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RiverEndRick said:
I'm an admirer of Guidetti, but can't see CH taking a chance on his illness problems.
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I could perhaps see him as a loan to reduce the risk, but we still need to sign another striker on a permanent deal this summer. RvW, Hooper, Holt, Guidetti would be very potent.
 
DHCanary said:
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I'd only be happy with that if we had a replacement lined up, such as Redmond. Redmond I believe can play on either wing, and if we had Snodgrass and Pilks as first choice still, we'd have Redmond to cover either, Surman if we wanted something a little different, Wessi as an emergency LW, and Toivonen should he sign. That'd just about be enough cover. Surprised to read Bennett has only a year to run, and even more surprised to see Lambert interested, although I suspect it's just paper talk, seeing as Howson, Martin and I believe the other Bennett have all previously been linked to Villa.
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Elliott Bennett and his wife of a few weeks are both from Shropshire, just "up the road" from Birmingham. Doesn't need a code-breaking specialist to decipher the workings of the journalistic mind! <laugh> <ok>
 
Here's an 18ct gold nugget of non-information from the Star (quoted in the BBC Gossip column this morning):

"Tottenham are preparing a £20m deal for Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, 22, and Spurs could offer 29-year-old forward Emmanuel Adebayor as part of any move."

Has the writer thought to ask himself what the chances are of Paul Lambert ever, under any circumstances, even contemplating signing Emmanuel Adebayor? Apparently not. Doh!

Rumours and gossip surely need to have at least a miniscule degree of credibility? <ok>
 
If there is a grain of credibility in that article, it will represent a terrific piece of business by Villa. Benteke cost them around £7m from Genk. BUT, the money aside, they might well - and probably would have been relegated but for his 19 goals.

I'm sure we're all hoping that RvW can be the next Benteke or Michu. But for the goals, rather than the potential transfer value if he proves successful.
 
I think I've now got the OP updated with all the links posted.
 
Congratulations DH - it's a thankless task keeping up with all the rumours.

My view, as expressed elsewhere, is:

I don&#8217;t see either Bennett or Holt leaving. CH&#8217;s &#8216;evolution rather than revolution&#8217; would imply retaining the players who played a significant part last year and adding around 5 places to the squad to replace those who didn&#8217;t (Tierney, Barnett, Camp, Fox) as well as Jackson. That&#8217;s 5 spaces available without weakening the squad and 5 places available to strengthen it. Redmond could provide a 6th, and as he is under 21, he wouldn&#8217;t count in the 25 man squad. If that isn&#8217;t enough, then CH might look at other players. Not before, IMO.
 
RiverEndRick said:
Congratulations DH - it's a thankless task keeping up with all the rumours.

My view, as expressed elsewhere, is:

I don&#8217;t see either Bennett or Holt leaving. CH&#8217;s &#8216;evolution rather than revolution&#8217; would imply retaining the players who played a significant part last year and adding around 5 places to the squad to replace those who didn&#8217;t (Tierney, Barnett, Camp, Fox) as well as Jackson. That&#8217;s 5 spaces available without weakening the squad and 5 places available to strengthen it. Redmond could provide a 6th, and as he is under 21, he wouldn&#8217;t count in the 25 man squad. If that isn&#8217;t enough, then CH might look at other players. Not before, IMO.
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It's not so bad when I keep on top of it, but I've neglected it for a while which was a mistake!

Yeah, I think generally that'll be the policy, with any extra manoeuvring a bonus. Fox is the only of those who I think may have a future, and when you factor in RvW signing, we've got 3 spots left in the squad, presumably for a LB, CAM and striker? It's surprisingly really how tight the 25 man squad is!
 
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