Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Monty]

Yes there was a lot of 'at the end of the day the players aren't good enough' and so on. And many of them really weren't, it's true. But just look at the difference between Smith and Sherwood when it comes to integrating a large number of new players.

[Londonvilla]

Aston Villa have made an approach to sign West Brom winger Matt Phillips, Football Insider understands.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-want-to-sign-west-brom-star/

Not sure about this..........unless it really cheap £2m I don't see the point

[eamonn]

Hogan presumably got a promotion increase on his "eye watering" initial salary. Have there been any comments from Chris Wilder about taking him back to Bramall Lane?  They could afford his wages, I know he didn't rip up trees on-loan there but wasn't he a valued member of the community irksome shit that might make them take him back?

[Londonvilla]

Aston Villa have made an approach to sign West Brom winger Matt Phillips, Football Insider understands.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-want-to-sign-west-brom-star/

Not sure about this..........unless it really cheap £2m I don't see the point

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP‘I’D BE HAPPY TO GET RID AT THE RIGHT PRICE’ – PLENTY OF WEST BROM FANS REACT TO INTEREST IN ALBION ACE

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/id-be-happy-to-get-rid-at-the-right-price-plenty-of-west-brom-fans-react-to-interest-in-albion-ace/

Here, we take a look at how Albion fans have reacted to this news…
Howard Martin
@HJMKent
Probably £8/10m to most clubs, but to Villa £25m! 😜 Seriously though - he's terribly injury prone & is a huge risk for anyone paying a big fee!

[LukeJames]

My Albion supporting mate has a high opinion of Phillips, changing his opinion from win to draw, draw to lose dependant on wether or not he was fit.

However he is hardly ever fit so i'd avoid, but I think its bollocks anyway.

[OCD]

Wouldn't have been surprised if he had been a target if we hadn't got promoted but we did.

[RussellC]

I do think we need 4 wingers, not just to cover injury, but also because there'll be games when the starting wide-men are ineffective (as we saw with El Ghazi last season) and it's the easiest position to make a substitution during the game.

There are serious doubts over whether Andre Green's ready for the Premiership yet, so it wouldn't surprise me if we are looking at another winger- but with it not being as pressing as a striker of a keeper, looking to pick up a 'bargain' like this one.

Ideally, I'd still another left-footer. It still surprises me that we haven't gone for Jarrod Bowen, but at this stage Hull aren't going to let him go cheaply. I wouldn't be at all surprised if we end-up signing Harry Wilson on loan, with an option to buy either in January or next summer...

[RussellC]

Is Walter Benitiz a real person ? The Wiki page is a bit sparse to say the least

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Daniel_Ben%C3%ADtez

If he's not real then give me a fake goalie any day:

After the first few saves I thought "well I would expect anyone to save them" but then some of the latter ones were exceptionally good

Benitez has just tweeted "Las cosas buenas siempre llegan a aquellos que saben esperar." (Good things come to those who wait)...

Read into that what you will. Most of Twitter have decided it means he's on the move...

[cdbearsfan]

Or he's about to drink a Guinness.

[sid1964]

Just read on another site we have made a bid of £11 million for Phillips from the Albion - I hope we are not that stupid!

[robbo1874]

That made laugh- the guiness gag, I mean.

[LukeJames]

Just read on another site we have made a bid of £11 million for Phillips from the Albion - I hope we are not that stupid!

Not a chance, it goes against everything we have done this summer.

[Mister E]

Just read on another site we have made a bid of £11 million for Phillips from the Albion - I hope we are not that stupid!

3-4 years' ago Phillips woud have been a great acquisition. Now? - nah.

[Diablo]

Is Walter Benitiz a real person ? The Wiki page is a bit sparse to say the least

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Daniel_Ben%C3%ADtez

If he's not real then give me a fake goalie any day:

After the first few saves I thought "well I would expect anyone to save them" but then some of the latter ones were exceptionally good

I agree. I found myself watching it at the beginning thinking "stop punching or palming everything and just keep hold of it ffs! Looking at that compilation he appears to have great reactions/reflexes and the ability to recover really quickly from an initial shot/save.

[Three Spires Villa]

Granted transfer fees are barmy, but 11 million, if true for Phillips is way to much