As far as speculation goes this should be top of the list but with some might say there is no smoke without fire and well, this smoke seems to be getting thicker and thicker.

I think it's fair to say it hasn't worked out for Reo-Coker since he joined us for £8.5mn. in 2007 and that if he were to get a chance to go elsewhere he might very well be interested and I also suspect if the club could get back most of what they paid for him, they'd probably be happy too, but a bit of me thinks he didn't get a proper chance.

Don't get me wrong, he played some games, over 60 if his Wikipedia page is correct, but not all of them were in his preferred position and not all were with a regular partner when it was his preferred position, or regular formation for that matter.

He is only 25 years old and this is just speculation that he might be off, but a bit of me thinks that we might be losing out on someone that could have a real value to the squad for a few more seasons to come, but he did only sign a four year contract so if we don't cash in soon, it might be a case of his value dropping faster that Gareth Barry on a quarter pounder with extra cheese.

In further completely unfounded speculation, there is a story doing the rounds that we are after Spurs striker Darren Bent. Now, this is unfounded and some are even suggesting it would mean Carew going in the other direction so I'm hesitant to believe or want to believe, only because it is almost like for like and I'm a big fan of continuity.

But half of me thinks that it is time for Carew and that O'Neill might not be his biggest fan. There is no evidence for me to back up my views on what O'Neill might think about Carew but he doesn't usually spend that long at a club and there must be a reason for that. I also suspect Carew would like the bright lights of London and would welcome the move.

But, it is all speculation. I'm not convinced I'd like to see Reo-Coker leave just yet and I'm not convinced I'd like to see Bent come in, even if we Carew left, but it is something and well, we've been surprised before so don't be surprised if these happen.

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Ronan Ward said:

... Back from 2 week holiday and no F**king signings. MON what are you at?

Comment 1, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.14 pm

B.Robinson said:

... I want this Summer to end. Plain and simple. It's becoming torture at this stage.

Comment 2, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.15 pm

Ronan Ward said:

... Carew going would be big mistake.

Comment 3, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.16 pm

avfc1983 said:

... I think reo coker should have another seaon to prove himself ok he is not a world beater but could become a good player given a chance now $arry has gone.

Comment 4, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.17 pm

Holte End Hero said:

... I wouldn't mind Reo-Coker leaving as I would rather see Craig Gardener playing in centre mid. I just don't think Petrov and Reo-Coker would work well together. I also dont rate Bent too highly and would definatly not want to scrifice Carew to get him as he is easily the best striker we have at the moment. Why is there more talk of players leaving than coming in?

Comment 5, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.20 pm

deansaundersperm that's perm said:

... what's more worrying is that all the players we are getting linked with are for players going in the opposite direction, bent for carew, downing for young, i can see us starting the season with a few new players, but i still expect the numbers to be way down and to hear the saying 'we have got a small squad' used earlier than usual

Comment 6, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.21 pm

Villa4life said:

... Why would Carew go to London? there are more lap dancing clubs per sq mile in Birmingham than anywhere else in the world!

Comment 7, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.24 pm

runtingz said:

... would hate to see reo-coker leave as i think he would be englands 2nd best holding midfielder (hargreaves being the best)if reo was to actually play there...as for darran bent please Nooooooooooooooooooooo

Comment 8, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.26 pm

Paul Egan said:

... I want us to keep Reo-Coker. If you need some pace and aggression injecting into a game, he's your man. His passing and shooting has improved and I'd favour him in the side to Sidwell, if it were to be a straight choice between the two. We need to keep Carew - he is our best striker by far. If we do buy Bent, and I think he would be a good addition, it must be in addition to Carew.

Comment 9, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.26 pm

avfc1983 said:

... Well said villa4life ha ha JOHN CAREW CAREW HE`S BIGGER THAN ME AND YOU HE`S GONNER SCORE ONE OR TWO JOHN CAREW CAREW UTV

Comment 10, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.26 pm

ronrabbit said:

... Bent for Carew is compltely ridiculous. MON would have to be a complete and utter idiot to sell Carew, not because of his quality as a striker, but because of us the fans. We sing his name every game even if he isnt playing. When he comes on as a sub he gets a cheer as if we have scored a goal. MON must be able to see this and i therfore cant see him leaving. Bent i think could do a job and if any striker is to go the other way well then, bye bye heskey. Seriosly what sort of message would that send, bring heskey in january, then get rid of carew in the summer, doesnt seem like progress to me.

Comment 11, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.29 pm

avfc1983 said:

... I can sense something will happen today or 2moz veloso would be a great signing http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/23199/Scouts_sent_to_watch_persistent_Portuguese_target.aspx

Comment 12, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.29 pm

toastman said:

... carew going no where, A, Young going no where, Bent? better than most people will give him credit for. should see MON make his move soon.

Comment 13, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.30 pm

OJay said:

... I cant understand what is going on at Villa, I'm so angry with the lack of signings, we need 5 or 6 signings with this europa league thing and if we want a top 4 finish. I'm starting to question MON.

Comment 14, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.30 pm

Eggs said:

... Bent would be a shocking signing. Carew is far better than Bent. Heskey is a waste of space we should get rid of him.! Reo Coker at least grafts for the team!! Downing for 12 million would be a complete waste of money. We need to buy somebody with a bit of flair as we only have Ashley Young who has some.! Sort it out MON and soon.!

Comment 15, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.31 pm

claret&blue villa said:

... We keep getting told we have the smallest squad in the prem and the strenght in depth needs improving yet all the news coming out about the villa is this player leaving that player leaving have we no money to sign anyone what happened to the 12 mill woth £arry gone laursen ret we really are weeker .just hope MON makes his move soon we need aleast 4

Comment 16, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.32 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... I can't see any more players leaving, other than those who really don't get any pitch time eg Harewood, Osbourne etc. Mon knows our weakness is our strength in depth and once again this just sounds like lazy journalism on behalf of the papers, sorry Damian, I know you can only work with what they give you. I'd like to see Bent come in but not at the expense of Carew, we need to add players, not swap them or take them away. As for Reo-Coker, he's one of my favourite players. I put graft before fancy tricks and piroettes, and along with Milner he's a great influence on the pitch when he gets his turn, busting a gut at every opportunity. I'd like to see him paired in the middle with petrov with an attacking midfielder thrown in for good measure.

Comment 17, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.32 pm

Jinksy said:

... Reo Coker is a shite player & anyone that thinks different is blind. PaulE - Inject pace & aggression & his passing & shoting has improved??? What the fook are you going on about??

Comment 18, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.39 pm

oldnick said:

... danwilson i am gobsmacked that you or anyone else for that matter would say that coker is one of your favorite players. Okay i agree his endeavor on the pitch is second to none but his playing ability is possibly one of the worse i have seen grace the sacred turf of villa park, he in my opinion is not good enough to be a premiership player, in saying that i didnt think petrov would be, and he made me eat my hat many times last season....so what the f**k do i know?

