Written by Damian Sunday, 03 January 2010 10:53
Now, just for today, you are the manager and you've woken up this morning to find two faxes, because that is how they do it, asking about the availability of one of your players. The player is Emile Heskey and the faxes are from Liverpool and Chelsea.
So, your job today is to come up with a price and let the two clubs know. Now, you don't want him to go but you know that they are serious and you also have our eye on that 18 year old playing in Scotland that could be the next Emile Heskey, so raising a few quid might help.
What are you going to want for Emile Heskey and surely, if the figure is around £5mn it is a steal and something you should be more than willing to accept?
This is just speculation but there is no smoke without fire and O'Neill can price Heskey out of a move, but should he? I think, if you can make a profit on the player then you've got to sell. I think if you could get £3mn for the player it would be very difficult to say no. I think O'Neill will hold out and will have his figure and I don't think it will be too unrealistic.
We will find out fairly soon. Chelsea apparently are interested to have someone fill in while Drogba is away and Liverpool are very desperate and well, we sort of know that January is an important month for them.
Lastly today, O'Neill spoke yesterday of potential signings in January. Now, I didn't hear the interview, so it might not have happened and I might have imagined someone commenting on it, but didn't he recently say that there would be no signings in January?
Either way, if he did say something about signings yesterday, it sounds like he has either convinced Lerner to provide funds or Lerner has called him up and made funds available. Now, we just have to hope it is enough. Like the Heskey story, I think we will find out fairly soon.
Martin O'Neill
I don't know why Emile's name has been brought up but I wouldn't really want to sell players at this club. We are hoping to get a couple of players in because it is a long season ahead of us.
Emile Heskey leaving; if I had to put a bet on this happening or not, I'd put my money on it happening. Out of five, I'd say this is a three. It will come down to how much money is offered.
So, that is is for Sunday. Tomorrow is four days into the transfer window and I fancy there will be something happening. Should make it a fairly interesting week, but for now, it is time for an early lunch.
Sunday UpdatesIt turns out, if Liverpool can not have Heskey for whatever reason, then they are going to show an interest in John Carew. If I had to give this rumour a rating, I'd give it a one or a two out of five.
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Nick
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... I think O'Neill has shown he's willing to snap off the hand of someone if they offer good money for one of his 'squad' players (Bolton with Cahill & Knight). Whether he'll want to sell Heskey though is another matter, seeing as he is more likely to play him than Carew at the moment. If he does, he has to have an idea of a striker he wants to bring in to replace him. The Fonz has looked good but the whole point of O'Neill not playing him too much this season is to not put pressure on him. He can't now go against this, and I doubt he has any trust in Harewood coming back from Newcastle (if he can at all). |
Dave J
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... I don't have any problem with Heskey leaving so long as the replacement is a better player and is lined up and ready for the deal to be done. I imagine we'll be pretty vexed if we have another situation like Zat Knight where the player is sold weeks before a replacement comes in. That's not the first time MON has done that and it drives us nuts. So even though he'd be going to a rival I'd let him go for £5m so long as a better player was coming in. If not then he stays. |
Michael
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... id take £3-£5million for him. 2 goals and 1 assist in 18 games this season is a terrible record. but cant think who id want to replace him - possily ruud van nistelrooy on loan for the rest of the season? harewood will probably go for free, but i dont get how he will go for free yet players like marcus bnt always command a fee of atleast £1million. |
Tonky
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... Rumour has it that the fat Spanish waiter wants to offer us 3mill for big JC  he's havin a laugh surely!!! Also interested in the mule? I'm undecided with Emile, we do play better football when he's in the team but someone out there must have similar attributes and be a real goal threat? Booked my second leg tickets this morning to watch us get to wembley!!! . UTV |
Steve Oldaker
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... so we sell heskey to liverpool/chelsea and we are gonna sign a better player that chelsea and liverpool are not interested in?? |
Lew Chatterley's Lover
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... 5 million for Emule, 3.5 for Gardner, 2 million for Marlon, a million for Salifou and Osborne, 3 million for Shorey, welcome to Villa Park Kenwyne Jones ! Randy doesn't even need to open his wallet. Heskey looked very ordinary against a woeful Blackburn yesterday, got into a good position in the 2nd half in a one on one but as usual couldn't finish, lets face it he never has been and never will be a goal machine. If Chelsea or the scousers are prepared to pay daft money let him go. Great performance by Delph, best passer at the club, he will be some player. |
Tonky
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... Emile out, Kevin Davies in? Mon type of player commanding similar fees? What do people think? |
James Clift
