Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[martyn ellis]

The more I hear Van Gaal bemoaning the quality of some of his players the more I am convinced he'll come calling for Vlaar.

[Ger Regan]

Unlikely

[Billy Walker]

The more I hear Van Gaal bemoaning the quality of some of his players the more I am convinced he'll come calling for Vlaar.

He can come calling but I'd venture he'd have to offer silly money for Lambert to consider letting Ron go.  I'd be surprised if that happens.

[saunders_heroes]

No for me, we need Vlaar.

And we look like we've finally got a solid defence (early days I know) so we don't want to sell one of the better ones and start again.
Let's keep him. Our Premier League status is far more important than a few million in transfer profit.

[villan from luton]

I can understand him going to a top club, but  Southampton, do me a favour. Things finally look as if they may be changing at the club and credit to lambert for the signings so far. Senderos and Richardson showed enough yesterday to show that a lot of us (me included) were wrong to write them off

[dave.woodhall]

I can understand him going to a top club, but  Southampton, do me a favour. Things finally look as if they may be changing at the club and credit to lambert for the signings so far. Senderos and Richardson showed enough yesterday to show that a lot of us (me included) were wrong to write them off

One match doesn't count for much but there seemed a sense of solidity there yesterday that we didn't have even at Arsenal twelve month ago. I don't want to tempt fate, but while I can't see us getting the three or four freak results we had last season I can't see us getting turned over so regularly by teams that end up relegated or losing so many late goals.

[Malandro]

Could do with nzogbia feeling homesick for Wigan.

Probably should allow for his injury but don't think you could say 20% of his games have been decent

[Chris Smith]

I can understand him going to a top club, but  Southampton, do me a favour. Things finally look as if they may be changing at the club and credit to lambert for the signings so far. Senderos and Richardson showed enough yesterday to show that a lot of us (me included) were wrong to write them off

One match doesn't count for much but there seemed a sense of solidity there yesterday that we didn't have even at Arsenal twelve month ago. I don't want to tempt fate, but while I can't see us getting the three or four freak results we had last season I can't see us getting turned over so regularly by teams that end up relegated or losing so many late goals.

Agreed, last season when the board went up for 5 minutes it would have been ten men camped on the edge of our own area but yesterday we continued to play properly. As you say it is just one game but there were a number of encouraging signs.

[Tuscans]

Firstly, what's so good about Hernandez? Man.Utd at their peak would create chance after chance, Gabby would get 20 goals a season if he played for them. Hernandez isn't anything.

Creating cleaner cut opportunities is more my problem.

You sell Vlaar and you go backwards again.

[Rudy65]

I would yes.Hernandez is top top quality and 25, Vlaar is 29.No brainer for me.

Is he really?

I disagree, he strikes me a bit like Bent, if he gets the service he will score, but if not hes a passenger.

Fergie was never totally convinced and was more of an impact sub

Mistake to sign him in my view

United did look woeful though and when you look at their squad is really is poor

[Rudy65]

Apparently The Sun are saying El Ahmadi wants to go back to Holland, homesick

Good bye

I will personally pick him up and drive him their myself

One if the poorest players i have ever seen in a villa shirt

[villan from luton]

I can understand him going to a top club, but  Southampton, do me a favour. Things finally look as if they may be changing at the club and credit to lambert for the signings so far. Senderos and Richardson showed enough yesterday to show that a lot of us (me included) were wrong to write them off

One match doesn't count for much but there seemed a sense of solidity there yesterday that we didn't have even at Arsenal twelve month ago. I don't want to tempt fate, but while I can't see us getting the three or four freak results we had last season I can't see us getting turned over so regularly by teams that end up relegated or losing so many late goals.

Totally agree Dave, we look a far more solid outfit and there is the likes of Benteke, Sanchez and Okore to be added to the squad

[Monty]

Agreed as well, Dave. What the club needs is a good, boring season of 45-50 points, scoring about 40 goals and conceding 41. Last on MOTD every week. That sort of thing.

[Des Little]

I'd take Hernadez or Wellbeck on loan any day. But United won't let them go I would presume.

[garyshawsknee]

I can understand him going to a top club, but  Southampton, do me a favour. Things finally look as if they may be changing at the club and credit to lambert for the signings so far. Senderos and Richardson showed enough yesterday to show that a lot of us (me included) were wrong to write them off

One match doesn't count for much but there seemed a sense of solidity there yesterday that we didn't have even at Arsenal twelve month ago. I don't want to tempt fate, but while I can't see us getting the three or four freak results we had last season I can't see us getting turned over so regularly by teams that end up relegated or losing so many late goals.

Totally agree Dave, we look a far more solid outfit and there is the likes of Benteke, Sanchez and Okore to be added to the squad

Yep, i'm far to lazy to check myself, but how many times did Clark and Baker play together last season ? Whatever it was, it was far too many, hopefully won't be so often this season.