I have a feeling it's going to get busy next week. I have no basis for this it's just a feeling and seeing as it's gone very quiet on all things Aston Villa, I'm putting that down to how busy it is going to get get. I think some call it 'the quiet before the storm'.

It might not happen but like I've said, I sort of have a feeling. The players are back for pre-season next week and we have our first pre-season match in just under two weeks and we all know, Martin O'Neill included, that it would be better to have his new players in for pre-season and I just think he might do it this season.

So, to the rumours. The first one is that John Carew is off and we're replacing him with the 22 year old Swedish U21 striker Marcus Berg. We've done the Berg rumour so we're not going to go into that but the Carew one is sort of new, in so much that it really has come out of nowhere.

Yes, he is a favourite of the fans and yes Martin O'Neill has said all the right things but I fancy if we got a nice enough offer and John Carew was getting paid just as much or a little bit more, he'd be off. I know what he's said but he is just another bloke wanting to earn as much as he can and given the chance to earn £5k extra a week, he probably would, despite the 'words of affection' towards Villa and his previous six clubs.

But, it is just speculation and it has come out of nowhere but if Carew leaves, I wouldn't be surprised and I don't think any of us should be. Ashley Young on the other hand can not be allowed to leave and if anything, we should be signing him up to a long contract extension, but I'm going off track, so back to the rumours.

Rumour number two today is that Bentley is as good as done and he'll be here next week for about £8mn. and you all know I like Bentley and I think this would be a good signing. If Bentley can do anything better than most other players it is deliver a ball and if we have Milner working just inside him and doing all the hard work for Bentley to then whip something in, I'd be happy with that.

Again, it is just speculation, but I'd like Bentley although I can't say for sure how much I'd like Miguel Veloso. There is growing speculation that he is on his way too and I'm mostly unsure because I can't actually remember anything about him, or maybe I can, I'm really not sure.

But, I do think it is coming soon and if we can really add to the quality and bring in the right number of players then it could make for an exciting summer. I know I'm making it sound very simple, but it really does come down to the quality and number of players we get. Can Lerner and O'Neill bring them is, that is the question?

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Billy7 said:

... at least we're being linked with a bit of quality, when do we start pre season training? Wednesday?

Comment 1, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.59 am

Richard Gallon said:

... The way things are going Villa are gonna finish 8th/9th/10th/11th. I'm not saying there needs to be reckless buying, but COME ON! The players need to be signed, sealed and delivered no later than by the end of next week, because clubs don't want to sell until they are able to get in a replacement. Even if we get David Bentley I'd be happy, I like the guy and I think he'd come good for the Villa, but just anything to show the Villa have ambition. Looking at the team at the end of last season the Villa needed at least 4-6 quality players to break into the "Top Four" next season, now with Barry and Laursen gone we need 8, and all it looks like now is more player are going out the door before any come in. Do we have any money? Or is Randy like Doug, if so I would've preferred to keep Doug, at least we KNEW we weren't going to be signing any players when he was in charge, but this is just torture !!! Or is the problem Martin? Is he not ruthless enough in the transfer market? If so, can we replace him with a guy who is, just for transfers, like Dennis Wise at Newcastle was brought in, so we get the players needed and Martin can do what he does best, work with what he's got.

Comment 2, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.05 am

andrew said:

... So were going to bring in what will be our best crosser and ship out our best aerial threat makes perfect sense to me.

Comment 3, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.06 am

Jeff Attaway said:

... As long as something happens next week. Just something...

Comment 4, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.07 am

Rich said:

... One story was more positive and suggested the interest in Berg was an alternative to Keane and therefore MON wouldn't have to consider sacrificing JC as part of any deal.

Comment 5, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.09 am

Awol said:

... I'll not be happy if big John is sold, he is more of a talisman for the team than Barry was in my opinion. If a big man has to go to make some room then ta ta Emile.

Comment 6, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.15 am

Shabba... said:

... I just find these blogs a complete and utter waste of time they ar as bad as lazy journalism just write something useful when players are signed not before MON has his eyes on players he will bring them in when he is good and ready he will have them in place in time for the new season

Comment 7, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.15 am

clarkamus said:

... john carew going nowhere bently and veloso yes please

Comment 8, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.17 am

GG said:

... We shouldn't be worried if Carew leaves? The only striker we've got who can score on a regular basis? I'd be very disappointed, especially if we still don't buy any strikers. We need to add to him & Gabby. Thankfully I think it's all just newspaper fantasy, hung on a couple of quotes from months ago.

Comment 9, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.18 am

harry said:

... i am getting peed of with MON know. we need to keep carew and bring in two more strikers.KEANE AND BERG. shorley he can bring in keane without selling carew. i sware MON does not have a brain when it comes to transfer windows. heskey, cullar,salifoo,routlefge,shory

Comment 10, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.20 am

Damian said:

... Shabba... You chose to waste your time commenting. I don't know what is worse or more stupid. You visiting if it is a waste of time or you telling us it is a waste of time but actually you deciding to waste your time visiting then commenting.

Comment 11, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.20 am

Carl Main said:

... Ashley Young on the other hand can not be allowed to leave and if anything, we should be signing him up to a long contract extension Didnt Ash sign a new 4 year deal in January? I seem to remember he has not long signed a new deal. Am I right?

Comment 12, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.23 am

harry said:

... do i have to keep going. we need at leat 8 players. steven taylor, micah richards,downing,juardo,jenas

Comment 13, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.23 am

harry said:

... borowski, keane and berg

Comment 14, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.23 am

harry said:

... COME ON MON ITS DOWN TO YOU TO SAVE ASTON VILLA

Comment 15, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.25 am

brian said:

... Seriously, something better happen soon before I develop some kind of hernia.

Comment 16, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.26 am

chopa said:

... Bentle would be a great signing and veloso would easil fill the void left b barr which in m opinion isnt that big of a void and he would also get us more goals from midfield. Richard gallon are ou taking the piss in thinking getting someone in like a 'dennis wise' role would work...?? it worked so well for the geordies! leave the transfers to o'niel he knows what he's doing. signings will happen and the right men will be brought in, keep the faith. UTV!!!!!

Comment 17, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.29 am

vogra said:

... No no no no MON i repeat DO NOT GET RID OF CAREW!!!

Comment 18, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.31 am

chopa said:

... oh and the button in between the T and U isn't working on m keboard.

Comment 19, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.32 am

True villa said:

... Mon out !!!!!!! Now!!!!!!

Comment 20, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.34 am

kieron said:

... And he calls himself true villa......

Comment 21, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.39 am

kieron said:

... Actually that was rather sexist of me, could be a bird I suppose

Comment 22, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.40 am

harry said:

... no veloso. we have petrov who is a defensive midfielder we need a midfielder who will get goals. MON has to get of his ass and do something. if carew goes swap him for keane not bentley .

Comment 23, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.41 am

Daniel Wilson said:

... if we have Milner working just inside him and doing all the hard work for Bentley to then whip something in, I'd be happy with that. I havn't thought about that before, I'm not a Bentley fan currently as I think he is very very lazy but with Milner just inside him it might just allow Bentley a bit of space and time to work some magic. This would ONLY work in a 4-5-1 though, if we play Bentley in a 4-4-2 on the right them we are going to get killed down that side because he won't do half the work Milner does. Not sure about this Veloso rumour, i'd love it to be true but it doesn't sound very MON As for Carew going, I can't see it, he said he wanted to settle somewhere rather than continuing his trend of club hopping. I'd be suprised to see him go.

Comment 24, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.43 am

kieron said:

... If Bentley comes in I fancy MON will use Milner in the centre, supporting one up front. This would mean having two defensive midfielders and thats where Veloso would be useful.

Comment 25, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.44 am

AdamL said:

... Danian, can you tell me, what would be the point of buying bentley to whip the crosses in but not having carew in the middle to head them in?.....perhaps he's buying titus bramble to turn him in to a super centre forward!

Comment 26, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.44 am

harry said:

... i think if MON does bring in 8 good players (taylor, richards,downing,juardo,jenas borowski, berg and keane i think we should get tid of him. i never kicked when we first got him. MON has no excuse for not bringing in those players

Comment 27, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.45 am

Eoin Greene said:

... Loosing Carew would be a disaster. Along with Laursen - he has been our talisman for the last few years - I just love the guy! I think on his day he is good enough to play for the top four - one of at a push 3 players in our squad who could do this. I like all three linked players above - all three could turn into 20m pound players and all three could be flops. I'd prefer to take a chance on these type of prospects than 'typical MoN signings' like Wheater, Campbell, Jenas and the other crap we get linked with. And I really cant understand people who complain about the blog or Damians opinions, and this is coming from someone who disagrees with him lots of the time! The internet is huge if you dont like the blog - dont bother reading it or posting on it!!

Comment 28, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.45 am

Martin O'Neil is prat said:

... Damian I was checking on other forums on friday to see if we were linked with any players, and one everton fan put on there forum thats tim cahill wants to leave the uk because he fed up with the rain in the UK and wants to leave, in today garaden (sorry can't spell) newspaper or BBC telly text 303 and go to paper talk, are todays papers only go on forums or blogs to get there imformation, We should all put we have bidded 5 million for Martins (newcastle) has i really think he is a better finisher than JC and alot younger, wait a few days and lets see if he makes the newspapers

Comment 29, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.46 am

testie said:

... Richard- Dennis Wise is probably not the best example

Comment 30, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.46 am

clarkamus said:

... steven taylor no thanks

Comment 31, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.46 am

Alistair said:

... Carew can't go, as someone already said why would we get rid of the only striker that looks like scoring, i would rather have Carew than Keane tbh.