Comment 19, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.40 pm

avfc1983 said:

... Its all gone quiet on the naughton front ummmmm

Comment 20, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.41 pm

mikey18 said:

... Jinksy Reo-Coker showed a lot of promise before he came to Villa, He was Captain of the England U-21, Captain of West Ham and youngest ever captain in a FA cup Final. The season where he played the most football in his preferred position with finished 6th. He is versatile, playing RW, CM and RB without complaining. He also hasn't moaned about being left out of the starting line up. He is an asset to the squad. He suffered with injuries last season, but i really do think with some consistency he could come good for us. People say he can't pass the ball, maybe he couldn't when he was 23, but hes 25 now and been training with quality players and working with quality coaches. I for one hope he gets a chance this season.

Comment 21, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.44 pm

dave said:

... Dont panic folk signings on the way and soon

Comment 22, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.44 pm

RayK said:

... Dan, spot on. Talk of Carew for Bent is just as ridiculous as Young for Bentley + £10m. I too would like to see NRC alongside Petrov in CM. NRC will only go if he want to go AND we can get a replacement in. I suspect the recent Veluso speculation is because he wants to go - not because MON prefers Veluso to NRC.

Comment 23, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.45 pm

Keith said:

... When NRC was at West Ham, he drove the team forward, was a box to box player and made things happen. I have seen little of that from him in a Villa shirt.

Comment 24, made on July 13, 2009 at 1.47 pm

RayK said:

... If we want someone to sit in front of the back four, break up attacks and tackle their heart out NRC is your man. He is not and never will be a Lampard type player. My only worry about playing NRC and Petrov together is if Petrov tries to do the defensive midfield role as well beacuse he's worried he'll get found out trying to play the Lampard role.

Comment 25, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.01 pm

Anthony Laud said:

... this is beyond a joke now! we need signings! The Manager and team are off to Spain on saturday for the Peace cup. What the f@ck is gong on!

Comment 26, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.02 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... RE Reo-coker, at the start of last season he was getting as much credit as Petrov, those two were absolutley cracking together, then I think down to injury he lost his place and when he came back was played out of position constantly. It's a long time ago now but trust me, he was a fan favourite on this blog 5 games into last season, and I think it's wrong to cut him down when he has been proffesional enough to do a job wherever he has been asked to play. I don't think Petrov would make a good left back, but luckily he hasn't been asked to fill in there just yet.

Comment 27, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.05 pm

Steve Sims said:

... Dean Saunders and a few others have pointed towards this already, but every signing we are linked to seems to spell the end for someone else according to the press. Bentley in = Reo Coker out Downing in = Young out Bent in = Carew out. First thing to say is the the incoming players are not as good as the out-going, which weakens our starting 11. Secondly, if our squad is the smallest and shrinking we do have to offload players? And thirdly, if someone wants to leave, such as NRC who is obviously not trusted by MON, then we need two people to replace them and not one.

Comment 28, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.08 pm

toastman said:

... good news fergie has said he will not spend anymore money this summer, source SSN yellow banner. ashley was going nowhere anyway

Comment 29, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.10 pm

Christian said:

... Ferguson has just told Skysports news that he will NOT be making any further signings this summer!!!! So that's one less club for Young to go to. But to be honest, they were never interested anyway were they? In 7 months they've signed 3 wingers (Tosic, Valencia, Obertan) in addition to Nani.

Comment 30, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.11 pm

Rich said:

... SAF - no more signings this summer. Unless Chelsea come in Ash to stay.

Comment 31, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.11 pm

clarkamus said:

... alex ferguson has just said man u wont be signing anyone else in this window!!!

Comment 32, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.11 pm

toastman said:

... beat you all to it

Comment 33, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.12 pm

Eoin Greene said:

... Reo-Coker is not good enough for a team expected to be challenging the top 4 (which at this stage looks hugely optimistic). He works hard and tackles - great. The second he gets the ball - he gives it away immediately. He cant pass, cross, shoot, header, left foot is no more than a fashion accessory and he has the vision of Stevie Wonder. Sorry - just not good enough. He doesn't play three positions because he is versatile. He plays them because MoN has no-one else to play there as we have a tiny squad - and no way would MoN trust any of the youth team. Sidwell also slips into the same boat - not good enough. He played for half a season and made absolutely no impression. Can anyone remember 1 good performance from him? His entire reputation is built on 2 goals against Villa 3 years ago. I think Bent is a player of potential - based on the amount of goals he scored for Charlton where he was a one man team and at spurs where he scored regularily despite never been given a good run or having the managers confidence. He is no Wagner Love but would be great competition for Gabby and about 400million times better than Heskey. Carew is one of about 4 players we have who is capable of playing for the top4 sides. He is loved by the fans and if MoN sells him I would be truly shocked. I am actually amazed that some fans dont seem to see how important he is for us. As for all this, why sign Veloso - we allready have Petrov - WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH. Its okay to have more than one good player in every position - in fact its exactly what we need. Anyone heard of competition for places?? Injuries?? Veloso is a proven full Portugeese international who is 23 years old - if he was English he would be +20m. Sure he could be a flop - he could also be twice the player that Petrov or any of our other central midfielders are.

Comment 34, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.14 pm

Steve Sims said:

... Anyone know if Fergie plans to spend any more this summer?

Comment 35, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.14 pm

Mike Carter said:

... Reo-Coker can go. The engine of a monster, but that's his only ability. He'll run and run all day long, he'll win the ball but as soon as he's got it he's like a rabbit in the headlights. Can't pass, can't cross, certainly can't shoot. No good in the air either. A wonderful signing for a mid-table team who needs to grit it out to stay in matches, but not for a team like us who need to become creative to take the next step.

Comment 36, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.17 pm

jk92923 said:

... i'd take em all in!!!!!! no to nobody!

Comment 37, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.20 pm

Altan Kargaci said:

... If we get an offer of £7m + for Reo C then we should defo take it . Darren bent is a lot better than people give him credit for , natural finisher . £12m max mind . West hams new home shirt ..... http://www.footballshirtculture.com/09/10-kits/ UTV

Comment 38, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.22 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... The Manager and team are off to Spain on saturday for the Peace cup. Better not be, I'm going to watch them at Peterborough!

Comment 39, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.24 pm

Keith said:

... 1874AVFC You beat me to that!!

Comment 40, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.26 pm

clarkamus said:

... 4th with the news thought i was on the ball you lads put me to shame

Comment 41, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.28 pm

Dave said:

... I wouldn't be at all dissapointed to see NRC go and if we can get anywhere near what we paid for him we'll be ripping someone off. I've said this many times before but what's the use of having a player that can neither pass or shoot...

Comment 42, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.31 pm

hitman83 said:

... It is frustrating at the lack of activity, but unless ur Real Madrid, not a lot is happening anywhere. I really dont see anyone else leaving, unless, like dan said, Harewood goes, maybe osbourne on loan and maybe Knigtht is sold. MON is not going to let Either Carew or Young go unless they want to leave. Reo coker is a strange one for me. He's never really done it for me. People can say he's been used out of position, but when he plays centre mid, which he has more than at right back or right midfield, he lacks the necessary ability to take us forward. Bent is a lot better than people on here give him credit for. He is an improvement on Gabby in terms of his finishing and positioning. Veloso looks to be a good option if Defour goes to Everton, but if we leave it too late we'll miss out on both.

Comment 43, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.33 pm

Steve41 said:

... ssn has fergie on who said he aint gona spend any more this summer so hopefully ash y aint goin anywhere .

