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

[pauliewalnuts]

I am not fussed about Wilson in particular.

I am fussed that we have only signed a championship full back.

Do we ever learn?

[aj2k77]

So there's obviously a problem. We arent run by complete morons who would approach the season willingly like this. So what is the problem?

Money? Almost certainly not, since day one the owners have gone above and beyond with the amounts they've invested.

Purslow? Can't close the deals or sell the club. Possible.

Smith? An unattractive proposition. An unheard of manager off the back of a season long relegation fight.

Scouting? Not finding the bracket of players in the bracket of clubs that would sign and improve us?

All? None? There is a problem and our signings since we became a top flight team have been very underwhelming, culminating in January's Drinkwater, Samatta and Baston cluster fuck followed by these last 5/6 weeks where the sum of our improvements is a slight upgrade at.......  right back....  from the Championship.

Where are we going wrong?

[ChicagoLion]

Callum Wilson to Newcastle and I feel somewhat relieved. I’m not sure a player of his age with ACL operations on both Knees Is the answer. I imagine whoever were after may well happen this week.

Me too, felt like a panic buy which I thought we had moved away fron

If Wilson was a panic buy, what comes next!

we go from bed wetting to pant shitting.

[Risso]

Smith? An unattractive proposition. An unheard of manager off the back of a season long relegation fight.

I think that's possibly a big part of it.  I don't find him inspiring at all, and I'm a Villa fan.

[john e]

Shambles all round.

Based on what? Some internet rumour?

We’re a bigger Shambles than that one they got in York mate
everyone knows that 😀

[ozzjim]

Smith? An unattractive proposition. An unheard of manager off the back of a season long relegation fight.

I think that's possibly a big part of it.  I don't find him inspiring at all, and I'm a Villa fan.

Hard to admit but I agree. I like Smith, but I don't think if we are going to push to where the owners want to be, he is the man for the long term. People say it is not managers that attract players, but Everton are a clear example of exactly that this season.

[aj2k77]

It's a bit worrying that someone would rather move 400+ miles from the south coast climate to play Bruceball at a club with a hated owner and fan base one bad run away from another massive tantrums rather than us. How were selling the image and plan is simply not working. There's no statement of intent signing or appointment to make anyone sit up and take note.

[Shrek]

Sky saying we’ve withdrawn our offer for Wilson now...

I wonder if we actually bid for him, are we that amateur that we’d just bid for a player without speaking to him?

If we did bid, then it’s both embarrassing and concerning going forward and doesn’t bode well for the rest of the window.

[Risso]

It's all a bit of a shambles.  Two weeks from kick off and we've added one right back, the position we arguably needed to strengthen the least.  I'm sure they're all busting a gut and everything, but they just don't seem to be very good at this transfer window lark.  Even if we get Watkins this week, I'd be amazed if he was ready for when we kick off.

[Shrek]

Smith? An unattractive proposition. An unheard of manager off the back of a season long relegation fight.

I think that's possibly a big part of it.  I don't find him inspiring at all, and I'm a Villa fan.

Hard to admit but I agree. I like Smith, but I don't think if we are going to push to where the owners want to be, he is the man for the long term. People say it is not managers that attract players, but Everton are a clear example of exactly that this season.

I’m not concerned by Smith at all, he proved post lockdown he can adjust and improve.

It’s simply down to money and who is in charge of signings. Right now Lange and Purslow are the ones that seem to be struggling imo.

[kippaxvilla2]

Callum Wilson to Newcastle and I feel somewhat relieved. I’m not sure a player of his age with ACL operations on both Knees Is the answer. I imagine whoever were after may well happen this week.

Me too, felt like a panic buy which I thought we had moved away fron

If Wilson was a panic buy, what comes next!

We are in for Mainwaring apparently.

[Sexual Ealing]

Newcastle play in a 50,000+ stadium, have an extremely passionate fanbase, Bruce has a good reputation in the game (even though I think he's walking a walking cholesterol bad dream), and have probably made Wilson their number one priority. I'd still choose Villa but it's not impossible to see why someone wouldn't.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Bit worrying that our front 3 against Sheffield United and Fulham is looking like:-

WG El Ghazi
WG Trezeguet
CF Davis / Samatta

[brontebilly]

Sky saying we’ve withdrawn our offer for Wilson now...

I wonder if we actually bid for him, are we that amateur that we’d just bid for a player without speaking to him?

If we did bid, then it’s both embarrassing and concerning going forward and doesn’t bode well for the rest of the window.

I doubt there is a signing these days made without direct contact with the player and agent. Very strange one why a player from the midlands would chose Newcastle over us. Maybe the reality of finishing 17th last season is hitting home.

On Wilson, I was against that one from the start. Record of serious knee injuries and off the back of a very patchy season last term. Go back in for Josh King instead, at least he can play across the front three.

Given our failed public pursuit over Wilson, Brentford have us firmly over a barrel now with Watkins.

[Diablo]

I know it's been said before but Wilson was born in Cov and played for Cov - there's a possibility that may have something to do with it and although it may not be popular on here to say Newcastle are a big/well supported club (despite the best efforts of their odious owner).