Comment 32, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.47 am

harry said:

... we have to get rid off knight, gardner, reo,osborne,salifoo and hearood

Comment 33, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.47 am

deansaundersperm that's perm said:

... so we get rid of somebody who can score goals and bring in somebody who might score goals???? makes perfect sense!! if we get rid of carew we must bring in both berg and keane not just berg, we need numbers

Comment 34, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.48 am

colm tarpey said:

... Hooly: Perfect deduction of what is the ridiculas nature of the press and their lazy name dropping...classic

Comment 35, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.50 am

Daveavfc82 said:

... veloso http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jNp1CoLoMw Good left foot not sure though this is the answer

Comment 36, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.52 am

harry said:

... i think if MON does not bring in 8 good players (taylor, richards,downing,juardo,jenas borowski, keane and berg i think we should get rid off him

Comment 37, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.52 am

Rich said:

... Agfree with Dan ; Beentley would have to be paret of a 5 man midfield. Harry - Jenas, Richards, Downing - NO THANKS. Neither do I want so see Gardner or Reo leave especially if we are considering 5 in midfield. Salifou, Osbourne, Knight, Harewood - agree that they're not good enough.

Comment 38, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.56 am

john said:

... If MON doesn't bring in 8 players, we should get rid of him?! haha. You can tell the kids are off school and waiting for the new FM game to come out! You can't sack a manager because he hasn't bought 8 players. If villa were to buy that many players of the type of quality we needed to challenge for the top 4, we may aswell be challenging for the league. And if money were that easy to come by, then we'd have done it before now. We need the players, but MON will bring in who he will bring in, and if we have another decent season, because last season WAS a good season despite hte finish... the first half, we were championship contenders. No other team outside the top 4 looked like that and that was down to MON.

Comment 39, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.59 am

harry said:

... i actually think MON is stupid enough to wait untill the last week or so and bring in only 3 or 4 players. MON is scared to try and bring in top players. what also pess me off is if he did try he could atract them.we have great history, bright future ( or do we now ?) great stadium and grar fans. we have every thing in are favour but MON is not using it to our advantage

Comment 40, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.00 pm

kieron said:

... That Veloso clip seems to show that the lad scores goals and is a very good penalty taker and free kick specialist. You guys sure hes your typical defensive midfielder. I say take a punt on him!

Comment 41, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.02 pm

KB said:

... I think the people moaning about lack of signings really need to wake up. The transfer market is a strange one this year with Man City prepared to pay silly money. IMO players are waiting to see who will start throwing money around. I reckon plenty of stuff has happened behind the scenes but players will wait and see who offers the most money. It's not like we are signing Championship players, who would jump at the chance of playing for Villa. We are looking at players that the likes of Man City, Spurs, Everton etc. are all looking at. Just like Gareth Barry the modern footballer is hunting the most money they can get. I think players will be waiting for as long as possible to see who can be played off against each other to pay the most money.

Comment 42, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.05 pm

harry said:

... keep carew and still bring in keane and berg. we can get both these players if MON spends cash. but how much do we have to spend. 30 mill, 40,mil 50mil . randy and martin have to realise that players cost alot

Comment 43, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.09 pm

Tim said:

... If Hope it is just another rumour ! If MON sell Big John who at present is another player who would be irreplaceable in my mind. We need to be keeping players of his quality and adding the extra litle bits like Defore, Berg, Delph, Borrowski, Campbell, Keane . I suppose that Harry Redface has told MON that the only way i will sell you any of my players is if we can have Carew ! Im sorry its a no brainer as far as im concerned. MON if you sell the best goalscorer at the club i will not be happy and you can kiss your arse to my 35 quid a week. Im sure MON has lost the plot !!!

Comment 44, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.13 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Where is the Keane rumour coming from? Surely if he has just returned to Spurs he will be on atleast a 2 yr contract, and they sold him to Liverfool for about 20 million so why would they sell him to us for less, it's not like he's crap they need to get rid of? Can't see this rumour going anywhere at all?

Comment 45, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.15 pm

Daveavfc82 said:

... berg http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1767_5415565,00.html

Comment 46, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.20 pm

Holte End Hero said:

... noooo i love carew why sell the only good player we have?

Comment 47, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.21 pm

avfc4eva said:

... i think next week will be a big week. i wud luv us to sign berg/keane upfront defour/veloso/bentley/jurado in midfield and in defence that bastos sounds good but i wud luv to sign lescott i kno it wont happen but he is a villa fan. wheater/ richards shud be laurse n replacents.young and pacy we hav to get rid of shorey/knight/harewood/salifou and lone out sum players on months loans like bannan, gardner n dafonse

Comment 48, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.25 pm

harry said:

... i dont really want carew to go. if he does go to spurs and we dont get keane as part of the deal i will kill MON . carew is nearly 30 and hes not consistent. i would not be to botherd if he goes and keane comes but i dontt think MON is trying to do anything in buying players. its going to be a long, hard, shit transfer window

Comment 49, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.25 pm

Daveavfc82 said:

... Here we go the Ashley young link to utd lol http://www.soccervoice.com/n090736.htm

Comment 50, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.28 pm

daniel wheeler said:

... do not get rid of carew, he is by far our biggest goal threat. get rid of harewood and bring in someone else. berg may be an option but i would prefer darren bent.

Comment 51, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.29 pm

BIrdmanzz said:

... Damo, how can you know nothing about Veloso - he's one of the most coveted young players in Europe. Your lack of football knowledge outside the Prem is a bit thin on the ground sometimes mate. Makes your blog (usually really good) seem a bit less credible if you say 'can't remember anything about him, or maybe i can etc...

Comment 52, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.31 pm

kenvilla said:

... True villa your an idiot. Fact. Bentley would be a good signing. Him Milner and Young dont all have to play at the same time, this is how you make a good squad. It would be nice to see one of those three coming off the bench to make a difference. I think Veloso could be great for us. He can score goals but is a very good defensive midfielder. With two defensive midfielders in the middle the likes of Young Milner and Bentley could get forward to add to the goal tally. I think this week will see us bring in 2-3 players and I would be happy with that if they are of the right quality. Following that could be 2 or 3 up until the end of the window. Does anyone else think this could be what happens and how we could play next season?

Comment 53, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.31 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... I'll read all the posts in a mo, but you always have to bring it down Damian, why can't we have something positive from you? I would be gutted if JC went, and I think Berg is not a replacement for him by any stretch of the imagination. And you go one about this week being a busy one - just like 1 July was the day when we signed X, Y and Z? Never happened, and I am still waiting to have my eyebrows raised.....

Comment 54, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.37 pm

Stuart said:

... As you know Damien i had the same feeling last week. I hope your feeling pays of better than mine did.

Comment 55, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.42 pm

true villa said:

... the muppets on here that are calling me mad or stupid are idiots. wait until the transfer window is over and when we only sign 1 or 2 players then all you w****rs will be calling for his head!! mon is ruining villa, so easy to tell.!!1

Comment 56, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.42 pm

true villa said:

... 1874avfc, well said mate!!

Comment 57, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.43 pm

true villain the blue nose said:

... blah blah blah martin o lerner is a c**t. nigel reo carew is shite and ashley milner is a god. blah blah blah

Comment 58, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.45 pm

Damian said:

... 1874AVFC When did I say July 1st was the day we were going to sign anyone and how have I brought it down by saying I fancy they'll be signings coming this week? If you are referring to this post: http://www.thevillablog.co.uk/...-and-hleb/ What I said was this: They are going to happen this week if you believe the general feeling that July 1st brings and it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if it is true. I didn't say anything about actual signings coming and I don't actually put any credence on July 1st, it's a nothing date. I've even said that the John Carew rumours have 'come from nowhere' so how can it be 'bringing it down'? If anything, by saying what I've said, I've discarded them but the fact remains, as we've seen with Barry and mostly all players, they'll go where the money is. But you talk about eyebrows getting raised. Again, what I said was: I was speaking to someone a little earlier and he reckons there is going to be a signing that will raise a few eyebrows. I actually don't think I am bringing it down in my post above. If anything, I'm trying to be positive for the week ahead. I'm trying to see something positive, you are looking for the negative.

Comment 59, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.45 pm

Tim said:

... Yep ! This Transfer window is massive for us ! We must keep Carew and add real quality ! As i said Veloso Defour Delph Keane Borrowski Bentley Berg Plus we need one more Centre Back of high quality. We have the smallest squad in the Prem because we never buy anybody. Its time to get a few extra in this window otherwise i feel the club will be taking a serious step backwards next season. Time will tell but if we dont by at least 5 of the said players in my list then we could struggle. The 2 i would be prepared to lose from the list would be Delph and Bentley. If we do take a turn for the worse next season due to lack of quality investment in players i think MON will be a gonner !! I'd replace him with a world class Manager and someone who can attract the likes of World class players. Its gonna be inveresting by i will hold my breath as its all talk and no action as usual from Villa Park.

Comment 60, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.47 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... true villa, You really need to sit back and ask yourself a question. What has Martin O'Neill done to "ruin" Villa? Year on year he has improved the squad - FACT, we are now solid Top 6. Be more positive please if you really are a Villa fan - some of us are old enough to remember the old Division 3 days, and some of us are fanatical enough about Villa that we would support them in the Blue Square, please give us some positivity if you really are a Villa fan and not a WUM. Adey

Comment 61, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.47 pm

true villa the blue nose said:

... blah f**kin blah

Comment 62, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.48 pm

Martin O'Neil is prat said:

... 17th of July will be our first signing, or we will sign a player just before the new shirt is shown has it always boost sales

Comment 63, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.48 pm

Stathis said:

... Guys cmmon, ur all talkin defensive midfielder Veloso but im tellin u he can play a good centre back as well. He can cover from the centre of defence to the centre of midfield (well he cant play on the wings though;P) I have a good contact in Lisbon he's a big Sporting fan so i get a bit of inside information Plus Veloso is young and versatile, he comes from a club with a great academy and under MON's guidance he will only continue to get better and better! As for the other 2 names im happy as well, would love us to get Berg and Bentley. Carew should stay, he's usefull both for his contribution to our game and for his goals, plus Berg is not a Carew style forward.

Comment 64, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.50 pm

villa 4 life said:

... its great how damien tries to defend himself!!! a bit lame!! is de le red signing this window damo? you sure that ur sources and H.P Brown source?

Comment 65, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.50 pm

true villa the blue nose said:

... de la red is out injured for a year so we know he aint coming

Comment 66, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.51 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Sorry but true villa is obviously just on here to wind people up, he/she/it isn't a fan, there are never any positives, just attempts to get peoples backs up. Just ignore it, they will get bored eventually...

