Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[paul_e]

Bit of a slight tangent...but with all the new signings and the likelihood that we'll shed a few more British players, how are we looking in terms of meeting the home grown rules? I know we were well in surplus a few months ago but I believe we have approx 12 at the moment and need 8 home grown players in a squad of 25 as the rules currently stand.

edit:
1. Baker
2. Clark
3. Steer
4. Bunn
5. Richardson
6. Hutton
7. Richards
8. Sinclair
9. Cole
10. Westwood
11. Grealish
12. Agbonlahor

If we sign Adebayor and Veretout then that will likely bring homegrown players down to 10 in a squad of 25, but we could still afford to get rid of upto 4 of the highlighted above if deemed surplus to requirements.

Grealish is too young to take up a spot in the squad.

Whatever happens, Clark, Richards, Bunn, Gabby, Sinclair, Westwood and Hutton will likely be included meaning that one of Senderos, Baker, Steer, Richardson and Cole will be the eighth that we need and more likely more than one of them.

So we don't need to worry about it anytime soon.

Missing Gardner who can take the Grealish spot.

[Dave]

Good point.

[KRS]

Well spotted. They need to update the squad list on the official site...Herd is still on there for some reason.

[Louzie0]

If the numbers at Villa get too low after Tim's moved some more of the players on, John Gregory has tweeted an ideal home grown player to recruit.  Joey Barton.

[KRS]

Dont you mean Jordan Barton?

[LTA]

https://betting.betfair.com/football/premier-league/aston-villa/aston-villa-premier-league-2015-2016-betting-preview-260715-39.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

We don't seem flavour of the month with many bookies......

[dave.woodhall]

https://betting.betfair.com/football/premier-league/aston-villa/aston-villa-premier-league-2015-2016-betting-preview-260715-39.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

We don't seem flavour of the month with many bookies......

Yes, the descriptions of Shay Given as our first choice keeper and Cleverley as a playmaker were particularly astute, I thought.

[ciggiesnbeer]

https://betting.betfair.com/football/premier-league/aston-villa/aston-villa-premier-league-2015-2016-betting-preview-260715-39.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

We don't seem flavour of the month with many bookies......

f you narrowly avoid the drop, the last thing that you need is to lose your first-choice goalkeeper (Shay Given), centre back (Ron Vlaar)

Pretty sure neither of those were our first choice in their positions....

[frank black]

To be fair to the bookies, loosing your two best players and buying up a load of unproven prospects and a rather iffy Adebayor is going to make you amongst the favourites to fall.

But i would say wholesale change is required and I think we will survive.

[Louzie0]

Dont you mean Jordan Barton?

Of course! So close...

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

How will we cope without Shay Given?

[Percy McCarthy]

How will we cope without Shay Given?

Better.

[aj2k77]

Aston Villa in handicap betting are very enticing. +44pts at 16/1.

[old man villa fan]

Transfers need to achieve a balanced team/squad.

If your goals for is about the same as goals against you generally finish mid-table (providing you are scoring more than a goal a game).  If you can either, score an average of a goal and a half per game or only concede a goal a game you will be approaching top 6.  If you do both, you will be pushing CL place.

To achieve the above, I still think we need either a big improvement at right back or a solid central defender coming in.  I do not see many in the PL that we could get within our price range so again it will be Europe

[peter w]

I love watching Berbatov, bit like Le Tissier in that doesn't run about chasing lost causes and looks like he can't be arsed but then does something outrageous. He's never relied on pace so don't think his age is a problem, he'd contribute more than Agbonlahor even if he only started a handful of games.

I like the way he has his thumb through the shirt business. kind of like the cool drop out kid who was into indie and other shit and skinned up and gave you a toke. just has that cool presence.