Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[Toronto Villa]

I think we will have to adjust to having a few "low rep" players join us at this level.

To be that close to a signing makes you realise just how much goes on behind the scenes without us getting a sniff

Agreed. And we need some players who understand the league, can offer some leadership at that level. We need players who will also be able to operate at PL when we get back but it's about the mix and getting that right. Look at who Sir Graham brought to the club when we got promoted. They fit the system and were on the whole very good characters.

[avfcpg]

I think we will have to adjust to having a few "low rep" players join us at this level.

To be that close to a signing makes you realise just how much goes on behind the scenes without us getting a sniff

Is he really much low rep than the summers when likes of Westwood, Lowton, Bowery, Tonev, Bacuna, Helenius signed?

We've been signing bargain basement players for years.

The shame isknow we have an ambitious owner who wants to spend....and the level now dictates it's hard to get in the quality internationals.

Agree totally. Now we have the money and a good set up, we find ourselves out of the top flight and attracting top players will be hard. That's why I'm convinced that holding on to our foreign imports will be so important. They may not have torn up any trees last season but at least they've had a year in English football now.

[Malandro]

I'd have been delighted signing Elphick last season, it would be a great start.

[tomd2103]

I think we will have to adjust to having a few "low rep" players join us at this level.

To be that close to a signing makes you realise just how much goes on behind the scenes without us getting a sniff

Is he really much low rep than the summers when likes of Westwood, Lowton, Bowery, Tonev, Bacuna, Helenius signed?

We've been signing bargain basement players for years.

The shame isknow we have an ambitious owner who wants to spend....and the level now dictates it's hard to get in the quality internationals.

Agree totally. Now we have the money and a good set up, we find ourselves out of the top flight and attracting top players will be hard. That's why I'm convinced that holding on to our foreign imports will be so important. They may not have torn up any trees last season but at least they've had a year in English football now.

I'm still of the opinion that there is a decent core of five or six players at the club, who if they were surrounded by the right players and were under the right manager, could prosper in both the Championship and the Premier League.  I'm hoping that the new management and owner can see that and can persuade them that they are going to be a part of something positive.

[villabear]

Sky Sports reporting we've had a £3 million bid accepted by Bournemouth for Tommy Elphick.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Bournemouth Forum even saying it's a done deal and that he is 'the epitome of a leader' and all seem sad that he is leaving.

On a side note their Forum is really annoying, adverts constantly popping up on there.

[Dazvillain]

Meaning evil 'understands' that Elphick not coming as Howe doesn't want to sell. We'll see.

Sounds like they're trying to get some mileage out of the story where if Daz is right, there is none.

Who's Daz, what might he be right about, and what is there none of?

Confused, Greater Birmjngham.

My cousins are st holders at Bournemouth and just sent texts saying they have goo.d authority that Tommy Elphick coming to us as club captain !? They showed me screen shot from text convos from the players family at a wedding as one of them is close friend..... Surprise for me.... Any rumours of this from the villa side ?

Updates from south coast today are that having let Distin go and no one else in yet, they wouldn't also let Elphick go. This could change should they bring some CB cover in I guess

As I reported last weekend I can now confirm, my insider from cherries just text saying the 3 million agreed now and he's actually negotiating terms at this very moment

[cdbearsfan]

Bournemouth Forum even saying it's a done deal and that he is 'the epitome of a leader' and all seem sad that he is leaving.

On a side note their Forum is really annoying, adverts constantly popping up on there.

It's the Blue Rinse border I don't like.

[old man villa fan]

People say we need players that know the Championship. I don't think that this is necessary. What we do need are players that have the right attitude to play in the Championship.

[Dazvillain]

Elphick, having been their club and team captain winning promotion def fits that bill. Hope he stays fit after only 14 games last season in prem

[Chris Jameson]

I've never understood why they have to know the Championship, is it because they can give the coach driver directions to the away grounds as only Premier League teams are allowed drivers with road maps and sat nav?

[passitsideways]

Having a quick look at Twitter, and it seems like Elphick's deleted a tweet from a while back where he slagged off Grealish about his hair and rolled-down socks, so clearly this will be done so.

[mr underhill]

Could prove a very astute capture - and hopefully his signing will see Mica 'Fuckwit' Richards or Joleon 'John I've got a new motor' Lescott fuck the fuck off.

[Walmley_Villa]

We need a solid spine with all of it containing potential captains.....

[Toronto Villa]

so Di Matteo/Xia's very first signing will likely be the new team captain. I like it