Comment 67, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.52 pm

Tim said:

... Why do we always wait till late on to Launch the new home kit ? If they launched it at the same time as the away one then all the massive profit could also go towards investment in Players. It really is wierd !!

Comment 68, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.52 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... Dan, I have to give him/her/it the benefit, I would hate it if he/she/it was really a Villa fan with that much negativity running through his/her/its body. de la red is out injured for a year so we know he aint coming You sure......?!

Comment 69, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.55 pm

true villa the blue nose said:

... Sky Sports | Real Madrid | Football News | De la Red out for season Real Madrid midfielder Ruben De la Red has been ruled out of the entire 2009/10 season as doctors struggle to explain why he collapsed during a match in October. The incident occurred during a Copa del Rey clash at Real Union in October, with the 24-year-old only regaining consciousness once he had returned to the dressing room. De la Red missed the rest of the campaign as a precaution and doctors are still unsure what caused the player to fall motionless to the ground 01/07/09 15:23 me tjinks its true

Comment 70, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.57 pm

Zorro said:

... There are literally only a handful of players in the premiership capable of scoring 15-20 league goals in a season, such is the high standard of the modern game - we can all recall examples of high profile foreign players with high expectations arriving in the premiership and delivering very little before getting out. In 'John Carew' we have one of the rare breed of striker who can consistantly score premiership goals - that level of return is irreplacable and would surely spell disaster for the club if he were allowed to leave. Everyone talks about the need to have a 20 goal a season striker, however I can recall only 2 in the last 25 years - 'Carew' as we know is not a million miles away.

Comment 71, made on July 05, 2009 at 12.58 pm

Martin O'Neil is prat said:

... wasnt heskley linked with spuds and hub capping, signing on the dole with there perm who always say claim down linked with him, i think we should sell him to them and get martins has i can see they would accept a 5 million for him, or trade him in for bent

Comment 72, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.00 pm

true villa the blue nose said:

... saying that emule falls motionlessly to the ground and doesnt regain conciousness till he gets in the dressing room every time he plays so maybe its nothing

Comment 73, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.00 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... true villa the blue nose, No, I meant are you sure he isn't coming to Villa Heard about his "condition", shame really.

Comment 74, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.02 pm

Villa Nick said:

... If Carew goes, I fear Ashley Young might go too. If Man Utd coming knocking for Young it's gonna be hard for all concerned to refuse. Its not a case of refusing to sell players, players these days do what they want to. What happened with Barry last season was an isolated incident. At least we have Heskey!

Comment 75, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.02 pm

Martin O'Neil is prat said:

... i think bent could score 20 goals a season if he was playing first time football. who will score our penatys now

Comment 76, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.02 pm

villa 4 life said:

... villa have just signed......................... no 1.

Comment 77, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.04 pm

villa 4 life said:

... mon is in caribean, just confirmed

Comment 78, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.04 pm

true villa the blue nose said:

... 1874 i know ye. just saw the great heskey comparison in the injury and couldnt help it

Comment 79, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.05 pm

villa 4 life said:

... he is in jamaica smoking pot!!! he is trying to sign robbie earl. get me a bag of home grown!!!!

Comment 80, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.06 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... villa 4 life, confirmed where? link?

Comment 81, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.08 pm

villa 4 life said:

... why u so obsessed danwilson82, confirmed on that paddy station, setanta sports lol

Comment 82, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.10 pm

Martin O'Neil is prat said:

... at least david odreamy sign great players with the money he had, lets bring him back only to sign players

Comment 83, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.12 pm

villa 4 life said:

... just confirmed on sky news that michael jackson is going to buried at villa park!! thrilla villa!!!

Comment 84, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.12 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... obsessed? I just asked a question, what you on about? If he's in the Carribean I'd be very hacked off with him, I expect he is away on business looking at/talking to a target.

Comment 85, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.14 pm

john carew said:

... this is the main man. just to let all villa fans know. i dont want to leave villa, i feel i am being pushed out by the gaffer. there is also alot of worry that we are no longer tht ambitious from when i first signed with ashley young! i love you all!!!

Comment 86, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.15 pm

Martin O'Neil is prat said:

... is what scouts are been paid for to find players i bet chelsea manure arsenal scouts fly first class to brazil to find the next world class players, ours catch the west midland bus or a train to find has beens

Comment 87, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.18 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... why oh why does the transfer window have to clash with the school holidays...........

Comment 88, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.20 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... Thnaks john, we can all rest easy now!

Comment 89, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.20 pm

Martin O'Neil is prat said:

... are bless we will see kaka next on here wanting to sign for us, jc you want to get a life and stop sharing a bed with your brother and sister

Comment 90, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.20 pm

Martin O'Neil is prat said:

... if i was randy i would give a share to beckham if he joins us on loan, we would be bigger than we are with the shirt sales.............i can dream cant I

Comment 91, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.23 pm

vijay said:

... we should get one signing in this week, if not i'll give up!

Comment 92, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.32 pm

Shabba... said:

... Damian Im a villa fan and Im always looking out at sites to see if there is any updates or any latest news and everytime I come on this site all you see is you moaning about Lerner & MON and posting nothing but garbage I really cant wait for all the signings to be reveiled and the season begins and I really do hope you look back at your blogs and then you will realise 99% of what you where saying is garbage this will be the last time I will be posting all I ask is dont be beleive everything you read in the newspapers cause I have a secret to tell you.... They write lies to sell papers

Comment 93, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.42 pm

upthevilla said:

... I have spent the last week giving Mon a hard time. On reflection over the weekend I have realised that he has moved the club forward. I get as frustrated as the next when you see others buying players and we seemingly being idle. However, isn't it only correct to wait for the player you want rather than rush in and pay over the odds for an average player. I also stand corrected about Lerner. I have faith in him and it won't be too long until the Man City's of this world are in dire straights and we will be rock solid. I beleive there will be one big name signing and four/five very good signings. Keep the faith.....Just for the record Mon is not in the Caribean. I was told by a friend of B'ham Mail journo he is in Portugal and then expects to go to Germany. Holiday??? I dont think so.

Comment 94, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.43 pm

Daveavfc82 said:

... I dont think anything will happen until happy arry has replacements for bentley and bent

Comment 95, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.43 pm

john said:

... Damian, did you source who quoted about the eyebrow raiser signing tell you who he thought this player would be? If there was a player named then it might give some credibility to the quote.

Comment 96, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.50 pm

vijay said:

... didnt bramble raise you eyebrow johnny mate?? cos his name raised both mine!!

Comment 97, made on July 05, 2009 at 1.54 pm

paul mclafferty said:

... players i would want... defour bentley naughton lescott berg players more likely to come... bramble campbell any player from a relegated team any player from celtic salifou's brother from a swiss 3rd division side. And the player we really want will end up at goodison park like all the rest of the players who have been STRONGLY linked to the villa.

Comment 98, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.08 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... And the player we really want will end up at goodison park like all the rest of the players who have been STRONGLY linked to the villa Such as.........? STRONGLY? As in the gutter press.... nuff said!

Comment 99, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.10 pm

john said:

... It did Vijay. I was relieved to see that link dismissed so quickly. Possibly the worst centre back I've seen besides that fella who signed for newcastle from rangers. I don't understand why people are so negative and keep bringing up the FEW cheapo signings that MON has made that didn't set the world alight. Last season we bought Davies, Young, Shorey, Cuellar, Milner, Sidwell and Guzan. ALL decent players and star players for their previous teams. There were delays in each of those signings too, so what serious evidence is there to suggest to all you weaksauce supposed villa fans that MON wont repeat a similar haul this year?

Comment 100, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.13 pm

paul mclafferty said:

... 1874avfc.... cahill, lescott, jagielka, felliani. do you want me to go on, or do you read papers at all, and the next 2 will be naughton and defour WATCH THIS SPACE.

Comment 101, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.20 pm

avfc4eva said:

... if man city keep splashin there cash on expensaive players maaybe we can nick some of there players such as richards, dunne, johnsen, elano, petrov , bellamy or swp

Comment 102, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.21 pm

harry said:

... i agree i would love johnson, swp, and richards. but will they leave

Comment 103, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.25 pm

Martin O'Neil said:

... ok. this is no joke i sware i am Martin O'Neil. i have people check gossip sites like these and one of them wanted me to look at this one. i have looked at all your mesaages and i can see that some of you are not happy. i promise you i will bring good players in. who and when i do not want to say. if you could pass this message on it would be very helpfull. Thank you. Martin O'Neil .

Comment 104, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.35 pm

john said:

... You tool, you do know your own name is spelt; "O'Neill"

Comment 105, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.38 pm

deansaundersperm that's perm said:

... martin, learn to spell please

Comment 106, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.38 pm

Zorro said:

... There appears to be a common theme from Villa supporters when making reference to the behaviour of O.Neill and Lerner during the transfer window - firstly 'Lerner has transfer funds available if required'... this has been talked to death and I imagine will continue to be - and secondly 'MON wont pay over the odds for players and will always wait for the players he wants'... now this is the piece I find interesting - can someone provide me with a genuine example of this behaviour from MON? to put it another way 'who exactly have we made an approach for but refused to pay the asking price'? This is a genuine question as I am totally confused as I believe if anything MON has demonstrated a tendancy to pay slightly more than market value for many of his signings. Im also confused with the stratergy theory surrounding a desire to pull in the right players - again I dont see any evidence of this - has MON or the club communicated this approach? I find it hard to believe that any premiership manager has the time to properly evaluate the market value of a player taking into account age, sell on potential, existing contractual considerations and cash flow etc... lets be honest, this simply will not happen with modern transfers. Am I missing something?

Comment 107, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.39 pm

Ayersy said:

... Spelt your own name wrong martin!

Comment 108, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.42 pm

Ayersy said:

... I mean seriously, O'neil????? its O'Neill!!! and i sware???? you mean i 'swear' God damn kids on this site!

