Summer transfer madness thread

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Veretout was £6m and Sanchez £2.5m and Baker apparently £4m. Tshibola's wages/most of them being paid by MK Dons, I doubt they'd be paying much in the way of a loan fee.

Where has the 4 million for baker come from?

Both clubs and the bbc reporting undisclosed

It must be a decent fee. I doubt we'd have sold him for 1-2m.

So pure speculation then 

[peter w]

Noooooooooo! Get rid of Elphick and Richards not Baker!

I would keep Baker and Elphick. I think the latter gets too much criticism. As for Richards, he comes into the category of 'I would drive him to a new club and not even charge him for the petrol'.

So you rate Elphick?

[Nelson Lodge]

Good to see The Russian getting a run out

He has just been subbed - injured!! On the receiving end of at least 1 crunching tackle.

[RussellC]

I still think we need another centre-back. If Chester gets injured / suspended we face a pairing of Samba and Terry. We'd have to set our back 4 up on the edge of the 6-yard box.

[peter w]

What about that Baker at Bristol City? I reckon 10m will get him.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

What about that Baker at Bristol City? I reckon 10m will get him.

Bargain and he doesnt get many head injuries either

[eamonn]

Good to see The Russian getting a run out

He has just been subbed - injured!! On the receiving end of at least 1 crunching tackle.

Fuck sake, was really looking forward to him getting a run but he's the new Nathan Baker.

[Tayls_7]

Good to see The Russian getting a run out

He has just been subbed - injured!! On the receiving end of at least 1 crunching tackle.

Fuck sake, was really looking forward to him getting a run but he's the new Nathan Baker.

I'd be happier if he was the new Steve Bull.

[ozzjim]

You have to wonder whether Toner Sulliman and Bedeau have impressed enough for Bruce to accept Baker wanting to go for first team football. De Laet and Bree can also play there as can Jedinak in an emergency.  I think we have enough cover. If Elphick goes then maybe we will go for someone else but even then Chester is pretty robust and Terry/ Samba can manage themselves through the season.

I am much more concerned with the need for a bit more flair and imagination going forward. There has been links to a young attacking mid in Germany who looks very decent but doubt they are true.

[villan from luton]

ozzyjim, would have like Baker as back up, but totally accept he knows he is nowhere near first choice CB. We will sell Elphick (who I was pearled for us to buy after speaking with mate who is Bournmouth season ticket holder). I will probably get knocked back here, but think Elphick with confidence is better than Baker with confidence

[brian green]

Elphick is the worst Villa centre half I have ever seen.  He will hold that prize until we sign Alex Bruce next week.

[manic-road]

Elphick is the worst Villa centre half I have ever seen.  He will hold that prize until we sign Alex Bruce next week.

I think Micah Richards is the worst centre half I have seen in a Villa shirt.

[preston28]

Elphick is the worst Villa centre half I have ever seen.  He will hold that prize until we sign Alex Bruce next week.

I think Micah Richards is the worst centre half I have seen in a Villa shirt.

He may well be one of the worst players in a villa shirt I have ever seen.....?

[brian green]

I excused the perambulating lump aka Micah Richards because he is only a centre back in the fevered brains of himself and Tim Sherwood.  In my hall of infamy his certification as the worst right back ever to dodge the African Car Reverser is Rawlplugged to the wall.

[achilles]

I excused the perambulating lump aka Micah Richards because he is only a centre back in the fevered brains of himself and Tim Sherwood.  In my hall of infamy his certification as the worst right back ever to dodge the African Car Reverser is Rawlplugged to the wall.

... and to think that I was really pleased when we signed him, turned out to be one of the worse signings in our history!