Monaco have come in for Henry. 

Did anybody else see this on Bolasies Instagram? Not sure what to think of it really? On 70k a week and he’s posting stuff like this.... not that the salary really matters I guess. 

He posted something else taking the piss about ‘rolling up their sleeves’ too. 

He scored an incredible goal. Apart from that however, I personally thought he was very poor today.

My old man said to me yesterday he thinks he chose to start Adomah so he can protect Taylor. Said it all really. Aston Villa in the Championship starting a winger so that he can support his international fullback against a team just promoted from league 1, instead of playing a winger who can get at them offensively. 

Still of the opinion that Bolasie and Abraham etc are effectively pointless if they are intended to get us promoted whilst we have this guy in goal. He's just going to cancel them out. 

Just now, NurembergVillan said:

Fine.  Play him in his correct position.

Which is where Chester plays. Even left side centre back he's technically out of position. A centre half being comfortable on his correct side is more important that people think.

I'm guessing we probably have some sort of clause from United where he has to play...

Ralph Hasenhuttl would be my first choice by far. 

1 minute ago, KJT123 said:

 

Wow, your like a ninja

Expecting a busy few days at #avfc  Harold Moukoudi is in the UK and expected at Bodymoor Heath today as Villa look to wrap up a season-long loan deal. Will add cover at centre-back if it gets done.

from Gregg Evans on Twitter 

We seem to be doing a very good job of actually convincing people to come. Apart from Bryan, but I guess we had convinced him at one point.

10 minutes ago, Zatman said:

You can forget waking up the day after deadline today to find we have signed Moustapha Salifou. Good times

Hahaha, this still has to go down as the most random signing ever surely? It didn’t make sense one bit, especially considering MONS domestic bias for signings. Very strange. I remember him coming on for his debut against Reading, we were cruising at 2-0. He came on for the last 3 minutes and then gave the ball away and they scored. Actually after typing this it might of been Sylla .

On another note, I’m worried at the lack of incoming rumours.

Only video that seems to be online of Moukoudi, nothing on YouTube really. Looks very good to me, very calm.

https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Aston-villa-veut-harold-moukoudi-le-havre/934722

Aston Villa veut Harold Moukoudi (Le Havre)

Aston Villa (Championship, English D2) has sent a global offer of about nine million euros for Harold Moukoudi (20 years), the central defender Le Havre (under contract until June 2019).

The French international U20 could however favor the Ligue 1 where Rennes has been working on his profile for several weeks.

What do we do now though? Reality is he's probably going to want 2 more signing, if they're having doubts do they back him?! Catch 22 for me. 

Ah hadn’t seen someone had already posted. Pretty sure what he’s saying is incorrect however. 

Alan Nixon just said on Twitter that foreign loans don’t count but I don’t think that’s correct.

I think people are forgetting that we can only have 5 loans in the squad at one time. After Bolasie, that puts us on 4 loan. Which means realistically we can only get one more, unless Moreira is completely taken out the squad and we use Bunn on the bench ? I just can’t see it though. Think after Bolasie it’s got to be one more logically? Even though we do desperately need a defender. Tough one. 

4 hours ago, rubberman said:

Why the heck not...the more the merrier, I say.

Imagine if Hutton, De Laet, Bree, Elmo and Tuanzebe all get injured!!! We'd be screwed! Ward number 1 priority for me.

Diego Reyes is available on a free after leaving Porto. I know it might be a bit of a ‘football manager-esk’ signing, but he’s 25 and a Mexican international centre back. He’d be unreal in this league.

Just makes too much sense to go for a player like that though I guess . I wouldn’t imagine his wages would be anywhere near what we were paying Terry either. 

He would be unbelievable in the Championship on the right wing.