Written by Damian Monday, 29 June 2009 09:33
David O'Leary is probably a nice guy that you can tell to shut up if he starts acting like a twat but in this interview he comes across as a twat and you've just got to read it to see what he comes out with next so there is no 'shut up twat' because well, he's probably playing golf somewhere.
The interview really is quite embarrassing for him and I can't see it doing him any favours. Apart from coming across as the twat we all know him to be, he comes across as a cocky twat at the same time and I don't think people are going to like this side about him. One bit that made me chuckle was this bit coming up.
I saw Capello at the soccer writers’ function the other week and he came down from the top table and said “when are you bloody getting back in the game?” It was nice getting that from Capello. A lot of them know that you’re too good to be out of it. That’s not me trying to big myself up. People in the game know how difficult Doug Ellis and Aston Villa was.
You see, the thing is, Capello is still struggling with English and you can understand why O'Leary misunderstood him but he is right, people in the game know how difficult it is to work with Ellis but people also know what happened with O'Leary, which is the real reason why he is out of work.
In his first full season at Leeds he finished 3rd, the following season was fourth and his last season was fifth. His first season at Villa, with new manager syndrome, was sixth. Do you see the trend here? His second season we dropped further and his last season he also got worse again. Bottom line; he couldn't do it with money and he couldn't do it without money. In fact, all that happened was without the money the decline was faster, which sort of suggests Ellis was right to not give him any.
But go read the interview here, it will brighten you day.
But moving on to signings. 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 was speaking to someone a little earlier and he reckons there is going to be a signing that will raise a few eyebrows.
You all know my views on Lerner so I'm not going to repeat myself but I will say I hope he doesn't prove me right by making just the one signing to appease fans. We need three of those signings this summer to likely stand still, two more if we are even hoping to challenge for top four.
Serious money need to be spent this summer on three serious players. Anything less than that will show that Lerner isn't really capable of doing the job and then we will have something else to worry about.
The signings are coming though and we know money is available. It's just a case of how much is actually available and how well it is spent. We will know fairly soon as the players are back fro pre-season any day now.
Lastly today, before I go get some breakfast, the Hleb rumour is getting thrown about again and while I think he is a decent player, I think it would be mad to pay anything close to the £11mn. price tag that the speculation suggests for a 28 year old. Pay it for a 23 year old for sure, but not for a player that has no resale potential.
Hleb is a good player and it's not my money but if there is no value in the player, it is just a waste and surely there are better prospects we could be looking at for similar money?
Right, breakfast and you never know, maybe the club will announce a press conference of sorts for Friday. You never know.
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Villa Nick
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... Can't see Hleb coming to the club. Great player but apparently has a bit of an attitude problem, according to a mate who's a big Arsenal fan. MON doesn't like players who swan about, if you know what I mean... As for Dullvid O'Leary he sounds still very bitter. His interview is stuff of ledgendary bollox. Very amusing. UTV |
adam
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... i hope so. i think o leary meeds to crawl back under his rock until some 2nd division team come calling. come on wednesday |
Simon
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... Watched Confed cup last night and was mightily impressed with the Yank No. 5. He's a big Carew lookalike and won everything thrown at him. He plays for Standard Liegge so has some professioninal background. Could be a good option. Anyboddy see the game and agree? |
Mike Carter
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... I think you read into the age thing in quite a strange way Damian. I think £11m for a good player is worth it whether he's 28 or not. He's still got 4-odd years left in him and we really don't need to be bothered about resale value because we're not a selling club. We need to get the players in who can do a job now and replace them when that time comes. As it happens I don't really rate Hleb anyway so I wouldn't pay £11m for him. But the point raised about Tim Borowski did surprise me a lot, as £5m for him would be a wonderful piece of business. |
Dubai Dave
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... Who is the 'eyebrow raising' signing that was mentioned? Presumably a signing raising eyebrow due to the high quality aspect….. Agreed - I think DOL needs a reality check. "A lot of them know your too good to be out of it" HA - who are 'them' DOL? - Mr. Trousers who lives in the cupboard next Mr. Shoes? Actually, DOL and Ellis have more in common than at first glance – the delirious illusions of grandeur |
mini_beest
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... "there is going to be a signing that will raise a few eyebrows" Any suggestions on who it might be Damian? |
Damian
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... mini_beest not sure who the player is or even if it is players ... it was just something that was said to be in passing and i used it .. it wouldn't surprise me if we had a big player come in, i just think we need more than one ... |
In MON I Still Trust!! (well sort of!!)
