Isa Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) Olympiakos agreed a fee of 6 million euros for Alfreð Finnbogason! which is around £4.8mil! Has 59 in 70 at Heerenveen which is better than Bony' 46 in 65 in Holland.We have been linked with him number times, these are type players we should be going for. He isn't anything special to be honest, certainly not on par with quite a few of the previous Eredivisie top-scorers. Ultimately he's pretty lucky to play in a gung-ho team who get awarded penalties every other game. I would've rathered someone like Castaignos who is infinitely more talented but it seems like Swansea are closing in on him. Not that I think a new striker should be high on our list of priorities right now anyway. Edited June 5, 2014 by Isa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndJo Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Any decent left backs available on a free? Think that is the next position that needs looking at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Any decent left backs available on a free? Think that is the next position that needs looking at Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Any decent left backs available on a free? Think that is the next position that needs looking at Agreed I think we were in for Colback to play at left back.. Jonathan Parr, Jordan Spence.. of course there is always the possible return of Liam Ridgewell who can play on either side if I remember correctly. A few more surely are about, John Arne Riise is getting on a bit but he just left Fulham I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggy_333 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Any decent left backs available on a free? Think that is the next position that needs looking at Agreed I think we were in for Colback to play at left back.. Jonathan Parr, Jordan Spence.. of course there is always the possible return of Liam Ridgewell who can play on either side if I remember correctly. A few more surely are about, John Arne Riise is getting on a bit but he just left Fulham I think. Ridgewell can play LB or CB and he's awful at both-Bennett/ Luna or Clark/Baker are better than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) Any decent left backs available on a free? Think that is the next position that needs looking at Agreed I think we were in for Colback to play at left back.. Jonathan Parr, Jordan Spence.. of course there is always the possible return of Liam Ridgewell who can play on either side if I remember correctly. A few more surely are about, John Arne Riise is getting on a bit but he just left Fulham I think. Ridgewell can play LB or CB and he's awful at both-Bennett/ Luna or Clark/Baker are better than him. I'm just coming out with names of those who are available without a transfer fee. Can see us getting another loan in if we do get another left back, although if we go 3-5-2 we could keep Luna as he is good going forward, just poor with his defensive positioning (which could actually be fixed tbf). Edited June 5, 2014 by samjp26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Ridgewell is **** terrible. That would be me seriously considering a sebatical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Olympiakos agreed a fee of 6 million euros for Alfreð Finnbogason! which is around £4.8mil! Has 59 in 70 at Heerenveen which is better than Bony' 46 in 65 in Holland.We have been linked with him number times, these are type players we should be going for. He isn't anything special to be honest, certainly not on par with quite a few of the previous Eredivisie top-scorers. Ultimately he's pretty lucky to play in a gung-ho team who get awarded penalties every other game. I would've rathered someone like Castaignos who is infinitely more talented but it seems like Swansea are closing in on him. Not that I think a new striker should be high on our list of priorities right now anyway. A friend of mine is a Twente fan and is celebrating that they're selling Castaignos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 A friend of mine is a Twente fan and is celebrating that they're selling Castaignos. Yeah, the opinion on him is mixed because he is still pretty raw but how I see it is that he is still only 21 and is very talented. He also mentally benefitted from his time at Inter. I have no doubt that he'll prove to be a smart investment by Swansea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 A friend of mine is a Twente fan and is celebrating that they're selling Castaignos. Yeah, the opinion on him is mixed because he is still pretty raw but how I see it is that he is still only 21 and is very talented. He also mentally benefitted from his time at Inter. I have no doubt that he'll prove to be a smart investment by Swansea. I agree, very good physique for the Premier League as well with a good blend of stature/strength/speed, I'd have liked him as an understudy to Benteke before we inevitably lose him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJVilla Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Any decent left backs available on a free? Think that is the next position that needs looking at Agreed I think we were in for Colback to play at left back.. Jonathan Parr, Jordan Spence.. of course there is always the possible return of Liam Ridgewell who can play on either side if I remember correctly. A few more surely are about, John Arne Riise is getting on a bit but he just left Fulham I think. Colback is off to Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Any decent left backs available on a free? Think that is the next position that needs looking at Agreed I think we were in for Colback to play at left back.. Jonathan Parr, Jordan Spence.. of course there is always the possible return of Liam Ridgewell who can play on either side if I remember correctly. A few more surely are about, John Arne Riise is getting on a bit but he just left Fulham I think. Colback is off to Newcastle. Yup hence the 'were' in past tense. £50k a week better off spent elsewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I know Parr was highly rated by some but there must be a reason Pulis first dropped him and then didn't extend his contract. To be honest, I hope we give Luna another try, he's basically good at most things except positioning, which you really would have thought could be corrected on the training pitch. However, I suspect that he was dropped so completely because we're planning to sell him (if anyone wants him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJVilla Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Any decent left backs available on a free? Think that is the next position that needs looking at Agreed I think we were in for Colback to play at left back.. Jonathan Parr, Jordan Spence.. of course there is always the possible return of Liam Ridgewell who can play on either side if I remember correctly. A few more surely are about, John Arne Riise is getting on a bit but he just left Fulham I think. Colback is off to Newcastle. Yup hence the 'were' in past tense. £50k a week better off spent elsewhere! My bad. Obviously didn't read that properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH** Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Sky sports transfer centre saying rio Ferdinand has turned us down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Ferdinand ... Wow ..not sure what to think of that at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) I'm not even sure as i'd leave my job for the wages that Villa would likely offer, so i'm not surprised. I'm aware Ferdinand is out of a job. Edited June 6, 2014 by Shillzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted June 6, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2014 I find that incredibly hard to believe..... He would just burst out laughing looking at the wages we would offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Going for a flat back six then next year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gums Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) I'd imagine the offer for Ferdinand would have been as player/coach and would have allowed him his first steps into that side of the game. I get the feeling his career after playing will be outside of football though. Worth a cheeky punt - if you don't ask, you don't get. Edited June 6, 2014 by gums 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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