Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[eric woolban woolban]

An ex Stoke player thinks they could finish fourth or fifth this season.

[john e]

I'm enjoying how everyone has been completely dismissive of our chances this year or on our transfer approach. I think we will surprise some people once this side starts to click. This won't be Lambert's Villa who bored the royal piss out of everyone on planet Earth.

What I will never understand about Lambert is how we went from so entertaining and, err, vibrant at times in his first season, to so unremittingly fucking rubbish in his last.

In that first season I remember Phillipe Auclair saying we played a bit like Borussia Dortmund do, and being mightily impressed.

By the final season, we were an absolute joke.

I think that is one of those questions that will only be answered when 50 years have passed and everyone involved has died and the private papers can go on open display

[Diablo]

An ex Stoke player thinks they could finish fourth or fifth this season.

Mark Hughes is doing a grand job there by all accounts. Credit where credit is due.

[Toronto Villa]

The history of Aston Villa is littered with lost opportunities. Not improving on the end of Lambert's first season when we were all quite optimistic of what might be occurring at the club is just another example. We should have bought well and build around this monster we'd unearthed called Benteke. Instead we decided to head down the path to oblivion.

[Toronto Villa]

An ex Stoke player thinks they could finish fourth or fifth this season.

Did that ex Stoke player play for Pulis? Because it appears all of those headers from long punts up the field and throw ins given him brain damage.

[ozzjim]

An ex Stoke player thinks they could finish fourth or fifth this season.

Mark Hughes is doing a grand job there by all accounts. Credit where credit is due.

He is doing well there no doubt but they are not going to finish above 7th or 8th at the very, very best.

[Dave]

Bet 365 Is owned by stokes chairman.. So probably bitter

They are, but have nothing at all to do with Football365.

[pauliewalnuts]

Bet 365 Is owned by stokes chairman.. So probably bitter

bet365 and football365 are not connected.

[pav]

Ooops school boy error,  sorry

[Stirchley Villain]

An ex Stoke player thinks they could finish fourth or fifth this season.

Mark Hughes is doing a grand job there by all accounts. Credit where credit is due.

We could have had him. Allegedly.

[tomd2103]

These deals with Barca are a bit double edged, with them retaining 'buy back' options. If he turns out to be any good then they get him back at very much a discount price, if he doesn't then we still pay up and keep the player. Like a loan with an agree to buy, in their favour.

It's not for me and for that reason "I'm out"

To be honest, they'd have to develop into something very special for Barcelona to be interested.

[oldtimernow]

reminds me of a stronger version of Ashley Young.........ie doesn't fall down as easily

[aev]

These deals with Barca are a bit double edged, with them retaining 'buy back' options. If he turns out to be any good then they get him back at very much a discount price, if he doesn't then we still pay up and keep the player. Like a loan with an agree to buy, in their favour.

It's not for me and for that reason "I'm out"

To be honest, they'd have to develop into something very special for Barcelona to be interested.

Isn't this the type of deal we have done for Gil?

[Leighton]

Sensible Soccer! How could I forget that from the list! World of Sensible Soccer with its leagues was superb!

MicroProse soccer anybody?

[adrenachrome]

Birmingham Mail:

Aston Villa outcast Aly Cissokho is set to sign on a season-long loan for Porto, the Birmingham Mail can reveal.

The 27-year-old flew to Portugal today to finalise a move and his exit is expected to be confirmed in the next 48 hours.

Cissokho starred at Estadio do Dragao back in 2009 before he earned a big-money move to French giants Lyon.

Former boss Paul Lambert signed the left-back from Valencia in a £3.5million deal to help ease the problems in that position.

Current manager Tim Sherwood does not see him as part of his plans for the future, though, and has been keen to offload him all summer.

Cissokho still has three-and-a-half years left on his Villa deal but if his loan is successful, Porto will consider a permanent move.

The Frenchman made 25 appearances for Villa last term but has played just 90 minutes of action this pre-season.