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... Needs to be playing every week to get back in the England squad for the world cup and MON admitted he tried to get him last summer! |
NISSE
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... the fun thing in that interwiev is that he says that i finished 6th and MON hasn"t finished higher true but the thing is that when the muppet finished 6th villa collected 55 points in mons both six places it has been 61 and 63 points SO DOL PLEASE JUST SHUT UP |
vijay
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... i am not expecting much this summer and Damian mate im already of the view that Lerner is not capable of doing the job, but yes i agree that this summer will be his last chance to prove that he can change things |
Dubai Dave
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... Beckham - that would certainly raise a few eyebrows. Didn't he say he only ever came back to the Premiership to play for Manure? I understand he loves it in Milan too - their fitness regime is legendary for prolonging older players’ careers - and he's getting England caps - I can't see it why he would move.... |
Awol
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... Hleb would be worth every penny of 11 million to us, we've been crying out for someone to give us guile from midfield and this guy would certainly do that. Dreamland stuff but I hope the big news this week is a Dutch capture from the Real Madrid bring and buy sale. |
Abdul Kashif
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... Hleb could be our new Merson... We've been crying out for a player like that. Merse joined us when he was 29 and for over 6 million, which was a hell of a lot of money back in 1998. |
Shakey4
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...Watched Confed cup last night and was mightily impressed with the Yank No. 5. He's a big Carew lookalike and won everything thrown at him. He plays for Standard Liegge so has some professioninal background. Could be a good option. Yeah thought this guy was class through the tournament. Hes also havin racism problems at standard liege so might like to leave. Would be a good signing imo. |
clarkamus
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... twat was used a fair bit in that opening part but not a better world could be used, and symbas i have watched all america games in confed cup and have been very impressed with onyewu aswell but i dont think he is the leader we need but he gets his head to pretty much everything and is very reliable would be a good signing for me but you can never tell he might of just had a good tournament and be average in a season michael owen will be on his way to villa park im sure |
TheJohnnyVillan
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... Hleb is exactly the sort of quality we need, at his age he should be in the prime of his career. £11 million sure is alot of money for a 28 year old, but if he can help us reach the champions league he would be worth every penny, and in the long run be worth a hell of alot more than £11 million to us. |
runtingz
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... I cant believe Oleary puts himself in the class of oneal when martin has won major honors at liecester and celtic without major spending while leeds went bust with olearys spending with a trophy return of zero get real |
RichT
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... Symbas... That yank lad (Onyewu i think you mean) would be a great signing. Theres been talk of him on here before. Had a dodgy season on loan at Newcastle but was very young then. Has been great for Standard making the Belgium league team of the season a few times. Saw him last night, looked quality, even against the worlds finest attacking force. Hes quick, strong....and out of contract I hear! Beckham would be a fantastic coup. Theres no better way to raise our profile and bring in better players (he could teach Milner how to cross too!) Had a great time in Milan but a change of management could change all that. I could see him working with MON and with our American connections...you never know! (If we get Owen and Campbell we'll be half way to the 2002 world cup squad!) |
mini_beest
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... hmmmmmmm alot of talk bout cole coming in which I would love. Don't think it will Beckham as doesn't their season start up again soon or is going on at the min? My money - Cole, Hleb, Defour then Beckham |
Matt82
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... I heard through a pal that theres a possibility of Joe Cole coming - some secret deal. Like anyone linked with villa i'll take it as a pinch of salt. so used to getting excited with 'potential signings' only to see us do the usual......... signing of the summer if he comes! |
Dutch Lion
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... Joe Cole and Bentley will sign for us this week. Press conference set for Friday. |
rob h
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... no point second guessing the player. Mon will sign the right players as usual to see us progress. The stats don't lie we are a club on the up and with mons new boys we will progress again. |
RichT
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... Shakey4... You're right about racism problems. Why would he stay there after this- Racism controversy Onyewu has dealt with racism during his time in Europe, even having been punched and shouted at by racist fans while playing for Standard.[5] The most well-publicized incident occured in the 2008–09 Championship playoff when Anderlecht defender Jelle Van Damme, according to Onyewu, repeatedly called him a "dirty ape",[6] even after Onyewu relayed the information to the referees.[7] Van Damme denied the accusations following the match, even claiming that Onyewu had called him a "dirty Flemish".[6] Approximately two weeks later, on June 2, 2009, it was announced by Onyewu's lawyer that he was suing Van Damme in an effort to end on-field racism in European football.[8] Off his Wiki page. Sign him up MON! |
VillaDude
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... Lol - i like the comment he says about Roy Keane ringing him up for his opinion. DOL said they wasn't very good, but keano went out and got them. Just shows what people think of DOL's opinion, they do the opposite! |
mini_beest
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... Matt82 - I heard over the weekend he was in secret talks with Villa. Now this would show people that we have the balls to fight with the rest of them but I've got a funny feeling that Ash could b involved in a swap deal? Could I be wrong?? |
Altan Kargaci
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... I thought Joe Cole had a serious knee injury , how would he get through a medical ? |
Steve Badger
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...Joe Cole and Bentley will sign for us this week. Press conference set for Friday. Source? |
In MON I Still Trust!! (well sort of!!)
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... I believe Joey's fit again now. Well he was dancing on the pitch after the FA Cup final, so he can't be that bad!! |
Robbie Wells
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... Jesus Mary and hairy Joseph, could DOL look like more of a cock? "David O'Leary needs to be working" ... Haha! He's referring to himself in the third person. The amount of times in that interview he says "I've been offered to do x", and yet I can't remember hearing about him from anyone for years. I love the fact that Capello and Jose have been patronisingly charitable to him, and he seems to think it's because he's the dog's scrotum. Absolute twat. As far as a good signing, Joe Cole is beyond us, but would be an insane signing. Hleb would be a notch down from Cole, but still beyond us. He wouldn't come to us for all the rubels in Belarus. We'll be lucky with Bentley...anything beyond that is probably dreaming. A swap for Ash with Joe Cole would suit me...Joe Cole is a better player in my eyes, by far. Ash is young with definite skills, but he's quite predictable, whereas Joe Cole can play through the middle, great skill, great ball, great energy...he'd be an awesome signing. |
In MON I Still Trust!! (well sort of!!)
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... Bentley on the right, Young on the left, Cole and Petrov through the middle, with Gabby and Big John up front...that sounds good!! |
jason the ace
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... just to remind people we are 4 players down from the start of last season,maybe the eyebrows will be raised when we join the local five-a-side |
Dave
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... Bloody hell DOL is not a pleasant chap and he's a total areshole - not only that he's really thick as well. |
bob
