limpid Posted February 1, 2007 Administrator Share Posted February 1, 2007 Please keep all transfer rumours in this thread. Any threads left from the January window will be closed shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJohn2 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 You been preparing that for weeks didnt you? Well done, you can go to sleep now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 1, 2007 Author Administrator Share Posted February 1, 2007 Preparation time was as long as it took to type the above two sentences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJohn2 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Preparation time was as long as it took to type the above two sentences. Just a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscuk2004 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I Just seen M ON in newcastle, i know someone who works for thr team saying he is thrashing out a deall with him for the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloingram Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Think there should be some sort of an attempt to try and keep this as structured as possible...i.e. maybe player/info/any info or evidence (links) otherwise think this could be a record breaker thread and even willing to put every linked/rumoured player into one post on this page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJohn2 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 otherwise think this could be a record breaker thread. I thought that was the main reason for this tread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I Just seen M ON in newcastle, i know someone who works for thr team saying he is thrashing out a deall with him for the summer For who? What are you saying? :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsby Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I've heard we are interested in Defoe...... Sorry :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscuk2004 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Sorry Milner :yawn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 God this thread is boring already Lets have them Klose, Nope he will want to play in europe! Good thats that one out of the way! :roll: The quality of players we can get will be determined by where we finish in the league, which err won't be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloingram Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Suprised you guys havent turned out the classic of...Benny McCarthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Randy_Villan Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 What is the latest on Defoe then? I've heard the hotel bill is getting rather high now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscuk2004 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 How Much Money will we Have to spend in the summer? If we dont get europe? and how much if we do? im gonna say. 1 last 25 mill spree then try to settle a team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svilenrussev Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 yes!MAloney in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 According to Daily Mail bollox...Ridge has joined Birmingham..a really hope this is shite in the air...or a terrible error on behalf of the Mail.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 He wouldn't join them, no **** way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrobo1 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 he never from April onwards expect a lot of links both in and out bound expect we will get rid of a few you would expect and not expect expect the signings to be done before pre season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity-Tom Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I can't believe MON and Randy haven't made any signings yet. There are only 7 months left until the transfer window closes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted February 1, 2007 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2007 Well I was just typing in the other thread that just got locked and have been redirected here. Anyway... First and foremost I think would be right back and a reserve right back. Hughes is clearly not up to it, even in the reserve role. Bardsley unfortunately is only short term, but if this was to be made permanent then I will have no complaints. Delaney would be good for the reserve role IF he could actually stay fit, however that is getting increasingly unlikely. Bardsley is a good call, so is Luke Young, particularly if Charlton go down. If they do, I would put strong money on him coming to us. Of course there is also the foreign alternative and those are endless. Next would be the defensive midfield player. The reason why I don't think this is the number 1 priority position is because we do already have Mccann who can play here. Yes he is not the player who will take us forward, but he would be certainly adequate in the reserve role. Diop mentioned in January but I do not see him as a player for the future. Yes he has good ability now, but being the same age as Mccann means that this role would need to be looked at again sooner rather than later. I would say Barton would be the best choice for this. Really think this guy would do the job and he would do it very well. Also being available at £5.5million is a very big bonus for us. Yes he did say that he wouldn't leave in January but it certainly does not rule out a summer move and I think if we can do well until the end of the season, he could very well be playing in a Villa shirt next season. Next position I think would be Left Back. Yes Bouma is playing well at the moment, and it is often mooted that Barry should be playing left back. However I think Barry should be playing on the left of a 3 man midfield and that is exactly where I would put him. Bouma I think needs some decent competition in order for him to continue his good form, and Samuel ain't doing that. Therefore a new left back is definately needed. Leigton Baines is a very good call, but I have a strong feeling he will be moving to Spurs in the summer. It is no real secret that they want him and they will end up paying for him. I like Matthew Taylor at Portsmouth and although Portsmouth are doing very well this season, I get the feeling that not all is okay behind the scenes. What with the rumours that Gaydamak doesn't actually have any real money and they have already spent most of it. I think they did only spend £2million in transfer window and both players were defenders. When they are in need of a striker you kind of expect them to buy one if they had the money. If they need the money, then I would expect to see a few players leave. Therefore I think Taylor is a fairly viable option. There is also the possiblity of O'Halloran filling this position, but it is far, far too early to tell yet. Next I would say a Goalkeeper is probably needed. I am a big fan of Sorenson, but I am doubting whether he can cut it at the next level. I am having serious doubts about Taylor as well. Yes he had good matches for Arsenal, but I am struggling to remember a decent game he has had in a Villa shirt. Yes it can be argued that he hasn't really had a chance, but surely if MON felt he could do a job better than Sorensen, surely he would have picked Taylor ahead of Sorenson? So even if Sorenson stays, we would almost certainly be looking to replace Taylor. The name that instantly comes to mind is Gordon. With Hearts looking to sell him it is a certainty that he will be leaving in the summer. Problem is that Arsenal will be looking for a keeper in the summer as well and I have heard Wenger is a fan of Gordon. However there could be some other good goalkeepers available. Foster and Carson, both on loan this season and their owner clubs have quite a lot of goalkeepers (Liverpool bought another one in January whilst Man Utd have Kuszacak (sic). With both Carson and Foster playing regular first team premiership football this season, then are not likely to want to go back to 3rd choice at Liverpool and Man Utd respectively. We should be going for these guys. An experianced centre half and a goalscorer have both been put forward but I do not think we need either. I am confident Laursen will come back and actually play a whole season for us, therefore we don't need another centre half. As for a goalscorer, I do think that Moore will become that sooner rather than later. I have confidence in the lad and I cannot wait for his return. As for the rest of the squad, Hendrie, Samuel, Hughes, Taylor, Sutton, Berger, Djemba-Djemba will all almost certainly be gone in the summer. Angel, Delaney, Gardner are treading a fine line. If Angel is okay playing second fiddle to Carew thats fine by me since it is hard to find a good target man. If he doesn't then a new target man will be needed. Delaney I mentioned earlier. Gardner could make it or he could not, can't tell with the guy. MON will have a much better idea though and thankfully will be the one making the decision, not me. So with that in mind the squad will be something like this... Sorenson/New GK/Olejnik New RB/Reserve RB/Delaney - Mellberg/Cahill/Laursen/Ridgewell - Bouma/New LB/O'Halloran New DM/Mccann/Osbourne/Gardner Petrov/Davis - Barry Moore/Young/Maloney/Agbonlahor (for both wings since all have been known to play either side) Carew/Angel or New Target Man You will notice that Barry doesn't have a back up, but since Davis, Gardner, the new DM, Maloney, Young, Osbourne and Mccann could all (potentially) play in that position, we should not have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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