Transfer Speculation / Gossip

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In our current state of limbo we wont be spending much if anything so freebies it is but these signinings have top flight experience,  maybe people would prefer that we were bringing more lower league fodder with zero experience?

Or better players.

It's not as if the choice is "lower league, inexperienced dross" or "proven mediocrity" with nothing in between.

Its a tough call though, as Lambert clearly doesn't have much to play with at all, almost certainly less than any other side in the league with big demands to rejuvenate the squad.

I wouldn't say Richardson is a good player and I wouldn't say he was a bad one either; he seems to be around and always has been. If he can do a job in a number of positions, then I can see why that is attractive. His ceiling is likely to be mid-table, which is about as good as it gets for us at the moment.

[Ian.]

How is it that we can only sign frees, and mediocre frees at that, when our owner has hundred of millions in the bank?

Well that is his families and other firms money not Aston Villas, we are not entitled to it and its plainly obvious he is not going to throw hundreds of millions of his wealth into the club anymore, hence putting us on the market.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Interesting read from the Sunderland supporters on Richardson: http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/kieran-richardson.938864/

[Rolta]

In our current state of limbo we wont be spending much if anything so freebies it is but these signinings have top flight experience,  maybe people would prefer that we were bringing more lower league fodder with zero experience?

Or better players.

It's not as if the choice is "lower league, inexperienced dross" or "proven mediocrity" with nothing in between.

Well, maybe it really is the choice. We could get good players in their prime (not that Richardson is that old – Senderos, well – he's 29), but they clearly cost money to buy and would want more money in wages than the types of free transfers we've been after. Maybe we're saving our main expenditure for that Defensive Midfielder we all want anyway, so we're going cheap on the other signings. Nobody knows.

There isn't a bit of me that doubts Lambert would love to spend £12million on every player, or even one player, but he clearly can't afford that. I'm surprised some people haven't woken up to the fact that we're not in that market because we don't have the money. It is clear as day. This really is where we're at. Also, I think lower-league dross is twisting it: It should be "lower-league potential" or "experienced players".

[hilts_coolerking]

How is it that we can only sign frees, and mediocre frees at that, when our owner has hundred of millions in the bank?

Well that is his families and other firms money not Aston Villas, we are not entitled to it and its plainly obvious he is not going to throw hundreds of millions of his wealth into the club anymore, hence putting us on the market.

No-one's asking for hundreds of millions.  10-15 would help.  That must be a fraction of his wealth.  I mean, we're one of the world's forty richest clubs for fuck's sake.

[andrew08]

I wish we'd cheer up a bit. I know it's a Brummie/Villa thing to moan but have we done a Leeds? A Wednesday? A Wolves? A Forest?

No we haven't. Our captain marked the worlds best player out of the game last night, we've added a few players who improve us a little bit, the new kit ain't bad and, for the away crowd, we are playing in Holland in a couple of weeks.

Come on let's have some new season optimism! We're second at the moment!

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I would be a lot happier if we spent a modest sum (which seems like a fortunte at the moment) of £6 million on a good quality central holding midfielder and kept hold of Vlaar. It would improve us no end. We have some good players and a few more reasonable players and with them coming to fitness, we should do a lot better, which cannot be that hard.

The problem is it doesn't look like we'll be doing that at the moment and if we really do have less than £10 million to spread on wages, then I feel sorry for Lambert. There cannot be a harder job in top flight football at the moment.

Which begs the question; why is Aston Villa the only club spending within it means?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

How is it that we can only sign frees, and mediocre frees at that, when our owner has hundred of millions in the bank?

Well that is his families and other firms money not Aston Villas, we are not entitled to it and its plainly obvious he is not going to throw hundreds of millions of his wealth into the club anymore, hence putting us on the market.

No-one's asking for hundreds of millions.  10-15 would help.  That must be a fraction of his wealth.  I mean, we're one of the world's forty richest clubs for fuck's sake.

All Lerner is doing by bringing in these players is reducing the asking price as they offer zero added value, just additional cost with no sell on value.

[papa lazarou]

As others have mentioned, Richardson would have been good a few years ago BUT he does have something a lot of our squad don't have - the ability to pass the ball.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I would be a lot happier if we spent a modest sum (which seems like a fortunte at the moment) of £6 million on a good quality central holding midfielder and kept hold of Vlaar. It would improve us no end. We have some good players and a few more reasonable players and with them coming to fitness, we should do a lot better, which cannot be that hard.

The problem is it doesn't look like we'll be doing that at the moment and if we really do have less than £10 million to spread on wages, then I feel sorry for Lambert. There cannot be a harder job in top flight football at the moment.

Which begs the question; why is Aston Villa the only club spending within it means?

I am clinging to the hope that Lambert is saving all his money for the midfield.

[Ian.]

How is it that we can only sign frees, and mediocre frees at that, when our owner has hundred of millions in the bank?

Well that is his families and other firms money not Aston Villas, we are not entitled to it and its plainly obvious he is not going to throw hundreds of millions of his wealth into the club anymore, hence putting us on the market.

No-one's asking for hundreds of millions.  10-15 would help.  That must be a fraction of his wealth.  I mean, we're one of the world's forty richest clubs for fuck's sake.

But that's the figure that's been quoted we're spending this summer. It's never going to get you anything but bottom to mid table players is it?

[Gareth]

I'm just not really sure why Randy bothered making that second statement the other day. What form will his "focus on the upcoming season" take? I thought that it might mean a little bit of sensible investment in the squad, but it's not looking that way.

Four days after the statement, 7/8 weeks of the window remaining...think it's a bit early to say he will / won't invest anything in this window.

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If we only have one decent fee in us, make it the Benteke of midfielders please!

[john e]

has he actually signed yet ?

if so why hasn't he got his own thread as normal for a new signing, you do realise we will piss him off badly before he's even got here with this lacklustre attitude

[Matt Collins]

How is it that we can only sign frees, and mediocre frees at that, when our owner has hundred of millions in the bank?

Well that is his families and other firms money not Aston Villas, we are not entitled to it and its plainly obvious he is not going to throw hundreds of millions of his wealth into the club anymore, hence putting us on the market.

No-one's asking for hundreds of millions.  10-15 would help.  That must be a fraction of his wealth.  I mean, we're one of the world's forty richest clubs for fuck's sake.

Haven't we put this one to bed yet.