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

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What I don't get about him is how he manages to be 1. a centre forward, 2. Brazilian and 3. tall, and utterly unable to head the ball.

Seemed incapable of timing his jumps. Remarkable.

Even more remarkable knowing that he can't head a ball to save his life, we spent most of last season lumping it up to him.

[Gareth]

Not thrilled about the idea of Thauvin or Harry Wilson.

Think Wilson is mainly good at set pieces, but not very good otherwise. Admittedly this is mainly from what I remember when he was at Derby and I always thought Mount was the much better player. Maybe he's improved since then.

Thauvin looks a bit lightweight, which is what I think is Trezeguet's main weakness. If Trez could bulk up a bit, he could be a real player.

This shows my fear for the window, I literally don’t think there is a single player that we could sign that will be met with universal acclaim;

You sign Benrahma or Watkins & some will criticise that they have only played at Champ level

You sign Eduoard (sp!) and some will say he’s only done it in a pub league

You sign Rashica and some will say he doesn’t want to be here

You sign anyone from Norwich, Bournemouth or Watford they will be showing no ambition buying off relegated clubs

You buy anyone from the Belgian league......LOL!

Belgian league.....LOL

Best post of the day

As long as people have fun with all of this gossip and  speculation I don't have a problem. The issue is when people are a 100% sure that they are right and as a result you are not just wrong your also stupid and you smell and you love the football in the Belgian league

They’ll be dancing round the slag heaps of Charleroi :-)

If you don’t have fun with it in the transfer window silly season then you never can....plus it helps saves some bursting a blood vessel over every fake link

[john e]

The funniest one is people believing ITK twitter accounts that have already admitted they are about 4 different accounts trolling on the making fake shit up.

I was following one of those for a few days took me for a right fool when he signed off KRO

then again I’m the guy who was following Judge Rinder for a while
 only to realise it was a parody account called Judge Rimder
he/she was being very rude

[themossman]

Not thrilled about the idea of Thauvin or Harry Wilson.

Think Wilson is mainly good at set pieces, but not very good otherwise. Admittedly this is mainly from what I remember when he was at Derby and I always thought Mount was the much better player. Maybe he's improved since then.

Thauvin looks a bit lightweight, which is what I think is Trezeguet's main weakness. If Trez could bulk up a bit, he could be a real player.

This shows my fear for the window, I literally don’t think there is a single player that we could sign that will be met with universal acclaim;

You sign Benrahma or Watkins & some will criticise that they have only played at Champ level

You sign Eduoard (sp!) and some will say he’s only done it in a pub league

You sign Rashica and some will say he doesn’t want to be here

You sign anyone from Norwich, Bournemouth or Watford they will be showing no ambition buying off relegated clubs

You buy anyone from the Belgian league......LOL!

Good post. It’s really true, and the best signings in my lifetime have all been bad or at least risky ones ‘on paper’.

You just don’t know until after the event and are reliant on having good people doing the scouting.

[villa `cross the mersey]

I don’t know who Weston McKennie is but he sounds ace. We need to buy him.

He sound like he should be on Stax, touring with Booker T and the MG's.

Play him alongside Memphis Depay

[LeeB]

I don’t know who Weston McKennie is but he sounds ace. We need to buy him.

He sound like he should be on Stax, touring with Booker T and the MG's.

Play him alongside Memphis Depay

Coming to ya, on a dusty road, good crosses, I gotta truckload.

[villa `cross the mersey]

I don’t know who Weston McKennie is but he sounds ace. We need to buy him.

He sound like he should be on Stax, touring with Booker T and the MG's.

Play him alongside Memphis Depay

Coming to ya, on a dusty road, good crosses, I gotta truckload.

Right on brother ..Keep the faith......meeting William Bell at Stax a few years back was totally awesome...

[dave.woodhall]

I don’t know who Weston McKennie is but he sounds ace. We need to buy him.

He sound like he should be on Stax, touring with Booker T and the MG's.

Play him alongside Memphis Depay

Coming to ya, on a dusty road, good crosses, I gotta truckload.

Right on brother ..Keep the faith......meeting William Bell at Stax a few years back was totally awesome...

Having Steve Cropper & Duck Dunn say thank you after a Blues Brothers gig I was running wasn't too bad either.

[Big Ming]

Or hold it up John, it bounced yards off him pretty much every time.  I agree we have to work with him and see how he develops, I'm just not holding my breath.

no in his good games he held the ball up well I thought
in others as you said he looked Gestede like

a proper jeckle & Hyde

What I don't get about him is how he manages to be 1. a centre forward, 2. Brazilian and 3. tall, and utterly unable to head the ball.

Seemed incapable of timing his jumps. Remarkable.

We had the same problem with Crouch when he first joined. Had to teach him when and how to jump.

Going back further, it was the same with Ian Ormandroyd.  Huge lanky guy.... couldn't head for toffee.

Must be a Villa thing. We just assume that if they're tall enough they'll be good enough.

[Steve67]

Had any of us heard of Milot Rashica or Weston McKenzie before this window?  Genuine question as I hadn't. Are they really any good and genuine targets with Dean saying he wants Prem experienced players?

Callum Wilson. I would like us to sign him.  I think he'd be good for us.

[Steve67]

Booker T and the MG's. BEST.BAND.EVER.

[john e]

Had any of us heard of Milot Rashica or Weston McKenzie before this window?  Genuine question as I hadn't. Are they really any good and genuine targets with Dean saying he wants Prem experienced players?

Callum Wilson. I would like us to sign him.  I think he'd be good for us.

I hadn’t heard of either of them
but I’m not a good barometer of knowing much

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Doucoure from Watford would be good to give us legs, strength and a goal threat from midfield, he’s been linked with a move away for around £25m

[LeeB]

Had any of us heard of Milot Rashica or Weston McKenzie before this window?  Genuine question as I hadn't. Are they really any good and genuine targets with Dean saying he wants Prem experienced players?

Callum Wilson. I would like us to sign him.  I think he'd be good for us.

I had, but only through Champ Manager, although the database is compiled from scout reports and has been a pretty good tool for spotting unknown youngsters that are stars a few years down the line.

And Tonton Zola Moukoko.

[LeeB]

Doucoure from Watford would be good to give us legs, strength and a goal threat from midfield, he’s been linked with a move away for around £25m

I suggested that few weeks back, good player and I think he's compliment the others well.