Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[BegbieAV]

Get George Curtis back

[David_Nab]

Sun reporting Bruce want's Terry back but has to persuade the owners , easier if you dispense of all but one CB , and the CB you loan you play at RB ...

For me Terry would improve the organisation of the defence and would be better than Jedinek but he was creaking last season and with no preseason it will take him weeks if not months to get up to speed.

[BegbieAV]

James Collins

[clash city rocker]

James Collins

Joan Collins as manager

[XXVilla]

James Collins

Joan Collins as manager

Phil Collins In the Air...

[Steve67]

Tony Cascarino in the air........

[Grande Pablo]

James Collins

Joan Collins as manager

Phil Collins In the Air...

Bootsy Collins will get us back in the groove...

[The Edge]

Have we forgotten that Terry was starting to deteriorate towards the end of last season and his lack of pace was often exposed.
Yes, he was great for most of the season, but bringing him back now smacks of desperation and appeasement.

Is/was the young and hungry stipulation out the window now, because it suits?

Jedinak is poor at CH, but I think a soon to be 38 year old with no pre season will be just as poor.

I would, however like us to consider bringing him in in a coaching capacity and to install some obviously missing team spirit.

We are desperate for a centre half. He does need to appease the snarling crowd. Terry & Huth would both be a huge improvement on Jedinak at cb then again so would my mom. The fact that we find ourselves in this position 5 games into the new season beggars belief.

[Nev]

I firmly believe Terry's time with us has come and gone. It worked to a point and he was a big influence on the side. A return to repeat the trick is risky, but if Bruce does want him and he's trying to persuade the owners it would explain Jedinak's role and the departure of Elphick which is a bit of ****** trick in my book.

I've pretty much lost patience with Bruce now. I stated that the two games in Sheffield and Blackburn would define his future, I think he's 50% out of the door.

[ozzjim]

Trouble is even at less power than last season, Terry is still streets better than Jedinak, but more importantly due to his organisation and leadership, will pull the likes of Hutton and Chester into the right places, and have us playing as a unified back line, not 4 complete strangers. That will in turn mean the midfield is more solid. It is sad that a near on 38 year old is needed for this, but we have no leadership on the field. We would be picking him to lead the other 10 as much as anything else. I reckon it would be a player/ coach arrangement too.

[Steve67]

Bringing John Terry back is yet more evidence that Bruce is stuck in a bygone age.  Terry was brilliantly influential last season but we could all see Villa getting deeper and deeper because his legs went towards the end of the season.  There is no choice but to be a makeshift move as he probably won't last half a season, shall we say January, when and if Bruce is allowed to sign the Aberdeen guy.  Yes, he tried to bring in a centre back before the window shut, but this smacks of panic to me.  It could well be that Bruce hands Terry his job as Manager with this move.

[KevinGage]

James Collins

That's just crack talk.

He was mince as far back as 2012.

[KevinGage]

Terry might struggle against the genuinely decent forwards or teams with movement. 

But there is so much dross in this league he'll be fine for the majority of games.

[paul_e]

I firmly believe Terry's time with us has come and gone. It worked to a point and he was a big influence on the side. A return to repeat the trick is risky, but if Bruce does want him and he's trying to persuade the owners it would explain Jedinak's role and the departure of Elphick which is a bit of c***s trick in my book.

I've pretty much lost patience with Bruce now. I stated that the two games in Sheffield and Blackburn would define his future, I think he's 50% out of the door.

Not just a c***s trick but an overused one as well.  First window he threw ross under a buscto get Hogan. Last summer we got the 'i was going to build a team around Jack' crap to get snoddy. In jan he made a big stink about Davis to push for Grabban. He always does it, any problem is solved by asking for more money to throw at it and anything that he can create a problem from is fair game.

[andyh]

Got a problem ? Don’t try managing your way out of it, just bring in another player.
38 you say ? legs on the way out ?
Fuck it, it’s all about rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in.

Dinosaur football management at it finest.