Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We were more stable under Bruce than Di Matteo. Therefore he stabilised us.

I hope one day Steve Clarke writes a book and spills the beans on his time at Villa Park with Di Matteo. Clarke was highly experienced, Di Matteo still green yet the Italian seemed to go out of his way to ignore Clarke during games.

[Sexual Ealing]

Hourihane and McGinn were pretty good, Lansbury seemed a perfectly reasonable cheap option at the time, and he did stabilise us. Unless you think we were better off before he turned up, which would obviously make you insane.

The UK was better off when Sunak took over from Truss, but I'm not grateful to anyone for it, and it was still way worse than we should've expected.

Nobody is asking you to be. But, nevertheless, continually saying that "Bruce stabilised us" in a mocking manner as if the statement is worthy of ridicule when it is clearly factually correct is just silly.

We were more stable under Bruce than Di Matteo. Therefore he stabilised us.

If you jumped off the top of the Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway would stabilise you.

[Dogtanian]

We were more stable under Bruce than Di Matteo. Therefore he stabilised us.

I hope one day Steve Clarke writes a book and spills the beans on his time at Villa Park with Di Matteo. Clarke was highly experienced, Di Matteo still green yet the Italian seemed to go out of his way to ignore Clarke during games.

No wonder people thought he looked like an alien!

[cdbearsfan]

We were more stable under Bruce than Di Matteo. Therefore he stabilised us.

I hope one day Steve Clarke writes a book and spills the beans on his time at Villa Park with Di Matteo. Clarke was highly experienced, Di Matteo still green yet the Italian seemed to go out of his way to ignore Clarke during games.

Steve Clarke was the brains behind the Tshibola signing, though.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We were more stable under Bruce than Di Matteo. Therefore he stabilised us.

I hope one day Steve Clarke writes a book and spills the beans on his time at Villa Park with Di Matteo. Clarke was highly experienced, Di Matteo still green yet the Italian seemed to go out of his way to ignore Clarke during games.

Steve Clarke was the brains behind the Tshibola signing, though.

Hopefully he's not in the DR Congo team this afternoon. #shudder

EDIT: He's on the bench.

[cdbearsfan]

Small Heath would be retiring his shirt by now.

[Dogtanian]

Maybe Clarke had his Scotland head on, because he seemed to do alright up there.

[selly park trinity]

I remember Clarke having a go at the fans whilst going down the tunnel on a particularly shit night in Barnsley

[PeterWithesShin]

As if anyone has ever had a good night in Barnsley.

[ADVILLAFAN]

As if anyone has ever had a good night in Barnsley.

When i went to Barnsley away, we stopped in Sheffield....

[cdbearsfan]

Nice to think that appointing Bruce ended up stabilising Villa while also beginning Scotland's journey to global glory.

[Londonvilla]

Three players Atletico Madrid should sell this summer

Cashing in on Almada would generate funds to purchase a player more directly suited to Simeone’s system, perhaps one with greater work-rate or tactical discipline, while also resolving a squad bottleneck where promising players stagnate on the fringes.

Moreover, moving Almada on could be mutually beneficial amid his links with Aston Villa. He needs regular minutes to progress and reach the ceiling scouts once forecast for him. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, gain transfer flexibility. In the modern market, timing is crucial: selling before a player’s stock peaks but while there remains clear interest is sensible business.

https://thehardtackle.com/opinion/three-players-atletico-madrid-should-sell-this-summer/#google_vignette

[Yeltzbagger]

As if anyone has ever had a good night in Barnsley.

We had a great day when we won 3 0 there in 2017. My wife and I got there early on the train. There was nothing to do except look round the town hall which had a gallery of old mayors and also housed the register office. After admiring the portraits we witnessed a bride dressed in white storm out pursued by her bridesmaids. Like an episode of Corrie she had been stood up by the groom. We followed out to see them entering the pub opposite to be greeted by a chorus of "Here Comes the Bride" from the Barnsley fans who had started their pre match drinking early.

The game was good as well. Keinan scored what I think was his first goal for Villa. I love their old stand as well.

[Dogtanian]

I also once had a good night in Barnsley. And a pizza. And a good morning, too.

Nothing to do with the Villa, though. 

[KevinGage]

Three players Atletico Madrid should sell this summer

Cashing in on Almada would generate funds to purchase a player more directly suited to Simeone’s system, perhaps one with greater work-rate or tactical discipline, while also resolving a squad bottleneck where promising players stagnate on the fringes.

Moreover, moving Almada on could be mutually beneficial amid his links with Aston Villa. He needs regular minutes to progress and reach the ceiling scouts once forecast for him. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, gain transfer flexibility. In the modern market, timing is crucial: selling before a player’s stock peaks but while there remains clear interest is sensible business.

https://thehardtackle.com/opinion/three-players-atletico-madrid-should-sell-this-summer/#google_vignette

We were linked with him when he was playing in America IIRC.

Cost would be prohibitive now, I'd imagine.