Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[LeeB]

I don't wish to speak ill of the dead, but he can bollocks as far as I'm concerned.

[rob_bridge]

I don't wish to speak ill of the dead, but he can bollocks as far as I'm concerned.

Each to their own. Wish or otherwise, you certainly did.

[themossman]

I’d love to know what he thought of wes’ helmet.

[olaftab]

£91 MILLION so far... NINETY ONE MILLION POUNDS.

[Ger Regan]

There are no guarantees when it comes to the sort of rebuilding that we needed to do this summer, but the way we're going about things is how I'd like it to be done. I don't want "knows the premier league" type signings, we're targeting genuine potential. If it fails, it fails, but I'll have no complaints, this is bloody exciting.

[dave shelley]

I’d love to know what he thought of wes’ helmet.

Ooer missus!

[olaftab]

This is a pretty good and balanced assessment on things so far from Sky if you haven’t watched it

https://twitter.com/lassemange/status/1149702927663194112?s=12

Typical SKY w*nking off over the Vilers, just like every time they were on live last year.

Vile pay no VAT on transfers cos of that bloody William as royals hardly do that.

[Toronto Villa]

Haha they've not signed anyone and now members of their board are leaving. They'll be clinging to "The Vile are doing a Fulham or none of these players would be get into our starting XI" more than ever as the panic sets in.

I wonder if their Chinese owners are struggling with the capital flight issue which seems to have buggered all of the other Chinese owners that bought clubs a few years back?

That would be a shame.

I doubt it. They're just about to buy Thomas Cook Travel for £750m.

The Chinese government clampdown on capital moving abroad was not a blanket one, it was aimed at 'frivolous' uses like football clubs.

If the financial taps get turned off at the dog heads the sound made from the explosion of heads will rival the sound made by the disintegration of their ambitions. Because there really cannot be anything more frivolous than investing in some no name team from a West Midlands community that time forgot.

[brentastonb6]

Does anybody else feel like they want a real statement signing or am I just being greedy? Someone that people can really get excited about, a well known talent. A player that makes the rest of the league stand up and say "wow, Villa have got a top player there". Someone who the fans rush to the club shop to get printed on their shirts.

I'd love it if we had a signing like that before the window shuts.

Well we need another proven goal scorer so maybe we just go and pay the proper £200m release clause for Griezman ? 🤔

[Dante Lavelli]

Yeah as soon as I saw buy back I assumed a figure way below likely market rate otherwise what’s the point?

FFP will be a big consideration i’d have thought.

[fredm]

The most interesting thing IMO is that for most of these players (former Smith players excepted) they would have all been scouted and presumably thoroughly checked out some time ago which has enabled us to sort the deals out so quickly. The club look to have really got their act together in relation to this.

[SoccerHQ]

There are no guarantees when it comes to the sort of rebuilding that we needed to do this summer, but the way we're going about things is how I'd like it to be done. I don't want "knows the premier league" type signings, we're targeting genuine potential. If it fails, it fails, but I'll have no complaints, this is bloody exciting.

For the money we've spent I'd have liked 2-3 been there and done it players at reasonable top level. That said there is no right or wrong transfer approach, Fulham last year for example massively overspent on players in areas of the pitch where they were already strong (central midfield and left back). We're understocked in many areas given all the guys we released so 8-9 major signings was always going to happen.

Important we've got them in early and we DS can drill them for next 3-4 weeks so they fit into the formation.

[Matt Collins]

They do

Though something clearly went wrong w kalinic do I hope that was a blip

[olaftab]

Snake could be slithering along the M62 to sign for Everton.

[ChicagoLion]

Snake could be slithering along the M62 to sign for Everton.

I don’t think he would get in our team now.