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

[Walmley_Villa]

The Coventry fan thing is being used as the reason. For all we know he  might have reasons for not wanting to move back toy he Midlands? Good luck to him joining that circus.

[DrGonzo]

Sky saying we’ve withdrawn our offer for Wilson now...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

Maybe we've agreed fees for Watkins and Scots Eddy?

[frank black]

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).

We will hopefully look back at missing Wilson as a bullet dodged IMO. A good player on the fall

[DB]

I’d rather have Watkins anyhow. He is from Cov so probably doesn’t like us and maybe Newcastle offered more in wages etc. Who knows, but not gonna lose any sleep over it.

[PeterWithe]

I’ve just been reading an interview with him on the FA site and any affection for Coventry is pretty well hidden.

[SaddVillan]

Well if he thinks that Newcastle, Steve Bruce and Mike Ashley are better than Villa, Smith and WENS, then that just confirms he must be delusional and deffo not one for us.

Given his injury record I'm pretty relaxed about not signing him.

We will have other targets, let's move on to them and sign them up.

[SoccerHQ]

If we were ever interested in Callum Wilson at all. As for him choosing Newcastle over us, that's his choice and probably his loss. I'm not too fussed either way really.

Are you fussed we're very likely now to start the Sheffield United game with the same striker options we had end of last season? Just a reminder they scored in 0 games after lockdown.

Let's hope Trez has the same shooting boots he had on for the last two home games but it all looks pretty underwhelming.

We need to get a move on this week and get someone decent in so they can at least play in the league cup game as preparation for Sheffield United.

[Ads]

His choice. As SE says, he was probably their first choice and almost certainly isn't ours.

Hopefully we can tie up Watkins and sort something for our centre forward before the Sheffield United game.

[Shrek]

Nixon reporting we face genuine competition from Spurs for Watkins... that would fit right in line with how this window has gone for us.

[wolfman999]

Who knows what’s really going on but from the outside, it is beginning to look like we are almost inviting others to enter the race to bid on our targets so we can say, well we did try and missed out. As a club over the years, we always seem to drag our heels over signings and often miss out when others nick them from under our noses and are then forced to pay over the odds for poor alternatives late in the window. I really thought this year might be different but it’s not looking that way at the moment.

[SoccerHQ]

Has anything been learnt from last years near cluster fuck of a season, mainly brought on by shite recruitment and a manager way out of his depth?

Yes, we've learned that a lot of players still don't want to come here, and that it's not a great idea to pay more than the going rate, even though we have a manager that's overachieved.

Well that’s that dealt with then.

I’m of the mindset that haggling for weeks instead of just paying it and getting the player in is foolish and could cost us. Benrhama and Watkins would already be Villa players if it wasn’t for doing that last season. Maybe if we had them as opposed to the players we got in instead, then we would’ve been more comfortable last season.

After the West Ham game, I really thought we would be cracking on and showing signs of intent to keep Jack at the club more than anything. So far, it’s been very underwhelming and actually pathetic. There are so many crap teams in this league that we could easily be leap frogging with mild ambitous and clever recruitment. At the moment, I have to question Purslow more than anyone and if are owners really do want to compete.

I hope I will be eating my words in a few weeks bit don’t think I will be.

I actually think a bigger problem is after last summer DS has put his foot down and demanded more domestic signings this summer. He's probably in the biggest position of strength he'll ever be as head coach here having kept us up so Wes and Nas have listened to him. Also Lange is probably looking at our set up more than transfers currently, think we'll see more of his influence in January and next summer.

Think we gambled Brentford not going up would mean they'd sell Benrahma and Watkins quickly to make up the lost cash but our hunch was wrong on that one. Don't think DS wants to sign much from abroad after last summer but he might have to do a u turn on that the way things are going.

It's all very frustrating really. Can certainly see us getting 2-3 in after the first game which I was hoping to avoid, let's hope they're not complete panic buys like Borja Baston.

Do think Rhian Brewster on season long loan towards end of the window will become a more likely prospect.

[ChicagoLion]

I don’t think it was ideal changing the recruitment team only a few weeks ago.

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I sincerely hope we don't put our eggs in the Brewster basket.

[Clampy]

If we were ever interested in Callum Wilson at all. As for him choosing Newcastle over us, that's his choice and probably his loss. I'm not too fussed either way really.

Are you fussed we're very likely now to start the Sheffield United game with the same striker options we had end of last season? Just a reminder they scored in 0 games after lockdown.

I mean I'm not fussed over Wilson.

The striker we buy is for the next few years, not just the opening game.

[Ads]

If we were ever interested in Callum Wilson at all. As for him choosing Newcastle over us, that's his choice and probably his loss. I'm not too fussed either way really.

Are you fussed we're very likely now to start the Sheffield United game with the same striker options we had end of last season? Just a reminder they scored in 0 games after lockdown.

I mean I'm not fussed over Wilson.

The striker we buy is for the next few years, not just the opening game.

Same. The lad out of Celtic looks very handy.