Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[Dave]

Being a full back at Villa is a weird task. You get someone like Hutton who is adored and treated like a footballing God when in reality he's so average in every possible way it's untrue.

Average probably puts him in our top three left backs of the last half decade.

[Axl Rose]

I think Hutton is crap, effort or not.

He was dreadful under McLeish and Lambert, and on the left with his cut inside nonsense, it slows down every attack.

Get Bree in at right back, get a proper left back signed, and start playing players in their correct positions.

Is it really so difficult to do?

[mr underhill]

I's rather see Elmo at right back to be honest, especially now we have two new wingers in and Albert looks done. Bree as back up, fine.

[john e]

Being a full back at Villa is a weird task. You get someone like Hutton who is adored and treated like a footballing God when in reality he's so average in every possible way it's untrue.

Average probably puts him in our top three left backs of the last half decade.

d

he'd be in the overachievers bracket

[robleflaneur]

you can't possibly fuck off a guy who scores regularly from midfield. As for the rest on that list, put them into the hands of a decent coach and they'd do an adequate job in the Chumps.

Spot on.

[sirlordbaltimore]

you can't possibly fuck off a guy who scores regularly from midfield

Hence the 'Fuck em all off bar Conor'

But he does flatter to deceive despite the odd goal i think we can all acknowledge that

[Clark W Griswold]

I'd keep De Laet too. Hourahane is a great one to have off the bench but too inconsistent to be first choice in a promotion chasing side. We have always had far better results once Jedinak is in that midfield and fully fit and I think McGinn has to be his partner based on how he's started his Villa career. With Bjarnasson in reserve too and Whelan as an additional insurance we look well stocked in centre midfield.

[PeterWithesShin]

Tshibola has joined Kilmarnock on a season long loan.

[RussellC]

Tshibola has joined Kilmarnock on a season long loan.

What an utterly bizarre transfer that's turned out to be.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Tshibola has joined Kilmarnock on a season long loan.

What an utterly bizarre transfer that's turned out to be.

Back with Steve Clarke, the man that brought him to the Villa.

[mr underhill]

I wonder how much of that fee actually went to Reading? Really strange decision to spunk £5m on a guy who was always on loan to Hartlepool or some  such  footballing backwater

[PeterWithesShin]

Always? He had that one 5 month loan spell at Hartlepool before we signed him, all his other loans have been as a Villa player. I don't think there was anything dodgy about the signing, just that Clarke obviously rates him.

[jwarry]

Brice saying he would love to bring s couple in but he’s aware of the 5 team sheet rule so he would always be juggling his squad, eh?!?

Wonder if Bree’s performance last night has changed his thinking an made a new striker the absolute priority?

[KevinGage]

Omar Bogle, Benedikt Rocker and Patrick Funk still available.

[mr underhill]

they've all just joined Brentford