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

[Footy-Vill]

Last summer we signed a lot of players to what averaged under £10m a player. And even that is a bit skewed as a stat. You cannot compete in the PL when you have that many players coming in all at once and at that average spend. This summer our average is going to be much higher for simply better talent. And even then it won’t be anywhere near the upper end of the market. But it will be a critical stepping stone. We will also move on a few of the players at the lower end or bottom of the squad. And next year if all goes well we will build again on top of what we are doing this summer.

It reminds me of the first couple of years under BFR. I think he brought a dozen players in during the summer he took over and in the the following few months. Then I think in the following close season he made something like three signings.

Whats BFR ??

Big Fat Ron, the nickname for Ron Atkinson.  Villa manager in the early 90s.

Ahh ok. I know who he is sunglasses and champagne man wasn't he ??

[Sexual Ealing]

That's the fella. Ugly as sin!

[danno]

That's the fella. Ugly as sin!

Yeah but what a voice!  "I did it my waaaaaay"

[Dave P]

He signed Dean Sarnders

[itmustbe_it is!]

Loved BFR, just for Sheff Wed away first game, and then beating Yanited at Wembley.

[Sexual Ealing]

Just don't ever offer him a penny for his thoughts!

[ozzjim]

And told us all about it on the pitch lol. those were the days

[eamonn]

That's the fella. Ugly as sin!

Ugly? I wish us Irish could tan like him.

[ozzjim]

Ugly compared to normal folk not you Eamonn.

[Sexual Ealing]

That's the fella. Ugly as sin!

Ugly? I wish us Irish could tan like him.

He looks like he lost several arguments with the back of a shovel as an embryo. Some of us can tan, mate. Sometimes it lasts for up to 15 minutes!

[brian green]

Had to have braces on his forearms to support his bling.

[N'ZMAV]

signed anyone new yet?

[Sexual Ealing]

We're talking aesthetics at the minute.

[N'ZMAV]

meh

[mr underhill]

I was there for that Saunders pitch address - and I couldn't then understand why he kept calling him Dean Sanders. Big Fat Ron's Claret and Blue army - that chant never sounded better.