Summer transfer madness thread

[gage against the machine]

BBC: "Aston Villa have made their second summer signing by bringing in Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone on a season-long loan."

[ASHTONVILLA]

No a good one

[ozzjim]

Jedinak is vital. Don't let him go please. We need to be able to battle and scrap when the going gets tough. Without him we simply don't do it.

[peter w]

Like we didn't for a a lot of games he was playing in last season?

[ASHTONVILLA]

No a good one

Sorry was relying to the comment about Tsibola who is not as good as Jedi yet.

[Ads]

Tshibola is an odd one. 6 foot 3, big, strong, pretty quick, good passer and change of pace... it must have been an attitude thing with him; young player away from his normal surroundings at a big club, as he has everything bar experience to do well at this level.

He has the mobility that Gardner lacks. I hope he has a good pre season and take the opportunities that come his way.

[Matt Collins]

I'd definitely favour Tshibola over Gardner for all these reasons. But he'd still be down the pecking order

[Tayls_7]

Tshibola did a lovely little rollover against Telford to create space and play McCafu in but in general he showed a lack of application. For a player who is playing for his place at the greatest club he will ever play for it didn't bode well. Bruce, having almost certainly having had the chat should probably f##k him off.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

He did one against Kiddie too. If he can manipulate time and space like this he's going to be invaluable!

[Ads]

How fat and bloated is the squad?

LB: Taylor, Cissokho Amavi
RB: Bree, Hutton, De Laet
CB: Chester, Terry, Baker, Elphick, Richards, Toner

CM: Hourihane, Lansbury, Bjarnason, Veretout
DM: Jedinak, Gardner, Tshibola
Wide/Attacking: Adomah, Green, Grealish, Bacuna

CF: Kodjia, McCormack, Hogan, Gabby, Davis, RHM

Could do with 4 or 5 of them going.

[Matt C]

We could sell a back four-worth from that lot and not miss any of them.

[Tayls_7]

He did one against Kiddie too. If he can manipulate time and space like this he's going to be invaluable!

Ha, thanks Woofles. I wanted it to be the mighty Telford because Kiddie are shite. He did manipulate space. That's what I was referring to.

[ASHTONVILLA]

How fat and bloated is the squad?

LB: Taylor, Cissokho Amavi
RB: Bree, Hutton, De Laet
CB: Chester, Terry, Baker, Elphick, Richards, Toner

CM: Hourihane, Lansbury, Bjarnason, Veretout
DM: Jedinak, Gardner, Tshibola
Wide/Attacking: Adomah, Green, Grealish, Bacuna

CF: Kodjia, McCormack, Hogan, Gabby, Davis, RHM

Could do with 4 or 5 of them going.

All the struck out players here could go without making any difference to the team and its prospects this season. Finances would be a lot better for FFP too. Pity that most of them are on the best contract of their career and may choose to sit put.

[Damo70]

Is there any way we could flog Gabby and get him back on loan for the two games against Small heath?

[tomd2103]

No a good one

Sorry was relying to the comment about Tsibola who is not as good as Jedi yet.

Don't really see Tshibola as a defensive midfielder.  I see him more as one of the two midfielders who would play in front of a DM in a midfield three.