Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[brian green]

You are perfectly correct Mr U, every purchase is a gamble but the punt I fear is the return to hoofball and Brad Guzan does not take a lot of nudging in that direction.   My hope is that we can play a different style without CB, fast, nimble and penetrating.   The words "target man" make my heart sink.

[mr underhill]

just read a report that we've bid 7m for Ayew. Playing off Gestede he wouldn't be bad ? Discuss.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

I don't like the idea of Gestede at all, especially at the prices quoted. He scored a few a goals last season but his record apart from that is pretty average for  26 year old.

We need a presence up front Clampy. Gestede is very good in the air and can hold the ball up well for others to come through.

We do, I agree but spending £7m on someone who's had one decent season at the age of 26 is more than a gamble.

You could say the same about Charlie Austin, only that punt will cost £15m.

That said, not sure about Gestede - partly because I've not seen that much of him and he doesn't seem to have played a lot of football (when at Cardiff) which suggests indifferent form and/or injuries. Though I do like anyone who has scored a hat-trick against the B-lose. UTV.

[brian green]

Let the hunt for Oome commence.

[lovejoy]

I'd rather Adebayor than Gestede

Not that convinced by Ayew tho he's another I don't really know

We need  more characters and leaders. We're very very weak on that front at the moment

I assume Adebayor comes under character rather than a leader. He has a lot of off the field issues and is also someone who plays in fits and starts.
A big fat NO from me.

[silhillvilla]

I think Kozak may work as a target man with a partner in crime needed to feed off his flicks etc and then say Adeybayour sat a bit deeper in a languid yet dangerously effective Nr 10 role (a bit like Berbatov in his prime).

[Matt Collins]

At the moment this squad looks a real relegation contender. You could imagine Gestede being the type to keep such a side afloat, and who knows perhaps he's better than that. But it doesn't scream fast paced, intricate football.

[aj2k77]

Gestede replacing Benteke would tell you exactly where we are going, nowhere.

[silhillvilla]

Gestede replacing Benteke would tell you exactly where we are going, nowhere.

You mean down

[Brend'Watkins]

I really hope we land Gestede. Anytime I've seen him he's played well. That'll do for me.

[Mark H]

A very good friend of mine who is a Blackburn season ticket holder (his 15 year old lad has Gestede on the back of his shirt) is convinced he will be a very successful premier league player and he sees him every home game they play - better than Jordan Rhodes is the Blackburn fans view

[pauliewalnuts]

At the moment this squad looks a real relegation contender. You could imagine Gestede being the type to keep such a side afloat, and who knows perhaps he's better than that. But it doesn't scream fast paced, intricate football.

I don't know about Gestede, but you're right about the squad at the moment, it is desperately weak. I'm a tad concerned about how much reinforcing we're going to be able to do. We've lost our two best players from last season's squad, and that was already too weak.

I hope Sherwood gets all that money to spend, what with that and all the work done on the wage bill, there's no excuse for him not to.

If we push our luck again this season, I fear we won't get away with it this time.

It was only the other day I realised the season starts in just over two weeks. I am aware the window shuts at the end of August but there are points to be had before then. Last season we took almost 20% of our total points tally in August, for example.

[Des Little]

Gestede would be the much-needed replacement for Jordan Bowery.

[VillaAlways]

Bid of 12 million accepted for striker Jordan Ayew from Lorient according to SSN breaking news

[pauliewalnuts]

The son of Abedi Pele. Wow.