Barry out and Heskey in? Plus some others
Monday, 01 September 08, 02:35 PM · Comments (305)
Okay, the title is slightly misleading as I'm taking a cheeky swipe at Man City. They've been bought by mega-rich Arabs who have already made bids for Berbatov, Villa, Robinho and Gomez.
But how bizarre would it be if they bid for Barry? They will happily pay our £18m if they wanted him but whether he would go is a different question. I doubt it, but money talks and it would tell us more about Barry than this whole saga has before.
Anyhow, from the absurd fiction to the, well, not quite as absurd but still absurd fiction: Emily Heskey from Wigan to Villa.
It's an obvious link - MON / Leicester / Heskey / striker / big - but at 30 years old and with a goal ratio of 1 in 5 for Wigan is there much truth?
Well, he'd be available for cheaper than other strikers and MON knows him pretty well. Also with the service we could provide that 1 in 5 could easily become 1 in 4 or 1 in 3.5 - maybe more.
To be honest I'm not so keen myself but then with only Marlene as a backup to Gabby and Carew I'm thinking that it isn't such a bad idea after all. I may be - and probably am - wrong.
I've also heard rumours of us fighting Newcastle for Xisco from Deportivo and us preparing a bid for little Mickey Owen. Why does everything recently involve Newcastle?
Valencia's Nikola Zigic - a target according to Sky Sports News (he is big after all) - looks set to join Racing Santander on loan, although that isn't confirmed just yet.
We'll be here until the window shuts at midnight (well, I'm hoping Damian is!) so we'll keep you up-to-date with whatever rubbish/news goes on as the deadline approaches.
Right, where's I'm off for a big up of coffee...
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haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa manchester city what a rather laughable day sorry man city fans but wake up and bid for realistic players robinho villa berbatov lol not a hope in hell im afraid and the same goes for barry
just cant see either happening???? barry no!! there going to be going for the likes of kaka not barry!!! heskey??? hardly part of MONs 5 year plan!! doesnt really fit the quick and young criteria either??
Talk about desperate for news! You're making it up now. You should see if you can get work experience for the news of the world
misleading titles upset me regardless of their sentiments
Celtic Villain - are you Howard Wilkinson in disguise?
Sorry celtic_villain, it's based on something I'd read - sorry for the offence!
I didn't actually make any of that up, although the Barry thing doesn't (as far as I know) have any truth behind it.
We're just trying to round up what is going on and keeping you informed as the window draws to a close. A depressingly boring close no doubt...
zigic deal done
think we'll probably capture owen for 2 mill and beat newcastles offer of 120,000 a week by at least 10,000!! it just aint gonna happen.
I'd rather have Doyle than Heskey. In fact, I'd rather have Mrs Doyle from Father Ted than the pair of em!
Reply to rob_h:
i mean to sanatnder byt he way
I will be very very disappointed if we dont sign another striker, MON has swept through the side, surley he must realise that if Carew and Gabby get injured please tell me who will play up front, who 1)Is Premiership class, and please dont say Harewood, he is an impact player to bring on with 10 minutes to go..I wanted Zigic,but he isn't English....Heskey..wahahahahaha no thanks, Doyle to fucking slow...not good enough,i would rather have Leroy Lita.... we should have gone for Djbril Cisse
Why don't we know who's writing the articles anymore?
Reply to Squirrel:
the best statement of the day
no not wilko but i will say this - "if we win our home matches and draw our away matches, with the occasional win, we should be in the top 4 by christmas"!
ha no offense was taken! just frustrated with losing my fav player (not to pool, but that he's an arsehole!) and the lack of a good forward.
i wait with bated breath...
i always thought that mrs doyel and kevin doyle were the same person. you know like paul o grady and lilly savage. is that not right?
Folks,
It time to face the music...Its after 9.30pm, no more additions to Villa this term. No doubt we tried really hard and we did well to get 8 in etc etc
i cant see any players signing tonight to be honest.... please god let me be wrong
vivavilla, the website is still bedding in - I'm not sure why my name has disappeared. I'll have a look into it.
Does it make a difference then if it's not Damian?
frazier campbell on loan ???