Comment 109, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.44 pm

Martin O'Neil said:

... This is Mat. You seen in Martins letter that he said he has people check websites like these, well i am the person who wanted him to see this one and i promise you that he typed that and he likes his second name spelt O'Neil not O'Neill

Comment 110, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.44 pm

stephen said:

... im sorry but i feel that selling carew would be worse than selling young and i would be suprised if carew went

Comment 111, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.47 pm

Damian said:

... Could it not simply be that O'Neill knows how important it is when he has identified his players and then got a list of the ones he would like to come, that he is a little indecisive. Just becasue he is good in the dressing room and getting the players up for it, doesn't necessarily mean he is good at making the final decision. Or could it be, that this summer, he has done all that, given the list to the club and the club are doing the paperwork/negotiations as we read this page and that next week we might see some new players. At the end of the day, we don't know much that goes on or how it goes on, but we do know that O'Neill has brought in, I think, 19 players since he became manager and they don't usually happen right at the start of the transfer window.

Comment 112, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.49 pm

stephen said:

... im sorry but the papers are utter bollocks most of the time.....they will probs get 1 out of 20 rumours correct....e.g the only time they said anythin about owen goin to man utd was the day after he actually had the medical lol

Comment 113, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.50 pm

harry said:

... does anyone think we could bring swp,johnson and richards. i belive that was O'Neil or O'Neill

Comment 114, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.53 pm

peter power said:

... i would rather get rid of mon than carew,carew is our talisman top scorer and mr aston villa,id rather sell gabby and heskey and keep carew.WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE MARTIN MAKE SOME SIGNINGS NOW AND KEEP CAREW!!!!!!!!

Comment 115, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.53 pm

mr villa said:

... FANS DONT PANIC. there is more teams in the prem that have not brought players than have. ibet you behind the scenes O'Neill is talking to clubs and players. we never know what going on. we will buy. we could by someone today, tomorrow whenever. he will buy

Comment 116, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.58 pm

rake said:

... if we sell carew i'm totally giving up!he's the only consistent player we've got and would have scored 20+ goals last season if he wasn't injured.who would we replace him with?certainly not emile 'i'll have you know i once scored a goal' heskey!we need players in NOW!!! never mind losing all our best ones!

Comment 117, made on July 05, 2009 at 2.58 pm

vijay said:

... mon hasnt got much money, so he might have to wheel and deal but that doesnt mean we have to sell carew but if he does then it will prove once again that mon has no clue whatsoever about the transfer market!

Comment 118, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.01 pm

Damian said:

... mr villa which teams haven't brought in new players?

Comment 119, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.07 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... Aston Villa, Everton, Sunderland, Tottenham and Stoke acording to Sky Sports.

Comment 120, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.14 pm

Mike Carter said:

... Viduka claims offers from Premiership teams... Please GOD don't let that be us!!!

Comment 121, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.18 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Viduka claims offers from Premiership teams... Please GOD don't let that be us!!! Seconded...! and thirded, and fourthed!

Comment 122, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.23 pm

VillaCraig said:

... Zorro - Im not sure if people will thank you but I believe you have totally hit the nail on the head with regards to transfer windows - there is no evidence to suggest anything different from what we see and feel (thats not to say that we wont sign anyone by the way) - I just agree with your rationale. Unfortunately I will have to correct you with regards to your calculation that only 2 players have hit 20 goals in a season within the last 25 years - (Platt, Angel, Stainrod, Yorke and Saunders) = all scored 20 goals in season. UTV

Comment 123, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.27 pm

gregdavillain said:

... did ye see that cheeky ugly c**t rednappy sayin he missed on on Barry to city, cheeky lying bastard as if barry wud have left to go there? hardly not

Comment 124, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.31 pm

Damian said:

... gregdavillain i suspect barry would have gone to whoever offered him the most money

Comment 125, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.35 pm

stephen said:

... HARRY REDKNAPP WOTTA w****r WOTTA w****r

Comment 126, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.42 pm

paul mclafferty said:

... barry is a spurs fan!! the only thing that keeps my spirirts high is the fact that any of our targets havent signed for anyone else yet so could still end up at villa

Comment 127, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.43 pm

Aero-For-Villa said:

... Damian - "if Carew leaves, I wouldn't be surprised and I don't think any of us should be" Why should we not be surprised? Hes one of our best players and one of our favourite players. I would be extremely surprised and pissed off if he left, but he wont leave. Not a doubt about it. As for Marcus Berg, id love to see him in Claret and Blue. Not for 8 million though, for 5 or 6 million and then maybe add-ons depending on how well he does! I cant wait for Bentley to sign, im sure MON would have denied it publicly by now if he wasnt going to sign him... along with Defour. UTV!

Comment 128, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.45 pm

Damian said:

... Aero-For-Villa We shouldn't be surprised becasue well, he isn't going to go for less money is he.

Comment 129, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.48 pm

Martin O'Neil is prat said:

... we have signed someone Northampton youngster joins Villa Northampton Town youngster Courtney Cameron has signed for Aston Villa. The 16-year-old left-sided player joined the Premier League side for an undisclosed fee. Cobblers head of youth Geoff Harrop told the club's website: "He is an attacking player, very athletic and has an excellent attitude. "He has worked hard, listened well and is proof that local players are in good hands here. We wish Courtney well in his future career."

Comment 130, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.50 pm

Aero-For-Villa said:

... Well after his comments about loving it at Villa and asking why he would ever want to leave, im sure he wont. He seemed very sincere. And im pretty sure MON would have increased his pay in that new contract he gave John a while ago. UTV!

Comment 131, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.54 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... we have signed someone Northampton youngster joins Villa Well done, only a week old news!! You'll be telling us Michael Jackson has died next!

Comment 132, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.54 pm

Damian said:

... Aero-For-Villa Sure, great comments and I'm not saying he has, but I wouldn't be surprised if he has said that at one of his other clubs too.

Comment 133, made on July 05, 2009 at 3.57 pm

Zorro said:

... VillaCraig - Ref: league goals only - this would therefore exclude Platt, Stainrod, Suanders and Angel - agree with Yorke and the other being Peter Withe = 2 in 25 years. As I said earlier these playes are rare!

Comment 134, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.08 pm

paul mclafferty said:

... i will be suprised if we sign berg as i really do think mon has his attack for the season and is willing to give gardner,reo, and sidwell a good chance to stake their place in cm, a big money move for sol campbell will be the next signing, as i reckon he has expierence and a couple of years left at the top.

Comment 135, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.08 pm

SammyFVilla said:

... Freidel Young, CAMPBELL, Cuellar, Shorey, Petrov, BENTLEY, J. COLE, Young, Carew, KEANE CAMPBELL = Free BENTLEY = 8m J.COLE = 14m KEANE = 8m TOTAL = £30m

Comment 136, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.13 pm

Damian said:

... holteend paul i'd be very surprised also .. especially at the money getting thrown about and based on one good tournament

Comment 137, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.17 pm

avfc4eva said:

... if man city are after lescott, terry and toure maybe we could sign richards he is young and english. a mon type player around £7m could tempt him. also he's a brummie

Comment 138, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.18 pm

paul mclafferty said:

... i hope we never buy robbie keane as he has had numerous chances of joining us and always turned us down so SOD him. i really think gabby will be on fire this season alongside CAREW

Comment 139, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.21 pm

Steve Badger said:

... Carew's going nowhere. It's just paper talk. As for the Keane link, remind me again, how many clubs can you play for in 12 months? Enough said. Pure paper talk and utter bollox

Comment 140, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.24 pm

mr villa said:

... fredial guzan young richards taylor davis cuallar shorey bouma milner downing young petrov sidwell veleso m.johnson borosiki carew agbonglahor keane berg heskey

Comment 141, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.25 pm

mr villa said:

... samy f villa thats a shit team. where is agbonglahor, milner young etc etc

Comment 142, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.26 pm

paul mclafferty said:

... nice squad mr villa i would love to add defour to that which would make me a happy man

Comment 143, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.27 pm

avfc4eva said:

... there is a spanish keeper called asengo or sumfink like that n it says martin o niell is very keen and will hijack his move to athl;etico by making a £7m bid. he played against england in under21s and saved a milner penalty could we be intersted?

Comment 144, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.29 pm

Holte102 said:

... I'd like richards actually, I think we need to be a little more on the face of teams around us. If spurs thought they could nick Barry and man city eventually did,why should we not try and get the better players from teams like everton? It's about having a bit of ambition at the end of the day

Comment 145, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.30 pm

mr villa said:

... HAVE WE EVEN BEEN LINKED WITH JOE COLE?

Comment 146, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.30 pm

avfc4eva said:

... hav u heard the link that mon is gonna sign naughton and loan him back to sheffield. the reporty says mon is willing to do anything to get his man. mmm...... i dont think i could see this happenin as our squad is too small basically its like we havnt signed him until next summer so he isnt really a new player in the squad

Comment 147, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.32 pm

vijay said:

... mid table next season

Comment 148, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.36 pm

paul mclafferty said:

... we will get joe cole when he is 33, as chelsea wont let him go, they would rather get rid of deco now theres a thought if you wanted an attacking midfielder!!!!!!!!!! anyone???

Comment 149, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.36 pm

mr villa said:

... holtend paul. what a magic man. i never thought of that. are targets have not signed for anyone. for all we know we could of done deals but the clubs dont want to say anything

Comment 150, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.40 pm

mr villa said:

... does no one think downing would be a good signing. people want joe cole but if he leaves chelsea it will be for spurs. still in london and wont have to move house. we have not got a chane of getting him

Comment 151, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.47 pm

David Tyler said:

... I love Carew but him staying isn't as totally critical as you would think based on this site. There must be a reason why he's moved so many times. Sure, could be that he's now found his spiritual home but if he moves on and it is to the greater good of the broader Villa team (or for more cash), so be it. Ditto with any other player. Roll on the end of the schoold holidays transfer window. Still, this post is at least of scientific interest... one of harry and"Martin O'Neil" must be the missing link.

