Transfer Window - Satisfied or Not?

[LeeB]

but Yanited paying £36m for Martial has completely altered the dynamic again, effectively ring fencing emerging young foreign talent for the top clubs. In June we might have had an outside chance of snaring Embolo with a £15-17m bid. Now, post Martial, you couldn't get close to that player for less than £45m. Brilliant young players are now the reserve of Chavski, Man U Man City and Arsenal plus Real Madrid and Barcelona. Yes clubs can choose to ignore bids, but in reality they won't, when so much money is at stake. The other  depressing aspect to this is the intolerable burden of expectation such fees place upon the player himself.

Brilliant young players do not always turn into brilliant older players. The fact these clubs spunk ever increasing amounts away in desperation will mean that there will be opportunities for smart, well run clubs to take advantage of this decadence.

[KRS]

I wouldn't say one signing from Man Utd will distort the European markets...at the end of the day, the prices are set by what the buying club is prepared to pay and what the selling club is prepared to accept. I would say the Martial deal is an exception to this considering they were apparently reported to want £20m when Spurs were after him so they've basically paid over the odds due to desperation so close to the window closing.

With regards to expectations...Man Utd have added even greater weight today by handing Martial the no.9 shirt.

[LeeB]

I wouldn't say one signing from Man Utd will distort the European markets...at the end of the day, the prices are set by what the buying club is prepared to pay and what the selling club is prepared to accept. I would say the Martial deal is an exception to this considering they were apparently reported to want £20m when Spurs were after him so they've basically paid over the odds due to desperation so close to the window closing.

With regards to expectations...Man Utd have added even greater weight today by handing Martial the no.9 shirt.

He's the new Peter Davenport.

[Brazilian Villain]

Interesting to see the Liverpool view of our transfer dealings this summer follwoing the Ilori deal.

http://www.thisisanfield.com/2015/09/tiago-ilori-loan-another-sign-liverpools-transfer-incompetence/

They seem to have taken more notice of our signings than most of the media.

[Matt Collins]

Thinking about it, getting Richards plus lescott plus ilori for a net spend of about £2m upfront is fantastic business isn't it?

[Matt Collins]

Interesting to see the Liverpool view of our transfer dealings this summer follwoing the Ilori deal.

http://www.thisisanfield.com/2015/09/tiago-ilori-loan-another-sign-liverpools-transfer-incompetence/

They seem to have taken more notice of our signings than most of the media.

And seem to be pretty far ahead of the Mail in terms of quality of  analysis too.

[PeterWithesShin]

Thinking about it, getting Richards plus lescott plus ilori for a net spend of about £2m upfront is fantastic business isn't it?

Add in Scott Sinclair for £2.5m and we've done some potentially cracking business.

[PeterWithesShin]

As Matt says, a better analysis than the Mail manage. Comes to something when This is Anfield are more complimentary about us than our local paper is.

This summer has marked the first time that Sherwood has dipped into the transfer market as a manager and his approach has been telling.

The arrivals of Jordan Amavi (21), Jordan Veretout (22), Adama Traore (19) and Jordan Ayew (23), as well as the promotion of Jack Grealish (19) to a regular role in his first-team squad, show that this is a manager who is unafraid of relying on young talent.

In one successful summer, Villa have gone from having one of the messiest, resource-sapping squads in the Premier League to one of the most attractive and well balanced.

When it became clear that Ilori was available on deadline day, and following his rejection of Sunderland, the move would have represented a win-win situation for Sherwood.

On one hand, Villa were securing the services of one of the most promising young defensive talents on the continent.

Like Adama, Amavi, Veretout and Ayew, Ilori’s potential is vast.

Utilising the centre-back’s talents within his defensive line—be that as a centre-back alongside Micah Richards or Joleon Lescott or as a right-back—Sherwood can nurture Ilori into the Premier League-level talent that he is promising to become.

If Ilori performs well throughout 2015/16, Villa can sign him for what will be a bargain price.

But on the other hand, if Ilori fails to adjust or his injury problems persist Villa have no obligation to make his move permanent.

It’s a no-risk move for Sherwood, and the Villa manager is being much savvier than his Liverpool counterpart.

[mr underhill]

we have made some great signings and going back to my earlier post, I will laugh my balls off if Martial at £36m proves to be less effective in the longer term than Oulare at £6m. Adama at the price we paid for him is still to me the signing of the summer

[peter w]

Wanted a PL experienced forward so disappointed that we didn't get one. Other than that Sherwood got rid of a lot of players that really were dead wood.

[ciggiesnbeer]

When you compare the players we were being linked with at the start of the window to what we actually brought in I am happy enough.

Sherwood almost willfully has completely torn up the assumptions of many that he would buy Spurs cast offs or over priced British players. Instead he has relied on our scouts and talent staff to do their job and has used his motivation skills to close the deal on several wavering targets.

For where we are as a club I would say the window is good to decent. It could have been better but also a lot worse.

There are a lot of highlights but I think getting Richards on a free may well end up being the jewel in the crown.

[JUAN PABLO]

Very satisfied. Would have been interesting to see Adebayor, but the bloke seems to have a screw loose-not what we need in the dressing room. I think Gestede will prove a lot of people wrong. give him time. Same with Ayew.

I'm satisfied mainly, because having watched every game so far this season, there have been points where I've genuinely enjoyed watching us play again. This has been an absolute rarity over the last 5 years.

Well done to all involved for what they've brought in.

Adebayor might have been ok but for some reason he wanted a sign from Paul McGrath who obviously didn't the rate the twit.

[silhillvilla]

Good article that from This is Anfiled

[Steve67]

I count 20 players out if you count the loans. 13 incoming. Incredible amount of work done in a fairly short period of time. Some great signings, Traore, Gana, Richards, Amavi are top drawer with Veretout, Gestede et all soon be up to speed. Good work and something very positive to build on. I am also enthused by the likes of Sinclair, Ilori too.

[supertom]

I've been as impressed with the outgoings almost as much as the incoming players. Okay I didn't particularly want to see Benteke and Reptilian Delph go, but the fact he's managed to shift the likes of Tonev, Luna and Sylla has been astounding really. I honestly thought we'd have to pay clubs to take some of the absolute bloody dross that was clogging up our squad like unflushable turds. I can't believe we mugged someone off with Tonev. A player who is not only monumentally shit but had a cloud of controversy hanging over his head too.

Had Sherwood managed to flog N'Zogbia too, he should have had a Nobel prize.

Our squad now looks competitive and it's also great to be blessed with some genuinely exciting attacking quality too.
That missing striker is a dampener but if we give him the chance, I fancy Kozak to be a surprise package this season. I think he's got goals in him. He's a quality finisher. Ayew will come good.