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... I think £4-5m is very good business and we should take it. We are one striker away from being serious top 4 challengers and if we could raise even another £4m on top of that we could maybe find the right player to bring us the Champions League football we so badly want & need. |
Tonky
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... I'm not saying Kevin Davies is the answer but it does seem to be how mon does things in January? |
david
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... Surely Heskey is going to have a big say in this. Why would he consider going to Chelsea when he is just going to be a stopgap for a month and then rarely/never play for them. That one sounds like a non starter to me. Liverpool just may work for him. There's a chance he'd get as many games as he does for the Villa. Would it seem strange that Benitez thought Crouch didn't fit in but thinks that Heskey is just perfect though? |
Mark
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... Don't sell to Liverpool if it might help them. They are competing with us for 4th spot. Part ex for Sturridge at the end of the season, Jones or Huntelaar with the bonus cash? |
cockneyvillan
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... LEW I Agree about delph, i think he we be awesome,great engine, mobile, great left foot, shooting & dribbling ability ..complete midfielder..just a matter of time & i like the coker ,delph combination! Great news to here mon saying we need a couple of players, id prefer it if we went for a Robbie kean type of striker as i think we lack guile in the final third & we would really see our football improve im sure. |
Leroy
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... I think the question should be "Should Emile Heskey be sold", meaning has he done what has been asked of him since his move here? The second question here would be what has MON asked of him during his time? I mean Heskey has played the same way his whole career, hes not in a form slump, this is how he always played, it is no surprise. Football is all about goals and when you bring in a striker who as not had a good goal scoring record you cannot only question the player.... Again, is Kenwyne Jones really that much different? IMO he is more skilled but relatively unproven. If we are trying to get more production from the striking position surely its about time to bring in a proven goal scorer? At the end of the day i would prefer Jones up front than Heskey but Huntelaar or a proven name is what we should be aiming for. |
Chrisodon
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... I'd personally like us to go for Podolski, Now i know people will laugh or say not a chance we'll get him. But the lad is now Fc Koln i think, Because bayern was too much. Now there's a striker that would thrive at our club with close group mentality, Barring that as a emile replacement i wouldn't mind bendtner or Wigans Rodellega. |
Mike Carter
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... £8m. No, I'm not kidding. If the big boys want him, they'll have to stump up. We've not had him long and in that time he's become an established international player again, we'll need to be compensated appropriately. |
Mike Carter
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... Will people stop parping on about signing Huntelaar? The lad has spent the last year at Real Madrid and AC Milan, the last club he's going to want to join now is Aston Villa. |
paris rob
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... i think hesky shouls stay and carew should be the one to go preferable for liverpool and he will not fit in there and the waiter would have bought the wrong one again heskey/torres combination would be a threat |
Tonky
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... Vivavilla, this is why I mention Kevin Davies. Not my choice but very much mons? I honestly can't see mon bringing in a player who changes our style of play in january. Maybe in the summer where we have pre season to work on it? All I see in januaury if anything is like for like? Jenas, Parker, jones, davies maybe. Huntelar, robben, vdv, van nistelroy just ain't gonna happen. Just my opinion. |
frem
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... Heskey out and Keane in. YES ! Keane is a top striker and would be a fantastic player for us. If Heskey goes to chelsea do a deal for Sturridge to come this way. The only thing that worries me about Heskey going is MON might go for another trarget man who are not affective upfront. We need a flairy striker. Robbie Keane. Also very happy that Oneill siad he wants a couple of Players. |
Geoffrey Littleton
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... Nothing less than 5 mil. I agree with Chrisodon on Rodellega, but prefer Kenwyne Jones. I'd be gutted if Carew goes. As an American, I'd love to see Altidore in claret and blue, but my favorite O'Neill-type striker is Grant Holt... Look him up, he's got a motor ala' Milner. |
Jonathan Walker
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... I think Heskey has just started to find his feet at the villa. When young, milner and downing are the pitch he really helps to bring them into play in the final third. I feel our weakness up front is gabby, i like the kid and his improved as a player but not to the standard we need. His finishing is just not there he dosnt score from half chances or given that little bit of space he carnt seem to generate any pace on his shots. Plus he is shit at passing though he does have a decent cross. I dont know who to suggest to bring in but i do feel we need so experience up front. Keane I feel has had his day and we missed a trick not signing bent, who else is there I'll leave it to MON me thinks. |
peter haworth
