Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[ozzjim]

... to finish (sorry for tailing off) I think he could cause Championship defences problems and it's not worth replacing the likes of him.down there, as it would leave us rebuilding the first XI and the squad again.

Sinclair would be one of the first I'd get rid of Ads (it's a very long list in fairness!) I know he had a good season fo Swansea down there but that was 6 years ago....Man. City move made him for life, he married a wag, he's accomplised all he wants in football imo which you can see from his half-arsed performances and general attitude he has this season.

What is his motivation to going back to slogging it out away to Huddersfield and Rotherham in midweek.

Pace is key down there as most defences down there are pretty slow, you see that when teams come up, Derby have Warnock as a regular in their back 4. I'd try to keep Adama and I think Amavi will stay until January due to his injury. I too think Grealish will do well down there if he can sort his head out and start acting professionally.

Get in a decent striker, have Gestede as an option off the bench and we at least have some forward options that can hurt teams.

I think lack of pace has hurt us this season badly. Adama will be gone though on his wages for certain. We need someone like Callum Wilson off Gestede and 2 wide players with pace to break at speed.

[Dave]

Sinclair would be one of the first I'd get rid of Ads (it's a very long list in fairness!) I know he had a good season fo Swansea down there but that was 6 years ago....Man. City move made him for life, he married a wag

He married a wife and a girlfriend?

[TB]

He married a wife and a girlfriend?

Poor guy. Two mother-in-laws...

[tomd2103]

... to finish (sorry for tailing off) I think he could cause Championship defences problems and it's not worth replacing the likes of him.down there, as it would leave us rebuilding the first XI and the squad again.

Sinclair would be one of the first I'd get rid of Ads (it's a very long list in fairness!) I know he had a good season fo Swansea down there but that was 6 years ago....Man. City move made him for life, he married a wag, he's accomplised all he wants in football imo which you can see from his half-arsed performances and general attitude he has this season.

What is his motivation to going back to slogging it out away to Huddersfield and Rotherham in midweek.

Pace is key down there as most defences down there are pretty slow, you see that when teams come up, Derby have Warnock as a regular in their back 4. I'd try to keep Adama and I think Amavi will stay until January due to his injury. I too think Grealish will do well down there if he can sort his head out and start acting professionally.

Get in a decent striker, have Gestede as an option off the bench and we at least have some forward options that can hurt teams.

I think lack of pace has hurt us this season badly. Adama will be gone though on his wages for certain. We need someone like Callum Wilson off Gestede and 2 wide players with pace to break at speed.

I agree about the lack of pace.  There is a distinct lack of it in our attacking unit and I would hope that would change next season.  I would personally go 4-2-3-1 next season, with a strong physical midfielder brought in alongside Veretout or Gana, play Ayew, Traore or Sinclair wide and Grealish in behind a quick striker with Gestede on the bench to come on in the latter stages.

[barrysleftfoot]

  I'd go for Roofe from Oxford for definate.No goals or threat from midfield needs to be rectified immediately.I don't want to see Gabby, Richards or Westwood in a Villa shirt again, and not bothered about Kozak, Lescott, Bacuna,Clark or Guzan either.

 Can't believe we never went for Afobe tbh, 4 goals in 7 games.

[Ron Manager]

Sinclair would be one of the first I'd get rid of Ads (it's a very long list in fairness!) I know he had a good season fo Swansea down there but that was 6 years ago....Man. City move made him for life, he married a wag

He married a wife and a girlfriend?

Its called multitasking Dave. A modern term I believe.

[ozzjim]

  I'd go for Roofe from Oxford for definate.No goals or threat from midfield needs to be rectified immediately.I don't want to see Gabby, Richards or Westwood in a Villa shirt again, and not bothered about Kozak, Lescott, Bacuna,Clark or Guzan either.

 Can't believe we never went for Afobe tbh, 4 goals in 7 games.

Should have gone for Afobe last summer. Our attacking options are pretty awful beyond Ayew. I think Veretout will become a very capable player, but the lack of movement ahead of him limits options.

[Salsa Party Animal]

We won't know what will happens as we don't know these things.

1. Who will be the owner or will there be a takeover ?
2. Who is the manager ?

[Des Little]

Reports saying Veretout may be off to AC Mila

[mr underhill]

and Gana's off too

[PeterWithe]

Reports saying Veretout may be off to AC Mila

Just read that, I'd hope we'd get our money back rather than what was in the article.

[FranzBiberkopf]

Reports saying Veretout may be off to AC Mila

Just read that, I'd hope we'd get our money back rather than what was in the article.

We'll do well to get half back what we spent on them over the summer (Ayew, Veretout, Gana). Which is why we absolutely should keep them. They have flaws, but we shouldn't "give" then away.

[PeterWithe]

Aren't the relegation clauses two-way, we can reduce their wages but they can leave?

I'd think those three are the players most likely to hold their value, I wouldn't call them bright spots but, at times, they have been noticably less shite than the rest of them.

[gpbarr]

Only 1 way - complete clear out.

The players we'd want to retain will be the ones picked off by others - and who can blame them.

The players no one wants are the players happy to sit round and do bugger all to collect their wages - need to be told they are finished at the club regardless.

Promote the young academy players, with two/three astute core signings - consolidate in Championship, and then slowly build a squad good enough to get promoted and stay up.

Any attempt to panic, hire a has been, and rush back with the same unstable playing foundations we will just create an even bigger mess

[aj2k77]

A championship club is not going to get the £25m or whatever it was we paid for Gana, Veretout and Ayew, closer to £15m.