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... Joe Cole would be amazing... but yes, hes been out for half the season, so probs a no no!! |
Damian
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... Altan No, this afternoon. Although I did give the answer .. just on the list of things to do today. |
mozza
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... agree with awol!! i doubt he would come back to england though but if we have any chance to get him here we should! he is so much better than the absolute crap we've been linked to recently. (mainly spurs rejects) why would villa fans not want a 28 year old whos proved how good he is in the prem already and is now at the best club in the world. only being kept out by the likes of xavi, iniesta, messi etc. 11 million is a good price. great replacement for Barry! |
vijay
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... why would joe cole want to join us anyway?? i dont think there will be any signings this week |
Christian
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... Come on guys, reality check for a minute! Does anyone actually believe we will be signing Joe Cole???!!!!!!!! They won't let him go and, even if he's pushed out the door, he wont be moving to us! He's a top international and champions league regular. God I'd love him at Villa, but I cant get my hopes up! |
RichT
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... Cole will only come if Ashley goes the other way! Bentley on the right, Milner on the left, Cole in the hole? Need to sort things out at the other end first. Can score all the goals we'd like and still loose with our current back 4! |
Greg
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...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 for one hope its tevez  i think if we get a really exciting signing that we will still bring in the 4r5 more decent squad players we need especially as O’Neill wouldn’t advise butting all his budget in one basket.... O'leary is such a self serving 'twat' i agree wholeheartedly that he destroyed any reputation he had from Leeds when he finished at villa, he puts such an obvious spin on things like 'martin only ever finished as high as me after spending all that money’ but as you pointed his 6th went to 12th to 16th etc where martin has being building from the bottom up. I think O’Leary would be a good 2nd for a club or maybe even a head scout! |
whitey
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... O'Leary's record at Villa wasn't great and I don't think he would have done quite as well as O'Neill has. But... Get some perspective guys, there is a lot of truth that he speaks about scrooge Doug. I reckon O'Leary with Lerner's money would have done OK but I'd prefer O'Neill. Got to say I am quite excited at the prospect of any of Defour, Bentley, Hleb, Gudjohnsen, Cole, Borowski. Good players. |
Billy7
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... Joe Cole....... As my daughter would say OMG....... Lets not get too excited though, we've heard it all before and we usually ends up dissapointed! |
whining_villain
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... hleb=£11m jurado=£7m campbell=free rumour has it that marcus tudgay is coming to the claret and blue from sheffield wednesday for £8m |
Abdul Kashif
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... Oguchi Onyewu, a good player and available! A lot of the American lads will be in the shop window now and we've got a chance to snap up a couple. Onyewu looked great in the tournament and could be an asset. Is he related to Zat Knight in any way..?! Landon Donovan, on loan, would be a good shout. I like him and I think he's a very intelligent player. He's not just an out and out striker, but he is a good finisher. The thing with MLS players is that you have to negotiate with the league if you want a player. MLS holds all player registrations for those playing in the U.S. Clubs do have a say but in the end, the league decides the outcome. |
Daniel Wilson
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... I would love this Joe Cole rumour to be true, he's been one of my favourite players for a long time now but I just can't see it happening unless Anchelotti has actually told him he isn't in his plans which would surely be a real error on his behalf. There has been talk about Ash being involved in a swap deal but I can't see that happening either, surely MON isn't going to release anyone else unless stupid money is involved. I have a feeling the eyebrow raiser will be Owen, announced alongside Bentley on Wednesday. n experienced defender will follow shortly after + maybe Naughton and Huddlestone and that will be that. Heres hoping for J.Cole, Defour and Hangeland to be added to that list too. |
Simon
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... Vijay God is in heaven,when did that happen? He used to wear the Villa No. 5 shirt when i was a lad and drank in our local  |
Dubai Dave
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... No chance of Joe Cole heading to Villa, he's a top player who would walk to most CL teams, his wages don't fit into the club wage structure, and chelsea simply wouldn't want to sell him - would you? It's not like they need the money. Gudjohnsen might be interesting though..... |
Matt82
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... mini_beest I really hope its not a deal involving AY. We could really do without anymore players going right now. Is it just me or does everyone else check the sports pages a million times per day just for a bit of villa news? and then the same old frustration sets in when i realise the speculation is about our players leaving............... I read this blog everyday and the optimism is good apart from a few moaners (they know who they are). Do people really think theres a few players to arrive this wednesday? i hope so because although im not worried by the blues, i am worried by their transfer market presence! were in danger of standing still or going backwards! |
john
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... There's a bill howell web chat on the birmingham mail and he seems to think there's inside knowledge to say there's 2 particular signings we're working on that aren't on the listed being bandied around... but that they are in the prem... I'd question whether there is any truth in the Hleb on, but would be a good signing of he did come. I liked him at Arsenal. |
Mark
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... I have read a lot of fashionably nasty things said about DOL on this site but very few facts that stand up to scrutiny. It's obvious people didn't like DOL, he's not my flavour of the month either - but he doesn't deserve the slagging he gets. Unfortunately at this club it has become clear to me over the years that what counts is style over substance, fantasy over reallity. I guess that might be common at a lot of clubs with once great histories. Men of ambition at Villa get slated. McMahon, Staunton, York, Southgate, Ugo etc. MON got slated because he dared to believe we could finish 4th and sacrificed the UEFA spot for it. DOL had ambition and a good managerial record at Leeds and Villa. Sometimes when you have ambition you are not prepared to settle for less. Fans see that as betrayal - they would rather have someone come out to massage their fragile collective egos with cheap meaningless tattle about how great the club is. Back to DOL - what did he do as a manager to make him such a scapegoat? The fact of the matter is that under Graham Tayler the previous year we were awfull and very lucky not to be relegated - in the same way that we were lucky to be promoted under Taylor all those years ago. DOL was sacked because he was caught out organising effectively rebellion against Ellis - unfortunately most fans did not ever have the balls to follow his lead (I doff my cap here to Damian). |
Damian
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... rob h just someone i know who has a link to villa .. it is a loose link but still .. he said it so i just used it |
ak_27
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... There were 3 players that stood out for me during the confed competition. They were Onyewu (he is just the type of commanding CB we are despartely needing) and Bradley for the USA and i also thought the SA playmaker Modise was a classy type of player that would be very useful. |
oldvillan
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... hleb is a must,he was one of the few midfield players that when he was playing against us you would panic when he had the ball. raised eyebrows? teves anyone.CAN WE HAVE A NEW KEEPER |
Greg
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... why do we wnat joe cole he can never stay fit. The only way we'd get him is because they want ash , and i would take that deal. I cant remember the last time cole played a game and his wages would be too high for a regular sicknote. No thanks, new young fresh blood please |
