Aston Villa Rumours Archive August 01 2017 to August 31 2017

31 Aug 2017 19:55:47
Apparently villa are planning to name a unnamed striker before 11. Don't know if it's true or not but we need someone creative. UTV.

31 Aug 2017 21:35:03
no ins mate as outs have been to slow.

01 Sep 2017 09:15:48
How do you name someone who has no name.

{Ed001's Note - would it be like when kids are born and the parents are still arguing over a name? My ex's parents were doing that so in the end just took the first two letters of their own names and called her Roma. Only problem with that name is that there are a lot of people who have been on holiday in Italy wandering round with t-shirts on proclaiming their love for her. Random blokes with I <3 Roma on their t-shirts really does not impress her fella.....}

29 Aug 2017 19:54:18
Villas put bid in for gynassi he's a speedy winger who can score.

30 Aug 2017 20:44:00
I'm more interested in getting rid than brining in more new signings
Have to go
1) Richards "Not even any good in the championship totally useless"

2) McCormack "Lazy with a bad attitude I thought £12m was a crazy fee to pay for what we were getting" I think we made the same mistake in terms of fee with Hogan to much for someone not worth the fee

3) Flabby Gabby "Had his time no longer fit for purpose"

4) Hutton "I like Hutton gives 100% but he is just not good enough and continually gets caught out of position"


Not Desperate but probably better for both parties that they go.
Gardner
Elphick
Bunn
And I would even sell Grealish if the right money came in massive potential but he will ultimately deliver very little in his career Jack will wake up one morning in the future with so many regrets and wonder where his career went and will look into his empty display cabinet with no winners medals . far to inconsistent.

23 Aug 2017 23:12:34
Whether we want to keep kodjia or not makes no difference, as long as he's fit and not having a mare, he's off in january, he would have joined fernebache this summer but got injured, his agent has been touting him around to clubs here and abroad all summer, as long as he proves he's back on form he'll be doing the frankie bough, more worringly is those raving gunners have been scouting andre green and might join bournemouth in making a bid if not now, then january, o'hare and davis have been scouted by manc. citeh, so its time to get steve round to get his finger out and sort some new contracts out, as some of you boys have mentioned on here already, ffs let's not let the cream of our young squad get nabbed on the cheap., their the future for sure, with them who needs dodgy mercenaries, homegrown all the way.

24 Aug 2017 05:36:08
Nailed it 82 👍🏻

UTV.

24 Aug 2017 09:31:38
Yea mate, maybe in your world all of that is true, in the real world however. not so much.

24 Aug 2017 11:30:25
So what you're saying is that we shouldn't tie our youth down to long contracts then.? and you don't think that clubs would be looking at a 20 a season goal scorer? By hitting the disagree button on 82's post that means that you don't?

UTV.

24 Aug 2017 11:46:23
Or maybe people disagree that Kodjia agent has been touting him around all summer, it is enevitable no matter what happens he will be sold in January, that the gunners have been scouting Andre Green, and Man City who have their own world class youth system with players breaking into their squad that will be challenging for the premier league and competing in the highest club competition this season are looking to steal our youth players. Seems to me Classof82 believes the papers way too much and has got a little too carried away after we played a load of youth lads in a cup game. Your reply was so selective Ally it's boardering on Trump territory.

24 Aug 2017 12:47:26
So many flaws in your thinking that I could go with but as someone has said before on here, I'm dizzy from going round in circles with ya, so I'll keep my thoughts to myself and let you have the last word like you try to do with every thread 🤗

UTV.

24 Aug 2017 13:30:04
Chris, the kodjia link to fernebache isn't a paper rumour, its widely known he and his agent were looking for a loan move at the very least, fernebache said they they wanted him, and he was going to activate the clause in his contract to go out on loan (now why would he want a loan clause inserted if he was all about staying with us is up to everyone to decide? ), and his agent HAS been active in letting it be known his client now wishes to play european club football regularly (and i'm guessing a hefty pay rise too), as for the citeh rumour, not sure that one has been in the papers, got told that by someone who saw them coming to all level of games since the second half of last season, as for green, same thing, bournemouth and palace have been open about their interest, the gunners as usual have been watching him on the sneak for months, they've been keeping it quiet because (as i'm sure your aware) in the past they've pilfered our youth team players;such as our youth club captain and and generally behaved in a less than gentlemanly manner in how they conduct themselves, the big i am scenario, i hope kodjia does stay because for what he brings, we couldn't afford to replace him for anything less than 40 mill (in my opinion), but let's see what happens, i reckon if we take the league by storm he'll stay, anything else, don't be surprised if our loyal centre forward all of a sudden plays the loan card, be that for fernebache, or whichever club here or in europe is looking for a proven striker to help them stay up, and as for your take on citeh, and their world class system, i remember them saying they had no interest in raheem sterling and then, boom, signed, sealed and delivered, citeh definitely are sniffing around davis, can't say as i blame them, he reminds me of danny welbeck-but with a brain! and on another note, have your heard yet Ally if mcshortfarces' house is being emptied, we could with sunderland grabbing him asap!