Comment 44, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.33 pm

steve colcombe said:

... well after not commenting for a long long time,,,but still visiting the site every day...its just same old same old..the same guys beliveing in mon..still waiting for the world beating transfers..the in mon we believe crew..well mon has singed a few over the past few years,but the crap hes bought well say no more..i still remember the comment when he got marlon,,a future england forward.then theres routledge,salifou,shorey,knight,davies..for the past 3 seasons mon has whinged about our small squad,,well mate its smaller than ever now,without barry and laursen..so what you gonna do about it...the same as usual piss all,,we on the other hand will hope that we get just one of the players were linked too.but at the moment,its a repeat of the last 5 windows...we need strength in depth now just to make top 10,,we all know that,but were gonna be left behind..i believe weve gone nowhere under mon at all.and it wouldnt surprise me if the likes of ashley and big jon do leave..how long do we have to put up with this muppet,before randy sees sense.

Comment 45, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.36 pm

Jason said:

... If MON has a smaller transfer budget this year - losing Reo Coker might not be the worst thing, especially when we have Petrov, Gardner, Sidwell and you would assume a fairly decent signing in central midfield(+ Milner can play there.) If a good offer comes in, I would take it. Onto a replacement for GB - Ozil was mentioned yesterday, and I had seen bits and pieces but not really heard a great deal. But check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...annel_page He looks something very very special - forget Defour, if you've seen any videos of him he's nothing compared to this lad. It's like when we were linked with Diego 2 years ago - no one had heard of him and then this summer Juventus signed him for £23million! I think this would be the signing of the summer if we got him, just watch the video.

Comment 46, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.39 pm

NeilG said:

... Bent would be a great signing for Villa and would be top of my wish list of "realistic" strikers him and carew would be awesome!. We need a guy who can score goals and I think he would easily hit 20 for us! the amount of chances we missed last year Bent would have had a field day! 12 million = bargain - flog heskey then we refuse to let any other players go unless good replacement in. I.e reo out for Bently in- But we should really not sell anyone especially our most versitile squad players even if they arent that good.

Comment 47, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.44 pm

Keith said:

... jk92923 "i'd take em all in!!!!!! no to nobody!" I knew a woman like that once..... somersetvilla I think you should go back to not commenting if you can not see the improvements made under MON.

Comment 48, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.49 pm

Simon said:

... Why does there seem to be more rumours of players leaving than players coming in? Surely the whole point of this transfer window was to bring in extra players to boost the squad and increase competition. Bent would be a good solid squad player but would not improve villa / take them to the next level. Its getting a worry now and i strongly believe RL has no money to invest leaving MON to do deals.

Comment 49, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.49 pm

jk92923 said:

... Spanishjon - yeah, i saw that link yesterday. some great skill on one of his videos as well. could be a good player. only very young as well.

Comment 50, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.49 pm

Fitzy_7 said:

... spanishjon that video is great,but then again francis jeffers would look like a world beater on a youtube video

Comment 51, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.50 pm

John Jordan said:

... I have read many posts giving their views that we need only 2 new top players and 3 for the bench...I would be really interested in finding out who "You" all think those 2 players "Should" be!.

Comment 52, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.51 pm

avfc1983 said:

... Naughton Transfer hotting up http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1767_5431134,00.html I live in sheffield and have a few sheffield utd fans + watched him last year a few times at the lane he would be a great signing for us next best thing

Comment 53, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.55 pm

dave said:

... well lets hope its another long time you post anymore then somerselvilla

Comment 54, made on July 13, 2009 at 2.57 pm

Altan Kargaci said:

... Sir Alew Fergy has said the main reason they will not be spending any more dosh this window is because of the inflated prices. Fare enough you might think , but remember this is coming from the manager of arguably the worlds richest club and the same club that recently received £80m from the sale of Ronny Ronaldo . What chance do we have with our limited budget and with time running out....! Worried now

Comment 55, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.00 pm

avfc1983 said:

... The signings should be Naughton =cover gain experience hangeland for Laursen veloso, ozil, or deplh to gain experience Tucay magic

Comment 56, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.03 pm

Jason said:

... Fitzy_7 It's not the goals etc - it's his balance, he can change direction like a little brazillian, he is aware of what's around him, and he can run with his head up, he also has a great wait of pass. If you watch the Defour videos he looks shit and he's supposed to be good, so you can't make everyone look amazing. If you watch a bentley video or a Carew video its the odd tap in and a few powerful shots from outside the box, nothing like the skill this guy shows, he looks like a fast Fagregas. I think he'll be a big star in the future. He's technically superior to anyone in our squad by some distance.

Comment 57, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.03 pm

JohnnyMcLeod said:

... Fully agree with Holte End Hero regarding Reo Coker and Gardner as a ready made replacement, leave Gardner in for a season and he'll do well, and weigh in with 6 to 8 goals, best striker of the ball at VP in my opinion. Reo Coker hasn't come off, reminds me of a poor man's Boateng and he was nothing to write home about. Reo Coker plus 3 to 4 million for Bent would be spot on, he might not be the most elegant of players but his goals to games ratio for struggling teams is excellent.

Comment 58, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.07 pm

carl said:

... MON has always been the same randy has said the funds are there to make signings its our twat of a manager who wont spend it and if he does spend it none of the players he signs will improve our team they will all be in the league of Heskey NRC Knight or Friedel approaching retirement. We now have the right man as chairman who wants to spend money now we have a manager who wont spend it. MON excuses you can hear them now it's going to be a long hard season because we are trying to get players in we have a small squad and we have lots of games in the Europa Cup to play so the players are very tired its a hard schedule for the lads we are trying to bring in Quality not Quantity and i will not pay over the odds for anybody. same old summer villa fans !!!

Comment 59, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.08 pm

Jason said:

... jk92923 Yes he is very young - 20, he has played for Germany already (a bit like Walcot playing for our U21's) but he's not actually German. I'm not sure where he was originally from, I think it might be Turkey. But he chose to play for Germany anyway. Also he has rejected a new contract at Breman, he's probably still on the contract he first signed at 17 or 18 - also Breman have just sold their best player (Diego) and so he might want to move to a more ambitious club, which hopefully we are. (although we have also lost 2 of our best)

Comment 60, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.10 pm

Fitzy_7 said:

... sven goran eriksson judged players based on youtube videos and tapes.... where is he now? defour however looked good on a youtube vid,hence all the hype on here...im pretty sure if someone tried hard enough bentley and carew would also look immense

Comment 61, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.21 pm

Steve-o83 said:

... I for one am very disapointed withthe progress made so far this summer, why cant we swoop in make the deal and have it sorted like other clubs in a day? I feel that I was railroaded into getting my season ticket early because they know they are not going to bring in any quality players in this window, therefore no-one would want their season ticket come the begining of the season. Same old dissapointments im afraid my villa supporting counterparts another season of broken dreams and promises but hey look on the bright side we got a new holte suite to look forward to, only money to be spent at villa park this summer!!!!!

Comment 62, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.43 pm

sam4villacilla4life said:

... kyle naughton was mnt to be in everton today for a medical but he is considering pother options supossedly from tottenham and villa surely were in with agreat chance of getting him now surely

Comment 63, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.46 pm

Rich said:

... Just thought I'd share this. Probably again no truth in it, but at least its someone else to talk about. someone posted this on the forest pages. Leicester's Andy King will move to Aston Villa for a fee of £1.5m pounds, rising to £2m. O'Neill sees King as a long term replacement for Petrov. O'Neill has also withdrew his interest in Leeds' Fabian Delph, who is likely to join Fulham for a fee around £7m with incentives for international appearances.

