Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[aj2k77]

I don't want to go down the 'how low have we sunk' well trodden path but..... if no marks like Soton, Stoke and Norwich are pulling in 30k crowds we should have a bigger ground by now to cope with demand, we are bigger than all three of them put together.

Are we really? Why? Because we won some trophies mostly ovey 100 years ago and had 5-6 years of success starting 40 odd years ago?

I'd say pretty much without a doubt that from the early 70's until Lerner brainfarted we we're considered one of the big 6. With an almost unbroken record in the top flight, numerous top 6 finishes, average attendances up their and above most clubs of the time, some trophies, countless England internationals, huge ground etc etc the list just goes on.

In fact I'd struggle to think of any criteria in the last 40 years that you could consider any of those clubs anywhere near on par to ours in size.
Shrink that to the last 20 years or 10 years even and the same holds true.

The only way you wouldn't consider Aston Villa one of Englands true great clubs we're if you we're either a nose or started watching football in 2011.

Southampton, Norwich and Stoke are on upper in the same way we've seen your Fulhams and Middlesboro's and Boltons have a bit of limelight and make the most of it.

If Stoke disappeared back down the toilet from whence they first appeared they'd be pulling in crowds of 14,000k again within a short space of time.

[LeeB]

I don't want to go down the 'how low have we sunk' well trodden path but..... if no marks like Soton, Stoke and Norwich are pulling in 30k crowds we should have a bigger ground by now to cope with demand, we are bigger than all three of them put together.

Are we really? Why? Because we won some trophies mostly ovey 100 years ago and had 5-6 years of success starting 40 odd years ago?

Yes, we really are, and fucking shame on you for even questioning why.

Anyway, back to Southampton. I really hate Southampton, they're the most plastic of all. Arseholes. Mind you it's no surprise they're getting above their station , do you remember that cock of a chairman they had that thought the same? And then three years later they were in the third division.

[Clark W Griswold]

If you look at the 'big picture', the only 3 clubs that are actually bigger than us in England are Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal.

[Steve67]

Fellaini and Janujaz? Leaving manure, would you?

[Eckybloke]

Fellaini and Janujaz? Leaving manure, would you?

That whispers Twitter dude mentioned Janujaz.

[Percy McCarthy]

Fellaini and Janujaz? Leaving manure, would you?

Not sure on Fellaini, mainly because he's horrible. No to the other one. We've got similar at around the same level.

[Clark W Griswold]

Felatio is a very useful player to have on your team, but I'll pass purely on the basis that I wouldn't want someone who looks like him wearing the shirt :-)
Jacuzzi, no to him as well, rather use players we already have.

[walsall villain]

If you look at the 'big picture', the only 3 clubs that are actually bigger than us in England are Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal.

And the baggies of course

[LeeB]

Fellaini and Janujaz? Leaving manure, would you?

Sounds like a two-for-one offer at a knocking shop

[Clark W Griswold]

Keita Balde Diao latest to be linked.

[Matt Collins]

If you look at the 'big picture', the only 3 clubs that are actually bigger than us in England are Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal.

And the baggies of course

You'd have to say Chelsea are now - say if you look at trophies in the last 50-100 years. Which I think qualifies as the long view!

[OCD]

Keita Balde Diao latest to be linked.

Who's being described as a bigger coup than Traore, were it come off.

[brian green]

What's not to like about a player whose middle name is Balde?

[villadelph]

Keita Balde Diao latest to be linked.

Who's being described as a bigger coup than Traore, were it come off.

How are we still buying?!?!

[OCD]

We're still breaking even or thereabouts. The bigger issue is going to be moving players on to make space for new one's.