Written by Damian Saturday, 22 August 2009 10:22
Morning all. We're not playing today or tomorrow which means I've not done a match preview yet and it also means I've sort of got a couple of days off. I'm not actually going to take them off, I'm still here, but it does mean, for all of us, that today is going to be different.
Now, this next part isn't going to be nice and we will have a couple of games in hand, but come Monday we could be bottom and even with a game in hand, come Tuesday, we could still be bottom. Bottom after three games, as that is how it will look, almost a 10% of the season.
It doesn't matter and fortunately for us, it isn't how you start the season, it is how you end and while a few have some concerns, we've played one game and I'm confident things will change.
But, all that doesn't matter just yet, as it's Saturday and we don't have any football. Instead, I'm going to be watching The Ashes, which is something I've only really briefly flicked over to this summer, because cricket isn't football, but seeing as we have a chance of winning them back, I'm going to watch and if we win them, I'm sure I'll be happy and I've also got a feeling that it is going to be quite exciting.
The Oval wicket is turning and I think we got the best of it and it all really does come down to the first few hours today. If we stand tall and firm, we can do it but it isn't over yet, it could still go horribly wrong.
But back to football. The rumour today is that Stephen Warnock is coming from Blackburn and that we are paying £8mn for him. It does seem a lot, but if that is the player Martin O'Neill wants and that is what he has to pay, then that is the deal.
He is a left back, which if true, doesn't seem like positive news for Nick Shorey and doesn't provide much hope for Bouma, who I fancy isn't going to wear a first team shirt again, which will be a pity, but you never know. If Warnock comes in for that money, you've got to fancy he will be first choice and if he comes in by Monday he'll be going back to the team where he started his career.
Anyway, I'm about to go finish cutting the grass, but I have to tell you about something I think I might be eating later today or tomorrow. It is called Surströmming and is considered a Swedish delicacy. It is fish, herring to be precise, fermented in a can for what seems like a lifetime when you open it, but it is, I'm told, only a year.
I could spend hours writing about it, the smell mostly, but instead, I'm just going to ask you to watch this video on YouTube and hope that you will feel sorry for me.
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Biriani
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... Time for Lerner to speak out. Is it MON the Muppet, or Lerner the Liar ? Or maybe both |
jfourplusone
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... Warnock - give me strength, I can just imagine the length of the queue at the club shop to get that name printed on the shirt. |
darren
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... happy if warnock came to villa , one of the most under rated left backs in the counrty think this is going to happen.utv |
Gary
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... Warnock is a far better option to Shorey. But $8M. Maybe Mon is more desperate than he is trying to let on. |
ChicoHamiltonsPants
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... The best bit new of the day is that Damo is going to eat the swedish fish, my best mate's from stockholm and he always told me how bad that sort of fish was. Bon Appetite Damian i hope we hear from you again. Are thoughts are with you. |
Michael panizza
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... 8m for Warnock..with that money Wenger bought Sagna and Clichy...tragic. Somebody give our manager the map of Europe!! |
Jonesy2k8
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... Dnt c wt the problem is with the Warnock transfer. Warnock is the second best LB in the country behind Ashley Cole. He would be a great signing, which would then give us a good left hand side. |
Leroy
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... Yeah they like their weird and wonderful foods here in the baltic! Christmas food is much different as well! The things we do for the beaútiful women though huh!? Anyway, Warnock would be a good signing i think and id like it if it could be done in time for Mondays game.....we need all the help we can get. Carew has to play this time. We havnt looked like scoring the last two outings so it will be nice to have Big John as our target man once again. I think we should have Milner,Petrov, Delph, Reo, Ash in the midfield. Reo and Petrov are great at back tracking and that would hopefully allow the others to push forward. I would be interested to see how Delph plays in the formation...i feel he could come forward and have a few shots which cant hurt. Maybe Luke Young could come back and we would have Warnock, Cueller, Beye and Young at the back. Id feel a bit more comfortable with that back four but they will certainly have their work cut out for them anyway. If Carew plays i feel our midfield could bog Pool down and we might have a chance at scoring one....im not expecting much from this game it must be said, but i would like to see some heart and pride from our lads....i cant handle seeing anymore of these lifeless performances |
dan price
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... Fans deserve answers - For a man with villa tattooed on him and a billion in the bank, you would think we would have spent a little more OR... For one of "the worlds best managers" we might have attracted and actually bought some players, perhaps even playing them in a tactically sound formation with our players that perform best... Just a thought, but I would like to know who was holding us back. Glad Warnock is coming in as he is better than Shorey, I would post more on topic but i have no interest in either fish, cricket or lawn mowing  |
Stathis
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... Aaaahahahahaaaaa so funny video )))) Poor poor Damiaaaannn why eat thaaaaat  D As about Warnock, nooo ffs |
keithj
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... thought for the day last week people were calling for ian bell ( A VILLA FAN ) to be dropped from the england squad because his performance was poor and for england to have any chance he needed replacing. well they stuck with bell and he made the highest score in the first innings giving us a great chance of winning the ashes. it would have been so easy to go with the negative majority |
Steven Garbett
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... why is everyone so anti warnock? for me he'd be a really good signing. he's head and shoulders above Shorey. who do you guys think we should be signing? Ashley Cole? Royston Drenthe? FFS get realistic. |
Derry Villian
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... Just to remind the people already moaning about Warnock, similar things were being said about Luke Young before he arrived. |
ChicoHamiltonsPants
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... I think if we signed Warnock for £3.5 mill or £4 mill no one would really have any compliants but £8 mill seems a little expensive and therefore the boo boys will have more ammo if he doesn't play well every game. |
Lew Chatterley's Lover
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... I was in the greengrocers down at The Yenton this morning and I bumped into MON, I asked him what he was doing there and he said he was getting some potatoes for Emile Heskey. I told him I thought it was a good swap. |
gazza01
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... By f**k Damian your grass grows quick, do you cut it every day? or talk about cutting it every day? |
Rowley Villain
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... I think Vieira would be a great signing for us and can't believe we haven't been linked. A great leader, tackler and he can actually pass! A player with experience to help the likes of Delph, Gardner and Osbourne. It makes sense! Him and Distin in; Reo-Joker  and Shorey out and, with Warnock coming, you're looking at a net spend of about £10m. Surely we can afford that?! We would have a decent side to challenge top 4 then. |
Jonesy2k8
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... Look everyone needs to get realistic here. Theonly reason Man City is getting all these is becuase the wages their paying. The only reason Spurs can attract players is becuase they are based in London. If Spurs were based in Brum no way could they attract half the players they have. The only way we could have even got close to players like VDV or Sneidjer is if we had qualified for the Champions League. So just face facts we can't attract all these top names just yet. There is nothing wrong with players like Warnock, Delph, Downing and potentionally Distin, Upson, they will give 100% everytime and they also have a bit of quality. So just get behind the team, Villa don't need negative supporters. UTV |