Comment 64, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.46 pm

Fitzy_7 said:

... why cant we just offer 1m more and get delph??

Comment 65, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.51 pm

vogra said:

... Rich......Andy King...WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Comment 66, made on July 13, 2009 at 3.52 pm

deansaundersperm that's perm said:

... i doubt we will sign this Ozil guy, he sounds too good

Comment 67, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.07 pm

VillaDude said:

... Ashley Young will not be leaving Aston Villa this Summer. Here are the reasons.... - He is the first name on our team sheet. - This is a world cup season - and he will feature in nearly every game. - Martin Oneill has made him the player he is today. - Man Utd are not signing any more players - Chelsea have just signed Zhirkov (left winger) - Spurs is a step backwards for Young - Champions League is his way forward. People - dont worry about Ashley Young, IF downing is signed, its for squad depth. We need alternative attacking options, and MON is looking for 4 quality wingers at the club. Young, Downing, Milner and Bentley. We may be looking at a 5 man midfield next season. On the other hand, Reo Coker maybe off as he's not getting the 1st team football he wants - I wouldnt mind if Bentley came the other way as I rate Gardner better than Reo.

Comment 68, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.14 pm

Rich said:

... Vogra Thought you would be pleased!!

Comment 69, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.16 pm

dave said:

... who the f**k is andy king ?

Comment 70, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.23 pm

Rich said:

... To the best of my knowledge someone who plays for Leicester City. The only Andy King I know is the midfielder who played for Everton 30yrs ago. He was OK!!!!!

Comment 71, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.28 pm

Andy Young said:

... Maybe he's the bastard son of Phil King. Does he have ginger hair?

Comment 72, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.31 pm

Rich said:

... .......and does a mean Elvis impression.

Comment 73, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.33 pm

Tim Wood said:

... Just heard this on Sportinglife Radio: "An e-mailer to the show from Bradford is a mate of Fabian Delph and he says that Fabian Delph is hoping to sign for Villa in Ireland later this week" Why Ireland I have no idea!

Comment 74, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.34 pm

jk92923 said:

... andy King.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_King_(Welsh_footballer)

Comment 75, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.34 pm

Tim Wood said:

... This is why he will be in Ireland http://www.leedsunited.com/new...85_1720218

Comment 76, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.38 pm

Rich said:

... Timmyrara Oh blast. Does that mean we're not signing Andy King then!!

Comment 77, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.42 pm

rob h said:

... Damian, on an other blog in january I did an article which you put up. You may recall it? it was titled something like 'have we already been told who we are signing' in it I said i knew of two signings in january and I disclosed the source to you but not anyone else. I got slated for saying heskey would sign. people were saying that bolox cuz bruce has come out and said he isnt selling. weeks later heskey signed. I also got slated for saying that we were in talks to buy 'x' The second player that we tried to buy and it never happened for one reason or anoter. Do you remember who that player was?

Comment 78, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.43 pm

Steve Badger said:

... Spanishjon, You're right mate. Whilst it's only on Youtube, he seems to have the full bag of tools! Great vision and bags of pace. I doubt we'd lose money on him. I wonder if we've even had a look at him?

Comment 79, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.47 pm

Keith said:

... robh You little tease.......who was it?

Comment 80, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.49 pm

Vijay said:

... im just going to wait till the end of august, im getting all worried for nothing!!

Comment 81, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.53 pm

rob h said:

... keefvilla, not meant to tease! just don't know if damian would appreciate putting links up to the other blog site! I told damian who told me and how it came about.

Comment 82, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.53 pm

Keith said:

... rob h I think I remeber reading that blog, was unhappy with Heskey but liked the link to another player.......was it to an ex team mate of Luke Young by any chance?

Comment 83, made on July 13, 2009 at 4.59 pm

VillaDude said:

... Probably Zaki from wigan - he was a confirmed player that MON was after.

Comment 84, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.05 pm

DB_Villa said:

... My mate who works at villa goes won't be any signings till next week because one of the main people involved is still on holiday. But I'm sure negotians are ongoing but hopefully next week we have a flood of signings.

Comment 85, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.07 pm

rob h said:

... you either remember or you did a bit of investigation work? Yes it was and the deal fell apart on the final day of the transfer window.

Comment 86, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.08 pm

rob h said:

... DB Villa, I concur!

Comment 87, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.10 pm

VillaDude said:

... Rob H - Zaki confirmed a week ago that MON bidded 10m for him, only for Wigan to say no as they got nothing out of the deal. If you predicted Zaki and Heskey in Jan - fair play to you... You know anything this summer?

Comment 88, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.10 pm

Tim Wood said:

... Next week never comes!

Comment 89, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.10 pm

rob h said:

... VillaDude, See keefvillas response he remembers the post

Comment 90, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.12 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... Stewart Downing!

Comment 91, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.13 pm

rob h said:

... Nik 986 Yes it was and I got some real stick by people saying it was bolox both transfers attempts were TRUE TRUE TRUE and as heskey's came off downings didn't but I bet when he signs this time round mon will confirm we tried for him in january

Comment 92, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.16 pm

rob h said:

... keefvilla You know from previous posts and sites that I am not a 'my source says' kind of blogger hence I only mentioned to damian how i found out.

Comment 93, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.17 pm

VillaDude said:

... So you know nothing about this summer? Other than MON wants downing - in a non gay way..

Comment 94, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.17 pm

jk92923 said:

... that would have been a nice coup for january! and he may have stayed fit becasue Petrov wouldn't have stamped his own player

Comment 95, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.18 pm

Damian said:

... rob h sorry no i dont remember. email me again and i'll search out your emails and hopefully get an answere for you

Comment 96, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.20 pm

TrueVillan said:

... reo coker is crap! get rid! he panics when confronted by the opposition, usually spins around in a circle before passing 10 yards to whoever happens to be standing there! useless! bent would be just an okay signing, but terrible if in place of carew. downing is a strange one! perhaps MON has negotiated with randy that he will not buy in jan, if he can have downing now, an early jan purchase! as that will be when he is ready delph price set at 8mil, way too much for a 3rd division player! may turn out to be englands greatest, but for us, wrong buy and wrong time, we need a first team regular to replace barry, not an apprentice! getting fed up searchin 4 links to be honest, just wish we could get on with it!

Comment 97, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.22 pm

Harry Stanton said:

... Saw this on SSN website, for all you people bitching and moaning about MO'N's supposed idiocy in the transfer market, he's not the only one. For every Ronaldo, there's a Massimo Taibi. Seems some people have the arrogance to suggest MO'N should get every call right but forget that even the best (which Fergie obviously is) get it wrong on a regular basis. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11096_5431326,00.html

Comment 98, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.23 pm

rob h said:

... damian. i have sent it to you

Comment 99, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.27 pm

rob h said:

... Villa Dude, as I have just emailed damian. I have heard a couple of rumours from the same person. Let me stress they confirmed NOTHING but did give a couple of hints. They were true last time and the guy is fairly hands on.

Comment 100, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.31 pm

In MON I Still Trust!! (well sort of!!) said:

... More info please Villa Dude!!

