PieFacE Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 Would be perfect signings, but can't see it. Hope i'm wrong. It's too good to be true unfortunately IMO. Exactly the players we need, so we'll end up with Lee Croft from Oldham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 We've certainly shifted a lot of the deadwood already, but for me we still need to get rid of Warnock, Hutton, Given and Ireland (not sure when Hutton's / Warnock's contracts are up). As you say, the wage bill must have come down a lot over the last 3 years and it is worrying that we still need to lower it further, as it's hard to see how we could keep a quality squad. With the wages of the above players allocated elsewhere, it may be possible, but if they're simply eliminated as costs and not spent on other players, well, we're left with what we have and that's a worrying prospect. Warnock and Hutton are out on loan. It stands to reason the club would see no benefit in this if a substantial amount of their wages were not being picked up by the second party. Warnocks contract is up in the summer, he'll never play for us again. Hutton has moved with an option to make permanent. Fingers crossed I guess, but we don't seem to have much trouble shifting him, crazy as it seems. I think he likes to play football and he's too young to give up on a career. We'd move him, no question. In other words, we're getting there. We must be almost there. If there's no room for speculation now in order to survive then Lerner may as well sell. I'm sure he understands that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 What dead wood us left? Given? Ireland? Dunne is a debateable one as the manager seems very keen to bring him in. Who else? Truth is, there isn't much "dead" wood left. There's some expensive wood in N'Zogbia, Gabby and Bent but this is wood that has been of much use to us over the past few weeks. Premier league quality wood. Perhaps the last piece, Bent, is the most expendable and if it means we can strengthen other areas then we should move it on ASAP. Reality is our wage bill isn't half as high as it once was. We must be circling near this £55m a season mark now with promise to remove more in the summer (Dunne at least) and we will shift Bent if not now then in 5 months time. There should be nothing holding them back adding another couple on £50k a week. Logical speculation. Fingers crossed. In conclusion, we got wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaForever1970 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Warnock not confirmed yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I got a bit of an inkling that we will pull off a deal or 2 tomorrow. Villa have never really made it public knowledge where transfers are concerened. It's very much done 'on the quiet', so here is hoping that is the case this very minute. The 3 players mentioned would make a big difference. Strength, height and pace. I just can't think that Lerner would just let this club go pop out the League without the slightest effort to stem the tide. Surely, as much of a dick he is, he won't want to be the first owner of this club to oversee relegation from the Premeir League? Financially, he must be aware of the hike in TV money next season and that by staying up the club would be easily better off, even with a few 'high' earners still kicking about, than if we went down and then basically had to re-build from scratch. Surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Would be perfect signings, but can't see it. Hope i'm wrong. Far too good to be true, sadly. It's one of those annoyingly possible rumours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Why don't you just ignore Twitter posts on here then if it's all bullshit? Concrete reliable links will have their own threads. It's impossible. Some Billy bullshitter posts on Twitter and people are so desperate for some positive news that the next few pages are dominated. VILLA INSIDER1 my arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMushroom Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Would be perfect signings, but can't see it. Hope i'm wrong. Neither can i unfortunatly. Not with the threat of relegation hanging over us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 usually we still get a sniff of something is going to happen, even though villa keeps things quiet, but this window, theres no smell in the air at all cant see anything happening, theres no point, were going down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 We're all aware it's probably bollocks though, it's better than talking about how shit it is with no one coming in though IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 VILLA _INSIDER @VILLA_INSIDER1 Aston Villa have tabled three bids. Blackpool's Matt Phillips, West Ham's Mohamed Diamé, & Fulham's Brede Hangeland. #avfc If there was any chance of this happening i'd jump for joy. Covers all problem areas apart from left back. Not a **** chance though. Bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Thing is, it could be true. He's said 'tabled bids'. We could table a bid for any player we want, doesn't mean they will join. I think everything hinges on Bent going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 i dislike twitter profiles like that theyre probably just school kids chatting to their mates at school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 @ FBAuvergne: Yacouba Sylla will leave @ ClermontFoot and engage with the English club Aston Villa. He passed a medical this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Interesting news doing the rounds about this guy.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacouba_Sylla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 @ FBAuvergne: Yacouba Sylla will leave @ ClermontFoot and engage with the English club Aston Villa. He passed a medical this afternoon. Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 That seems to be a respected french journalist? - although my french is cack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Just sign him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Who? Hopefully some 6ft munt from the school of hard knocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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