Demitri_C Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I'd take lansburys left leg over those dopey double act gardwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 x central midfielders. ASAP. Thanks. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bully Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I don't think these transfers are quite as simple as some make out. I don't mean because of potential complications with clubs, agents etc I mean finding the right type of player for us. Our team needs character and leaders, not just talented players, and they are hard to find. I'm confident Bruce knows the craic and will hopefully find the right solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 i really hope we can seal the deals before our next league game. i trust they're doing everything they can though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Conor Hourihane is now Aston Villa's number one target for January [john percy] #avfc — villareport (@villareport) January 2, 2017 is this made up? cant see it fromm jp anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: I'd take lansburys left leg over those dopey double act gardwood After you have taken his leg, he would still be better than those two knuckleheads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 5 hours ago, sne said: Debuchy on loan anyone? Didn't come off last season, might be worth a try, no idea what kind of form he'd be in after not playing for so long. I don't think that he was up for coming here last season for a few games in the PL so I would guess he would be even more reluctant to play for us at the likes of Burton, Rotherham and Wigan now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 hours ago, TheAuthority said: Links? I've not seen any articles in the papers. John Percy tweeted he's our number one target. He called most of our transfers in summer 2015 so suggests he has a link inside the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 minute ago, VillaChris said: John Percy tweeted he's our number one target. He called most of our transfers in summer 2015 so suggests he has a link inside the club. Where did he tweet it. It's not on his Twitter. Someone faked a tweet to show he tweeted or did he delete it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Ah didn't realise it was fake news...just assumed someone had lifted it from his twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted January 2, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, KSV said: Where did he tweet it. It's not on his Twitter. Someone faked a tweet to show he tweeted or did he delete it? This is what I was getting at. There's so many blogs, and ITK's on twitter that rumors take a life of their own that start from someone just dreaming them up. Then rags like the Brum Mail report it because they need clicks. This is life in a post-truth transfer window!!! Edited January 2, 2017 by TheAuthority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: This is what I was getting at. There's so many blogs, and ITK's on twitter that rumors take a life of their own that start from someone just dreaming them up. Then rags like the Brum Mail report it because they need clicks. This is life in a post-truth transfer window!!! Yes, as we've seen with the Brum Mail uncritically reporting an incorrect statistic from the whoscored website without checking it this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) Aston Villa have won the chase to sign Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone on loan with Jose Mourinho recalling Joel Pereira from top-flight Portuguese club Belenenses as cover. Villa manager Steve Bruce has targeted a new stopper since taking over from Roberto Di Matteo in October. Mark Bunn replaced Italian Pierluigi Gollini for Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Cardiff that left them 12th in The Championship. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4082780/Aston-Villa-win-race-sign-Manchester-United-goalkeeper-Sam-Johnstone-loan.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Edited January 3, 2017 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jim Posted January 3, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2017 19 minutes ago, Kingman said: Aston Villa have won the chase to sign Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone on loan with Jose Mourinho recalling Joel Pereira from top-flight Portuguese club Belenenses as cover. Villa manager Steve Bruce has targeted a new stopper since taking over from Roberto Di Matteo in October. Mark Bunn replaced Italian Pierluigi Gollini for Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Cardiff that left them 12th in The Championship. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4082780/Aston-Villa-win-race-sign-Manchester-United-goalkeeper-Sam-Johnstone-loan.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 I don't get this signing at all. We have a young in experienced keeper, what we need is someone with experience that can help us out short term and to mentor Gollini. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 1 hour ago, jim said: I don't get this signing at all. We have a young in experienced keeper, what we need is someone with experience that can help us out short term and to mentor Gollini. I'm really not happy with Johnstone coming in at all. Watched him a few times playing for Preston and frankly wasn't that impressed. I know they wanted him back in the summer but only wanted him permanently, whereas he was only willing to join on loan. Had no ambition to move away from United and forge a career for himself. Since then, he's barely even played in PL2, has signed a contract extension and Dr. Xia responded to a fan saying we would never agree to take a young goalkeeper on loan, specifically Johnstone, when we have our own good young goalkeeper in Gollini who needs to play games. Not sure what has changed to make this transfer so widely talked about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 4 hours ago, nnock1984 said: Johnstone - Loan Jenkinson - Loan Hourihane Lansbury Brady Rhodes or Hernandez Sell Gestede, Ayew, Kozak and Westwood Johnstone Jenkinson, Chester, Baker, Amavi Lansbury, Jedi, Hourihane Kodjia, Hernandez, Brady Gollini, Elphick, Bacuna, Tish, Adomah, McCormack, Gabby I don't think even with strikers shifted, we need to bring in another striker. Especially one that pushes Kodjia back out of position. I like the look of the suggestions apart from Johnstone in goal, I'd rather go for someone like McGregor at Hull who now isn't playing but was great for them under Bruce in the Championship and hopefully his advice and experience would rub off on Gollini. Hernandez would have been a good signing, but he's agreed a new long-term deal at Hull recently and they were already asking for a bonkers fee in the summer. I like Lansbury a lot and think he's a good option, but I don't think it's likely to happen with all the buzz around him and other interested parties. It might seem like a lazy link, but I would really like to see us go for Daniel Johnson. He's a very good midfielder for Preston, he's versatile, bags of pace and keeps going till the final whistle. Great left boot on him and gets plenty of goals and assists. Never looked like making it when he was at Villa going out on loan, similar to Robinson there, but regular game time has meant he's flourished. Another player who effortlessly made the step up from league 1 to the championship and he's not got as much attention as Hourihane, so could go a fraction cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Go big or go home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 13 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Go big or go home. Let's hope that's the Dr's philosophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I know it's a while ago but this is a response to an article linking us to Johnstone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Yeah i don't like this keeper deal at all either. Really makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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