Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[OCD]

Is this Transfer Deadline day or Falcao day? Getting sick of Sky banging on about it at every opportunity.

Because there's not much else to talk about, I reckon.

Probably right. Sky are never going to admit that its been a quiet one and they're a bit disappointed with how its turned out.

[pav]

Turn the lights off,  night all

[Percy McCarthy]

Is this Transfer Deadline day or Falcao day? Getting sick of Sky banging on about it at every opportunity.

Much better not to watch. I've allowed the kids to stay up, we now have Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom. All four are tranced out, even the two older ones!

That's what we're watching.

[Clampy]

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John Percy ‏@John__Percy  2m
#avfc will not be signing Tom Cleverley from #mufc. Cleverley holding out for a move to Everton. No other business expected at Villa

What I don't get is how Everton can afford the quoted wage expectations.
Shame there is no plan C ... but then we do not do that on the pitch, do they?

If Everton pay him anything like that, they're nuts.

Where, though, is our Plan B? Canales contacted on deadline day? He says he doesn't want to leave Spain. Surely we could have sounded him out about that weeks ago, if his objection was on such a fundamental issue?

I'd be surprised if we only tried to buy Canales today. Lambert said last week that he was hopeful of one or two more in.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Lock the thread nothing to see here

[damon loves JT]

We're better off spending what we've got in January, when we're top.

This. The putpose of the marque signing should be to consolidate our ten-point lead and allow us to rest players for the cup semi-final

[London Villan]

With the comings an goings (and using the players we had in the bomb squad) we are a more solid and experienced unit than last season, it should see us alright to finish the season without the thought of being relegated... that in itself is a pretty sad thought...

[Ian.]

Villa have officially walked away from the Cleverley deal due to wages.

If we have I can't blame us. He was a very good player and he might recapture that form and become a great player again. Surley after the last few years he's in no place to demand a huge salary. If he has, maybe we're better off going for players who want to play for us an for themselves.

[Rudy65]

Villa have officially walked away from the Cleverley deal due to wages.

Good. No better than we have IMHO.

The TC23 myth can go elsewhere

[olaftab]

Mind you, the ITK King has spoken

Harj Johal ‏@harj04  6m
Even with less than 3 hours left #AVFC still remain hopeful of beating other clubs to the signing of Tom Cleverley before window closes.

Bang on time when Villa announce officially pulling out of the deal!

[johnny from donny]

Everyone at bodymoor heath may as well go home. Nothing to see, last one out turn the lights off to save electricity.

[maidstonevillain]

Villa have officially walked away from the Cleverley deal due to wages.

If we have I can't blame us. He was a very good player and he might recapture that form and become a great player again. Surley after the last few years he's in no place to demand a huge salary. If he has, maybe we're better off going for players who want to play for us an for themselves.

"Young and hungry" players you mean.

[garyshawsknee]

I can understand why we would pull out over wage demands, but we are still short on numbers and quality, and even in the times of tightening our belts, im still surprised at how little we have spent.

[Ian.]

Villa have officially walked away from the Cleverley deal due to wages.

If we have I can't blame us. He was a very good player and he might recapture that form and become a great player again. Surley after the last few years he's in no place to demand a huge salary. If he has, maybe we're better off going for players who want to play for us an for themselves.

"Young and hungry" players you mean.

Ha ha!!

[VinnieChase84]

So disappointing. We are massively light in midfield and attacking options.
When over £800m has been spent and we've spent £7m, it's hard not to be pretty pissed.
This YouTube sums it all up for me!!
http://youtu.be/3DlZdZYLCfU