Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[aj2k77]

We finally seem to have learned that it is possible to get players off your books AND get a fee for them.

By not humiliating them and making them train with kids for no professional reason?

[pauliewalnuts]

We finally seem to have learned that it is possible to get players off your books AND get a fee for them.

By not humiliating them and making them train with kids for no professional reason?

Well, yes, I'd imagine the end of the "you looked at me funny, go and play frisbee with the 12 year olds in the far field" regime is helping, too.

Whoever thought up that genius ruse was a fecking idiot.

[Villa in Denmark]

We finally seem to have learned that it is possible to get players off your books AND get a fee for them.

By not humiliating them and making them train with kids for no professional reason?

Well, yes, I'd imagine the end of the "you looked at me funny, go and play frisbee with the 12 year olds in the far field" regime is helping, too.

Whoever thought up that genius ruse was a fecking idiot.

God knows we appear to have had enough of them over the last few years.

The fact that Fox could come in, rip up what was in place and put a whole new structure and organisation in place that looks on paper at least to be more fit for purpose, and do it it all in under 9 months speaks volumes for what went before.  Regardless of what happens with the ownership issue, I'm almost as interested to see how Fox pans out as I am Sherwood.

[aj2k77]

Fox has the air of a real professional about him. His grounding at a genuine big club will serve us well. He's the kind of appointment we should have made within 2 months of Randy taking over, then maybe he wouldn't be looking at a £150m loss and we wouldn't have watched 5 seasons of shit shovelling football.

[jwarry]

Lowton gone thenhttp://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/clarets-complete-lowton-swoop-2502763.aspx?

[jwarry]

http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/clarets-complete-lowton-swoop-2502763.aspx?

[villadelph]

I liked Lowton more than most on here, whatever that's worth..

Good luck Matty.

[Lastfootstamper]

Fox has the air of a real professional about him. His grounding at a genuine big club will serve us well. He's the kind of appointment we should have made within 2 months of Randy taking over, then maybe he wouldn't be looking at a £150m loss and we wouldn't have watched 5 seasons of shit shovelling football.

This, all the live long feckin day, this.

[Dante Lavelli]

We finally seem to have learned that it is possible to get players off your books AND get a fee for them.

I think the key thing is that the players are/were on low wages so a helluva lot easier to shift compared to MON's left-overs.

[Ads]

The problem was we had Fitzgerald and then Cunnah, who O'Neill subsequently saw off to leave him with his own fiefdom.

[Londonvilla]

Aston Villa midfielder Yacouba Sylla signs four-year deal with French side Rennes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3134960/Aston-Villa-midfielder-Yacouba-Sylla-signs-four-year-deal-French-outfit-Rennes.html

• Yacouba Sylla has left Aston Villa in order to sign for French side Rennes
  Rennes confirmed the transfer deal on their official club website on Monday
  The midfielder leaves Aston Villa after a two-and-a-half year stay at Villa Park
  Sylla originally joined Villa from Clermont Foot for £2million in January 2013

"Aston Villa midfielder Yacouba Sylla has joined French side Rennes on a four-year contract.
Ligue 1 side Rennes confirmed the transfer on their official club website to end Sylla's two-and-a-half year stay at Villa Park.
'Stade Rennais FC is pleased to announce the signing of the Mali international, Yacouba Sylla,' the French club said in a brief statement.

The 24-year-old Malian joined Villa from Clermont Foot for £2million in January 2013 but made only 12 Barclays Premier League starts and spent last season on loan at Turkish Super Lig club Kayseri Erciyesspor.
Sylla joins Darren Bent and Andreas Weimann in leaving the Barclays Premier League club as Villa manager Tim Sherwood continues to re-shape his squad ahead of next season.
It is also understood Matt Lowton will join Burnley subject to a successful medical"

At this rate I think I will get my boots out and give them a clean

[wozwebs]

Lukas Hradecky, Finnish Goalkeeper signing according the font all all knowledge @IncogAVFC

[MoetVillan]

Good luck Lowton, I have to admit I thought there was a good player there.

[Steve R]

We have managed to move the likes of Lowton and Sylla along simply because as players they do have their merits and the contracts they were on at VP were not ridiculously inflated beyond their true worth.

The time to be impressed with Fox is when NZogbia signs for Southend.

[Steve67]

It all adds up. Stevens, wiemann, Bent, Lowton, Vlaar and Sylla all off the books. Be interesting to know how much salary this is saving. Be nice to get a couple More in the incoming column.