Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[saunders_heroes]

I thought that Terry was looking at Sporting. Is that link dead now ?

Maybe,  but I can’t see Terry taking the piss out of Villa fans like that.

[Chris Jameson]

Fine upstanding gentleman that he is.

[Axl Rose]

Why is Terry coming back?

I thought he'd retired or something.

We are very shaky at the back this season, but I wish we had a better plan than tempting back John fucking Terry.

Move on.

It'll be a happy day when people like Steve Bruce and John Terry are no longer associated with the club I love.

[itmustbe_it is!]

Why is Terry coming back?

I thought he'd retired or something.

We are very shaky at the back this season, but I wish we had a better plan than tempting back John fucking Terry.

Move on.

It'll be a happy day when people like Steve Bruce and John Terry are no longer associated with the club I love.

Thing is there's no possibility of a better plan till window opens in January now - cant even recall Elphick or Suliman until then. Can only bring in a current free agent and I'd way prefer Terry than Huth or Collins or the others being mentioned, not least for his presence in the dressing room and his guiding hand on Jacks shoulder when he's being kicked to f*ck, not to mention his word in the refs ear about that.

I just couldn't imagine such a spineless collapse as we saw against Sheffield with JT in the team or even in the dressing room. I'd drive him back myself just now to be honest

[mr underhill]

well said. I loathed the guy at Chavski but when he came to us he showed the club huge respect

[Axl Rose]

That's fair enough, both.I can't argue with any of the above points.

[achilles]

Shit creek without a paddle, springs to mind!

[jwarry]

Why is Terry coming back?

I thought he'd retired or something.

We are very shaky at the back this season, but I wish we had a better plan than tempting back John fucking Terry.

Move on.

It'll be a happy day when people like Steve Bruce and John Terry are no longer associated with the club I love.

How can we move on if the alternative is half a season with Jedinak calamities?!?  We need him and if he gets him he might just save Bruce’s job as the team would be even stronger than last year

[boozey182]

Why is Terry coming back?

I thought he'd retired or something.

We are very shaky at the back this season, but I wish we had a better plan than tempting back John fucking Terry.

Move on.

It'll be a happy day when people like Steve Bruce and John Terry are no longer associated with the club I love.

Thing is there's no possibility of a better plan till window opens in January now - cant even recall Elphick or Suliman until then. Can only bring in a current free agent and I'd way prefer Terry than Huth or Collins or the others being mentioned, not least for his presence in the dressing room and his guiding hand on Jacks shoulder when he's being kicked to f*ck, not to mention his word in the refs ear about that.

I just couldn't imagine such a spineless collapse as we saw against Sheffield with JT in the team or even in the dressing room. I'd drive him back myself just now to be honest

I seem to remember a pretty spineless collapse, at a crucial moment, away at Norwich last year. Of which Terry was a major contributor. Plus I think we've come back from losing positions to win matches more times this season than last already.

I'm not saying that he won't help improve us at the moment, but I really do think his influence is exaggerated. It's outrageous that we should be so desperate for a centre back in September though. I appreciate we didn't have the most orthodox of summers, but there must have been better options that a 38 year old that hasn't had a pre-season, and was starting to make silly mistakes last year.

Personally, I'd prefer Collins. He's much better in the air, younger, has played a higher level more recently and will pose more of a threat from set pieces.

[chrisw1]

I would much prefer Terry.  We know he has an affinity for the club and whether he's slowing down or not we had one of the best centre back partnerships in the league last year and I can't help thinking that once he's regained match fitness it would be a far better option than Jedinak or Collins.

Of course referees fawning to him would help on 50/50 decisions too.

If the wages are sensible I'd be delighted to see him back.

[sickbeggar]

Why is Terry coming back?

I thought he'd retired or something.

We are very shaky at the back this season, but I wish we had a better plan than tempting back John fucking Terry.

Move on.

