Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[ASHTONVILLA]

And he's already crocked again. RHM sent home along with a couple of others, Hogan also injured.

Injured is Hogans best position.

[brontebilly]

Might be worth pushing Hourihane further forward next season, where Grealish played. Can score and create goals.

Means finding a genuine #8 from the youths or a lucky dip. How far off is Doyle-Hayes? I dread to think Lansbury will be a regular starter for us next term, breathing out his arse after 60 mins...Tshibola will hardly turn around his Villa career at this stage

[VinnieChase84]

Might be worth pushing Hourihane further forward next season, where Grealish played. Can score and create goals.

Means finding a genuine #8 from the youths or a lucky dip. How far off is Doyle-Hayes? I dread to think Lansbury will be a regular starter for us next term, breathing out his arse after 60 mins...Tshibola will hardly turn around his Villa career at this stage

Thor will be a big player for us this season.

Can De Laet play CB?

[wolfman999]

So Bruce and Xia feel it important to be open and  honest with the fans. Funny they didn't feel the need to be so when they were flogging off twenty thousand odd season tickets.

[Steve67]

At least Bruce said he will wheel and deal and look for bargain players.  Not a lot in the coffers but he hasn't said we are closed to incomings. I think most business will be done early August.  Great pity that there seems only one club is in for Grealish. 

[VinnieChase84]

At least Bruce said he will wheel and deal and look for bargain players.  Not a lot in the coffers but he hasn't said we are closed to incomings. I think most business will be done early August.  Great pity that there seems only one club is in for Grealish. 

Will have to be solely loan deals for us then as the window shuts 9th August

[paul_e]

Sheffield United are linked with Hogan, A fair few posters on here would carry him there (*cough* Risso *cough*) if we got an offer of more than about £4m. Personally I'd love him to go if only because it would force Bruce to use RHM who should've got 10-12 games under his belt last season given his form for the U23s.

I stand correct but I don't think RHM even played much more than 12 games for the U23's last season. He spent most of it injured.

15, and given the number of games more importantly he was fit in December. instead of giving him a decent number of sub appearances we go to see Hogan come on and do nothing game after game.

[SoccerHQ]

So Bruce and Xia feel it important to be open and  honest with the fans. Funny they didn't feel the need to be so when they were flogging off twenty thousand odd season tickets.

Had we even played the play off final when most of them were purchased?

[Ads]

So Bruce and Xia feel it important to be open and  honest with the fans. Funny they didn't feel the need to be so when they were flogging off twenty thousand odd season tickets.

Had we even played the play off final when most of them were purchased?

And what difference should it make how good or bad we are?

[brontebilly]

Might be worth pushing Hourihane further forward next season, where Grealish played. Can score and create goals.

Means finding a genuine #8 from the youths or a lucky dip. How far off is Doyle-Hayes? I dread to think Lansbury will be a regular starter for us next term, breathing out his arse after 60 mins...Tshibola will hardly turn around his Villa career at this stage

Thor will be a big player for us this season.

Can De Laet play CB?

Bit short surely? Did he play much on loan last season?

[paul_e]

So Bruce and Xia feel it important to be open and  honest with the fans. Funny they didn't feel the need to be so when they were flogging off twenty thousand odd season tickets.

Had we even played the play off final when most of them were purchased?

And what difference should it make how good or bad we are?

Who cares given the point being made was that there was no suggestion that we were fucked and would be selling our best players if we weren't promoted.

[Villatillidie1982]

So Bruce and Xia feel it important to be open and  honest with the fans. Funny they didn't feel the need to be so when they were flogging off twenty thousand odd season tickets.

Had we even played the play off final when most of them were purchased?

The offer to buy at last season's prices ended long before the season ended, so probably not.

Next season there may only be those early bird season ticket holders, of which I am one, in the ground, apart from a few away fans.

[john e]

Tommy Docs famous line about Villa fans might become a reality

[David_Nab]

Might be worth pushing Hourihane further forward next season, where Grealish played. Can score and create goals.

Means finding a genuine #8 from the youths or a lucky dip. How far off is Doyle-Hayes? I dread to think Lansbury will be a regular starter for us next term, breathing out his arse after 60 mins...Tshibola will hardly turn around his Villa career at this stage

Thor will be a big player for us this season.

Can De Laet play CB?

I suspect Thor will be sold , one of few players at a good age we can sell and not make a loss on ..we have no hope of shifting Jed and Whelan on their contracts and can't afford 3 DM in squad

[brontebilly]

Might be worth pushing Hourihane further forward next season, where Grealish played. Can score and create goals.

Means finding a genuine #8 from the youths or a lucky dip. How far off is Doyle-Hayes? I dread to think Lansbury will be a regular starter for us next term, breathing out his arse after 60 mins...Tshibola will hardly turn around his Villa career at this stage

Thor will be a big player for us this season.

Can De Laet play CB?

I suspect Thor will be sold , one of few players at a good age we can sell and not make a loss on ..we have no hope of shifting Jed and Whelan on their contracts and can't afford 3 DM in squad

Jedinak might have to play centre back the way things are going. 34 next month and after a hard summer. Unlikely to play more than 25 games I suspect, was all he managed last season. We might get away with rotating Whelan and himself again next season. Think both are out of contract next summer