confusedvillafan
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... " my last memory of my time at leeds were 40000 people clapping me as i walked around the ground " your right damian o leary is a TWAT |
TheJohnnyVillan
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... I reckon Friday will be the most likely day that signings will be announced (if any). |
confusedvillafan
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... and if i remember correctly didnt the ambition shown by ugo and southgate result in a move to middlesborough |
sean jones
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... Damian, this signing that will raise eyebrows. If it comes off is this signing going to be a wow signing, or a signing that will raise eyebrows becuase everyone will be syaing wtf is he signing for he's shit. |
Mike Carter
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... Incidentally, O'Leary is such a cock. Having him as a manager was kind of like going out with a girl who was still obsessed with her ex. She still wanted to be with him and made no secret of it. Heck, she even borrowed some of his possessions for old time sake. I hope he gets a new managerial job and I hope he stuffs that up too. Upsetting the fans wouldn't go amiss either. |
rob h
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... confuse villain. you make a very good point and a point that people should heed when asking lerner to spend 100million on a new team. Yes middlesborough were OVER ambitious. they signed a load of expensive high waged journey men, finished nowehere in the premier league and subsequently couldn't afford to maintain it. then they got relegated. you need to build gradually and sensibly for it to be sustainable. examples are there for all to see and not just in football. LOOK AT RBS and other banks because of their short sitedness we are all suffering from the credit crunch and worse resession since the war. this is why I constantly question peoples warped views of wanting villa to spend silly money on a quick fix have you not learned the lesson of todays economy?? |
Mark
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... Confusedvillafan: Compared to anyone else how did he not? - Taking into account all the factors particularly money invested? As regards Ugo and Southgate (and Boeting for that matter) they went because they knew the club was going nowhere under Ellis. A pretty sad indictment on us as a club at that time. |
Trezzy
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... have we ever signed any1 on july 1st under mon? Im getting slightly worried at our lack of activity because mon does no that we do need more players in during this window than any other. However none of our suspected targets have moved yet have they?? defour? Bentley? ect. so there is still hope |
Mark
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... Rob H I understand your sensible point. I would say however if I was a MIddlesborough fan I probably wouldn't regret the way it went - at least they had a go and had some great highs - unlike us who were just consistently boring teay on year. |
Matt
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... The DOL interview is comedy gold! He may believe that MON's not done a better job and be harping on about "at the end of the day he hasn't finished any higher than what I finished. Those are the facts". We had a good 1st season under him (6th) and then we slipped further down the table and even flirted with relegation in his final season. MON, while he may not have bettered 6th yet at least is moving in the right direction ( up the table) and the football, on the whole, we play now is a massive improvement. He loves a bit of name dropping as well old DOL: "Jose recommended me for a really big job" & "Capello came down from the top table and asked 'when are you getting back in the bloody game?' Hilarious stuff, I rate Dermot O'leary's manegerial skills higher than DOL. |
Damian
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... Holte_ender_4_life i've heard it second hand and the person i spoke to only said that and when i asked tht was all he was told. i would be surprised if there were any leaks from our club and this is apparently where it is from under ellis you could get information because so many people knew when something was happening. it is different under lerner and o'neill |
GG
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... Revealing interview. I think this bit sums him up: ‘He rang me up a couple of years back, which is quite an honour to get a call from Roy. He wanted my opinion on a few players. I gave him my view, which he mustn’t have liked because he went and bought them. I haven’t heard from him since.' He doesn't make the obvious conclusion there, does he?  |
Dubai Dave
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... AVMark, Good managerial records at Leeds and Villa? He 'managed' to spend and win nothing for Leeds and he 'managed' to almost relegate Villa, and he 'managed' to upset everybody along the way – Ridsdale, Villa fans, Ellis, Players, Coaching Staff, etc etc Hardly a good managerial record, wouldn’t you agree? |
Mark
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... Dubai Dave firstly in respect of Leeds he made them into a force - something none of our managers have done in the modern era. Oh but I hear you say he spent loads at Leeds - yes so why by the same token should we not take into account how little he had to spend at Villa? My point about DOL is in COMPARISON to all the other managers. Just about every manager we have had under Ellis ended up with a relagtion threatened team including Big Ron. That's my point. |
Matt
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... New signing to raise a few eye-brows........we're not bringing Djembe Djembe back are we? |
Robbie Wells
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... Even if David O'Leary was the best manager around, and I'd hardly call 6th, 12th and 16th would suggest that, he's still a gigantic prick. He was always looking for an excuse so that he couldn't be blamed for the dismal football we were playing. But the one thing I thank him for is buying Martin Laursen, and Paul Mcgrath only knows how he did it. |
Robbie Wells
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... AVMark, did Charlton, Wigan, Fulham, Bolton, Everton et al. have more money available to their managers that year that we finished 16th? Because they all managed to get more out of their teams. Oh, and we finished 10th not 12th apparently the year before...apologies. |
JohnPierreGarabaldi
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... Don't get excited, this is like the De La Red rumour last year - nothing will come of it. |
p
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... y r people talking about that clown - idiot o'leary,he's history so let's talk about now and wot signing's we r hopefully gonna get,we need at least 6/7, but who ? |
Dubai Dave
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... With Leeds he had cash, was aware of the ‘business model’ ridsdale was using, namely future Champions League money to fund the previous expenditure. He knew what was expected and he failed. The criticism at the time, if you remember, was DOL could be only a ‘success’ when spending, and he was keen to banish such criticism. Everybody knew how frugal Ellis was, DOL certainly new. So what did achieve at Villa? – 6th league pos (Halo effect and unsustainable), player unrest, , angry fans, angry chairmen, coaching staff leaving. His job was to manage what he was given– he failed at Villa, he failed at Leeds. MON is 10 times the manager DOL will ever be. His job definitely wasn’t to instigate fan/ chairmen rebellions… |
Damian
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... Not picking sides here but with the money O'Leary had at Leeds and when he had it, most inept managers would have gotten them a third place finish. The problem with O'Leary was/is he wasn't liked by the players and the first season was, like so many managers 'new manager syndrome'. Okay, I hear you say that he was already at Leeds and he was, so that to some extent is not valid, but when George Graham left was when Leeds really got the money and O'Leary brought in so many players. He took them from third to fifth in consecutive seasons. He took the club backwards. Had O'Neill been at Leeds then I fancy they would have won the league, but we'll never know. I know one thing for sure, more people dislike O'Leary than like him. |
ak_27
