The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

I hope we don't pay money for Sinclair now. Take him on loan till the end of the season with an option to make it permanent in the summer.

I don't really want him anyway. Much prefer taking a chance on a player from Europe, like Gil.

[Damo70]

I hope we don't pay money for Sinclair now. Take him on loan till the end of the season with an option to make it permanent in the summer.

I don't really want him anyway. Much prefer taking a chance on a player from Europe, like Gil.

I suggested a try before we buy with Sinclair. I agree with every word of your post.

[eamonn]

If we're even considering Sinclair it makes the decision not to offer Albrighton a new deal last summer bone-headed in the extreme.

Yes, he only came to life against his old club on Sat after being benched/injured for the first half of the season but he did more than enough the last few months of last season to warrant a new deal. Especially when you see how little the likes of N'Zogbia continue to contribute.

We mightn't have offered him what Leicester did but he seems a good sort, Marc, who may have settled for less at the club he'd been at all his life.
Benteke would have had a hat-trick on Saturday with the sitters Nugent missed from Albrighton's crosses.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Agree with all of that eamonn.
Thought he was their most dangerous player tbh.

[manic-road]

Lambert saying nothing happening with Sinclair, fee and wages both a problem.

Fee = £3m.

Disappointing to hear that's a problem, even if there would then be the wages to consider.

If the fee of £3m is a problem Randy as screwed us over yet again.

How much have we just paid for Gil?

About £3.5m which in todays market is a cheap gamble yet again on an unknown quantity at this level.

So in what way is that Lerner screwing us over?

So in what way is that Lerner screwing us over? By hardly investing for four years, by selling our best players, by not attending games, by hardly muttering a word to the fans through the press.

[dave.woodhall]

Lambert saying nothing happening with Sinclair, fee and wages both a problem.

Fee = £3m.

Disappointing to hear that's a problem, even if there would then be the wages to consider.

If the fee of £3m is a problem Randy as screwed us over yet again.

How much have we just paid for Gil?

About £3.5m which in todays market is a cheap gamble yet again on an unknown quantity at this level.

So in what way is that Lerner screwing us over?

So in what way is that Lerner screwing us over? By hardly investing for four years, by selling our best players, by not attending games, by hardly muttering a word to the fans through the press.

How is not saying much and not attending many games while at the same time still putting more money into the club than anyone else has in history "screwing us over"?

[Clampy]

Lambert saying nothing happening with Sinclair, fee and wages both a problem.

Fee = £3m.

Disappointing to hear that's a problem, even if there would then be the wages to consider.

If the fee of £3m is a problem Randy as screwed us over yet again.

How much have we just paid for Gil?

About £3.5m which in todays market is a cheap gamble yet again on an unknown quantity at this level.

So in what way is that Lerner screwing us over?

So in what way is that Lerner screwing us over? By hardly investing for four years, by selling our best players, by not attending games, by hardly muttering a word to the fans through the press.

So you want us to pay whatever Man City want us to, without negotiating, for a player they haven't even bothered to play for two years? Really?

[Clampy]

Lambert saying nothing happening with Sinclair, fee and wages both a problem.

Fee = £3m.

Disappointing to hear that's a problem, even if there would then be the wages to consider.

If the fee of £3m is a problem Randy as screwed us over yet again.

How much have we just paid for Gil?

About £3.5m which in todays market is a cheap gamble yet again on an unknown quantity at this level.

So in what way is that Lerner screwing us over?

So in what way is that Lerner screwing us over? By hardly investing for four years, by selling our best players, by not attending games, by hardly muttering a word to the fans through the press.

Since Stuart Downing (who we got £20m for) who have we sold?

[brontebilly]

If we're even considering Sinclair it makes the decision not to offer Albrighton a new deal last summer bone-headed in the extreme.

Yes, he only came to life against his old club on Sat after being benched/injured for the first half of the season but he did more than enough the last few months of last season to warrant a new deal. Especially when you see how little the likes of N'Zogbia continue to contribute.