Damian
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... gazza01 it is a big garden. yesterday was just half dan price from what i understand, it is jut a lion. no mention of aston villa but has anyone ever actually seen it? for everyone money will be spent. it has to be. |
avfc1983
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... Warnock good signing why is everone so negative, who else could we buy then clever clogs |
VillaNick
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... Warnock was Blackburn's players of the season last year so what the problem? Very versitile, pacey and gets stuck in so I'm told! I remember similar downbeat comments when we signed Luke Young, so have a bit of faith some of you. It's not a done deal yet so fingers crossed. Damian wouldn't it be better to say 4 games is around 10% of the season, that was quite depressing! |
Eoin Greene
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... I think Warnock is an excellent full back and would walk straight into our first 11. If its 8m to sign him - frankly I dont care. My issue is that because we have such a weak squad and are in such dire straits - everyone can up their prices whenever Villa come knocking as we are so desperate! And if we are going to spend 8m for Warnock - again why did we not do this 2 months ago?? Damo - i to currently reside in Sweden. Step away from the herring!!! Along with the swedish 'fish balls' - horrible horrible stuff! |
heskeyshead
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... because blackburn didnt want to sell 2 months ago? they wanted a ridiculously high price and we didnt want to pay it. now the window is closing and big sam knows warnock wants to move on he has to take what he is offered which is double what we originally offered. |
Leroy
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...eoin1981 said: Thats the thing isnt it....why didnt he bid months ago? I think he feels that he will get a bargain, but it works the other way. Everyone knows that we need players and now when we bid they will squeeze an extra mil or two out because of our situation. Im trying not to give a shit about the money....its not mine. If we want to spend our money on english players paying over the odds....well do it....just do it early! By the way eoin 1981 - it seems we have more in common than just opinion! |
Eoin Greene
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... So then MoN is willing to pay twice what he thinks the player is worth. Again - smacks of desperation. But who cares, as I said originally, good player - sign him up! |
HT SWEDEN
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... Damian, hope u like surströmming, i´m from the northeast coast of Sweden where we love this food. But i think it´s easier to enjoy it if u like me have grown up with it. UTV! |
John Flynn
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... Surströmming, when i first came to sweden (nearly 10 years ago) my girlfriend made me try it.. Yes it smells awful, there is a law in Sweden you can not take it on planes incase the can opens. But the worst thing is it just tastes like salt.! On the transfer news we really have to get a CM before monday with Davies not playing. Also the bloke Everton have got on loan (from Valencia) is an excellent player (creative midfielder). He cost 15mill in January but has been hardly used, why is it MON didnt hear about him when we were in spain..? |
Eoin Greene
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... HT Sweden - i think its easier to like if you have no sense of taste, sight or smell. Leroy agreed, but if we have little money to spend, as it appears - then MoN where is the sense in paying over the odds? |
gregdavillainsays 'Randy Show me the money'
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... good player warnock, i think our players should be made eat a meal of that smelly looking fish after every loss. It mite be the kick up the arse they need!!!! |
adam
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... warnocks a good player but shouldnt we be lookin to get a davies replacement hes CRAP |
Leroy
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...eoin1981 said: I agree with what your saying totally, but if we are buying british we already are paying over the odds.... Id like MON to come out and sign one or two "Salifou" types. Ok, it didnt quite work with him, but i like the idea that we could stumble upon a rare gem...im sure there are many players from AFrica or South America with plenty of ability that we could snatch on a free...but i guess our scouts need passports for that. Speaking of free....Lucas Neill is still available... |
adam
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... saying that am i right in thinking warnocks played CB and midfield? if so ideal MON signing |
trustme
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... b30 , your so right hes heavy legged and can't defend why do's MO'N stick with him , he didn't stand by Shorey so why with Davies , he will never come good, Also just read MO'N has tactics. |
Daveyboy
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... Jonsey 2k8 do u truly believe that warnock is the 2nd best left back in the country behind ashley cole????? how about evra and clichy ? |
astonvilla83
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... warnock would be a great signing hope we get him signed up before monday, as a lot of liverpools attacks seem to be coming from johnson on that side now alonso has gone, so would be great defensive cover and may help young get forward more. a cb is a must now if not 2, i will never understand why mon leaves it to the last minute to sign players up, if it was me i would want them in early to gel during pre season, but i guess he wants bargains maybe? but i think it has backfired on him as everyone knows how small our squad is so prices go straight up once we enquire. in my eyes his biggest mistake is not replacing barry or laurson these players were the spine of our team without them we look disjointed he MUST replace them if he does we will prosper and do well this year, if not we will have a tough year i fear. i wont be booing tho it is counterproductive the teams heads just go down and they become frightened to touch the ball as a mistake will get them slaughtered, cheering is the best bet as loud as possible lets make villa park a fortress!! ,utv! |
trustme
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... Worst player ever , Davies 10m never been man-o-match , do's that not tell MO'N something. |
kiddervilla
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... be a very good signing liked him at the pool can also play in the barry position excerlent on the ball, very good shot on him as well, good signing all round still wingers moaning when we go to sign someone why dont they get a life (sad really) |
testie
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... Reading that Blackburn blog post this does sound like it is a done deal. At first i though 8 million does seem like a little much but i agree with the thoughts in that if he improves the team and MON wants him then so be it. Also from reading that blog if we are to pay the 8 million in installments depending on bonuses and appearances then it would seam like a great deal for us as we will only be paying the full 8 million if the player plays well, if he's performing well then he will be well worth the 8 mil. I think the reason why this one has been left so late could be due to Bouma, maybe MON wanted to get him through pre season and see if he could be fit and play. I'm not to sure he will be back anytime soon now. |
Oli
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... Firstly i think warnock would be a great signing. he is a very good player and i would welcome him. However 8m is a lot of money but i suppose considering martin o'neill is useless in scouting foreign players, i would not say no to extravagent sums being used as long as the player is good. As someone mentioned earlier in this post Wenger got both clichy and sagna for cheaper than 8m combined most probably, and i think this just highlights further how much martin needs to stop being stubborn and get some classy foreigners in. Warnock will be a good player for us im sure, but both of those players are better than him and there are so many better options , most of whom would be even cheaper. Emmanuelsen at ajax, and felipe at deportivo would both be good enough for teams like arsenal and liverpool and would jump at the chance to join us, but as we know, MON is useless in these regards. Onto other news and i was shocked to see Everton going in for Ever Banega. Apparently they have him on a season long loan and have the option of buying him or leaving him at the end, which in my mind is excellent business for them. Him and Aguero were the standout players for the argentina youth teams and let me tell you this guy has a killer passing range and touch. In fact i shouldnt really be shocked becuase everton are more or less the same stature as us, only their manager has had bids for defour rejected this summer, and has so many technically gifted players in midfield already whereas our manager has reportedly bid for collins from west ham. |
