Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[Steve67]

The thing is, there is some creativity in the side, with Gil, Grealish and Sinclair but no one to get goals on a consistent basis. I think we still need two midfielders and two forwards.

Links to Gestede. Is he any good? Cambiasso would be good.

[peter w]

Gestede had a growing reputation last season so not an unrealistic target.

[passport1]

Gestede gave Liverpool a torrid time in an fa cup tie last season as I recall. I remember thinking then he would be a decent buy.

[Dante Lavelli]

Gestede gave Liverpool a torrid time in an fa cup tie last season as I recall. I remember thinking then he would be a decent buy.

Gestede v Embolo?

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

Even without further signings we are going to start this season with a stronger team to pick from than the one that started the last one. Assuming Amavi is as good as he looked against Swindon and Gueye lives up to expectations. It's a bit early to start worrying.

How on earth do you work that out? I can't believe you're serious. The current squad scored 12 league goals last year. 12.

I'm sure I'm not the first to say this, but I find it almost impossible to make any sound judgment on the quality of the squad on the basis of how it performed last year.  It was such a bizarre (largely awful) and schizophrenic season.  For the first two thirds of it we didn't even appear to be playing football; there certainly didn't seem to have been any instruction to have a shot at goal.  Sherwood at least showed what we all knew (and what caused so much frustration under Lambert), that with a bit of encouragement and some coherent tactics we do have some decent players; I remember it being said many times at the height of Lambert's ineptitude that while we didn't have a top half squad, we most certainly didn't have a bottom three one.  I think that summation still applies.  And that's right now, with six weeks left for us to strengthen, and apparently a few quid. 

I do understand the angst, there's a lot at stake and we're all sick of the seemingly constant kicks in the bollocks we've been getting lately, but try drawing any single conclusion from the circus of last season and you can probably find another one that contradicts it.  I'm choosing to pretend it didn't happen, and I'm looking forward to us doing the treble.   

[ozzjim]

Gestede looks a good target man. If we are in for him it would be a decent option. Adebayor on loan seems nailed on. I wonder if we are after 3 forwards to cover the gap with one able to play wide or in the hole, like Rolan or Ayew seem to be able too. Adebayor, Gestede, Ayew, Cambiasso and Praet before the month is out would certainly make me think we are a bit stronger than last season. Get it done Villa. I am in France at the moment. Usually while on my summer holidays we sign a couple of players. Vlaar, Cissokho, Sanchez spring to mind. Hopefully this years holiday buys can have similar stellar impacts.

[ozzjim]

Gestede gave Liverpool a torrid time in an fa cup tie last season as I recall. I remember thinking then he would be a decent buy.

This is tough, as Embolo is clearly extremely talented and set for great things. But, he is also 18, and never played in the English league week in week out, which Gestede has done, and seems to be getting better at. Both would be nice!
Gestede v Embolo?

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

Gestede looks a good target man. If we are in for him it would be a decent option. Adebayor on loan seems nailed on. I wonder if we are after 3 forwards to cover the gap with one able to play wide or in the hole, like Rolan or Ayew seem to be able too. Adebayor, Gestede, Ayew, Cambiasso and Praet before the month is out would certainly make me think we are a bit stronger than last season. Get it done Villa. I am in France at the moment. Usually while on my summer holidays we sign a couple of players. Vlaar, Cissokho, Sanchez spring to mind. Hopefully this years holiday buys can have similar stellar impacts.

Usually while on my holidays a bunch of famous people snuff it.  Richard Burton, Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper, Mrs Gandhi, I killed em all.  And there's more.

[eamonn]

Ozz, it looks like France is where we're shopping this summer so nip down to the nearest Carrefour and see if you can nab that Rolan fella off the shelf. Failing that, Frank Le Bouef is in one of the special offer buckets next to the meat counter.

[Dante Lavelli]

Gestede gave Liverpool a torrid time in an fa cup tie last season as I recall. I remember thinking then he would be a decent buy.

This is tough, as Embolo is clearly extremely talented and set for great things. But, he is also 18, and never played in the English league week in week out, which Gestede has done, and seems to be getting better at. Both would be nice!
Gestede v Embolo?

Personally I think the insurance of Adebeyor (and after that Gabby/Kozak) is enough and would gamble on Embolo rather than Gestede

[peter w]

Gestede gave Liverpool a torrid time in an fa cup tie last season as I recall. I remember thinking then he would be a decent buy.

Gestede v Embolo?

Is that who West Ham play in the next round?

[footyskillz]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3172693/Aston-Villa-swoop-Ashley-Young-Manchester-United-winger-waits-contract-extension-Old-Trafford.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Oh please Ashley young come back that would be amazing!! This is great news that we re keeping tabs. Truly performing well  last season make up for departures! Come on youngy

[footyskillz]

The Sun: Cambiasso held talks with Sherwood yesterday and £6m bid for Gestede at Blackburn that could rise to £8m

The sun said big ben was going to man utd

[tomd2103]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3172693/Aston-Villa-swoop-Ashley-Young-Manchester-United-winger-waits-contract-extension-Old-Trafford.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Oh please Ashley young come back that would be amazing!! This is great news that we re keeping tabs. Truly performing well  last season make up for departures! Come on youngy'

As good as that would be, surely that one has to filed under 'highly unlikely'?

[KRS]

Gustede looks half decent, scored more than 20 goals last season and probably worth a gamble if valued at £6m...Rhodes scored similar amount of goals and Blackburn are refusing to sell to a Championship club but would accept £10m from a PL team. I'd rather take my chances on one of these European players we've been linked with.

Cambiasso is a no brainer if we're in for him...I doubt he'd get many better offers than playing for Villa.