Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[Villa in Denmark]

My thoughts exactly. Weren't all Muscat's tackles horrific? Dirtiest and most malicious player I've ever seen play football.

I'd refer the honourable gentleman to Roy Keane, late of this parish: what he did to Haarland still remains one of the worst incidents in football in my lifetime.

I raise you the jock-strap that is David Speedie...horrible player.

Hasn't played in England (yet) but Axel Witsel has a few of those tackles in his back catalogue, the leg break a few years ago where he just stamps down on the guys shin is every bit as bad as the haaland one.

Witsel is a good player and arguably one of the best defensive midfielders around.  Didn't Zenit pay something like 30m for him? 

Oh he's a great player, the yet was in there because I expect him to end up at Man City or Chelsea before long.  Still a nasty bastard though.

Genetically engineered to fit right in at Scumford Bridge then.

[brian green]

One of the dirtiest nastiest players I have ever seen live is Dennis Law.  Like Shearer he got away with the bulk of his foul play because he was mates with the media. Law's stamp on Alan Deakin's face got him sent off in the days when players were expected to play on to the final whistle carrying their own body parts.

[eamonn]

Marc Van Bommel is/was a dirty, curly-haired fouler.

[VILLA MOLE]

Marc Van Bommel is/was a dirty, curly-haired fouler.

this just tickled me

[Dave]

Wasn't Fazio largely comedically awful last season?

He's up there with the worst centre halfs I've seen in the Prem.  Benteke ran him ragged in the game at WHL last season. 

As the Fiver puts it:

Federico Fazio has been cupped and asked to cough by the West Brom medical staff ahead of his move from Tottenham. Hopefully they didn’t ask him to run 100m in less than 30 seconds, otherwise the deal might be off.

[Richard]

Ha ha not like the Baggies to buy yet another slow player

[Richard E]

Wasn't Fazio largely comedically awful last season?

He's up there with the worst centre halfs I've seen in the Prem.  Benteke ran him ragged in the game at WHL last season. 

As the Fiver puts it:

Federico Fazio has been cupped and asked to cough by the West Brom medical staff ahead of his move from Tottenham. Hopefully they didn’t ask him to run 100m in less than 30 seconds, otherwise the deal might be off.

He's to fill the "really really atrocious defender" gap they've had ever since Diego Lugano (Villa's best player in the 4-3 in 2014) left.

[Ron Manager]

One of the dirtiest nastiest players I have ever seen live is Dennis Law.  Like Shearer he got away with the bulk of his foul play because he was mates with the media. Law's stamp on Alan Deakin's face got him sent off in the days when players were expected to play on to the final whistle carrying their own body parts.

and the longest ban in the sixties. Four weeks. Disgusting individual.

[PeterWithesShin]

Burnley pay £9m for a bloke who has scored 18 league goals. Football truly is mental sometimes.

[Villa in Denmark]

Burnley pay £9m for a bloke who has scored 18 league goals. Football truly is mental sometimes.

[Salsa Party Animal]

Agreed as you probably can buy 2 quality international players oversea for that if you look in right place. I am happy Tim to do his shopping in France/Spain

[villan from luton]

One of the dirtiest nastiest players I have ever seen live is Dennis Law.  Like Shearer he got away with the bulk of his foul play because he was mates with the media. Law's stamp on Alan Deakin's face got him sent off in the days when players were expected to play on to the final whistle carrying their own body parts.

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I that the day we won 4-0? If so a shining light was born, 16/11/1963

[mr underhill]

so it's now sell to buy according to Tim. That limits us severely.

[Dave]

so it's now sell to buy according to Tim. That limits us severely.

Just as well we've already signed ten players then really, isn't it?

[Dante Lavelli]

so it's now sell to buy according to Tim. That limits us severely.

Also very logical.  Whilst not a bomb squad there's a risk that we'll have a ton of players that are unlikely to feature and we cannot afford to carry those wages.  My guess is that the comment is more of a wages issue than a transfer fee problem.