24 Aug 2017 13:32:09
Please do point them out mate, sorry I don't agree that if people press the dislike button on something it means they don't agree with 3 points out of about 8. Don't be upset.

24 Aug 2017 13:50:59
82 - you could well be correct on everything, however you present no real evidence what so ever. Can you provide any evidence of; city being interested in Davies, Arsenal watching Green for months (can't see what they've been watching for months, he's made a handful of appearances), they've hardly raided our youth ranks, in stuck after Dan Crowley. You've taken the Kodjia stuff straight out of the papers, the doctor confirmed no such clause existed so don't understand how your still "being told" that. All I pointed out was that on the basis of probability and when you weigh things up, such as city's youth team, it makes zero sense for them to be interested in two championship youth lads who have 3 league appearances between them. Ally seems upset because I pointed out that just because people press the dislike button doesn't mean they don't agree with everything you've said - a bit precious to be honest. The three things he pointed out are 3 things every villa fan will agree on, however the rest you can't expect people to go on with no real evidence just "I got told" and stuff taken straight out of the back pages.

24 Aug 2017 15:18:18
How's that kid doing for Citeh that they got off Fulham for £10M+? and Crowley that Arsenal 'stole' off us? They're young English players being bought to get those teams quotas of 'home grown' players, despite having the most 'amazing' youth academies? As for Kodjia and his agent, do you think he sits on his hands for his 10%? Ain't seen Kodjia advertising razor blades or shampoo lately so how could he possibly make more for his 10%? 🤔

Money is God in football, you or I would stay at Villa for the whole of our career if they'd have us, the modern day footballer wouldn't (Gabby on £50K p.w. probs the exception lol) and on top of this Dr Tony is a businessman, he owns our club and i'm sure he has his heart in it but money makes money, football ain't about a pie and a pint watching you heroes any more, its dog eat dog. We were expected to go up at the 1st attempt, it didn't happen and would understand Kodjia's thinking if that clause was in his contract. I also understand that for the greater good, if we got a bucket of cash for him and we go up this year, we wouldn't care less about him, he's 1 player. definitely my final comment on this, Trump, over and out 🇺🇸

UTV.

24 Aug 2017 15:30:55
Haven't heard anything about Supermac yet 82, asked my source if there was anything new this morning and he said not a sniff about him or anyone, he was right about Barry coming back to the Midlands, just a shame he went to the Olbion

UTV.

24 Aug 2017 16:42:20
WOW Ally, what the heck do you think your doing, sending in a post without it being ok'd by certain people on here, the cheek of ya! , some on here could take offence at that mate! Your right though, Barry would have been a nice touch, Oh well, fingers crossed young mr. krankee skidaddles, please note i'm writing this post without permission from certain people who seem to think their invigilators, i think i'll let the other conspirators have their say, i must have got wrong the definition of a 'rumours' page being actually about rumours? ;but hey, i'll take my leave stage left and let the other fellas on here post what they've heard, i thought half the fun sometimes reading on here was some mad as a box of frogs 'rumour', if for no other reason it made you at least laugh, or dream it could happen? but it seems that's no longer the case, shame, but what can you do, i'll let the belt and braces' mob monitor and determine the direction we can take, don't want be accused saying something that hasn't been confirmed by those in charge, imagine, the scandal! be lucky Ally, i'm off to the funny farm to hear some more gossip (or as some would say, read the back pages), let's hope the season snowballs into a corker.,
fake news whisperer over and out!
UTV.

24 Aug 2017 17:01:41
Ok boys, I cannot make sense of any of what your saying, by mad as a box of frogs are you confirming you've completely speculated the lot in your head and posted it? Ally you seem to be able to just completely divert from any questions you've been asked, first you reply to me saying Man City won't be interested in our kids by saying "they said they wasn't interested in raheen sterling then boom" now you've answered me saying our owner confirmed there wasn't a clause in a players contract by saying "football is no longer pie and a pint, it's dog eat dog", it's like the ramblings of a mad man who has so much to say it all just vomits out. Sorry you think I'm an invigilator for trying to add some balance and reality to your acid trip dreams, now I understand the situation that you like to post this stuff for fun, I'll leave you boys on the heavy stuff to it👍.