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... Personally i put getting a team like Leeds to a champions league semi final as a far higher achievment then winning the mickey mouse cup or getting to a UEFA cup final. In fact im sure MON could not even win one away game in all his years in charge of Celtic in the champions league. DOL does come accross as a total prat in that interview but i still think he did an equally good job under far more difficult circumstances and does not deserve the huge abuse he gets. |
confusedvillafan
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... i also think southgate and ugo left like barry for the money not ambition as middlesborough were throwing a lot of cash about then. |
ak_27
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... Damian " Not picking sides here but with the money O'Leary had at Leeds and when he had it, most inept managers would have gotten them a third place finish ". The exact same thing can be said now about MON and where he has gotten us. Any decent manager would have us in 6th by now with the funds available to him. That is why i don't buy into MON = GOD. |
confusedvillafan
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... i could be wrong here but didnt o leary fight for his full compensation of probably 4 million for failure when leeds had hit the wall financially. |
Paul Theiss
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His name is Oguchi (Gooch) Onyewu. He is solid and is actually available on a free. |
Paul Egan
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... Eyebrow raising signings eh? What would raise my eyebrows...? Hmmm - could be very good or very bad. I would assume it will be a player we haven't been publicly linked with? Otherwise it would be more of a smile than a true eyebrow-raising event. |
ruffy
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... We're already 3 players down and understandably fans are beginning to get restless as we all know that we need probably at least 6 or 7 players. I still get the piss taken out of me for DOL. The man is a twat, hope he goes to City. |
RichT
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... You need people skills to be a good manager. DOL has none, thats why everyone thinks hes a cock! In contrast it is MON's biggest strength. DOL made some good signings but he couldn't keep them happy. MON has done just as well in the transfer market and they all seem to love him! Given time, support and a few of Randy's dollars and he will transform his team in to a sustainable PL and european force. DOL would have turned his bunch of misfits into a championship yoyo club (lucky Deadly Doug stopped him before he did!) Keep the faith! (In a weeks time you'll all be raving about Martins new signings!) |
RichT
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... Oguchi Onyewu, for free, yes please! I saw his strong defending in the Confed' cup but he also seems to bang in a goal or two. He's a big header of the ball. Check these out- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIrrSritrQE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu1cmPmYndc Fancy him connecting with crosses from Milner, Young or Bentley? Like to see him knocking Ridgewell on his arse while powering one past The Clowns! |
Damian
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... The Burp I have no idea ... My only view on the whole thing is, we need more than one big signing this summer |
toastman
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... I'm sure MON is working away to ensure we get the right quality to go with the quantity we need,lets face it however much we end up spending it's going to be a lot and its not worth wasting. |
Jason
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... A little off the point of specific signings but in the general area, I though people might be interested in seeing how much we have spent during the premiership - this is a link, it shows everyones net and gross spend: http://transferleague.co.uk/ Quite interesting to look at the Net spends - I wonder if the United Net includes the Ronaldo sale cus that affects their figures a little! What this does show is that there is only 1 great manager in the league - Wenger. Whatever anyone thinks of him or Arsenal, he has managed to win the Premiership spending less than us, his Net spend is so little that he could manage Burnley and have the same players (Yes I do realise that London and Arsenal are more attractive to players than Burnley, but you get the point i'm making). I also never really looked at net spends before - always what a team spent bringing them in, it deffinetly changes things when you look at net spend, as Top teams have sold players for top money (Beckham etc) at United. Barry is our first big sale since Yorke. |
True villa
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... I know I will get slated for this! But I personally think that dol did a okay job at the villa considering he only spent around £20m in total in 3 years in charge , arron Hughes £2m mccann £1.5 m sorreseson £1.5m, berson £2m, baros £6m, laursen £3m. So if you look at his buys he did quite well! I think with the money that mon has spent anybody even a blind man would have got us 6th place! I think dol would have got us 4th place with the money mon has spent! Shoot me down guys! |
runtingz
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... no one on here has metioned the fact that carlos tevez is talking to 2 named prem clubs and 1 unmamed i have a funny feeling he could be considering a bid from the villa now wouldnt that be something if we got him |
runtingz
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... True Villa i agree that dol was quite good at buying players and the team he assembled at leeds was brimming with class but on the other hand he brought fowler when he had top srikers already and upset the balance and he does not seem to be able to get the best out of what he has got like martin ...i think we would be in champs lge if martin was working with reo.woodgate,robbie keane, a young harry kewell and so on |
jus nasty
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... personally i think the hleb link is an achievable target and would fill the barry role with ease this players ability on the ball is tremendous his passing is quality his only floor is he doesnt pull the trigger as often as i would like and defensively he is average the main thing i like about him is his ability to hold the ball and ghost passed people for fun he was a big player for me at arsenal and the manager was upset seeing him leave and he left to play for barcalona thats got to be saying something even if he doesnt feature much. i can also see us snaping up owen just before he signs for hull jus like harewood bently is a defo also huddles the bear anyone else will be a surprise but this season is a crunch one for mr oneil and co |
gregdavillain
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... spanish jon thats a class link thanks, f**k it takes me back years reading da likes of phil king i remember watching da peno shoot out v inter when we knocked em out of da uefa cup, and remeber stan collymores belter verses athletico madrid only for us to out out on the usual away f**king goals rule, that rule should be scrapped its shite |
confusedvillafan
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... wouldnt that be a suprise tevez turning down champions league football and 125,000 pounds per week to sign for us |
AVJon
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... AVMark - if you're gonna disagree, get it right - O'Leary bought Baros. I remember DOL doing something stupid when he scored on his debut - didn't he wave at Doug Ellis or something? |
Keith
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... True Villa, the league is much harder now as the "top 4" get richer and richer with champs league money. DOL was unlucky that Laursen was injured for most of the time, but Berson????? AVMark, wrong mate DOL bought Baros. The idea that Ellis was phoning him about the veg left over in the canteen is hilarious, but strangely believable. |
Robbie Wells
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... I think Carlos Tevez is much more likely to go back to West Ham than he would come to us. I've decided that after thinking that Damo was living in a dream world when he spoke of the figures he wanted us to spend and the players we should have bought, he's actually entirely right. We'll consolidate mid table for many more years with the scrimping that MON is doing, but progress is impossible in the modern game without Man City like money. They went out and bought Robinho with ridiculous money, and now they're able to attract big names. They're going to finish above us next year. We can't attract Tevez, we can't attract Joe Cole, we'll be lucky to attract Michael Owen at this rate...the only chance we have is to buy good young talent who want to make a name...the Defours of the world perhaps. I'm depressed now at the thought that we're going to be left in the dust because we just can't compete financially...is this what football is meant to be about? |