Im optimistic today and still feel that we cud sign ashton if we dont sign anyone at least we got a recognized right back
!
you should publish an article saying "Aston villa Land Davidf Villa on a 4 years deal" then do one of them sly quotes....
Sources close to Martin oniel confirmed that he has splashed the Money on David Villa because he realises that being a BBC pundit doesnt help the fact that he didnt bother buying a striker.
Martin also catagorically denies any truth in the fact that he would insult his own Playrs and fans by buying anyone like Barton, Heskey, Doyle and that he is much more knowledgable than to treat people with that much stupidity......
THEN WE CAN SEE THAT ON NEWSNOW AND EVERYWHERE AND SEE WHAT HIS EXCUSE IS THEN FOR SIGNING HESKEY.... LMAO
I know he is a tosser but with no new signings today I am starting to warm to Barton. If MON could sort out the physco in him there is a good player lurking around. Am I mad ?
The dream for me is Ashton & DLR
Ghosthunter, this is probably the last post we'll make today as there are no new rumours and I doubt anyone is coming in now.
Highly disappointing but being Villa fans we are used to it!
Reply to vivavilla86:
agree damian gone quite
doubt he'd travel from the country he lives in to be at a launch for any player.....
heyyy i've just seen jimmy bullard in the villa park car park gettin out of a mercedes
I swear, Damian knows something. He's soooo at the unveling of a huge name somewhere.
Reply to macca_the_god:
do you think damian is at BH signing heskey
Reply to Simeon:
woop wooop woop. simeon spoen with true pasion. you could be mon's soul buddy. well done. thats what we all needed some positivity. now on to thaat big name signing to help barry
big big deal brewing on ssn!!!!! please!!!!!!!
i hear it thro the grapevine
how much longer will you be mine
Am I the only one getting a little fed up at the regular digs at Gareth Barry on this blog, casting aspersions on both his character and his ability? As great an institution as Aston Villa FC is, we are exceptionally lucky that he is still a Villa player. It is only because the so-called top managers in this country failed to recognise that he has always been an outstanding player that he is still here. Would anyone have criticised him if Ferguson had signed him rather than Carrick a couple of seasons back? Or if anyone else had come in for him in the past five years with a bid that may, to the uneducated eye, have looked excessive, but would have in fact been a bargain price? To be brutally honest, even as recently as three seasons ago, when any hope that we would do anything in the next twenty years was ridiculous, I would have been happy to have seen him go and play for a big club with a great manager and fulfill his potential. I always felt that playing in Spain would have suited him perfectly, because his intelligence and technique would have been appreciated and cultivated. As it is, we should all thank our lucky stars that a player, and man, of his class is on our books. And before anyone mentions the NOTW, that unfortunate incident - yes, unfortunate - does not in any way compromise his character. And besides, MoN and Lerner have forgiven him (implying some kind of apology), and they were the sole targets of the NOTW interview. Anyone who hasn't done so already (and as far as I can see, they are thankfully a minority) should get behind Barry, obviously the club as a whole, and see what we can do this season. Who knows, we may even get to keep a player I wouldn't swap for any other, at Villa Park for the rest of his career.
As for the transfer window, let's hope we can get a quality striker in tonight, but if it doesn't happen today, it will in the future. That's what Villa want, and that's what we can get.
Yes, Simeon, you're the only one.
simeon....lighten up
I heard Lionel Messi is at bodymore.......
robihno to man city its going crazy now
fraizer campbell has signed for wigan according to collymore...what does that tell you about heskey?please god no....
robinho to man city??? i just cant see him going there??? they keep pumping the prices up though.
guys how do you think petrov did ant the weekend?
Robhino to Man City, LOL???
the big deal is robhinio to chieah
cambell is part of the berbatov deal to man u
Simeon, this is a blog where anyone can post something and put their comments down. There is no blog-wide anti-Barry line here, I am just not a massive fan of Barry and coincidentally neither is Damian.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and yours is obviously that you rate him. Mine is that I don't rate him as much.
If you have something to say you are more than welcome to write a post and send it to Damian. The more writers the merrier!
Reply to maindog:
i put a comment on the barton blog a couple of hours ago saying the heskey deal was subject to wigan getting a replacement. the other transfer is the same.
Reply to Luke_M:
Yeah, it'll be slightly more articulate if it's not Damian
luke_m....
leave my barry alone i still love him.
