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Transfer Speculation Summer 2017


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1 hour ago, alreadyexists said:

No, it is a sponsorship deal.

Ah,  very interesting. Saw some official footage of the match spec kits where there was no recon on the back

 

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2 hours ago, Demitri_C said:

Sanchez was probably on premier league wages and I bet samba, whelan and Elmo are on smaller fees. Can't see us paying these three huge wages

His wage would have been dropped with relegation due a clause. And i'd imagine the 3 we've just bought would command wages in the higher bracket for championship players

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19 minutes ago, Junxs said:

His wage would have been dropped with relegation due a clause. And i'd imagine the 3 we've just bought would command wages in the higher bracket for championship players

In theory you might be right but w eare not going to pay sky rocket wages for a 33 year old in the championship i feel. sanchez was signed before the season we signed all the French players so we dont know that for sure 

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8 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said:

Talking of sponsoring etc..

I hear Villa Park being renamed the McCarthy & Stone sports arena!

They specialise in state of the art living retirement homes!   :D

I think it should be the Deep Heat Arena, has a better ring to it.

 

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2 hours ago, Demitri_C said:

In theory you might be right but w eare not going to pay sky rocket wages for a 33 year old in the championship i feel. sanchez was signed before the season we signed all the French players so we dont know that for sure 

I'd imagine between the 3 of them (Whelan, Elmo & Samba) theres no way they'd be on less than 30k - 35k a week each. Even if Sanchez didn't have a relegation deduction clause (which I highly doubt) theres no way he'd be earning over a 100k/week. 

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1 hour ago, Junxs said:

I'd imagine between the 3 of them (Whelan, Elmo & Samba) theres no way they'd be on less than 30k - 35k a week each. Even if Sanchez didn't have a relegation deduction clause (which I highly doubt) theres no way he'd be earning over a 100k/week. 

I'd be really surprised if Samba was anything close to 30-35k a week given he's been training with us for 5 months without pay or other clubs interested

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3 hours ago, alreadyexists said:

I think it should be the Deep Heat Arena, has a better ring to it.

 

Or better still, the Katie Price Pleasure Dome - for tired and ageing tw*ts that have been around a bit!;)

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I don't think we will leave it at this with regards player recruitment. We will have played a handful of games before the window shuts and if we are not firing on all cylinders I can see Dr Xia pushing for the required players to be brought.

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1 hour ago, Junxs said:

I'd imagine between the 3 of them (Whelan, Elmo & Samba) theres no way they'd be on less than 30k - 35k a week each. Even if Sanchez didn't have a relegation deduction clause (which I highly doubt) theres no way he'd be earning over a 100k/week. 

I think Samba will be on peanuts wages tbh cant see the other two being on large wages. if lets say sanchez was paid 40k per week and these 3 are on 50k a week it still represents better business for the club compared to what we were at. 

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3 minutes ago, mykeyb said:

I think we will need to move out another 3 or 4 and then we may do a loan deal. I doubt any further money will be spent this summer.

Werthers originals don't grow on trees you know!

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2 hours ago, LakotaDakota said:

Keep refreshing "Other Football" but none of our turds appear to be floating that way yet. Our squad is going to be bigger than Chelsea/Man City :mellow:

 

I think they will leave but maybe not until end of August. Those willing to play football and take a paycut will still leave it late enough to swing another happy paycheck before they move on...

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21 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said:

I hope this idea of doing most of your business before the season starts catches on. It feels weird not waiting until 5 games in and realising what a shower of shit you've got on your hands. ;)

Those two things aren't mutually exclusive you know, as we've discovered the last two years.

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8 minutes ago, TrentVilla said:

Those two things aren't mutually exclusive you know, as we've discovered the last two years.

Very true.

I think the additions to the squad are sensible this summer. I think we've made a howler with Johnstone tbf but Terry/Samba/Whelan/Elmohamady are exactly the sort of players who might just add enough steel to a side that was severely lacking in that past the likes of Jedinak, Chester and Baker. And since Bruce came in - Taylor too. As others have said from watching Terry so far or Samba pre season the difference in what they can still offer is 'night and day' to people like Elphick and Richards even if they aren't very fast anymore. Even if Whelan is Jedinak Mk II he'll be useful. I'm hoping Elmohamady pushes Bacuna further down the pecking order or hopefully out the door so it's all good so far. Even if it's neither spectacular or exciting.

We are all well aware of the financial implications for not getting one of those 3 promotion places. Most of us recognise the play offs as an absolute lottery and would rather avoid them if possible. But if the unthinkable happens and we get top 6 and miss out it would still be progress. If our ambitions or expectations are higher then that adds more pressure to the situation but if our ONLY acceptable thing is top 2, chances are we'll be disappointed. No promotion side can carry a GK imo and that worries me.

This year I genuinely think we'll be in the mix though and last year I thought everyone that thought that needed counselling.

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