Chris Platt
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... You guys are amazing you complain because we havnt signed anyone and then when we're linked to someone you complain-what are you expecting? The club to sign Chrisyiano Ronaldo or maybe Messi-get realiatic guys |
Faccundo
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... So many better players available for less than 8m Lucas Neill Diego Lugano Matteo Spiranovic all frees |
MON - 4-5-1
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... TheColonel said: ... Firstly i think warnock would be a great signing. he is a very good player and i would welcome him. However 8m is a lot of money but i suppose considering martin o'neill is useless in scouting foreign players, i would not say no to extravagent sums being used as long as the player is good. Agreed warnock would be a good signing and who really cares if he costs 6 million or 8 million. Bigger schemes of things new quality player coming into the squad. Also agree with comments Ever Banega he is quality and someone we could have bought in on loan. |
nathan88
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... seems like mon is player of the season obssesed, what with milner, downing and now warnock. The only problem is they're all POS for shite clubs!!!! |
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vogra
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... 8mill for Warnock..good grief, you telling me you couldn't pick up a good left back for more than 5mill abroad..MON open your eyes and realise you can buy from abroad...for us to be linked with just one player after last week is a complete joke.. We are going to get tanked at Anfield..again ...... I hope i'm wrong as a can't stand L'pool but i've seen nothing that will change my mind since last saturday |
gregdavillainsays 'Randy Show me the money'
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... we cant buy from abroad cuz we've no scouting system abroad,why cant oneill get with reality and build a network like man u, arsenal and liverpool, we are f**king lightyears behind as a club. if we dont have a big budget we need to look away from the uk alot more than the bigger clubs |
Lew Chatterley's Lover
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... My mate goes down Flints in Mere Green and last night he saw Ashley Young in there with Jordan. My mate confronted Ash and said he thought he was bringing the club into disrepute. Ash said he just felt sorry for the guy as he hadn't worked since Pompey sacked him, and needed a shoulder to cry on over a quick pint. |
villa4life35
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... oh great...... we need TWO CENTRAL DEFENDERS and MOn goes out and gets another Left Defender........ WTF is going on in his mind....... |
Anthony Laud
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... if mon buys warnock that will take his spend this summer to 30m!!! i just dont understand it! He still hasnt bought a player for any positions we are desperate for a player. we need 2 centre backs, an attacking centre mid and a striker if he is to persist wit 4-4-2! these were the key areas at the start of the summer and still are with 10 days to go! is he going to spen 40m more on these positons - he must be if he is willing to spend 30m on players in positions that arent such a priority! even without buying players in these positions if we sign warnock we will have spent the 3rd most in the premiership! god oneil knows how to waste money! warnock more expensive than sagan and clicky together, more expensive than evra, belletti etc etc - how about look abroad Martin rather than always pay over the odds for domestic players!!! |
VDV
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... just watchinh gillte soccer saturday and they were speaking about villa. They said mon has to bring in a big name sighning that will exite the fans and improve the team. VDV is still avalible. they also said they were dissapointed in what mons done in this transfer window and that he has to get 4 or 5 more players in. i hope oneill was watching. |
KingoftheLions
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... I am pleased at the 'call to arms' mood of the site in the last day or so. I do feel that we need Carew to be more positive towards his career at Villa. Or have we got another Collymore??.We can't blame MON for Carew's apparent lack of determination. Or are the rumours true about him? |
Billy7
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... I believe in MON, I think he has done a grand job, as well documented in most my posts. BUT.... He has to answer 'how have we ended up with only 1 experienced center half?' this, imo is poor management. I'm not looking forward to Monday's game, i hope Liverpool have a stinker and maybe we could sneak a goal for a win but hey, i'd take a draw now. I just cant believe how we're short on numbers STILL! Warnock 8m? Get him in, he is good, over priced but i'm past caring on fees! |
VDV
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... they said we also need strength in depth. yes, it seems mon is the only one who does not know that. guzan fredial beye young davis cullar upson taylor warnock bouma Milner petrov sidwell delph VDV NRC young downing carew heskey gabi TUNCAY thAT WOULD DO FOR VILLA. WE CANN CHALLANE FOR SILVERWERE AND CHAPIONS LEAUGE WITH THAT. OR MON WILL JUST BRING IN UPSON AND WARNOCK AND IF SO WE R f**kED. |
robvilla
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... Let's get some positivity back, we all know we need signings and the fact is that Warnock (if indeed he does come) will be an excellent signing. Rated him for a while now and you only need to cast an eye on the Blackburn blogs to see how highly they rate their player of last season. He can't sign quickly enough as far as I'm concerned. Quality player. Warnock plus those replacements for Laursen and Barry before the window shuts (whatever the hell they cost) and all will be well with the world once more. |
VDV
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... we need a striker. no goals in two games against shit teams< very worrying. ( NOT SHIT TEAMS BUT ONES WE SHOULD BE BEATING.) |
Deltic Man
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... I saw that too ! Paul Merson is a top bloke and he looked really disappointed in MON and Lerner ! He said that we need a couple of big name players to excite the fans and to get us back on track, im enclined to agree with Paul wholesale !! Merse also said he was a Villa Fan so im sure he can understand our frustration with MON and Lerner in not buying a couple of world beaters. I think we should start a campaign to get Paul Merson at the Villa as a Coach and player advisor, i loved that bloke at our club , he gave his all and i remember him at the 2000 FA Cup Final crying his eyes out that we lost ! If he has not got a passion for the Villa then no one has ! Im happy with Warnock but we still need to 2 players like VDV, Defour and a Proven Goal poacher plus a strong centre back. |
Michael
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... seen merse aswell, he said we need to get carew playing, if everybody can see this why isn't he playing |
VDV
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... deltic man. paul merson as asistant manager would be nice. he could tell mon who to buy. |
Michael
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... If we get warnock in before the liverpool game and get rid of error prone shorey and have carew up front then i think we have a chance! |
VDV
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... merson was f**ked off with mon amnd learner. i just hope one of them was watching. if learner is giving all his money to the american football team he can f**k off. |
Michael
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... Villa are a team very low in confidence and to be honest the fans at the games are not helping, we need to gte behind the team because, with confidence high, we have a really good team, even now. Confidence is very unrated and can help win games against all odds. That's were MON comes in, and sooner rather than later, he will get this team going! |
Michael
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... I think the whole villa team should watch BraveHeart before every game to get them going! |
Vijay Daryanani
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... i think lerner doesnt have enough money to support to sports teams, he should sell one, he should either find us an arab or sell the cleveland browns and invest all that money with villa, what do you guys think?? |
MON - 4-5-1