1 hour and 50 mins to go, what are the chances that Ruben De La Red could sign in that time???.....
SSN just reported that the "deal" for Barton has broken down.
I reckon they just make these things up for effect you know. I'll bet no-one was ever interested.
Reply to macca_the_god:
we need and express o signing to be in before 12
EvilDaz your only chance of De La Red is no chance. He wouldnt get here in time.
Maybe we can still sign Cappucinho?
Face it guys no ones comming, no one good anyway. Now I've wasted the whole day refreshing Sky, Setanta, Sporting Life, NewsNow, and this blog.
Tomorrow we'll get to listen to MON saying that it wasn't because we didn't try etc etc blah blah
22.02 Sky Sports News sources understand that Manchester City have put in place a £32.5million deal to sign Robinho from Real Madrid, while reports in Spain say the deal has been done. Chelsea had been hoping to capture the Brazilian, so will there be a late twist in the transfer?
makes me sick.... not moaning about our buys this year although our defense still sucks..... and i know we have spent 48mil but....
if Man city can bid 35.5mill for one player you got to wonder what the team being owned by a "billionaire" actually means....
nothing. if doug ellis wasnt quite as tight he could ahve afforded this....
for a billionaire he aint very adventurous.
Reply to EvilDaz:
chances of a rocking horse shitting
Reply to EvilDaz:
latte???????
Reply to macca_the_god:
floater more like
Their Middle eastern oil billions outnumnumber learners by a hundred fold. Lerner is a bag lady compared to these guys.
EvilDaz, theres more chance of Bham City winning the Premiership this season than us signing De La Red..
I know most of O'Neill's bids are well concealed behind the scenes and don't usually get leaked to press until the very last minute, but I'm very dubious anything will happen tonight. Disappointing what can you do?
Reply to Top_SIX_Villa:
look at west hams investment last year and portmsouth and it all gone to stih this year. man city might splash it now but its a quick fix and if they don't finsish top 4 in a couple of years it will cripple them. Remember the storey from school? the man who built his house on sand and the one who built on rock
Reply to rob_h:
this year we may be right though?????
heskey anyone
joey barton deal to whoever has fallen through
barton deal dead ssn just said
Reply to rob_h:
thought he had a good game was at vp watching and him and coker stood out allot more than barry!! (sorry simeon! not an attack just the truth) thought it was his chance to really shine and show the scouse what they were missing!! however all he seemed to do towards the last 20 mins was walk round with his head down!! no zip no urgency NO PASSION!! think the loss of the armbands knocked him back as well as the rejection from the scouse.
I reckon Sky Sports News just make this crap up for effect. I'll bet no-one was ever interested.
don't forget we all said that no one would sign this time last year. then at 11:00pm the transfer coup of the century landed.......
***************TONKY************
wrong petrov
At this stage i'd take Heskey or Doyle. We need more options and more competition for paces. Gabby n Carew are guaranteed a start because Marlon always plays sh*te when he gets a chance to start.
ssn said Barton to a top ten Premiership club, doesn't necessarily mean Villa. Come on Messi, you love the Villa and you know it, put that pen to paper
Supposedly this Arab group has TEN TIMES the cash Roman Abramovich has. I'd love to see Chelsea try to match their best offer.
For crying out loud, what's happening at City is a complete farce. When a group takes over a club that has effectively more money than they will ever need, it really does start to ruin things.
Can you imagine if a couple more of these Arab groups come into the Premiership? They're going to completey destroy our league.
Reply to rob_h:
the other petrov diddnt play
Reply to rob_h:
never mind!!! didnt watch the man city game!! didnt want to see swp scoring for fun!
ask paul
i know! thats the point
anyone else share my views on barry at the weekend?? this transfer stuffs boring me!!
why do teams always leave it so late? i dont get it. i am expecting that scottish bloke on ssn to anounce any minute " we are hearing news from villa park of a double swoop, doyle and heskey.......
they will br the only two we have a chance of signing if any. so its one of them, or both or nothing. take your pick
Man City wont be the last to see Arab money come in. Your right vivavilla, our league is screwed.
alexie smertins been released??? lol
askpaul68, I'm sorry, please forgive me!
