AntrimBlack Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 4 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Reading all the tweets it seems Bournemouth fans love him. Hopefully it won't be sod's law where we get the washed up "good old chap but trash" with best days long gone. He is 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Excellent signing and exactly what we need a leader who knows what it takes to get out of this division and in a position we are weak in. We need players like him in the spine of our team and this is a great start to our transfer business. More of the same ilk please. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Daily Mail reckons we paid £3.6mil in the end. Solid first buy. Welcome Tommy http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3651031/Aston-Villa-make-Tommy-Elphick-signing-Tony-Xia-era-Bournemouth-skipper-signs-three-year-deal-Villa-Park.html Quote Aston Villa have completed the signing of defender Tommy Elphick from Bournemouth, the Sky Bet Championship club have announced. The 28-year-old joins for a reported £3.6million fee to become boss Roberto Di Matteo's first signing and has penned a three-year deal at Villa Park. Villa revealed on their official website that Elphick had completed a medical on Monday after cutting short his honeymoon to make the move to Birmingham. The Villans have moved quickly after new owner Tony Xia's takeover was officially completed last week following their relegation from the Premier League. Di Matteo has targeted players with Football League experience with a revamp of the squad needed after they won just three games last season. The Villa boss said: 'I'm really pleased to bring Tommy to the football Club. 'He is a fantastic player and also a fantastic character which is very important. 'He knows what is required to win promotion to the Premier League from the Championship and that experience will be invaluable.' Elphick captained Bournemouth to the Championship title last year - after leading them to the Sky Bet League One crown in 2013 - and made 12 appearances last season as they comfortably survived in the top flight. He spent four years with the Cherries after signing from Brighton in 2012 and played 145 games, scoring six goals. Xia has previously said he would make between £30million and £40m available for Di Matteo to spend on new players but has since remained tight lipped on any more figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 22 hours ago, alreadyexists said: Dr Xia said he's set aside £600million for the club, so that leaves £597 million, I reckon that's not leaving him too tight No he said he has deposited £600 million in a uk bank account. didn't say who it was for or what it was for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 4 minutes ago, TRO said: No he said he has deposited £600 million in a uk bank account. didn't say who it was for or what it was for. Half is probably for his wild nights out on Broad Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holtern8 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) Ok, what's the catch, why is a Premier League club letting their captain go to a Championship club...or is it a case of Bournmouth being THAT small time? Edited June 20, 2016 by Holtern8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted June 20, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, TRO said: No he said he has deposited £600 million in a uk bank account. didn't say who it was for or what it was for. I know, it was a bit of a tongue in cheek comment. As has been said before; it doesn't matter how rich an owner is, it's how much they're willing to spend that matters. Randy Lerner was a billionaire, but he wasn't willing to spend anything significant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Great start. Next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Welcome Tommy. Fingers crossed he helps improve the team- be good to have a 7 footer back in defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post limpid Posted June 20, 2016 Administrator Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2016 Just now, Brumstopdogs said: Welcome Tommy. Fingers crossed he helps improve the team- be good to have a 7 footer back in defence. I'd be happy to have a player with two feet in defence. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Good signing. Welcome to the club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Welcome to the club Tommy. Hopefully will add some organisation to the back 4 and make us a solid unit for the first time in quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Never heard of him or seen him play. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 8 PL starts for a team who shipped 67 goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 1 hour ago, AntrimBlack said: He is 28. I meant it metaphorically. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 Welcome big tom, let's hope your the bomb!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeParker91 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 22 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: 8 PL starts for a team who shipped 67 goals. You do realise he had a lengthy ankle injury last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Excellent signing. The exact start we need to begin the rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Holtern8 said: Ok, what's the catch, why is a Premier League club letting their captain go to a Championship club...or is it a case of Bournmouth being THAT small time? He was injured for much of the season, and I think when he played there was a feeling he couldn't quite step up to the PL. But by most accounts it seems he's excellent at Championship level, which is where we are and what we need. Bournemouth need PL players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 6 minutes ago, JoeParker91 said: You do realise he had a lengthy ankle injury last season? No. Thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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