Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[Louzie0]

Isn't the Altidore Express one of the rides at Alton Towers?

Yes you pay a lot of money, it trundles around in no particular direction, you end up back where you started a lot worse off, zero return on your investment and a feeling of  sadness and dissapointment.

I thought that ride was simply named Aston Villa

Under new management and an almost complete change in trolleys, Silhill.  Talk that the end of the ride is different this year, and higher.

[mallo]

Good player Vazquez - yet another attacking midfielder though? Are we going to dribble it into the net this season?

[Des Little]

We'll be getting a striker, surely.  If that number 10 shirt goes empty I'm going to request that I get it.

[brian green]

You are quite right, there was a ride at Alton Towers called Aston Villa. It was originally known as The Twister before the club changed ownership.

[Proposition Joe]

Thing with TalkSport is if you go there looking for content then you're not going to get much and if you come out disappointed that's on you (us) for trying to find it. I don't mind Durham and Gough, or Stan or Saggers because I know what I'm getting. It's shouty radio for the masses, and when I want something more intellectual I'll go elsewhere to find it.

I like Talk Sport, especially on Sunday mornings, because they, er, talk about sport. 5live sometimes just tries the find the most boring programmes it can. And I don't like listening to Garry Richardson at all.

[brontebilly]

How has Sherwood managed to bin off so much shite when Lambert couldn't?

You look through the list of players who've gone and Benteke apart, there's little quality in there at all. Frighteningly poor really.

Doubt its anything to do with Sherwood or Lambert to be honest, we are now much stronger off the pitch with the likes of Fox, Reilly etc than we were previously with Lerner's stooges. Business is getting done a lot quicker both with incoming and outgoing transfers.

With regards to quality leaving aside from Benteke and Delph, the likes of Given, Bent, even Nzogbia and Vlaar, have all had times during their career where they have performed brilliantly at a high level. Age, injuries and eventually probably in the case of all four they mentally gave up to some extent. Given and Bent's decline was spectacularly quick but Lambert did well to replace them with Guzan and Benteke for about 7m combined.

[mr underhill]

apparently we have agreed a fee for Lescott but he won't be allowed to leave until they have signed a replacement

[KRS]

SSN reported £2m fee with Lescott on a 2 year contract.

[brontebilly]

SSN reported £2m fee with Lescott on a 2 year contract.

silly signing imo for a 33yr old, reminiscent of the Habib Beye deal

what was the point in giving Baker particularly and even Clark new deals, three left sided centre backs on the books

[Lsvilla]

SSN reported £2m fee with Lescott on a 2 year contract.

silly signing imo for a 33yr old, reminiscent of the Habib Beye deal

what was the point in giving Baker particularly and even Clark new deals, three left sided centre backs on the books

I don't know what Lescott's long-term aspirations are, but I think he can teach the likes of Clark / Okore / Baker an awful lot whilst on the pitch / training ground with them, and wouldn't be surprised to see him join the coaching staff after this deal expires.

[Percy McCarthy]

SSN reported £2m fee with Lescott on a 2 year contract.

silly signing imo for a 33yr old, reminiscent of the Habib Beye deal

what was the point in giving Baker particularly and even Clark new deals, three left sided centre backs on the books

Beye was three or four years though wasn't it?

[ozzjim]

I think it's a really sensible signing if it comes off. Need a striker still!!

[andyh]

Doesn't lescott pop up with the odd goal from corners too, with his square head?
That's a useful weapon to have.

[darren woolley]

I think it's a really sensible signing if it comes off. Need a striker still!!

I agree it can't do us any harm getting an experienced defender.

[mallo]

Doesn't lescott pop up with the odd goal from corners too, with his square head?
That's a useful weapon to have.

Him and Gestede at corners = Mellberg + 1!!