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... It is going to be Heskeys decision wether he goes or stays.He knows if he goes to chelsea he will only play for a month until Drogba is back. If he goes to Liverpool he will only play if Torres is injured or an odd cup game.Heskey knows that to ensure he goes to South Africa in the summer he needs to play as many games as possible and probably Villa will be his best bet.I believe he will stay unless MON has a replacement already lined up probably James Beattie !!! |
Tonky
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... Smallville, grant holt was playing for Shrewsbury last season and I don't think altidore has shone too much in the prem. It's gonna be a tricky window and another merry go round. |
Geoffrey Littleton
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... I know he was at Shrewsbury (who I follow from afar), where he kicked some butt, and now he's doing it for Norwich. I just happen to think he's got serious potential and can be had for a song. The Altidore thing is purely my own red-white-and blue clouded wish. Hey with some of the names being thrown around in here at times, I figure to each his own. After my Milner-esque comment, I find myself wondering how he might do up front. I guess that I'm looking at this window through Lerner's pocketbook. |
Magicnick
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... Why do people keep suggesting there's no smoke without fire.. have we not learned our lesson. Tabloid journalists quite genuinely make things up. No fire, just f*$kloads of dry ice |
Damian
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... Magicnick people need to believe, to hope yes, it is entirely possible that martin o'neill is just saying what someone has told him to say or it may just be that he is telling the truth and is teasing us. it might be that some are leaving which would explain the change in his position on the need of additional players - we didn't need any a few weeks ago - now all of a sudden the season is long bottom line and either way - we need more players if we are to challenge for a top four place |
paul mclafferty
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... i dont think we will sign anyone but perhaps a little mini clear out to make space for the talent comming through... harewood, osbourne, salifou, shorey and maybe gardner which would lighten the wage structure a bit. i really cant see heskey going anywhere as mon has played the waiting game and edged him into the team more and more at the cost of carew very stealth like i think  |
Michael
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... we only need a striker in our team as it stands as we are fully covered in goal, defence and midfield, but if players were to go then id expect it to weaken our midfield and attack so it will be just a case of covering the players we sell. still hope we sign keane, parker and bale |
Mark
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... I think Santa Cruz is going to find it difficult getting in to the Citeh team now that Mancini has taken over. He is top class, and proven premiership quality. Whilst we're at it we can swap Salifou for Ireland. |
frem
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... I would love Steven Ireland. He would complte are midfield. Robbie Keane i hope we get aswell. He is a top striker. Santa Cruz i would not say no to iether. COME ON ONEILL GET GOOD GOOD PLAYERS. But i bet he gets Beattie and Paul downing. |
Steve Badger
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... I definitely don't think Heskey going to pool has any legs at all. For one, MON strikes me as your typical Nothern Irishman, gritty, resolute and stubborn and will not have forgotten Benitez after the Barry affair and is more likely to tell FSW that Heskey isn't for sale and then sell to Chelsea, just to stick one up him. And two, I agree with the OP who said Torres and Heskey could be a very potent partnership. While they're competing with us, I really can't see it. Chelsea, not being our competitor have more chance, but I just can't see that either. That said, if we do get another striker in, one of Heskey or Carew will definitely be gone in the summer. I suppose there is a case for saying everyone has his price though. I'd get rid if the money was good enough. What price? Hmm, I'd expect more than the £3.5 mill we paid, but I'd happily settle for £3mill if it meant someone coming in. It's not about if he's coming into form or not. We need goals, simple as. And he's not the man for that, imo. |
Steve Badger
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...still hope we sign keane, parker and bale I think you'll still be hoping at the end of the window Mickey. No way will we spend anything like that money, imo. |
frem
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... we dont need parker. We need a center mid like modric or Kranjar. We miss creativity in the final third. We need someone to find the killer pass and gets goals from midfield. Then with Keane running the chanals and taking his chances, villa will be complete. Steven ireland i would love but would he come ? Steven Defour anyone ? |
mikey18
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... Where has MoN said he wants players? I watched a press conference the other day where he said he didn't want players! We need Heskey. Carew has lost his head and doesn't want it any more. We also play better football with Heskey in the team. The ideal replacement for Heskey is Berbatov, great at holding up the ball, great skill and a goal threat. Realistically MoN will be looking at Beattie (stoke) and Davies (bolton). Its a cruel world! |
Carl Main
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... I would rather see Carew play ahead of Heskey and if not Carew the I want to see the Fonze be brought through. Heskey can stay or go, really not fussed as we only spent 3 mil on him! |
