Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[WarszaVillan]

According to the Crewe Manager, Villa and Crewe are to receive a bonus payment from Burnley for Ashley Westwood as he played in half of their games last season. Potentially up to a million with 20% going to Crewe.  Mr pointy is the gift that keeps on giving.

Westwood will be playing in Europe next year, whilst we'll be straining to reach the play-offs in the Championship. We go again.

[Ads]

That £800k covers his initial fee doesn't it? His sale must have covered a lot of ground with FFP as his book value must have been hardly anything come the end.

[footyskillz]

If we signed Lee Cattermole I think I would in all seriousness slash my wrists.

Argh sorry didn't mean to make you feel like that! Just highlighting Bruce signings over years.

This is the man who signed now England International Maguire for Hull. Sam Clucas and Also marauding left back Andrew Robertson from Dundee United so I hope he can unearth a few more young gems though I imagine it was scouts who may have suggested.

Bruce roll call includes

Defenders such as Titus Bramble and Liam Ridgewell. Jon O'Shea and Wes brown

Midfielders  Robbie Savage, Jake Livermoore, Kenny Irons, Stephen Clemence, and Tom Huddles ton and Lee Catermole

Wingers like  James McLean,

Strikers like Gary O'Connor (Like a troubled off field player ) Cameron Jerome  and Frazier Campbell oh and the one and only , Emile Heskey

The most exotic signings all strikers have to be Abel Hernandez, Asomah Gyan and Nicola Jelavic. 

[Monty]

I don't think Bruce is particularly nativist with his signings, to be honest. Going back to his Wigan days he has always shown himself willing to take chances on even obscure signings from abroad.

[old man villa fan]

The thing that hits me about Bruce's signings at whichever club he has been at is the number of them in a short space of time.

If football hadn't moved on from the 70's, you would think there were brown envelopes being passed on.

[eamonn]

His Latin Americans were indeed a great bunch of lads.

[PeterWithesShin]

I don't think Bruce is particularly nativist with his signings, to be honest. Going back to his Wigan days he has always shown himself willing to take chances on even obscure signings from abroad.

Not very often, Valencia was already at Wigan, Rodellega had been an international for a few years, Palacios was recommended by Wenger to Bruce back when he was at sha. Those are often the ones credited to him at Wigan.

[Monty]

I don't think Bruce is particularly nativist with his signings, to be honest. Going back to his Wigan days he has always shown himself willing to take chances on even obscure signings from abroad.

Not very often, Valencia was already at Wigan, Rodellega had been an international for a few years, Palacios was recommended by Wenger to Bruce back when he was at sha. Those are often the ones credited to him at Wigan.

Huh that's interesting. Still, someone like Elmo is not exactly a totally domestic signing initially.

[SoccerHQ]

I don't think Bruce is particularly nativist with his signings, to be honest. Going back to his Wigan days he has always shown himself willing to take chances on even obscure signings from abroad.

At SHA and Sunderland he signed a fair few South American players.

Could be though that the ownership had connections and picked up players for him, think Sullivan signed that Figueroa guy they had so he just sticks to home based players now.

[SoccerHQ]

I don't think Bruce is particularly nativist with his signings, to be honest. Going back to his Wigan days he has always shown himself willing to take chances on even obscure signings from abroad.

Not very often, Valencia was already at Wigan, Rodellega had been an international for a few years, Palacios was recommended by Wenger to Bruce back when he was at sha. Those are often the ones credited to him at Wigan.

He also signed Maynor Figueroa at Wigan and at Sunderland picked up Paulo Da Silva and Marcos Angeleri. Signed Abel Hernandez at Hull.

Bjarni's been his most left field signing since he's been here.

[Dinas_Caerdydd]

high speculation that we are in for snoddgrass . as he was a regular for you last season has he still got it especially in the prem ?

[PeterWithesShin]

I don't think Bruce is particularly nativist with his signings, to be honest. Going back to his Wigan days he has always shown himself willing to take chances on even obscure signings from abroad.

Not very often, Valencia was already at Wigan, Rodellega had been an international for a few years, Palacios was recommended by Wenger to Bruce back when he was at sha. Those are often the ones credited to him at Wigan.

He also signed Maynor Figueroa at Wigan and at Sunderland picked up Paulo Da Silva and Marcos Angeleri. Signed Abel Hernandez at Hull.

Bjarni's been his most left field signing since he's been here.

Most, if not all, of them were already full internationals though so not really obscure, and for a bloke that's been a manager for 20 years it's not many 'out there' signings. Lee Cattermole types are more his thing.

[Monty]

Yes, but given what we know about a real transfer market nativist who once managed us, signing full internationals for other countries is pretty good going.

[footyskillz]

By all accounts bruce is a good egg ! ( An English phrase I have heard and picked up! Whatever!)

However I suspect there have been a lot of recommendations to him over the years and the likes of JT and Snoddy are the ones he goes for whereas others have been put his way.

Maybe he has some preferred agent relations when he's picking up some of those more left field signings.

I can see if Egypt do okay in world cup he could get some of those boys in.

[SoccerHQ]

According to the Crewe Manager, Villa and Crewe are to receive a bonus payment from Burnley for Ashley Westwood as he played in half of their games last season. Potentially up to a million with 20% going to Crewe.  Mr pointy is the gift that keeps on giving.

Westwood will be playing in Europe next year, whilst we'll be straining to reach the play-offs in the Championship. We go again.

Still not really been a regular for them.

More pleased for Lowton, always felt there was a good fullback lurking while he was here and with better coaching at Burnley he proved it last year.