Comment 101, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.33 pm

jk92923 said:

... Rob H/Villadude, you breaking my heart.....tell us everything you have! i demand to know...DEMAND I TELLS YA!!!!

Comment 102, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.36 pm

whitey said:

... Forget Gardner, he isn't good enough. Just because he is a local boy, doesn't make him good enough. He doesn't have the genius skill that midgets require to compensate for their lack of physical presence. A bench player at best and he doesn't have the basic attributes to develop into a good enough player. Reo-Coker should not be allowed to leave, neither should anyone else. Well, maybe Harewood but only after we have signed another striker. If we sell Reo-Coker then we sell the only player in our midfield that can put a decent challenge in and physically compete. He's not very big but his energy, pace and tackling are excellent. I wouldn't mind Darren Bent coming to compete with Gabby for the pacey striker role to compliment the target man - Carew/Heskey. But his price must be below £10 mill. Not a great player but he does have an excellent goal scoring record.

Comment 103, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.37 pm

Keith said:

... rob h thought you said you weren't a tease TrueVillan I would like us to get Delph AND a replacement for Barry.

Comment 104, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.37 pm

rob h said:

... Keefvilla, I am no tease you bad boy seriously, just give me until 5 ish

Comment 105, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.41 pm

steve colcombe said:

... please can anyone tell me what MON the muppet as done for villa..only i cant really see any difference.ive supported villa since 1976,,been all over the place year after year...seen lots of managers and players come and go....but can someone please tell me ,are we really improving under the muppet..me thinks not.football is about winning things,and as far as i can remember,it was 1981,1982,1983,1992,1996.and 2001 for the silly eurocup....unless you mean admirers then we have plenty,,but that dont get you trophys...any manager with half a brain would not have gone into last season with a crap small squad,but muppet did..then when we were 4th pushin for champs league,he did nothing again in january,,and then sees the season and europe go up in smoke,and again talks about the fact that its the 3rd march in a row we have struggled,,god hes a twat and what wonders does he have for this seasons euro challenge,,does he play the kids..what happens if we do well in the league,and cups.will our bench be as crap as last year.and why are people talking about coker and sidwell in midfield they were crap last year so whats the diffrence...if you wanna carry on dreaming in the, in mon we trust rubbish,,go on...but how long will we have to put up with it,,my bet christmas he will be gone...we over over achieved last year,,this year i cant wait for the excuses.if he says small squad,punching above weight etc,,im driving to brum to kill him..we may have a yankie owner,,and we all know they are the most thick,stupid people walking the planet,so the muppet bullshite mite work on the thick yanks,but not me...MON out asap...thing is ive said that since day one...its the muppet whos punchin above his weight,,get rid,and get a real man in

Comment 106, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.42 pm

rob h said:

... damian you got it?

Comment 107, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.46 pm

Keith said:

... rob h not a problem mate - don't go getting your source in trouble. somersetvilla can you just confirm that you want a real man?

Comment 108, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.46 pm

confusedvillafan said:

... somersetvilla sound like you need prozac mate

Comment 109, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.47 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... rob h - what were the hints?

Comment 110, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.47 pm

rob h said:

... Keefvilla, my source wont get in trouble cuz I havent said who he is. I have just text him asking him a quick question. waiting for response. But.... I fear you may not like what I am going to say! potential fuel for the somersetvillas of the world

Comment 111, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.53 pm

True villa said:

... Rob h Ur a blagger mate! If you are true supporter then tell us who the hints are?

Comment 112, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.53 pm

Keith said:

... rob h Don't tell us then, couldn't stand somersetvilla moaning and breaking the world record for one sentence while he is at it !!

Comment 113, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.54 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... i would love to hear it, and i have to say, if MoN wants them, whoever they are that is goo enough for me

Comment 114, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.56 pm

ak_27 said:

... Pleaes please not Wheater.

Comment 115, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.57 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... In MoN I trust

Comment 116, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.58 pm

jk92923 said:

... if its Wheater, i will shoot myself!

Comment 117, made on July 13, 2009 at 5.58 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... Wheater is young and can improve, if MoN believes in him, give it a chance. He got into the England squad after all.

Comment 118, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.00 pm

Rich said:

... or Sol, or Jenas, or Distin, or Zaki, or Bent, or Senderos, or Robot, or Andy King

Comment 119, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.00 pm

Juan Pablo Angel said:

... Can anyone else see what i'm thinking? Downing: Left footed Not very pacey Excellent passer Good Crosser Good at dead ball situations Can play in cemtral midfield but not often been triedf there English On the fringes of the england squad Worth £12m Remind you of anyone? I think Martin O'Neill may have a plan. It might be the ravings of a mental Northern Irishman but he's pulled it out of the bag before. I really don't think Reo-Coker should go, if petrov gets injured he's ready made cover in that defensive position, he also has the attributes to be a captain if he can up his passing game. Darren Bent is a great little player, my brother is an ipswich fan and i saw him play a lot when he was a youngster there. He would be a brilliant signing too. I f i'm perfectly honest i'd take bent for Carew, i'd rather have both, but Bent is capable of scoring as many goals and we do have Hesey as a target man. The fact that Delfouneso is up for loan suggest that we may see another striker come in without anyone leaving which would be a bloody turn up for the books! At least we're being linked with decent quality players again, 3 or 4 plus Parish, Albrighton, Bannan and Clarke coming through and I think we'll have the tools to go knocking on the big fours door again next year. Get in Downing, Tuncay, Campbell, Bentley, Naughton, Delph and Veloso. 7 players in and a few young lads and we'll have a really good squad next season with cover in every position and enough to compete properly in every competition. Regrds JPA

Comment 120, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.03 pm

Phil said:

... Could it be Aliaidare ??

Comment 121, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.04 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... in my humble opinion we need 3 players this summer. A top centre back, and top winger and a top centre mid. Then add clark, lichaj, albrighton, bannan, o'halloran and forrester to the first team squad. That'd be lovely, then we could spend big bucks on the three new players.

Comment 122, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.04 pm

sazavfc said:

... damn i hope delfoneso gets his chance this year. the man is a greats striker in the making. and hes not going leeds thank heavens, he said so himself. He aint big headed like agbonlahor. i mean when i met gabby, i said 'ur brilliant' and he replied ' i no i no yeah'. That aint anything wrong with that but its the way he said it really. Whereas I said to fonz yesterday when i met him 'ur gonna be great, u are already looking top notch. he replied 'Thanks a lot that really means a lot to me'. Thats a proffessionals answer. This kid is good on and off pitch hes guna be heavy

Comment 123, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.04 pm

Chrisodon said:

... It'll be earnshaw or lita, followed by bramble, neill, zenden & king.

