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

[VILLA MOLE]

Point of Order: Big Ron signed Townsend, not Sir Brian. He was sent off in the first-half of the 4-3 defeat at Wimbledon, in which we were also 1-3 up at one point, which ended up being Atkinson's last game in charge.

And it was Brian that came in and straight away decided many of our squad were way too old, had bad habits and lacked motivation (he detailed is thinking extensively in his 'Return of the Little Villain' book), so went out and signed young players from a mixture of the lower division (Charles and Johnson), relegated sides (Draper and Southgate) and a big unknown in Savo, for a side that had narrowly avoided relegation.

The 'experienced top flight players' he signed for big money, Curcic and Collymore, pretty much finished him off.

In an alternative universe, they were the two players that inspired us to a title win and helped lay the foundations for us being cemented as Champions League regulars.  I used to go to a lot of Bolton's games back then with work, and Curcic was brilliant for them.  It was like the ball was stuck to his feet, and he had that Grealish type ability to just go past defenders like they weren't there.  When it turned out we were signing him I was stupidly excited, and even more so after his debut which is still one of the best from a Villa player I've ever seen.  It being Villa though, of course it couldn't last and I don't think I've seen a player go down hill quite so quickly.  Other than Collymore of course.  FFS.

This is all so true. I was so chuffed when we signed them both.  What could have been eh?  The useless fuckers.

yep such a waste of talent

[Sexual Ealing]

Sanchez went downhill stupid fast. He played a wonderful cross field pass on his debut and never did anything similar again.

I've said it a number of times on here, but Sanchez is the worst player I've ever seen play for us.

[VILLA MOLE]

Sanchez went downhill stupid fast. He played a wonderful cross field pass on his debut and never did anything similar again.

I've said it a number of times on here, but Sanchez is the worst player I've ever seen play for us.

He is still earning silly money at West Ham
! Much to my West Ham mates astonishment

[Lastfootstamper]

Sanchez went downhill stupid fast. He played a wonderful cross field pass on his debut and never did anything similar again.

I've said it a number of times on here, but Sanchez is the worst player I've ever seen play for us.

He is still earning silly money at West Ham
! Much to my West Ham mates astonishment

Nah, he's gone. Went at the end of June, apparently. Currently clubless.

[Big Ming]

Quite why Manure should have been quoted £100 million plus for the services of Jadon Sancho, on the evidence of last night, is a mystery.

Makes Ollie Watkins look like the bargain of the century.

[Footy-Vill]

Good post Soccer HQ regarding experience, we were crying out for some sensible heads last season.

I'd love a player like Houghton/Townsend but where are they?

I can't think of any that are available or that are worthwhile.

That's why important to keep Elmo on .

Regards any experience heads well Walcott who I believe is available!! And Mata are model pros but outside of that there's only one other option and the best :

Theres only one James Milner !

[Risso]

Sanchez went downhill stupid fast. He played a wonderful cross field pass on his debut and never did anything similar again.

I've said it a number of times on here, but Sanchez is the worst player I've ever seen play for us.

We've had some absolute stinkers in the last ten years.  Sanchez was awful, but I at least did see him have some decent games for his national team.  Tonev didn't even look like a real footballer, and will probably turn out to be an unemployed plumber from Jaywick Sands who pretended to be a Bulgarian winger for a laugh and to see if he could get on TV.

[Sexual Ealing]

Sanchez went downhill stupid fast. He played a wonderful cross field pass on his debut and never did anything similar again.

I've said it a number of times on here, but Sanchez is the worst player I've ever seen play for us.

We've had some absolute stinkers in the last ten years.  Sanchez was awful, but I at least did see him have some decent games for his national team.  Tonev didn't even look like a real footballer, and will probably turn out to be an unemployed plumber from Jaywick Sands who pretended to be a Bulgarian winger for a laugh and to see if he could get on TV.

I'm still scarred from the 5-0 at Arsenal where the ball seemed to bounce off Sanchez's shins every few minutes (between Arsenal goals). Perhaps I ought to re-evaluate and just say that it was the worst performance I've ever seen.

[aev]

La Roca.

I originally thought it was a play on his defensive capabilities and solidity in the centre of the park.

[brontebilly]

Danny Drinkwater was probably the worst that I recall. His debut 'performance' v Man City will hardly ever be beaten. Micah Richards last couple of performances for us came close, there was one in a cup game that beggared belief (Yeovil?).

[Nunkin1965]

Eric Djemba Djemba deserves a mention.
“He played for Yanited so he must be good right?”
Wrong.

[Bryan]

Can I give a quick shout out on worst performance seen in a Villa shirt to Marlon Harewood in the 4-4 Spurs game. We were 4-1 up when when he came on......

On topic - If we truly are going to spend £100m as mentioned, Cash + Watkins take us to (about) 43m. Remaining 57m on Benrhama, Werder guy and a keeper? I'd live with that.

[VILLA MOLE]

La Roca.

I originally thought it was a play on his defensive capabilities and solidity in the centre of the park.

He could not leave the centre of the park he was that immobile

[OCD]

I agree that a blend of youth and experience is ideal but either way, the player has to have good ability first and foremost. Drinkwater offered experience and look how that turned out. Milner would be great but he's probably still wanted by Liverpool and his wages probably make it unfeasible right now. I wonder whether someone like Snodgrass could be re-purposed to an inside right position.

[Dick Edwards]

Sanchez went downhill stupid fast. He played a wonderful cross field pass on his debut and never did anything similar again.

I've said it a number of times on here, but Sanchez is the worst player I've ever seen play for us.

We've had some absolute stinkers in the last ten years.  Sanchez was awful, but I at least did see him have some decent games for his national team.  Tonev didn't even look like a real footballer, and will probably turn out to be an unemployed plumber from Jaywick Sands who pretended to be a Bulgarian winger for a laugh and to see if he could get on TV.

I'm still scarred from the 5-0 at Arsenal where the ball seemed to bounce off Sanchez's shins every few minutes (between Arsenal goals). Perhaps I ought to re-evaluate and just say that it was the worst performance I've ever seen.

Sanchez was a strange one. At the same time he looked so poor for us he looked a completely different player at international level. I remember he played a great game marking Messi in a Colombia v Argentina game.

For what it's worth, Rudy Gestede is the worst player I've seen in a Villa shirt, and I've been watching Villa since the really dark days of the late 1960s.