Summer transfer madness thread

[Gareth]

Think deadline day is going to be a bit depressing at Villa - more about thinking 'ouch' at the players others can buy.

I had hoped that all Bruce's whinging about 'not having had millions to spend' was a bit of a bluff to try and get one decent money deal in the bag but that now looks non existent.

Scattergun approach to the previous two transfer windows has obviously bitten hard now.

Let's just hope some of the remaining deadwood is shed tomorrow.

[Ads]

We have Kodjia and Hogan, with a very promising Davis.

We have Grealish, Snoddy (Snoddy), Adomah, Elmo, Green, Hourihane, Lansbury.

Strikers and attacking midfield options coming out our ears. There's enough fire power there to out gun anybody in this league if deployed correctly.

[QuintonVilla]

Fulham in for Forestieri aswell. Just give them the title now.

[Brend'Watkins]

We have Kodjia and Hogan, with a very promising Davis.

We have Grealish, Snoddy (Snoddy), Adomah, Elmo, Green, Hourihane, Lansbury.

Strikers and attacking midfield options coming out our ears. There's enough fire power there to out gun anybody in this league if deployed correctly.

Correct.  You could even add RHM if he could get himself fit. Run with what we have and get hem all playing to a system that suits.

[Ads]

Fulham in for Forestieri aswell. Just give them the title now.

Wednesday fans want him gone.

[cdbearsfan]

I reckon we are fine, in terms of options, apart from we need a back up left back.

[Tuscans]

Sky are reporting that Fulham have offered 15m but Newcastle want 20m. It's absolute madness.

It is but let's be honest, we'd be asking the same for Kodjia.

I would want Benteke money for Kodjia if any premier league club came in for him with all their riches now.

[saunders_heroes]

Small Heath sniffing around Barry Bannan. Hope he tells 'em where to go. A step down from Sheff Wed.

[eamonn]

Onouha, Snodgrass and Terry's combined transfer values would be well over £10m were they in contract. Having them on-loan/short-term deals makes it easy for Bruce to say we haven't spent much. They were all players coveted by him and presumably other managers and he now has them at his disposal for the/his foreseeable future. He managed to sign them largely thanks to our ''name'' and ability to pay decent wages.

And for once, I'm glad we've got a glut of players on short-term/loan deals such as the above and Whelan/Johnstone. It means we're less financially exposed if we don't get promoted this season. If we do go up we'll have the money to be in a higher class of market to sign better players.

[Clampy]

I reckon we are fine, in terms of options, apart from we need a back up left back.

I'd agree with that unless he's planning to use either Bree or young Mitch Clark.

[Richard E]

Fulham in for Forestieri aswell. Just give them the title now.

He hasn't managed to win the title single handedly for Sheffield Wednesday over the last few years. 

[RussellC]

I still think we really need a centre-back, especially if Elphick leaves. I've said it before, but we're a James Chester injury away from disaster. I frequently wake-up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night having dreamed about Terry and Samba playing together at the back. 

[Clark W Griswold]

One more in then. After watching the impact a ball holding centre forward had against Norwich, I hope it's Crouch. We can't rely on Davies all season and Crouch is a master at it. I still think he'd wade in with goals too.

[eamonn]

I frequently wake-up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night having dreamed about Terry and Samba playing together at the back. 

Really? That's wrong.

[RussellC]

I don't want to alarm anyone, but I'm 99% certain that Stephen Kelly is currently training with us, having seen both Lansbury and Agbonlahor's latest Instagram posts...