Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[robleflaneur]

I definitely don’t think Kodjia, AEG and Trez are enough.

I didn't mean to give the impression that we should rely solely on those 3 ,another option is required but our biggest weakness has been how open we have been.
3 centre backs and attacking wing backs could solve that problem.It's all about getting points rather than hard luck stories.Palace have prospered with somebody called Ayew as their leading striker with 5 and Zaha as their flair player.

[Ads]

What’s Omar Cummings doing these days?

He got shot by that kid didnt he?

[PeterWithe]

I always rated Glen Murray but I agree that we should probably be looking at someone a little more youthful.

[brontebilly]

Simon Dawkins?

[Holy Trinity]

Hamdallah doing the rounds on Twitter with a fee agreed of 7m.  Goal a game in Saudi league which I assume is pants...29 though..

His scoring record over the last few years has been great! I would take him as a punt

I would take Josef Martinez from Atlanta Utd. The level in the MLS has gone up and he's got pace and scored a load of goals and is a current international.
People get a bit sniffy about the MLS, but it's better than the Saudi league.

I think I suggested martinez in the summer. A bit small in stature but pace to burn!

[PeterWithe]

I keep being told that the owners are wanting big names here, I’m not sure that gadges from the Saudi, US Leagues and Brighton’s stiffs are going to cut it.

[rougegorge]

Hamdallah doing the rounds on Twitter with a fee agreed of 7m.  Goal a game in Saudi league which I assume is pants...29 though..

His scoring record over the last few years has been great! I would take him as a punt

I would take Josef Martinez from Atlanta Utd. The level in the MLS has gone up and he's got pace and scored a load of goals and is a current international.
People get a bit sniffy about the MLS, but it's better than the Saudi league.

I think I suggested martinez in the summer. A bit small in stature but pace to burn!

Yes, and pace is something we are definitely lacking

[pauliewalnuts]

Why would we, when struggling with a near total lack of pace up front, think adding a 53 year old Glenn Murray would improve things?

If we end up making that sort of signing then it would smell of accepting relegation not totally unlike the way the lack of trying in the January window of our last relegation season did. 

[themossman]

If I’m being super generous, a lump up front who can get on the end of crosses is something we don’t have and would give us another option. But I’d want 2 viable options ahead of him.

[mike]

I was kind of hoping for something more positive by now, to be honest.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Glen Murray would be a contender for worst ever signing, and most disappointing signing. Would chalk it off as bollocks but this is Villa so it is possible.

He wouldn't be in the Worst 50 signings of the last 10 years.

He's scored 25 Premier League goals in just over 2 seasons.  He'd cost relatively little on loan, and he seems to be an honest pro.  Also has experience which we are lacking.

If we get Murray AND another attacking option who can run (like Bowen), that might be enough to keep us up.

[Damo70]

I don't see why Brighton would let Murray go to another team who they are competing with to stay up when the transfer fee for him would be relative peanuts. Especially given the financial difference of staying up and going down.

[brentastonb6]

In the highly unlikely event that a player not already linked with us through any media outlet or this thread signs for us tomorrow would they be eligible to play against Leicester on Wednesday?

[brontebilly]

It wouldn't be a signing to excite but Paddy McNair was a young player with a lot of potential a few years back. Had injuries and a move to Mordor(Sunderland) wasn't ideal. But seems to be going well at Middlesboro now and played very well v Spurs at weekend. Only 24, very good athlete and would be well suited to playing in a back 3 or possibly midfield. Boro seem to be in cost cutting mode with Randolph leaving so think he would be a decent signing for us.

[SoccerHQ]

I was kind of hoping for something more positive by now, to be honest.

Guess it's the usual of going after better targets and they're not simple ones to complete. Just checked and we signed Darren Bent on January 17th 2011 so halfway through that window and Carew and Young came at the end of the January 2007 window (all making me feel old now as I remember the excitement of those days more than many games in those actual seasons....and many since!)

Anyway the only issue I have is surely the attraction of playing in cup semi final and firing us to Wembley could've surely tempted someone decent by now e.g. we started working on a deal or two in December.

It's important we do something by this time next week otherwise we'll be very undercooked in the final third going into the Brighton and Watford games which wouldn't be clever at all.

The idea that Kodj who's been ignored most of the season is suddenly going to be leading the line in some of the key games this month does seem to sum up our muddled thinking regarding the strikeforce ever since Tammy got recalled by Chelsea the moment the play off final finished.