Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[PeterWithesShin]

Our wage bill must be in far better shape with the likes of Lescott, Zog, Clark, Richardson, Crespo, Bennett, Guzan, Gil, Sanchez, Veretout, Gueye, Sinclair and Okore, all gone. I bet Randy is pissing his pants.

Apart from Zog, we're probably paying more in wages now than when they were here as the relegation clauses will have been in play for pretty much all of them but will ave ad to pay the going rate for all the new signings. At least it looks like we're spending those wages better now.

[PeterWithe]

On the one hand i'm glad we're rebuilding the team, but what we are spending is obscene for this level and i'm not going to be hypocritical about us spending more money than just about any other club in the division can ever dream of, having spent years moaning about Chelsea, Man City etc doing exactly the same thing.

What is really obscene is we are spending all this money, close to £50m and I have not heard of any of these players.

You've not heard of McCormack or Jedinak?

Well maybe those two...but I wouldn't recognise them if I bumped into them on the street. For a start everyone has a fuckoff great big beard now

Nor De Laat or Elphick? You do follow football dont you?

I've had a season ticket at Villa for donkeys years, I'd never heard of Elphick till we were interested in signing him.

[kippaxvilla2]

At the start of this transfer window WM and the other Villa media haters were banging on about us being financially toxic by having 96 years of contracts on 'unwanted' players.  Well it seems to me like the club have done nothing short of a fantastic job in getting rid of so much of the dross with some even getting us some money. 

[Ian.]

On the one hand i'm glad we're rebuilding the team, but what we are spending is obscene for this level and i'm not going to be hypocritical about us spending more money than just about any other club in the division can ever dream of, having spent years moaning about Chelsea, Man City etc doing exactly the same thing.

What is really obscene is we are spending all this money, close to £50m and I have not heard of any of these players.

You've not heard of McCormack or Jedinak?

Well maybe those two...but I wouldn't recognise them if I bumped into them on the street. For a start everyone has a fuckoff great big beard now

Nor De Laat or Elphick? You do follow football dont you?

Apparently not!! 😀

Well football has not been witnessed in my household for sometime. It's been too depressing watching other teams do ok while we struggle. Off topic has been much more fun the last half decade.

[supertom]

At the start of this transfer window WM and the other Villa media haters were banging on about us being financially toxic by having 96 years of contracts on 'unwanted' players.  Well it seems to me like the club have done nothing short of a fantastic job in getting rid of so much of the dross with some even getting us some money. 

If we get at least one more of Richards or Gabby out then we've had an absolute hum dinger of a window. The whole board deserves to be roundly fellated by Greek Goddesses. 

[Pat McMahon]

This summer has been like last summer for me - plenty of signings who I had never heard of before. Of this year's' crop, Chester and Jedinak are the only 2 I knew, and if Jedinak had a shave I reckon he could sit opposite me at work and I wouldn't recognise him.

We have been so shit for so long now that I have barely paid much attention( translation, not dared turn on the TV to watch football) so I have utterly no knowledge of Kodjia, McCormack, Elphick, Tshibola et al.

[Steve67]

Our wage bill must be in far better shape with the likes of Lescott, Zog, Clark, Richardson, Crespo, Bennett, Guzan, Gil, Sanchez, Veretout, Gueye, Sinclair and Okore, all gone. I bet Randy is pissing his pants.

Apart from Zog, we're probably paying more in wages now than when they were here as the relegation clauses will have been in play for pretty much all of them but will ave ad to pay the going rate for all the new signings. At least it looks like we're spending those wages better now.

I'm not convinced that they all would have had clauses mate, hence another reason for getting rid. I might be wrong though! Good riddance too. Other than Gueye, not one I wouldn't happily ship out.

[Chris Jameson]

Of our signings the only player I would recognise if he knocked on our door is Chester, I knew of Ross McCormack but had never seen him play, thought Jedinak was a central defender and if somebody asked me what Ritchie De Laet did for a living I'd guess he was a boxer.

[ozzjim]

Oh I would have got all but Kodjia and Gollini I think had they come knocking.

We have done what we were crucified for not doing last year and bought proven players for this level.  It's a sound policy.  Now the coaching team easily have the tools to finish top 6 and should be pushing the top 2.

[john e]

Of our signings the only player I would recognise if he knocked on our door is Chester, I knew of Ross McCormack but had never seen him play, thought Jedinak was a central defender and if somebody asked me what Ritchie De Laet did for a living I'd guess he was a boxer.

One more than me mate

[footyskillz]

Traroe for adamoah is good business in scheme of things.
Apart from gollini all the other signings one can argue are ready made- proven hard working and professional.

I think my favourite will be McCormack he's a class act.
I do like elphick though his captain qualities.

I also feel thes players brought in are in especially for the job of promotion . Serious upgrades would be needed next season and can see January window could be fun too.

[ozzjim]

Rumours of a loan move for Callum McManaman from Albion on twitter.  Him and Adomah would mean we have genuine pacey wide options.  Get a defender in too and it would be a window we could not have wished for really.

[Malandro]

Of our signings the only player I would recognise if he knocked on our door is Chester, I knew of Ross McCormack but had never seen him play, thought Jedinak was a central defender and if somebody asked me what Ritchie De Laet did for a living I'd guess he was a boxer.

One better than me, I'd never recognise any of them. I did snub Liz Hurley however.

[Dave]

Our wage bill must be in far better shape with the likes of Lescott, Zog, Clark, Richardson, Crespo, Bennett, Guzan, Gil, Sanchez, Veretout, Gueye, Sinclair and Okore, all gone. I bet Randy is pissing his pants.

Apart from Zog, we're probably paying more in wages now than when they were here as the relegation clauses will have been in play for pretty much all of them but will ave ad to pay the going rate for all the new signings. At least it looks like we're spending those wages better now.

I'm not convinced that they all would have had clauses mate, hence another reason for getting rid. I might be wrong though!

Tom Fox told a member of this parish that yes, they all did.

[Clampy]

Of our signings the only player I would recognise if he knocked on our door is Chester, I knew of Ross McCormack but had never seen him play, thought Jedinak was a central defender and if somebody asked me what Ritchie De Laet did for a living I'd guess he was a boxer.

I thought Jedinak was a centre half a well. I'd heard of all the others apart from Gollini and Tshibola.