24 Aug 2017 17:13:03
Might join ya lol, got a bit of moody stuff going on around Guam, could get on top any time, need my itchy trigger finger free for something else, can't waste my time and energy starting debate, sending rumours I've heard about my team, for people to disagree with me even when I'm right lol. You had a good run 82, and managed to make more appearances than Neale Cooper did, Gods speed to ya and send me a postcard from The Maldives to cheer me and WTW up while we take the pelters 👍🏻👍🏻

UTV.

24 Aug 2017 17:51:01
You don't have to be mad to support Aston Villa, but it helps 😝

UTV.

24 Aug 2017 22:56:59
ABSOLUTE QUALITY ALLY, nice to see chris attributing what i said to you mate, this site used to be fun with yourself, kingy and all the rest of us having a laugh, hope it comes back around again, i live in hope! -and watch your six, them shadows move man, i'm telling ya! neal cooper-how dare ya-dereck mountfield at least! lol-catch ya on the end run big man-be lucky!

21 Aug 2017 11:52:12
Being reported that bluenoses have BEATEN us to the signing of sam Gallagher. haha! More like we don't need him as Davis was a revelation on Saturday!

19 Aug 2017 16:36:53
Looks like a good win 2day . Much better attacking from us let's hope for a win on tuesday now.

18 Aug 2017 10:40:42
According to the press conference held this morning, Elmo Hogan and the Jedi are fit for tomorrow.

18 Aug 2017 11:25:23
Thats great news!

18 Aug 2017 18:43:34
Elmo had 33 stitches in a mouth wound. there's only 40 in a mail bag😃.

17 Aug 2017 22:22:45
Sam Gallagher might be on the way, i hope this rumour is true.

17 Aug 2017 00:31:12
So is the dr's tweet the equivalent of the dreaded vote of confidence for SB 🤔.

17 Aug 2017 01:19:36
I believe its a max of 3 games to turn it around, but if any of those games are a drubbing, taxi for bruce!

17 Aug 2017 06:29:09
If they are going to call a taxi for Bruce then they need to do it now and not stall or delay, everyone seems shocked at our start I knew this would after what I saw in preseason at the game at Shrewsbury still st 0-0 I said to my son we are absolutely toothless and we are.
Apart from Bruce I think there are others at the club who need to go Steve Round for a start as the signings like for example Thor are useless and another example of more money wasted.
However Tonev has to be the worst player I have ever seen in a Villa shirt just thought I would drop that in.

17 Aug 2017 10:35:25
Tonev was pretty bad, what about Tony Moon though?

17 Aug 2017 10:38:22
International break coming up. Maybe Bruce has until then.

Tony Moon will always have that goal against Arsenal.

17 Aug 2017 10:47:35
It probably depends on how bad the results are. If we lose 0-3 to Norwich at Home, SB might not be here next week. If we win then stutter, he might be here till X-mas.

Yeah, I was at that game so I'll give TM that, it was a cracker.

15 Aug 2017 23:33:02
Bring back Sherwood. He was never given a fair crack of the whip when he was here, and he seems to be the only one that actually got the players to show a bit of passion. A lot of the players already know him, and know the way he likes to play, which could be an advantage than bringing in somebody completely new again. let's face it, we've had enough new faces in that have been a shambles! Give him another go I say, and I think he would definitely accept the challenge.

16 Aug 2017 10:45:14
So last night we was shocking and toothless .

I have openly said prior that managers should be given a chance prior to getting the bullet . However I must agree with most on here that the time is now for change .

We are toothless in attack with no ambition in the attacking areas .

I do believe that with Kodjia and Hogan we have two of the best strikers in the league but there is not movement, killer passes and conviction in our play .

I also believe that gabby is a bad luck omen for villa . As every time he plays we play poorly!

Personally i would like to see one of the three below given a chance as they are young and aspiring managers

Paul Heckinbottam - young, plays bright progressive football, managed to get the best out of Hourihane which meant Barnsley scored goals for fun last season

Lee Johnson - again like heckinbottom plays football the right way . managed Kodjia very well also

Tim Sherwood - he has unfinished business and certainly had the passion . Just. It sure if we should ever go back.

16 Aug 2017 11:51:37
Villa -kenn
I also agree with all your choices of next villa manager,


I would also like to add Dean Smith to that list,
His team's are always great on the eye and I would not be disappointed if he got the job,
But your choices make perfect sense as well,
Let's hope one of us is right,

18 Aug 2017 02:47:07
I'd add Clough the Younger. Doing a good job at Burton and Hove Albion.

My problem with Sherwood is that he didn't rate Gil, saw him as lightweight. Preferred Nzombia. Loved the way he motivated players and beating Liverpool in the semi-final.