runtingz
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... confusedvillafan yes i guess it would be a big suprise getting tevez but after listening to his agent on sky tv he pointed out tevez has a history of signing for the underdog ..he say tevez likes a challange and i think if we did get him a few other big names would follow and we would become one of the best sides in the lge very quickly one can dream eh |
ak_27
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... To be honest i hope we don't get Tevez(and im pretty sure e won't be getting him also). He is vastly over priced and it would surely eat up most of our summer budget and there are far more pressing area's of the team that need to be improved first. I think we could get by with what we have up front it's the defense and Mid that badly need to improved. No point having a top class striker (which i actually don't think Tevez is as his first touch is brutal for a so called world class footballer which is why SAF wouldn't pay the price for him) if the midfield and defense is crap behind him. You have to build from the back. |
Billy7
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... Udinese (spelling?) have recieved an offer from an English club for their play maker Gaetano D'agostino. Play maker? We need 1. Could it be us? Anyone know anything of him? He is Italian i think so maybe West Ham? |
Daniel Wilson
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... I'd love Tevez, I think he is a mon type player too, a reall battler. Ak - Man U apparently offered a decent amount for him in the end, it wasn't that they didnt want to keep him. However, I think he will end up at city and I wouldn't blame him if they are willing to pay him double what we could. I do think he is more about the football than many though and I wouldn't put it past him to join a team that might not flash the cash so easily to try and improve his stature in the game. |
runtingz
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... i take the point if know one thinks its possible for villa to attract or afford the likes of tevez but i dont think we are good enough up front as things stand ..heskey top squad player carew is class gabby no where near the finished artical and after that we are really struggling |
TheJohnnyVillan
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... It's sad that football has all come down to how much money you have. I can just about remember a time where we and 7 or 8 other clubs could go into a season thinking we had a chance of being in the top 3. The Premier League is fast becoming a farce, if it isn't already. |
Josh
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... "At the end of the day, Martin, for all the money he has spent over three years – and they’re raving about him – hasn’t finished any higher than what I finished. Those are the facts." He's got a point but he's still a twat. |
Keith
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... TheJohnnyVillan I agree mate, fast becoming SPL - 2 clubs in one city able to buy the best players and everyone else being crap. |
Mark
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... Tevez will be listening to offers from Chelsea or Manchester Globetrotters no-one else will compete on wages and he is a professional footballer. |
Robbie Wells
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... In response to that O'leary comment, i don't think that MON has had a lot more than O'Leary ever had, when you take into account the way that the market has inflated. If you think all teams start with £40mil extra each season, i really don't think MON has been spoilt with money. With regards Tevez, i don't think money is playing as much of a factor as the papers would have us believe, but i can't see him wanting to play for a team outside of Champs league...he has ambitions and he and Mascherano were already warned by Argentina that they had to play for a better team than West Ham when they were there. So i think that'd rule us out. |
Robbie Wells
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... When i said teams outside the Champs league...i forgot to include Man City...who offer the opportunity to play with some class players. |
TheJohnnyVillan
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... O'Leary is forgetting that he left us in 16th place and in a right mess!! He is also forgetting that MON has sorted out HIS mess and enabled us to sustain a top six place for more than one season, something which O'Leary failed to do. O'leary is also forgetting that MON has got us all talking about champions league football, and we're actually quite disapointed that we didn't finish in the top 4 last season. When we finished 6th under O'Leary, all we could say was that it was an achievement to finish in the top 6 and never even mentioned champions league! |
ak_27
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... TheJohnnyVillan it was Ellis's mess more then it was DOL's mess. Can you imagine a premier league team flying from Mancester instead of Birmingham just to save £20 a man. Shocking. If my local football team tried to do that it would be laughed at. |
Keith
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... ak_27 I can really believe Ellis doing that. But DOL lost it big time. If he hadn't he would have been offered an acceptable job by now. And he bought Sorensen !!!! |
Andy Young
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... Hello. I don't really have a constructive comment to make on this thread. I just wanted to say how happy I am that I've found this blog again. O****e.com are about as insightful as Garth Crooks. UTV |
TheJohnnyVillan
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... My comment was in response to O'Leary, "At the end of the day, Martin, for all the money he has spent over three years – and they’re raving about him – hasn’t finished any higher than what I finished. Those are the facts." He's basically saying that MON hasn't bought us forward since he left, which is wrong! |
ak_27
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... keefvilla i agree with you. DOL has his flaws. But he also has his strengths which just happen to be in my opinion MON weakness. I just think it is hugely unfair to compare both to each other when you just look at what he had to put up with as manager working under Ellis. Imangine getting phone calls about left over food and making sure the light are turned off. Its no wonder he lost it. I think DOL has a lot to offer as a manager i and for one have nothing againest the man. Even though he is a prat of the highest order. |
Josh
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... We finished 6th under DOL because of Nobby Solano. He completely changed us. Once we lost him again we showed our weaknesses and DOL hadn't got a clue how to solve them. |
ak_27
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... DizzyVillan was it he didn't have a clue or that he didn't have the backing to replace him. By the way was it DOL who signed him in the first place? Solano was quality for us. |
damadvillainsupportsastonvillathebesteverteamintheworldandwehavewonthechampionsleagueunlikearsenalchealseaandofcoursebluesthescum
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... cole wont sign |
whining_villain
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... hleb=£11m jurado=£7m s campbell=free keane=£15m miguel=£5m borowski=£5m total=£43m if we buy these players we can get fourth spot and really show the prem who we are and everyone else who has done the same as me with the transfer targets and put naughton in your off your head because my uncle is a united fan and ive seen naughton play a few times this season and hasnt impressed and i believe the only way to move forward this year if to go abrod |
rob h
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... I think damian should run a new competition for the first signing of the season and the winner gets to give the team players ratings after each match. |
Steve Badger
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... SSN reporting we're in the frame for Miguel Veloso. But so are Man Citeh, Bolton and someone else. |
Robbie Wells
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... Anyone else just hear on SSN that we're interested in Miguel Veloso, along with City, Arsenal and Bolton. Apparently he's 100% going to be playing in the prem next season and is going to talk to all of those clubs. Anywhere between £12-17mil according to the guy just talking on SSN. |
Abdul Kashif
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... Just heard on Sky Sports News that Villa have entered the race to sign Miguel Veloso.. |
Steve Badger
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... And on the other side of the spectrum, Forest have signed David McGoldrick for a 7 figure sum. Can't see Harewood going there now. And Eto is almost certain to turn down Citeh  |
