Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[PeterWithesShin]

AVTransfers guy saying 2 medicals booked for tomorrow

Joe Bryan and ?

McGinn as been mentioned.

[auntiesledd]

Villa linked to Negredo according to Brum Mail and other sites, at 32 he doesn't fit into the young player bracket.

Cue Bruce repeating the ol' "you can never have too much experience" chestnut. 

Lets criticise for something he hasn't said about a player we are not buying...

I'm here all week.

[Olneythelonely]

AVTransfers guy saying 2 medicals booked for tomorrow

Joe Bryan and ?

McGinn as been mentioned.

Yes. That medical bloke on Twitter has named both of them.

[brian green]

McGinn is the new Benni McCarthy.  A player you somehow feel was destined for VP.  Like Tony Cascarino.

[auntiesledd]

McGinn is the new Benni McCarthy.  A player you somehow feel was destined for VP.  Like Tony Cascarino.

Nice.

His name is also very close to one of my Road Racing heroes (John McGuinness), so if that isn't another ringing endorsement - I don't know what is!

[Steve67]

What a different feel about the club and its prospects now eh? 

Important not to compare McGinn to Grealish, if the latter does leave.  Hope we get both the Bryan and McGinn deals done.  Also hope to see a couple go too.  Albert peaked imo, let him go for a decent fee, if Boro want him or Kodjia, I wouldn't mind a swap for Assombalonga.

[ozzjim]

With the way Bruce plays you would be better off with Gestede back. Assombolonga always looks out of shape to me, and we have a prolific short fat striker already.

[Dazvillain]

Lots of midfielders already at club can’t get a game and we’re buying more, but surely our desperation dept is strikers. Lots mentioned but no arrivals at training ground or rumours of medical as booked.....should we be concerned ?

[ozzjim]

The Man City lad looks handy if we get him. And Ojo would be a good loan out wide, this allowing Green to possibly play through the middle. If Kodjia rediscovers a bit of confidence, Green has shown he can play through the middle, Hogan is still here, Davis is still here and we could be getting the kid from Man City, plus RHM and Knibbs we have a fair few strikers. Just got to get them going a bit.

[Small Rodent]

McGinn and Bryan have their medicals tomorrow.

Got Creeque Alley in my brain now,

McGinn and Bryan just a gettin higher,
At VP you know where that’s at,
And no one’s gettin fat except Ross McCormack

Something similar went through my head too!

[tomd2103]

The Man City lad looks handy if we get him. And Ojo would be a good loan out wide, this allowing Green to possibly play through the middle. If Kodjia rediscovers a bit of confidence, Green has shown he can play through the middle, Hogan is still here, Davis is still here and we could be getting the kid from Man City, plus RHM and Knibbs we have a fair few strikers. Just got to get them going a bit.

None of those mentioned are the type of striker we need though.  As last night showed again, we play a lot of long balls up to the striker and we need someone with a physical presence who can hold the ball up.

[Villaininexile]

Can't quite work this out. Why do we have money to spend. Can only think a deal for JG is done, and we are keeping quiet to help our negotiating position 're Bryan etc. Otherwise FTP could have us in Unibond South.

[ozzjim]

The Man City lad looks handy if we get him. And Ojo would be a good loan out wide, this allowing Green to possibly play through the middle. If Kodjia rediscovers a bit of confidence, Green has shown he can play through the middle, Hogan is still here, Davis is still here and we could be getting the kid from Man City, plus RHM and Knibbs we have a fair few strikers. Just got to get them going a bit.

None of those mentioned are the type of striker we need though.  As last night showed again, we play a lot of long balls up to the striker and we need someone with a physical presence who can hold the ball up.

Hence my Gestede comment. We need a target man.

[PaulWinch again]

With the way Bruce plays you would be better off with Gestede back. Assombolonga always looks out of shape to me, and we have a prolific short fat striker already.

Gestede was a dreadful target man, he attacked a ball well but couldn’t hold up play at all.

[Steve67]

Hugill is a decent forward if we need a target man.   I have a feeling Bruce still wants Sam Gallagher but Mark Hughes doesn't want to let anyone out on loan.