Damian
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... mikey18 the quote is above - from yesterday. i have just added it. the source is here: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_5822485,00.html look. great manager at getting players up for it and well liked and all that. but if you were to believe everything he said, you'd go crazy |
James Clift
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... Its nice to see Leeds winning at Old Trafford. The Premier Leaguge is littered by small clubs with no history & no fan base. It would be good to see the likes of them, Forest, Leicester etc back in the top flight. |
Michael
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... badger - i agree - parker and keane are overpriced by there teams and bale would cost too much also. if we could get keane and parker for £4-6million each then i can see it happening, but neither are worth more than that as parker is at west ham and keane is nearly 30. as for steven ireland, he had a good spell last season but dont rate him - he looks like a nob and acts like a nob - making him a bit of a nob. lol |
Sasa
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... I'd get rid of the mule in a flash. If you think Petrov slows us down this oaf is 10 times worse, the guy just falls over needlessly. I'd rather the Fonz get minutes on the pitch. |
frem
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... Stevn ireland is class. I would love it if we got him but we never will. As for Heskey i dont care what happens as long as oneill still gets a top striker. I hope we dont end up with jonrs, Beattie or davis because they are all shit and would make are strike force even worse. As for people saying that Oneill said he wants a couple of players, where did you find out that because i cant find it anywhere ? |
Steve Badger
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...I'd get rid of the mule in a flash. If you think Petrov slows us down this oaf is 10 times worse, the guy just falls over needlessly. I'd rather the Fonz get minutes on the pitch. Let's just say I've promised to lay off him as for steven ireland, he had a good spell last season but dont rate him - he looks like a nob and acts like a nob - making him a bit of a nob. lol  I've not really seen him this season. Looked pretty good last year though. I think Citeh's big clearout won't be until the summer, myself. |
Rob L
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... Anyone who has even once suggested offloading carew on here must be living on a different planet. Realistically, and cast as many stones as you like, he is the only real striker we have. Gabby, without wanting to sound tagloresque, is bone idle, and as smart as a house brick. There is hardly 4 times in a season where he gets himself into good positions, and to be fair, heskey is far more involved in games when partnered with gabby than our supposed 1st choice is. I will be pasted for this, but i would be tempted as a manager to field offers for gabby, in the region of the 20 million plus he would command, get Kenwyne Jones in and use the change to attempt to pry someone of the ilk of kevin davies or matthew taylor from a struggling bolton, both of whom have a much larger engine and considerably more heart than gabby, something we need more than the odd goal getting his frame on the end of good service. This would then, and this is now purely hypothetical, leave us in a position to pool funds from cutting squad players, i.e the 5 million for heskey, 3 for shorey etc, and fish for some more younger talent from, (being realistic), britain, or similarly add a little more and make a play for a rafael van der vaart/ozil type, while not expecting them to join our ranks any time soon, thus leaving our squad both far more consistent, and in my opinion hugely more troubling to the lower end of the league who oftentimes seem to be our undoing. food for thought  up the villa! |
Steve Badger
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... I was just looking at Heskey's record for England. Of his 57 appearances, he's scored 7 goals. 4 of those were in friendlies, leaving 3 in competetive games. I'm biting my tongue now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile_Heskey |
Martin Clabon
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... Leroy, Heskey scored a lot of goals for Liverpool and a decent nuber for leicester. No suprise he had a poorer record for shit like Small Heath and Wigan. Having said that I am not exatly suprised he has not been exatly prolific for us but omehow big club sill want to sign him and MON and Fabio C keep picking him???????? I don't see the point of trading him in for a Beattie or a Davies who are similar players, knocking on a bit and not prolific scorers by any means but big lumps up front Fox in box, big striker who is also able to score or brilliant link striker required - not sure who though, I do not fancy Robbie Keane to do well for us |
Martin Clabon
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... Rob L, I'm not going to "paste you" but Gabi is our best Striker by a mile until the finz develops. Gabi's work rate is very high, no way is he lazy, covers way more ground than Carew or Heskey, puts his body on the line, the only criticisms I would have would be he needs to work on his left foot and his finishing igenerally could improve. Kevin Davies is an exceptionally moderate player who almost never gets to double figures of goals in the league even when playing below the premier league and has just 3 goals this season. He is also 32 so already past his best, why anyone wants to pay more than £0 for him to be another moderate squad player is beyond me |
Steve Badger
