Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[KevinGage]

Might have been the sporting director's signing.

I say that with no inside knowledge at all. It looked like a signing that ticked a lot of boxes at the time but Smith didn't seem too fussed about including him after his first injury.

[Clark W Griswold]

It's common knowledge that at the moment Gerrard wants a full pre-season with him before any decision is made. Anything else is currently just unsubstantiated bollocks.

Reading Vinnie Chase 84's post I don't think he's saying anything is definite and it ties in with what you know....If Gerrard gets an offer of a fantastic striker at the right deal he will probably take it (and Archer will be out on loan) ...if he doesn't and Archer looks good pre-season then he may stay...if not he may be off on loan...nowt stranger than transfers...

That's how i saw it too. Archer has been the one that's impressed me the most so far other than Jacob Ramsey, of all the youngsters. Lets hope he can keep the momentum going during pre-season. If he looks really good and we can get a top quality one in perhaps we should look to move on one of Watkins and Ings if either are open to it and the interest is there. I do like both, but in that situation i think it would be the way to go.

[Beard82]

Might have been the sporting director's signing.

I say that with no inside knowledge at all. It looked like a signing that ticked a lot of boxes at the time but Smith didn't seem too fussed about including him after his first injury.

I think this is right.  I think a big part of it was it quickly became clear that Ramsey was better then him and ready to play week in week out

[RamboandBruno]

Might have been the sporting director's signing.

I say that with no inside knowledge at all. It looked like a signing that ticked a lot of boxes at the time but Smith didn't seem too fussed about including him after his first injury.

I think this is right.  I think a big part of it was it quickly became clear that Ramsey was better then him and ready to play week in week out

Threw a water bottle in the direction of Smith after being ignored at Arsenal, kicked a water bottle into the home end after being subbed off against Man, its the water bottles that done him!
Honestly, he’s never been in a strong enough position in the squad to show that much outside aggression or petulance, however frustrated he was.
Ive always thought he looked ok, but also seems to have got better the less he’s played. I don’t care much if/when he goes.

[eric woolban woolban]

I think we're cursed when it comes to French players.
Sanson, Guillbert, Pires, Berson, Agathe, Ginola, Six.
Seven that i can think of...

[Hookeysmith]

I think we're cursed when it comes to French players.
Sanson, Guillbert, Pires, Berson, Agathe, Ginola, Six.
Seven that i can think of...

God help us with Boubaka then

[jwarry]

I think we're cursed when it comes to French players.
Sanson, Guillbert, Pires, Berson, Agathe, Ginola, Six.
Seven that i can think of...

Sounds like they were all at sixes and sevens 😁

[Gerrin]

I think we're cursed when it comes to French players.
Sanson, Guillbert, Pires, Berson, Agathe, Ginola, Six.
Seven that i can think of...

Not to mention possibly the worst manager in our history.

I guess Pires and Ginola were at the back end of their careers and kind of did a job. Vertout and Amavi were probably decent players just arrived at the wrong time. Always a gamble taking players directly from the French League as it's not PL standard.

[Dave P]

I don’t even think Garde was our worse manager that season.

[Beard82]

I think we're cursed when it comes to French players.
Sanson, Guillbert, Pires, Berson, Agathe, Ginola, Six.
Seven that i can think of...

Not to mention possibly the worst manager in our history.

I guess Pires and Ginola were at the back end of their careers and kind of did a job. Vertout and Amavi were probably decent players just arrived at the wrong time. Always a gamble taking players directly from the French League as it's not PL standard.

Glad we've stopped doing then

[Beard82]

Might have been the sporting director's signing.

I say that with no inside knowledge at all. It looked like a signing that ticked a lot of boxes at the time but Smith didn't seem too fussed about including him after his first injury.

I think this is right.  I think a big part of it was it quickly became clear that Ramsey was better then him and ready to play week in week out

Threw a water bottle in the direction of Smith after being ignored at Arsenal, kicked a water bottle into the home end after being subbed off against Man, its the water bottles that done him!
Honestly, he’s never been in a strong enough position in the squad to show that much outside aggression or petulance, however frustrated he was.
Ive always thought he looked ok, but also seems to have got better the less he’s played. I don’t care much if/when he goes.

To be honest, were just lucky he didnt injury himself kicking them

[Sexual Ealing]

I don’t even think Garde was our worse manager that season.

I agree with Dave P.

[eamonn]

Brian Green was a big fan of Remi.

[john e]

Remi Garde took over one of the most toxic dressing rooms in Villa’s history
He had no chance from the start

[cdbearsfan]

True. He still could have made more of a fist of it. I'm not sure even a great manager could have kept us up, but Remi wasn't a great manager.