Comment 152, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.49 pm

mr villa said:

... bentley. joe cole or downing. bentley no, downing yes joe cole yes

Comment 153, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.50 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... Pearl of wisdom from vijay as usual! mrvilla - have we been linked with Joe Cole? Have we actually been linked with anyone? Just because the papers say so..... The papers have also said that Cole and Bosingwa are surplus to Ancelotti's requirements - we shall find out when he takes over tomorrow

Comment 154, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.55 pm

Adey Stuttard said:

... TheMachine, Would you not be a bit concerned that the "spine" of the team had been ripped out if JC went though? If I had seen a quality CB and a Barry replacement signed by now, maybe not so much of a worry, but if people see us losing JC as well, why would anyone want to come to Villa?

Comment 155, made on July 05, 2009 at 4.58 pm

vijay said:

... in mon we trust!!

Comment 156, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.01 pm

mr villa said:

... i was asking if we have bedn linked with joe cole. i dont no. downing i want and we have been linked with him? john carew wont go. you no how much he loves us

Comment 157, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.11 pm

avfc1983 said:

... MON is a clever manager he knows what he is doing he looking for the right players and not rushing things.

Comment 158, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.15 pm

mr villa said:

... are petrov, gardner, reo and sidwell a good enough cm. petrov yes, sidwell i think, reo not really gardner no. he could not even start for england u21

Comment 159, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.19 pm

ade said:

... anyone know about the new home shirt ...are villa haveing one

Comment 160, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.19 pm

Halfwit said:

... Why would we get rid of carew for ? Martin still got a problem with that strip club thing ? Must be that cause carew has done nothing wrong to be forced out If carew goes i hope and pray for the day martin goes aswell stubborn heskey or carew carew wins all day long Martin will wreck our club if he does things like this Get him out

Comment 161, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.20 pm

kohoutek, home now and name still not working properly said:

... Not sure about all this Carew talk, but, tbh, I wouldn't be that fussed if Keane came in and Carew went. I think Keane works harder and creates more, covers more ground, involves other players, and does score goals. I like Big John, but I don't think he's all that special. He's big, coordinated, strong, but he's not as quick and athletic as an Adebayor or Drogba. Good target man, but for all you slagging Villa's long-ball tendencies, Carew leaving would actually be good news.

Comment 162, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.21 pm

kohoutek, home now and name still not working properly said:

... Everyone thinking that JC loves Villa too much to leave...I have to agree with Damian. He'd surely leave for a bigger paycheck. Don't believe all the "loving the Villa" stuff means he wouldn't leave. I'm sure he's happy at Villa Park and all that, but money talks louder than anything. Besides, if it's part of a swap deal, then it isn't really a question of whether he loves Villa or not anyway. I suppose he could refuse to move, but once the manager has said, "I'd rather have him than you," you sort of know your days are numbered. Perhaps MON wants a more versatile player...

Comment 163, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.35 pm

stu said:

... i want carew to stay n heskey to go, definately, bentley would be good n veloso was good on an old fifa but i dont know about the real him lol

Comment 164, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.38 pm

avfc1983 said:

... I can`t wait until we play man city and stuff 3 passed em bentley free kick carew towering header and a solo goal from defour up the villa

Comment 165, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.42 pm

avfc4eva said:

... we was linked wiv joe cole in last summer 4 £12m

Comment 166, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.43 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... kohoutek, home now and name still not working properly.... U know what you are right....if JC leave before we replace him i think mon should leave, but if spuds want him, i think bent would be a fair swap instead of 500k too much for keane. who agree with me.

Comment 167, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.44 pm

Halfwit said:

... we cant aford to lose more players when we have a manager like martin who is too slow in the market by the time he has worked out who he wants the transfer window closes More out's than in's this season ? Aston vill aka selling club aka the smallest squad in the world Shud change he nam to martin no deal

Comment 168, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.50 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... I think Oleary done the worse deal ever. we sold rodney to saints for 2 million after rodney had a good second half of the season, even though we thought we iwere getting james beattie, i remember all the fans sing beattie is a villa player when we played our first game again'st them at home. I don't believe bentley will be joining us even though paper talk said he wants too. i've got 5-1 at william hill (five pound bet) on bentley joining mark hughes at oil will run out fc,

Comment 169, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.52 pm

avfc4eva said:

... why dont we go after steven warnock at blackburn we have been linked with him before again young and english and sometimes scores a few. anyone?

Comment 170, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.52 pm

mr villa said:

... MON must have a plan to destroy villa if he gets rid of carew. barry, laurson, gone carew and ash could go. why would he sell are best players. we r ment to be a clup on the up not the down

Comment 171, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.54 pm

truevillan said:

... no way we should sell carew! we need strikers, to be honest, if we were to sell one it should be heskey, but we all know that will not happen! like the look of berg, but U21 does not mean he would be a top premeirship player, worth a go though. why no defour links, would be better than valeso, dont understand bentley delay, spuds need the money to buy, so that may be us not wanting to give them funds to out bid us for berg. just hope we sign this week, as we are all gettin a bit twitchy!

Comment 172, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.56 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... this isn't championship manager, buying and selling, if we finish just has good has last season i will be happy, its not our fault that we got a slow working manager, who can manager great on a pitch, when mon was at leicester he took his time there and at celtic. before we lost 3 players i would of said 4 players would be enough, we need 7 players now,

Comment 173, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.57 pm

avfc4eva said:

... i think berg could be a very hot prospect and could learn a lot from big john i say sign him up before the spuds get him he has a very good goal ratio one in less than two in 56 games he has scored 32 goals we need sum1 like that it could improve gabby aswell like heskey did to carew.

Comment 174, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.57 pm

x1 said:

... carew for keane. what a deal. spurs would loose out. keane, gets more goals, more tricks and pace. he is a very good passer as well. it would feel emptey without carew though

Comment 175, made on July 05, 2009 at 5.59 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... all i hear is moan moan moan, 17th july will be a great day for signing, there is going to be at least two good shock signing, MON must have a plan to destroy villa if he gets rid of carew.

Comment 176, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.01 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... sorry i was someone sad comment

Comment 177, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.02 pm

harry said:

... petrov has said today that MON wants to strenthen

Comment 178, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.05 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... i been to loads of games where carew has been a lazy bum......mosscow anyone ok he score a tap in anyone could of scored, Love pissed all over jc

Comment 179, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.05 pm

mr villa said:

... gardner and reo. stay or go ?

Comment 180, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.07 pm

Halfwit said:

... Proud History Yes Bright Future NO not anymore how can a selling club have a bright future ? 3 out 0 in and the one that did come in is a flamming child which is no good to us at the moment cause we need first team players not bloody kids

Comment 181, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.07 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... harry how does petrov know that, they aint back at training yet, we have heard it all the time, just like fatnap i really like that player or he going to the villa, two days later they sign for him

Comment 182, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.08 pm

mr villa said:

... whats happened to steven defour

Comment 183, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.08 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... halfwit you live up to your name, 3 out 0 in wow, it could be two more out but it will be 6 in. reo stay if oneill put him in the midfield because he can score goals, EG under 21 and the hammers

Comment 184, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.11 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... Bring back our ginger steve davis @ 3 million bargain

Comment 185, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.12 pm

VillaFanChris89 said:

... There is no point selling Carew if we are looking to bring in Bentley. We need to hang onto him, he's bigger than me and you! Personally I feel we need at least 5 QUALITY signings, along with 2 or 3 squad players, who are more capable than the rubbish we have at the moment (Salifou, Reo, Knight) We need a strong centre back - I like the sound of Micah Richards, especially if Terry does move to Man City. We need a creative player in centre mid, i'd like to see Petrov given the role he had at Celtic, and then bring in Veloso to hold the midfield. Another winger i.e. Bentley to provide some competition for Young and a new striker up front to make Gabby pull his finger out his ass and actually try. It's been far to easy for him so far, he's got to the point where he knows he's going to play week in week out so he doesn't show any effort. Any idea on the new club captain?

Comment 186, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.16 pm

Halfwit said:

... I think doncaster has a brighter future at least they try to build a team martin try's to sell a team Before we sign bentley or veloso i bet he sell's 2 more before they come in and STILL we will be short of players Who's next Ashley Young ? And bet some of you would still want martin to stay if he did sell him

Comment 187, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.16 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... spuds boss fatnap said in the mercury to be considering a move for berg and is likely to be armed with cash as darren bent completes his move to mr potato head this week i bet my house that he will say villa have made a move and he will be joining us instead, can't see it happen has he would join fatnap instead

Comment 188, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.25 pm

stephen said:

... me thinks some blue nose scum are on winding us up

Comment 189, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.27 pm

gregdavillain said:

... f**k, ahley young linked with a move to utd again, on goal . com well im starting to hate this window, unless we get something like 40 million. who would want to come to us with all our players neing linked away from the club, im usually not negative and like to see the positive side, but carew and young being linked away and no players of note being linked strongly to us...... i cant wait for all this to be over

Comment 190, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.27 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... i would want him to stay still if mon sold webcam, there isnt a world class manager out there who want to manager us with a shed of a ground and not alot of funds for superstars

Comment 191, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.28 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... there is loads of sad villa fans out there dragging this team down, if we did a newcastle how many of you would still follow, we are not a great team like the top four, if we signed bramble and he wore a villa shirt i would still follow them, since mon joined us, we always sign players in mid july,remember world cup on the BBC, so our first player will be july 17th

Comment 192, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.33 pm

Halfwit said:

... The worse thing is martin wont even come out and say young is going no where But no he would rather leave us fans to worry after all we are only fans and him telling us that would'nt gain the club any more They are quick enough to tell us about latest offers that involves us using our money but they wont tell us fcuk all to do with transfers in and out Money grabbing bunch of snail's

Comment 193, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.34 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... there is going to be coin throwing at fatnap again if he nicks on our signing again

Comment 194, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.35 pm

scott said:

... we need 2 keep both of them our squad is far too small anyway oh and carew is our best player now!!1 sign:naughten,defour,berg,hangeland,richards and bentley all these people who say signigs on the 17th eyebrow raising signings are immenent blah blah blah are wind up merchents especially truevilla!!

Comment 195, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.36 pm

Halfwit said:

... Its also funny when lerner said we are building the club up slowly fcuk me if we go any slower we will be in reverse then again i think we already are Get O Neill out

Comment 196, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.36 pm

Andy Young said:

... I reckon we're one of the two clubs interested in signing Viduka.

