Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[Chris Jameson]

Livermore is awful. Can't believe they've spent £8m on him!

I'm surprised at the price but he had a good season for them.

[Chris Smith]

I thought he would be about 3 within add ons. 8 is incredible really.

I guess that's the impact of the new TV money.

[kippaxvilla2]

With Livermore being 'worth' £8m the £7m spent on Benteke looks more of a steal by the month.

[Des Little]

I thought he would be about 3 within add ons. 8 is incredible really.

I guess that's the impact of the new TV money.

The TV money that we're keeping in the biscuit tin?

[silhillvilla]

Hull are becoming a northern version of QPR.

[Chris Jameson]

Hull are becoming a northern version of QPR.

They don't have a load of players over the age of 30 on stupid contracts so I don't think that's the case.

[john e]

Hull are becoming a northern version of QPR.

They don't have a load of players over the age of 30 on stupid contracts so I don't think that's the case.

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[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

Livermore is awful. Can't believe they've spent £8m on him!

Fair play to Daniel Levy though, always gets a good price for his players. No idea how he does it.

yes, he also paid £16m for Bentley, £30m for Lamela and £28m for Soldado.

Didn't say anything about him buying players. Just the ones he sells.

And, to be fair, Lamela is a cracking player, Soldado was one of the best strikers in Spain, and weren't we also after Bentley then?

[Toronto Villa]

Livermore is awful. Can't believe they've spent £8m on him!

Fair play to Daniel Levy though, always gets a good price for his players. No idea how he does it.

yes, he also paid £16m for Bentley, £30m for Lamela and £28m for Soldado.

Didn't say anything about him buying players. Just the ones he sells.

And, to be fair, Lamela is a cracking player, Soldado was one of the best strikers in Spain, and weren't we also after Bentley then?

I would say his high price purchases offsets his high price sales. And what's he had; 12 managers in 10 seasons or something nuts like that. I think Levy gets way more credit than he is due. In fact, I'd go as far as to argue given his resources he's been a failure as a chairman and is very lucky to have an owner (majority shareholder) as forgiving as Joe Lewis has been.

[Steve67]

Daniel Levy, meh. Well and truly spunked the money they got for monkey boy Bale, but he doesn't sell cheap. Fair play to him for getting such a good price for a very average player. I just hope that it doesn't push up the prices for others players.

Also, for us, it would be nice to buy another player soon. Get rid of the smell left over from the Senderos deal.

[supertom]

I'd like to see us trying to get Bradley back here. He's still only 26. He's a good player and he's too good to be playing in the MLS just yet. He moved to Toronto for $10 million dollars, that's what, between 5-6 million quids? That should be beyond us. Match what they forked out for him, give him a good deal, get him back here. I don't think he's a player we should be incapable of attracting, and he's also improve our midfield a lot.

[Steve R]

The subject of Vlaar to ManU has been flogged to d discussed at length in the transfer rumours thread. As you are dealing with a speculative transfer topic it is likely that you will be encouraged to take the discussion there. The fact that this has not already happened suggests that the mods are either pissed, in custody or have found a second saxon hoard and are therefore otherwise engaged.

OK, got it now, I do not have time sadly to trawl through all the posts on here due to a busy work schedule and poor internet access on a ship.

So what was the general consensus as to how much Ron would be worth if we decided to sell? I, of course, hope that we don't sell.

Nice welcome to a new member Steve.

I must be missing something but isn't this topic called 'Transfer Speculation / Gossip'. So what exactly was wrong with that input?

Nothing at all, after it was moved it from its own thread into this one.

Sorry I misunderstood. Apologies to Steve.

No problem at all Montague. Thank you.

And welcome Ingatea.

[RussellC]

I'd like to see us trying to get Bradley back here. He's still only 26. He's a good player and he's too good to be playing in the MLS just yet. He moved to Toronto for $10 million dollars, that's what, between 5-6 million quids? That should be beyond us. Match what they forked out for him, give him a good deal, get him back here. I don't think he's a player we should be incapable of attracting, and he's also improve our midfield a lot.

That still goes down as one of the most bizarre transfers in recent years for me. I remember that he played in a cup-game away at Man City and didn't [lay particularly well. That said, he was by no means awful that night either, but just seemed to be completely written-off after that. I do think Houllier would have signed him permanently though, and given him the next season to bed-in, but McLeish obviously went for Jenas instead!

Regardless, there's absolutely no chance we'll sign him now.

[Dave]

I'd like to see us trying to get Bradley back here. He's still only 26. He's a good player and he's too good to be playing in the MLS just yet. He moved to Toronto for $10 million dollars, that's what, between 5-6 million quids? That should be beyond us. Match what they forked out for him, give him a good deal, get him back here. I don't think he's a player we should be incapable of attracting, and he's also improve our midfield a lot.

That still goes down as one of the most bizarre transfers in recent years for me. I remember that he played in a cup-game away at Man City and didn't [lay particularly well. That said, he was by no means awful that night either, but just seemed to be completely written-off after that. I do think Houllier would have signed him permanently though, and given him the next season to bed-in, but McLeish obviously went for Jenas instead!

Regardless, there's absolutely no chance we'll sign him now.

Quite. He's earning $6.5m per year in Toronto which I think is a little bit beyond what we're paying these days.

If we wanted him (and we should have) then the time to do it was when he joined Chievo for a nominal fee. Rather than spending the same money on Jermaine Jenas' medical bills and wages.

[RussellC]

For what it's worth, Fabian Delph has just Facebooked "Let the transfers begin.." and followed it up with, "That wasn't a hint at me leaving the club, don't read too much into it. I'm staying put unless I'm told otherwise. I have a contract and I'm dedicated to Villa."