It'll be a happy day when people like Steve Bruce and John Terry are no longer associated with the club I love.

Thing is there's no possibility of a better plan till window opens in January now - cant even recall Elphick or Suliman until then. Can only bring in a current free agent and I'd way prefer Terry than Huth or Collins or the others being mentioned, not least for his presence in the dressing room and his guiding hand on Jacks shoulder when he's being kicked to f*ck, not to mention his word in the refs ear about that.

I just couldn't imagine such a spineless collapse as we saw against Sheffield with JT in the team or even in the dressing room. I'd drive him back myself just now to be honest

I seem to remember a pretty spineless collapse, at a crucial moment, away at Norwich last year. Of which Terry was a major contributor. Plus I think we've come back from losing positions to win matches more times this season than last already.

I'm not saying that he won't help improve us at the moment, but I really do think his influence is exaggerated. It's outrageous that we should be so desperate for a centre back in September though. I appreciate we didn't have the most orthodox of summers, but there must have been better options that a 38 year old that hasn't had a pre-season, and was starting to make silly mistakes last year.

Personally, I'd prefer Collins. He's much better in the air, younger, has played a higher level more recently and will pose more of a threat from set pieces.

Ours or theirs?

[Clark W Griswold]

Collins is wank!

[Axl Rose]

Why is Terry coming back?

I thought he'd retired or something.

We are very shaky at the back this season, but I wish we had a better plan than tempting back John fucking Terry.

Move on.

It'll be a happy day when people like Steve Bruce and John Terry are no longer associated with the club I love.

How can we move on if the alternative is half a season with Jedinak calamities?!?  We need him and if he gets him he might just save Bruce’s job as the team would be even stronger than last year

You make some valid points, but I don't want him to save Bruce's job. I don't want Bruce anywhere near the club. He's just not doing a very good job.

[itmustbe_it is!]

Why is Terry coming back?

I thought he'd retired or something.

We are very shaky at the back this season, but I wish we had a better plan than tempting back John fucking Terry.

Move on.

It'll be a happy day when people like Steve Bruce and John Terry are no longer associated with the club I love.

Thing is there's no possibility of a better plan till window opens in January now - cant even recall Elphick or Suliman until then. Can only bring in a current free agent and I'd way prefer Terry than Huth or Collins or the others being mentioned, not least for his presence in the dressing room and his guiding hand on Jacks shoulder when he's being kicked to f*ck, not to mention his word in the refs ear about that.

I just couldn't imagine such a spineless collapse as we saw against Sheffield with JT in the team or even in the dressing room. I'd drive him back myself just now to be honest

I seem to remember a pretty spineless collapse, at a crucial moment, away at Norwich last year. Of which Terry was a major contributor. Plus I think we've come back from losing positions to win matches more times this season than last already.

I'm not saying that he won't help improve us at the moment, but I really do think his influence is exaggerated. It's outrageous that we should be so desperate for a centre back in September though. I appreciate we didn't have the most orthodox of summers, but there must have been better options that a 38 year old that hasn't had a pre-season, and was starting to make silly mistakes last year.

Personally, I'd prefer Collins. He's much better in the air, younger, has played a higher level more recently and will pose more of a threat from set pieces.

Yep, there were plenty better options then, but we either chose not to take any of them or circumstances conspired against us/players changed their mind last minute , then we compounded that by some stupid decisions with outgoing loans, leaving us woefully short now with very few options.

Fair enough about Collins, definitely better option than continuing with Jedi . I'd take Terry personally but not totally averse to Collins

[The Edge]

I know its been done to death on here but Jesus wept. 5 games in and out of a cup and we're looking at bringing in James bleeding Collins to plug our defence. How many games would him and or Terry miss through being clapped out? We are a laughing stock in football thanks to Bruce

I've told you a million times. Do not exaggerate.

Fair enough I'll amend it to "our defence is a laughing stock in football" thanks to Bruce.