Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[SoccerHQ]

I read somewhere Tim was at Edgbaston today!

Steve Finn as new striker?

[Dante Lavelli]

All in all, credit where it's due, well done Villa and Sherwood. We've obviously had our targets thought out and not gone down the route a fair few people thought ''tactics Tim'' would, English, Spursy, over priced QPR style signings.

I'd be slightly worried if these are all targets identified by Sherwood.  If so, he's either spends too much time scouting France or has not undertaken full due diligence on each of the players.  I suspect/hope that these are players he has sanctioned based on a longer list of recommendations from Reilly and the DoF.

[dave shelley]

Having been fed a diet of Oliver Twist proportions, whilst not yet exactly dining at the Ritz, it's certainly a damn site better than fucking McDonalds!  Well done to Lerner/Fox/Sherwood et al.  Optimism abounds.

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

Rumours Sherwood was in Barcelona today.

Espanyol centre half Hector Moreno hasn't travelled with the club for their friendlies in France, coincidentally.

Is there an actual link between us and Moreno, or have you just put 2 and 2 together?

Isn't that how links start?

Probably. I hoped there was something more substantial than that as we need a new starting centre back.

[Steve67]

Having signed Ayew, if we get Gestede, do we really need Adebayor?

[silhillvilla]

Having signed Ayew, if we get Gestede, do we really need Adebayor?

For his experience I would say yes aswell as if Sherwood can get him playing to his optimum he's a game changing player of the highest order .

[OCD]

Ayew will probably play wide so Gestede and Adebeyor can compete with eachother and Kozak/Gabby.

So today's criticism is essentially that we shouldn't have identified targets that represent good value. I suppose we should have bought over-priced English players and made sure we spent a lot more than was brought in. The club wanted Delph to stay and probably hoped that Benteke would stay but knew there was a strong chance of him going. The question as to how much would have been spent had those players not left is fair but it's a hypothetical that we'll never know the answer to. FFP seems to be the biggest barrier in that question.

[Steve67]

I think I have a valid point. Whilst I'm happy with what Sherwood is doing here in terms of a long overdue overhaul of players and playing matters , if we end on net £0 spend I will be disappointed and I feel I can justify this .
The squad is bereft of quality and depth, we scraped over the line closer than ever last season.
A net spend of +£20-25m should be the bare minimum IMHO . We still need more quality at the back and in the centre of the park.

I often don't like some of the stick that you take on this board but this post is illogical. He has transformed the team/ squad by making the money count and yet you will be disappointed if he doesn't spend more than what has been raised? Hopefully, we get Veretout and Gestede in tomorrow and a centre back but why spend more if we don't have to, just for the sake of it? Be sensible mate please. Also, hold some back for January, when we realise that we could be fighting for a European place or in with a shout of a trophy.

[dave.woodhall]

James Chester -  £8 million.
Micah Richards - £0.

I know how much I'd rather spend.

[kippaxvilla2]

If Adebayor signs for villa there is no way we will be funding all his wages

[leylandalbion]

Totally agree how good would it feel to have a massively improved season without spending a bean. It's what football should be about.

[Risso]

I think I have a valid point. Whilst I'm happy with what Sherwood is doing here in terms of a long overdue overhaul of players and playing matters , if we end on net £0 spend I will be disappointed and I feel I can justify this .
The squad is bereft of quality and depth, we scraped over the line closer than ever last season.
A net spend of +£20-25m should be the bare minimum IMHO . We still need more quality at the back and in the centre of the park.

I often don't like some of the stick that you take on this board but this post is illogical. He has transformed the team/ squad by making the money count and yet you will be disappointed if he doesn't spend more than what has been raised? Hopefully, we get Veretout and Gestede in tomorrow and a centre back but why spend more if we don't have to, just for the sake of it? Be sensible mate please. Also, hold some back for January, when we realise that we could be fighting for a European place or in with a shout of a trophy.

There's also the point that we can only have so many players in the squad for the season.

[kippaxvilla2]

James Chester -  £8 million.
Micah Richards - £0.

I know how much I'd rather spend.

I thought this earlier he's a Centre Half who lets face it was party to the club letting in enough goals to be relegated whereas the other is a title winner and CL player.

[Steve67]

And he's a brummie. Simples.

[Risso]

I think I have a valid point. Whilst I'm happy with what Sherwood is doing here in terms of a long overdue overhaul of players and playing matters , if we end on net £0 spend I will be disappointed and I feel I can justify this .
The squad is bereft of quality and depth, we scraped over the line closer than ever last season.
A net spend of +£20-25m should be the bare minimum IMHO . We still need more quality at the back and in the centre of the park.

With the players linked, where do you think we we will be lacking depth exactly?

For forwards we'll have Gestede, Adebayor, Gabby, Ayew and Kozak
Foe central defence we'll have Richards, Okore, Clark and Baker
In midfield we'll have Gueye, Sanchez, Veretout, Gil, Grealish, Sinclair, Gardner and N'Zogbia

Etc etc