Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[sirlordbaltimore]

Unless we're linked with right backs, central defenders or midfield generals i'm no longer listening

[Villafirst]

I see Benteke is likely to sign for Palace for a fee in excess of £30M. Just shows how far Villa have fallen and the general perception is that we're now a laughing stock. The summer break gave us a bit of a break, but the horrors of last season in particular are returning and even worsening. Dr Xia simply has to spend big to halt this continual slide into the abyss.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I see Benteke is likely to sign for Palace for a fee in excess of £30M. Just shows how far Villa have fallen and the general perception is that we're now a laughing stock

How does Benteke signing for Palace show how far we've fallen ?

[Richard E]

I see Benteke is likely to sign for Palace for a fee in excess of £30M. Just shows how far Villa have fallen and the general perception is that we're now a laughing stock

How does Benteke signing for Palace show how far we've fallen ?

If anything it shows how far HE has fallen!

[Clampy]

I see Benteke is likely to sign for Palace for a fee in excess of £30M. Just shows how far Villa have fallen and the general perception is that we're now a laughing stock

How does Benteke signing for Palace show how far we've fallen ?

Yep, one of the more odd posts on here.

[Gareth]

Last night showed again that we have a complete lack of competent defenders in the club, by that I mean defenders who can actually defend and midfielders who know how to screen, tackle & position themselves as part of the defensive unit.  I'd go as far as to say Elphick is the only one who meets either criteria!  As much as I despise Pulis & his tactics there maybe justification in the four centre halves across the back whose first instinct is to sit in not bomb forward because they saw Roberto Carlos do it on Tv once.

We must sign 2 defensive midfielders, a right back, another centre back & unfortunately a left back as there is no telling how long Amavi will take to get up to speed....

....that's before a creative midfielder or striker!

Yikes!

[Villafirst]

I see Benteke is likely to sign for Palace for a fee in excess of £30M. Just shows how far Villa have fallen and the general perception is that we're now a laughing stock

How does Benteke signing for Palace show how far we've fallen ?

The fact that Palace are way ahead of Villa and we've no chance of signing the likes of Benteke.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I see Benteke is likely to sign for Palace for a fee in excess of £30M. Just shows how far Villa have fallen and the general perception is that we're now a laughing stock

How does Benteke signing for Palace show how far we've fallen ?

The fact that Palace are way ahead of Villa and we've no chance of signing the likes of Benteke.

Bizarre way of looking at it.

[260475]

The deal Moyes has just done for Love & McNair from Man U looks a bargain. £5.5m for two 21 year old defenders that have been found, screened, trained, honed, have a little first team experience (one even euro '16 too), and need regular games. So we perhaps should be trawling the sock drawers of the mega rich. We can offer them 46 games if they stay fit too.

Before anyone says "45" (as we already played swfc), its 45 plus one FAC game this year.

[Des Little]

I see Benteke is likely to sign for Palace for a fee in excess of £30M. Just shows how far Villa have fallen and the general perception is that we're now a laughing stock

How does Benteke signing for Palace show how far we've fallen ?

Yep, one of the more odd posts on here.

We don't need Benteke to sign for another Prem team to tell us how far we've fallen.  We simply need to look at our performances and results for the past three years. That kind of tells us what shit state we are in.

[mattjpa]

I forgot about the workplace ridiculing the Villa get me. People had stopped towards the end of last season but today its back with avengence - people coming to my desk, pointing and laughing. I have no option but to join in with them and reel off the last embarrassing records we have broken - lost 15 out of 16, first time weve ever gone out of the LC in the first round, No away win in 369 days.....

When will it end

[UK Redsox]

I see Benteke is likely to sign for Palace for a fee in excess of £30M. Just shows how far Villa have fallen and the general perception is that we're now a laughing stock

How does Benteke signing for Palace show how far we've fallen ?

I think the fact that Villa are playing Rotherham in the league on Saturday is evidence enough of the club's fall, without considering which ex-Villa players are signing for Palace

[mr underhill]

I hate loans, but with each passing display of heightened ineptitude, attracting permanent members of staff is going to be very difficult. A few judicious loans from the likes of Chelsea and Man U might not be a bad idea to help us stabilize but again, I suspect those worth having will have more attractive options. What a fucking shit storm this is.

[David_Nab]

We will need some loans but those are deals done near end of window so we having to make do for now I suspect

[VinnieChase84]

Bid accepted for Chester from us