Summer transfer madness thread

[aj2k77]

I would like to see the back of Richards, Agbonlahor, Bacuna, Gardner & Amavi

Definitely, gash the lot of them, get anything for them and move on.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

A massive amount of deadwood to get shifted.

Gollini
Steer OR Bunn (don't need both if we get a first choice keeper)
Elphick
Richards
Cissokho!
Gardner
Sanchez
Veretout
Tshibola
Gil
Agbonlahor
Kozak - already gone
McCormack

Bacuna might be worth keeping for versatility, but not bothered if he goes.

IN

First choice keeper - Smithies at QPR?
Left back
A better central defender than Baker. 
Another defensive midfielder to backup/challenge Jedinak
A wide player
A creative midfielder
A target man to play with either Hogan or Kodjia

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Quoted instead of modified. 

[mr underhill]

so musical boots again this summer - 12 out seven in. FFS!! Why can't we ever get it right!

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I would like to see the back of Richards, Agbonlahor, Bacuna, Gardner & Amavi

Is the right answer

However there is a stumbling block of them being shit and still having time left on their contracts

I really hope im wrong but can see all of them being here next season

[SoccerHQ]

They'll be interest abroad in Amavi I reckon.

Elphick will be moved on, just not of the standard needed and other clubs lower down the championship will take him.

Think Gardner will be moved on if we get in another CM.

Gabby will be kept for his annual testimonial against SHA.

I was just  about to go in the forgotten Villa players about Richards. When did he actually last play a game? Probably one of the highlights of the season we've hardly seen him waddling around the pitch manufacturing all sorts of defensive chaos and then blaming others.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

They'll be interest abroad in Amavi I reckon.

Elphick will be moved on, just not of the standard needed and other clubs lower down the championship will take him.

Think Gardner will be moved on if we get in another CM.

Gabby will be kept for his annual testimonial against SHA.

I was just  about to go in the forgotten Villa players about Richards. When did he actually last play a game? Probably one of the highlights of the season we've hardly seen him waddling around the pitch manufacturing all sorts of defensive chaos and then blaming others.

Do you think? He has got another 2 years left at a decent whack so he is another donkey i can see us being lumbered with

[SoccerHQ]

QPR put in a 3m bid in January but we rejected it apparently.

We signed him from that amount and he came from Bournemouth so he's hardly on McCormack/Gabby type wages so think we can move him on as he obviously hasn't been of the required standard.

[Des Little]

Anyone wanting Elphick needs their bumps felt. He can tonight and we'll get the taxi. An absolute bomb scare of a player.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Im sure i heard jedinak is on 50k a week, lansbury 40, hourihane 28 so what would elphick be on? 25 ish?

[Steve67]

There is still so much work to be done for Bruce.  I guess we should only judge him once he's got his own squad of players.  I just hope to hell he manages to get most of the shit out of the door.  Some of those named in this thread really are dross players and it still makes me wonder why the likes of Fox and Dim Tim gave them new contracts.  What the hell were they thinking?

[four fornicholl]

Anyone wanting Elphick needs their bumps felt. He can tonight and we'll get the taxi. An absolute bomb scare of a player.

Did he not start the season as captain? And choose the entrance music? He's a shoe-in for a while yet.

[old man villa fan]

I guess we should only judge him once he's got his own squad of players.

Never understood this statement.  A decent manager should not have to rip up a squad when he comes in.  Granted there will be a few replacements by virtue of the fact that the team is probably not doing very well when a new manager is brought in.  If a manager doesn't generally suit the majority of the players already at the club, he is the wrong choice as manager.

[Matt Collins]

Gardner just signed a contract though God knows why we offered that

Agree with the list above. Have pretty much given up on amavi

[olaftab]

I guess we should only judge him once he's got his own squad of players.

Never understood this statement.  A decent manager should not have to rip up a squad when he comes in.  Granted there will be a few replacements by virtue of the fact that the team is probably not doing very well when a new manager is brought in.  If a manager doesn't generally suit the majority of the players already at the club, he is the wrong choice as manager.

Yes we should not wait till he has "his own squad". A Manager is selected by a business to manage it's resources and assets and yield the best results out of those and by adding a few changes. A Manager is not hired to start a new business and scrapping the old one.