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

[kippaxvilla2]

I reckon Mings and Hayden for sure tomorrow with Hogan to be completed. Wouldn’t shock me to see one more surprise incoming deal late on.

Salifou

[Ads]

Sylla was the one that made the difference. Brilliant debut at...Reading.

[Dazvillain]

I reported on the thread a couple of days ago that Mings fills most of our criteria and my relatives are ST holders there. After their great result tonight I asked them, having some reasonable level contacts there, to get some quoted re him moving.
At 22;45 I had a text saying we are the most likely destination now.
Talksport announced at 23;00 that he’s coming after turning down forest and derby.

If we do announce him tomorrow along with guys from Watford and toon, I’ll be happy with the windows business

[Dave]

I'd like us to sign Mings just because he'll be the first Villa player that I've played in the same team as.

He was pretty decent.

[eamonn]

Didnt you have some connection to Scott Sinclair too?

[Toronto Villa]

I reckon Mings and Hayden for sure tomorrow with Hogan to be completed. Wouldn’t shock me to see one more surprise incoming deal late on.

Salifou

Or Djemba-Djemba. Maybe all three

[tomd2103]

If it's Mings and on of the midfielders, who would the third be?

Don’t know, but maybe a CB? Or Charlie Austin? Can’t see it myself however he was left out of the Southampton squad tonight so he’s off somewhere.

I could see another CB coming in, though that would make the Hause signing a bit of a strange one. 

[Mister E]

It won't mean a thing if we ain't got that Mings.

One for the old music fans.

GP and the Rumour, one of my faves.

[Dave]

Didnt you have some connection to Scott Sinclair too?

Only a very tenuous one - a mate of mine played in the same boys team as him in Bath, and they'd still occasionally catch up during his Villa days.

They probably still do, I just don't care enough about Scott Sinclair to ask about him anymore!

[sid1964]

Just a question, when we send a player out on loan - we seem to pay 50% + of their wages, why is it when we loan a player from another club (even a premier league club) we pay 100% of the wages and a loan fee?

Who ever has been in charge of us at CEO level, does not do a very good job at negotiating fees and wages -  our current CEO needs to remember we are an average championship club!

[Villan For Life]

Just a question, when we send a player out on loan - we seem to pay 50% + of their wages, why is it when we loan a player from another club (even a premier league club) we pay 100% of the wages and a loan fee?

Who ever has been in charge of us at CEO level, does not do a very good job at negotiating fees and wages -  our current CEO needs to remember we are an average championship club!

Probably because our players are amongst the best paid in the division so smaller clubs need help with the wages. We want players to gain experience so we are open to loan moves but the “borrowing” club need help to meet the wage.

Also we are trying to attract players on loan who will improve our squad so we tend to look in at Loan players from PL clubs who will be on higher wages still.

It’s the same situation in reverse.

[wozwebs]

Aston Villa have made an offer to bring back Preston striker Callum Robinson, Derby and Stoke are also interested.

Would you have him back? Another one we sold too early?

[sid1964]

I could be CEO of the Villa with regards to transfers - it is easy -  we just pay whatever the selling club want!

You have hit the nail on the head with regards to the wages we pay being the best in the division - that is why we can never get rid of anyone deemed "surplus to requirements" and they stay until the end of there contracts - as Paul Merson said "it is easy playing for Aston Villa as long as you have 1 good season in 5 the fans are happy, there is no expectation on continued success"

[Toronto Villa]

I didn’t realize Mings is 6ft 5. How on earth is he a LB and not a straight up CB at that height?

[algy]

It won't mean a thing if we ain't got that Mings.

One for the old music fans.

He's got a lot of potential ... Mings can only get better