Summer Transfer Window (2024/25)

[Jas10]

1 minute ago, Dillon66 said:

Who can forget HDE's offer of £500k plus a signed Carl Tiler shirt for Batistuta.....

We missed out on Falcao AND Batigol??!!  

[Nicho]

1 hour ago, The_Steve said:

Imagine the hypothetical: us or Everton did have to sell and Spurs deliberately lowballed either to get the deal. Would the League demand to see the correspondence, apply the FMV tests, and was it in good spirit? Absolutely not. These vultures are way more damaging to the game - but the league wants to threaten clubs doing their best to workaround badly written rules. 

I love this comparison and it’s exactly right.

[Beastmix]

16 hours ago, Aston_Villan4 said:

Orrrr Option 3. Sign all of them and best man wins the position. Plus, think of the depth!

Yeah, it's such a small-club mentality to think you have to cram everybody in. Depth is key to operating at close to 100% for the full season.

Big clubs have big benches. Villa have a big club ambitions and, to make the transition, need to adopt a big club mentality now, especially being in the Champions League.

[Jas10]

 

[Dillon66]

21 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

We missed out on Falcao AND Batigol??!!  

Yep....

....and Roberto Carlos, Juninho (x2), Gascoigne, Lampard, Les Ferdinand and Andy Cole.....

[Jas10]

1 minute ago, Dillon66 said:

Yep....

....and Roberto Carlos, Juninho (x2), Gascoigne, Lampard, Les Ferdinand and Andy Cole.....

Don’t forget Muzzy Izzet  and the other River Plate players JG wanted.

Edited Friday at 08:55 by Jas10

[gwi1890]

4 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

Don’t forget Muzzy Izzet  and the other River Plate players JG wanted.

Saviola & Aimar? 

[PerryBarrPet]

5 minutes ago, gwi1890 said:

Saviola & Aimar? 

Yes and not long after he changed tack and told us all that “the future is youth”

[PaulMcGrath_5]

On 26/05/2024 at 14:36, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

El Kaabi, yeah he's a real menace!

Off to Fenerbahce. 

[Jas10]

9 minutes ago, gwi1890 said:

Saviola & Aimar? 

Most of the team really

There was that “famous” pic of the team sheet and notes he made while scouting them. Defenders like Yepes too.

Here we are:

 

Doug said he could only have one.

Edited Friday at 09:08 by Jas10

[Demitri_C]

I do wonder who the big replacement will be luiz. He ia going to be a hard player to replace.

Need a statement signing in that position i think

I dont think barkley or gallagher are the answer tbh. Barkley will be good but he doesnt do what dougie does and either will gallagher

Edited Friday at 09:13 by Demitri_C

[Jas10]

2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

I do wonder who the big replacement will be luiz. He ia going to be a hard player to replace.

Need a statement signing in that position i think

Gabri Veiga?

[DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth]

 

5 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

I do wonder who the big replacement will be luiz. He ia going to be a hard player to replace.

Need a statement signing in that position i think

I dont think barkley or gallagher are the answer tbh. Barkley will be good but he doesnt do what dougie does and either will gallagher

To be honest I think the June preening will be the busiest bit of the window. I can see maybe 2-3 ‘big signings’ in July/August and that being it. Maybe the lad from Villarreal we have been linked with. 

[burchy]

5 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

Gabri Veiga?

Doesn’t he play more on the righthand side?

[Jas10]

I have the ideal player for @TRO

 

[burchy]

How about Archie Gray as Dougie’s replacement, his stats are pretty similar even now, played 44 times for Leeds last season and still only 17!

[The_Steve]

11 minutes ago, burchy said:

Doesn’t he play more on the righthand side?

Veiga is a 10 would be world class potential in Emi’s role. 

[CarryOnVilla]

3 minutes ago, burchy said:

How about Archie Gray as Dougie’s replacement, his stats are pretty similar even now, played 44 times for Leeds last season and still only 17!

If our rotation options wasn’t so stacked, I’d have him in. But I don’t think he’s quite ready to be our starter 

[Jas10]

Gotta say… I really admire this. Stay put and show others what loyalty and respect really is kid  

But if you wanna come to the Villa, you’re more than welcome

[burchy]

3 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said:

If our rotation options wasn’t so stacked, I’d have him in. But I don’t think he’s quite ready to be our starter 

If they’re good enough they’re old enough, he’d only get better. Would hate him to land at somewhere like Chelsea.