w years left there should be every effort made to tie them up.