Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Drummond]

You know what, if our owners really are as rich as everyone says, if I were them I'd start leaking stories to the press that we are interested in Phil Foden for £80m, as we want to play him with Jack, Emi and Ollie in the league's best attacking line-up.

With Greenwood as back up, Rice in the centre of the park and job done.

[OCD]

Wrong thread.

Highly rated.

[jwarry]

You know what, if our owners really are as rich as everyone says, if I were them I'd start leaking stories to the press that we are interested in Phil Foden for £80m, as we want to play him with Jack, Emi and Ollie in the league's best attacking line-up.

With Greenwood as back up, Rice in the centre of the park and job done.

It will come! But our problem right now is we don’t have European football to offer

[villadelph]

You know what, if our owners really are as rich as everyone says, if I were them I'd start leaking stories to the press that we are interested in Phil Foden for £80m, as we want to play him with Jack, Emi and Ollie in the league's best attacking line-up.

With Greenwood as back up, Rice in the centre of the park and job done.

It will come! But our problem right now is we don’t have European football to offer, yet.

Fixed that for you 

[Steve67]

Villa wanted their signings in by the time they all reported back to training, those not involved in tournaments that is.  Should mean another one in next week then as they are back to on July 5th?  Hopefully a couple more at least.

[SoccerHQ]

He doesn’t meet our profile of age or record of staying fit.

Tend to agree seeing he's 30 in 2 months

Wasn't Andy Townsend about that age when we signed him. An experienced head or two would help the team no end. Think thats why we got Young in.

We'd have never signed McGrath  or Kevin Richardson either so exceptions should be made for certain positions imo particularly if said player isn't coming in as a first choice which seems to be the strategy with Young.

Would be interested as to the average age of teams that actually trophies at the end of last season. Leicester had actually a fair few in their team over 30 winning the cup although of course they've had a few of them for 7-8 years now.

[dave.woodhall]

I still say that of all the players we've had since our last successful team, Andy Townsend is the one who's never been properly replaced.

[Villan82]

I still say that of all the players we've had since our last successful team, Andy Townsend is the one who's never been properly replaced.

And his sale coincided with that very dodgy spell in 97/98.

[SoccerHQ]

It was a surprise we let him go so early in 97/98. I know we'd signed Grayson that summer but he really wasn' on same level and was just mediocre squad option.

Did he ever have a memorable game for us? Can remember hardly anything of him or even when he left or who we sold him to so as nondescript signing as you can get.

Townsend went to Boro anyway and think he captained them to promotion and then was regular when they finished mid table the next season.

Mind you in those days Boro were paying way more in wages than us, they signed Merson was was first choice at Arsenal that summer so guess wage increase in his mid 30s was big factor.

[Toronto Villa]

I still say that of all the players we've had since our last successful team, Andy Townsend is the one who's never been properly replaced.

I’d probably say in terms of football ability, leadership and overall impact within the club Stan Petrov comes close to him.

[eamonn]

It was a surprise we let him go so early in 97/98. I know we'd signed Grayson that summer but he really wasn' on same level and was just mediocre squad option.

Did he ever have a memorable game for us? Can remember hardly anything of him or even when he left or who we sold him to so as nondescript signing as you can get.

Did he have a couple of goalscoring performances in the FA Cup one year (Portsmouth and West Brom rings a bell)?

[Jimsta]

I do remember Grayson scoring a great goal against West Brom in the cup around the 5th minute in a 4-0 win. I was in high  hopes about Grayson as the season before he got player of the season for Leicester and getting him on a free also, But apart from that goal i can not remember anything else.

[ASHTONVILLA]

I still say that of all the players we've had since our last successful team, Andy Townsend is the one who's never been properly replaced.

Agree with that. Townsend was the last time we had a 'midfield general'. It's what we are lacking now too, a combative player with a good range of passing and a leader too.

[sid1964]

How quickly people forget Djemba - Djemba (the ultimate midfield general)

[nigel]

I still say that of all the players we've had since our last successful team, Andy Townsend is the one who's never been properly replaced.

Agree with that. Townsend was the last time we had a 'midfield general'. It's what we are lacking now too, a combative player with a good range of passing and a leader too.

Delph could/should have been that player.

Yes, he let us down, and we can call him what we like, but he was a fine player