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... Vijay, he will never choose the browns over villa. Were is he going to find a arab billionaire. Look at mike ashley he's been trying to find a buyer for newcastle and still no takers. I think were going through a bit of a world wide recession at the moment mate... |
scott1
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... just an idea guys.u might think im mad but if warnock comes what about playin shorey lm.i think hes a decent player,good engine and can cross.we would be solid on the left and a.young could play in the hole behind big john(viruses aside!) |
Lew Chatterley's Lover
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... Susan Boyle is from Blackburn, if MON could get her as part of the Warnock deal it would be a great move, opposition forwards wouldn't go anywhere near her. In fact if you could team her up with that bloke who won the womens 800 metres at the world athletics championships you'd have a formidable central defensive partnership. |
Anthony Laud
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... watching the m,an city game here as its on TV. There squad is frightening they could actually win the title. There players not even startign would walk into our team, Kompany, Sanata cruz, bellamy, SWP, de jong, elano, petrov, Onoucha, with lescott to come and more signings in Jan there squad will be the best in the league |
Anthony Laud
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... bloddy hell scot its 6 years ago when england had no choices and considered Playing cole and bridge on the left! one word - NO!!! |
Anthony Laud
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... also scott i assume you are happy with man city and arsenal winning! 2 teams that may challenge for the title beating 2 of our divisional rivals in pompey and wolves! |
Steve Badger
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... Scot, just an idea guys.u might think im mad but if warnock comes what about playin shorey lm.i think hes a decent player,good engine and can cross.we would be solid on the left and a.young could play in the hole behind big john(viruses aside!) I've heard worse calls than that, so no I don't think you're mad. It would be interesting to see. |
scott1
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... lol tone,chin up at least there are teams doing just as badly as us.i dont think we r relegation material i just think we r gonna struggle this season and with spurs and man city doing wht they r doing ill go on record to say we defo wont make europe this season.and thats being realistic not pessimistic.i actually thought the shorey idea was good he can cross,has a good engine and can double up defensively with warnock.whats your reasons why it wont work! |
scott1
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... in fact i would go as far as to say i reckon shorey would be a better lm than lb.its only the defensive side of his game that is lacking.(the most important part i know lol) |
Steve Badger
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... Scot, You're right mate, he's better going forward and if you were to lessen the defensive demands on him, I'd say it could work. He played pretty well on thursday, looking to make the pass and that run where he beat two, was more like him playing left mid anyway. |
Damian
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... martin o'neill is sitting next to david moyes at wigan. they're not talking though ... |
Altan Kargaci
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... Off subject .... Im watching Wigan v Man U on the inter web thingy . MON is there watching it with David Moyles . Everton are playing them next week . Why is MON there ????? Watching Talent !!! UTV |
Goldie 7
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... I just logged in and was going to mention that damian u beat me to it surely they working out a deal for lescott |
Goldie 7
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... Are they best mates oh manure just scored 2 goal in minutes takes the mick doesn't it  |
Rowley Villain
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... Who was that numpty that said we should get Martinez in to replace O'Neill? Lost at home to Wolves and getting trounced by Man U at home! Just because Wigan beat us doesn't make him a better manager than O'Neill! Just shows how fickle some of us really are. |
Biriani
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...Just because Wigan beat us doesn't make him a better manager than O'Neill! Just shows how fickle some of us really are. Or shows how bad our team actually is |
gregdavillainsays 'Randy Show me the money'
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... starting v liverpool bosnich Barrett McGrath Southgate Staunton Taylour barry Merson Young Dublin Yorke |
VillaPete
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... MON is watching Scharner as he's desperate. Warnock will sign for silly money on Monday, but at least he's a lot better than Shorey - who's not PL standard. Really need a striker and Haageland. Just pay Fulham what they want as he could make Cuellar great |
Rowley Villain
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... faangler You're missing the point Actually, it shows how bad our team was that day ........ or maybe how well Wigan played that day. |
Rowley Villain
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... Villa Pete Not sure we would be after Scharner, he's already said he's not moving unless he can play in midfield |
VillaPete
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... Rowley Villain I'm not keen on Scharner either, but MON wasnts experience and desperate is what desperate does. I bet our 2 signings are Warnock and Scharner. Neither great |
Sean
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... hopefully sam allardyce will shed some light on warnocks absence. Im sure Vijay already knows though |
jaywillis
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... Warnock is easily the best left back outside the top 4 and I think he'd be a great signing myself! £8m seems a bit steep, but its all speculation, it may be a lot less than that! I aslo wouldn't be surprised if shorey went in the opposite direction! He weren't in the blackburn squad at all so it looks like it could happen. |
Sean
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... bramble cant be any worse than calamity curtis. although we've been waiting so long for a centre back titus bramble would be so underwhelming |
gareth
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... my best mate is a geordie an the amount of stick i use to give him when bramble played for them i just would never live it down if we signed him pleeeeeease nooooooo |
Vijay Daryanani
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... maybe mon is watching bramble, he played very well today, and yes scharner was linked to us in january too |
Gabriel
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... An employee of mine met John Carew at a party over the summer. He said he'd never come across anyone as arrogant and full of himself. I'm a fan of big John, not least because he's our only player who looks like scoring at present, but maybe this explains some of the problem MON has with him. I'm afraid I think he'll rule himself out for Monday, and Thursday, and I wouldn't be too surprised if he's gone by the end of the week, if MON has another striker up his sleeve. Are my fears groundless? |
toastman
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... Has anyone read the post from a villa fan on another site where he replys to the general and really sums up the mood of the fans. Kind of puts the general in his place. |
Rowley Villain
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... Carrick not even sub again today that's 2 out of 3 times he's been left out. He could be the perfect replacement for Barry??!! Still reckon Vieira would be perfect for us for 2/3 years! |
Rowley Villain
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... I too fear big JC is on his way out. Who would've thought this time last year we would be without Barry, Laursen and, possibly, Carew. I'm starting to convince myself we are in trouble. Oh shit where's the beer? |
Steve
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... From rovers website Warnock absence explained Posted on: Sat 22 Aug 2009 Manager Sam Allardyce has explained why Stephen Warnock was left out of the squad at Sunderland this Saturday afternoon. The Rovers defender didn't make the journey to the Stadium of Light, with the manager explaining: "Stephen's head wasn't right so we left him at home. Thats the bottom line. "We know the Aston Villa scenario and it would have not have been right playing him because his mind is not on performing at his best so we left him back at Ewood. "If a lad's head is messed up because of anything that might stop him performing to his best then I would prefer that they say and don't play rather than actually try and get out there and let the team down and let themselves down |
Vijay Daryanani
