2024 January transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Saha would be a brilliant signing. Yes please.

About 20 years ago maybe.  He has only been gone half a season, no reason to assume he wont pick up where he left off.

He was great last season for Palace, and has been for several years.

[Dave]

Saha would be a brilliant signing. Yes please.

About 20 years ago maybe. 

He was great last season for Palace, and has been for several years.

He has only been gone half a season, no reason to assume he wont pick up where he left off.

He was doing a funny. Saha is retired and last played about ten years ago.

[Monty]

I liked Zaha fine but, realistically, there's a reason he ended up where he did rather than at a top PL club or Juve or Bayern. A maverick talent who doesn't really play well with others. In the last couple of years, it's always been Eze who really stood out at Palace.

[baddowvillans]

Dybala is the one with the same two line tattoo as Zaniolo, right? Think I read he copied it from Zaniolo. Did they play together at Roma? Could we get another Diaby/Bailey thing happening, we bring in Dybala and it makes Zaniolo 10 times better?

Honestly a front line of Diaby, Bailey, Zaniolo and Dybala in Villa shirts would be a pretty fucking surreal sight to see. Even if they're all underperforming.

And pretty high scoring in Scrabble points too!

[frank black]

Having witnessed us sign Cascarino, Callaghan and Ormandroyd (unless my memory is somewhat wanting?) in past windows, to assist with our title challenges. There’s a significant part of me that just wants us to crack on with what we’ve got.

[London Villan]

Add Platt to our promotion push in 1988...

Callaghan and Sticks were signed in 1988/89 when we battling relegation...but one of them played a surprising role in the 1989/90 season. The other one ended up as a fat DJ in Kavos.

[VILLA MOLE]

Add Platt to our promotion push in 1988...

Callaghan and Sticks were signed in 1988/89 when we battling relegation...but one of them played a surprising role in the 1989/90 season. The other one ended up as a fat DJ in Kavos.

Didnt Callaghan have a bust up with a steward or something ?

[WarszaVillan]

Having witnessed us sign Cascarino, Callaghan and Ormandroyd (unless my memory is somewhat wanting?) in past windows, to assist with our title challenges. There’s a significant part of me that just wants us to crack on with what we’ve got.

Cascarino I agree with, although there were no windows then. Alternatively we added Saunders during our next title challenge season who made a huge difference.

[frank black]

Add Platt to our promotion push in 1988...

Callaghan and Sticks were signed in 1988/89 when we battling relegation...but one of them played a surprising role in the 1989/90 season. The other one ended up as a fat DJ in Kavos.

Guessed my memory may have been off.

[London Villan]

Not a window - but there was a deadline about 10 games before the end of the season. there was a discussion as to whether he would get a medal if we won the league as he only had the chance to play 9 games - sadly it wasn't an issue in the end...

[London Villan]

Add Platt to our promotion push in 1988...

Callaghan and Sticks were signed in 1988/89 when we battling relegation...but one of them played a surprising role in the 1989/90 season. The other one ended up as a fat DJ in Kavos.

Guessed my memory may have been off.

It's your age.

[frank black]

Having witnessed us sign Cascarino, Callaghan and Ormandroyd (unless my memory is somewhat wanting?) in past windows, to assist with our title challenges. There’s a significant part of me that just wants us to crack on with what we’ve got.

Cascarino I agree with, although there were no windows then. Alternatively we added Saunders during our next title challenge season who made a huge difference.

Did we sign Cascarino when he was strike  partnered with Teddy Sherringham ? If so we definitely signed the wrong un.

[London Villan]

Yep - the story is Taylor wanted Sheringham, but Doug came back with the wrong one... 100% fact - or maybe not.

[VillaTim]

Add Platt to our promotion push in 1988...

Callaghan and Sticks were signed in 1988/89 when we battling relegation...but one of them played a surprising role in the 1989/90 season. The other one ended up as a fat DJ in Kavos.

Didnt Callaghan have a bust up with a steward or something ?

Is that why he moved to Ibiza and became a DJ

[The Edge]

Quite a few people on SM getting excited about Dyballa. Would be great but I'm not joining in the excitement just yet though.