Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[Ron Manager]

we might as well recruit Grant Holt  than Lambert and pay him in buns. Utterly ludicrous move if it comes off.

Well if that does happen we know what to expect in the future don't we?

Cheap and not so cheerful.

[themossman]

I don't know if it's just my perception, but it does seem that we have far more players with triggerable release clauses than anyone else. I wonder if it was a strategy of Tom Fox's to get a lot of our fairly mediocre squad to sign-up on extended deals and get some money for them rather than being lost for nothing on a Bosman. Perhaps it is an indication of what sort of proposition a club that has flirted with relegation for several seasons represents. It's probably easy to say with hindsight, but I don't understand some of the decisions made. For example, I don't know why Gana would have a fairly low release clause, and why Bacuna would be signed-up on a five-year contract extension last year.

I think you're right that it was more of a symptom than a cause of where we were at that stage. We were obviously an extrenely whiffy club to be joining by last summer so getting some promising players in on the proviso that they could also leave easily was probably out last roll of the dice.

[VinnieChase84]

Mail saying we've bid for RM and wanting it wrapped up within 24 hours 🙏🏻
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3719927/Aston-Villa-hope-beat-Norwich-12m-signing-Fulham-striker-Ross-McCormack.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

[Mossie Hennebry]

We are on a hiding to nothing if we don't ship Lescott, Gabby, Bacuna and Richards. If it was up to me, I would pay up their contracts and give them road. The rebuilding can't start until the demolishing has been completed.

Seriously? just work out in your head how much that would cost us. It's not Monopoly money - it's real!

I have no idea how much that would cost. But, we have already paid a huge price in that we are missing the most lucrative season in Premier league history due to their performances. They are rotten, and if they remain around the club, they will cost us again. As someone has pointed out on the match thread, our current playing squad is much the same as last season, so we shouldn't expect anything different this season. Each time a different manager came in last season, each thought they could fix the problem players. Each failed. Let's stop fucking about and get rid, before it costs us again.

[Shrek]

Am I the only one thinking we are totally fucked?

Any decent player we have left will most likely go before the window closes and we haven't signed anywhere near enough players for the coming season.

[Matt Collins]

McCormack definitely scores goals, tho I think a fair few are from set pieces (not a bad thing)

He's mostly been playing behind the main striker - which is where ayew and grealish want to as well. Maybe you play him and ayew and they alternate?

£12m for a 29 year old is pretty alarming. But if it gets us up . .

[Tuscans]

McCormack definitely scores goals, tho I think a fair few are from set pieces (not a bad thing)

He's mostly been playing behind the main striker - which is where ayew and grealish want to as well. Maybe you play him and ayew and they alternate?

£12m for a 29 year old is pretty alarming. But if it gets us up . .

If that £12 million scores you goals to get back in the Premier League  then it's a snip.

I couldn't care less what anyone costs, it isn't my money and I'm not the Villa accountant. Buy him, score goals, win games, get promoted....done!

[Axl Rose]

Clark never looks comfortable. He's utter garbage. I'd get rid of Baker(crap), Okore(a gobshite), Richards(a ******), Lescott(a cock), Cissohko(abysmal) and Hutton(woeful).

Leaving us with Tommy, Amavi, Bennett, Toner....can't think who else. It's not going to happen, but I wish we had some good defenders coming in.

In general, I wish I felt more positive about the squad. I can't say I would particularly pay to watch any of them. I think we'll get a rude awakening against Wednesday. And I wish Tony would quit Twitter. As for Westwood, Agbonlahor and Bacuna-its all honesty, I find it very hard to support any of them. I wish they'd go, so I can get back to feeling supportive of the club. Until these degenerates fuck off, I can't raise any sort of enthusiasm higher than a 'oh, I hope they win today'. These fuckers have doused my enthusiasm with petrol and set it alight.

But I still live in hope that Di Matteo is the man to sort us out.

[phantom limb]

If someone comes in who can score goals I honestly don't care who it is or how much they cost, we desperately need at least one competent striker; if not more.

[Ads]

If he comes in then fair enough, but I would still like to see more mobility up top. Better option than Gestede I suppose.

[villadelph]

This gentleman seemed to pip a lot of our thoughts and regurgitate them into his Newcastle article, without any sort of citation or credit.

http://www.themag.co.uk/2016/08/interesting-reaction-aston-villa-fans-newcastle-bid-cieran-clark-newcastle-united/

[QuintonVilla]

Jedinak made available by Palace. Would be a good signing at this level and add a bit of grit to our midfield.

[aj2k77]

Bloke I work with reckons Lambert from the stripy filth signing for us today/tomorrow. Says he knows someone who works at the club. Might be b******s. Certainly hope it is

Hopefully utter bullshit because Lambert is finished, we'd have our pants pulled down by the baggies again if we sign another old knacker from them and give them cash for it.

[aj2k77]

Jedinak made available by Palace. Would be a good signing at this level and add a bit of grit to our midfield.

He's been mentioned a fair few times on here, would be a decent addition. We need goals though, it's got to the major priority, we barely create anything, we need a playmaker or winger, just someone who can unlock a defence. I'm sick of seeing a slow as fuck Villa team plodding around the pitch aimlessly.

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

Jedinak made available by Palace. Would be a good signing at this level and add a bit of grit to our midfield.

I think he'd be a good signing. We're crying out for some experience and leadership in centre midfield. And (I've said this before) with full beard he looks just like Sir Dennis Mortimer.