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...I do not fancy Robbie Keane to do well for us And strangely, that's the problem, in my eyes. I agree with you, Beattie and Davies are too similar to what we have and I don't see the point in just swapping. I think Carew or Heskey could do well at Pool, for example and this has to be more about the way we play, imo. Which I think is why we need to try something different. Vagner Love, for me, but seeing as we're being realistic, Keane does fit the bill best. It's also part of the reason that a little bit of me agrees with Rob L  Before anyone goes off on one, ask yourself a question; How well do Gabby and Heskey/Carew actually work together as a partnership, in all honesty? Not that I don't rate Gabby, I do and I certainly wouldn't call him bone idle. |
jc_villa
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... Bit off topic but leeds are beating man u in the f.a cup. Hope they can keep it up, we may not have to inevitably face them in the next round. |
Martin Clabon
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... jc, it's always 3rd round for Man U so we have avoided our normal meeting already. 5mins injury time at UTd and SAF wants more Different time zone that guy |
Martin Clabon
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... Well done Simon Grayson, not quite a Villa legend but good to see the old boys doing well |
Rob L
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... Sid, I think what you say about davies is valid, not suggesting that he would be a considered target, i just cant see the work rate thing with gabby. I can understand he may appear to hassle, or graft, whatever you may call it, but i attribute that not in the least to the fact that his speed puts him in the face of players on ball, but very rarely wins it for us. In saying that i do agree that carew's work rate away from goal is low, but that is because he isnt blessed with the agility of gabby. I honestly think that played alongside a kenwyne jones type player john carew would knock at least 15 in a season, and opposition defences would struggle for answers, but this rotation with heskey is really cruelling him. It really would be interesting to see what we could get for gabby, i would hasten a guess it would be somewhere in the vicinity of 22-25 million, and even at an inflated price jones would only cost us 14. With the remainder i really think we could find ourself another considerably value player, if not a robbie keane/VDV type then possibly a joe cole? All these names i know have been mentioned before, but a combination of any of these i would most definately prefer to what i see as predominantly disinterested work from gabby. We could even, and i truely believe this, stand a chance of getting the hammer back, who in our midfield i think could be what we are missing, or a more refined version of NRC(no disrespect as i like NRC alot). |
mitchellhobbs
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... After seeing Beckford today would I be the only one to say take a chance on him? |
frem
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... Heskey can go. Carew i want to stay. Heskey was awfall against blackburn and will probably get another two goals this season. If Heskey goes we cant replace with beattie or davis. Its about time we get a top striker. Spurs, city and the top four all have one or more and we dont. Oneill has to wake up and spend cash on players that are better than we have. Beattie and Davis are no better than Heskey but i think Oneill wont get quality this window. I really want Keane and people saying he wont be any good for us are crazy. |
Rob L
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... Sid, My last comment seems to have been lost somewhere. I do agree with you about davies, only threw his name up as he was mentioned earlier in the thread, but i just cant see the work rate with gabby. I think, and i could be wrong, that gabby's pace gets him in the position to hassle players, whereby he does not actually attempt to win the ball very often, nor take himself from considerable distance to press opposition players. It would be interesting to see the sought of fee we could get for gabby. I would hasten a guess we could demand 22-25, and even at an inflated price kenwyne jones would only cost us 14. With the left over money, the sale of fringe players would leave us in a position to add another proven european talent to our ranks, if MON saw fit to splash the cash. If this player was not a robbie keane/VDV type striker then why not a joe cole? I realise these names have been bandied around these blog endlessly, but if in the position i see no reason why that next step could not be taken. Another name i could suggest, and this may just be me showing my nostalgic side, would be the hammer. If we could not find a second striker/'hole' filler, i really do think we would both stand a chance of luring him back, and that secondly he would prove a valuable asset in the centre of the park, somewhere where, in all seriousness, we can still strengthen considerably. I challenge anyone to prefer Gabby's pace and 13 odd goals a season to a combination of any of the aforementioned, and really do believe their worth to be about equal. Similarly, couple any of the above with the attributes of JC and i think that we would most definately prove far more potent than any other option on the cards, i'd be interested in badger's opinion on that also! |
frem