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... rowley mate, yes we are in trouble, if we can get 2 cbs and warnock in wecan finish 7th! |
Tommye83
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... http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/N...87,00.html Warnock absence explained "Stephen's head wasn't right so we left him at home. Thats the bottom line. "We know the Aston Villa scenario and it would have not have been right playing him because his mind is not on performing at his best so we left him back at Ewood. "If a lad's head is messed up because of anything that might stop him performing to his best then I would prefer that they say and don't play rather than actually try and get out there and let the team down and let themselves down." |
Biriani
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... Carrick would be a great buy. He'd be the kingpin of our side, a legend Get him in |
Damian
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... Some new very classic looking Aston Villa wallpapers here: http://www.astonvillawallpaper...wallpapers Tommye83 It would be nice if our club told us something .. this appears to be happening! |
Steven Garbett
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... Was hoping Warnock would sign today, but it looks like we're gonna have to wait a few days. Why cant it all be so simple  |
kiddervilla
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... damian best of luck with that swedish food eat plenty of it and you might turn out looking like some of those swedish birds that would attract plenty of punters anyway i thought mon was at the wedding ? its says in the papers is there, with gordan strachan well like some of you it would be great to sign warnock even if we could sign 3 players for that price, (so what, moan when we do moan when we dont just no pleasing some people you must have very sad bloody lives |
Tommye83
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... 'Big Sam' doesn't seem to elude to the fact that warnock will be leaving. Sounds more like the lescott situation where the lad has had his head turned. As far as i know it seems fairly certain we went in at about £4million, £8 million sounds a stretch for me. Could put that towards a good player  |
Rich
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... Warnock can play midfield. So can Shorey! Numerous have posted that Shorey is good going forward but struggles defensively. Perhaps Left Midfield is a position for him. He did start his career inat Left Mid and is pretty comfortable on the ball. Just a thought. |
scott1
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... 2 great minds rich lol shame mon cant see it!its only the defensive side in his game thats lacking.his positional play wouldnt be a problem if he had a decent lb covering him and doubling up would negate a good rw.he can cross and has a good engine.its staring at us in the face.with teams doubling up on young i feel we need to play him in the hole,thus problem solved! |
Anthony Laud
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... who cares about an 8m average left back when we have shorey and hopefully bouma coming back! why isnt oneil signing the core of the team that we so urgently need. 2 Cbs, a central mid and a striker! its beyond belief that these signings arent done yet! with Calamity Curtis injured we have 1 centre back fit with prem experience! |
kiddervilla
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... one step at a time teebone it will all come together, in mon i still trust, he just take is bloody time about it but gets there in the end , wouldnt tungay be a nice bit of icing on the cake i keep plugging it you never know dont ask dont get |
bring back john gregory
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... vijay you are the biggest nob on this blog,you talk a load of crap and you can not back up anything you say,is your mole the sunday sport??? you idiot |
Vijay Daryanani
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... bringback johngregor, u loser, u wish to know what i do! go back to your whole you w****r! |
kiddervilla
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... remember 2 years back played in mid against us totally out played our midfields barry included good versitile player lets bring it on |
Anthony Laud
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... wiki says warnock is 27 years old. 28 this year! is this true! i thought he was young! ffs forget it MON 8m on somone that has only in the last year become a decent player and is 27 years old! look abroad martin ffs! viva villa - please explain how he is not just a left back??? he gets forward yes but is no left winger and certainly is no centre back at 5ft 9 and lightweight! |
albrighton
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... vijay, there was no need for you to be insulted, but really, if you are going to state things as facts on here you really must back them up with evidence, otherwise it is perfectly reasonable for people to assume that you are just making it up and you then end up looking a little silly. |
parisianrob
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... big sam said on sky sports after the game that he left warnock out cause he was in the wrong frame of mind and the rumours had got to him we have not had a bid anywhere near what we want for him and in light of todays injuries who knows i dont think in the team for liverpool monday me thinks |
Mike Carter
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... Tonebone He plays in midfield as well, as stated above. Do you really think O'Neill is going to spend ~£8m on someone who can only play at left back? Of course not. He's looking for versatility. Oh, and satisfy my interest please. Give me a list of players from abroad you could spend less than ~£8m on with that kind of versatility. |
cjvillacyprus
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... the sunday mirror says mon has 20 mill to spend but we need at least 40 mill to buy enough quality players i think randy is becoming the new ellis lerner must learn he has to spend to keep a top team flying investing in your team will always find you a profit ie a young bought 9.5mill cost now 30 mill to sell splash the cash |
Alan B
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... Maybe we should all go on holiday's untill the 1st and then ALL the guessing will be over and hopefully we will be happy ???????. The facts as I see them are that maybe we don't have the money that we all think we have and that as some of you have said, we have to wait to the end of the transfer window to hopefully get someone for the right price and that brings out the frustration in us. if MON wants Warnock and they want 8m then just pay up and lets get him, not sure why we have to wait ?? - please explain |
cjvillacyprus
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... alan we have randy who thinks he has bought a 3rd divition team and does not think he has to splash a lot of money :if citeh have to splash 100 mill and still not finished buying because there defenders are worse than ours judging by 2days game we need to spend at least 50 mill being 1 of the smallest teams in the premier |
FatKevs
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... Incase any of you still have any doubts (Keef Rob) our opening game was not against Brazil even though we made them look like it . We played Wigan, who since taking us apart have now been beaten by Wolves & a 5-0 drubbing from MU. We need to support the team no doubt but we must let the Yank know how unhappy we are with his role of chairman offering nothing £20m will go no where with MoN eye for a player, £12m for Milner Downing £8m for a 3rd division player. Hesky with weeks left on his contract |
Jake Gardner
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... come on then damian how did it go? if you dont reply i will take it the Surströmming has killed you  |
gareth
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... my mate holds a season ticket at anfield an he reckons that the liverpool fans thought warnock was decent an was sold cause he wasnt rafas cup of tea but other staff at the club rated him he got injured then when fit was sold |
cjvillacyprus
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... tottally agree fatkev randy start acting like you own 1 of the best prem league teams 1.vdv 2.snjeider 3.defour 4.distin 5.hangerland 6.the best striker you can find sanley would do for me and please get rid of heskey maybe even 2 strikers because big john looks like he is taking the piss out of all villa fans |
Alan B
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... cjvillacyprus -- get your point, it's becomong all the more obvious that MON just does not have the money that we were all told that he had a month or so ago, so who's been misleading us then ?? -- it's becoming all to confusing for me, time for another cuppa and breakfast for the day ahead. Just off the football for a min, the press etc over here are already starting to blame the ground staff for "fixing" the pitch. already lost the game. have a good evening. |
