collapse collapse

Please donate to help towards the costs of keeping this site going. Thank You.

Recent Topics

All aboard the shuttle bus. by algy
[Today at 08:04:45 AM]


Gordon Cowans by algy
[Today at 08:02:52 AM]


Villa Park Redevelopment by Risso
[Today at 08:02:05 AM]


FFP by Chris Harte
[Today at 07:52:57 AM]


Other Games - 2023/24 by Dogtanian
[Today at 07:10:41 AM]


Please Donate to Keep This Site Going - Link on Left & Top of Page by Bad English
[Today at 06:57:08 AM]


Muppet Donations by Bad English
[Today at 06:56:08 AM]


Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers Pre Match by Allan C
[Today at 06:23:47 AM]

Recent Posts

Re: All aboard the shuttle bus. by algy
[Today at 08:04:45 AM]


Re: Gordon Cowans by algy
[Today at 08:02:52 AM]


Re: Villa Park Redevelopment by Risso
[Today at 08:02:05 AM]


Re: Villa Park Redevelopment by Chris Harte
[Today at 07:59:21 AM]


Re: Gordon Cowans by Clive W
[Today at 07:54:47 AM]


Re: FFP by Chris Harte
[Today at 07:52:57 AM]


Re: Villa Park Redevelopment by algy
[Today at 07:52:47 AM]


Re: Other Games - 2023/24 by Dogtanian
[Today at 07:10:41 AM]

Follow us on...

Author Topic: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread  (Read 864881 times)

Offline chrisw1

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 9147
  • GM : 20.08.2024
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8550 on: October 01, 2020, 02:28:33 PM »
With the squad we have now, King for £10m would be a very decent bit of business.
Absolutely.  The good thing is it looks like we're ok as we are, but if clubs get desperate and there's bargains to be had then hopefully we'd be in a position to take advantage.

Online Gareth

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 5657
  • Age: 49
  • Location: Redditch
  • GM : 25.02.2025
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8551 on: October 01, 2020, 02:35:51 PM »
i can see King coming in for the reported £10m if we shift a few.

That wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest....also doesn’t have to be done by Monday can be done over the international break.

Their might be a few championship players who get transfers to Prem sides during the break as squad fillers....

Offline Hockley Lion

  • Member
  • Posts: 543
  • GM : 24.05.2022
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8552 on: October 01, 2020, 02:39:52 PM »
Anybody know anything about young Kerr Smith ( 15 ) Dundee Utd who we're favourites to sign? Apparently he's spending time with Villa this week.

Edit. Article from Courier.

"The 15-year-old centre-back has been attracting interest from a host of big English Premiership clubs in recent weeks – Manchester United and Everton among them.

But Villa are at the front of the queue and Smith is currently in Birmingham. He turns 16 in a couple of months, at which point he can sign his first professional contract.

Previously a central midfielder, he was converted into a central defender by United’s senior academy head coach Adam Asghar.

It turned out to be a wise move, with first team manager Micky Mellon quickly identifying his talent in the summer and giving him a game in the August friendly against Sheffield United, when Smith was up against veteran striker Billy Sharp."
« Last Edit: October 01, 2020, 02:56:34 PM by Hockley Lion »

Offline themossman

  • Member
  • Posts: 10107
  • Location: Bristol
  • GM : 06.05.2022
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8553 on: October 01, 2020, 02:52:02 PM »
Cantwell is absolutely perfect for Leeds, the bunch of niggly, think they’re it, man bun wankers.

Offline sid1964

  • Member
  • Posts: 3002
  • Location: Dudley, not far from the Castle
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8554 on: October 01, 2020, 02:59:12 PM »
Man city have there 2 main strikers injured, they are not splashing money buying a reserve striker just to fill the gap

Every club gets injuries, we will have to use players in different positions when this happens to us - what we need is a John Gregory type of player

You cannot keep buying just to cover every eventuality

Offline rob_bridge

  • Member
  • Posts: 8273
  • Age: 51
  • Location: Shirleyshire
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8555 on: October 01, 2020, 03:15:45 PM »
Daniel Sturridge is available for free. Would he be worth considering as a back up striker option if the contract was heavily weighted towards appearances?

