Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[KevinGage]

Why did he go to the World Cup for a month and come back with John bloody Fashanu?


I thought we signed him from Wimbledon as he was always a threat against us. Didn’t realise Ron just brought him back with him after a month in America. Must have been a shock to the family Fash.

As Fash tells it, he was over there doing commentary for Nigerian TV.

He always liked BFR, and recommended a few Nigerian players for Villa from that squad. Ron then enquired about Fash the Bash's availability instead.

He was close to 32 at the time, close to semi retirement and more focused on his Gladiator TV nonsense.  But couldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.

[VILLA MOLE]

Wasn’t Gladiators filmed in Brum too ?

[KevinGage]

It was, aye.

A no brainer for Kung Fu Fash.

I remember him tenderising the Everton back four and even getting a goal on his debut away to Everton in 1994.

Whilst still somehow looking rubbish, like he'd only taken football up two years previously.

[ADVILLAFAN]

If the Moise Kean rumours are true, he would look like a very promising option. Looks like he'd very much suit our style, certainly more than Malen or Abraham.

Watched him a few times for Fiorentina last season amd thought at the time, that he'd suit our style perfectly.

[eamonn]

Did he appear on Gladiators while playing for Villa?

[LeonW]

Did he appear on Gladiators while playing for Villa?

In his full kit do you mean? Like, he left a game to go straight to gladiators?

[eamonn]

I think Collymore can still be a Villa fan while giving his opinion about what Liverpool could do to cure their ills (i.e his suggestion of signing Konsa for a good price due to our PSR/SCR handcuffs).

[Matt C]

Probably just the internet echo chamber but seen a few links to Dani Ceballos at Real Madrid - another one we seem to be linked with every window. He does seem to be out of favour there though.