Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[Des Little]

It does seem rather perverse that we can’t seem to field (or sign) a solitary centre forward, despite all of the resources we have at our disposal. It’s the kind of thing you expect from cash strapped lower league clubs, not a bloody Premier League club.

[PeterWithesShin]

Yes they are, in other threads. And especially on other social media.

Speaking of other social media, I genuinely despair at some of the stuff on Villa Facebook groups.

[aj2k77]

Fantastic owners.Shit recruitment strategy, plunder mid-lower table Euro sides who bump the price up because it's Premier League money and a forward line that currently consists of a winger. Which everyone, almost to a man, said was going to come back to haunt us in the Summer.

[sickbeggar]

People forget the wages aspect with our spending. Yeah you could have spent the same amount on more proven players last summer but lets face it, you want a top tier striker and persuade him to risk coming to us will cost a fortune in wages. Some bloke from Club Bruges like Wesley.......

[Steve67]

Gedson going to Spurs.  Is Wanyama any good? Has Prem experience.

[KevinGage]

Mousa Dembelle (the older midfielder, not the younger forward) is wasting away in China as well.

Might be one to look at, with the salary cap that is due to hit over there.

[PeterWithe]

The salary cap in China only applies to new signings, not existing contracts.

[ozzjim]

We need 2 Premier league quality forwards by next week, 3 by window end. Not one. Our wide forwards are so inconsistent it's killing us. To go into the season so light up front, with no one having played at this level was neglegent of Suso and Purslow. Now we are at the point where the midfield are getting pelters but it's a lot easier to function as a team of you have outlets. We have fucking blackadder saying wibble up top. If we don't buy well now we are done, and it will be a bloody hateful summer watching Jack, Mings and McGinn go to top 6 sides.

[mike]

Dean's post match comments don't make me overly optimistic we're signing anyone.

[Holte L2]

Dean's post match comments don't make me overly optimistic we're signing anyone.

I know. Just listened. Now incredibly concerned.

[Damo70]

We need to bring in two new strikers and hope at least one of them hits the ground running. I wouldn't mind Benteke being one of them as I think he would gel with Wesley, but we couldn't put all our hopes on him given that he has scored a ratio of one goal every five games at Palace. Press rumours suggest we are after Benteke but that may well be just be a lazy guess.

[Damo70]

Dean's post match comments don't make me overly optimistic we're signing anyone.

I know. Just listened. Now incredibly concerned.

What was the gist of what he said?

[PeterWithe]

Well if we get to the end of the transfer window and DS is still here but we haven’t brought in forwards, then I’ll be genuinely perplexed as to what the plan is.

[Des Little]

We had better get one in by Brighton, otherwise I’d start to think we’ve given up already.

[Dazvillain]

Dean's post match comments don't make me overly optimistic we're signing anyone.

I know. Just listened. Now incredibly concerned.

I thought the same, and even worse, he was clearly labelling Suso as the man recruiting.....I think he’s a bit pissed off he’s not got whole say on transfers anyway...... maybe it wasn’t him who wanted Wesley and some others either ?