Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[JUAN PABLO]

Leeds fans on twitter convinced Phillips is on his way to a medical at Villa ?!

I hope so.

The c*** with the funny hair, as I called him at Elland Road, is a very good player.

He wil be a top 4 club player in a few seasons. Lets hope its us

[eamonn]

Saints fans seem split on Taggart going by a thread they have on him on one of their forums. Good cross on him and likes to get forward apparently but not the fastest and defensively suspect. Did chuckle at one of them posting that he would still be a big improvement on the "mince" Neil Taylor. It's been a while since I've read what other fans think of our players.

[OCD]

Saints fans seem split on Taggart going by a thread they have on him on one of their forums. Good cross on him and likes to get forward apparently but not the fastest and defensively suspect. Did chuckle at one of them posting that he would still be a big improvement on the "mince" Neil Taylor. It's been a while since I've read what other fans think of our players.

At last we have a coaching staff that can improve players so if he's defensively suspect, we can work on that.

[KevinGage]

Saints fans seem split on Taggart going by a thread they have on him on one of their forums. Good cross on him and likes to get forward apparently but not the fastest and defensively suspect. Did chuckle at one of them posting that he would still be a big improvement on the "mince" Neil Taylor. It's been a while since I've read what other fans think of our players.

At last we have a coaching staff that can improve players so if he's defensively suspect, we can work on that.

Mebbe. But it's one of a few positions where I'd prefer to see someone who can come in and hit the ground running. Same with the DM role. Not convinced one season of decent form from Phillips at Leeds is enough - and definitely not at the prices seen mentioned.

[villan from luton]

I have to say I trust this managers judgement of a player and think he should deserve that chance by anyone

[AsTallAsLions]

Leeds fans on twitter convinced Phillips is on his way to a medical at Villa ?!

On what basis...? Probably just on the wind-up hoping to create some fake news. This is Leeds fans we're talking about, after all.

[KevinGage]

I have to say I trust this managers judgement of a player and think he should deserve that chance by anyone

I'm sure you could dig through various transfer threads when O'Dreary, O'Neill, Lamberk etc were in charge and find similar offerings at various stages in their early years (not singling you out VFL, I've seen others say that as well),

Phillips might be worth a punt in the hope that he can make the transition to the topflight.

But £20-30 million for that punt is fucking nuts.

I'd hope we're a bit more together than that and walk away at anything north of £13-14 million.

[CT]

Fee agreed of £14m for Matt Target of Southampton according to a few journos on Twitter.

If it's true, can I be the first to say "Welcome Matt".

[AVH87]

Fee agreed of £14m for Matt Target of Southampton according to a few journos on Twitter.

If it's true, can I be the first to say "Welcome Matt".

Seems a bit high for someone on their bench, not been able to dislodge Bertrand. Never completely a full Prem season often plays about half the games, hopefully he's ready now to play one and kick on.

[andyh]

I think we need to get out of the ‘seems like a high price’ mindset.
For a start we all know premier league numbers are not based in reality. In the 3 years we have been out of it I am guessing all kinds of players have gone for what we would consider stupid money, but the PL is what it is. £20m is the new £5m it seems.
It’s what we have to do if we want to play with the big boys.

Secondly, if our management team and owners want to do a deal for a player I trust them to do the right thing for the club.
I trust the current incumbents, far more than any of the last couple of owners.

[eamonn]

True but I don't want to see us fucked with high earners that we have to take haircuts on if we get relegated and need to sell.
We're likely going to end-up spending as much as Fulham did last summer at this rate and the "most valuable game in football" - the play-off final, again becomes the game where you have to spend all the earnings won just to give yourself a chance of lasting more than one season in the top flight.
Meanwhile more mediocre players and their handlers get rich. Can't we stay in Division 2 or join the women's league/somewhere where money doesn't reign supreme?

[aev]

That is bonkers money - we are going to burn through an awful lot of cash at this rate.

[Ads]

What do you propose we do instead?

[frank black]

That is bonkers money - we are going to burn through an awful lot of cash at this rate.

We’ve been gone too long. This is an average fee for this quality (mid table) player. Sadly it’s not expensive anymore

[mr underhill]

exactly - a so called Bristol City ITK over on VT thinks we are close to a deal for Adam Webster - a revised bid of £20m has been rejected but something like £23m will seal it. So  hang on to your seats Villa fans if you think the Target fee was bonkers.