Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[UK Redsox]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/10518090/ian-holloways-championship-table-prediction-aston-villa-could-go-down-again

The overpaying they would have done thinking they're just nailed on Premier League side means they're now in the mire.

I speak the same language variation as Ollie and even I don't know what the first part of this sentence means

[RussellC]

The problems is quite obvious to me; we're just struggling to get rid of the unwanted players. Until we do, we simply don't have room on the wage-bill to bring new players in.

I'm still fairly confident that we'll see a load of activity towards the end of the window, and that we'll see at least another 4 players incoming.

Whether that'll be enough remains to be seen...

[sid1964]

If we don't see a fair few new players arrive, then Dr X will be accused of being liar, fraud, having no money on here etc...!

What I don't understand is we have had a good offer in from Celtic for Sinclair, and we turn it down, then we make ourselves look silly with the Gueye situation, if his contract buy out clause has been met, then how can we say NO?, surely we are now in breach of his contract? (might be a question for our HR people on here)

We could have got rid of 2 players, and raised some much needed funds for new players to brought in.

[mr underhill]

I thought RDM had been explicit in his last press conference that Gana is gone?

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I think that a lot of what Holloway says is true, until we get rid of the losers (which is most of them) I cannot see us challenging for a play off spot

We have to remember that when the likes of Rotherham turn up at Villa Park, it will be there cup final, unless we can match them for endeavour, and the physical side of the game we will struggle

As a Wolves fan at work tells me the Championship is no place for big time Charlie's (we have a fair few of them)

We desperately need a good start otherwise it could be that our crowd will once again turn on the players etc..., we lost a friendly on Saturday and reading some of the comments on here it would appear as though we are already starting to turn on some of them

For the Management / players of our club, the pressure is different this season, a lot of Villa fans expect us to be up towards the top of the table, it will be interesting to see if they can handle it.

i work with a blues fan who is surprisingly knowlegeable and level headed and he reckons that whilst the championship isnt a slugfest teams wont give you time on the ball so lets hope that our fitness improves

as has already been said for at least half the teams in the league us and the barcodes are going to ae their cup final.

interesting times ahead and i dont have a clue as to where we finish.

[N'ZMAV]

I thought RDM had been explicit in his last press conference that Gana is gone?

as good as gone.

He'll be an Everton player by next weekend.

[SoccerHQ]

If we don't see a fair few new players arrive, then Dr X will be accused of being liar, fraud, having no money on here etc...!

What I don't understand is we have had a good offer in from Celtic for Sinclair, and we turn it down, then we make ourselves look silly with the Gueye situation, if his contract buy out clause has been met, then how can we say NO?, surely we are now in breach of his contract? (might be a question for our HR people on here)

We could have got rid of 2 players, and raised some much needed funds for new players to brought in.

Yeah and if it's true Burnley offered 6m for Westwood and WBA 4m for Clark again I don't understand why bids were rejected.

Can only conclude RDM sees them as key parts of the team which should make it fun on here for another year...

[David_Nab]

6mil for Westwood looks about 5 mil over valued based on Saturdays performance , I would sell him and Clark not just on ability but because they like others are so tarnished with failure now we just need wholesale changes ..

[dave.woodhall]

If we don't see a fair few new players arrive, then Dr X will be accused of being liar, fraud, having no money on here etc...!

What I don't understand is we have had a good offer in from Celtic for Sinclair, and we turn it down, then we make ourselves look silly with the Gueye situation, if his contract buy out clause has been met, then how can we say NO?, surely we are now in breach of his contract? (might be a question for our HR people on here)

We could have got rid of 2 players, and raised some much needed funds for new players to brought in.

Yeah and if it's true Burnley offered 6m for Westwood and WBA 4m for Clark again I don't understand why bids were rejected.

Can only conclude RDM sees them as key parts of the team which should make it fun on here for another year...

Or maybe none of those bids were made.

[Jim Shoes]

I don't like Hollaway but he's bang on the money with what he's said.

We are in big trouble no matter what spin the Dr put's on it, the reality will soon bite.

I'm still angry about last season and I'm dreading this season with most of the tosser still stealing a living off the club!

[dave.woodhall]

I don't like Hollaway but he's bang on the money with what he's said.

We are in big trouble no matter what spin the Dr put's on it, the reality will soon bite.

I'm still angry about last season and I'm dreading this season with most of the tosser still stealing a living off the club!

He's bang on when he says there are no relegation clauses and bigger clubs have gone down twice?

[passitsideways]

I feel like too many people vastly overestimate the quality of most Championship sides. We've been prolifically shit for the past six years, and yet, generally whenever we've tried, Championship sides have rarely posed a problem.

I'm not saying it'll be a cakewalk, and certainly at this stage, I'm thinking playoffs would be the likeliest outcome, but for fuck's sake, I thought we were done accounting for Ian Holloway's opinion especially after the hilarious Charlie Adam business back in January 2011.

[mr underhill]

I think he's not far off if things stay as they are - 10th, 11th would be about it. But there is still a month to go to bring players in and ship some of the shite out.

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http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/10518090/ian-holloways-championship-table-prediction-aston-villa-could-go-down-again

"Lack of investment" - currently the highest net spenders.

"no relegation clauses" - despite there being relegation clauses.

"teams as big as Villa have gone down twice" - who? Name one.

What a tit. He can predict what he likes, but I can't believe we have eejits falling over themselves to declare him bang on the money when he'd struggle to find the difference between his arse and his elbow, the bitter little shite.

[cdbearsfan]

I'd love to know who the bigger sides were that have gone down twice in a row. He's probably counting Bristol Rovers, the daft carrot-chomper. (No offence Redsox! 😉)