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title: "Summer free’s – Hit or miss?"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2015/12/08/summer-frees-hit-miss/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Clark"
section: "Features & Analysis"
published: "2015-12-08T22:34:03Z"
modified: "2015-12-10T23:11:19Z"
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# Summer free’s – Hit or miss?

Aaaaah, it’s getting close to that time of year again.

As the Christmas period starts to bite, boardrooms and chairmen get twitchy – wondering whether to edge their bets on splashing a few million to help the squad or wait until the summer to see who’ll become available once contracts expire.

I’ll be taking a quick look at some of the summer free transfers that are coming up this season, and decide

Should we hit them now, or give them a miss?