Reply to rob_h:
no chanse rob stop thinking that.
Supposedly this Arab group has TEN TIMES the cash Roman Abramovich has. I'd love to see Chelsea try to match their best offer.
Ten times doesn't probably eve touch the sides. These guys could buy Roman Abromovich as a fireplace ornament and still afford to lose him behind the sofa.
i hope we dont sign anyone rather than sign this pile of crap
Reply to _AP68_:
i can dream dude. when i posted the heskey link earlier today (well before ssn or anyone) i thought my mate had put 2 and 2 together and got 12. but he also said petrov. people are so full of shizen that i haven't posted until the heskey one started to develop and wigan signed a replacement.
Luke,
I was merely taking the opportunity this blog gives me of expressing mine.
Of course we are each entitled to our opinions, and that is a good thing - though it would be even better if every Villa fan was of the opinion that Barry is class!
For the record, I do understand that, to some extent at least, we all from time to time exaggerate for effect. Inevitably there is some suspicion that Barry might be 'in it for the money', and my theory is that many would rather suspect this than the alternative, namely that Barry doesn't love the Villa like we supporters do. Unfortunately, Barry wasn't brought up a Villan, and so what he feels about the club won't be the same as us. But nevertheless, many of his teammates have said that Barry loves the club, and though that love isn't of the same kind as ours, I believe it's still genuine, and that when he hangs up his boots, Villa will be his club.
Moving to Liverpool would have been misguided, but not malicious. Indeed, if Villa and Liverpool weren't so close, then no malice would be inferred on any of our parts.
We can all have our opinions about various player's ability. For example, I'm disappointed that Gerrard didn't play yesterday, as I think if he had, we may well have won what would have been a more open game, as Gerrard plays without much discipline, isn't an intelligent or tactically astute player, and isn't posessed of a great deal of flair. Although he is a great athlete...
But a man's character is a different thing. Over the years, as Villa fans we have all seen the way he conducts himself on the pitch, with decency and respect, and we all know that he is a great professional. And the NOTW incident aside, his media profile is impeccable - in the sense that it's virtually non-existent. He's a fundamentally good guy, and that kind of character doesn't change.
Anyway, thanks to yourself, Damian and the rest for AVFC Blog. Keep up the good work and all that.
reading no ins or outs ssn confim no doyle then
Fulham n Reading have said they will not be buying or selling any players tonight. No Doyle then.
Reading confirm no movement in or out for them in TW time remaining!
Reply to SteUTV:
there is a god
apparently reading are all done no ins or outs? ssn. no doyle.
I fear this is the only way the league can be saved. In the not too distant future, the league will be decided by whichever billionaire can by the most players in the transfer window.
When a club instantly gets transformed like this overnight - how is it a fair competition? Yes I know our club was bought out but we would never have been paying £32m for Robinho.
Salary cap is the only saviour!
oh well bed it is nite all
simeon....
is barry your son?????
Reply to rob_h:
better hope heskey is good with a trowel then
barton deal foo to who ever he was going to
Heskey or Nobody now!!
Or has MON been busy and we'll get a forward
Reply to kingvilla:
heskey is the decorator he is there to paper over the cracks
Reply to macca_the_god:
you aint going to bed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you know mon better than that. if you went to bed this time last year uo would have missed the salifou signing!!!
heh was meant to be barton deal to portsmouth with a player going other way, which has fell through
damian where ARE YOU
I'm glad it's only 5.46PM here. That way I won't lose any sleep while hitting refresh
i predict at 11.55 tonight the breaking news will be announced that we've offered alexie smertin a two year contract after being released by fulham!! i'm here for the long haul!! come on MON hurry up ive got work in the morning
come out come out wherever you are!
am i the only person who's getting fustrated at lack of movement at vp
Reply to pprid:
Barton and Rednkapp - a match made in heaven! Wouldn't trust either as far as I could kick them!
i am hank marvin. i am gonna eat a cheese slice. i only eat them when i have had too much to drink.
oh dear that means if villa sign petrov later and i am under the influence the neighbours will have to restrain me from flashing my naked backside in public for theseocnd time this week. at least if its late they won't have the camera and i won't be all over facebook again
No I think every Villa fan around the world is with you askpaul68
Reply to rob_h:
are these the same cracks gabbys been filling?
rob h are we supposed to be after Martin Petrov then?
campbell going to spurs
Reply to kingvilla:
i know nothing of gabby's sexuality i swear
Did that bloke on SSN just say "it's getting darker and darker"? It's 10:50pm mate, how much darker can it get??
mon is coming on at 11.30 anything can happen it only takes a second.
look at spurs, they have just done a deal for frazier campbell, that came out the blue.....it starts now......come on mon
Reply to _AP68_:
nope..... BUT WHATS THAT......
10:40 Sky Sports news understands that Aston Villa boss Martin O so Slow does infact suffer from Sleep Apnia and at the crucial time where every other team down to the pub league has bought someone today, he is happliy fast asleep in the Ladies at Villa Park
Reply to _AP68_:
are you crazy. we have been the biggest spenders this tw. so how can you say you are dissapointed at the lack of transfers. nob head.
any second now he is gonna say...and we are hearing from villa park that heskey has signed...
i reckon oneil has got a sneaky one lined up too, i can see 2 signings happening.
Reply to rob_h:
The boy done good, So did coker. See what a bench full of decent players does for attitude of the regular starters. Wakes 'em up.
Agbonlawhore is an idle sack of shite
Reply to wheelo2020:
Shock horror Jermaine Pennant isn't keen on a move to Stoke.
Of course he bloody isn't, he's got the cushiest job in the world at the moment - sitting on the bench at Anfield perming his afro!!
Not sure why I replied to that
Reply to churchil:
wrong petrov! lol
Reply to wheelo2020:
MON ' we have signed two players, heskey has signed, i know him from my leicester days oviously that great and also martin petrov/ nakamura (who is in talks with everton currently) we were close to signing robinho but he is overrated and we have marlon for that role
Reply to wheelo2020:
berba to Manyoo, no fee agreed.
Campbell wanted by spurs.
Anyone see a way out of this situation?
Seeing as I predicted we would beat Stoke 4-0 I am going to9 now go for no signings before deadline.
If MON thinks we don't need more players, I support him. He knows best after all. I'm sure we'll make a great impact into the top 4 now.
...oh, and I want the same stuff he's smoking.
betty ....
im the same as you, but i think your gonna be right on this one...just when you wanted to be wrong
where is our messiah?
damian. are you in the boozer?
If MON thinks we can get through to January with the strikeforce we have he's on another planet We'll be out of Europe, out of League cup, and languishing in the bottom half of the table. STILL TIME TO SIGN OWEN AND ASHTON
WAKEY WAKEY MARTIN!!
I think people need to think about this transfer window as a whole and recognise we have bought quite a few players in. People are being harsh on MON. Have some respect for the guy. He's not just going to be sittin there having a hot chocolate before going to bed is he? He knows what he's doin. In MON we trust!
I think damien might be gone to bed as well as mon, it looks like lights are off at villa park. It looks like we have to wait till january for a striker
Reply to _AP68_:
sigh.
nite nite people
I think people need to think about this transfer window as a whole and recognise we have bought quite a few players in. People are being harsh on MON. Have some respect for the guy. He's not just going to be sittin there having a hot chocolate before going to bed is he? He knows what he's doin. In MON we trust!
2308: Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon on Spanish television station VEO: "We have agreed to sell the player for human reasons, for footballing reasons and for an important quantity of money." So, Robinho seems certain to be on his way to Manchester City. Crikey.
Does the deal have to be completed at Midnight or do they have to have an bid accepted by midnight.....
cos if he bid now on someon is there enough tiem to
Reply to Villa_Chris:
stop arse lickin i want del la red and aston now
i meant ashton
Reply to Villa_Chris:
I think in reality it's more about the realisation that we're all a bit sad sitting in front of our computers at nearly midnight. Personally I think I'm going a bit stir crazy. Overall, good transfer window, at least we've got a right winger and some defenders
i feel we've been to quiet for nothing at all to happen if that makes any sense?? MONs very shrewd!! im staying on till 12 then thats it.
Thats all well and good, but NO STRIKERS!!
did you know mon's phone is turned off.
Heskey isn't that like a step backwards?
Stop talking bull, We got one big goon already what do we need a second for. No way would MON even consider him. Stupid to even link let a lone make this post, possibly the most pointless one I've seen so far.
All to take a dig at Man Durka Durka Durka City.
Reply to Top_SIX_Villa:
transfers can still be completed after midnight. dont know the ins and outs of it but ya mans just said on ssn .
Did u call him?
Im not arse lickin. Thats what I think. Some people are just never happy. Hes bought players in every position we needed strengthenin and if we dont get a forward tonight (which i would like too) but MON comes out and says he did everythin he could then fair enough. Most people forgot we needed a forward after Man city, just a right winger...which we got.
Granted Gabby is a lazy B**tard at times and does need someone class to kick him up the backside. But MON will be doing everything he can now, im sure.
Reply to clevelandvillian1:
no ssn did
Reply to _AP68_:
I take it all back....hes in bed
ahhhhhhhhhh im so so so sick of hearong about berbatov this robinho this man city this newcastle that stoke this where the bloody hell is the villa signings eh come on we need a striker in and theres not long left hurry up
Reply to Villa_Chris:
your still arse lickin chris
Reply to Villa_Chris:
he's bought in players for every position.......
i bought a vest at primark..... it doesnt mean that vest will stop a bullet. Does it?
Reply to Top_SIX_Villa:
Depends....is it a bullet proof vest?
Reply to Villa_Chris:
lol at Primark??
23.16 Joey Barton has admitted that he 'owes it to Newcastle' to remain at the club
Reply to SteUTV:
thats a brave, brave quote.
Thank god for that
Reply to Top_SIX_Villa:
ha ha ha
do you think dame and mon are in bed together? maybe thats why there has been no news?
Ugly Betty I Hope you are right!
30 mins to go.....
Im in anada at the moment so its only 4:30. Just nipping up out the office for a Beer. il be back at 5 (12) and i will either be gettin pissed with joy or Pissed with depression.
Good news all around without hearing a thing then!!!
30 mins and counting! come on MON, you can do it my son!
At this stage I am hoping for Doyle or Heskey
Reply to wheelo2020:
iv heard of reading between the lines but im not familliar with
reading between the sheets
"Right lads, just under 12 hours to go and I'm convinced we're going to sign someone or two..."
Quote from Damian earlier today. he soooo knows something.
im feeling so depressed now
Reply to tonky17:
What do you mean ‘wrong petrov’? How many are there?
O dear, looks like I’ve had another senior moment. They come more often now.
Well, at my age, I’m entitled. How old I am is my business but I was at Villa’s first Cup Final in 1887. My Dad took me. We beat the Baggies 2-0.
staying up to 12 ya lightweights i got work in morning to,
anything int he rumour of blake from wolves
surely robinho's gonna spend a year at man city then hold a press conference saying he wants to go to chelsea????
23.24 Sunderland have completed the signing of former star George McCartney from West Ham United for an undisclosed fee.
Ashton aint goin nowhere then!!!
"Right lads, just under 12 hours to go and I'm convinced we're going to sign someone or two..."
Quote from Damian earlier today. he soooo knows something.
Christ almighty....What about that news...Rooney to Villa...?!
Fitzy0, you better eat your words - Robinho's just signed for Citeh...
damian we know you see these posts whats the crack dude
Anarchist you rotten scrotum, I'm so tired I actually checked that rumour.
Reply to churchil:
i answered with the same reply earlier on. rob-h was on about martyn petrov of man city bringing up the fact he didnt play and that we'd welcome him at the villa.
why would nobinho wanna sign for the mancs. it can only be for the money. stinks
want to go to bed but cant still with some hope
heart over head i feel.
why the fuck have sky sports got a bloke at stoke? who gives a fuck about 2 shit signings they have made, get someone at villa NOW
Damian is offline. I wonder why? Think hes being updated by the insider he knows?!?
Damian is offline. You think hes getting updated by his insider friend?!?
Reply to rob_h:
click on his name it tells you if he is on or offline
^^^ sorry, dodgy submit button
Reply to rob_h:
For the money!!! Nah, I can't believe that.
how do you know damian is offline? surely our man in the know cannot be offline with litle over ten mins to go?
Wasn't our goal scoring record pretty good last season???!!! Not worried if we don't get another striker.
I've got to be up at 6.00 am. I must be fucking mental.
Reply to rob_h:
I clicked on his name and it said offline on his profile
what a terrible deadline day no excuses this time if other clubs can get in players y cant we. very dissapointed
heart has been ruling head all night should have gone to bed hours ago. now tomorrow im going to be tired and pissed off instead of just bein pissed off.
Seriously, what a flippin sad day when a player like robinho chooses man city? It's not like they followed him for a long time before today, so it's obviously he did join for the moolars. Sod em. Any player who joins for a the money never lives up to expectation so I can see this leaving citeh with egg on their faces.
Reply to flash:
i'm with you there alarm goes off at 5.20 in the morning!! glad its all been worthwhile!!!!
What if Robinho to City means Petrov has said Fcuk that i'm off and comes to the villa, and then MON plays Ashley up front with big John or as a three with Gabby and John up top and ashley in the hole he was devastating in that possition last year., that would be as good as a striker coming in.
Damian,Damian,where for art thou Damian ? Give us a break mate,speak to us !!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply to Luke_M:
yes luke i am eating my words right now i must say im shocked and slightly envious of what a good player they have just signed and i must say they in the long run have a better chance than us of getting top 4 as they now have an endless amount of cash and a manager or owner whose not afraid to splash it the same im afraid cant be said for us
Reply to avinmyveins:
I think your at stage 5
DENIAL: I'm too young to die. I'm not ready to die (is anyone ever really ready?). You don't just get up some morning and say, "Well, I'm ready to die today". Even when a physician informs one that nothing can be done for them the feeling that some mistake must have been made is in the dying person's mind. The prediction from ones physician of imminent death can do several things. It can give you time to prepare, take care of business, close doors, make amends. The shock begins to ebb as you come to grips with approaching death.
ANGER: Suddenly you are not in control of your life, or death. You have no choice......you are going to die. You have always known this, no one has come out and stated it as a fact before. It makes you angry, you feel so helpless especially at first, then guilt climbs upon your back Anger is directed at everyone and no one in particular. It is a sense of loss of control which is likely not a new feeling if you have endured a long illness. It is normal. Anger is in its own, a sense of strength. It can also be debilitating.
BARGAINING: You are willing now to compromise. No use denying it, anger comes and goes so perhaps you can make a deal with God! You are willing to promise to do or not to do specific things if only you can be given more time. It can be based on an upcoming event that is important to you. You can be suffering from insecurities regarding a member of your family or a loved one who you feel is yet dependent on you. There can be a rift that has never been eliminated that needs to be further addressed. You are not free to go until these reasons can be alleviated once and for all. You are hoping yet and eager to deal!
DEPRESSION: This is such a normal part of the process of preparing to die. You are already depressed about your incapability's in dealing with responsibility, projects and the situation of every day life. Symptoms of terminal illness are impossible to ignore. You are fully aware that death is inevitable. Aware, angry and filled with sorrow and here again the culprit of guilt sneaks in as you mourn for yourself and the pain that this is causing you family and loved ones. Another totally NORMAL phase.
ACCEPTANCE: This comes after you work though the numerous conflicts and feelings that death brings. You can succumb to the inevitable as you become more tired and weakness hangs on. You become less emotional, calmness arrives and banishes fear along with joy or sadness. You realize the battle is almost over and now it's really alright for you to die.
Don't worry guys Damian has two usernames..he has an alias....it's taglor..!
Dubai Capital will change the league. I would think some sort of salary cap or something will be on its way.
In the meantime, don't get on MON's back. Villa have splashed the cash as much as anyone. It doesn't necessarily go all that far these days.
This was on the transfer clockwatch on the Guardian.
"Aston Villa have sealed a deal with Swedish team Malmo FF over Ola Toivonen and the price is believed to be around 1.6£ million. They hijacked him in a last minute bid, infront of Stoke who have been interested. Ola Toivonen have played in the same clubs as the Swedish internationals Olof Mellberg (Degerfors)and Markus Allback (Örgryte)who probably have told him good things about the club. He have also for a few weeks ago expressed his dream to play in the Premier League,"
Shit!
Will you all stop this bollox giving out about Robinho ONLY going to City for the money. We would all love to be able to get players for the money. So Friedal, Young, Shorey, Davis, Sidwell, Milner etc came Villa cos the love VP and are fans like us. Bullshit. They came for the money and we all know it.
can they unveil signings in the morning ?
