Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[ozzjim]

Alvarez and Bailey.

That would do it for me.

Me too. Think we get them, you can loan Wes back to Belgium for a season up get fit. AEG can play up front. So can Traore, Bailey and Alvarez.

[Monty]

Watkins, Alvarez with AEG and Barry as emergency backups? Makes sense to me

[eamonn]

I'd loan Barry out to a team that likes to play football and is likely to do well in either the Ch'ship or League One.

[LukeJames]

Lets loan him too Albion.

[Ads]

£25m bid rejected for Bailey.

[sickbeggar]

Ace. Here We Go!

[Monty]

Ace. Here We Go!

You big Fabrizio fangirl you.

[sickbeggar]

Aren't we all?

[PaulWinch again]

£25m bid rejected for Bailey.

Get him signed.

[Steve67]

Up the bid, get it done. He's away with his Country anyway but would be great to see him at Villa.

[Risso]

Alvarez and Bailey.

That would do it for me.

Me too. Think we get them, you can loan Wes back to Belgium for a season up get fit. AEG can play up front. So can Traore, Bailey and Alvarez.

Still think we're short of a proper dominant defensive midfielder.

[OCD]

Yep. Winning away to Spurs and home to Chelsea when they needed to qualify for CL was no mean feat in the last couple of games of the season. That was with Nakamba playing well and allowing McGinn to play further up the pitch. That has to be a big nod towards getting someone who can do a similar job but who is more consistent and is better technically. Put someone like Romeu in front of our defence and then with the permutations we could have with the front 4, we'll be too much for many sides this season.

[Steve67]

Alvarez and Bailey.

That would do it for me.

Me too. Think we get them, you can loan Wes back to Belgium for a season up get fit. AEG can play up front. So can Traore, Bailey and Alvarez.

Still think we're short of a proper dominant defensive midfielder.

Me too.  Been saying it for a while.  I'm not sure it's what Dean wants but I'd like us to be able to win the ball back quickly and be more dominant in midfield.  Emi Martinez is a brilliant keeper but he needs to not to be the third highest shot stopper in the league next season. I don't think we have a naturally defensive midfielder expect for Nakamba and frankly, I don't think he's quite up to it if we want to head for the top 6.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Reading through a PSG Forum, they all seem to say Rafinha struggles in the final 3rd and that he's really a Holder. Not sure exactly what a Holder is, presumably Bad English would know.

Holding midfielder? Someone who dribbles more than passes the ball?

[eamonn]

Maybe he's Noddy's long lost son from a dalliance with a Brazilian beauty when Slade headlined a small tent at Rio Carnival in the early 90's.