Summer transfer madness thread

[SoccerHQ]

I think we may he overreacting somewhat. Loads of Villa players end up at Small Heath or Smethwick when they are in decline.

True, but this is Gareth Barry going to Albion who are in a league above us.

This is the stuff that happens due to the monumental mess we've made of things last 7 years.

He'd have never chosen them over us if we were still in the premier league.

[paul_e]

I cannot believe with the fucking mundane dribble that we serve up every week and yet people think Wilshere is crap! Seriously, come on!!!!

For me it's not about being good or not, he's a twat and would be the 6th central midfielder Bruce has signed, this picking names out of a fucking hat approach to management is pathetic.

[SoccerHQ]

Wilshere's a decent player but he's another one like Terry I really find hard to like and it's uneasy seeing them playing for my club....particularly as they don't actually improve us and make us win a bleeding game.

Just makes me slowly more disconnected to the club bottom of the league and filled with dislikeable players, might pop down Solihull Moors next home game. 3-3 tonight at Damson Park.

[Steve67]

Paul, Wilshere, at this standard would be an immense signing, a coup. My only problem with it would be the guy coaching him.

[SoccerHQ]

Paul, Wilshere, at this standard would be an immense signing, a coup. My only problem with it would be the guy coaching him.

He isn't a match winner though, he barely scores goals. Odomah's a decent lad judging from his early appearances but again not the sort who's going to win games on his own.

I'm at a loss as to who we need to sign. Start of the season has knocked the stuffing out of me and it seems like we're in terminal decline again.

[paul_e]

Paul, Wilshere, at this standard would be an immense signing, a coup. My only problem with it would be the guy coaching him.

He might well be, doesn't stop him being a twat but that's really not the point, he's not the type of player we're screaming out for and he plays in a position where Bruce has made a lot of signings already.  We really shouldn't be letting him make any more changes to the squad because it's just spending money that his replacement is going to need.

[cdbearsfan]

We need cheating twats. He was good enough for Bournemouth and they're on a different level to us at the minute. You can question his injury record, sure. I can't believe anyone is trying to suggest that he wouldn't be good enough to get in the worst midfield I've ever seen play for us.

[Clampy]

I've never really had Wilshere down as a twat, he's just nowhere near as good as he's made out to be and not what we need now.

[brontebilly]

we need to get our heads out of the idea that we can buy our way out of trouble.

we have tried since being relegated and are getting worse.

the only way out is hard work on the training ground and a coherent game plan put together that everyone is clear on.

We urgently need to get competitive games into the likes of Lyden, O'Hare, Davis and RHM, even if on short term loans.

[SoccerHQ]

We need cheating twats. He was good enough for Bournemouth and they're on a different level to us at the minute. You can question his injury record, sure. I can't believe anyone is trying to suggest that he wouldn't be good enough to get in the worst midfield I've ever seen play for us.

I thought he was pretty underwhelming at Bournemouth tbh. They had better form when he got injured.

In any case no chance he'd drop down to championship in world cup year. A prem team will take him on the last day of the window I'd imagine.

[adrenachrome]

Usain Bolt having a trial with Burton, and you thought we were bonkers 

We signed a tennis player under the estimable SGT2.

[Chris Jameson]

Have we somehow been linked with Wilshere now? I'm not a fan but he's still far too good to end up at Villa.

[PeterWithesShin]

More chance of me playing for us this season than Wilshere I reckon. He's in the final year of his contract so Arsenal will be looking for a sale rather than a loan and he's on a reported 80-90K a week.

[tomd2103]

Still desperately need a centre forward and left winger.  We are fast running out of options in those two positions already. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Still desperately need a centre forward and left winger.  We are fast running out of need a useful player in those two positions already. 

Fixed.