Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[OCD]

I agree with the view that the club was run like a corner shop but calling Ellis a twat just makes a constructive comment into a personal one.

[pauliewalnuts]

It seems to me that "he didn't get us blown into oblivion like Peter Risdale did to Leeds" is the faintest of faint praise.

[spangley1812]

I would definitely be looking to offering John Guidetti a contract

IMO he is an upgrade on Gabby and Weimann

[Ozzjim]

Big lad though isn't he?

I would be very tempted to offer Micah Richards a deal. Guidetti looks a good striker and like you say is worth a look. Diaby is sadly more injury prone than Vlaar, but sometimes a change of club and that changes, but would likely want silly money.

[Dante Lavelli]

leaving that particular polemic behind a moment, we won more under Doug than we have under Randy

True, but that needs to be put in context.  There was no Champions League doping at the time which has lead to a small number of clubs monopolising each league.  I'd guess that the only 'doping' during that period was transferring from old-school ownership to a plc.  What did Villa generate when they went public and how much was invested into the club (and how much was trousered by the chairman)?

[spangley1812]

Big lad though isn't he?

I would be very tempted to offer Micah Richards a deal. Guidetti looks a good striker and like you say is worth a look. Diaby is sadly more injury prone than Vlaar, but sometimes a change of club and that changes, but would likely want silly money.

He is a "big lad" yes...........

Richards is worth a look but may be looking for "silly money"

Diaby was a talented player but I would only offer a pay as you play deal

[Dante Lavelli]

Diaby is sadly more injury prone than Vlaar, but sometimes a change of club and that changes, but would likely want silly money.

An option might be to ask for Diaby on loan, whereby we only pay his wages if he is fit.  He is a quality player when fit and Arsenal would probably like someone else to give him the matches to get back to his potential.

[spangley1812]

Diaby is sadly more injury prone than Vlaar, but sometimes a change of club and that changes, but would likely want silly money.

An option might be to ask for Diaby on loan, whereby we only pay his wages if he is fit.  He is a quality player when fit and Arsenal would probably like someone else to give him the matches to get back to his potential.

He is a free agent as from the 1st of July so a loan isn't an option

[Villa in Denmark]

Completely agree aj2k77.

Ellis was doing so well at the end, we couldn't find the money to grant that pug nosed ****** wish to make the Eirik Bakke loan permanent.

Ellis managed a period of prolonged retrenchment from the latter days of Gregory's reign, just over a longer period.  He eventually ran out of sofas to look for the next 4-5 million.  After NTL and the share issue, he'd got nowhere else to go, and he sure as hell wasn't going to dip into his own bank account.

[LeeB]

I agree with the view that the club was run like a corner shop but calling Ellis a twat just makes a constructive comment into a personal one.

But he actually was a twat, in many ways. Running the club like a corner shop is just but one example.

[aj2k77]

leaving that particular polemic behind a moment, we won more under Doug than we have under Randy

True, but that needs to be put in context.  There was no Champions League doping at the time which has lead to a small number of clubs monopolising each league.  I'd guess that the only 'doping' during that period was transferring from old-school ownership to a plc.  What did Villa generate when they went public and how much was invested into the club (and how much was trousered by the chairman)?

NTL paid a £26m loan for 9.9% of Villa in January 2000. We bought Ginola and Alpay that summer for around £8m and only a fan protest got the fucker to sign Angel in the January of 01.

[aj2k77]

Ginola of course being a typical Doug vanity project.

[Steve67]

Fox "Randy, hurry up and sell so me and Tim can get on with sorting this shit out". Sky Sports. Quite right too.

Ellis has gone. Can we leave it there, please?

[OCD]

Fox "Randy, hurry up and sell so me and Tim can get on with sorting this shit out". Sky Sports. Quite right too.

Must have missed that bit.

[PeterWithesShin]

leaving that particular polemic behind a moment, we won more under Doug than we have under Randy

True, but that needs to be put in context.  There was no Champions League doping at the time which has lead to a small number of clubs monopolising each league.  I'd guess that the only 'doping' during that period was transferring from old-school ownership to a plc.  What did Villa generate when they went public and how much was invested into the club (and how much was trousered by the chairman)?

NTL paid a £26m loan for 9.9% of Villa in January 2000. We bought Ginola and Alpay that summer for around £8m and only a fan protest got the fucker to sign Angel in the January of 01.

What do you think paid for the Trinity Road?