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

[chrisw1]

Primarily a left back but can play centre back.  Could be very useful if he can stay fit - but seems like that's a very big 'if'

[eamonn]

Has Mings got pace? If we're using him as a flanker he'll need a bit of rocket fuel to go with his strength and niggly-bastardism.

[nigel]

apparently Richards is retiring at the end of his contract after failure to recover from injury   in shock

other News well I never !!!

I probably already know the answer, but why not just offer him a settlement now and get him gone?

If he's got to retire due to injury, couldn't we claim on the insurance we must have?

[ChicagoLion]

apparently Richards is retiring at the end of his contract after failure to recover from injury   in shock

other News well I never !!!

I probably already know the answer, but why not just offer him a settlement now and get him gone?

If he's got to retire due to injury, couldn't we claim on the insurance we must have?

Insurance you say.

[aj2k77]

If he's retiring when his contract ends because of injury why hasn't he retired before hand?

[mr underhill]

wasn't there some talk of us  giving him a contract knowing we couldn't get insurance?

[chrisw1]

If he's retiring when his contract ends because of injury why hasn't he retired before hand?

My guess would be we will have offered him a reduced settlement and he will have refused to accept anything less than full payment of his contract, so we will have insisted on him coming training in the hope he would say fuck it at some point and take the reduced amount on offer.

[tomd2103]

Has Mings got pace? If we're using him as a flanker he'll need a bit of rocket fuel to go with his strength and niggly-bastardism.

Think that is a good point Eamonn.  The better modern full-backs are almost like traditional wingers in that they are often in an 1 v 1 situation out wide and are able to beat players in the opposition half.  I've noticed over the past few months, that whenever our full-backs are in a 1 v 1 situation in the opposition half, they often don't even attempt to take on the defender and instead turn back, stopping all attacking momentum.   

[ChicagoLion]

If he's retiring when his contract ends because of injury why hasn't he retired before hand?

They have amortized his contract rather than take a one off hit, if he had an insured  injury I am sure they would have claimed. I would also guess that he has honored his contract by turning up and Villa have continued to enable him to honor his contract to avoid any potential unfair or constructive dismissal claims.

[sickbeggar]

Well it looks like it's going to the wire. Mings would be okay providing he's not broken- we don't need a Richards replacement thank you. Now where's the effing midfielder?

[chrisw1]

Alan Nixon saying Forest now in for Mings too.

[QuintonVilla]

Mings, Cahill and Isaac Hayden all being linked today. Don't know much about Hayden but he can't be any worse than Whelan or Bjarnason surely?

[sickbeggar]

I refuse to believe anyone would choose to work with Roy Keane over Smith if they had a choice. I mean, unless you enjoy the daily threat of violence, all your teammates trying to leave etc...

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Alan Nixon saying Forest now in for Mings too.

Strange one unless Mings is a hoofer.

[mallo]

Cahill would steady the ship, Hayden I have no idea about but he's young and played in the Premiership. Mings would also be a good solid signing. If we got all 3 I would say playoffs would be possible. With 2 maybe. With 1 no.