Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[cdbearsfan]

Yes Winks isn't ideal for first pick but he's played international and in champions league and other European competition you

So had Djemba-Djemba. It's a no from me.

[LeeB]

Harry fucking Winks, Jay Spearing for the Tik Tok generation.

[JD]

Yes Winks isn't ideal for first pick but he's played international and in champions league and other European competition you

So had Djemba-Djemba. It's a no from me.

[RichardBatchelor]

Yes Winks isn't ideal for first pick but he's played international and in champions league and other European competition you

So had Djemba-Djemba. It's a no from me.

And so was Tonev.

[Footy-Vill]

Harry fucking Winks, Jay Spearing for the Tik Tok generation.

Jay Spearing was re signed by Liverpool this season.
He will take up duties as a coach within the academy, while also offering his services as an over-age player for the under-21s!

Taking that experience thing to a whole new level there.

[Border villan]

Probably quite a few of us would offer our services as an over age player to the Villa even though we are crap.

[London Villan]

Which is a problem of not finishing even in the top 10 of the PL for the last 10 years. Most of us can see the potential, but it doesn't take much to understand why any player (even ones with emotional attachments to the club) wants to play at higher levels and can move now to make that happen.

It's a reason why we'll miss out on players coming in too - Bissouma is a case in point.

[JD]

Probably quite a few of us would offer our services as an over age player to the Villa even though we are crap.

Yeah, can I volunteer as a 58 year old to play as an overage player for Villa U12's please. Anything else will be too difficult.

[eamonn]

See Bruce Springsteen is at Villa Park next year - not at all gutted that I booked to see him in Barcalona as didnt think hes coming to the UK

Chuk prefers Kendrick, maybe we should get that gig changed in a last-ditch bid for him to stay.

[Dogtanian]

I have never heard SG say we are exclusively recruiting experienced players. He talks about a good mix - ability, potential, experience, winning mentality. He has been increasing our experience because we had a lot of ability and potential, but not enough experience and winning mentality and he wants to correct that balance.

We will still be recruiting potential when the deal is a good for the club.

As for Winks and experience, he has only 10 senior caps and none in the last two years. He's been a loser in two finals and won nothing in his career. I think we can get better experience!

SG has said it numerous times!!
He was quoted as saying it "many times."
I simply quoted what SG said about experience.
And that quote is from an interview he gave while in Australia! Aston Villa's official website.

I'm actually attempting to give people understanding what remit Gerrard is looking for right now, but if you choose and seems not to want to listen to what Gerrard has to say then ok.
Having that insight from what Gerrard has said helps us see things a bit more clearly on players signings as well as likes of Ashley Young and Elmo being around the squad.

  Find me the interview where he has said we are ONLY going to recruit experienced players.

[Footy-Vill]

Well I only reference to the most recent with SG.
As well as what makes sense in the make up of a squad.

[Brazilian Villain]

See Bruce Springsteen is at Villa Park next year - not at all gutted that I booked to see him in Barcalona as didnt think hes coming to the UK

Chuk prefers Kendrick, maybe we should get that gig changed in a last-ditch bid for him to stay.

Why, what did Ashley Preece say about him?

[Dogtanian]

Well I only reference to the most recent with SG.
As well as what makes sense in the make up of a squad.

You are right in that they are definitely focusing on it and it makes sense with our current squad. But they will still continue the policy of acquiring potential for the future when the opportunities arise. Kamara is a good example of this, he's at the beginning of getting the experience we want, and the way that Gerrard discussed him even in his latest interview is all about what he will offer for the future.

[Beard82]

See Bruce Springsteen is at Villa Park next year - not at all gutted that I booked to see him in Barcalona as didnt think hes coming to the UK

Chuk prefers Kendrick, maybe we should get that gig changed in a last-ditch bid for him to stay.

Yeah - by the sounds of things we would also need to let Chuk decide the set list

[Rudy65]

Worries me that there hasn’t been one or two key departures so we are left with the same 15 or so regulars who have been mediocre the last 18 months. Squad needs a shake up to move forward.