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Offline boboonthecorner

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7890 on: September 01, 2014, 09:25:21 PM »
Good deals for Hull would've taken Gaston Ramirez,Ben Arfa or Hernandez. Think Guidetti who went to Celtic would do job for us. Oh well, I'm not sure why I'm disappointed this is Villa all over.

Offline Ryu

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7891 on: September 01, 2014, 09:25:39 PM »
Not the end of the world if we don't get anyone in. Be nice to have got canales or someone like him but we have Cole and grealish and the chance to buy again in Jan. If things don't work out with your first choices no point sig img someone for the sake of it. Think we as fans are victims of marketing by sky. Being perceived to have had a good deadline day doesn't actually mean anything  on the pitch. For example.please hull fans will be happy now but they had to do what they did as they sold their first choice striker earlier in the summer and you never know if a new signing will work put.

No, we're victims of poor decision making by the board and manager for the last few years, and despite the promising start the squad still isn't good enough.

Good enough for what?  We're better that last season and probably to stay up. It's a bit depressin that's our only aim but we've known that for ages and today doesn't change it. That's why I say we're victims of marketing.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7892 on: September 01, 2014, 09:25:49 PM »
Oh great. Steve Parish is on the radio. Again.

Simon jordan look a like with marginally better hair

Crystal Palace seem to have had hundreds of local boy done good gobshites with shit 1980s haircuts as chairman in recent years.

Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7893 on: September 01, 2014, 09:26:12 PM »
If people are throwing Hutton and Bent into the mix then we need to look at the bigger picture.

Hutton - last year of contract.  Can negotiate with other clubs in January.
Bent - in last year of contract.  Can negotiate with other clubs in January.
Delph - in last year of contract.  Can negotiate with other clubs in January.
Grealish - in last year of contract.  Think we may have to get a fee if he goes because of his age but even so.
Vlaar - in last year of contracts.  Can negotiate with other clubs in January.

I think as an urgent priority the wages saved on Cleverley should be used to tie this little lot up.
Fully agree that is what we should do.

Except Bent. Happy to let him go. He kept us up three years ago and that alone was worth the fee

Quite Gabby and N'Zogbia also in the same boat, I think once these 3 go at the end of the season and we free up some £180k per week in wages we may see an exciting attacking signing or 2.  I'd sign the other 4 up sharpish though.

Forgot about those two.

Offline Rudy65

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7894 on: September 01, 2014, 09:26:39 PM »
So we can take it that we won't be getting anyone in now?

Yes according to SVC and Pat Murphy

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7895 on: September 01, 2014, 09:26:47 PM »
Good deals for Hull would've taken Gaston Ramirez,Ben Arfa or Hernandez. Think Guidetti who went to Celtic would do job for us. Oh well, I'm not sure why I'm disappointed this is Villa all over.

Ben Arfa is a bit of a lard arse.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7896 on: September 01, 2014, 09:27:39 PM »
We are a few key injuries away from a crisis again. Was the same at close of last Jan's transfer windows and look at what happened. Better hope that the injury fairy is kinder to us than it has been over the last few seasons.  There is no doubt that we are a stronger outfit this season than we were at the start of last season. We've held onto Vlaar and he seems to forming a good partnership with Senderose. Benteke and Kozac to come back. We haven't seen Joe Cole yet. So it bodes well for the few months ahead....... baring injuries of course. Up the Villa!
Senderos
Kozak
barring

Must try harder, Mr Rabbit.

Offline damon loves JT

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7897 on: September 01, 2014, 09:28:25 PM »
Oh great. Steve Parish is on the radio. Again.

Simon jordan look a like with marginally better hair

He looks like a married Anglican priest who is living a lie

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7898 on: September 01, 2014, 09:28:54 PM »
Not the end of the world if we don't get anyone in. Be nice to have got canales or someone like him but we have Cole and grealish and the chance to buy again in Jan. If things don't work out with your first choices no point sig img someone for the sake of it. Think we as fans are victims of marketing by sky. Being perceived to have had a good deadline day doesn't actually mean anything  on the pitch. For example.please hull fans will be happy now but they had to do what they did as they sold their first choice striker earlier in the summer and you never know if a new signing will work put.

No, we're victims of poor decision making by the board and manager for the last few years, and despite the promising start the squad still isn't good enough.

Good enough for what?  We're better that last season and probably to stay up. It's a bit depressin that's our only aim but we've known that for ages and today doesn't change it. That's why I say we're victims of marketing.

I know what you are trying to say but isn't "you never know if a signing will work out" the weakest of arguments for signing hardly anyone?

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7899 on: September 01, 2014, 09:29:54 PM »
Looking forward I hope we will have scouts watching Watfords Forestiere, highly thought of and Carbonesque in his style of play, I would also like us to look at Brady at Hull whose place might be under threat now- I thought he made the difference to Hull when he came on.

Offline Ryu

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7900 on: September 01, 2014, 09:30:34 PM »
Maybe it is but we signed quite a few players.

Offline Rudy65

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7901 on: September 01, 2014, 09:32:51 PM »
Good deals for Hull would've taken Gaston Ramirez,Ben Arfa or Hernandez. Think Guidetti who went to Celtic would do job for us. Oh well, I'm not sure why I'm disappointed this is Villa all over.

Ben Arfa is a bit of a lard arse.

Just wonder whether Pardew has treated him badly and a bit of man love from Roy might have been enough to get the best out of him.

On loan would have been a good deal for us

Offline boboonthecorner

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7902 on: September 01, 2014, 09:32:54 PM »
Looking forward I hope we will have scouts watching Watfords Forestiere, highly thought of and Carbonesque in his style of play, I would also like us to look at Brady at Hull whose place might be under threat now- I thought he made the difference to Hull when he came on.

My mistake.......
« Last Edit: September 01, 2014, 09:34:40 PM by boboonthecorner »

Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7903 on: September 01, 2014, 09:33:18 PM »
The one thing about today I am really happy about is not signing cleverley but 7 million is a poor outlay to be  fair.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #7904 on: September 01, 2014, 09:35:01 PM »
Good deals for Hull would've taken Gaston Ramirez,Ben Arfa or Hernandez. Think Guidetti who went to Celtic would do job for us. Oh well, I'm not sure why I'm disappointed this is Villa all over.

Guidetti. The very definition of a busted flush. File with Cornelius, A.

 


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