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... Mat Kendrick: Aston Villa should be Keane on Tottenham Hotspur star Jan 3 2010 In with the new: Robbie Keane (Tottenham) – It was a case of so close and yet so far when Villa attempted to sign the Irish striker during the Doug Ellis/John Gregory days. But now would be the perfect time to finally get Keano in claret and blue. The Tottenham star would add the nous and guile that Villa are sometimes lacking around the penalty area. Keane has strong West Midlands links from his Wolves days, is close friends with compatriot Richard Dunne and is likely to be available following the Dublin Christmas party scandal and his lack of starts for the White Hart Lane club. Whether Spurs would consider selling him to one of their top rivals is another matter entirely, however. Out with the old: Moustapha Salifou – There are a handful of Villa players who need to be moved on for the good of their own careers, not least Salifou. Despite having a cult following among fans – primarily because his surname fits neatly into their Daddy Cool chant – Salifou has wasted his last two years on the bench or in the stands. An international player so far away from home needs to be playing regular football, especially the man hailed as the Togolese Zinedine Zidane. Fantasy signing: John Lennon – Self-confessed music buff O’Neill could do worse than bringing back to life the former Beatles legend so that Villa could ‘Imagine’ what it’s like to be part of the Fab Four. |
Damian
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... i like mat kendrick - better than bill howell but we needed robbie keane 3 or 5 seasons ago. not now - he has peaked and while he would likely still have something to offer, i'll say it again, he has peaked and maybe that isn't so bad, but what robbie keane does, sit just behind the main striker and just in front of the four midfielders is absolutely 100% exactly the type of player we need - we just need one who hasn't peaked robbie keane 5 seasons ago yes. today or in january or the summer - we need the next robbie keane |
Martin Clabon
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... Beckford scores goals but does not do much else and has a slightly questionable attitude - perhaps I am expecting too much? Goals is name of game after all RobL, we will just have to disagree about Gabi, frutrating in someways he may be but I rate him as maybe our best player this season - alwys looks dangerous, his technique is improving even if not the best still and added great strength and hold up play to his pace. The thing with money is can we spend it and make a difference as we are at that point now where only really top players will improve our team significanlty now and even if we have the money we can not necessarily attract this type of player I hope I am wrong but I think we will narrowly miss out on Champs League this season and next season will be harder again with the usual suspects plus Liverpool potentially taken over by big money and Mourhino going there (with Benetes to Madrid apparently), Man City very likely to improve further and Spurs probably getting better as well if Harry stays out of the nick. So maybe we should gamble big in Jan for 2 game changing signings? Otherwise it's the cups and hoping little Brad, Delph, Clark, Albrighton, Gary Gardener, Fonzi, Bannan turn out to be world class players over the next few years. Unlikely but you never know |
frem
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... I would love steven Defour in january and upfront Keane or santa cruz. Oneill has to start buying better than what we have. If we end up with Beattie or davis knowone will take us seriosly . we have to get players with quality and that will make other people really think about us. |
Martin Clabon
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... Frem, you may be right about Keane but how do you work out people who think he won't do well for us are crazy. He has a lot miles on the clock and this type of player tends to go down hill qickly after they hit 30. Also hewas terrible for Liverpool (no doubt with some reason) and also has done nothing on his return to Spurs so that seems like a reasonable basis for questioning how well he would do for us. If we signed him I would get right behind Keane and hope I was wrong (as I am doing with Heskey) |
Mark
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... why would chelsea be interested in heskey? maybe throw them a loan deal, £1m for a months loan lol |
Damian
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... as an aside, simpn grayson is a young manager with lots of promise - also a former villa player for those that dont remember he did a fine job at blackpool or bradford and has done a fine job so far at leeds - one to watch in the future |
Michael
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... on itv after the arsenal west ham game grayson managed blackpool damian - lets hope he sticks at leeds for a while and doesnt do a paul ince and leave at his first big offer. cant see incey in the premiership again unless he takes a team up there himself. |
Steve Badger
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... How about we discuss something that has come from the horse's mouth? http://www.mirrorfootball.co.u...75737.html Sounds like Gardner will be off to me  |
Aaron Wilson
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... if it means MON switches back to 4-5-1 and gives Reo Coker his game then yes, i hope he leaves. MON treats him like absolute s**t and hes just wrecking the poor lads confidence. Any chance Reo is given, he takes it and plays a blinder. Yesterday he was playing well AGAIN and hes taken off after an hour!?! Whats the story??? What does he have to do to get into that team? ... its ridiculous! Theres not a harder working player on the pitch than him(when he plays). I really just feel bad for the chap. And i know that if we dont use him and get the most out of him, someone else will. It will be for a bloody bargain too! Reo could play for England imo. As much as i support MON, i just cant stand that hes not being played! You dont pay 8 odd million for someone and leave him on the bench! UTV! |