No No No No No No and No Again.


Offline Axl Rose

  • Member
  • Posts: 13763
  • Location: Tokyo
  • GM : 02.04.2022
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8556 on: October 01, 2020, 03:15:55 PM »
Diego Costa to Villa? Maybe the mate that texted me this is taking the piss.

Offline LeeB

  • Member
  • Posts: 31141
  • Location: Standing in the Klix-O-Gum queue.
  • GM : May, 2014
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8557 on: October 01, 2020, 03:17:00 PM »
Daniel Sturridge is available for free. Would he be worth considering as a back up striker option if the contract was heavily weighted towards appearances?

No No No No No No and No Again.



You've missed a 'no' out.

Offline The Edge

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 6047
  • Location: I can see villa park from my bedroom window
  • GM : PCM
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8558 on: October 01, 2020, 03:22:47 PM »
I think we are still a bit light in attack but that would be enough incomings now for me, it will be difficult to bring more into the squad now.

Some good business from us, I also hope to see a few of the kids come through as well
This makes total sense. We could go on and calling for lb,rb,cm,strikers etc but you have to draw the line. I'm more than happy with our signings and a period of reflection and team bonding is essential.

Offline rob_bridge

  • Member
  • Posts: 8273
  • Age: 51
  • Location: Shirleyshire
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8559 on: October 01, 2020, 03:34:31 PM »
Daniel Sturridge is available for free. Would he be worth considering as a back up striker option if the contract was heavily weighted towards appearances?

No No No No No No and No Again.



You've missed a 'no' out.

Hundreds of them. And fair few accompanying 'Way'

Bad enough someone suggested him last year - he has been a busted flush since 2015/6 ish

Offline ASHTONVILLA

  • Member
  • Posts: 4442
  • Location: Woodplumpton
    • http://www.levitycropscience.com
  • GM : 01.08.2022
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8560 on: October 01, 2020, 03:37:17 PM »
The point about Watkins' movement allowing us to play ten yards up the pitch is a really good one.

Davis does as well, which is why the whole team always looked better with him playing than with Wesley or Samatta up front. Only issue was he didn't score any goals! Watkins does both and is looking to be a great signing on the evidence so far.

Offline Jon Crofts

  • Moderator
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 20933
  • Location: Lost In The Supermarket
  • GM : PCM
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8561 on: October 01, 2020, 03:39:05 PM »
Daniel Sturridge is available for free. Would he be worth considering as a back up striker option if the contract was heavily weighted towards appearances?

No No No No No No and No Again.



2 Unlimited in da house.

Offline KevinGage

  • Member
  • Posts: 13351
  • Location: Singing from under the floorboards
  • GM : 20.09.20
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8562 on: October 01, 2020, 03:44:53 PM »
Wonder if the delay in supporters coming back and the potential for the season to be scrapped has caused a rethink.

Based on their behaviour to date, of the owners could invest more they would have. But FFP and all that magic still rules the roost.

The suggesting when we were bidding for Wilson at the time was it would be him plus one other striker and at least a winger. I was nonplussed about the deal at the time. I would def have been against it if it was him instead of Watkins.

Talk was that Rashica was keen but the deal with Bremen would go to the wire. So it's a bit of a pisser if that doesn't happen at all.

Offline Marlon From Bearwood

  • Member
  • Posts: 2617
  • Location: Knowle, not Bearwood.
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8563 on: October 01, 2020, 03:58:41 PM »
Daniel Sturridge is available for free. Would he be worth considering as a back up striker option if the contract was heavily weighted towards appearances?

No No No No No No and No Again.



I’ll put you down as undecided.

Offline cdbearsfan

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 61464
  • Location: Yardley Massive
  • I still hate Bono.
  • GM : 03.02.2025
Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #8564 on: October 01, 2020, 04:18:01 PM »
Diego Costa to Villa? Maybe the mate that texted me this is taking the piss.

This would be good, on a year contract. On a five year deal, less so.

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal