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

[dicedlam]

Our record signing and one that I think will turn out to be a real bargain.

[sirlordbaltimore]

FFP has been relaxed this season but it's not gone away. We still have to account for this season next season instead (or something like that)

[Jon Crofts]

One of Samatta or Wesley will be on their way you’d think.

[Scott Nielsen]

I don't really care about the price. I'm excited.

[LeeB]

I like the price tag, it shows people we're not fucking about.

I'd not really seen him play, haven't watched that league since we finally got the fuck out of it, but I've just watched his goals last year and I like what I see, he's a proper fucking goalscorer. I know his stats bear that out, but it 's the kind of goals that a centre forward should score, the boy likes getting on the end of a cross and that's a weakness in all of our current forward options.

[KevinGage]

For fucks sake Villa,spend so money!

Not that much FFS!

Indeed.

It's more than I'd want us to pay but -realistically - not much more.

Maupay moved last summer for £20 million and, seeing as they've always rated Watkins higher, I was expecting a minimum of £25 million with the rest made up of add ons.

Based on his career to date he's not a £30 million + player for me. But even a half decent season in the top flight and he will be. That's the market now.

Attitude won't be an issue in his case.  From all I've heard about him he won't be someone who bags his first big contract and goes on cruise control for the rest of his career.

There's more to his all round game than goals as well, so looking forward to see how this one pans out.  I'd have been annoyed if he'd gone to Crystal Palace or Fulham etc.  Whereas I couldn't give two shiny shites that Wilson ended up at Poocastle.

[maidstonevillain]

I like having my pants pulled down, as long as its done correctly and by the right person. As to Olly I'm thrilled that Exeter are set for a gigantic windfall, it's what richer clubs should be doing anyway, as a matter of course.

agreed mr underhill, delighted for Exeter.

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The Doc

I'm not.

One of my "second" clubs is Plymouth.

[enigma]

I like the price tag, it shows people we're not fucking about.

We've been fucking about for weeks.

[ozzjim]

Watch his movement on some of those goals, it is exceptional.

The point about Tammy is pretty sound too, we would have to pay 35-50m for him now after what, 11-12 prem goals. Watkins gets 12-15 he is right in that bracket.

If we can get King over the line too, all of a sudden you have a front line that is faster, has more goals and is more mobile.

The only other take away from that video, we need a winger to supply him. Benrahma with him would make a huge amount of sense.

[Sexual Ealing]

I don't really care about the price. I'm excited.

That's exactly what we need.

[Clampy]

I like the price tag, it shows people we're not fucking about.

We've been fucking about for weeks.

So we should just pay whatever price a club wants and not try and negotiate?

[four fornicholl]

To play to his obviously great strengths, we definitely need someone who can cross a fkn ball.

[aev]

To play to his obviously great strengths, we definitely need someone who can cross a fkn ball.

Targett and Cash certainly can, and perhaps explains the Cash signing, but it would indeed be nice to have a proper winger on board too.

I wonder how Watkins would link up with Wesley?

[The Edge]

Silly money. But we've got loads of it. Spend the bloody thing.

Exactly.

[Monty]

That's some long fucking money. James Rodriguez cost £20m...well, I just hope it's worth it - and that it hasn't blown all the budget as we are very much not done.