Villain-from-Texas

Wanyama would be a very good signing. Wantyourmama said summer that he turned down Villa last for Celtic because he wants to win trophies. He won't be coming to Villa.

Who quite a few of us had heard of and had quite a buzz around his name, hence the price tag that came with it. Signing this kind of player to try and develop is great, but signing them and throwing them straight in the first team is just ridiculous, and isn't going to help us in the relegation battle that we'll no doubt be facing in the near future. Right: I only want players whom people on Villa Talk have heard of. How many people were up on Neil Taylor, Ashley Williams, Nathan Dyer, nd Angel Rangel before Swansea bought them?

Sorry, but I'd take Doyle in a second for the right price--no more than 4 or 5 million. Whether Wolves would sell for such a small fee is another question.

Because everyone on Villa Talk ridiculed him when we were linked.

I wouldn't read anything into it. Lambert frequently changes the lineup around.

There is no chance -- none -- that Chelsea will sell Lukaku. He will go on loan somewhere to get playing time, and at the end of the loan, will return to Chelsea. He's going to be a star.

Ideally I would sell Nzog - £10m - buy Matt Philips for £7m - the remaining £3m (+ money from any other player sales) I would put towards a new keeper. I reckon we'd sell N'Zogbia in a second if someone offered £10m. Problem is, no one's going to offer £10m.

The point of the story about Yoshida is that he might've joined us if Vlaar's transfer hadn't happened. I wouldn't expect him to come to us now.

Fiorentina have just signed Valero: http://it.violachannel.tv/dettaglio-comunicati-ufficiali/items/borja-valero-in-viola.html

I sure hope not. I hate loans. Are we Wigan? We shouldn't be a training ground for other teams' young players.

I feel you, but it's a reasonable approach to take for a team in our position.

Two things: 1. Carroll, please no. Overpriced, and I can't think of a worse partner for Bent. 2. Berbatov would have zero interest in Villa.

Even at 31, he will be looking play at a bigger club than us. This.

Looks nailed on for Sinclair. His Wikipedia page currently states the following: "Looks set to secure a 5 year deal with Aston Villa as they and the player are in talks" Wittingham must be just about to sign for us really soon now as well, cause his Wikipedia page said something similar a few weeks ago I would bet good money that it's @mini_beest editing these Wiki entries.

Or maybe they just think Park and Ki are good?

I really, really want to like Fabian Delph. I even got his name on the back of last season's away shirt. But he was poor last season, even before he got injured. He could hardly make a forward pass without it being intercepted.

From The Times: "Tongo Doumbia, the Rennes midfielder, is set to a move to the West Midlands, but Gary Jacob, our transfer expert, says it could be West Bromwich Albion or Aston Villa." According to a few French websites, he is off to West Brom--e.g.: http://www.sport.fr/football/ligue-1-rennes-doumbia-file-west-brom-270890.shtm

So it begins. As a Villa fan, I get utterly embarrassed every transfer window when the Milner rumors begin. It's pathetic. He is gone; get over it. Full stop.

Please, no. He can hardly play two games in a row without picking up an injury.

It's just as much speculation as saying he's going to leave. Not when you factor in common sense.

Surely Bertrand will stay at Chelsea. I can't imagine that he wants to leave or that Chelsea wants to sell.

Barnetta will sign for Schalke as soon as they offload another player (and they'll do so soon).

Thank god for that. He was terrible. Not sure how you can determine that based on the little time he played. He had a blinder in Serie A this season and, it appears, will be sold to a bigger club for a good chunk of change.

I would happily take Snodgrass and Phillip. No to Holt, and I don't know enough about Ayala.

And the reasons why? Keep up Reg Yeah, I get that he missed time for the ACN. But he didn't start when he returned. As for the reasons why, Wigan fans are split in their opinions. Some think that he's very good; some think that he isn't. Here is one of the latter opinions: "Diame didn't start in the team from Feb onwards because of the form of McArthur & McCarthy . . . I'd rather have Diame in the squad than not & you're right that he is technically gifted. As I said though IMO his laziness cancels out that talent all too often & the fact that he's been in & out of the side every since arriving to me indicates that our manager feels the same." http://boards.footymad.net/forum.php?tno=558&fid=516&act=1&mid=2114681575