Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[RussellC]

'Cashing-in' on Gabby at the moment would probably equate to something like a £3 million move to Leicester. As poor as he's been, we'd be mad to sell until we've got some genuine spending money to bring in a better option.

Whats wrong with that?  Its not like we paid anything for him in the first place, and have got close to a decade of good service out of him.  Just don't see the point in letting a player who has little to offer anymore go for free in a years time.

Would you be happy to go into the new season with Bent and Weimann as our fit strikers along with £3m to spend on another option? Bearing in mind that £3m would probably get you about a third of a Connor Wickham or a quarter of a Ross McCormack in this market?

[SoccerHQ]

The way Gabby is playing, like a kid with a smacked arse, says to me that he isn't getting a new contract. Speculation on my part of course but he's hardly pulling up trees to deserve one at the moment.

Yep, didn't some post on one of his online accounts a month or so back allude to this?

[supertom]

'Cashing-in' on Gabby at the moment would probably equate to something like a £3 million move to Leicester. As poor as he's been, we'd be mad to sell until we've got some genuine spending money to bring in a better option.

Whats wrong with that?  Its not like we paid anything for him in the first place, and have got close to a decade of good service out of him.  Just don't see the point in letting a player who has little to offer anymore go for free in a years time.

I think we'd struggle to sell him to be honest. He won't want to leave here without at least matching his wages, which probably means promoted sides, bar QPR, will struggle to afford keeping him. Plus after having 3 shite seasons in the last four, he looks a player in decline. His desire seems to have dipped dramatically as well.
We'd be bloody lucky to even get 3 million waved in front of us, even in as silly a market as it is. I don't think any prem manager worth his salt is going to want to buy a pace player who is losing his pace.

Let him see out the final year. Wave goodbye, and we'll repress most of his last four years and remember when he was lightening quick and hit double figures year on year.

I also think that given how much we're struggling to bring in players, if we did sell him we'd more than likely not buy a replacement, leaving us extremely short of striking options in the first month or two of the season. It's a dangerous game. The sooner we start getting points on the board, the better.

[Dave]

Now that David Villa has moved to New York, I don't even have the fleeting glimmer of excitement when I see the word 'Villa' in the transfer news pages. 

As has Lampard who is now turning out for Man City for six months apparently.  Cheeky little loan bid to get Villa up to speed?

He's already doing that in Melbourne.

[saunders_heroes]

Now that David Villa has moved to New York, I don't even have the fleeting glimmer of excitement when I see the word 'Villa' in the transfer news pages. 

As has Lampard who is now turning out for Man City for six months apparently.  Cheeky little loan bid to get Villa up to speed?

Let's go for it! Assuming he'd come here on YTS wages?

[Damo70]

Now that David Villa has moved to New York, I don't even have the fleeting glimmer of excitement when I see the word 'Villa' in the transfer news pages. 

As has Lampard who is now turning out for Man City for six months apparently.  Cheeky little loan bid to get Villa up to speed?

He's already doing that in Melbourne.

Manchester City's big master plan to get around the FFP rules. I wonder how much of Lampard's wages are being paid by Manchester City or being paid by New York City to massage the figures. I wonder how much of a loan fee they have had to pay. Owning several clubs around the world is a great way to dilute money.

Interesting that Luna has gone to Italy considering the old jokes about Italian tanks only having a reverse gear and his liking of running backwards with his hands behind his back.

[sirlordbaltimore]

anything around 5m for Gabby would be incredible considering how fecking useless he's been for years now

[supertom]

anything around 5m for Gabby would be incredible considering how fecking useless he's been for years now

We'd be lucky to get a bag of space raiders and a chomp for him now.

[LeeS]

Now that David Villa has moved to New York, I don't even have the fleeting glimmer of excitement when I see the word 'Villa' in the transfer news pages. 

As has Lampard who is now turning out for Man City for six months apparently.  Cheeky little loan bid to get Villa up to speed?

He's already doing that in Melbourne.

Manchester City's big master plan to get around the FFP rules. I wonder how much of Lampard's wages are being paid by Manchester City or being paid by New York City to massage the figures. I wonder how much of a loan fee they have had to pay. Owning several clubs around the world is a great way to dilute money.

Presumably, if New York City arent playing in Europe then they arent subject to any FFP rules at all. So Man City can buy up whomever they want at whatever cost and just loan them to themselves. I wonder if Lampard knew this was the arrangement all along. What odds that David Villa follows him?

[IamLegend]

I would let Gabby go on a free now if it makes saving 12 months of £55k a week wages.
As for replacing him, I am sure we could find a player who does it 3 games a season down my local goals.

[saunders_heroes]

I'd rather have Agbonlahor in the team than out of it. Even a below par Gabby is better than the other options in the squad, and would you really trust Lambert to spend the transfer fee received wisely?

[LeeB]

I'd rather have Agbonlahor in the team than out of it. Even a below par Gabby is better than the other options in the squad, and would you really trust Lambert to spend the transfer fee received wisely?

Aside from that, what would a few million get you in todays market anyway?

[saunders_heroes]

I'd rather have Agbonlahor in the team than out of it. Even a below par Gabby is better than the other options in the squad, and would you really trust Lambert to spend the transfer fee received wisely?

Aside from that, what would a few million get you in todays market anyway?

Sod all.
Agbonlahor chips in with very important goals as well, and boy will we need them next season.

[dave.woodhall]

I'd rather have Agbonlahor in the team than out of it. Even a below par Gabby is better than the other options in the squad, and would you really trust Lambert to spend the transfer fee received wisely?

Aside from that, what would a few million get you in todays market anyway?

Sod all.
Agbonlahor chips in with very important goals as well, and boy will we need them next season.

Seconded. The last-minute winner at Norwich two years ago was vital.

[Clampy]

I'd rather have Agbonlahor in the team than out of it. Even a below par Gabby is better than the other options in the squad, and would you really trust Lambert to spend the transfer fee received wisely?

Aside from that, what would a few million get you in todays market anyway?

Sod all.
Agbonlahor chips in with very important goals as well, and boy will we need them next season.

Seconded. The last-minute winner at Norwich two years ago was vital.

He also scored a vital one down at West Ham under Houiller i think it was. Unfortunately, he dose'nt' do it enough nowadays which is a shame.