We mightn't have offered him what Leicester did but he seems a good sort, Marc, who may have settled for less at the club he'd been at all his life.
Benteke would have had a hat-trick on Saturday with the sitters Nugent missed from Albrighton's crosses.

Albrighton had more than enough chances at Villa, did well under Houllier but ultimately wasnt premier league quality.

At 25 it was time to let him go and try his luck elsewhere.

Maybe being away from AVFC will be good for him but he has had a very slow start at Leicester.

The whataboutery arguments re Nozgbia or any of the other clowns in our squad shouldnt come into it.

[Hoppo]

Are you saying Randy Lerner is doing a good job? Seriously? The first four years without a doubt but the last four years?
As chairman he has to take some responsibility for the mess were in. He is throwing just enough at us just to keep us solvent.
His lack of involvement in coming to games is scandalous.
Were crying out for leadership.
His behaviour reminds me of a 'dad' who got bored with his family and pays just enough child maintenance to stay out of court.

[dave.woodhall]

Are you saying Randy Lerner is doing a good job? Seriously? The first four years without a doubt but the last four years?
As chairman he has to take some responsibility for the mess were in. He is throwing just enough at us just to keep us solvent.
His lack of involvement in coming to games is scandalous.
Were crying out for leadership.
His behaviour reminds me of a 'dad' who got bored with his family and pays just enough child maintenance to stay out of court.

Nobody's saying he's doing a good job, but there's a massive difference between that and "screwing the club over."

[aj2k77]

He's done a shit job where it counts, the pitch.

The investment in the club, both renovating and the playing side has bought him a lot of good will and extra time and patience. The fan vitriol I think would have been worse if he was just a chancer who was seen to come in to make a buck or two. He didn't, he tried and fucked it up. We are mostly fed up with him and I'm sure he's fed up with Aston Villa now. It would have been great if it had worked out.

[Clampy]

Are you saying Randy Lerner is doing a good job? Seriously? The first four years without a doubt but the last four years?
As chairman he has to take some responsibility for the mess were in. He is throwing just enough at us just to keep us solvent.
His lack of involvement in coming to games is scandalous.
Were crying out for leadership.
His behaviour reminds me of a 'dad' who got bored with his family and pays just enough child maintenance to stay out of court.

The cut backs he has made have had an effect on what's happened, of course it has. It would be stupid and wrong to suggest otherwise but like I said earlier, he couldn't keep paying out £6-£7m on players forever.

Despite those cut backs, look at our squad. It's good enough to be winning more games than we have, never mind scoring more than 12 goals.

[hilts_coolerking]

Are you saying Randy Lerner is doing a good job? Seriously? The first four years without a doubt but the last four years?
As chairman he has to take some responsibility for the mess were in. He is throwing just enough at us just to keep us solvent.
His lack of involvement in coming to games is scandalous.
Were crying out for leadership.
His behaviour reminds me of a 'dad' who got bored with his family and pays just enough child maintenance to stay out of court.

The cut backs he has made have had an effect on what's happened, of course it has. It would be stupid and wrong to suggest otherwise but like I said earlier, he couldn't keep paying out £6-£7m on players forever.

Despite those cut backs, look at our squad. It's good enough to be winning more games than we have, never mind scoring more than 12 goals.

Until Lerner moves on or completely changes his approach then nothing is going to change significantly.  Sacking Lambert, which he deserves, might improve things slightly but the new manager would still have to operate under the same conditions.

[Matt Collins]

Are you saying Randy Lerner is doing a good job? Seriously? The first four years without a doubt but the last four years?
As chairman he has to take some responsibility for the mess were in. He is throwing just enough at us just to keep us solvent.
His lack of involvement in coming to games is scandalous.
Were crying out for leadership.
His behaviour reminds me of a 'dad' who got bored with his family and pays just enough child maintenance to stay out of court.

In hindsight he did an awful job in the first four years though didn't he? We'd have been much better with a Doug Ellis strategy plus a touch of personal subsidy