Comment 197, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.38 pm

Stan Petrov said:

... hi its me Stan and yes O'Neill will make 3 signings in the next 3 weeks and trust me there big ones Yours Truely Stan Petrov

Comment 198, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.38 pm

scott said:

... Stans a billy big dick

Comment 199, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.38 pm

Big Samba lover said:

... I think we should buy samba from blackburn. What do you think ? Could prob get him for £6-7 million.

Comment 200, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.41 pm

stephen said:

... halfwit will you please shut the f**k up....it bores me so much with you going get o'neill out and shit....please shut up

Comment 201, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.42 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... wind up merchents Im not one of them, 17th july will be a great day for signing

Comment 202, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.42 pm

Tim said:

... If that really is Big John who has posted on here ( Comment 86 ) then the feelings are mutual Mate , You saved our skins so many times last season with vital goals and im sure that if you had been an ever present without that damned back injury you would have doubled your tally of goals. I bet MON is still unhappy about you visiting that Lap Dancing Club !! Well i would say to him , would you rather have a happy bunch of players not robots, i mean you are entitled to a social life and i for one know that you had earned it with all your fantastic goals. If MON is forcing you out it stinks, maybe the fans will force him out if he thinks that Villa Park should be a Concentration Camp. If MON sells Big God John ! you watch the sparks fly. Never have we had a players who seemed so commited to the Villa cause in the last 2 seasons and the support we give the man proves it. MON force out Big John at your peril. Youve been warned !

Comment 203, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.44 pm

DAVIDVILLA said:

... JC IS GOING NOWHERE I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT YOU WILL SEE

Comment 204, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.47 pm

VillaFanChris89 said:

... Does anybody else wish we could at least have an update? Just something to from the club to say that MON is close to closing a deal on a player, don't even have to give a name. I'd just like to know that we are actually attempting to buy players, rather than just make things even harder for ourselves next season

Comment 205, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.53 pm

mr villa said:

... i really think villa are in serious trouble. MON dont have a clue who to buy.

Comment 206, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.54 pm

mr villa said:

... its not carew you mupit

Comment 207, made on July 05, 2009 at 6.55 pm

Rich said:

... We've all stated numerous times how important it is for MON to act quickly in the transfer market, giving good valid reasons such as the importance for the squad being together for pre season training. Here is another reason and it again involves our Sky Blue friends from Manchester. Consider should Chelski accept the rumoured £45 million bid for John Terry (and its a substantial sum for a 29 year old centre half) and JT wants a final challenge in his career; that would leave a massive hole in the centre of Chelsea's defence. If MON is interested in Hangeland (and he really aught to be IMO) then we are likely to be blown out of the water by Chelsea with Champions League Football, the wages they can offer and Fulham just being 'down the road'. This is one scenario (which we have already seen happen with Michael Owen when Man U missed out on Benzema) if we are to believe Owen was already in talks with ourselves and Everton. Another possibility is losing out on Veloso should Arsenal suddenly beome flush with money from Adebayor or should Fabregas be enticed away. The point is that we have to be much more decisive as, however advanced we are towards securing a deal, tomorrow may bring a comletely new set of potential buyers around the table!

Comment 208, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.01 pm

Peeblesfromthetown said:

... ... I think we should buy samba from blackburn. What do you think ? Could prob get him for £6-7 million. Yeah totally agree mate, he would be a good signing

Comment 209, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.02 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... mr villa what is a mupit, i have google it and it wont tell me, i bet you are another thick yid (spud) on here

Comment 210, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.03 pm

Peeblesfromthetown said:

... Well said Rich, total sense their mate.

Comment 211, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.03 pm

Peeblesfromthetown said:

... Leicestershire AVFC said: ... mr villa what is a mupit, i have google it and it wont tell me, i bet you are another thick yid (spud) on here Your worse mate, with your signing prediction date, where did you make that up ?

Comment 212, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.05 pm

Matt said:

... Dont wanna see Big John go he's a hero. We must build around what we've got not let anymore go, especially not our top scorer! I know football is all about the wage packets for the majority of player these days and everyone has their price but i feel Carew will stay (hope im not proved wrong) , hopefully this next week we'll bring in some quality and any doubts that may be in our minds will be put to rest.

Comment 213, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.07 pm

David Tyler said:

... 1874AVFC - I totally see where you're coming from and JC leaving wouldn't be something I'm actually promoting... it's just that if Carew did go, I'd probably put in the space of something about him and MON rather than the club's direction overall.

Comment 214, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.08 pm

Bleugh said:

... Fair play to you for writing an obviously successful blog, but have you ever been right? I mean....EVER?? I'll be taking this latest offering with the same large pinch of salt I always do when I accidentaly click one of your links on NewsNow.

Comment 215, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.10 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... Peeblesfromthetown is a B.I.T.C.H I know we wont sign players until then has mon would want to see his players train with a few youth added to the squad, because managers got to have a rest too just like the players.

Comment 216, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.12 pm

kohoutek, home now and name still not working properly said:

... The worse thing is martin wont even come out and say young is going no where But no he would rather leave us fans to worry after all we are only fans and him telling us that would'nt gain the club any more They are quick enough to tell us about latest offers that involves us using our money but they wont tell us fcuk all to do with transfers in and out Money grabbing bunch of snail's Halfwit, you didn't half pick an apt name. Starting to sound like a bunch of silly old women on here, "Oh, me poor tattered nerves. I don't know how I'll go on." FFS. Players will be signed. Ashley's not going anywhere. Carew for Keane would be good business.

Comment 217, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.15 pm

avfc4eva said:

... samba wud be quality he is tall and has great strength he can scorea few too bu ti really wud like richards he it younger english faster and brither future. dedfour and bentley i fink we will defo sign maybe berg too. i think mon has someone lined up that will shock us and he is keeping it to himself so we are all surprised hopefully anyway

Comment 218, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.15 pm

stephen said:

... lm sorry but carew for keane would not be a good deal

Comment 219, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.17 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... kohoutek, home now and name still not working properly well said mate, im fed up of this club been dragged down by fans who are im villa till they lose

Comment 220, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.18 pm

Matt said:

... Also, very bored of this MON doesnt have a clue talk. He'll come good like his does most of the time, we didnt sign Sidders 'til mid july last year did we after that they came rolling in..WE all want success and silverware and you dont get that without stability Martin O'neil is the man to take us there All of those who preferred O'leary's transfer get a grip, we were all slagging him off at the time has well. Our time is on the way

Comment 221, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.19 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... keane poor signing for us because he isnt mon type of player

Comment 222, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.20 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... can anyone who can name a manager who can do a better job than mon, with the ground and funding we have got.. i wonder if no comment on that

Comment 223, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.23 pm

kohoutek, home now and name still not working properly said:

... Another possibility is losing out on Veloso should Arsenal suddenly beome flush with money from Adebayor or should Fabregas be enticed away. The point is that we have to be much more decisive as, however advanced we are towards securing a deal, tomorrow may bring a comletely new set of potential buyers around the table! You make sense, Rich, but I think this is part of what makes that step up difficult. Quick action would be good, but that assumes that the buying club can enforce quick action. Everyone knows it's musical chairs and dominoes falling. If we're in for the sort of quality everyone wants, those players and selling teams don't need to be in any hurry to sign deals.

Comment 224, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.24 pm

mr villa said:

... harry rednapp or david moyse

Comment 225, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.38 pm

mr villa said:

... if not keane, then who

Comment 226, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.39 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... mr villa, you really are the biggest p***k on here, no villa fan likes fatnap, david moyes will never leave a squad he has built to come here unless its manure

Comment 227, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.42 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... also fatnap only likes clubs who are big but playing very bad, so he becomes a fans hero when he get the team to start winning

Comment 228, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.44 pm

Frosty said:

... Quite frankly, I am disgusted in Martin O'Neill and Randy Lerner. Talking about Proud History, Bright Future. The only brightness in the future where them two is concerned is the dollar signs in Lerner's eyes. I guarantee Villa will never go anywhere with them two at the helm. What a waste of time and effort.

Comment 229, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.47 pm

stephen said:

... ok will all the bluenoses and stirrers please f**k off....i used to enjoy reading comments on here

Comment 230, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.50 pm

Matt said:

... frosty what are you on about?

Comment 231, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.52 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... This Blog is becoming a cult. I suggest we all kill our selves at the same time tomorrow if we havn't signed any on by 6pm. Any one in?

Comment 232, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.52 pm

kieron said:

... Frosty go back to lap land son!! What a stupid and utter un-thought provoking comment. So when Fergie was not winning trophys and more recently Moyes had a couple of bad seasons and went out of champions league in qualifying, did there fans come up with this tripe and un-loyal dribble. A big fat 'no' is the answer. Trott on and come back with some support for MON and Lerner when you've grown a pair and actually thought of what you are saying!

Comment 233, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.53 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... frosty you really are a sad bloke who really need to follow a team who are winning, why don't you follow manure for a bit until we win a few games. alot of you glory hunters want us to spend spend spend and then become a leeds. last year the sun said we will finish in 8th, we finish 6th. lerner has gave us loads of cash on players, new training ground, the hotle and soon the north stand, fingers cross LDV go bust so we can build a ground there,

Comment 234, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.55 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... DanWilson82 mwah great post

Comment 235, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.57 pm

Martin Clabon said:

... Dan, I could think of a few I hope go along with that idea

Comment 236, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.58 pm

Matt said:

... DanWilson82 can we make it 7pm i dont wanna miss Hollyoaks?

Comment 237, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.58 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... frosty what name are you going to next maybe mr villa

Comment 238, made on July 05, 2009 at 7.59 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... no Matroshkin got to be 7.30 has its hollyoaks E4

Comment 239, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.01 pm

wilfrid said:

... stewart downing. richards,taylor, michael johnson keane and berg

Comment 240, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.05 pm

wilfrid said:

... steven defour

Comment 241, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.05 pm

Matt said:

... ok, well maybe we can reschedule!dont sycronize watches just yet.

