Summer transfer madness thread

[KRS]

It really is madness when you have Villa fans saying that Jack Wilshere isn't good enough for us...even whist we're languishing 23rd in the Championship. Absolutely mental.

[cdbearsfan]

Quite.

[manic-road]

It really is madness when you have Villa fans saying that Jack Wilshere isn't good enough for us...even whist we're languishing 23rd in the Championship. Absolutely mental.

Exactly, would he get into our first team? Of course he would, he's a quality player who would interest many a Premier League club.

[JUAN PABLO]

I was thinking at least Wiltshire will get the ball to the strikers and then I remembered Bruce is the manager and he does not now how to get our midfield to create chances for our strikers .

[tomd2103]

It really is madness when you have Villa fans saying that Jack Wilshere isn't good enough for us...even whist we're languishing 23rd in the Championship. Absolutely mental.

Exactly, would he get into our first team? Of course he would, he's a quality player who would interest many a Premier League club.

He's also a massive injury risk and we've been stung like that before. 

[cdbearsfan]

The only thing that puts me off is his injury record.

The good news is that Wilshere, with a broken leg, would still be faster than Whelan.

[aj2k77]

Glenn Whelan, fucking hell. I can't think of anything else to say about him.

[JUAN PABLO]

Wenger has said Wiltshire is staying so lets do our best to get Crouch in and see more hoofing.

[aj2k77]

At least with Crouch it will be viable hoofing.

[Damo70]

Crouch would do a good job for us this season. So would Wilshere, Arsene Wenger and injuries permitting.

[David_Nab]

Geordie local press linking us with move for Jack Colback ...because he is exactly want our one paced shot shy midfield needs ....

[steamer]

He was linked earlier
please do not let this be another useless addition to our toothless midfield.
Not good for Geordies, why would we want him.
Also injury prone

[Chris Jameson]

Geordie local press linking us with move for Jack Colback ...because he is exactly want our one paced shot shy midfield needs ....

As soon as I saw he was out of favour at Newcastle I had the sinking feeling he'd be in a Villa shirt sooner or later.

[ChicagoLion]

A midfield of Whelan Jedi and Colback, that would set the pulses racing.

[Proposition Joe]

I was thinking at least Wiltshire will get the ball to the strikers and then I remembered Bruce is the manager and he does not now how to get our midfield to create chances for our strikers .

This is exactly it. On paper our midfield should be able to create chances, Hourihane and Lansbury did at their previous clubs. But all we can do is get out wide to players who can't cross, and even if they could there's no one in the box who thrives on crosses.  All the opposition needs to do to stop us creating any chances at all is protect the flanks. Nothing comes through the middle.