Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Footy-Vill]

Are we seeking to take advantage of the Inter Milan sue fire sale shame Villa weren't on to this earlier and got after players as now it's too late and had pre season not a good ide idea to disrupt the squad but Ashley Young could have brought a few players along with him.

[jwarry]

Nice big strong DM and I think we are done this year unless a marquee unexpectedly comes on the radar

[Scott Nielsen]

Are we seeking to take advantage of the Inter Milan sue fire sale shame Villa weren't on to this earlier and got after players as now it's too late and had pre season not a good ide idea to disrupt the squad but Ashley Young could have brought a few players along with him.

Lukaku at 97.5m is hardly a fire sale though, is it.

[Footy-Vill]

Are we seeking to take advantage of the Inter Milan sue fire sale shame Villa weren't on to this earlier and got after players as now it's too late and had pre season not a good ide idea to disrupt the squad but Ashley Young could have brought a few players along with him.

Lukaku at 97.5m is hardly a fire sale though, is it.

Sorry I don't really know the means of the words but thought it was they are hot to sell all their players ? Like a fire and have to get out no?
Lautaro Martinez is off to Spurs.
Would love Barella here

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

There was a rumour doing the rounds north of the border a few weeks ago that Liverpool were after McGinn for £80m...

I like you John but at that price I’ll drive you there myself.

[VILLA MOLE]

Are we seeking to take advantage of the Inter Milan sue fire sale shame Villa weren't on to this earlier and got after players as now it's too late and had pre season not a good ide idea to disrupt the squad but Ashley Young could have brought a few players along with him.

Lukaku at 97.5m is hardly a fire sale though, is it.

Chelsea are ridiculous , 

[Dante Lavelli]

Are we seeking to take advantage of the Inter Milan sue fire sale shame Villa weren't on to this earlier and got after players as now it's too late and had pre season not a good ide idea to disrupt the squad but Ashley Young could have brought a few players along with him.

Lukaku at 97.5m is hardly a fire sale though, is it.

makes the Ings deal look a steel by comparison.  I’m amazed City or Chelsea didn’t buy him, even if he was just keeping the position warm until Halaand is available next summer.

[OCD]

Lukaku's only a year younger than Ings but costing £70m more.

[eamonn]

Juninho was at Villa Park, but the deal fell apart over money. Les Ferdinand too. And who can forget David Speedie.

I think Les Ferdinand was close but he decided to go to Newcastle in the end. Imagine Ferdinand and Yorke up front that season.

Does anyone remember the deliberately fake David Platt story on Shoot Magazine? Proper trolling.

Yesssss - was discussing this recently and trying to trace back the year they did that. Was a proper full on few page spread on his re signing. Think it was 1994 Ish

It was an April Fools prank in 1995. Front page dedicated to Platt coming back to the Villa. As a 10 year old, I fell for it hook, line and sinker. Excitedly bought it from the newsagents and showed my Dad (a Gooner) who looked bemused as there'd been no mention of it in the press.

[Toronto Villa]

Lukaku's only a year younger than Ings but costing £70m more.

He’s not a flashy signing though and that’s what Chelsea want. Ings would have done in terms of goals all that Lukaku is probably going to do in that side.

[Dave]

Fred Ljunberg was another before joining Arsenal.

Think that one was a bit different though, in that we actually had agreed to sign him before Arsenal came in later, with him then picking them over us.

[Deano's Mullet]

Juninho was at Villa Park, but the deal fell apart over money. Les Ferdinand too. And who can forget David Speedie.

I think Les Ferdinand was close but he decided to go to Newcastle in the end. Imagine Ferdinand and Yorke up front that season.

Does anyone remember the deliberately fake David Platt story on Shoot Magazine? Proper trolling.

Yesssss - was discussing this recently and trying to trace back the year they did that. Was a proper full on few page spread on his re signing. Think it was 1994 Ish

It was an April Fools prank in 1995. Front page dedicated to Platt coming back to the Villa. As a 10 year old, I fell for it hook, line and sinker. Excitedly bought it from the newsagents and showed my Dad (a Gooner) who looked bemused as there'd been no mention of it in the press.

I remember that vividly - it also had the unveiling of the blue away kit featuring  Muller as the sponsor (AST were soon to take over) and Dean Saunders was wearing it (he never did in a first team game as he left for Turkey that Summer. )

[Monty]

I love our new boy Danny, but Lukaku is proper world class.

[Damo70]

Juninho was at Villa Park, but the deal fell apart over money. Les Ferdinand too. And who can forget David Speedie.

I think Les Ferdinand was close but he decided to go to Newcastle in the end. Imagine Ferdinand and Yorke up front that season.

Does anyone remember the deliberately fake David Platt story on Shoot Magazine? Proper trolling.

Yesssss - was discussing this recently and trying to trace back the year they did that. Was a proper full on few page spread on his re signing. Think it was 1994 Ish

It was an April Fools prank in 1995. Front page dedicated to Platt coming back to the Villa. As a 10 year old, I fell for it hook, line and sinker. Excitedly bought it from the newsagents and showed my Dad (a Gooner) who looked bemused as there'd been no mention of it in the press.

Instead of Les Ferdinand we got Savo. Prior to that instead of David Speedie in the '87 March transfer window
we got Warren Aspinall.

[Big Ming]

Just remembering David Geddes.

Looked the least like a decent footballer but actually was quite good.