Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[KRS]

I'd be interested to hear what available centre forward options footyskillz has found for us on his scouting mission (Austin, Adebayor and Hernandez don't count).

[Villafirst]

According to Sky Sports News, West Ham closing on Javier Hernandez - annoying if they sign him; c'mon Tim, make a bid!

[ciggiesnbeer]

I'd be interested to hear what available centre forward options footyskillz has found for us on his scouting mission (Austin, Adebayor and Hernandez don't count).

Emile Heskey nearly scored for Bolton this weekend. We could probably trigger his release clause.

[Percy McCarthy]

I'd be interested to hear what available centre forward options footyskillz has found for us on his scouting mission (Austin, Adebayor and Hernandez don't count).

Emile Heskey nearly scored for Bolton this weekend. We could probably trigger his release clause.

And start a bidding war? No thanks.

[ChicagoLion]

I'd be interested to hear what available centre forward options footyskillz has found for us on his scouting mission (Austin, Adebayor and Hernandez don't count).

He has one eye on Danny Graham, one eye on  Victor Anichibe and the other eye on Cameron Jerome.

[Villa in Denmark]

Not a centre forward, but Pione Sisto, who we were linked with around the same time that the rumours linking us to Traoré, has been left out of FC Midtjylland's squad for tonight's game against Hobro.

Apparently he's already turned down a move to West Ham after the clubs had agreed a fee of 50M dkk which is approx £4.5M.

[mr underhill]

I mentioned him a few weeks ago and you gave me a much more balanced view - do you think he'd cut it in the PL?

[peter w]

I wouldn't want Hernandez as he is of the same ilk as a Sinclair in terms of type of game. We need an upgrade on Gestede so it's a big(gish) man we need. Not a fan but I think Austin would have turned one point into 3 yesterday.

[ozzjim]

Adebayor is the ideal man. Just got to get timmy to facial him good.

[peter w]

Well yes he is but he clearly doesn't want to come here and he's due to have a medical at West Ham today (or 'was'). I think he'd fit and Villa's need outstrips my football fan's fuck him attitude.

[olaftab]

Rob green would be good competition for guzan.

That's like saying petrol is good substitute for paraffin to put out a fire.

[Villa in Denmark]

I mentioned him a few weeks ago and you gave me a much more balanced view - do you think he'd cut it in the PL?

Not sure. He looks good over here and has probably been FCM's best player over the last 2½ seasons, where they've won the league last year, thrown it away the year before and got of to a flyer this season.

As a rule of thumb I think that the further up the pitch you go the harder it is for players to adapt the better leagues. (Goalkeepers excepted, they are generally truly shite over here.)


Michael Krohn Dehli is the only example of a Danish midfield player doing OK in one of the major leagues, after 2 or 3 seasons at Celta Vigo and now playing for Sevilla, other than Eriksen who's obviously a special talent.
He'd be a bit of gamble, less so than Helenius but more so than Okore. 

[peter w]

Adebayor is the ideal man. Just got to get timmy to facial him good.

Or Shane Long. I think he's gettable. lescott, long, and Routledge as a squad filler.

[Matt Collins]

I would definitely not be averse to Shane long

But didn't he cost £12m?

[Toronto Villa]

Shane Long only scores against us. Therefore if we buy him we take away his only means of goal production and it will prove to be a colossal waste of money as he will have nobody to score against.