Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[algy]

If I remember correctly both Williams and Platt both made their debuts in a friendly against Monaco (then featuring Mark Hateley and Glenn Hoddle and managed by Arsene Wenger) at Villa Park in late January 1988.

When did mid-season friendlies stop being a thing? I remember us playing Bari in the November (?) after he signed for them, and reading through my dad’s copy of the Santos friendly which was a similar time of year. Don’t remember one after the Bari game, though.

Edit: the Bari friendly was March 92

[Toronto Villa]

There was nothing in the numbers with Platt or Westwood that suggested that their career to date was awful. Platt had 56 goals in 134 games for Crewe and it was only a jump to Division 2. Westwood was a very different type of midfielder but still had 4 solid years at Crewe. Bowery scored 1 goal every 8 games at Chesterfield. Appranelt a striker. Nothing at all suggest he could make the jump from League 2 to the PL and a be CF a that could help us in any way. It was a stupid decision, not even a punt to spend 500k on that.

[Dave]

If I remember correctly both Williams and Platt both made their debuts in a friendly against Monaco (then featuring Mark Hateley and Glenn Hoddle and managed by Arsene Wenger) at Villa Park in late January 1988.

When did mid-season friendlies stop being a thing? I remember us playing Bari in the November (?) after he signed for them, and reading through my dad’s copy of the Santos friendly which was a similar time of year. Don’t remember one after the Bari game, though.

Edit: the Bari friendly was March 92

I remember going to watch Coventry against Bayern Munich in a friendly in January 1998.

So they were happening then.

[OCD]

I'd rather loan him again but with a recall clause so we can bung him on the bench if we get an injury.

I'm not sure about the rules of loan moves and recalls. I don't know if it's as simple as recalling a player on a Wednesday and being able to play them on a Saturday once the window closes. Maybe his age would save him but an older player wouldn't have been named in the 25-man squad.

[dave.woodhall]

If I remember correctly both Williams and Platt both made their debuts in a friendly against Monaco (then featuring Mark Hateley and Glenn Hoddle and managed by Arsene Wenger) at Villa Park in late January 1988.

When did mid-season friendlies stop being a thing? I remember us playing Bari in the November (?) after he signed for them, and reading through my dad’s copy of the Santos friendly which was a similar time of year. Don’t remember one after the Bari game, though.

Edit: the Bari friendly was March 92

Probably when midweeks started getting filled up with European games.

[SoccerHQ]

Talk of Davis again going out on loan to someone in the championship.

Surely he's got to go out again this time instead of just fudging it and giving him 15 minutes sub cameo every 3rd-4th game we play in the month.

Sign a new striker/front 3 player and have Wes with the late sub cameos and that will be fine up to January.

[SoccerHQ]

I'd rather loan him again but with a recall clause so we can bung him on the bench if we get an injury.

I'm not sure about the rules of loan moves and recalls. I don't know if it's as simple as recalling a player on a Wednesday and being able to play them on a Saturday once the window closes. Maybe his age would save him but an older player wouldn't have been named in the 25-man squad.

It's different for keepers I think. Can recall them within 24 hours if you can prove 2-3 keepers at the club are injured all at same time.

I agree about making Sinsalo number 3 keeper.

[jwarry]

So Pep saying they haven’t got the money to buy a top striker with £100m + being quoted.  Can we assume he can’t afford £100m+ midfielders as well then?

[Dick Edwards]

So Pep saying they haven’t got the money to buy a top striker with £100m + being quoted.  Can we assume he can’t afford £100m+ midfielders as well then?

Of course they can, it's a done deal for £88m according to sources so it must be true 

[Percy McCarthy]

So Pep saying they haven’t got the money to buy a top striker with £100m + being quoted.  Can we assume he can’t afford £100m+ midfielders as well then?

Come on down Harry. We can afford you as we’ve already got the £100 million midfielder,

[ADVILLAFAN]

Maybe we can sign De Bruyne or Rodri from them and they can use the money for Kane

[eamonn]

So Pep saying they haven’t got the money to buy a top striker with £100m + being quoted.  Can we assume he can’t afford £100m+ midfielders as well then?

Of course they can, it's a done deal for £88m according to sources so it must be true 

Yeah, he's referring to the money-pot now that it's been emptied for Jack 

[OCD]

So Pep saying they haven’t got the money to buy a top striker with £100m + being quoted.  Can we assume he can’t afford £100m+ midfielders as well then?

Skint pricks

[villabear]

So Pep saying they haven’t got the money to buy a top striker with £100m + being quoted.  Can we assume he can’t afford £100m+ midfielders as well then?

Skint pricks

Think I saw them live at The Golden Eagle once. Wrong thread? 😀

[Mister E]

Talk of Davis again going out on loan to someone in the championship.
Surely he's got to go out again this time instead of just fudging it and giving him 15 minutes sub cameo every 3rd-4th game we play in the month.
Sign a new striker/front 3 player and have Wes with the late sub cameos and that will be fine up to January.

Totally.