Comment 124, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.04 pm

Paul Bennett said:

... I think Reo-Coker is Barrys replacement. I really hope he stays and plays centre mid week in week out and proves hes the quality player he has the potential to be. I think the rumour he is off is balls personally, I cant see us selling anyone else, apart from maybe Harewood, before we get in replacements. UTV

Comment 125, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.12 pm

mr villa said:

... 108 million rade for villa on middlesbrough, downing and tuncay, fullam, hangaland, pompy cambell and distan, leeds, delph, sheffield naughton, standard, defour, spurs robbie keane or bent and wigan zaki

Comment 126, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.12 pm

rob h said:

... ok don't blame me for this! its just the same guy as january and it turned out true. He is hands on and I went to school in four oaks with his child who I am still good friends with. thats it. I have never ever mentioned 'a source' because you tend to get both barrells when its bolox so i will stress no one has CONFIRMED anything to me, just gave me a steer. so far it has been 100% true. So here goes. 1. Naughton - no bid yet bid there will be. he will not sign for anyone until all bids are in. gary cahill has something to do with this but i don't know how. whether he knows naughton or what? 2. the window revolves around man city! and I am sorry to bring this to you. bellamy - could be our first signing. sorry guys. there is just one sticking point on this deal and that is a loan for a striker is being discussed and mon prefers that but the club want a fee for the injured striker!! and villa don't want to risk the fee yet. ashton 3. you all know about downing but for those of you that didn't know we tried to sign him in january. 4. delph? maybe don't know but victor moses of palace is apparantly closer to the mark

Comment 127, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.13 pm

mr villa said:

... this is a report not what i want. but who i do want, naughton, hangaland, cambell, downing and tuncay, delph, and keane

Comment 128, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.13 pm

VillaDude said:

... I remember MON saying Bellamy was a true professional when he signed him for Celtic. I can see that happening. Ashton - very much doubt it, as hes the same mould as Carew and Emule. Victor Moses and Delph are overhyped 1st/2nd division players. Not bothered if these players come or not.

Comment 129, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.22 pm

Keith said:

... rob h I have heard Bellamy rumours before - hope it falls through as I hate the tosser. He is trouble and would cause so many problems to what is described as a happy, tight knit dressing room. Would rather him take the chance on Ashton. Would like Delph and Naughton as players for the future. No news on a centre half then?

Comment 130, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.22 pm

rob h said:

... i thought everyone already knew the cb? MICHAEL DAWSON

Comment 131, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.23 pm

VillaDude said:

... Micheal Dawson - are you having a laugh? MON has to know better than that. Zat knight and Calamity Curtis are far better....

Comment 132, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.25 pm

Rich said:

... An injured Downing, an injured Ashton, and Victor Moses. I've backed MON all the way, but this ??????!!!!!!! If this is true it is obvious why GB didn't want to stay and possibly why Ash might start having serious reservations.

Comment 133, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.25 pm

Rich said:

... and Michael Dawson. It gets worse.

Comment 134, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.27 pm

VillaDude said:

... Now there are only 2 clubs that have not signed a player! Villa and Spurs - maybe because they are swapping teams.

Comment 135, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.27 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... I too would like a 'marquee' signing but maybe the funds just arent there which is why Judas left and why Webcam knocked on MoNs door a few days before end of season and is discontent.

Comment 136, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.28 pm

toastman said:

... dawson surly not

Comment 137, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.29 pm

VillaDude said:

... I doubt Micheal Dawson rumour has any truth. MON does a lot of his scouting when players come to Villa Park, and Dawson had a knightmare when trying to mark Laursen for set-peices a few years back. Rob H - i cant see many of your predictions happening this time around.

Comment 138, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.29 pm

vogra said:

... this gets better....Victor Moses...wahahahahahahahahaha never fcuking heard of him..

Comment 139, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.31 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... lets not go mental, all speculation. i too would be a little disappointed but there we go. lets wait and see before we get excited.

Comment 140, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.32 pm

toastman said:

... well looks like i'm going off on my Hols this thursday without a signing, I'm back on the 27th Jul hopfully should have some in by then.

Comment 141, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.35 pm

toastman said:

... anyway whats wrong with buying some foreign talent for once.

Comment 142, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.38 pm

VillaDude said:

... I wonder what the odds were at the start of the transfer window, that we would be the LAST team to sign a player!

Comment 143, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.38 pm

Rich said:

... If the funds aren't there, then lets go with what we've got rather than waste money on this lot. I'd rather play the kids than pay for other people's injury prone and substandard players. Sorry for the negativity but if Rob H's post is correct, I'm really angry.

Comment 144, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.39 pm

toastman said:

... villaDude most likley odd on.

Comment 145, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.40 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... If the funds arent there I know there are a couple of players available for free i.e. Lucas Neill, Seitaridis, Campbell etc that could do a job for a year.

Comment 146, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.41 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Lets not worry about funds not being there until the Barry money is spent, I've said this before, unless Lerner is pocketing the 12 million we got in, until thats spent, we KNOW we have money available.

Comment 147, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.42 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... DanWilson82 You would expect the TV to be spent also, thats £30m plus the money from Laursen's insurance pay out? around £6m

Comment 148, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.44 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Yep yep, I can see the cogs starting to turn and a few players arriving by the end of the week. (I PRAY)

Comment 149, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.47 pm

KeithC said:

... RayK- Disagree. Petrov got "found out" playing the attacking role his first season because he was playing alongside Smiler, and thus had to get pulled deeper and deeper to cover McCant's defensive failings. Once Young got a regular place in the side, Barry refused to play a holding role, so Petrov had to be relegated to a more defensive position. A pairing of Stan and NRC is effective- look at how they played together at Anfield in the 2007-2008 season. I'd even go so far as to say that with choices of Petrov, Reo-Coker, Sidwell, Gardner and Sailfou (who, quite frankly, gets a ton of unfair stick amongst Villa supporters; in his only first-team run since being bought for a pittance, he held Wagner Love silent until coming out with a knock after the first half), we're quite set at central midfield. Where we would need help is someone to rotate in with Ash and James as part of a three-man line playing just behind Gabby or Carew. This is where I'd like to see MON take a chance on the Real Madrid Dutch firesale, and try to bring in van der Vaart.

Comment 150, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.47 pm

toastman said:

... nik986 so were looking at 48 mil to spend, with that you should be able to buy quality from abroad.

Comment 151, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.48 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... toastman and quality from the UK

Comment 152, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.49 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... plus players like Harewood and NRC look like they are on the way out. So should be closer to £60m

Comment 153, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.50 pm

DB_Villa said:

... As KeithC said i would love van der vaart at villa!!! Think we are making a 2nd bid for delph including osbourne

Comment 154, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.52 pm

toastman said:

... nik986 yes but you pay over the odds for home grown, and now you pay a lot for a foreign play who has had a good season in the prem,Hangeland springs to mind, we could have got him last year for a fraction of the price but MON won't take the risk.

Comment 155, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.53 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... exactly its a risk, MoNs formula appears to be sign players he knows can perform in the prem. Is that a flawed formula? It has seen us rise from 16th to 6th, flirting with 4th

Comment 156, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.54 pm

toastman said:

... nik986 But if the funds are not quite what he expected then surly he has the ability to judge the quality and find out the mental strength of a player from abroad. sometimes you back your own judgement and go for it.

Comment 157, made on July 13, 2009 at 6.57 pm

villa biker said:

... ok lads this is just hear say and i dont like giving false hpoe. but im working in leamington and i know that the site agents son works at vp. hes been told today that villa are getting a room ready to show off the new signing. i asked who it was and he said it was veloso now i cant say if this is true or not but hes a good player and with fergie saying his spending is over . maybe the jigsaw is coming together. has any one else heard anything

Comment 158, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.00 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Villa Biker, I could completely believe that, lets hope it comes true

Comment 159, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.03 pm

toastman said:

... villa biker not sure where fergie comes into this, can you elaborate.

