Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[Ryu]

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?

I think we should add some players to take us over the 25 man squad that we can have spare just in case. 

[silhillvilla]

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

Is that down to financial restrictions or just sheer numbers of players I wonder. Hopefully it's just the latter as our net spend is minimal.

[mr underhill]

my point was that we need another proven goal scorer at least and if we are waiting on players like N'Zogbia to be shifted fist that might be tricky. As ever sarcastic Dave pops up with we've signed 10 already  - yes we have but we need a couple more.

[exigo]

Well he's hardly likely to say 'we're rolling in cash ready to snap up even more of the world's top talent' is he?

[silhillvilla]

my point was that we need another proven goal scorer at least and if we are waiting on players like N'Zogbia to be shifted fist that might be tricky. As ever sarcastic Dave pops up with we've signed 10 already  - yes we have but we need a couple more.

Charlie Austin still up for grabs

[Tom_Mc9?]

I suspect we might well go for Austin, despite not really being strongly linked this summer.

[Monty]

Given what Tim was saying about how overpriced English players are, I doubt he'll be going in for Austin.

[DB]

Given what Tim was saying about how overpriced English players are, I doubt he'll be going in for Austin.

Unless they can get him at the right price...but that is unlikely. I reckon another player from Spain, Farnce etc.

[brian green]

Austin has been deliberately marketed to sucker some club into a last minute panic buy.  I can't see TS falling for that one. He will be given the money if the right player at the right price becomes available. The last thing he wants to do is create the notion that Villa are mugs.

[Mister E]

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

That's fine: it dampens expectations all around, signals to those players that are not required that they really are surplus to requirements and reminds other would-be buyers that we have some offloading to do.
Seems sensible, although I'd like another CB and / or RB.

[Malandro]

Looks like vlaar is going to Southampton, be funny if we got fonte as a result.

[brian green]

If Fonte does come we shall have the Calypso Kid 2. Harry Bela.

[Toronto Villa]

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

Is that down to financial restrictions or just sheer numbers of players I wonder. Hopefully it's just the latter as our net spend is minimal.

why do you care so much about net spend? We already had this discussion. Because by bleating on about it I imagine you would you would be happier if we spent an extra 3-4m per player we signed to take our net spend to around a number you can accept. It's not about how much you spend but where you spend it. I would much rather do what we have done then say buy domestically at a significant premium. Is that so difficult to accept that we have bought well at what appears to be good prices?

[pauliewalnuts]

The test of Lerner's approach these days won't be how much he spends in a summer when we've recouped approx 50m in player sales, it will be how much we spend when that doesn't happen (ie most seasons).

I like the players we have got in, but I still think we have strengthening to do. If it turned out to be a case of "spend what you raise", then that would be disppointing as it wouldn't really flag a change in his approach to transfer money.

[brian green]

In addition keeping purchase costs as low as possible leaves room to pay better wages. Better wages mean better players want to come to us. No point in our scouts finding the talent if our wage structure puts off the players you unearth.