Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Hairbandinho]

Is it just claret and blue specs or does that team look capable of finishing above Sheff U, Norwich, Brighton, Newcastle, Southampton, Palace, Burnley, Bournemouth, and even Watford, Wet spam and Wolves ?

Yes. Realistically unless everything goes perfectly we won't finish above Wolves for one, and probably a few other of those teams. That's not me saying we will go down, just there is a really big gap to jump with the league now.

[Ads]

I think Wolves will struggle as it stands. 12 fit senior players going to China for their tour, with 4 out, Europa League football and a manager who doesn't rotate.

[mr underhill]

porno dwarfs now in for Maupay.

[The Edge]

It's an old cliche but we just need to avoid relegation. Anything else is a bonus. We can kick on from there.

[Villafirst]

porno dwarfs now in for Maupay.

Maupay said he would like to work with DS again. He'll sign for us if we agree a fee. Wet spam can do one....

[old man villa fan]

porno dwarfs now in for Maupay.

Maupay said he would like to work with DS again. He'll sign for us if we agree a fee. Wet spam can do one....

Sounds like Hogan all over again.

[ozzjim]

Maupay is much, much stronger than Hogan. He has the mastered what has to be known as the "McGinn arse move" where he shoves it in and rolls the man. For a low centre of gravity he reminds me a bit of Aguero, just obviously not as good. Would love him at Villa.

[old man villa fan]

Maupay is much, much stronger than Hogan. He has the mastered what has to be known as the "McGinn arse move" where he shoves it in and rolls the man. For a low centre of gravity he reminds me a bit of Aguero, just obviously not as good. Would love him at Villa.

Sorry, meant when we wanted Hogan and West Ham stepped in and probably pushed the cost up.

[ktvillan]

Is it just claret and blue specs or does that team look capable of finishing above Sheff U, Norwich, Brighton, Newcastle, Southampton, Palace, Burnley, Bournemouth, and even Watford, Wet spam and Wolves ?

It depends on how good the new players really are and how well they adapt to the PL.  We don't really know that yet about any of them. On paper it looked very positive when we brought in Amavi, Ayew Veretout, Guye etc. They all turned out to be decent players but other factors, mainly Sherwood,  made it a disaster of a season. Smith's track record of finding good players and being able to coach them indicates things should turn out a lot better this time, and I'm reasonably optimistic we will do ok without setting the world on fire. 

[chrisw1]

A big if, but, if it comes off as expected in the next few days or so;

                    Heaton
Guilbert  Engels   Mings   Targett
                      Luiz
Trezeguet Grealish McGinn El Ghazi
                     Wesley

Subs:  Steer, Hause, Konsa, Kodjia, Jota, Elmo,  Hourihane

Pace, Height, flair in that squad. 

Looks good, but that right hand side will need to gel and get used to the English game very quickly

[ozzjim]

Oh yeah. Porno shit bags.

Surely we can temp Brentford with a a romantic return of Hogan

[Concrete John]

Is it just claret and blue specs or does that team look capable of finishing above Sheff U, Norwich, Brighton, Newcastle, Southampton, Palace, Burnley, Bournemouth, and even Watford, Wet spam and Wolves ?

It depends on how good the new players really are and how well they adapt to the PL.  We don't really know that yet about any of them. On paper it looked very positive when we brought in Amavi, Ayew Veretout, Guye etc. They all turned out to be decent players but other factors, mainly Sherwood,  made it a disaster of a season. Smith's track record of finding good players and being able to coach them indicates things should turn out a lot better this time, and I'm reasonably optimistic we will do ok without setting the world on fire. 

The other factor is that these new players are coming into a happy dressing room and a team playing well that’s full of confidence and positivity.  Not the train wreck of a club we were around Sherwood’s time.

[andyh]

Nixon on Twitter now saying we are favourites to sign Maupay.

Yes please.

[andyh]

Trying to keep up, so if rumours are to be believed we should still expect to see all of these come in.

Heaton
Engles
Luis
Trezeguet
Maupay.

Blimey (not a player, just a comment) !

[Steve67]

I think Maupay has a touch of Dean Saunders about him.  Good movement, sharp.  I would defo like him in the squad.