Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[richl]

The latter I would guess

[ciggiesnbeer]

I didnt realise we were selling him. I mean, I am not gutted or anything but I thought Sherwood rated him. Anyway if we do sell him then its another spot to fill so more acquisitions. Interesting.

[gervilla]

Hopefully we fill that spot with a decent left back.  It's been a while since we had one.

[tomd2103]

Cobs.

Well someone's got a bit of a cob on.

(apologies if that was a phrase only used in our family.)

Nah that's quite widely used.  "Sweating cobs" is one I've never really understood.

[Steve67]

Derby is about his level to be fair. I hope this means we get Amavi. We seem to be doing ok at getting rid of the deadwood.

[richard moore]

Derby is about his level to be fair. I hope this means we get Amavi. We seem to be doing ok at getting rid of the deadwood.

Very true I think. He's not been too bad for us but we really do need to move on from these types of bargain-basement journeymen type footballers

[pauliewalnuts]

Cons are crusty, baps are floury and soft.

That is all.

That is word for word exactly what I said to myself when I read the previous posts on this subject.

[pauliewalnuts]

Derby are in for Richardson

Good.

Decent in the semi final but otherwise really not good enough.

[supertom]

Richardson is on about 25k a week. He's probably gonna play 20 odd games a season tops. 25k isn't a huge amount in this league, but it's a lot to pay for someone who'll spend half the season on the treatment table. He wasn't a total disaster on the pitch I suppose, nor particularly good. He's overdue a drop to the championship at this stage of his career.
If we can possibly shift him, Senderos, Cole etc, then we should. All dead wood. They weren't particularly bad when on the pitch, but the odd game here and there isn't enough. We need decent established players, and the rest of the squad should be young and promising.

[Concrete John]

Personally, I'd be keeping the likes of Richardson.  Decent solid pros to flesh out the squad means we can concentrate whatever money we do have on quality over quantity.  I think we went the other way under Lambert and it hurt us.  The rebuilding job will take more than one window, so a bit of patience is needed and that means utilising what's already on our books in the short term.

[tomd2103]

Personally, I'd be keeping the likes of Richardson.  Decent solid pros to flesh out the squad means we can concentrate whatever money we do have on quality over quantity.  I think we went the other way under Lambert and it hurt us.  The rebuilding job will take more than one window, so a bit of patience is needed and that means utilising what's already on our books in the short term.

Agree and the fact that he can play in a few positions is useful. 

[old man villa fan]

Personally, I'd be keeping the likes of Richardson.  Decent solid pros to flesh out the squad means we can concentrate whatever money we do have on quality over quantity.  I think we went the other way under Lambert and it hurt us.  The rebuilding job will take more than one window, so a bit of patience is needed and that means utilising what's already on our books in the short term.

Agree and the fact that he can play in a few positions is useful. 

As a reserve, yes, but we need 1st team players a couple of notches better than him in each of the positions he can play.

[Ron Manager]

As Derby seem to be signing ex Villa players at will perhaps Tim Sherwood could throw in Agbonlahor for a couple of million as well. When he goes the club will really start to move forward.

[paulcomben]

And Joe Cole.

[mr underhill]

maybe we could do a package deal with Cole  him and his own treatment table?