Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[DaveD]

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.

My feelings exactly.

[Ian.]

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.

My feelings exactly.

Which begs the question, why the fuck didn't Tim sign a first choice goalkeeper and striker?
I don't believe Bunn and Gestede were bought as starting 11 players.
That was a monumental cock up.

[AVFC Tom]

We shouldn't be getting rid of Gil or Gestede. Gil hasn't been the player we thought he may have been and we can now clearly see why Sherwood dropped him last season. We can see he has quality and with good players around him, he could be sensational, unfortunately he has been playing alongside the worst villa side I have ever seen and Gil isn't a player you can rely on - more of a luxury.
Rudy has been dreadful this season, but he scored 20 goals the last season he was in the Championship; in a Blackburn side that only finished 9th. He can't really play with his feet, but he is good in the air and it would be a mistake letting him go.

[OCD]

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.

My feelings exactly.

Which begs the question, why the fuck didn't Tim sign a first choice goalkeeper and striker?
I don't believe Bunn and Gestede were bought as starting 11 players.
That was a monumental cock up.

This investigation has shown what a mess the club's structure was. In hindsight, it seems like last summer was a mess of players Reilly wanted and one's Sherwood wanted and we ended up with a mixture of both and then the budget being blown.

[Toronto Villa]

Get Danny Ings

[supertom]

Get Danny Ings

Good shout that. I think if we had Moyes in charge we could get someone like Ings to drop to the championship.

[OCD]

He might have a future with Liverpool - hard to tell with him being out for the season with a cruciate.

[supertom]

He might have a future with Liverpool - hard to tell with him being out for the season with a cruciate.

Completely forgot about that.
That being said I can't see Klippedy Klopp rating him. They'll undoubtedly be spunking money on another front man.

[Toronto Villa]

I reckon Klopp will be buying big and selling Ings and Benteke. Ings did really well for Burnley so he's one of those instinctive forwards that Wouk do really well at Championship level.

[supertom]

I reckon Klopp will be buying big and selling Ings and Benteke. Ings did really well for Burnley so he's one of those instinctive forwards that Wouk do really well at Championship level.

An alternative may be that they decide to loan Ings out with him coming back from such a horrid injury. He's still young, they may still see the potential in him. Even so, if he were available on loan we should be going for him.

[ozzjim]

If he is up for loan Burnley I reckon.

[KevinGage]

I reckon Klopp will be buying big and selling Ings and Benteke. Ings did really well for Burnley so he's one of those instinctive forwards that Wouk do really well at Championship level.

If Ings does go, there will still be top flight sides who would be keen.

He had a very good season in the topflight last year and was just starting to hold down a place in the Redscouse team this year.

[supertom]

If he is up for loan Burnley I reckon.

Probably. We would have to sell the shit out of our rebuilding plan. If you have someone like Steve Bruce managing, right off the back it looks like we've given up.

[brontebilly]

Provided they grow a collective pair, Amavi and Grealish should combine well on the left next season.

Time and again yesterday, Grealish drew two defenders to him playing Cissokho in down the left where the chances were wasted.

Amavi in that position should be able to create plenty of goals.

new keeper for sure, leader at centre half to organise defence, new right back, new captain in midfield, new striker,

looks like we will be competing with the two if not three clubs in the north east for players

id sell Gana to be honest, a fair weather player not one for a scrap and not a character we need next season

[tomd2103]

We shouldn't be getting rid of Gil or Gestede. Gil hasn't been the player we thought he may have been and we can now clearly see why Sherwood dropped him last season. We can see he has quality and with good players around him, he could be sensational, unfortunately he has been playing alongside the worst villa side I have ever seen and Gil isn't a player you can rely on - more of a luxury.
Rudy has been dreadful this season, but he scored 20 goals the last season he was in the Championship; in a Blackburn side that only finished 9th. He can't really play with his feet, but he is good in the air and it would be a mistake letting him go.

I like Gil, but I just don't think he has the pace or the drive to get past players.  Waste of time playing out wide and not quite physical enough to play centrally in English football.  Will definitely make it as a top flight player in Spain though.