gareth
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... if all we have is 20mil then we r f**ked that wont scratch the surface double it an we have a chance an think carew should be given the benefit of the doubt as he has always done the business for us think the best we can hope 4 this season is mid-table unless quality comes in fingers crossed come on mon just do the deals we need stop pissin around you have had 3 years to sort the squad out please cheer us lot up |
FatKevs
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... The only problem with carew is MoN. MoN has issues with him like he did with Cahill. Even on the Jon getting the goal of the season he had a dig at him it was not in jest just not the result MoN wanted I was there |
Adey Stuttard
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... How about this scenario? MoN and Moyes were at the Wigan game. "David, how about we offer you £20M for Lescott just to fcuk Hughes off, what do you say? Transfer comes off, closely followed by the Villa boo-boys "Too much money (like it's theirs, ha!), meh!" |
cjvillacyprus
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... if scouting is a problem i will help o neill we have a player in my country who is as fast as gabby and as skillfull as ashley he has played in germany and in greece who is only 26yrs old and another the same who both arsenal and man unt wanted to buy both can be bought for under 3 million |
FatKevs
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... Mon "but I'm not so sure having finished sixth last season that we should come off to boos at half-time, at 1-0 down. Don't see the sense in that, don't see the logic either, but we'll overcome that as well" What is the sence in buying a player that is out till xmas when we have a depleted squad What is the sence in not understandng what your competitors are doing What is the sence in playing players out of position What is the sence in throwing games I could go on all night |
Simeon
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... Alan B, if O'Neill doesn't have much money to work with, why did he buy a mediocre wide-boy for £12m, who will miss a minimum of three months of our season, when we already have Milner and Young, Albrighton and Bannan coming through, and Delph who has also played as a left-midfielder? I would suggest the reason is so obvious that many can't bring themselves to believe it. Quite simply, O'Neill is an idiot. We have two senior centre-backs, both of whom inspire little confidence in Villa fans, due to the one being played out of position more often than not, and the other suffering with a significant shoulder injury since the FA Cup game with Everton, and who now, it's being suggested, will finally have to have the operation he should have had 6 months ago (God knows why he didn't have it in the summer. Oh hang on, that's right, O'Neill's an idiot...). We will inevitably pay a massive premium for any centre-back we go in for, which leads me to believe that O'Neill will opt to stick with what he's got, and use Beye as a centre-back when necessary. Before this summer, I'd have been amazed if we finished higher than 8th. Right now, even if signings are made, I'd be amazed if we finish in the top half. I'd call for O'Neill's head, but what's the point? He seems to have a job for life with Lerner for as long as he wants it. |
Adey Stuttard
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... FatKevs, How do you think the players feel 45 mins into a new season and be booed at half time? Shocking to be honest, I bet Delph wished he had never signed..... |
Steve Badger
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... Damian, I hope your site is secure mate. Looking on Newsnow, it seems someone might be targetting Villa sites |
Simeon
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... 1874AVFC, I'm afraid you haven't considered Lescott's perspective. He wanted out of Everton because a club who have a serious chance of doing something significant in football want him, and are willing to pay him massive money. Would he want out of Everton because a club who have no chance of doing anything significant football want him, and would be willing to pay him an extra five grand a week? My guess is that Lescott would rather stay at Everton than sign for us if it came down to it, though I further suspect that Moyes will accept the ridiculous money Man City are offering him for a guy who is good but not great. |
cjvillacyprus
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... we did not have a team in last years chapions league leagues for nothing we might even have a team in this year aswell apoel nicosia and last year farmagusta |
Simeon
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... Delph wished he'd never signed?? A League One player regretting a big money move to a Premiership club?? Come on! For what it's worth, I don't think it was reasonable to boo the manager, and by extension the team, at half-time. But O'Neill has brought everything that is coming his way on himself. Booing is an expression of passion, and the fact is that there are a growing number of supporters who are angry at O'Neill's ineptitiude. We all do things in the heat of the moment that we later regret, and you could say that booing your own team is an example. What O'Neill did in criticing the fans reaction, and failing to comprehend the reasons behind it, wasn't done in the heat of the moment, and so cannot be excused. |
cjvillacyprus
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... no more booing the team gave us 6 place last season with only 18 players and i believe that they will do it again last season they played with every thing they had hopefully randy will understand this and give them a helping hand .ie 40 to 50 mill |
Damian
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... GonzoAvfc Didn´t do it today thankfully but the camcorder is powered up and I suspect it is coming soon ... Badger I hope it is, I´ve done my best, but you never can be 100% sure ... |
FatKevs
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... 1874AV i do not agree with booing but fans have the right. At least they do not pretend every thing is fine like the Happy Clappers. A bit of unrest will force the Chairman into action, he has held onto his money He needs to do his job & help the club prosper or f**k off back to where he came from. It is clear we have not done enough. He has indorsed the madness signings so far |
Adey Stuttard
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...Delph wished he'd never signed?? A League One player regretting a big money move to a Premiership club?? Come on! Simeon, OK, I'll rephrase it - bet he was thinking "these fans are w****rs" |
rubben
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... my friend had a spare ticket to the baggies today so i went. yee i am a true villa fan aswell but it was with one of my best mates and i thought id go watch some action in the championship. its really different how we and baggies react when a player does bad. luke moore missed a penalty and they didnt boo him. they sang his namee. i think were abit harsh on our players and booing them isnt gona get them playing better now is it. |
Steve Badger
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...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M...ootballer) Don't worry, it's just Vijay taking the piss again  |
Faccundo
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... People r starting to realize the awful truth - cjvillacyprus, FatKev, Damian, Merson The problem isn't MON - it's Liar Lerner and his propoganda General Goebbels who have disseminated misinformation to scrape out wallets dry and turn a buck. Mark my words there will be no big spending - except at the Cleveland American handball brownies. The problem is, how do we keep MON but get rid of Lerner? People are crapping themeselves because if what I say is true, we could be stuck w Doug Lerner for a generation - not an appealing thought at all to my mind this is why mon dispensed w the 5 yr plan - he was told before the January window that no cash was available. Hence Heskey. Hence the comments this summer about Man Citeh making things harder - an attempt to lower expectations LERNER ELLIS OUT NOW |
kiddervilla
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... sounds like swede from stoke i thought mon had dipped into the unknown transfer market, (europe that is ) |
vogra
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... i want to know when this complete clown of a manager will resign...i've had enough of this bullsh*t, and take Doug Ellis Part II with you.. |
Simeon