EdVilla
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... Joe Cole to Villa people are saying won't happen here are few reasons that might make him think Villa is the place to be 1)Won't start first choice as injured most of last year at Chelsea. 2)New manager looking at Ribery and pirlo 3)World cup Year 4)Birmingham not that far from London won't have to move home 5)Last year of Chelsea deal 6)We have a strong base of England Internationals If he came it might leave Barry thinking he made the wrong choice leaving us for Man City and the players he was promised would go to them so far TAYLOR,SANTA CRUZ hardly makes me think that a top 4 place is coming |
sean jones
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... Just seen that Aston Villa are in for Veloso, along with other clubs. If we are competing with Man City and Arsenal than we have no chance. I wish we did have a chance, buti just can't see Veloso choosing Villa over City and Arsenal. |
rob h
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... arsenal wont sign him too well known lol. I assume mon is fairly well known in portugal. didn't he play porto in the final of the uefa with celtic? I remember the white men (bolton)were in for him than ginger haired monk manager confirmed as much. If it came down to villa against any other team outside the top4 I think he would come BUT it is speculation and until one of our faithful 'i have just seen veloso outside bodymore heath bullshit brigade' confirms it then its just pie in the sky. I reckon this is possible tho along with MGP |
Steve Badger
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... Just been thinking about Miguel. Now you don't get many better sources than SSN, imo, so I'm going to accept that this story is probably correct. Which begs a question for all the moaners and I have to include you Damian (not as a moaner, but a RL doubter). Now, Bolton bid £12 mill for him in Jan and Porto rate him at £17 mill. Seeing as it's obvious MON isn't going to splash all the kitty on one player, would it be fair to say we're going to spend serious dough once again this summer? I think the answer is blindingly obvious. My only surprise is that our name has got out in this story, so I suppose it could be a load of bollox. |
Damian
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... rob h well, we just have to wait and see don't we .. speculation is just speculation. it isn't on the pitch. i doubt lerner yes, but i want to be proven wrong |
rob h
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... ronvilla we will be a big side then in the centre of the park with huddlestone as well. |
Steve Badger
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... Rob H, Just highlight the link you want to put in and then press the globe just before the smilies. Or have you worked it out now? |
Daniel Wilson
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... Could Veloso be the 'eyebrow raiser'? - He hasn't been linked with us or talked about other than some wishful thinking, and I was also thinking, If it's just the foreign transfer market that isn't open till the 1st then that could be why it's not been announced yet? - Hopefull maybe but just maybe... |
Andy Oliver
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... Did they say on SSN that villa are strong favourites to get Veloso? Thats what this bloke reckons! http://goal.com/en/news/9/engl...lla-report |
Carl Main
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... Why are we going for Veloso, he is a defensive midfielder. Hsnt petrov been playing in a defensive role all last season and did a very good job at it. We need an attacking midfielder. Joe Cole would be amazing but very unlikely. |
Robbie Wells
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... I can only assume that that is that guy's conjecture, simply because we have £12million from the Barry transfer. But it does kind of make sense. Man City do not need him, and I cannot fathom why they'd want him with the amount of midfielders they have...I counted up their squad today, and they have as many goalkeepers and defenders as we do in our entire squad practically...They have 19 and I counted only 19 players who would play in the league for us at the moment. We only have a full squad of 25 to their 41, and that's with the likes of Bannan, Albrighton et al. Surely Bolton wouldn't be above us in the pecking order, what with no euro football and a shite team all round. Arsenal could get him if they wanted him, but the general word around the water cooler is that Melo is top of their list. Which leaves us. If he's 100% going to play in the prem next year, it gives us a good chance. |
deansaundersperm that's perm
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... Werder Bremen could be ready to re-sign reported Aston Villa target Tim Borowski this summer. and another potential target??? bites the dust |
Mark
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... AVJon: yeah sorry I was thinking about that other £6 million striker who never played - for the life of me I can't remember his name now! |
Andy Oliver
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... Thats what I thought Robbie. Wouldnt surprise me if citeh bought him anyway just to stop anybody else from getting him! |
Steve Badger
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...Did they say on SSN that villa are strong favourites to get Veloso? Thats what this bloke reckons! No that wasn't said. It came from a geezer who has contacts with the agents. He's supposed to be the "holding midfielder" to replace Barry. (Yes, I know. I did say it could be bollox). But we are supposed to be having talks. The point as I see it is, this class of player doesn't seem to be out of our league. But we won't get him, imo. |
THE AV VILLAN
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... I think more than a few eyebrows would be raised if MON pulled off a signing before August!!!!  |
Steve Badger
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... AV Villan, I'm signing on as the new window cleaner at VP on wednesday. I hope she's fit  |
evanvilla
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... i think kyle naughton would be a great signing!!He is young and very quick and mon would turn him into another gem of a player!!We need a attacking midfielder who would contribute goals!!I also think we need a goalscorer who would get you 20 goals a season e.g ruud van nistelrooy!!Give cuellar and davies chance at back 2 prove themselves!!!and hopefully tgen we could break into top 4 |
Steve Badger
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... Evanvilla, no-one knows. Doesn't Milner come across as a nice, down-to-earth bloke? |
Justin
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... Ive heard from a good friend who has strong links in the club that bentley and miguel are done deals and will be signing during this week. Also hleb will not be joining us as we have made an enquiry but the reported 11M they where waskin for is faulse and they want closer 2 15M witch oniell isnt prepared 2 pay |
woodinho
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... Av villain - what's the winnings like? Don't wanna take the bet if she looks no better than my mrs... http://kinabalukini.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/ugly-women-3.jpg (I pray to god she never sees this!!!) |
StelUTV
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... I think it will be Ryan Babel from the scouse scum. Linked a while ago now. Cover for the wing and forward positions. Given a good run of games and he could produce the goods. |
Steve Badger
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... Awful second goal. What is it with England goalies lately? We've gone from probably having 4 out of the top 5 in the world, to none. No options up front either really  |
VillaDude
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... Milner has been probably the best player in this tournament, similiar to ashley young in the last one. He put that chance on a plate for Johnson. |
woodinho
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... Milner is doin some decent runs and looking solid and very attack minded, no doubt someone will say he is shit but he's been our best player! |
Daniel Wilson
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... Woodinho I agree, his crossing also seems to be improving a lot, I hope he can continue this kind of form for us into next season! |
robdabank
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... What a load of cock and bull... this speculation is all shite... can everyone not just wait till we sign someone- then talk about it... for budhas sakes!!! p.s DOL is, and always will be a prize arse, but an "honest" arse lol |
VillaDude
