Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Mister E]

I like their honest and realistic approach.  They’ve grown the club by investing in training facilities and a good youth system.  Typically have a succession plan in place for when players do leave (i.e Buendia replaced madisson).  I can see them making Skipp a permanent deal if/when Buendia leaves.
Conversely Bournemouth now appear to be screwed because all they did was offer big wages.

Yeah, clubs like Norwich and Sourhampton have done a fabulous job of producing young stars who have generated good funds for them. We're belatedly doing the same, but with the bonus of having a big-city infrastructure and dirty-rich owners.

[KevinGage]

Yellow nets, good pies.

And incest.

[chrisw1]

Yellow nets, good pies.

And incest.

<spits tea out>

[OCD]

I remember a few years back when Southampton fans were saying they were a bigger club than us. It shouldn't come as a surprise that their fans think they will be competing with us. They've just seen their club walk the championship and probably making an assumption that we won't be as good this season or they're comparing themselves with the version of us that we saw in the second half of the season.

Someone posted a video of our new training facilities the other week. Their facilities don't compare but it's good for them that their owners are re-investing back into the club. They may well stabilise as a Premier League club in the coming years.

[Wiggz]

Just throwing the odd post in here from a lurker!

Buendia was one I really didn't see the point of last year when we were linked, but he's grown on me. I said for the last 6 months to people mainly on Twitter, I'd love to see Dwight McNeill in the proper Claret and Blue - a proper Villa player for me. Very hard working, and with a bit of flair and good end product.

I do think we need a destroyer though. I think Luiz is a little slack on the ball and doesn't have the legs to play that role, and the jury is still out on Nakamba as a starting enforcer. Great at hunting the ball down but in transition I'd worry a bit (not overly).

Who you think from a destroyer? Billing?

[Sexual Ealing]

I'd like an Italian hard bastard who can play for the DM role. Someone like Gattuso. I'm aware that Gattuso himself may be past his best given that he's a month older than me.

[VILLA MOLE]

Yellow nets, good pies.

And incest.

The ultimate in family club

[Monty]

I'd like an Italian hard bastard who can play for the DM role. Someone like Gattuso. I'm aware that Gattuso himself may be past his best given that he's a month older than me.

Sandro Tonali is not only an Adam Driver lookalike, he plays the DM position with the intelligence of Adam Driver in Paterson and the aggression of Adam Driver in Star Wars.

[Sexual Ealing]

I'd like an Italian hard bastard who can play for the DM role. Someone like Gattuso. I'm aware that Gattuso himself may be past his best given that he's a month older than me.

Sandro Tonali is not only an Adam Driver lookalike, he plays the DM position with the intelligence of Adam Driver in Paterson and the aggression of Adam Driver in Star Wars.

I don't know who either man is, and I've never seen Paterson or Star Wars. On that basis, sign him up.

[SoccerHQ]

I wonder if Smith Rowe is actually plan B if Buendia isn't happening and goes to Arsenal. I'd be up for that as think he is terrific footballer and improved Arsenal when he broke through.

If Arsenal sign Buendia then they have him, Pepe (who actually started playing well for them last few games and cost them a fortune so not easy to sell), Saka, Martinellli and errr Willian for the three positions off the striker so given they're not in europe Smith Rowe might struggle to get as much playing time as last season so with just a few years left on his deal he might fancy moving on although London lad so might be a struggle to convince him to up roots but I could see him fitting in very well here alongside Grealish and taking over that creative mantle if he's injured.

Little concerened we haven't been linked with a quick wide player yet. Having loads of players who can dribble and probe with the ball is good and we were much better counter attacking last season but still feels to me unless Ollie is drifting out wide we struggle to get in behind backlines and dragging them out of position.

Having a couple of quick players in final third really helps that. Imagine if Jack had come through a few years earlier and been in same team as Young and the better verision of Gabby, that would've been ridiculously exciting to watch.

[D.boy]

I have a colleague who is a massive Norwich fan and football nut in general. He rates Buendia very highly indeed. Quote "IF YOU HAD A FRONT 3 OF GREALISH, WATKINS AND BUENDIA THAT WOULD BE BLOODY FRIGHTENING"
I think Buendia would be a massive step in the right direction (if we can get him).
I would rather see us mould and bring on our own youngsters such as Carney/Barry/Young/Kessler than spend millions on other clubs youngsters.

[LeeB]

I have a colleague who is a massive Norwich fan and football nut in general. He rates Buendia very highly indeed. Quote "IF YOU HAD A FRONT 3 OF GREALISH, WATKINS AND BUENDIA THAT WOULD BE BLOODY FRIGHTENING"
I think Buendia would be a massive step in the right direction (if we can get him).
I would rather see us mould and bring on our own youngsters such as Carney/Barry/Young/Kessler than spend millions on other clubs youngsters.

Is he bit deaf?

[D.boy]

Sorry for the capitals, Quotes are always in capitals at work, force of habit.

[edgysatsuma89]

Sorry for the capitals, Quotes are always in capitals at work, force of habit.

'I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS A THING'

[LeeB]

Sorry for the capitals, Quotes are always in capitals at work, force of habit.

'I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS A THING'

"I BET THAT'S A RIGHT PAIN IN THE ARSE"