Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[SoccerHQ]

Charlie Adam would be a good pick up.

Not involved much for Stoke at the minute but was in good form for them a while ago and if we're looking for that Nolan type who can score 10-15 from midfield down there think he's as good an option as any.

[Steve67]

Croatian, I think it's fair to say that we are all angry.  No one on this forum, unless they are trolls, have really enjoyed watching the shower of shit that has been produced this season.  Until now, there has been nobody on the board with the football nous to turn this around.  In Brian Little and David Bernstein we can at least have a little faith and hope that they get the appointment right.  Try to turn around what is a club seemingly in terminal decline. Once the Manager is appointed, then we can start to ditch the shit and try to identify the players to get us back up, and keep us in the Premier Division.

[croatian]

Aye mate,
I'm sure you're right.
Think I need a few vodkas to calm the beast.

[ozzjim]

Charlie Adam would be a good pick up.

Not involved much for Stoke at the minute but was in good form for them a while ago and if we're looking for that Nolan type who can score 10-15 from midfield down there think he's as good an option as any.

Agree completely. I think he would be a good leader to have in the side too.

I would still go and get Jedinak off Palace too, and if that Polish defender with the beard at Leicester is let go have him too. I know all 3 are over 30, but we need some experience and players that have some battle in them. I think 3-4 players in an ideal world would be perfect. But it's not ideal. And we are carrying soooo much excess baggage!

Realistic Squad from what will be left:

Out: Guzan, Cissokho, Richards, Lescott, Bacuna, Veretout, Gueye, Sanchez, Gil, Ayew, Agbonlahor, Crespo,

Assuming we play 4-3-3 or 4-4-2

Leaving:

GK: Steer, Bunn                         Need - 1
RB:                                             Need - 2
LB: Amavi, Bennett                    Need - 0
CB: Clark, Okore, Baker             Need - 1
DM: Westwood Lyden                 Need - Maybe 1
CM: Gardner                               Need - 1
AM: Grealish                               Need - 1
Wide: Traore, Greene, Sinclair    Need - 0
CF: Gestede, Robinson                Need - 2

I have probably forgotten people, but I reckon we need about 8 players. If we can pick up 3-4 solid players that know that league for 8-10m in total, any other budget should go on strikers. Burnley spent their money on Gray and it was an inspired decision. We need someone like him, or Callum Wilson, that will run all day in behind. Pace wins games even more than it does in the premier league, which is why I have kept Traore in there.

[Pete3206]

Would anyone take Crouch for a season or two?

[Tayls_7]

Would anyone take Crouch for a season or two?

Yes.

[SheffieldVillain]

Out as a priority: Guzan, Hutton, Richardson, Lescott, Richards, N'Zogbia, Agbonlahor, Gestede

Out if we can: Bunn, Bacuna, Crespo, Cissokho, Westwood, Sanchez, Sinclair, Gil, Kozak

Some of these will obviously leave, but if we can keep them I would. Equally, it's unlikely we'll get rid of all of the above.
GK: New Signing, Steer, Youth Team Keeper
RB: New Signing, New Signing
LB: Amavi, Bennett
CB: New Signing, Clark, Okore, Baker, Donacien
CM: New Signing, New Signing, Veretout, Gana, Gardner, Lyden
AM/Wide: Grealish, Traore, Greene
CF: Ayew, New Signing, New Signing, Robinson, Sellars/Davis/Hepburn-Murphy

The four biggest signings need to be right through the middle of the team - GK, CB, energetic CM, proper CF.

[eddiemunster]

The four biggest signings need to be right through the middle of the team - GK, CB, energetic CM, proper CF.

This is unfortunately what we have been lacking, not just this season, but the last 5 IMHO.

[ChicagoLion]

When you look at how many players we need to or would like to get rid of, it looks almost impossible to me.
And that is assuming the finances are available, which I doubt.

[SheffieldVillain]

The four biggest signings need to be right through the middle of the team - GK, CB, energetic CM, proper CF.

This is unfortunately what we have been lacking, not just this season, but the last 5 IMHO.

I disagree. Up until this season we had Vlaar, Delph, Benteke. That's a Premier League spine of the team but they desperately needed help. This season we had that spine removed and the players who would have fitted around them came in not to help them but to replace them.

[PaulWinch again]

I think Marshall, Will Keane, Jedinak and Nathan Dyer would be 4 excellent additions. Not sure how realistic any of them are, but the first 3 would give us a spine and Dyer would give us much needed width. They'd also be good enough for the top flight assuming we got up.

[Steve67]

Whoever the next Manager is, he is going to need to bring in one or two leaders. I spotted Ivanovic having a pop and Westwood yesterday because 'the pointer' kicked one of the Chelsea players.  Not one Villa player defended Westwood or got involved.  I have played for teams where we would all get involved and stick up for each other.  We need at least three leaders in there for next season, right down the spine of the team.  Adam and Crouch, great shouts by the way, would be two of them.  I also think we need a gnarled up centre back to take command of our back four. If we can keep Ayew and Gana, they will benefit from having better leaders around them too.

If possible, I'd like to keep Grealish, Amavi, Okore, Gana, Ayew, Gestede (as I think that's HIS standard), Traore, Veretout.  The rest, I would accept offers for if we are able to shift them.  I doubt they will all go to be fair.  We also may have the likes of Baker, Bennett, Steer, Lyden, Crespo, Gil, Sinclair and Sissokho around the squad too.  I wonder if Sissokho might be better with Amavi in front of him?

[aj2k77]

Amavi isn't going to be able to teach Cissokho how to kick a football.

[villasjf]

I thought that Crespo had been sold, he is not showing on our squad but on wiki it says he is ours out on loan to Rayo Vallicano another awful signing 29 going on 40.

[ozzjim]

Marshall, Jedinak and Dyer I agree on, not seen much of Will Keane. I would hope we go and get Bamford on loan though as he might be one we could rely on for goals.