15 Aug 2017 17:26:14
Have villa made a approach for Jack Wiltshire? Good move or bad thoughts?

15 Aug 2017 17:45:07
If he stays fit, would be an absolute stroke of genius.

15 Aug 2017 17:52:09
Mybe a good move, but would have thought a targetman upfront would have been our priority.

15 Aug 2017 18:15:39
We have the forwards we just need to find the right service for them.

15 Aug 2017 21:30:10
good move.

15 Aug 2017 22:21:52
Good move if it comes off 👌🏻.

16 Aug 2017 16:33:27
Before the transfer window shuts, sell Gabby buy a DONKEY, the donkey would be cheaper and score more goals.

13 Aug 2017 19:19:52
bacuna joins reading for 2 million.

13 Aug 2017 19:56:28
2.5 and 500k in add ons.

13 Aug 2017 20:36:19
Does he need a lift down there Tuesday? I'm leaving Chelmsley around 2, I'll put some blankets in the back of the van but he'll have to keep low

UTV.

13 Aug 2017 21:30:12
Great bit of business for reading getting a champions league player for that price!

12 Aug 2017 20:11:43
for weeks I've been saying this and most time i get moaned at but why is it we have one decent set piece taker (constantly on bench conor h) we have one decent striker (injured for god knows how long) and no midfielder who can create or shoot at goal?

said from moment we went of lansbury its a crap buy and he is going to drag the midfield down more than it already was and so far point proven,

its a must that in the next few weeks we go and either buy (if FFP allows us to) or loan a striker who can actually hit a shot and head the ball, damn if need be a player like crotch will do. and a player who will run at defenders and shoot from midfield (just not sure who fits that bill)

12 Aug 2017 21:39:17
Lol player like crotch!

12 Aug 2017 22:20:24
Mate it's easy to say "said this from the start" "said this when we" but without evidence you talking rubbish, step down from the high horse. Makes you sound a tool.

18 Aug 2017 07:01:45
Actually Crouch would be an intelligent signing. Good with both head and feet and brings other players into the game.

10 Aug 2017 11:00:46
Hi guys, my son told me last night that he had heard that there is interest from a prem club that Hourihane was a target.
Any info on this?
Bruce confirmed Amavi will be gone and Baccuna is on his way.

10 Aug 2017 11:23:04
Have not heard any news about hourihane,
The other 2 will be gone,

10 Aug 2017 11:28:53
Why do I get the feeling Peter crouch is coming back to villa?

10 Aug 2017 11:38:46
Actually, Bruce have been looking to sign Rhodes again, and I hope it will happen.

10 Aug 2017 11:47:31
The Dr says Rhodes is a no go!

10 Aug 2017 11:49:48
Gone quite about elfick and Gardner!

10 Aug 2017 11:50:21
Hourihane would be lucky if Solihull moors were interested in him after last nights performance, found it weird Bruce brought him yet has benched him so often but after last night I can see why, his set pieces are his only positive at the moment. As for Rhodes Bruce and Tony confirmed last night that any talk of Rhodes and Snodgrass are completely false up to now as neither have been identified as targets.

11 Aug 2017 23:13:15
Are you admiting Bruce brought wrong with hourihane then? See the thing is at barnsley he was setting up and scoring goals for fun i put it to you that Bruce is actually not getting the best out of him.

12 Aug 2017 12:15:08
But how do you get the best out of him? You can't blame Bruce for everything it's getting embarrassing WTW, next you'll say he's responsible for global warming. Against Watford in the friendly he played him behind the striker in the number 10, he was woeful. Tried him in a midfield 3 and he does nothing, him and Lansbury don't seem to work as a 2. I think that's why we've signed Onomah, reminded me of the snake in the cup, calm on the ball, carries it well and picks his passes. Hourihanes only saving grace so far is his set pieces, although probably a couple of times last season hourihane really did look like the player we thought we was getting, but his hit and miss, hopefully just needs time to settle.

12 Aug 2017 12:26:08
Bruce buys players like hourinane who are playing well. Sometimes it doesn't work out. Look at de bruye or salah. For what ever reason players struggle at some clubs.