Michael
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... should loan him out for the rest of the season to burnley or portsmouth, see what hes made of. we dont want another cahill situation. |
Paul Theiss
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... The transfer speculation is doing my head in. I don't really know what to think. I think we need a player, but I couldn't tell you who we need--probably Carlton Cole is the only player that I certainly want. Also, I would much rather keep Heskey than Carew. Heskey has looked rather solid in our current first-team lineup. As for Gardner, no one can blame the lad for wanting to leave. He simply wants to play, as we all would. I will wish him the best if/when he goes; he has always given 110% on the pitch and has never complained. |
beh
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... Joe cole is having a tough time since returnning from injury, ancelotti may have a bad impression of him. Offer £5mil + heskey ? |
Steve Badger
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...MON treats him like absolute s**t and hes just wrecking the poor lads confidence. Any chance Reo is given, he takes it and plays a blinder. Yesterday he was playing well AGAIN and hes taken off after an hour!?! Whats the story??? What does he have to do to get into that team? ... its ridiculous! Looks pretty obvious to me. It's called rubbing your nose in it. I still think MON wants him gone. It's the only explanation for Sidwell getting in the team before him, imo. I could be wrong and MON genuinely thinks it's the best way to play him, but doubt it. |
Paul Theiss
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... beh: If by "having a tough time" you mean "starting a lot of games recently," then I would agree that Joe Cole is having a tough time at Chelsea. |
frem
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... sidcowans- who else do you want instead of Keane. Davis or Beattie? surley not. Jones ? just another target man. I dont think we can get anyone better then Keane. Santa Cruz maybe. |
Aaron Wilson
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...It's called rubbing your nose in it. Most likely, but i never imagined MON as the sort of person to hold a grudge. To put Sidwell in the team ahead of him is crazy. What has Sidders proved? NOTHING! What has Reo proved? Well.. EVERYTHING! There really is nothing more he can do to get in that team. MON needs to grow up, forgive and forget! Villa will see the benefit of it if he does. UTV! |
James
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... To celebrate the joy of the January Window (or 'MON's a Narrow Minded, Tight Fisted, Arrogant t**t Season' as I like to call it) I shall be posting random transfer targets in any appropriate threads. 1. Fernando Torres |
Gary Megson "The thai bride was never on my side"
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... Great discussion, i think its fair to state the consensus precludes the only way we can guarantee CL football and trophy winning football is to invest in better players. However given a managers track record this could be problematic (btw i love MON) so i think cheeky bids for players like Beckford, carlton cole shouldn't be outruled. Out of interest for 3mil who would you rather have jermain beckford clinical finisher/confident/ plays the offside trap exquisitely and IMO would play beautiful with JC or wud u want emile heskey hu bless him has a talent which isn't ultilsed effectively at our club? |
beh
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... villain -from-texas. Fair point. Don`t know the details. Just know a few chelsea fans and joe cole is getting the ashley young treatment and some. |
Fatkevs
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... MON really hates the transfer window that at least is clear Why does our clueless chairman not take the responsibility off him then MoN will not like it but bring in the horrible DOF |
frem
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... Joe cole would bring flair and gial to us. He gets goals, bags of tricks and finds those killer passes. Malouda said he wants to quit chelsea. What about a dig for him with Heskey as part of the deal. Oneill has to start getting players like them to in and leave players like Beattie alone. Its the perfect time to get them but is Oneill smart enough to have ago ? |
Steve Badger
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...Why does our clueless chairman not take the responsibility off him then MoN will not like it but bring in the horrible DOF Because he's not so clueless as you think? MON would never work under a DoF and would be off like a shot. Nan, Torres? I'm sure I read Citeh might offer £80 mill and £15 mill ( ) a year wages. Rumour rating 0/5. Did make me laugh though Of course FatKevs will just say Lerner's too tight |
Paul Theiss
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... A quick rent about the club's website: How in the world did 101 Great Goals get the match highlights up before the official site? It's shocking, really. |
Chrisodon
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... I'd love joe cole in our claret and blue, I Seriously think he could be our missing link. |
Sam Vicary
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... I'm gonna chuck Owen into the mix. Scores goals for fun when played and needs to stake a claim to make his last World-Cup, plus Heskey and Owen could be a great partnership. I think he would be ready to leave but could we guarentee first team football with him playing in the Gabby role? Could we move Gabby to right wing again to accomodate both? Just a thought! We definitely messed up by not going for Bent IMO. Just think if we had his goal scoring attributes this season. |
