I don't buy all this Lambert is after our players nonsense. Surely he would be after better with the money/wages he can afford? They have Dunne and Ireland who are both better than Ayala (who I like) so why would he want to go? The only player I can see going is Naughton TBH
If Holt goes and we get good money then I have no problem.I think he will go to West Ham actually but then again that is not going to impress Carl Cort or Vas Te! We should be then looking at replacing Holt with something better! Please stop the sentimental attachment with players/managers who will try and eek as much out of clubs and then move on. We could get better in you know!!
Here's an example, who would you rather have Defoe, Jelvic, Berbatov, Odemwinge, Crouch, Wellbeck, Bent (!!), Dempsey...etc? All you could debate are better than Holt. Now of course we cannot afford them yet, possibly never will but can you see that there are BETTER players out there than what we have currently. As a club that is wanting to move forward we should be looking to attract these as well as promising starlets from lower down i.e. Rhodes
As Beef says, get as much in as you can if players want out and move on to hopefully better players.
Rumours for you to laugh at or wish for;
DJ Campbell from QPR
Curtis Davies and Nathan Redmond from Brum
Rhodes from Huddersfield
Charles NZobia - Get back at Villa and friends with Hughton
Nick Powell
Lansbury
Nathaniel Clyne
Chris Gunter
Snodgrass - but would see him at Villa!!
Last one for you, if not Naughton, Ryan Betrand on loan!!