Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[RussellC]

When I see Sigurdsson going back to Swansea for 8m I really wish we could just get taken over sometime soon as these are the sorts of realistic signings that would quickly get us moving back up the league and into the top half.

Although if I was a Swansea fan I wouldn't be happy about losing Vorm and replacing him with Fabianski.

Swansea's midfield of De Guzman, Sigurdsson and Shelvey look a really good one to me. Very balanced and a fair few goals in there. If they keep hold of Bony this summer I think they'll be comfortably top half.

[walsall villain]

Read this morning a few things that have improved my optimism level......
Lambert has told press that Vlaar is happy and no way is he going.
Kozak is doing light training.
Delph wants to extend his stay at Villa.
Oh, and Lerner will attend this match tonight.

[Dave]

When I see Sigurdsson going back to Swansea for 8m I really wish we could just get taken over sometime soon as these are the sorts of realistic signings that would quickly get us moving back up the league and into the top half.

Although if I was a Swansea fan I wouldn't be happy about losing Vorm and replacing him with Fabianski.

Swansea's midfield of De Guzman, Sigurdsson and Shelvey look a really good one to me. Very balanced and a fair few goals in there. If they keep hold of Bony this summer I think they'll be comfortably top half.

They don't have de Guzman at the moment do they?

[RussellC]

When I see Sigurdsson going back to Swansea for 8m I really wish we could just get taken over sometime soon as these are the sorts of realistic signings that would quickly get us moving back up the league and into the top half.

Although if I was a Swansea fan I wouldn't be happy about losing Vorm and replacing him with Fabianski.

Swansea's midfield of De Guzman, Sigurdsson and Shelvey look a really good one to me. Very balanced and a fair few goals in there. If they keep hold of Bony this summer I think they'll be comfortably top half.

They don't have de Guzman at the moment do they?

Nor Sigurdsson, but both are rumoured to be joining.

[john e]

Read this morning a few things that have improved my optimism level......
Lambert has told press that Vlaar is happy and no way is he going.
Kozak is doing light training.
Delph wants to extend his stay at Villa.
Oh, and Lerner will attend this match tonight.

well if all those are true, then that would be great news

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

I think some people on here need to get real. Randy Lerner is trying to sell the club therefore he will not give Lambert any substantial funds to buy quality . We need to improve the midfield to have any chance of reaching halfway.

Erm, pretty much everyone knows this already?

[supertom]

When I see Sigurdsson going back to Swansea for 8m I really wish we could just get taken over sometime soon as these are the sorts of realistic signings that would quickly get us moving back up the league and into the top half.

Although if I was a Swansea fan I wouldn't be happy about losing Vorm and replacing him with Fabianski.

Swansea's midfield of De Guzman, Sigurdsson and Shelvey look a really good one to me. Very balanced and a fair few goals in there. If they keep hold of Bony this summer I think they'll be comfortably top half.

They don't have de Guzman at the moment do they?

Nor Sigurdsson, but both are rumoured to be joining.

I suspect signing both will be offset by sales too. Davies looks like he'll be off. If Bony's still there on Sept 1st, I'll be very surprised. They've already lost Michu and Hernandez.

I also think Monk may just be in over his head too. Unless they start well, he could well see himself getting turfed out before the years out.

[mr underhill]

along with several others I'd wager - and much as I'm not a fan, I'm not including Lambert in that at risk band

[olaftab]

Read this morning a few things that have improved my optimism level......
Lambert has told press that Vlaar is happy and no way is he going.
Kozak is doing light training.
Delph wants to extend his stay at Villa.
Oh, and Lerner will attend this match tonight.

well if all those are true, then that would be great news

Yes it is however no doubt someone will come on here and say why didn't he say Vlaar wants to extend his stay here. There is always a negative angle that people can find in any statement.

[ozzjim]

He did say he thinks Vlaar wants to stay

[eamonn]

Read this morning a few things that have improved my optimism level......
Lambert has told press that Vlaar is happy and no way is he going.
Kozak is doing light training.
Delph wants to extend his stay at Villa.
Oh, and Lerner will attend this match tonight.

Where is this good news you speak of documented?

[edgysatsuma89]

Read this morning a few things that have improved my optimism level......
Lambert has told press that Vlaar is happy and no way is he going.
Kozak is doing light training.
Delph wants to extend his stay at Villa.
Oh, and Lerner will attend this match tonight.

Where is this good news you speak of documented?

Seconded. This would cheer me up immensely if there are any links about.

[edgysatsuma89]

Scrap that, just seen the ron thread

[Toronto Villa]

Read this morning a few things that have improved my optimism level......
Lambert has told press that Vlaar is happy and no way is he going.
Kozak is doing light training.
Delph wants to extend his stay at Villa.
Oh, and Lerner will attend this match tonight.

Where is this good news you speak of documented?

It's from Lambert himself. He just Vlaar has never indicated he wants to leave and is happy at the club. There is no way that we would sell him. Off course that changes if the player makes the first move, but nothing suggests he will. Delph told fans at the tour he wants to stay and both Benteke and Kozak did light training in Dallas. Kendrick also confirmed Randy will be at the game.

[Lyewho???]

Hello all this is my first ever post on here. In the past i have been silent and just viewed others comments, but i feel that i should share in the debates now. Its certainly a hard time at the moment being a Villa fan and hopefully it won't last that much longer. What i would say is that i feel that a team/squad is no worse than last year, but it does have the chance to be better with the inclusion of the freebies and the 'bomb squad'. I believe that Richardson will give us good consistent performance, Cole will want to prove a point in a role that he craved for, for such a long time, and Senderos will give us depth without breaking the bank. These are sensible transfers in this climate of uncertainty. The bomb squad are on our books and we pay them so lets make them work for it!!!

I like others wish for the arrivals, especially in the midfield, of both a strong defensive playmaker and creative flair type person. just someone to get excited about and he doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. I would even be inclined to take advantage of the Loan Market like Everton did last year, imagine what three good players in the correct positions could do to that squad?Hopefully this is Lamberts plans if he has no money. The question is who and what positions need to be filled after his assessment/pre season?