Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[Stirchley Villain]

I think Westwood at Sheffield Wednesday would be a decent shout for keeper.

I think Westwood at Wednesday as a midfielder would be even better.

probably be better in goal than in midfield

Whoosh...

[Dante Lavelli]

Rather keep him. He's a proven goal scorer at this level and there are other players in the exit queue ahead of him.

£7m would go along way towards replacing him with someone who can score at this level and the next.

Gestede reminds me of Bent; they have one or two aspects that they're great at but the rest of their game is awful, consequently you have to build the team around them to compensate/compliment their strengths/weaknesses.  Like Bent, I do not think Gestede is good enough to justify that level of faith.  He's useful off the bench, but that's about it.

[tomd2103]

Rather keep him. He's a proven goal scorer at this level and there are other players in the exit queue ahead of him.

£7m would go along way towards replacing him with someone who can score at this level and the next.

Gestede reminds me of Bent; they have one or two aspects that they're great at but the rest of their game is awful, consequently you have to build the team around them to compensate/compliment their strengths/weaknesses.  Like Bent, I do not think Gestede is good enough to justify that level of faith.  He's useful off the bench, but that's about it.

Agree and I think if we can get £7m for him we should jump at the chance.

[Steve67]

Useful off the pitch? Changing light bulbs maybe?

[Salsa Party Animal]

If I can get 7 millions for Rudy, I would sell him. If we can get rid of Richards, Lescott, Guzan, Branca, Agbonlahor, Richardson as well it would be even better We need to reinvent Aston Villa.

[Des Little]

I'd purge the lot of them. Fire sale...all sensible offers considered.

It's time for a fresh start.

[supertom]

Making a profit on any of these players would be astonishing. If we can we have to take it, because much as I want rid of Gabby, Lescott, Richards, Bacuna etc, some of the more stinking, festering piles of dung aren't going to have any takers. I know Dr Tony has promised cash to spend, but we'd be silly not to turn a profit when/where we can, and there's not one single player who is even close to being indispensable.

[themossman]

I think Westwood at Sheffield Wednesday would be a decent shout for keeper.

I think Westwood at Wednesday as a midfielder would be even better.

probably be better in goal than in midfield

Whoosh...

Where's the whoosh? He's agreeing with you, that Ashley Westwood is a poor midfielder, isn't he?

[VancouverLion]

I like Rudy one of a very select few I'd like to keep. For next season anyway.

[mr underhill]

yes, but if someone actually offered £7m you'd sell him.

[SamTheMouse]

If we played with width and someone who who can actually cross, Gestede would probably score a fair few. Depends if we sign the players to get the most out of him.

[Dante Lavelli]

If we played with width and someone who who can actually cross, Gestede would probably score a fair few. Depends if we sign the players to get the most out of him.

That's the Bent scenario I mentioned earlier.  Is he really that good in the air that we have to shape the whole team to optimise his one strength?

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I'd purge the lot of them. Fire sale...all sensible offers considered.

It's time for a fresh start.

exactly this

if and its a big if, we get offers for the likes of justhead, westwood, bacuna etc they need to be be fucked off even if we take a loss

we need to be looking longer term and when we get promoted they would have to be gotten rid of as they are nowhere near pl standard so may as well do the culling now

[Phil from the upper holte]

Just read Liverpool have already contacted Amavi's agent. Can we have benteke back?

[ldavfc4eva]

If the right offer came in for any of the squad I say sell them , there isn't a single one of them I'd be desperate to hold on to.

If we sell Rudy for £7m then we have made a profit on him, get rid and put it towards a more all round forward player rather than a one trick pony. Get Crouch if possible and then use the rest of the cash in other areas of the pitch if need be.

I think the squad we have now will look totally different come the start of the season, but I have a feeling that a few of the ones we want rid of will still be here, Gabby being one of them. Fingers crossed I'm wrong.