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... How does the watford reserve keeper become our u21 goalkeeper.... Some serious work has to be done! |
woodinho
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... I've got a feeling he will mate, got a very good feeling he'll shuv some words down some peoples throats this coming season. I'd go as far as to say he'll match if not better webcam next year! (cue the milner bashing brigade!) AAAAGGGhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! German c*nts! |
VillaDude
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... Also - Gardner should be starting instead of Cattermole or Muamba.. He totally bossed the midfield in the group game. |
Steve Clayton
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... Worst robotic dance ever. Woodinho - reminded me of that other German forward Kuntz too! |
Steve Badger
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... Mad isn't it? We were the best team I've seen in this competition. Meet the Germans (who we were better than in the group game)and it all goes tits up. It's almost as if England are just doomed to win nothing  |
villamoon
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... SS are saying that we are weighing up a move for tuncay ! What do we think of him ? |
Robbie Wells
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... Yeah, definitely worth a purchase. What a strange time of day for that to come out though? It's written in typical villa speculation terms as well..."villa are closest to preparing a bid"...how much more vague can that be. |
Fitzy_7
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... yes i post shite all the time??.. im sorry that i dont agree with you but hey thats what this blog is for... Opinion |
Andy Oliver
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... I reckon tuncay is a very decent player and also something different to what we already have. Can play up top and can also play in a deeper role. Think we could do a lot worse if we did get him. |
woodinho
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... What's with all this "we are linked with" stuff, it really is pointless even trying to guess who we will sign as ultimately it will end up in dissapointment, the villa park walls are water tight, nothing gets out! Last year the OS did a list of all the players we'd been linked with and it was laughable, something like 120 players... I mean what the f**k???? I'm really lowering my expectation levels this transfer window so i don't end up sat in a corner rocking like a crazed freak - totally out of choice and not because I can't see us signing anyone but because I don't want to listen to the hype like everyone else who gets sucked in and given false hope by the media, the media are the real enemy here, not Mon! All these lists people keep making are pointless, I want this player and that player, pointless!!! and having watched myself and others do it for about three seasons on here I've finally realised you are going to end up the mug if you feed into these links and gossip! As soon as the said player goes elsewhere it's suddenly the end of the world - but who's to say mon actually wanted him anyway, the sun? the mirror?? Please! Until a player signs there is no point even commenting! |
K4AVFC
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... Yer its for opinion.. and my opinion along with most others is that you post sh!te. |
Altan Kargaci
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... Tuncay is a quality player , works his arse off , has a lot of flare and invention and has an eye for goal . What more do you want ....? + he will probably only cost around £8mn . |
Fitzy_7
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... im sure I can live with that and somehow manage to be brave enough to carry on posting my opinion on here.. lmao poo omg I do post shite |
TrueVillan
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... its a different player every day, i give up trying to guess, i hope the defour thing is still alive, but gone very quiet, maybe a good thing! |
gregdavillain
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... tuncay would be a decent player for us, plenty of heart n skill, not to dear and has a big year comin up 4 da world cup |
Fitzy_7
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... ok i've clearly touched a nerve by saying I dont rate tuncay that highly... are you lot related to him or something jees.. |
Fitzy_7
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... heres a fresh new rumour http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/22452/Aston_Villa_poised_to_make_move_for_Taison.aspx |
Abdul Kashif
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... http://www.skysports.com/story...20,00.html Has anyone else seen this..? Apologies if someone else has already picked up on it.. |
Abdul Kashif
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... OK, I see it's been done...! I think it'd be a very decent move. A different type of forward and more importantly, competition for places.. |
Steve Badger
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... Hey Fitzy, are you sure you aren't confusing Tuncay with Tudgay??? Seriously, I'd take Tuncay as an option. He plays all over the top end and most importantly, he's inventive, from what I've seen. Not at the money that's been mentioned though. Swap for Gardner perhaps??? |
Aero-For-Villa
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... I know who i want... Marcus Berg. That kid looks the full package! http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/22452/Aston_Villa_poised_to_make_move_for_Taison.aspx ^^^^ thats fairly interesting. Unfortunately though, no hope on it happenning! Cant wait for July 1st, even though i dont have a clue why its such a big deal! |
oldnick
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... tuncay has always reminded me of a sort of benito carbonish player! i think he would be a very good player to have. |
Fitzy_7
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... according to the mirror the fee is 5m might turn out to be a coup afterall (if the rumours are true of course) |
Matt T
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... I'd be pleased if we sign Veloso (the kid is outstanding) but to be honest I think unless we sign a playmaker, is Veloso just going to be challenging Stan for the holding role? Or are we going to see Stan back in the same role he was at Celtic? Either way, I'd be glad if we got Veloso - and nicked Moutinho while we were at it from Sporting. The latter is more of a play maker than MV. As for Miguel (the Valencia right back), we were linked to him last year and nothing came of it... that said, we were linked to Bentley last year and that seems like it's nailed on... Can we sign a decent striker too to provide some sort of competition? With all due respect Heskey isn't really competition enough for Big John. Plus besides that we only (really) have Gabby. I know we have the Fonz but he's hardly the finished article yet. Anybody wish we had somebody in the style of JPA nowdays? |
Halfwit
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... Wow really the slowest tightest manager in the world is about to sign a player ? Martin O Niell Wont Do It Yet He Is To Slow And Wants Superstars For The Price Of Tea |
True villa
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... Villa are after tugay not tuncy! Guys it's sad to say but we ain't signing no 1 this summer! We will only get in loan players! |
Mac McCarthy
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... why is it that Villa are always linked or looking to buy or are interested and various other versions of that. Yet a club like Wolves? straight in linked one day and bought the next. they have just bought what we are led to believe were two of our targets? Doyle and the foreign bloke. we are like females !!! we go round and round looking for the best bargain and when we cant find it or want to go back to the first thing we looked at its gone !!!!!!! some decisions would be good MON please !!!!!!! |
Halfwit
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... Mac because martin o neill is to tight and awful in the transfer market worse manager ever in the market |
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... Is it the same chap that gave you the De La Red tip off Damo??? Im not being smart with you. Just out of interest, is it? UTV! |
runner29
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... I think that Hleb would be a ideal attaking midfielder for us this season, i cant understand that some people are saying that he is'nt as good as Joe Cole, get real people he had the skills to get picked up by Barca so that should say how good he is and would be well worth a place in the villa team. |
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