Paul Theiss
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... This blog has fantasized about Joe Cole for how many transfer windows now? At least four, I think. |
FatKevs
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... No i would just say Randy is not that interested I wonder if he even watches the game on the net like most visitors here |
Daniel Wilson
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... Anchelotti said this week in an interview that Joe Cole was very important to his team whilst the Africans are away. Doubt very much he would come to us, he's a proper London lad, loves the bright lights etc etc etc, can't see him ever being a Villa player not that I wouldn't like to, but it just won't happen. |
Chrisodon
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... It could happen if he needs games there always that slight chance he could join our mini england. |
Martin Clabon
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... Frem, if available I would love joe Cole and vagner love and Santa Cruz. These will only happen if we get lucky with what is going on at their clubs but not impossible. Players I would like but next to impossible are Ozil Mesut and Van Der Vaart Players I definitely don't want are Beatie and Davies Kenwynne Jones has good potential but Sunderland do not need to sell as they are loaded and questionable attitude Stephen Defour would be expensive but posible so- Jones and Defour would do me in Jan with an eye for signing special players in the summer if we can sneak in to the Champs League with Joe Cole and Love top of the list and the others on the dream list |
shemmanz
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... I hope he goes because his the most rubbish player who has ever played for Aston Villa and he is to slow and these past few weeks he has being scoring just look he is not a top range striker so i hope Chelsea are actually interested in him and we can get a proper striker i no i sound harsh 60% out of people would agree with me he just hasn't got the talent anymore. |
KingoftheLions
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... One thing is for sure if we are to buy we must sell Gardener,Heskey and some of the fringe players to get 12/15 million----next questions, who would it buy and would they improve the team????? |
frem
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... sidcowans- i agree with you exsept from the one point on getting jones. he is no diffrent to carew or heskey, hes just a lazy target man who do nothing. |
cockneyvillan
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... REO COKER WAS SUBED YESTERDAY?? Who replaced him? i heard he had a good game..no newspapers today  |
Fatkevs
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... Sid you stand more chance of being correct with Beatie and Davies You must know a MON signing by now |
frem
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... We need flair in the final third and a good striker. Oneill should put a 12mil in for Santa Cruz or Keane and then look at cole and drfour. |
Michael
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... frem - i read dos santos name today and thought about him at villa, hes the type of player that villa need, but im not sure MON knows how to use that type of player - maloney was that type of player and did well but wasnt given a fair chance cus MON didnt know how to fit him in. freddy adu would be worth a punt at £1.5million (hull are after him for that amount) we'd make most of that back in shirt sales alone so worth a shot. |
Michael
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... also - iv mentioned him b4 but still think we should have gone for landon donavon - everton have him onloan now for a few months - i bet he'll do well. |
frem
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... mickey86- i agree but MON has to start getting the players like dos antos if we want to improve. |
Michael
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... Im not sure if Everton will be in the buisness of selling but either Saha or Cahill would be great additions to our team imo. UTV! |
Woody
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... No doubt Martin O'Neill is a great manager. However january transfer wise, he's a little slow. Heskey needs to leave. If liverpool want him, let them have him he is useless for us and why he starts Heskey over Carew i'll never know. Even Marlon Harwood was more useful. Robbie Keane would be a good addition but he's a bit old and won't last. O'Neill should definatly go for Darren Bent i mean he's fast, scores goals and is still young. Darren Bent at sunderland surely he'd leave to go to villa. Seriously though GET A NEW BLUDDY STRIKER |
Scrumpy
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... I thought Heskey was coming good with Milner in the middle, and then picked up a few niggling injuries and knocks. But given recent evidence I think I'de prefer Heskey to stay over Carew. I don't think we should be blinded by the fact its more fun to sing for Carew. Still think someone could have come up with a similarly rousing song for Ivanhoe. |
Heskey SUCKS
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... Heskey is the biggest pile of shit ever, anywhere. O neil is finally realising his mistake Capello needs to aswell fat useless talentless goaless pile of crap |
Villa fan in Oz (Matty Kelland)
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... I agree Heskey is rubbish he lazy and he cant finnish what more HES RUBBISH. I dont know why that Cappelo thinks Heskey is better than Agbonlahor. Gabby is the best striker weve got. Agbonlahor is way better than Heskey Capello |
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