Comment 160, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.05 pm

Halfwit said:

... I think if we sign veloso il give up moaning about O Neill for a bit Get him martin i want his name on my shirt

Comment 161, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.08 pm

villa biker said:

... fergie has said his spending for the summer is over so that takes the speculation about webcam going to utd

Comment 162, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.09 pm

Vijay said:

... Im meeting mon soon , any message from you guys??

Comment 163, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.10 pm

toastman said:

... villa biker yes but veloso plays midfield, so are you saying that now that fergie is no longer interested MON can get on with his signings, without hassle.

Comment 164, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.13 pm

Dave said:

... read the first letter http://www.football365.com/mai...77,00.html Briliant stuff - reflects the way I

Comment 165, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.15 pm

toastman said:

... vijay Don't you mean MOM!!!

Comment 166, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.15 pm

Dave said:

... meant so say - reflects the way I feel

Comment 167, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.15 pm

confusedvillafan said:

... toastman

Comment 168, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.16 pm

Abdul Kashif said:

... I've hard that Villa are linked to Moritz Volz, who is now out of contract. He would provide cover at right back..

Comment 169, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.17 pm

Abdul Kashif said:

... Whoops.. meant to say 'I've heard...

Comment 170, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.19 pm

Damian said:

... Sir Alex Ferguson has done his business: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/h...148073.stm He won't be bringing in any more players. Now, sure if a bargain comes along he might spend, but he has done his business and we haven't even started.

Comment 171, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.21 pm

toastman said:

... abz1888 would have even funnier if you would have started with the work (I'm).

Comment 172, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.21 pm

villa biker said:

... toastman wot im saying is we keep young and i am praying we get veloso i just hope the info ive been given is spot on

Comment 173, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.28 pm

toastman said:

... It'll all happen when I disapear on Holiday

Comment 174, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.28 pm

toastman said:

... villa biker I Hope your right so MON can prove me wrong as I feel he won't take a risk.

Comment 175, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.31 pm

ak_27 said:

... Bellamy is a tosser but when fit is also a very good player. He has the pace of Gabby but also unlike Gabby is comfortable on the ball. Would be happy with it but he is very inj prone.

Comment 176, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.32 pm

Chrisodon said:

... I'd quite like dawson, he's a more composed cb similar to rio ferdinand. Him and Davies could do well together. The Veloso rumour i'm taking with a pinch of salt as i don't think it'd be completed so quickly esp with mon in charge. But if we do sign him and the constant links to downing are true i believe we might see a 4-2-3-1 formation which suits me.

Comment 177, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.38 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... I'm going to say this in the politest possible way because I could happily run my mouth all day... I very much dislike Bellamy, and I hope he doesn't sign for us.

Comment 178, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.39 pm

villa biker said:

... toastman when you come back forget the rock bring back a player have a go hol it will all be in place when you get back

Comment 179, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.41 pm

Steve Badger said:

... Nik986, Where did this come from? I've heard nothing about it????? why Webcam knocked on MoNs door a few days before end of season and is discontent.

Comment 180, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.41 pm

villa biker said:

... sorry good hol

Comment 181, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.41 pm

Abdul Kashif said:

... Good one toastman! I knew someone would pick up on that!

Comment 182, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.44 pm

Abdul Kashif said:

... We should be going for Joao Moutinho rather than Veloso..

Comment 183, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.46 pm

Nick said:

... SIGN SOMEONE MON

Comment 184, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.47 pm

villa biker said:

... dan completely agree hes liable to upset the whole changing room with his big clowns mouth

Comment 185, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.48 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... i heard it from *sigh* a source. He wanted to know the summer plans as he knew GB was off.

Comment 186, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.48 pm

vogra said:

... I've heard we've been linked with Ruel Fox and Andy Sinton..

Comment 187, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.50 pm

Abdul Kashif said:

... Ruel Fox, let's get him in now that Alex Ferguson isn't signing anyone else!!

Comment 188, made on July 13, 2009 at 7.58 pm

jk92923 said:

... well i'm just back from work, waiting with baited breath for these "hints" and i am depressed again.....although, i think bellamy will be good for us. may be a muppet but he showed for City he has the goods. only his stint in Liverpool did he have a bad time but Blackburn, west ham and city, he has done the business. and if Ashton could stay fit, he would be well worth a shot....actually, not a bad list really! thanks Rob H!

Comment 189, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.00 pm

owen avfc said:

... well another day and nothing, thats the way to build a side ffs

Comment 190, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.00 pm

salty said:

... Hopefully, with Barry gone MON can start to be more fluid in his midfield construction. We certainly haven't seen enough of NRC or Sidwell in their corect positions, mainly because MON wouldn't upset Barry by ringing the changes. With Top Dog gone things may be easier and both players need an opportunity to establish themselves in their stronger positions. I'm not a Gardner fan, and for me he can move on. Similarly Osborne and Salifou-I'm sorry, but they won't make the grade here. But with Petrov, Sidwell, Milner, RC, Young and -hopefully-Bentley, we should have a very competitive and talented midfield pool.

Comment 191, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.01 pm

Abdul Kashif said:

... Satmeister!!!

Comment 192, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.03 pm

Abdul Kashif said:

... Sorry Salty, thought it said Satty for a sec. He's a mate of mine, hence the nickname Satmeister! Ignore!

Comment 193, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.06 pm

Jus nasty said:

... how on earth can anyone question bent we haven't had atwenty goals per season striker since yorke has anyone seen bents stats he scores goals for every club he has been including charlton I'm sure he was spurs top goal scorer and he was forth choice come on he would be a massive signing and he isn't one of these premadonnas either solid player wouldwelcome him anyday reo coker good squad player jus don't ask him to play football if he isn't complaining about been a bench boy keep him or like slot of people have said sell him and let gardener play who I don't rate either lets be realistic what top 4 team would he walk into top ten then hold on top twenty I don't think many teams will be beatin down the door do u into ash and Carew ash is goin no where I'm not sure about Carew at first I thought he was lazy I still do but one thing I know is he was playin alot better with heskey up his arse so I canthank him for that at least

Comment 194, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.08 pm

Steve Badger said:

... Cheers Nik, Hopefully your source was wrong.

Comment 195, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.16 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... Badger I know they had a discussion, lets hope the outcome was positive!

Comment 196, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.18 pm

Doc3d said:

... The post rob h put up a few hours ago about Kyle naughton and Gary cahill are true. They both Sheffield lads and grew up a few roads from each other.

Comment 197, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.22 pm

simondgm said:

... all this - shades of the Matthieu Berson saga. get a move on, Marty.

Comment 198, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.28 pm

Halfwit said:

... 19.10 Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano has confirmed the club need to sell up to five players to fund more signings Come on martin im sure you could get one or two from there they have some great players

Comment 199, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.28 pm

vogra said:

... Man City have just signed Tevez.....and the best we can do looking at the rumours are us being linked to such legends as Victor Moses,Michael Dawson and Andy King, you've gotta fcuking laff guys..