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... Faccundo, there might, possibly, be something in what you say regarding Lerner, but as I posted earlier, if there is virtually no money to spend, what is O'Neill doing spending £12m on Downing for? If we're working with a small budget, then yes, I think Lerner has some pertinent questions to answer, but on the same token, O'Neill is clearly not the man to handle a small budget given his transfer strategy of paying over the odds for English players. We are led to believe that Martin O'Neill is highly respected manager who could walk into a top job tomorrow were it to become vacant. Certainly, when he arrived at Villa, he had a sizeable reputation. If he views himself as so many others view him, why would he put up with such onerous working conditions? Although there is clearly not a bottomless pit at Villa, O'Neill has been backed in the transfer market to a quite considerable extent. There is apparently a rigid wage structure at Villa, but I would be surprised if O'Neill didn't endorse this. What evidence there is suggests only that O'Neill is incapable of functioning effectively in the transfer market because of policies of his own design. If Villa were strapped for cash, why didn't we sell Barry last summer? Why is Ashley Young still at the club? Why isn't O'Neill protecting the investments he has made? Until we have a manager who is competent to run a modern Premiership football team, the jury will remain out on Lerner, although the longer O'Neill remains at Villa, the more seriously I question Lerner's competency to run the club. |
Faccundo
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... Simeon and vogra Well said Let's stick w our campaign and exert pressure on Lerner to spend We ARE the VILLA! The fans who wear the claret and blue w pride, attend games and look forward to each and every game w anticipation Villa is NOT Doug Lerner, General Goebbels, or the accountants who prepare the profit and loss statements. We'll be here long after the money men have counted their coin and retired to Palm Beach USA |
Anthony Laud
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... viva villa i am sorry but you are wrong! he does not play midfield - he played there in 3 matches for blacburn last year! i have confimred this with a blackburn fan and that was only down to injury! he is an attacking left full back! thats it! as for players for 8m!!! i could list hundreds seeing as warnock is not versatile! virtuallt every defender signed from abroad is under 8m - sagna, evra, agger, hangeland, skirtel, belletti etc etc etc etc etc! |
bring back john gregory
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... vijay=zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
Rich
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... I am going to risk getting slated and panned again, because £12M for Jenas (if it is to be believed) is nearly as mad as £12M for Upson. The only difference is that he is younger; hence the 'nearly'. FFS get some bloody value for money, look abroad and stop paying stupid money for decidedly average players. I love Villa, I like MON but we are all saying the same thing. |
Rich
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... I can see it now, we give Spuds £10-£12M for one of their average bench players and 'Arry' goes and buys VDV with the money and pockets some change! Totally speculative I know, but with the two manager's track records in the transfer market, it is something that really wouldn't suprise me. MON please prove me wrong. |
Rich
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... Fatkevs I don't think we can criticise RL for 'endorsing our signings'. A chairman has to back his manager's judgement if the money is availiable (or get rid). Otherwise we have a Deadly Doug 'sticking his all in' scenario all over again. |
parisianrob
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... scharner is not an option the reason he is leaving wigan is that he will not play at the back and wants midfield thank god for that big optimistic gambit here was mon there to talk to fergie about park utd cancelled talks and he is in his last season could be a good buy |
Jinksy
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... If MON thinks 12m Jenas is the replacement for Barry then that will prove to me that the bloke does know F All about football & will be his downfall. Can i add Jenas like Downing is injured.........I can't say he's lost the plot because this hasn't happend but if it does the boys in white coats will be moving into Villa park to take the fool away. |
Jinksy
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... Simeon - You talk so much sence mate...Why oh why can't the blind sheep see what's happening? I'm all for supporting the team etc but to say MON is dooing a great job ect is just bollox. |
Alan B
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... hey jinksy, have to ask if you live in sutton, I live in aussie and have friends in sutton |
FatKevs
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... Bloody hell Sidwell could be in trouble after that seeing how the fans could be unhappy & being suprised more players have not come in. There must be unrest behind the scenes Shit |
Chiefy1
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... Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill wants to reinforce his defence with the capture of Manchester City's Richard Dunne for £6m and Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin for £4m. (Sunday Express) Villa are also locked in discussions to swap defender Luke Young for Hull centre-back Michael Turner. |
VDV
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... gillete soccer saturday said that villa need a big sighning, who is expereinced 27, 28 years of age that will exite the fans and improve the the team. does mon listen to anyone, the fans no, the players no, learner most probably not and gillete soccer saturday no because jermain jenas is that player. what is going on with aston villa. MON OUT ! |
Alan B
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... could we not do better than Dunne & Distin for that money and why swap young for turner, I need your thoughts on that as I'm far from the action over here and have to rely on reading your comments |
FatKevs
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... There is no doubt MoN can work on a tight budget look at his time at leicester. The trouble is now he is trying to bring in good players not average & he cannot afford great players. Now good players, there is a catagory they can be great on there day but lack the heart or mentality to be great & when it get tough cannot be counted on like when we choked at every occaision last season. I think we should go for mainly a hatfull of potential mixed with a couple of quality players & hope. We do not have the money to buy success so lets go down the team building route playing good football along the way so we can enjoy going to VP If we win something bonus |
VDV
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... SPECULATION TODAY- 6 mil for dunne and 4 mil for distin 12 mil for jenas but pompy have said NIKO KRANJAR IS AVALIBLE FOR 8 mil. lets go for him. And villa are in swap talks with hull for micheal turner with luke young heading to hull. NOOOOOOOOO. And i would like tuncay Dunne (shit) distin (ok) Turner ( good) VDV worldclass Jenas 9 english good enough for oneill kranjar ( twice the player jenas is) |
leight
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... randy lerner must be committed as he will be spending £xxx mil on stadium redevelopment which in my eyes is a total waste of money as we only just sell out against top4 teams and local derbies money would surely be better spent on the team.... success b4 seats everytime..... |
Lew Chatterley's Lover
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... You're all barking up the wrong tree, the reason we're so poor is "the ginger factor", whenever we have a red head in the team we lose form (Sidwell, Tommy Craig, Bernie Gallagher, Brendan Ormsby). This theory doesn't apply to other sports, I'm a big admirer of the guy that recently won the triple jump at the world athletics championships. |
leight
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... krancjar good passer of the ball, cant tackle and no midfield maestro like baz, just another average squad player... |
VDV
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... MON DOES NOT MAKE SENCE. There r three center mids avalible to gtet. Vandarvart- worldclass Kranjar - very good Jenas- no goo Price wise- jenas 12 mil VDV 10 mil Kranjar 8 mil BUT, mon goes for the shitest and most expensive whaen u could get VDV for 2 mil cheaper. the only reason we r going for jenas is because he is english. wake mon |
Rich
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... Compared with previous CB targets at much more money, Distin and Dunne for a combined £8M (don't think we'd pay £10m) seems better value. Added bonus is that they do know how to play together. |
FatKevs