09 Aug 2017 12:02:21
We are operating very closely to financial fair play rules this season. As anybody thought if we don't go up this season how the club will operate next season? We could lose our big players from the teams coming down because they have much more financial power and we will have only a small amount of parachute money left. Already this season Steve Bruce as use the phrase box clever to get players in. And the real reason we have all these old players is there cheap. We better hope JT and Samba don't retire or we won't have any cbks at the club. You see all the money wasted on the players eg RDM and Steve Bruce has come back to haunt us. All of this will be down to Tony Xia for poor choosing of managers which leads to poor recruitment. His personal wealth won't come into it so Villa fans say what you like its this season or never because of financial fair play rules.

09 Aug 2017 12:57:35
I raised this point when baker left that if we don't go up we need to hope samba and it don't retire and that they are still able to cut it physically, by the end of this season the money spent when garde was in charge becomes not an issue as it's outside the 3 years the ffp refers to, we will then have funds available.

09 Aug 2017 13:33:34
remi garde didn't buy a player mate. Bruce and Rdm spent 80 million between them i read somewhere today its crazy money.

09 Aug 2017 14:07:16
Thanks for stating the obvious that everyone already knew mate, really ground breaking stuff. Nothing to do with Tony tho, he backs his managers can't ask anymore, stop talking crap.

09 Aug 2017 14:38:33
Do you not understand it is a chain if Dr Tony pick the wrong manager then the manager recruit poor players and the players play poorly. You could give coco the Clown money doesn't mean your a good chairman i would rather him pick the right manager 1st. now because of his mistakes the club could be here for good because of FFP rules. you try getting 10 million back for Ross McCormack or 15 million for Hogan it won't happen he picks poor managers then that manager wastes his money.

09 Aug 2017 15:47:27
we need a 100 million sponsor to come in for something off one of Tonys mates that's how city and the likes of psg get round it when it was tighter on them.

09 Aug 2017 16:01:15
Do you ever stop?

The club have stated that they are building 3 teams

One for promotion out of the championship
One to stay in the premier league
And the third to kick on once we have secured premier league status

Championship clubs can lose a maximum of 13million in one season . But don't forget we have parachute payments

Premier league clubs can lose 105 million over 3 years but this is also dependant on new TV deals and also promotion payment for getting back to the premier league .

For once just stop moaning about everything villa related . Tony Xia is a young man who had made millions out of business ventures he is no ones fool so trust the man to come good and stop moaning.

09 Aug 2017 16:01:31
It's not the dr's fault. He's come from China, not knowing the game, appointed a manager who had won the champions league, didn't work out so rightly got rid. Appointed the most successful championship manager ever who months before was linked with the England job. No-one on here was moaning when we bought McCormack. He also has a proven record. Hogan was doing well when we bought him. I still think Hogan will cone good. He looks sharp. Just needs a goal. We have to get behind bruce. History shows he knows how to get out of this league. Admittedly I disagree with a few of his decisions like starting bacuna when hourihane is on the bench! But what manager would everyone agree with 100% of the time? As for FFP there is one thing that worries me slightly. I read somewhere that if an owner pays out of their own money, no the club revenue, it doesn't affect FFP. So maybe Tony isn't as rich as we think. Or maybe he doesn't want to plough his own person fortune into players which is fair enough. Predicting Bruce to play a strong side tonight to get a win and a bit of confidence. Also I hope he does as I only need villa and Leeds in an acca for £158. Haha. UTV.

09 Aug 2017 19:51:28
Walkthewalk shut up.
You whinge that our chairman spent money. He backs the managers like a great chairman he is. If he didn't back them you soon start wanting him out aswell.
And you keep going on about bad managers Bruce is a proven manager in this league. Who would you pick mr expert I love to know.

09 Aug 2017 20:14:12
My apologies I meant the garde season so sherwoods buys.

04 Aug 2017 07:52:00
Hugo rodallega by the looks of us on his way, liked him a few years back and thought we should of got him then.

04 Aug 2017 09:08:30
You playing football manager 2010?

04 Aug 2017 09:59:54
*Bruce.

04 Aug 2017 10:10:10
It's popped up on a few of the places I get my villa news from. mostly reliable and was convincing that it was close.

04 Aug 2017 11:12:24
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Terry taylor
Wehlean.

02 Aug 2017 11:27:39
Bruce said the weekend he was looking to have Jack as a main stay in the team and really have the team play around him and build them around how to get the best out of him. Makes sense because Bruce has started using formations with a number 10 role which he didn't at all last year and weirdly enough after 3 years Jacks numbers changed to the number 10.

Read today it could be 6 months out with him, but his dad has said 2 or 3, hope its the latter. Should be able to keep fit as well given it's a kidney injury he should be able to do lots of lightweight stuff.