January '17 Transfer Window

@1Elliot did you google middle east greek footballer by any chance?

SSN just announced Hogan on way for a medical with us now

Barabass wrote:Jordan Rhodes does fit the cryptic clue- Jordan - Middle Eastern country, Rhodes - Greek Island.

Nothing in any respectable media. Wait a minute..Respectable and Media in the same sentence

It's been quite incredible hasn't it? In his first two windows at the club Dr Xia has just provided us with endless hopes and dreams...and long may that continue into the years ahead. I mean can you imagine what it will be like when we finally return home to the prem? Could be epic .

Anyway this Hogan deal is a gooden to me. People seem to think he's some "centre-forward" type of striker but when you actually look at where he's played for Brentford he's actually scored a lot of his goals from the "inside-left" position. So our forward line could potentially be this...

...............Kodjia..............
......Hogan..........Adomah..........

And with our new midfield behind them that has the potential to be absolutely devastating in this division imo. So I hope it gets over the line.

Barabass wrote:@1Elliot did you google middle east greek footballer by any chance?

I may have done

Jae1411 wrote:SSN just announced Hogan on way for a medical with us now

According to BMH Hogan is already there. Bit slow SSN.

SKY SAYING WE'VE AGREED A 15M FEE FOR HOGAN AND HE'S GOING TO BMH FOR A MEDICAL!!!..GET IN .

NARLA24 wrote:

Jae1411 wrote:SSN just announced Hogan on way for a medical with us now

According to BMH Hogan is already there. Bit slow SSN.

Wait Rhodes & Hogan ???

If we get Rhodes and Hogan that must mean McCormack is off today!

AstonThriller wrote:SKY SAYING WE'VE AGREED A 15M FEE FOR HOGAN AND HE'S GOING TO BMH FOR A MEDICAL!!!..GET IN .

Look again mate. It now says 10 million!!!! Sky Sports News eh? Just knocked 5 million off just like that

"FoxyAV" ..............Oh dear. Middle East (Jordan) and Greek (Rhodes).

Bravo Sir!

We should get the SSN team to do our negotiations if they can knock £5 million off the price that easily.

A few reports that Forest want Gardner on loan as well now.

It'll be a similar deal to kodjia I'd imagine 10m upfront rising to 15m

Barabass wrote:We should get the SSN team to do our negotiations if they can knock £5 million off the price that easily.

Brilliant dont you think?

Barabass wrote:If we get Rhodes and Hogan that must mean McCormack is off today!

& Gabby too? I can dream.

Barabass wrote:We should get the SSN team to do our negotiations if they can knock £5 million off the price that easily.

Brilliant dont you think?

Bloody hell, just think of the possible team we can put out against Forest on Saturday

NARLA24 wrote:

Barabass wrote:We should get the SSN team to do our negotiations if they can knock £5 million off the price that easily.

Brilliant dont you think?

Viewing that clip, he reminds me of Shane Long.

Dazzle wrote:

NARLA24 wrote:

Barabass wrote:We should get the SSN team to do our negotiations if they can knock £5 million off the price that easily.

Brilliant dont you think?

Viewing that clip, he reminds me of Shane Long.

Agreed

For the next transfer window, I might invest in a small camera drone and sit waiting at BMH ........ wearing a Frankenstein's Monster costume of course, security wont have the balls to try and throw me out........... fuck, why didn't I think of this yesterday.

It has to be said that the business blokes at Villa right now are simply on a different level.

Sold/selling

Westwood= 5m
Ayew= 5m
Gestede= 6m

=16m


Signed/signing

Hourihane= 1.5m
Lansbury= 3m
Bree= 3m
Hogan= 15m
Beadue= 700'000
Thor= 3m

= 26.2m

Total spend= 10.2m

And hopefully someone like Richards might leave for a fee too to bring in more funds. All in all it's been absolutely brilliant I must say and 10m net spend certainly shouldn't effect ffp in the slightest.

Let me add that getting rid of last years failures is the best move we could possibly do...lets list them off.

Gana= 7m
Sinclair= 3.5m
Guzan= free
Lescott= free
N'Zogbia= free
Gestede= 6m
Adama= ???
Westwood= 5m
Ayew= 5m
Clarke= 5m
Okore= free with clause in contract
Bennett= free
Richardson= free
Crespo= minimul fee
Gill= loan
Veretout= loan
Sanchez= loan
Cissokho= loan

= So we're talking around the 32m mark has been brought in for them losers...and that's not adding the Adama deal into because that deal was quite confusing. And hopefully in the summer we will be getting a lot more funds from those who are on loan.

Now it's just a matter of removing Hutton, Bunn, Kozak, Richards, Bacuna and Gabby. The first three's contracts run out in the summer so we shouldn't have a problem there.

Villa Transfers ‏@avfctransfers1 2m2 minutes ago More Scott Hogan CONFIRMED!! he will sign for villa today

Villa Transfers ‏@avfctransfers1 56s56 seconds ago More So far done deals Jacob Bedeau Neil Taylor Defo happening Scott Hogan .........not finished either

deadbuzzardalive wrote:Villa Transfers ‏@avfctransfers1 2m2 minutes ago More Scott Hogan CONFIRMED!! he will sign for villa today

Villa Transfers ‏@avfctransfers1 56s56 seconds ago More So far done deals Jacob Bedeau Neil Taylor Defo happening Scott Hogan .........not finished either

Its going to be Rhodes isnt it?

NARLA24 wrote:

AstonThriller wrote:SKY SAYING WE'VE AGREED A 15M FEE FOR HOGAN AND HE'S GOING TO BMH FOR A MEDICAL!!!..GET IN .

Look again mate. It now says 10 million!!!! Sky Sports News eh? Just knocked 5 million off just like that

Really not convinced even for 10m but £15m was just ridiculous, however it gets people talking about us again and shows without question our intent!