Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

I think Lescott would be a good signing. Maybe Sherwood is looking at 3-5-2.

               Richards   Lescott  Clark/Okore

Bacuna                                                  Amavi
               Westwood/Sanchez     Gueye
                       
                            Grealish/Gil/Veretout
                   Traore 
                                Ayew/Gestede 

Gives Bacuna and Amavi the licence to get forward and throw crosses in, with Grealish/Gil/Veretout and Traore having the freedom to move around behind the main front man.

[Phil from the upper holte]

No to Lescott, he's past it

Any info on why you think that?

He was WBA supporters player of the year last season

My mate's got a season ticket, even last year he was saying he wasn't a fan, Gabby destroyed him at Villa last year and he reminds me of Dunne in the fact that he's got the turning circle of a combine harvester also he's lost a lot of pace, he seems slow as fuck to me

[Clark W Griswold]

I think Lescott would be a good signing. Maybe Sherwood is looking at 3-5-2.

               Richards   Lescott  Clark/Okore

Bacuna                                                  Amavi
               Westwood/Sanchez     Gueye
                       
                            Grealish/Gil/Veretout
                   Traore 
                                Ayew/Gestede 

Gives Bacuna and Amavi the licence to get forward and throw crosses in, with Grealish/Gil/Veretout and Traore having the freedom to move around behind the main front man.

To be fair, it had crossed my mind as to how good a pair of 'wing backs' Bacuna and Amavi would be.

[LeeB]

No to Lescott, he's past it

Any info on why you think that?

He was WBA supporters player of the year last season

My mate's got a season ticket, even last year he was saying he wasn't a fan, Gabby destroyed him at Villa last year and he reminds me of Dunne in the fact that he's got the turning circle of a combine harvester also he's lost a lot of pace, he seems slow as fuck to me

That's what I see too. Expect him to be in the side by the Sunderland game.

[ozzjim]

I reckon we will go 3 at the back a fair bit of we get Lescott. Clark is the one we need to let organise it though. Amavi dropped way to drop when the others pushed out a couple of times on Friday. Given time it will work out though.  Bacuna and Amavi as wing backs would be perfect for them, they are tailor made wing  backs 

[Villa in Denmark]

I think Lescott would be a good signing. Maybe Sherwood is looking at 3-5-2.

               Richards   Lescott  Clark/Okore

Bacuna                                                  Amavi
               Westwood/Sanchez     Gueye
                       
                            Grealish/Gil/Veretout
                   Traore 
                                Ayew/Gestede 

Gives Bacuna and Amavi the licence to get forward and throw crosses in, with Grealish/Gil/Veretout and Traore having the freedom to move around behind the main front man.

There's more chance of David Cameron turning up on the left than Okore.

Not completely one footed, but there's a reason why Vlaar was on the left at the end of last season despite looking worse than a UKIP mainfesto.

[saunders_heroes]

I'd like to see us play with 3 centre backs as it would free up Amavi down the wing. That's would be worth the entrance fee alone.

[Damo70]

I would have no problem with us signing Lescott. Particularly as he would be competing for a place as opposed to a guaranteed starter.

[Concrete John]

We can easily play three CBs with Ckark left, Bacuna right and Richards in the middle. 

Not a fan of the formation myself, but we wouldn't need Lescott to do it.

[Summers]

Bacuna at CB is not something I ever need to see happen.

[Concrete John]

Sorry - that should be Okore as right CB!

[LeeB]

I'd like to see us play with 3 centre backs as it would free up Amavi down the wing. That's would be worth the entrance fee alone.

I like this thought, and would like to add Traore as the other wing back.

[Dave]

I'd like to see us play with 3 centre backs as it would free up Amavi down the wing. That's would be worth the entrance fee alone.

I like this thought, and would like to add Traore as the other wing back.

It depends on who we are playing against - It's a formation that stopped being popular (i.e stopped working) when teams starting playing with runners behind a central striker rather than two up front.

Against Palace on Saturday for example, if they are just going to stick Glenn Murray or Connor Wickham up front on his own, having three centre-backs there is going to overprotect against a comparatively minor threat, while reducing the attention you can then give to the likes of Zaha, Puncheon and Bolasie. The end result is that your centre-backs are likely to get drawn towards the ball and end up out of position.

It's all well and good doing it just because it means Amavi can get forward more, but doesn't allow for what you lose elsewhere on the pitch. If we're playing against a straightforward 4-4-2 then fine, but against most of the league then we'd likely end up in a bit of a mess.

[Dante Lavelli]

The loss of Adama could be the downside of three at the back?

[Ron Manager]

Norwich have put in a substantial offer for Benik Ofobe. If we want him up front we had better get moving.