Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[ChicagoLion]

Clark never looks comfortable. He's utter garbage. I'd get rid of Baker(crap), Okore(a gobshite), Richards(a c***), 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.

sums up how I feel about them as well.

[villadelph]

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.

If, after all this time, Xia and RDM decide that he will be of use to us then that is very disheartening news. I can't help but feel that we are digressing even more.

[CT Villan]

Clark's greatest attributes are his pace and positioning, unfortunately.

Him going to Newcastle must significantly improve our chances of promotion

[PeterWithesShin]

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/

Apart from him saying it's comments from VT?

[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/

Apart from him saying it's comments from VT?

Are we VT?

No names attached?

[PeterWithesShin]

Villa Talk. None of the comments are from here.

[villadelph]

Pretty sure this is their first quoted post..

Clark's not really that good at any aspect of defending.

He's not very quick, I don't think he reads the game well which is evident in the amount of time he lungs in and gets yellow cards, as we've seen against poor forwards like Anchiebe he can get outmuscled easily and he's average in the air. His passing has regressed a lot through the seasons aswell.

For me it's a good price and it's always important to balance the books if you're doing well or not as that keeps things ticking over.

Elphick will be an automatic starter and then it will be Baker/Okore depending on form/fitness. Going to be difficult to shift Richards and Lescott so one of those will still be in the mix I reckon. You can always loan in a CB aswell.

[PeterWithesShin]

Maybe some are from here then, doesn't really matter, stuff gets posted on here from other fan forums without naming the site or posters.

[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 . .

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!

Isn't that what people said under Lerner in the first few years when we were running £40m pa deficits? Look where that got us

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SHQ reproduces what he posts on here in the 6th Form Forum as well.

[Chris Smith]

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!

Isn't that what people said under Lerner in the first few years when we were running £40m pa deficits? Look where that got us

The difference is promotion will give us an immediate return on the investment. Buying a proven goal scorer should help.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's a tough one, if someone like McCormack scores the goals that takes us up then he will be a bargain. The problem is if you sign someone like him and don't go up. £15m for a second division side to pay for a bloke that is 30 in a couple of weeks could backfire. Especially as i'd imagine you'd be looking at a 4 year contract.

[Tuscans]

It's a tough one, if someone like McCormack scores the goals that takes us up then he will be a bargain. The problem is if you sign someone like him and don't go up. £15m for a second division side to pay for a bloke that is 30 in a couple of weeks could backfire. Especially as i'd imagine you'd be looking at a 4 year contract.

I think being a 30 year old footballer these days is being something like a 28 year old about 15 years ago.

[rob_bridge]

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.

Somewhere between 15m and 20m which we don't have

[PeterWithesShin]

While players are generally in better shape these days, unless your name is Gabby, there's still plenty whose legs go or have a noticeable decline in ability around that age. Lescott, Cole, Richardson are examples we know all too well.