Deano’s wishlist - the Jan transfer speculation/guaranteed nonsense thread

[damien]

Lot's of Gary Cahill talk yesterday afternoon. i think getting Jack back and someone like GC would be perfect for an end of season assault on the play-off's

[footyskillz]

Sorry GC isnt a Smith or Villa signing at this time .
Bruce would have had him as he does love an experienced player.
Firstly for Smith style of play doesn't suit as one of his  weakness would be his passing.
And then there is the profile of player villa want to sign and Cahill is aged, not match fit , lacks pace.

The only way this happens if JT gets involved and it's a short term loan.

However I think GC may want something more substantial as he would be out of contract on summer.

Nice idea but really don't see it happening.

[JJ-AV]

Maybe we are keeping our powder dry until the summer when Smith can really bring in the players he wants and offload some. Draw a line under this season and give it a proper go next with his squad.

Although I think Smith can do that and I think we'd have a great shot at promotion next year, and I'm not in any rush to get out of the Championship (it's been enjoyable). I'd be gutted to lose Tammy and Jack.

Saying that, there's no guarantees we'd keep them if we do go up.

[brian green]

Sorry but I have hated every nano second of relegation from the Premiership.  I have found nothing whatsoever pleasurable about being a mid table second division club.

[OCD]

It's really up to Cahill and what offers may be on the table. He might quite like the idea of coming back and helping us back into the Premier League, be that this year or next. It's a long shot I grant you but you never know.

[mike]

Sorry but I have hated every nano second of relegation from the Premiership.  I have found nothing whatsoever pleasurable about being a mid table second division club.

It is shit.

[frank black]

The football in our division is pretty awful and as each season goes by the gap in quality seems to widen.

[Steve67]

Sorry but I have hated every nano second of relegation from the Premiership.  I have found nothing whatsoever pleasurable about being a mid table second division club.

I couldn't agree more.  Every win feels hollow at this standard despite winning being the only thing that will take us upwards.  It's so frustrating being down here and I'm desperate to rub shoulders with the big boys, especially with these owners.  What an absolute shambolic way we have been run over the last 8 years or so.

[Villa75]

Sorry but I have hated every nano second of relegation from the Premiership.  I have found nothing whatsoever pleasurable about being a mid table second division club.

Agreed.

If we'd smashed the division first time of asking, and showed we still belonged in the top division, I could have just about enjoyed the first season. But this is tedious, drawn out, shite.

[curiousorange]

The Championship is enjoyable provided you're not in it. If you are, you'd better be a team steamrollering the rest because if not it's frustrating, badly-officiated and full of petty manufactured rivalries.

[paul_e]

In the next few days there will be loads of players being tossed around. Loans galore I imagine because permanent deals will be stupidly priced. Instead I reckon we will get one permanent in and the rest in and out will be loans with options to buy.

The problem with this window is that most teams will have just played their 8th match in 5 weeks, it means loads of clubs just want o concentrate on games and get to the end of the month before they really think about transfers, particularly if the players involved are actually involved in the first team at their current club.

Personally I'd love for the 2nd and 3rd weekends of January to be cleared and the window to be restricted to the 'break' so everyone can concentrate on it, get some mid-season training done (probably in a camp somewhere a bit warmer) and come back and concentrate on playing again without all the silliness. They've already changed the summer window so doing something to tidy up this one would make sense really.

[sid1964]

If we are losing £300k per week then how can we afford to buy anymore players and pay then stupid salaries each week?

I thought that FFP will have to kick in soon for us?

[mr underhill]

I'll be surprised if we spend any more money in this window on transfer fees. At best, one or two further loans, then a massive clear out in the summer, with results between now and then determining whether Dean presides over that rebuild or not.

[Nunkin1965]

The Championship is enjoyable provided you're not in it. If you are, you'd better be a team steamrollering the rest because if not it's frustrating, badly-officiated and full of petty manufactured rivalries.

My thoughts entirely.
Boy are we paying for absolute shite business decisions and basket case management.
Something which is impossible to reverse quickly.

[walsall villain]

Sorry but I have hated every nano second of relegation from the Premiership.  I have found nothing whatsoever pleasurable about being a mid table second division club.

I suppose we all want to see our team competing at the top but I haven’t minded watching us in the championship. At least it’s competitive. I absolutely hate the fact that the same 6 teams dominate the premier. When I think back on all the years I’ve watched Villa, I have fond memories of the 2 years in the old division 3. For me the key is doing well in whatever division we are in.