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

[aj2k77]

Brewster is very much in massive punt territory.

[kippaxvilla2]

Have we signed anyone today?

[aj2k77]

Have we signed anyone today?

Formalising a bid for plan K as we speak.

[Villafirst]

Have we signed anyone today?

Still 'preparing'?

[Damo70]

We're trying to buy Rhian Brewster, according to the ever-reliable Alan Nixon.

It'll take millions to get Brewster.

We might be able to do a deal if we ignore Alan Nixon and try get the help of David Nixon from beyond the grave. One for the teenagers there 

[Footy-Vill]

What type of transfer do you get if you cross Callum Wilson and Ollie Watkins ?

Rugby league player Kallum Watkins moving to Salford Red Devils.

[Footy-Vill]

We're trying to buy Rhian Brewster, according to the ever-reliable Alan Nixon.

It'll take millions to get Brewster.

We might be able to do a deal if we ignore Alan Nixon and try get the help of David Nixon from beyond the grave. One for the teenagers there 

At this rate Villa will be lucky to sign Marley Watkins .
One for those who laugh at failed Bristol City signings there !

[Ian.]

In some sense maybe we’ve learned our lesson and will not pay huge amounts of money on long term contracts and big transfer fees for players at the tail end of their career. We’ve been trying to shift players out of the club on these terms for the last decade. I just do hope they do have a plan, they must have surely!

But it seems pretty well accepted that we'd bid for him?

Probably for a way shorter contract on less money.

Well yes, we have bid for him but our terms may have been way off the mark as to what Newcastle offered.

[mrfuse]

We're trying to buy Rhian Brewster, according to the ever-reliable Alan Nixon.

It'll take millions to get Brewster.

Do you think we will make this a Pryority....

[Clive W]

Apologies if this has been posted already but according to the DT we wanted to pay by instalments whereas Newcastle offered cash on the nail. It also said we withdrew our bid but at what stage I’m not sure.

[brian green]

Regularly plays a blinder.

[Lastfootstamper]

Apologies if this has been posted already but according to the DT we wanted to pay by instalments whereas Newcastle offered cash on the nail. It also said we withdrew our bid but at what stage I’m not sure.

Isn't it the norm to pay transfer fees in installments?

[Lastfootstamper]

Have we signed anyone today?

Still 'preparing'?

Someone somewhere is bracing themselves.

[Tayls_7]

Have we signed anyone today?

Still 'preparing'?

Someone somewhere is bracing themselves.

We signed Paul McGrath once which was quite nice and a little while later we went back to the same club to sign Eric Djemba Djemba.

[algy]

But evidently we rated his ability.

No, we probably thought he was shit but went up against that lot for the shits and giggles.

Of course we did, but not worthy of the contract he was given.

Lange has a history of getting in slightly older players if he thinks they're at below market value, so i'd guess something like that's happened. We've gone in for him because he was going for less than he was worth, but Newcastle have gone in, overpaid, and we've not been daft enough to enter a bidding war for him.