Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[Villafirst]

That's it, help a promotion rival! Complete lunacy if true....

[Duncan Shaw]

It would indeed be crazy

[VILLA MOLE]

**BREAKING***

Aston Villa attempting to hijack Middlesborough's move for Albert Adomah.

(Stolen from Twitter)

very good

[Duncan Shaw]

The mere fact that the three clubs linked with Albert are Boro, Leeds and WBA suggests other managers feel he has what it takes at the top end of this league to deliver.  Bruce seems to be swinging like a drunk scouser at closing time in trying to put a squad together with any sensmblance of strategy and balance.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Adomah in talks with Boro

Loan or sale? Strange if true.

If we're loaning a (good) player to our championship rivals, having replaced him with two loan players one of whom is an unknown quantity and one on his way back from long term injury, it isn't strange, it's just stupid.

Unless the one we're supposedly loaning out has been utter mince for the past 6 months. Which we all know Albert has.

If it happens then it'll be a loan with a buy clause involved for sure as he's out of contract in less than a year.

I reckon he threw his toys out the pram with regards not being offered a new deal and that's why his form has been beyond wretched since.

[davidb]

The mere fact that the three clubs linked with Albert are Boro, Leeds and WBA suggests other managers feel he has what it takes at the top end of this league to deliver.  Bruce seems to be swinging like a drunk scouser at closing time in trying to put a squad together with any sensmblance of strategy and balance.

nailed on to score the winner in the playoff final against us

[SheffieldVillain]

Adomah in talks with Boro

Loan or sale? Strange if true.

If we're loaning a (good) player to our championship rivals, having replaced him with two loan players one of whom is an unknown quantity and one on his way back from long term injury, it isn't strange, it's just stupid.

Unless the one we're supposedly loaning out has been utter mince for the past 6 months. Which we all know Albert has.

If it happens then it'll be a loan with a buy clause involved for sure as he's out of contract in less than a year.

I reckon he threw his toys out the pram with regards not being offered a new deal and that's why his form has been beyond wretched since.

So taking your reason for his poor form into account then, we're loaning him to a championship rival where he will be playing for a permanent deal and therefore probably motivated back into his previously excellent form.

[sirlordbaltimore]

So taking your reason for his poor form into account then, we're loaning him to a championship rival where he will be playing for a permanent deal and therefore probably motivated back into his previously excellent form.

and if that happens it'll show he wasn't giving his best here and we were right to bin him.

if we lose Albert and those saved wages help us bring in Abraham (for example) i wont be crying myself to sleep tonight

[footyskillz]

Adomah in talks with Boro

Here we go again

Where is this ?! What is this .

Is that 100% true.

[tomd2103]

With Green having already gone out on loan, Adomah going would leave us a bit short on wide options (unless Kodjia is going to play wide if Abraham arrives).  It seems all hasn't been well between him and Bruce for a while. 

[eamonn]

Adomah in talks with Boro

Here we go again

Where is this ?! What is this .

Is that 100% true.

Hopefully Dave Woods is behind this story.

[paul_e]

So taking your reason for his poor form into account then, we're loaning him to a championship rival where he will be playing for a permanent deal and therefore probably motivated back into his previously excellent form.

and if that happens it'll show he wasn't giving his best here and we were right to bin him.

if we lose Albert and those saved wages help us bring in Abraham (for example) i wont be crying myself to sleep tonight

Or that we'd be better keeping him and binning Bruce.

[mr underhill]

reality check - Adomah's last good game for us was against Wolves - and I'm a fan. Letting him go wouldn't be the end of the world providing Abraham comes in - I can then see Kodjia reverting to the left. Of course if that doesn't play out, its stupid.

[footyskillz]

Bruce has said this morning live in his press conference  that " Albert is a struggle has a back injury we'll see how he is " and that "there'll all train today"

Does this talk sound like a man who is leaving or not part of honest Bruce plans?

 Further I say when Steve Bruce was asked on outgoings today live in press conference

He says" Tommy Elphick in conversation  to hull on loan"

And spoke of Green to Portsmouth " vitally important young players to go get experience"


Absolutely NOTHING from Steve Bruce on Albert leaving villa .

But I figure as did say that "it's only 10 oclock "

So ok anything could happen but I'll wait and see shall we before jumping in on this that Albert is leaving 
 

On incomings Bruce said we believe we are close to something but we'll see what happens

[paul_e]

reality check - Adomah's last good game for us was against Wolves - and I'm a fan. Letting him go wouldn't be the end of the world providing Abraham comes in - I can then see Kodjia reverting to the left. Of course if that doesn't play out, its stupid.

reality check - moaning about being short of wingers, loaning 2 in and then loaning the 2 you had back out is fucking stupid, even if the 2 were struggling for form.