Morpheus Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) Not a chance of getting Dembele. With a new manager coming in, I don't think you can say that for sure. New manager, new players, new ideas. I'm not saying he wouldn't be available, just that we couldn't afford him. I'd agree with that unless it was a loan where we paid a percentage. I wonder if Spurs still wanted Benteke would it then be possible to swap for Dembele and Sigurdsson? Edited December 18, 2013 by Morpheus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Well the wage cutting smokescreen can only last so long and it won't wash forever Eventually he's going to have to invest to appease the fans or sell us to someone who have ambitions that match our own Because one things for certain a club of our stature should not be fighting to avoid relegation every season We're not currently doing that this season. A couple more games with the chucklebrothers at the back against our rivals around us near the bottom might change that Were on a precipice at the minute with 4 points between us and 16th and 5 points with 9th It really can go either way but the way we have been playing defensively recently are not good almost deja vu from last season except then we had an on fire Benteke to carry the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 At this time of year last year, Benteke hadn't even really hit form yet. He didn't start until January when he started banging them in. Similarly, our defense fell into shambles this time of year as well. So...two loan signings and then back to in form players for the rest of the year hopefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 If we was going to spend money in Jan would be shouting it out, no you plead povity so other clubs do not try to rip you off and overpay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) At this time of year last year, Benteke hadn't even really hit form yet. He didn't start until January when he started banging them in. Similarly, our defense fell into shambles this time of year as well. So...two loan signings and then back to in form players for the rest of the year hopefully! I remember him springing in to life for us in October from the Norwich/Swindon game. He was getting pretty lauded by December though. After the Liverpool game everyone was raving about him but then came the horrible run. Edited December 18, 2013 by Wainy316 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaspg Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 OGS as player / manager, DO IT! Or just an AM.. If he cant get funding towards the 8-10m range put the money in the piggy bank instead and wait til the summer window, we wont go down and we wont be challanging for anything. No point in getting another mediocre player that sits on the bench and adds nothing more than what we got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 It does come back to cash though. If you want to actually replace Stan you're going to pay close to ten mil in the current market plus the wage commensurate to a player of that stature. I can't see us doing much better than what we've got if we're going to spend similar to what brought those guys in. But in saying that, I still think we'll try to buy an attacking mid rather than the position Stan played for us. Sneijder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 18, 2013 He'll do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I think this season and the performances of players we hoped would kick on have put a bit of a negative vibe on our transfer approach. His first summer the signings of lower league players were really liked and we even had people not long back who were happy to see Dale Stephens signed. I think this season has just shown why these players were so cheap and that any dream of unearthing young talent seems to be fading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I know it's a risk considering his injuries but rodwell was on the bench for city last night. May be worth a shout on loan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Loans could be the way to go for the short term. Get sum players in let them experience the magic of villa park & the fans them they will want to stay. On loan we should go for Lescott, Rodwell and Anderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) swap Benteke for Zaha plus cash for us? would any of you take it? Edited December 18, 2013 by KSV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGregor1888 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 swap Benteke for Zaha plus cash for us? would any of you take it? No chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 swap Benteke for Zaha plus cash for us? would any of you take it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Loans for me would be De Bruyne and Lescott. Permanent signings would be a 'proper' destroyer in midfield and an attacking midfielder - would love us to go back in for Kiyotake, not just because he's a good player who would improve us but for Julie B to come out of hiding too!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 swap Benteke for Zaha plus cash for us? would any of you take it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ghost Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Steven Taylor from Newcastle on loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Steven Taylor from Newcastle on loan? What? This Steven Taylor??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjacobjr Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 It's not all doom and gloom at the club people would want to get a perspective too like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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