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... Rich 204 Yes Re Randy I can see nothing in place behind the scenes to support MoN. He has endorsed our non existent scouting system slow transfer activity. The support structure to MoN does not have to have the final say on the player that should be with manager or even that horrible director of football person that pops up at some clubs. It is clear MoN struggles in the Transfer window & the Chairman needs to step up but at Buzz & Woody live in toy town & we are just an old toy sod all is going to happen |
FatKevs
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... Leight property is a safer bet for a money man, a football players is huge gamble. As long as we stay in the prem that is all that matters, he can gamble on the team at Xmas if needed. |
FatKevs
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... People know i would luv the Yank to FOff but we can do nothing except letting him know how we feel. We did make it uncomfortable for DE but the final say was his There is no way we could budge this sod though he is not accountable to anyone |
VDV
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... a double swoop for distin and nilo kranjar would be nice. and then upson and tuncay. 15 mil - niko and distin upson 12 mil tuncay- 6 mil 33 mil |
FatKevs
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... I hope Learner & Hesky is a Gings we can then it would be worth taking a gamble on your theory & have a clearout |
FatKevs
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... Liverpool have tickes available for the Villa Game yet have sold out to Bolton. Yes it is a Midweek game but it shows our standing in the Game with other teams no wonder we cannot attract players |
tilijas
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... Jenas or VDV. tough one. jenas shit- price 12 mil. VDV worldclass- price 10 mil. Jenas shit but more exspensive VDV brill and cheaper. MON THINK ABOUT THAT ONE. |
FatKevs
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... its all very nice the players having no fear & talking about determination to get things back on track & adopting that positive mental attitude But Any fool & his dog can see we do not have enough players or quality Buzz(Randy) Find some money |
VDV
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... i was just listening sunday supplement and they were saying about villa. they said the ash and gabi have to get back at there there best. Hekey has to repay mon for getting him and scoring goals , and that we still have not replaced barry or martin and r squad is way to small. well mon said that is the reason we fell apart the last half of the season because are squad is to small and hes done f**k all about it. he has no exuse now. he has had 3 months to replace barry and larson and make r squad bigger and he has not done any of them. a week left to get 4 or 5 players in. im worried. |
FatKevs
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... We are being Held to Ransome by clubs because they know we are desperate. It goes to show are chairman does not have a clue |
VDV
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... clubs know that mon and learner will not spent over the odds for any player, not even by two or three million, so whwn managers here that vila want want them as well they just put one, two or million over the asking price and know that oneill wont pay it. |
bring back john gregory
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... luke young was our best defender last season even at left back, if mon swaps him for turner and pays £12 million for jenas when he is omly worth around 6 or 7 and thats pushing it a little he should be sacked asap |
Michael panizza
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... Warnock, Turner, Jenas, Huddlestone...is O'Neill aware the British market is overpriced and full of overrated players? And you keep telling us 'negative people' we should support a manager who - at Premiership level - can't be arsed to set up a decent scouting network? At the highest level, competing with the likes of Wenger and Ferguson? Then we wonder why it's all going wrong? How more obvious do you need it to be? Christ people, I'll support the team no matter what and all that but some of you have bacon rashers over your eyes or are just victims of a major bout of denial. |
PORTUGAL VILLIAN
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... the later mon leaves it the dearer we'll pay for em!!!!!!. i fear the worst this season. |
Steven Garbett
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... Fatkevs You are the one that doesn't have a clue. Were you actually a "fan" of Villa when Ellis was in charge? and have you ever seen the inside of Villa Park? I suspect the answer to both questions is no. |
Steven Garbett
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...Liverpool have tickes available for the Villa Game yet have sold out to Bolton. I see Wigan had all their empty seats on display again yesterday and they were playing a little team called Man Utd. You really are an idiot Fatkevs |
FatKevs
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... No i was not a fan of Ellis Season ticket holder, VP since 60s home & away, last season reduced away games, this seaon not renewed away scheme Share holder of old go to player of the year awards every year what are your credentials Delph |
Gary
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... I agree we are going to be paying way too much for anyone now and if the funds are not there we are in for a long season. I fear as we are not getting the players Mon wants..... We will panic buy and bring in more average players just to give us numbers. |
Steven Garbett
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... if that is the case Fatkevs why so much negativity about Lerner? I have been a season ticket holder for the last 10 years and held a keen interest in all things Villa before that. As far as i can see Lerner taking over our fine club has had nothing but a positive effect and its pretty clear for all to see. But being such a mega fan i'm sure you know every little detail of completing transfer deals and you "know" all of O'Neills targets this transfer window? |
FatKevs
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... Wigan are not ManU of Liverpool though you prob think they are after they humilliated us |
Steven Garbett
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... unless i've totally missed something Fatkevs the point you were trying to make is there are still tickets available for the Liverpool game because the scousers dont have an interest in seeing the Villa??? what a complete and utter load of tosh. Do you know how many seats exactly are still available? and why are you concerning yourself with sales of other teams tickets? |
FatKevs
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... Only a kene interest then. Aston Villa has been a Major part of my life i have supported Villa since a boy that is the difference son. I have put my own money into the club not just games & shirts, gone to shareholders meetings supported attended rallies handed out red cards etc i Have not done as much as many but i have done my fair share. As for 1 man owning our Club it is totally wrong. Aston Villa should be owned by the fans that day cannot be poosible when our soul has been taken by 1 man no i will not be content. We have no say or insite to our club |
FatKevs
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... The point is they have sold out to Bolton but not us we expect sellouts to Manu Ars pool the top teams. |
Steven Garbett
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... oh come on Fatkes surely your not trying to turn this into a cock showing competiton. only a keen interest? i haven't been knocking around for quite as long as you so i dont have as many war stories to tell. i do however have a lot of other keen interests in my life, including a good family life and holding down a good job. i could go and picket outside bodymoor heath this afternoon if you want me to but what would that prove? wel done for handing out those red cards by the way. |
jerry
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...oh come on Fatkes surely your not trying to turn this into a cock showing competiton. Delph To be fair to the fatman, you did call him out. Remember post 237 Were you actually a "fan" of Villa when Ellis was in charge? and have you ever seen the inside of Villa Park? I suspect the answer to both questions is no. The pissing contest wasn't the fatman's idea. BUT BUT BUT... Why are we arguing amongst ourselves.To be honest, I'd sooner the griping took place here than at VP on matchday. Someone earlier said that the away support was magnificent and that it hadn't helped. Can I remind you that our away form was extra last season. Two comments that have got me thinking: a) Milner at right back is a positive move because it gives us more attacking options b) Playing Storey at left midfield might work because going forward he's good AND he can cross a ball. (He was taking corners in Austria) |
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