Comment 200, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.30 pm

toastman said:

... well it's happened tevez has signed for Man city 5 year deal. There also talking to Adebayor of Arsenal, so the Bellemy link may run true as he will end up as a bench man. Off on Hols on Thursday so I'm still here till then, see what player i can pick up from Spain

Comment 201, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.32 pm

vogra said:

... I think we've all seen it now, the myth of getting Champions League football to attract players means sh*t.... I hope Man City and all the soul-less mercenarys who have signed do fcuk all..

Comment 202, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.33 pm

toastman said:

... Vogra Get real we are not in the same financial league as them.

Comment 203, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.33 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Man City seem to have completely forgotten their defence. Sure they will be good going forward, although Santa Cruz was a one season wonder as far as i'm concerned, but they will be leaking a few along the way too.

Comment 204, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.40 pm

toastman said:

... DanWilson82 No they haven't they have been after J Terry:

Comment 205, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.45 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... After him but they won't get him, Jerry isn't a money grabbing mug, atleast I really hope he's not, England Captain and all, that would be a really sad move...

Comment 206, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.48 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Jerry? I meant Terry

Comment 207, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.49 pm

VillaDude said:

... Bellamy transfer makes total sense. Man city have about 8 strikers now and he's another ex Celtic player MON can attract. People say he's a twat MON handled him well up north and u can't question his finishing. Bit injury prone though! Would be very good competition for gabby, completing our 4 strikers and letting fonz go on loan. I say bring it on. And another 5 players!

Comment 208, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.49 pm

Altan Kargaci said:

... I know this is a bit Random but I have this really weird feeling Ashley Young is going to be leaving us in the next few weeks..!

Comment 209, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.50 pm

john franey said:

... Tevez,belleamy,santa cruz,evans,benjani,adebayor,caicedo,robinho,bojinov,hug hes wont be able to play all them,if their not near top of the league at xmas hughes will be gone and they"ll be back to square one me hopes

Comment 210, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.54 pm

robbo said:

... I usually read all the comments before saying anything but i'd be here all night! Second good posting of the day from Damian in my book. I'd be sorry to see Reo Coker go too. I saw someone saying that Reo Coker is useless and anyone who thinks otherwise is blind...well get me a white stick. Not just me though as I'm certain I remember him being man of the match several times at the start of the season. Anyone know what went wrong for him after that as he just didn't get many games. Did he have an injury I've forgotten?

Comment 211, made on July 13, 2009 at 8.57 pm

Jeremiah Wood said:

... I think people are getting too worked up about players leaving and players not coming in. MON is slow in the transfer market, but signed, what, seven players last year? I'm not sure he had signed anyone by this point. No one really knows what he is up to in the transfer market, as he always keeps his cards close. We could have agreements with five players for all we know - it's just a matter of them being announced. I for one don't want to spend every day pouring over the transfer rumours. As for Young leaving, the only way it would happen is if someone made an absolutely ludicrous offer for him or he filled out a transfer request, neither of which I expect will happen. You remember how MON stonewalled Liverpool over $arry last year. As for Carew for Bent, I wouldn't be shocked if Carew left, just because like Damian said he has the tendency to jump from club to club. I think his myth has grown a little out of proportion this past year. He's a decent player - occasionally unplayable, but often disinterested. Contrary to what people think, he's not a 20-goal a year scorer. I seem to remember someone on this blog (probably Doc, though I don't want to quote him on that) saying Carew's feet were made of lead when he had the ball. I don't disagree. I've liked having him here, but he's not the different between a Top 4 finish and mid-table. In regards to Heskey, why don't we give him some time to settle? MON loves him, Capello loves him, every manager loves him. There has to be a reason for that. Given a whole season, he might not score 10 goals, but if he sets Gabby up for 15, I'll be happy.

Comment 212, made on July 13, 2009 at 9.00 pm

Michael panizza said:

... It is time for Carew? lol easy with the acid Damian

Comment 213, made on July 13, 2009 at 9.06 pm

vogra said:

... i'd have Bellamy any day of the week.. But onto a more serious note, bad news about John Hartson, fcuking hell, testical cancer which has spread to his brain, he's only 34 isn't he...holy sh*t... and there's us lot moaning about signings..pretty trivial isn't it really

Comment 214, made on July 13, 2009 at 9.06 pm

toastman said:

... VillaDude I am more than certain now that we will go for bellemy.

Comment 215, made on July 13, 2009 at 9.07 pm

Halfwit said:

... We gotta get the likes of veloso to even stand a little chance compeating with the top four Players like veloso bring somthing different to the team signing just english lads wont help

Comment 216, made on July 13, 2009 at 9.15 pm

cornwalljay said:

... veloso would be an awesome signing, if its true! Watched a lot of portuguese football last season and veloso was one of the outstanding performers. I'd be surprised if some of the bigger clubs in europe aren't interested in him. If its true we want we need to move fast!

Comment 217, made on July 13, 2009 at 9.19 pm

grace churchill said:

... i dont belive that they are after j terry(hi max)

Comment 218, made on July 13, 2009 at 9.32 pm

grace churchill said:

... soz im in barresing

Comment 219, made on July 13, 2009 at 9.33 pm

David Tyler said:

... I often wonder about why Carew moves on so much. Mind you, I am now also wondering about the fact that I agree with Damian on so much these days. Perhaps I'll take anyone's spiel. Perhaps we're just of a certain age I also wouldn't like to see NRC go. In fact, less so than Gardner (though I'd rather CG get a loan deal if anything)

Comment 220, made on July 13, 2009 at 9.37 pm

RichT said:

... Bellamy is an injury prone p***k! I'd rather see that Bojinov (spelling?) chap at Villa Park. Hes had injury problems too but hes looked class when fit. As for Carew, he only turns up half the time. A swap for Bent would be great business. I'd love him to come and show Arry Readcrap what he can do!

Comment 221, made on July 13, 2009 at 10.39 pm

Carl Main said:

... Well the team I play Saturday league for have signed four new players already!....Maybe we should get our man Pete to work with MON!... Seriously though, now all these big signings are starting to go through I think it will start the ball rolling....Next week is our week I think. Wrap up Delph and Bentley and wait for Richards to knock the Swine flu and he will be on our way too! Am I being too optimistic?..hmmmmm..

Comment 222, made on July 13, 2009 at 11.11 pm

Steve said:

... megan fox in a villa shirt would be one hell of a signing!

Comment 223, made on July 13, 2009 at 11.32 pm

Steve said:

... On mock the week, "you could just imagine Emile Heskey in his garden playing football and simply holding the ball up, not shooting and getting booed by his neighbour" Oh dear

Comment 224, made on July 13, 2009 at 11.49 pm

FatKevs said:

... We have to get that young German he is the price range & sort of gamble we should take. I think we should be able to keep ash for this year as Man u have shown no interest & spurs cannot afford him unless, MoN does fro foolish swap, the same goes for carew.

Comment 225, made on July 14, 2009 at 9.39 am

Danclark7 said:

... O'neill to get the chop after we lose to noses. We shown no ambition once again. I was excited for this season but once again like in the past 4 transfer windows we leave it to late. Hope I'm proved wrong and o'neill shows us he does no how to sign some1.

Comment 226, made on July 14, 2009 at 10.11 am

robbo said:

... It doesn't look as if Young or Knight are going anywhere. MoN has apparently come out and said he won't take a swap or less than £30m for Young and Knight is on the official website talking about his future.

Comment 227, made on July 14, 2009 at 11.40 pm

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