Comment 242, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.06 pm

wilfrid said:

... get keane, and still keep carew. spend money MON

Comment 243, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.06 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... if i was told would you accept a top 7 finish last season i would of said yes, barry wasnt world class, when he plays for england no one seems to pass him the ball has much has fat frank and hub cap gerald, stan was a lot better than him last season, sidwell will be a great player for us, reo will stay and become our captain

Comment 244, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.06 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Matroshkin, 7 is fine, lets all lock ourselves in the new sky suite and burn our selves to death like in Waco whilst chanting Martin No'Deal.

Comment 245, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.06 pm

Martin Clabon said:

... Leicester AVFC, is the 17th inside info or just plucked out air/ Wishful thinking?

Comment 246, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.09 pm

Matt said:

... Alright im there , i'll just set the tape up for Hollyoaks then. Dont forget the matches

Comment 247, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.11 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... to the fake john carew you sad useless c**t, why come on here pretending to be JC and then calling someone gay, dan doesnt look gay even if he was what the f**k has it got to do with you, go and sleep with your brother and sister you sad blue nose p***k

Comment 248, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.11 pm

mr_chips said:

... MON is doing a great job. A bit of support for him now lads. We don't want to end up with another idiot like DOL. People must think he is stupid...he knows what he's doing and as for that wheater from boro, he pissed my right off saying he turned us down. Let him struggle in the cship were he bolongs the mediocre muppet.

Comment 249, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.12 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... sid i believe that will be the date, just like every other season, Matroshkin why dont you sky plus it instead

Comment 250, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.15 pm

paul mclafferty said:

... lets stop getting so personal, its easy to call people names on the other side of a computer. the simple fact is we have all 1 thing in common so lighten up lads its a crack,nothing more than that

Comment 251, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.16 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... DanWilson82 can i come, i rather we make a bonfire with guy wearing a blues shirt with

Comment 252, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.17 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Leicestershire AVFC - of course you can, anyone is welcome, but i'm going to move the cult idea to the forum before we all get a ticking off. Please feel free to add ideas in there!!

Comment 253, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.19 pm

Leicestershire AVFC said:

... holte im fed up with the sad fans bring us down to there level,

Comment 254, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.20 pm

celtic fc said:

... i am a celtic fan. MON is a great manager. in 2003 we needed players. around 8 just like villa do. we were all saying things like u r know . he did not buy his first player until july 28th and he actuly brought 9 good players . just wait znd he will start buying

Comment 255, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.23 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... http://www.villabanter.com/for...?f=2&t=136 Cult forum topic open for business and ideas. Please feel free to add your input

Comment 256, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.23 pm

jason parkes said:

... dear oh dear does the season start tomorrow,was we there to cheer mon on when he came to villa park just because he has not signed anybody yet some of you want him sacked i thought wolves fans were fickle but come on,the dark days are behind us the future is bright, give him some slack he knows what hes doing he will take us foward again

Comment 257, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.28 pm

Matt said:

... i, like most on here am keeping the faith! viva le villa

Comment 258, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.33 pm

chicky said:

... stewart downing and robbie keane. two great players. get keane, without loosing carew. MON will bring in playefs out of the blue he always does

Comment 259, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.42 pm

Halfwit said:

... If well agreed on martin o neill then thing would'nt be right As a fan i feel i have the right to voice my opinion and have the right to complain I buy shirts i buy tickets so that gives me the right to have a moan just like all of you have the right to say what you want to say When and IF the signings come il maybe change my view on him but at the moment i dont think he deserves any credit as our team is still way way of the mark in terms of having enough players at the club to cope and last a full season unlike last season Everyone that is moaning bout him like myself only moan cause we care for the club where as some of you seem to care more for o neill than you do the club itself

Comment 260, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.42 pm

David Tyler said:

... Genius, Dan... The pied piper leading the rats, bluenoses and s**t-for-brains out of town Don't take everyone away though... there are some decent comments on this thread, you just need to look hard to find them.

Comment 261, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.44 pm

truevillan said:

... chelsea to sign zhirkov, who deals with their transfers? they highlight who they want and then without fuss or long winded biddin war, they seal the deal! I hate to admit it, but we could learn something from how they deal, ah, to have it so simple at the villa!

Comment 262, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.46 pm

mr villa said:

... hleb. MON will bring him in i bet u. if speaks to him he will get hkm. great player.

Comment 263, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.46 pm

mr villa said:

... something else that is promising. when we were linked with bramble and tuncay vill denied the links. robbie keane link there was no denie. we could get him without seling carew

Comment 264, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.49 pm

Halfwit said:

... Truevillan thats cause there manager accepts help but martin o neill does all and every transfer on his jack jones Thats why we need someone in place to at least take calls from agents regarding players and to help out pushing the deal through We should never have got rid of fitzgerald or at least replaced him at least then we would have better luck in the transfer market I remember an agent talking on sky sports last year saying how hard it is to contact martin o neill about players as his phone is allways busy or off Thats why we need help and should have replaced fitzgerald

Comment 265, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.51 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Halfwit - I totally agree, everyone can have an opinion, just try and base it on some facts, the reason you get stick is because you jump in and slag people off. I'm sure you have your reasons, so let us know what they are. Pre-season doesn't start till the 9th for us. If we havn't got anyone in by then i'll be moaning too, right now, for all you know we could have 5 players confirmed tomorrow, I hope not, I'm kind of looking forward to the whole burning myself to death thing. truevillain - Chelsea have a lot more pull in the market than us, they are top 4 regularly, they have champions league on offer, bigger wages, they are in london etc etc. If you were a footballer, with no pull to any imparticular team, you would choose them too. We have to work harder to get real tallent in, it's not going to be a case of clicking our fingers and they will come until we have hit top 4 and stayed there for 2 or 3 seasons. I really don't have issues with anyone being pissed of with anything right now, it's hard times waiting for something to happen, lets just all please try to make comments with reason applied. I think half the comments can probably be credited to 12 yr olds who have got too much sun today, but some people should be ashamed with the stuff they have blurted out...

Comment 266, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.54 pm

Halfwit said:

... Dan you should read more careful not once have i slagged anyone off on here i have martin o neill yes but i have never slagged anyone off on here

Comment 267, made on July 05, 2009 at 8.56 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Halfwit, I meant Martin O'neil, I wasn't suggesting you were slagging off individual posters

Comment 268, made on July 05, 2009 at 9.00 pm

oldvillan said:

... martin oneil has not flown out to antwhere in europe so i dont know where that rumour came from

Comment 269, made on July 05, 2009 at 9.02 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Have just this second seen this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW1JFvvlMgk on tv, and had to post a link, especially considering the sheep at the end

Comment 270, made on July 05, 2009 at 9.17 pm

spitorswallow said:

... sack mon now this clown aint got a clue,id rather keep carew and have o dreary back,i will state now we will yet again have the smallest squad in the premiership

Comment 271, made on July 05, 2009 at 9.20 pm

James Clift said:

... Even the most positive of supporters must be questioning O'neill now.

Comment 272, made on July 05, 2009 at 9.22 pm

kieron said:

... Spitorswallow, you been sucking off Alex McLeish again mate. What have I told you about that! Positive thinking, genius Danwilson82.

Comment 273, made on July 05, 2009 at 9.23 pm

FatKevs said:

... Dan its a sad day twhen you have to drive a shitty passat to make things better at Villa Park Was one of the sheep called Keefy

Comment 274, made on July 05, 2009 at 9.26 pm

rustynail said:

... Heard a rumour today from a good source that apparently we are on the verge of signing jermaine pennant.not so sure if i would want him bit i suppose at least its a new signing.

Comment 275, made on July 05, 2009 at 9.29 pm

spitorswallow said:

... ronvilla you told me alex was a hard jock and you was right

Comment 276, made on July 05, 2009 at 9.45 pm

Halfwit said:

... Ohh thats good then dan cause i dont slag off other peoples opinions Martin o neill tho deserves the stick he is getting cause he is not building a team he is just making it weaker and weaker in terms of numbers

Comment 277, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.17 pm

mr villa said:

... joe cole i would love. where is this 5 in midfield coming from. can u imagine heskey up front on his own. keep four four two and bring in keane, berg, cole or downing, richards, taylor, defour and johnson

Comment 278, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.32 pm

Martin Clabon said:

... I don't know where the forum is and don't think I'd go on it if I did but for those who do how about some idle spreculation about who the hardest regular is on the site. My vote goes for Monkey Wrench, haven't seen him for a while but his picture makes him look like Mike Tyson's white half brother. My vote for 2nd hardest goes to Hooly just because his name suggests a past which I'm sure he has put behind but violence is not too far from the surface. A suprise 3rd for Simeon who sounds really posh so he could probably hire some goons to slap you round if you mess with him

Comment 279, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.36 pm

Martin Clabon said:

... My vote for least likely to drop you in a fight goes to Dan Wilson, he looks like a lover not a fighter

Comment 280, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.38 pm

pete said:

... how about irland from man city,does any body think he will get many games next season now the mighty barry is there

Comment 281, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.41 pm

Martin Clabon said:

... no10, Ireland is a great player but bit of a fruitcake. I can't believe Man City would let him go. If they will then get him on board. He looked great last season

Comment 282, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.45 pm

pete said:

... hes a bit of a fitness freak,i think hes into cage fighting and the training,give big john a run for his money

Comment 283, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.48 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... My vote for least likely to drop you in a fight goes to Dan Wilson, he looks like a lover not a fighter ha, probably so true sadly...

Comment 284, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.49 pm

Martin Clabon said:

... Dan, not a criticism, I'm sure you wow the ladies. Loving your mments by the way

Comment 285, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.53 pm

Martin Clabon said:

... That's comments

Comment 286, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.53 pm

Martin Clabon said:

... mr_chips, think you are being harsh on Wheater. He is a local lad (to Boro) and showed a bit of loyalty to his team, that's old fashined but commendable in my eyes. Thar's the kind of bollox we need at Villa, how many of our players would stand by the club if we were relegated. Not many

Comment 287, made on July 05, 2009 at 10.57 pm

john franey said:

... On the robbie keane story i read someone say earlier he could not be registered with 3 different clubs in the 1 year so thats him of the list of targets.

