Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[eamonn]

Marty did do well with that duo, it's true.

[SoccerHQ]

Both (Ashley) Young and Milner proved excellent signings and were probably not too different in terms of age and profile to ESR.

Both excellent so nothing wrong wit that.

However Spurs around that time were signing likes of Modric and Van Der Vaart so those were next level players that frustrating eluded us in that era.

Of course it was MON but there was some interest in signing Wesley Snejider in summer 2009 by all accounts.

Let's hope it's different in next five years.

[Sexual Ealing]

Although i look the look of rowe, going higher than 30m is insane

Lets look elsewhere

Dean's just doing what MON and Gregory did - focus on the British market, over-pay if necessary. Always ends in tears but it's a nice rollercoaster for a bit.

I might change my signature to this as I write it so often: Dean isn't in charge of recruitment.

[Matt C]

This Smith-Rowe one is curious, it looks extremely unlikely but we must be getting some encouragement from somewhere to keep bidding. Presume it’s an agent play to get a better contract.

[algy]

Although i look the look of rowe, going higher than 30m is insane

Lets look elsewhere

Dean's just doing what MON and Gregory did - focus on the British market, over-pay if necessary. Always ends in tears but it's a nice rollercoaster for a bit.

I'm not sure we are doing that, though.  To me, we seem to be just picking off players from sides who are vulnerable.  Norwich have a big hole in their finances - we sort them out in exchange for arguably the best player they've ever had.  Arsenal are a basket case, we're pinching Martinez and hopefully ESR off them.  Marseilles are hunting for pennies down the back of the sofa - we take Sanson off their hands.  Inter are skint - we have Ashley Young on a free.

[Drummond]

The ESR stuff is odd. From the outside it appears Arsenal don’t want to sell, but we must have some impression that their position is different.

They probably don't, but might have to because of finances..... The posturing thing could be just that..

[Hockley Lion]

They're a high-end version of us before we went down. A series of desperate transfer decisions made in a bid to retain/regain their previous status. It hasn't worked and now the spiral down (for them) to mid-table begins.

I do hope so. I can just hear "Can we play you every week" when I close my eyes.

[kipeye]

Yeah think perception will only change to majority when we sign top level player in his prime. Or if not someone that has Carew standing in the game which showed we meant business in first year of Lerner.

Man. City signed Robinho hours after being taken over and while he wasn't a huge success they then signed Aguero and Yaya Toure a few years later who were.
t: I actually think us signing Tammy would impress the neutral as they'd go "blimey Villa adding him with Waktins and Grealish, some strikeforce that."

I get you Soccer but I couldn't give a toss about other fans and what they think.

[algy]

Yeah think perception will only change to majority when we sign top level player in his prime. Or if not someone that has Carew standing in the game which showed we meant business in first year of Lerner.

Man. City signed Robinho hours after being taken over and while he wasn't a huge success they then signed Aguero and Yaya Toure a few years later who were.

Edit: I actually think us signing Tammy would impress the neutral as they'd go "blimey Villa adding him with Waktins and Grealish, some strikeforce that."

We've got Super Jack Grealish.  Him staying at the club is a bigger signal of intent than any signing we could make.  He's good enough to play for any team, and be one of the first - if not the first - name on the team sheet.  As long as he stays, we're pretty good - there's only really De Bruyne who would be a signing on the same level as him IMO.

[oldhill_avfc]

Although i look the look of rowe, going higher than 30m is insane

Lets look elsewhere

Dean's just doing what MON and Gregory did - focus on the British market, over-pay if necessary. Always ends in tears but it's a nice rollercoaster for a bit.

Nothing wrong with Deano focussing on the players he knows something about.  It's up the wider recruitment team to unearth talent from further afield.

[Risso]

Although i look the look of rowe, going higher than 30m is insane

Lets look elsewhere

Dean's just doing what MON and Gregory did - focus on the British market, over-pay if necessary. Always ends in tears but it's a nice rollercoaster for a bit.

I might change my signature to this as I write it so often: Dean isn't in charge of recruitment.

He's not in charge of it, but clearly doesn't have no say. Hard to imagine that the the Konsa and Watkins transfers weren't instigated by him, for example. We can blame all of the shit ones on Pitarch if you like!

[VILLA MOLE]

'Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens comments made after new Emile Smith Rowe decision'

Birmingham Mails Headline today :

The comments are made by bloggers not the bloody owners


What a pile of crap 

[VILLA MOLE]

Although i look the look of rowe, going higher than 30m is insane

Lets look elsewhere

Dean's just doing what MON and Gregory did - focus on the British market, over-pay if necessary. Always ends in tears but it's a nice rollercoaster for a bit.

I might change my signature to this as I write it so often: Dean isn't in charge of recruitment.

He's not in charge of it, but clearly doesn't have no say. Hard to imagine that the the Konsa and Watkins transfers weren't instigated by him, for example. We can blame all of the shit ones on Pitarch if you like!

I dont think we have made that many bad signings other than drinkwater , most have contributed if not for injuries

[Brazilian Villain]

I dont think we have made that many bad signings other than drinkwater , most have contributed if not for injuries

Agreed, even when it was discussed on SHA they thought all our significant signings had gone up in value apart from Mings (but they have a bee in their bonnet about him anyway).

[dave.woodhall]

I dont think we have made that many bad signings other than drinkwater , most have contributed if not for injuries

Agreed, even when it was discussed on SHA they thought all our significant signings had gone up in value apart from Mings (but they have a bee in their bonnet about him anyway).

We bought a utility defender with a questionable injury record. Two years later he's a regular England international. Of course his value's gone down..