Aston Villa Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

Genuinely think that Ireland would be in a much better place in his career if he had stuck it out at international level.

pavb2 wrote: »

Don't know CSF we'd all love him to discover the form he had at Man City but I think if at all possible it's time to cut our losses.

Villa have invested enough time and money and it's time for him to move on the only problem is who'd have him? Hughes at Stoke?

Oh god no, the chap is finished. I was referring to back in the day when he packed it in.

So Helenius and one other 'mystery' player are likely to be our final comings in before we shift the dead wood out....expect alot of crazy speculation as to could it might be for next week or two!

Naturally, I am over the moon at this signing....

Whats the craic with Enda Stevens? I havent heard much about him!!! if Bennet is not good enough and with the latest signing a left back..Will he go out on loan??

Most of the squad next year will resemble that of some obscure Championship team that just got promoted.

COYVB wrote: »

Sylla made his Mali debut today. Very happy for him and all, but that means we'll be losing him every couple of years for the ACN

Hopefully he is nice and fresh when he comes back. We need a big year out of him next season. Unless one of the new lads is a cm.

Eathrin wrote: »

This is brilliant, getting a load of signings done early on. This is exactly the opposite of what happened in January. Getting excited already!

Yeah, the vibe around here is planets apart from 3-4 months ago.

When is our first pre season friendly? And just wondierng will anywhere over here sell the new kit or will be be an online order?

Competition for spots already looking really nice.

GK: Guzan, Given*, Siegrest
RB: Lowton, Hutton*
CB: Vlaar, Okore, Baker, Clark
LB: Luna, Bennett, Stevens
CM: Sylla, Westwood, Delph, Bacuna, Bannan*, KEA, Holman*, Herd*, Ireland*
AM/W: Tonev, N'Zogbia*, Gardner, Albrighton, (Gabby + Weimann)
S: Benteke, Weimann, Gabby, Bowery, Bent*, Delfouneso

*Likely/rumoured to be leaving

Plus a few young lads coming through. If all the marked players leave, that leaves a squad of 22. So still room for some additions. RB is the only place we have no real cover (can Okore play there?), after that I'd like to see another keeper, another centre mid and maybe another forward, but not an out and out striker; someone who can play wide or in the hole.

listermint wrote: »

Completely disagree, had a great start when he started playing this season and looked comfortable and promising on the ball. That injury came at a extremely bad time so i feel sorry for him on that front.

He was alright. Probably better than Bennett but if he was up for a transfer tomorrow i think hed land in the Championship. To be fair to the lad the change of manager didnt help him. PL may have been thinking along the lines of "i bought Bennet and he is a promising English tallent which cost millions. Stevens was here and i dont need to justify the outlay on him because i didnt spend it".

LeBash wrote: »

He was alright. Probably better than Bennett but if he was up for a transfer tomorrow i think hed land in the Championship. To be fair to the lad the change of manager didnt help him. PL may have been thinking along the lines of "i bought Bennet and he is a promising English tallent which cost millions. Stevens was here and i dont need to justify the outlay on him because i didnt spend it".

But Lambert was giving him starts,i think he started around 5 games. Certainly looked more comfortable than bennett every game.

Raekwon wrote: »

Lots of reports from the Danish media that Nicklas Helenius was in Birmingham today and will be unveiled as an Aston Villa player either tomorrow or Wednesday.

Great, can we get rid of Bowery now?

No point selling Bowery if he's content to stick around as a cheap battering ram.

Everytime I see the new jersey with the new sponsor, at first glance I keep thinking it says dafuk

4 so far with Luna probably in the next day or 2, just to get rid of the deadwood now and maybe another couple nearer the end of the window and we'll be in a far better place hopefully!

matrim wrote: »

So next season we're probably looking at a first team of

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Guzan
Lowton Okore Vlaar Luna
----Westwood - Delph
Wiemann - Bacuna - Gabby

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Benteke


Backup :

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Seigrist

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Baker Clark Bennett

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Sylla KEA
Tonev

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Gardner----Bowery

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Helenius

So about the only position we don't have a backup is at RB, and if we keep someone like Herd they can slot in there if required.

Then we also have the likes of Carruthers, Burke, Drennan who might be just starting to push for places in the first team squad.

Well I wouldn't necessarily think luna or Bacuna will be starters, at least not straight away.
And hopefully 1 or 2 quality, bigger signings will be made.

Great to get signings in this early, makes a good change from past years. Of course the signing of players is not where Lambert will earn his crust, it's in the fact if they are any good or not. I've said in earlier posts I'm still a bit worried about the midfield, I like Sylla and thought he did a great job there but he was a bit hit and miss at times, especially against better opposition. Still think we need someone else in there to at least challenge for places in that enforcer type position.