Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[SirSteveUK]

I could see one of them at Stoke

Don’t think it will be Whelan..lol

[JJ-AV]

I'd be looking at Vorm and Hernandez on frees. James Collins maybe if Terry doesn't want to stay or we can't afford him.

Wait and see what the loan market opens up for the rest of them.

Loan out Lansbury/Hogan - they'll be worth a few quid if they get some form somewhere else. Sell Gardner and Bjarnasson.

That would leave us with something like:

Vorm
Elmo - Chester - Collins - Taylor
Whelan - Hourihane
Adomah - Grealish - Kodjia
Hernandez

Steer - Elphick - Bree - Jedinak - Green - O'Hare - Davies

That's definitely good enough to be top 6 if fit. And the sales of Gardner and Bjarnasson and no longer paying Snodgrass, Terry, Gabby, Samba and Bunns wages you'd hope we'd be able to add 2 quality loan players should they materialise.

[JJ-AV]

It is absolutely infuriating to think that Richards and McCormack will take in excess of £4m off the club over the next 12 months.

[Steve67]

Carles Gil has moved to Spain full time then!  One out, several more to go.

[mr underhill]

make that about 20.

[Mister E]

I'd be looking at Vorm and Hernandez on frees. James Collins maybe if Terry doesn't want to stay or we can't afford him.

Wait and see what the loan market opens up for the rest of them.

Loan out Lansbury/Hogan - they'll be worth a few quid if they get some form somewhere else. Sell Gardner and Bjarnasson.

That would leave us with something like:

Vorm
Elmo - Chester - Collins - Taylor
Whelan - Hourihane
Adomah - Grealish - Kodjia
Hernandez

Steer - Elphick - Bree - Jedinak - Green - O'Hare - Davies

That's definitely good enough to be top 6 if fit. And the sales of Gardner and Bjarnasson and no longer paying Snodgrass, Terry, Gabby, Samba and Bunns wages you'd hope we'd be able to add 2 quality loan players should they materialise.

James fookin Collins ...
No thx.

[sickbeggar]

It is absolutely infuriating to think that Richards and McCormack will take in excess of £4m off the club over the next 12 months.

richards i just don't understand. surely if you have an problem that is career ending you retire and get a payout from insurance. Did we ignore medical advice when we signed him?

[ASHTONVILLA]

It is absolutely infuriating to think that Richards and McCormack will take in excess of £4m off the club over the next 12 months.

richards i just don't understand. surely if you have an problem that is career ending you retire and get a payout from insurance. Did we ignore medical advice when we signed him?

There is obviously no major medical issue, he is just shit and unfit. I don't think insurance covers being shit.

[sickbeggar]

It is absolutely infuriating to think that Richards and McCormack will take in excess of £4m off the club over the next 12 months.

richards i just don't understand. surely if you have an problem that is career ending you retire and get a payout from insurance. Did we ignore medical advice when we signed him?

There is obviously no major medical issue, he is just shit and unfit. I don't think insurance covers being shit.

nah even if you were bobbins and unfit, you'd still play for the reserves. There's something serious there and i wonder if they didn't pick it up at his medical but went ahead anyway and are now stuck without insurance to pay him off.

[Lastfootstamper]

There isn't any reserve football any more, is there?

[sickbeggar]

okay, a kick around outside villa park then? As far as i know he hasn't played anywhere. Even the fat kid with the glasses gets picked occassionally

[Mossie Hennebry]

I remember St. Pat's in Dublin sacking a midfielder in the mid noughties (or 'The Boom' as it is affectionately known) for being fat. He tried to sue, and the case was thrown out!

Edit: It was the early days of 'The Bust':

https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/sacked-for-being-too-fat-26461322.html

Edit: Club were deemed to have acted incorrectly and had to come to some agreement with the (ex) player:

https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/saints-the-sinners-in-keane-sacking-26466483.html

[tomd2103]

Jedinak and Whelan would be minimal sale fees as they only have a year left to run on contract. Expire this time next year.

Both will be on decent wages though Skillz, so getting at least one of them off the books would still save some money even if the transfer fee was pretty minimal.  I think Pulis for one would definitely take Jedinak.

We need one of your annual free agent updates Skillz to see who is out there to be snapped up.

[KevinGage]

Yes, what is Jason Scotland up to.

[sickbeggar]

Grealish linked to Man U in the Sun. Looks completely made up to be fair even by their standards


https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/6394171/manchester-united-jack-grealish-aston-villa/