Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[pauliewalnuts]

Maybe it is but we signed quite a few players.

Not really. We've signed five players for relative peanuts. It's hardly the stuff of dreams.

Like you said, we are about staying up and nothing more these days. That's pretty depressing stuff. The fact we've all suspected it for a while doesn't really make it any more acceptable.

[JUAN PABLO]

This transfer day on sky is so much spin and bs

[silhillvilla]

The one thing about today I am really happy about is not signing cleverley but 7 million is a poor outlay to be  fair.

If we didn't have the 7 points on the board this place would be in full meltdown

[paul_e]

it's a shame we haven't got another midfielder in after letting KEA and Gardner go in the last week, and I'd really have liked some genuine competition for the wide roles up front but we're definitely in a better place than we were, and the results so far back that up.

[RussellC]

Not really sure what to make of that as a window. I think we'll be a better side overall, purely on the basis that we won't concede as many goals as last season. It really does bother me that we haven't addressed the glaring lack of creativity in the squad though. I could probably name 20 obtainable options who would have improved us in that sense. I think we're really going to struggle for goals without CB. Even when with Kozak as an alternative option, I'm honestly not sure where we're expecting the service to come from. Also very suprised that we're going into the season so short on centre-mid options.

[JUAN PABLO]

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.

Joe Cole our saviour

[aev]

Maybe it is but we signed quite a few players.

Not really. We've signed five players for relative peanuts. It's hardly the stuff of dreams.

Like you said, we are about staying up and nothing more these days. That's pretty depressing stuff. The fact we've all suspected it for a while doesn't really make it any more acceptable.

And our great creative hope is Joe Cole who has been a busted flush for years now.

[curiousorange]

What's more than a bit worrying is that people on Twitter are saying we've got £8m to spend in January now. Because the transfer window in January is always more reasonable than the three months in the summer.

[Le Lapin]

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.
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Sir, it was the fcukin predictive text on the phone. Honest.

[Des Little]

Spare a thought for the poor Sky fcuker sent to BMH. I bet he's got his Angry Birds high score up if nothing else.

[Villan For Life]

Maybe it is but we signed quite a few players.

Most of those we moved on were Lambert's signings so it doesn't bode well for the newcomers.

[Le Lapin]

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.
[/quote

Sir, it was the fcukin predictive text on the phone. Honest.

[ozzjim]

Maybe it is but we signed quite a few players.

Not really. We've signed five players for relative peanuts. It's hardly the stuff of dreams.

Like you said, we are about staying up and nothing more these days. That's pretty depressing stuff. The fact we've all suspected it for a while doesn't really make it any more acceptable.

What gets me a bit is that we have not even used our 2 loan options. Van Ginkel from Chelsea that has gone to Milan, or Salah who they were looking to loan would have been useful. Gnabry from Arsenal would give us an extra pacey wide option, Sinclair from Man City, Ben Arfa, Powell who has gone to Leicester - all decent players that would have improved our squad at least.

[JUAN PABLO]

The one thing about today I am really happy about is not signing cleverley but 7 million is a poor outlay to be  fair.

If we didn't have the 7 points on the board this place would be in full meltdown

7 points after 8 games is possible

[Villan For Life]

This transfer day on sky is so much spin and bs

Sky have built it up so much it's a complete turn off now.