Rudy Gestede - GONE

[pauliewalnuts]

Took a look at a Blackburn forum to see what they are saying.

First post i see begins like this:

For at least 10 years Villa were a smaller Club than us. They now have a Manager that we could have appointed some time ago but had fallen foul of the Keano replacement syndrome.

Wow.

[Gerrin]

Would this suggest that either Kozak and/or Agbonlahor are to be moved on (or kept out wide in Gabby's case...). As I expect Adebayor, Ayew and Gedeste would be first choice.

Of the 2 I'd rather see Gabby move on, Kozak looks a tidy player to me and has something Gabby doesn't - the ability to finish.

Gabby just seems to get injured far to easily and often.

[PaulWinch again]

Anyone know why Gestede's record prior to Blackburn is so poor? Has he had injuries?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Very happy about this. He's big, strong and gets himself involved.

Maybe Sherwood plans to out gung-ho Lambert's Bradford effort by playing 3-2-5, lumping it straight down the middle in the desperate hope that somebody gets a flick-on.

[pauliewalnuts]

Although he plays for Benin, I see he was born in France.

[mrastonvilla]

Anyone know what sort of fee we're talking?

About £6-7M by the sounds of it

[danrjfrost]

The fee I've heard is £6m-£7m which makes sense as Blackburn were apparently holding out for £8m.

With regards to him being full of potential, he is 26, he isn't someone that will get alot better and in the championship has a similar strike rate to Charlie Austin who is now going to cost £15m so I think this is a good deal.

He seems like a powerful forward in the Benteke mold which along with Adebayor, Kozak, Ayew & Gabby will mean we have a number of different options of how to play up front.

[PaulWinch again]

Anyone know what sort of fee we're talking?

About £6-7M by the sounds of it

Thanks.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Anyone know why Gestede's record prior to Blackburn is so poor? Has he had injuries?

Saw him playing for Cardiff years ago and thought he looked pretty good, but very raw. Seems to have blossomed since being at Blackburn.

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

Medical due tomorrow - SSN yellow ticker

[PaulWinch again]

Anyone know why Gestede's record prior to Blackburn is so poor? Has he had injuries?

Saw him playing for Cardiff years ago and thought he looked pretty good, but very raw. Seems to have blossomed since being at Blackburn.

Thanks for the explanation. I was just looking at it scoring record early in his career and was a little concerned!

[Matt Collins]

I wonder if the adebayor deal is definitely happening? You'd assume so

You'd think we'd only play with one 6 foot forward and have one on the bench, so one of them doesn't even make the bench regularly?

[Des Little]

Took a look at a Blackburn forum to see what they are saying.

First post i see begins like this:

For at least 10 years Villa were a smaller Club than us. They now have a Manager that we could have appointed some time ago but had fallen foul of the Keano replacement syndrome.

Wow.

They like their moonshine up there.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Took a look at a Blackburn forum to see what they are saying.

First post i see begins like this:

For at least 10 years Villa were a smaller Club than us. They now have a Manager that we could have appointed some time ago but had fallen foul of the Keano replacement syndrome.

Wow.

They like their moonshine up there.

Indeed. One of them hopes to get Tonev on loan,

[Ads]

Took a look at a Blackburn forum to see what they are saying.

First post i see begins like this:

For at least 10 years Villa were a smaller Club than us. They now have a Manager that we could have appointed some time ago but had fallen foul of the Keano replacement syndrome.

Wow.

There is a thread on a Wolves site where they actaully think they were a bigger club than us until the 1980s.

Then you have FoxesTalk, where, well, words simply fail me.