Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[ozzjim]

Is Archie still depressed?

[ADVILLAFAN]

Is Archie still depressed?

He seemed to be upset about signing Crespo, meaning that all our signings would be rubbish.

However I get the impression the main reason we signed Crespo was due to him being available for 500K and being able to play anywhere across the back. Also, that Crespo wouldn't be a first teamer anyway.

[Chris Jameson]

He's gone into hiding now we're the laughing stock of the Premier League or whatever it's called these days.

[OCD]

He's gone into hiding now we're the laughing stock of the Premier League or whatever it's called these days.

Is that what they call 5th position in the table?

[Malandro]

Wholenewcide.

True

[RussellC]

I have a feeling there's still going to be a lot of activity for us for the rest of the window. Timmy clearly loves a bit of trading, there's no way he's not going to want to be involved in the deadline day madness that Sky have taught us to love so much. I reckon there'll be at least one incoming that nobody predicted about 3 minutes before the deadline.

[UK Redsox]

http://www.tradertimsauction.com/

[Malandro]

I like Archie hope he comes back

[AVFC13]

Apparently Monaco want 25m euros for ^^^^ him.

Central defender.

If we bid that for him I'm gonna start wondering if we've been nearly taken over by people who don't want to be negotiating from a position of 'look at all our fucking money'.

Yes, I think you're right. I too will start wondering the same.

I've been thinking along those lines most of the summer

I'm absolutely convinced that pretty much the first we'll know about a takeover will be more or less when it goes through.

Been thinking the same things! I wonder if we've actually been taken over and the money that is being spent on new players is being passed through Randy so that selling clubs can't fleece us for more cash on players. We do have the Tekkers and Snake money but I don't believe Randy has opened the purse strings quite like this before...I could be wrong and just overly excited as we're bringing in quality players and being linked with others.

[Axl Rose]

I like Archie hope he comes back

Yes, me too. Great guy, him and the Latin Lions guys. I had the good fortune of being invited into their home in Padova in 2010 to watch the Carling Cup final.

Come back Archie!

[Doorbell]

I've given up following the transfer rumours. I can't take it. I'm not used to these high levels of excitement, especially now as most seem plausible.

[ExclDawg]

Been thinking the same things! I wonder if we've actually been taken over and the money that is being spent on new players is being passed through Randy so that selling clubs can't fleece us for more cash on players. We do have the Tekkers and Snake money but I don't believe Randy has opened the purse strings quite like this before...I could be wrong and just overly excited as we're bringing in quality players and being linked with others.

Lerner spent quite a bit when he first came onto the scene.  Actually, with the exception of The Great Sell-off of 2011/12, he's generally spent money on transfers: http://www.transferleague.co.uk/aston-villa/english-football-teams/aston-villa-transfer

This year, he's only really spent the wind-fall he received from Benteke and Delph.  If he drops another 10 million pounds on players, that would still only put him around his usual average for net-spend on transfers.

[AVFC13]

Been thinking the same things! I wonder if we've actually been taken over and the money that is being spent on new players is being passed through Randy so that selling clubs can't fleece us for more cash on players. We do have the Tekkers and Snake money but I don't believe Randy has opened the purse strings quite like this before...I could be wrong and just overly excited as we're bringing in quality players and being linked with others.

Lerner spent quite a bit when he first came onto the scene.  Actually, with the exception of The Great Sell-off of 2011/12, he's generally spent money on transfers: http://www.transferleague.co.uk/aston-villa/english-football-teams/aston-villa-transfer

This year, he's only really spent the wind-fall he received from Benteke and Delph.  If he drops another 10 million pounds on players, that would still only put him around his usual average for net-spend on transfers.

That makes sense then. But I doubt any of us could of predicted that we would spend as much as we have, especially with Lerner looking to sell the club.

[alan_clarke]

Mason Holgate doing a medical at Everton

[Malandro]

Mason Holgate doing a medical at Everton

Made up name, I hope he's not one of the Bulger killers