Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[Ads]

Especially when it's used inaccurately. Bean would be turning in his grave if he was dead.

[Villa in Denmark]

Especially when it's used inaccurately. Bean would be turning in his grave if he was dead.

It's enough to make him drop dead, just so he could turn in his grave.

[Steve R]

Bamford has promise but £10m is a bit mental for a striker whose last goal was April 2015.

Agreed it does seem a lot.

That said, if Bamford and Rudy scored 40 odd goals between them, then it would be a drop in the ocean in the long term.

Bamford probably needs a team style that suits him more than most players. Despite being well over 6 ft  he isn't much in the air and from what I saw of him at Boro he's probably more a goalscoring no. 10 than an out and out striker.

Di Matteo's style of play probably isn't going to the much different to that of Karanka before he had ratboy and a couple of big dobbin centre forwards foisted on him. Bamford could well be a good signing. Having someone like Ings playing just ahead of him would be brilliant.

I have a feeling that Gestede will be shuffled along, I don't see him as a di Matteo type of player at all. He seems a first rate person and deserves to succeed somewhere, I just don't see it as being at the Villa.

[footyskillz]

Steve Taylor  released by Newcastle but model pro and would put likes of Richards and Leascott to shame with his no no sense attitude in defence . Also good enough expereince and worth having as a leader .

[edgysatsuma89]

With Bamford the quoted fee is in part for past performance but the larger percentage for potential. He's done well at Championship level, the unknown is whether or not with some stability in his career if he could carry that on into the PL? He has a lot of years in front of him and it seems as though he needs a proper run of games and a permanent home.

Moneyball signing...

There has got to be Godwin's law about the term 'Moneyball signing'?

I was tempted to state it making out I was serious just so I could hear the keyboards hitting faces but I just couldn't do it. I bottled it like Downing going into a tackle.

[Dave]

Steve Taylor  released by Newcastle but model pro and would put likes of Richards and Leascott to shame with his no no sense attitude in defence .

No disagreement with that part.

[PeterWithesShin]

Steven Taylor makes Vlaar look like Cal Ripken jr!

One for the baseball fans there.

[footyskillz]

Taylor is better than Richards or lescott at centre back and has a better  attitude. So would bring expereince.  I mean he's a no nonsene defender and puts his body online.  Reminds me of a cross between Dunne and Collins.  The one concern would be injury otherwise he's a captain material and decent championship level player

[peter w]

Steven Taylor makes Vlaar look like Cal Ripken jr!

One for the baseball fans there.

Steven Taylor makes a pile of shit look like Paul McGrath.

One for the football fans there.

[edgysatsuma89]

I've heard the True Geordie mention Taylor a few times.

Let's just say it's never positive.

[footyskillz]

Myhill
Taylor
Dunk
Merieles
Knockart
Dorrans
Jordi Gomez
Lansbury
Roberts man city loan
Pritchard spurs
Bamford
Foresteri

All of these would be good to sign

[footyskillz]

I've heard the True Geordie mention Taylor a few times.

Let's just say it's never positive.

Ahh ok well be comes across decent off field never heard any attitude and just unlucky injuries.  But I don't know him or anything just sounds like he could captain and experienced

[footyskillz]

Steven Taylor makes Vlaar look like Cal Ripken jr!

One for the baseball fans there.

Steven Taylor makes a pile of shit look like Paul McGrath.

One for the football fans there.

Ok rate the pile of shit and Richards lescott and Taylor 1-4 what's your order?

[edgysatsuma89]

I've heard the True Geordie mention Taylor a few times.

Let's just say it's never positive.

Ahh ok well be comes across decent off field never heard any attitude and just unlucky injuries.  But I don't know him or anything just sounds like he could captain and experienced

Oh yeah I have no idea what he's like as a bloke. As a footballer though I don't rate him much at all and I doubt too many people do. Some interesting names on that list. I don't know enough about quite a few of them to make a reasoned judgement.

[peter w]

Lescott
Pile of Shit

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Taylor
Richards