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

[john e]

you can accuse the Villa recruitment staff and owners of a few things if you look hard enough
 but being penny pinching is not one of them

[Steve67]

you can accuse the Villa recruitment staff and owners of a few things if you look hard enough
 but being penny pinching is not one of them

Maybe not last season when they had no choice but to bring in loads of players.  But, from what it appears to be this season, I think we are being a bit too careful.  We seem to be trying to bring in a third choice keeper and are negotiating hard for a couple of other players.  We need to get on with it.

[Clampy]

“Suggestions he prefers a move to nufc”. Maybe he’s one of those rabid Villa hating Coventry fans? To be fair I’ve never met one who isn’t.

I've never met a nice South African.

[Ads]

I have.

Sky Sports bod saying he doesn't believe Wilson prefers Newcastle, he just wants to be back in the Premier League. Makes sense as Newcastle as skint, have Wor Fat Head in charge and are dreary dreadful no hopers.

[Pat Mustard]

you can accuse the Villa recruitment staff and owners of a few things if you look hard enough
 but being penny pinching is not one of them

Maybe not last season when they had no choice but to bring in loads of players.  But, from what it appears to be this season, I think we are being a bit too careful.  We seem to be trying to bring in a third choice keeper and are negotiating hard for a couple of other players.  We need to get on with it.

Last season they had no choice as we literally didn’t have 11 first team players to start the season with at one point. This year aside from one or two positions we do have enough players, and the key now is making sure the money we do spend has the most effect.

I keep saying it, but why are we so desperate to spend over £20 million on someone like Wilson who had a worse scoring record than Wesley last season, if in a couple of weeks time that £20 million means we can’t afford an Edouard or an Abraham?

[Risso]

“Suggestions he prefers a move to nufc”. Maybe he’s one of those rabid Villa hating Coventry fans? To be fair I’ve never met one who isn’t.

I've never met a nice South African.

They’re an arrogant bunch of bastards who hate black people.

[Stu]

“Suggestions he prefers a move to nufc”. Maybe he’s one of those rabid Villa hating Coventry fans? To be fair I’ve never met one who isn’t.

I've never met a nice South African.

They’re an arrogant bunch of bastards who hate black people.

And smell like baboons

[ChicagoLion]

I work with a South African, top bloke.

[kippaxvilla2]

I’ve met a man from Kathmandu who claimed to have two willies.  Strange bloke.

[N'ZMAV]

“Suggestions he prefers a move to nufc”. Maybe he’s one of those rabid Villa hating Coventry fans? To be fair I’ve never met one who isn’t.

I've never met a nice South African.

They’re an arrogant bunch of bastards who hate black people.

I work with a South African lady - she's sound.

[Diablo]

“Suggestions he prefers a move to nufc”. Maybe he’s one of those rabid Villa hating Coventry fans? To be fair I’ve never met one who isn’t.

I've never met a nice South African.

They’re an arrogant bunch of bastards who hate black people.

And smell like baboons

Except for Breyten Breytenbach

[kippaxvilla2]

Definite age gap showing here.  Those that have never heard of the greatest song ever produced by Spitting Image and those that have.

[kippaxvilla2]

Closely followed by learn to speak Arapaho and climb inside a dog.

[Big Ming]

you can accuse the Villa recruitment staff and owners of a few things if you look hard enough
 but being penny pinching is not one of them

Maybe not last season when they had no choice but to bring in loads of players.  But, from what it appears to be this season, I think we are being a bit too careful.  We seem to be trying to bring in a third choice keeper and are negotiating hard for a couple of other players.  We need to get on with it.

Perhaps we don't have first,second and third choices.

Maybe we have options who we think could do the job well and who we expect to get at something around our valuation.

[The Edge]

Met three South Africans in the Villa Tavern when the rugby world cup was on at Villa Park. All 3 were fucking huge. A great time was had by all. Top blokes tbf and by the end of the night all became honorary Villa fans. They fell in love with Villa Park. They'd all bought stadium memorabilia. The one and only time I met a South African.