Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[Border villan]

With Jota gone hopefully we can move on AEG, Landsbury and a couple of goalkeepers to make room for a couple of last minute surprises to our 25.

[ozzjim]

Fun watching Manure getting gouged by anyone and everyone in the market.

Desperation must be setting in at the World's biggest football club.

Still, they did manage a Grealish/Sancho consolation prize in Beeky.

Who have they not signed now?

Re Jota, I imagine a Lansbury one of these might be on the way.

[Damo70]

Not alota of jota left.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2020/october/Villa-announce-Jota-departure/

Strange, but good luck to him

Alan Curbishley, Chris Sutton, Jota. That is what you get when you buy a player from Small Heath 

[Big Ming]

Fun watching Manure getting gouged by anyone and everyone in the market.

Desperation must be setting in at the World's biggest football club.

Still, they did manage a Grealish/Sancho consolation prize in Beeky.

Who have they not signed now?

Re Jota, I imagine a Lansbury one of these might be on the way.

Some Portuguese I never heard of. Club holding out for £20M. Sky Sports News this am.

[brontebilly]

Surprised we couldn't get some kind of nominal fee for Jota from a championship club. Not a prem player by any stretch of the imagination but thought his couple of cameos in the cup this season were decent. Strange signing from Smith really, never gave the slightest impression he was capable of making the step up. We would be better off doing likewise with Lansbury as there isn't a hope anyone will come in for him.

[algy]

Fun watching Manure getting gouged by anyone and everyone in the market.

Desperation must be setting in at the World's biggest football club.

Still, they did manage a Grealish/Sancho consolation prize in Beeky.

Who have they not signed now?

Re Jota, I imagine a Lansbury one of these might be on the way.

Some Portuguese I never heard of. Club holding out for £20M. Sky Sports News this am.

You can imagine them ringing up club after club ...

"Can we have Harry Kane?"
"If you give us £150m"
"Er, we've got 50p and a Steve Guppy sticker from 1998?"
"No, you're alright"

"Hello, is that PSG?"
"Oui, who is it?"
"It's Man Utd. Can we have Neymar please?"
"For £300m, yes"
"Well, we've got 50p and a 1998 Steve Guppy sticker..."
"No thanks"

"Hello, is that Benfica?"
"Yes, who is it?"
...

[Tayls_7]

Fun watching Manure getting gouged by anyone and everyone in the market.

Desperation must be setting in at the World's biggest football club.

Still, they did manage a Grealish/Sancho consolation prize in Beeky.

Who have they not signed now?

Re Jota, I imagine a Lansbury one of these might be on the way.

Some Portuguese I never heard of. Club holding out for £20M. Sky Sports News this am.

You can imagine them ringing up club after club ...

"Can we have Harry Kane?"
"If you give us £150m"
"Er, we've got 50p and a Steve Guppy sticker from 1998?"
"No, you're alright"

"Hello, is that PSG?"
"Oui, who is it?"
"It's Man Utd. Can we have Neymar please?"
"For £300m, yes"
"Well, we've got 50p and a 1998 Steve Guppy sticker..."
"No thanks"

"Hello, is that Benfica?"
"Yes, who is it?"
...

I'd swap 50p and the Steve Guppy sticker (why do they have a Steve Guppy sticker?) for an Eusebio autograph.

[jwarry]

I never believed we were going to be in for him and get him when linked yesterday  but Marc Roca from Espanyol is going to Byaern Munich.

I see Buendia is starting v Derby for Norwich with Cantwell left out.

Unfortunate hearing about AEG and Lansbury having to leave social media due to all the reckless and ugly comments being thrown at them

I do feel AEG is on his way out this window

I do also feel Villa will be in for a striker too

Dean has already said there is no truth in the Roca rumour

[dave.woodhall]

I never believed we were going to be in for him and get him when linked yesterday  but Marc Roca from Espanyol is going to Byaern Munich.

I see Buendia is starting v Derby for Norwich with Cantwell left out.

Unfortunate hearing about AEG and Lansbury having to leave social media due to all the reckless and ugly comments being thrown at them

I do feel AEG is on his way out this window

I do also feel Villa will be in for a striker too

Dean has already said there is no truth in the Roca rumour

Dean and I speak the same language

I doubt it.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I never believed we were going to be in for him and get him when linked yesterday  but Marc Roca from Espanyol is going to Byaern Munich.

I see Buendia is starting v Derby for Norwich with Cantwell left out.

Unfortunate hearing about AEG and Lansbury having to leave social media due to all the reckless and ugly comments being thrown at them

I do feel AEG is on his way out this window

I do also feel Villa will be in for a striker too

Dean has already said there is no truth in the Roca rumour

Dean and I speak the same language

I doubt it.

I hope not.

[eamonn]

El Ghazi and Lansbury been hounded off Twitter by Villa people apparently.

[KevinGage]

That's idiotic if true.

Lansbury has done next to nothing in a Villa shirt, admittedly. And on big wages that sticks in the craw.

But El Ghazi played a big part in us coming up.  And even if he was underwhelming for most of last season, his second goal sealed our first home win last year when we were on the defensive and he still chipped in with crucial goals and assists at various stages. In a season where we stayed up by one point I wouldn't be minimising his contribution.

He shouldn't be a guaranteed starter but he hasn't reached his ceiling as a player and additional competition might push him on.  I don't see how clogging up his social media feed with insults is going to help.

[PaulWinch again]

Sadly Twitter predominantly seems to be a place where morons can express their views, on a variety of subjects, with impunity.

[oldtimernow]

Sadly Twitter predominantly seems to be a place where morons can express their views, on a variety of subjects, with impunity.

depends which side of the fence is occupied

[Mister E]

Sadly Twitter predominantly seems to be a place where morons can express their views, on a variety of subjects, with impunity.

You're referring to the President of the US and leader of the free world, I presume.