Summer transfer madness thread

[Gareth]

even McGrath wasn't perfect.

How dare you? Go and wash your mouth out and say 1500 "Hail McGrath".

I repent....although....I was right :-)

[Malandro]

I'm fairly satisfied with the transfer activity, Id rather we did not get involved in last minute madness.

A right sided midfielder would be the icing on the cake, however.

[VILLA MOLE]

I thought we are done on the incomings now ??

[ozzjim]

Shit or not, our squad would be much better balanced right now with Baker in it than not. We don't have a left sided centre half, Chester looks at sea there and Terry looks a worse player on the right than Chester was last season. As such we are now shipping goals despite Johnstone looking bloody good and Taylor being solid enough at left back. To exacerbate the situation there is now no cover for Taylor either.

Meanwhile I see Arry is on a trolley dash, wants 6 in this week and has signed some whiz kid from Chelsea and is close to getting Harlee Dean from Brentford who looked a big hard lump whenever I saw him last season, still, might mean Elphick stays put which come November we could be thankful for.

[passport1]

even McGrath wasn't perfect.

How dare you? Go and wash your mouth out and say 1500 "Hail McGrath".

3

Yes I was just thinking he was as near to perfect as any centre back I've seen in a Villa shirt.

[Damo70]

even McGrath wasn't perfect.

How dare you? Go and wash your mouth out and say 1500 "Hail McGrath".

3

Yes I was just thinking he was as near to perfect as any centre back I've seen in a Villa shirt.

He was as near as perfect as any centre back I've ever seen in any shirt. I remember him having two bad games for us. The fact they stand out in my memory so clearly tells you how brilliant he was in all the other games.

[Percy McCarthy]

even McGrath wasn't perfect.

How dare you? Go and wash your mouth out and say 1500 "Hail McGrath".

3

Yes I was just thinking he was as near to perfect as any centre back I've seen in a Villa shirt.

He was as near as perfect as any centre back I've ever seen in any shirt. I remember him having two bad games for us. The fact they stand out in my memory so clearly tells you how brilliant he was in all the other games.

TWO! You must have dreamt them.

[Damo70]

even McGrath wasn't perfect.

How dare you? Go and wash your mouth out and say 1500 "Hail McGrath".

3

Yes I was just thinking he was as near to perfect as any centre back I've seen in a Villa shirt.

He was as near as perfect as any centre back I've ever seen in any shirt. I remember him having two bad games for us. The fact they stand out in my memory so clearly tells you how brilliant he was in all the other games.

TWO! You must have dreamt them.

Two 3-0 defeats. Home to Wimbledon in 1990 when Fashanu caused him problems and Boxing Day 1992 at Highfield Road when Micky Quinn caused him problems. Although in his book I think he admitted he wasn't in the condition to play that day.

[dave.woodhall]

I don't think he was too clever in the game where Beelzebub score a hat-trick either.

[AVH87]

I'd like to see someone come in who can cover CB/LB before the window slams shut this week. Happy with most other positions now Davis has emerged, Kodjia will be back in a few weeks as will Jedinak.

[Tony Erdington]

Arsenal/arsen, i dont like arsenal, well i dont like anybody outside B6 really. But imo to sell your best player to your rivals is nuts.

[darren woolley]

I must admit selling your best players and not recruiting well in the summer for Arsene is not a very good move.

[Clampy]

Wenger should have called it a day at the end of last season.

[Clark W Griswold]

Yes we still look short of a centre back, left back and big centre forward despite all the players that have come in. Does make you wonder what the point of signing Elhammody and Onamah was (who both look ok) but do we need them? I think with everyone fit I'd play 4-4-2:
Johnstone
Bree
Chester
Terry
Taylor
Snodgrass
Jedinak
Hourahane
Kodjia
Davies
Hogan

Defensive cover we have Hutton, De Laet and Samba, so a bit short. Midfield we could have just said Lansbury, Whelan, Green, Grealish and Adomah which would have been enough and up front we have Gabby and O Hare so need another.

[tomd2103]

Yes we still look short of a centre back, left back and big centre forward despite all the players that have come in. Does make you wonder what the point of signing Elhammody and Onamah was (who both look ok) but do we need them? I think with everyone fit I'd play 4-4-2:
Johnstone
Bree
Chester
Terry
Taylor
Snodgrass
Jedinak
Hourahane
Kodjia
Davies
Hogan

Don't think Jedinak could play in a two man midfield to be honest.  We've tried that already this season with Whelan and he got badly exposed.