Comment 288, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.00 pm

vijay said:

... You guys are all a waste of time, in mon i trust!!

Comment 289, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.06 pm

pete said:

... vijay said i trust the goverment aswell

Comment 290, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.11 pm

vijay said:

... i want carew to stay but if we get Keane and Berg in then i think Carew wont be that much of a loss, what i dont want is mon to screw up by just selling carew and having nothing to fall back on

Comment 291, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.17 pm

vijay said:

... wicklow mate i think its in the same season not year so it wont be a problem

Comment 292, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.18 pm

pete said:

... keep carew buy keane and berg or bent,sell heskey and gabby i would be happy with that

Comment 293, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.26 pm

Steve Badger said:

... Leicestershire Villan, i would want him to stay still if mon sold webcam, there isnt a world class manager out there who want to manager us with a shed of a ground and not alot of funds for superstars Are you on drugs? VP is one of the best grounds in the country!!!

Comment 294, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.27 pm

vijay said:

... gabby is top man so forget it! heskey yes but mon wont ever sell heskey

Comment 295, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.28 pm

truevillan said:

... dan truevillain - Chelsea have a lot more pull in the market than us, they are top 4 regularly, they have champions league on offer, bigger wages, they are in london etc etc. If you were a footballer, with no pull to any imparticular team, you would choose them too. We have to work harder to get real tallent in, it's not going to be a case of clicking our fingers and they will come until we have hit top 4 and stayed there for 2 or 3 seasons. ok Dan, i know that, but we are the biggest club in the midlands and only one of 3 clubs in europa league, i know its not CL but should have some pull my point is, we dont seem to take advantage of this, MON needs help and i cant believe we dont employ someone to assist with transfers, MON should always have the final say, but he needs someone who can then set up the deal, iv a feelin our mart may not tollerate some of the BS the agents will come out with and therefore walk away from certain deals, we need a guy who understands the game these twats play and sorts out a deal thats suits both player and club

Comment 296, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.39 pm

Steve Badger said:

... Wicklow, On the robbie keane story i read someone say earlier he could not be registered with 3 different clubs in the 1 year so thats him of the list of targets. That was me mate and I think I got it wrong. As said, I think the rule is one transfer per season. I still wouldn't swap Carew for him though.

Comment 297, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.44 pm

David Tyler said:

... This is all just surreal. Some really urine-quality comments on here tonight. Dan's trying his best to stem the tide but the poor man's gonna drown under a wave of misunderstanding. I especially liked the one about Chelsea just quietly going about their business and signing Zhirkov. Hasn't that taken a thousand years to complete? They were first in for him before the cup final as one of GH's 'sign this boy regardless of who your next manager is' recommendations. That's healthy for the new guy! Streuth! I bet Halfwit thinks that MON should only be in for people that Villa have been linked with, as if MON's task is to scroll the papers and see who he should go for. Mind you, Defour scored against me on Wii PES tonight and he looked good in pixels.

Comment 298, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.45 pm

pete said:

... my view about gabby is hes not a striker maybe out on the wing if he can cross,speed is his only skill ,cant put the ball in the ball in the back of net enought for me

Comment 299, made on July 05, 2009 at 11.48 pm

Damian said:

... I´ve blocked the IP for the user going by the name John Carew and also deleted a couple of posts that went against our comment policy. I´ve not read all but will do .. please, can we keep it civil.

Comment 300, made on July 06, 2009 at 1.38 am

Jeremiah Wood said:

... I love all the "We haven't signed anyone yet, we'll finish 11th posts" that we have every summer. We'll sign players, and the team will be good again. Will we win the league? Well, probably not, but we're in Europe, and things are looking up.

Comment 301, made on July 06, 2009 at 4.44 am

colm tarpey said:

... I think this is the most replied to post I've seen in my time here. Damo, a nothing question, but what is the record for most replied to most? Just curious.... Guys, I can't stress this enough...The distance this club has come since Oneill has joined is massive. Going to Loftus road to play Fulham, the Valley...getting played off the park...a midfield that could not string two passes together under O'Leary (i've said this on here before) but It's so true... The one thing u can say about O'Neill, even if u don't like him, is that he has common sense. We have just lost the backbone of the side in Laursen and Barry, Carew leaving is not an option for him. He's needed. I would'nt be surprised if he dosen't replace Barry....I think Sidwell can do a job for us. I remember him beating us on his on while playing for reading a couple years back and if he got back to that form we would have a free scoring, powerful on the ball midfelder.. I like Cuellar and especailly Davies but am not sure if they are the right fit...but it's hard to see past the player Laursen was...everyone else is a notch down...so maybe when they are out of his shadow next season and got a few games together we will see it.. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I believe he won panic buy..and if he wants someone he'll pay the money... We would'nt be so ancy-in-our-pancy if he came out at the start of the season and said there would be no signings....expect nothing and everything that comes will be a surprise! The Sky four are probably the weakest they have been for a few years (barring L'pool at this stage) so a team that has gelled as well as us over the last couple of seasons may have the oppertunity to push on...

Comment 302, made on July 06, 2009 at 7.02 am

Halfwit said:

... Well a new day a new week and not a player in site Expect another quite week

Comment 303, made on July 06, 2009 at 7.52 am

mr villa said:

... barry and larson gone, carew and young could go. we know how much them two get, little and large, if one goes the other will go.

Comment 304, made on July 06, 2009 at 9.00 am

mr villa said:

... barry and larson gone, carew and young could go. if one goes the other will go

Comment 305, made on July 06, 2009 at 9.04 am

nigel said:

... I can't believe that there are so many prophets of doom. I am really excited about the possibility of us signing some quality this summer. I am feeling a tad frustrated that it hasn't happened yet, but I'm sure MON has it all in hand. Let's not justify O'leary's comments about us being fickle. Let's decide to have faith (being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see) and be positive. Bright future...

Comment 306, made on July 06, 2009 at 9.21 am

confusedvillafan said:

... halftwit change the record mate and mr villa get to school

Comment 307, made on July 06, 2009 at 9.25 am

Rich said:

... Harleystaggers I'm by no means anti MON and believe Lerner has acted with great integrity since taking over the club but if Barry and Laursen aren't replaced, we WILL go backwards. Everyone knows that last season we fell just short even with those two. We cannot go into the new season hoping Sidwell will take over from Barry and Cuellar and Davis are our back two. None of these are bad players and will do a job when required but should not be considered as the sole spine of the team. BARRY AND LAURSEN NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH PLAYERS OF SIMILAR QUALITY EVEN TO STAND STILL. MON has admitted as much.

Comment 308, made on July 06, 2009 at 9.28 am

colm tarpey said:

... Rich, I aint saying that we should'nt buy....I actually said that i thought he would by the right people for the job.....what i was saying is that there are some players at VP already that we haven't seen the best of, and that maybe we should give them a chance to prove themselves...espeically Sidwell... the rest was just padding! ;o)

Comment 309, made on July 06, 2009 at 9.40 am

Dave said:

... Damian said: ... I´ve blocked the IP for the user going by the name John Carew and also deleted a couple of posts that went against our comment policy. I´ve not read all but will do .. please, can we keep it civil. Agreed - it's getting like 606 on here at times - very stupid

Comment 310, made on July 06, 2009 at 10.03 am

swissvillain said:

... i'am a villa fan from switzerland....and i trust MON! i think he will bring players in...but not yet! i hope mon keep carew! my daughter is a big fan from big john. he is bigger than me and you! greet from switzerland. p.s. what you say to barnetta or senderos?

Comment 311, made on July 06, 2009 at 10.03 am

John Love the 2nd said:

... Damian - the comments on here are getting a bit ridiculous. Can you not make it that you have to register to be allowed to leave a comment - that should get most of the idiots away.

Comment 312, made on July 06, 2009 at 10.07 am

Damian said:

... John Love the 2nd That is happening, literally, as we speak and i hope to have it sorted in about 3 hours .. which really means sometime today

Comment 313, made on July 06, 2009 at 10.48 am

avfc sweeeet said:

... our midfield should be this next season: bentley right mid milner left mid petrov holding role ashley young free role position that would be very dangerous

Comment 314, made on July 06, 2009 at 11.14 am

DAVIDVILLA said:

... MR VILLA IS A COMPLETE COCK HE AINT NO VILLA FAN HE IS A BLUE NOSE

Comment 315, made on July 06, 2009 at 2.13 pm

runner29 said:

... I think that the reason we are still without any signings is that MON has to get some true quality to fill the gap's that Barry and Laursen have left, I have been saying for the last two season's that we need a diego style player for the middle of the park. and a no-nonsence center half like the young lad Zapata at Udinese

Comment 316, made on July 06, 2009 at 2.47 pm

scott said:

... lolollolololololololol damien u fag i bet u cant ban me lololololololololololoolol MR.VILLA WAT A w****r!! oh and damien u post crap just 2 get every1s hopes up!!!

Comment 317, made on July 06, 2009 at 7.08 pm

scott said:

... my cock is huge!~!!!!!! munch munch

Comment 318, made on July 06, 2009 at 7.17 pm

SamVilla said:

... scott you are a true c**t. damian this blog is excellent and enjoy reading it everyday. unfortunately things are very quite around VP at the moment but keep posting and don't let annoying twats like this c**t above me put you off. apologies for the foul language...

Comment 319, made on July 06, 2009 at 9.14 pm

scott said:

... I am so so so sorry my little 12 year old brother came on my computer last night and typed that garbage in while i was out many many many apoligies oh and damien i agree with SamVilla this blog is exellent and please dont ban me again many apoligies about my dick of a brother!!

Comment 320, made on July 07, 2009 at 6.29 pm

scott said:

... oh and not to take the mick but i think samvilla shud aoploigise please?

Comment 321, made on July 07, 2009 at 6.30 pm

Karel powell - Birmigham said:

... I like to see Miguel Veloso at Villa Park!! He's a fantastic player and the best substitute for Gareth Barry!!! He's one of the most talentous young player in the football!

Comment 322, made on July 09, 2009 at 4.30 am

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