Reply to SalifousRightHandMan:
registrations have to be submitted by 12 midnight
i may be jumping the gun slightly but does anyone feel let down by damians no show?
Surely if Chelsea REALLY wanted him, he would have chose them over City. I'm just glad he's gonna be playing in England
enoughs enough im gonna go dream about what should of been!!!!
damians predictions have been poor anyway did he get one right.
SSN. Robinho ^m per yr after tax. Fuck Me!
Deals can be confirmed after 12 as long as it was done b4. 20mins n then bed.
i cant believe i got my hopes up for today
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Reply to _AP68_:
at an interview at the Birmingham mail???
Not a sniff......gutted guys
Would loved the Ashton rumours to be true. Man City thing is f***ing gauling me
Reply to rob_h:
No, this is his job; it's a novelty for us. he might have something serious on.
If there was anything to report it would've been up here... but there isn't...
Reply to SteUTV:
clasping at straws mate
Get a bloody life you muppets...What's all this 'Where are you Damian?' and 'anyone feel let down by Damain?'
He writes articles on this site. That's it. He's nothing to do with Villa and picks up info from the websites and his contacts.
If you ask Damian nicely he will sing you all a nice lullabye so you can all sleep soundly tonight after your last few hours of stress..!
nite guys. keep smiling
Reply to _AP68_:
Just let go mate!
ah well nothing in.
we are in trouble if we get a player injured.
big john gets injured we'll finish 8 at best.
i think i speak for alot of people when i say we would have loved a striker to come in.
not so sure about or season.......
Damian has been quiet becasue he doesnt actually have contacts, he just reads other sites and posts it on here. hence why he has no comment, there is nothing to add. he doesnt know anymore than anyone else who is searching the different sites.
LMAO 32 Mill on one player what about the rest of the team. Its not just one player to win the league. I give it one or two seasons and he be off to Chelsea or ManU.
im off to drown my sorrows
Reply to jedi:
For fcuk’s sake - Which Petrov??????? Is somebody taking the piss?
Who’s on first; What’s on second; I don’t know’s on third and Why’s on fourth. But even Man city can't afford their wages
Reply to Villa_Chris:
serious question. are you gay?
weve still got sidwell and cueller to make their debuts in a couple of weeks, so that will be somthing positive. no panic buys this time lets see what happens in january.
i still dont understand y he went to manchester city though yes my comment looks bad but im sure at the time most of u would of thought the same
is there any point staying up? what times did we hear about maloney and salifou transfers?
Reply to Fitzy_7:
probably the worst comment ever mate- not a hope in hell hey? oh dear fitzy
I feel exactly how I did after the Uefa cup game last thursday....tired and let down, wishing i never wasted my whole night
gutted that there is nothing offered by this blog, not a sniff of inside info nor the decency to post a new headline at the end of the transfer window, pants, complete and utter pants
He said he would address the size of the squad that he gambled on in January................................Did he fucck..........we've got 1 more player & 2 full backs he doesn't rate. Well if he did rate them why does he keep bringing them off. MON you have let us all down. The squad is tiny, we only have 3 strikers & if our full backs get injured we are in the shitt.
yeah Robinio at city will not make them great they still have other useless players in the squad (and a few goodns thou) but will he gel with the likes of darius vassell emile mpenza etc... better than the likes of deco lampard drogba j.cole etc..... made the wrong choice went for the dosh not for football he'll be found wanting in the prem with all the stars like him playing for other teams
Reply to Villa_Chris:
serious question - are you gay?
Reply to wheelo2020:
Yeah, I'm just checking with my private baker and he says he can have the world's biggest humble pie ready for about 7am.
Reply to wheelo2020:
ha ha no mate sorry....you'll have to find someone else
Reply to clevelandvillian1:
What a numpty, bottom half?
Sack MON now, he knows nothing does he..?
lets be fair here, at the same time i made those comments and man city had bid more than 300m on players yes 300m most of those players being world class it just sounded insane to me and i know most if not all of u would of thought the same or at least raise an eyebrow even the ssn reportors were slightly laughing. ha it will be the last time ill comment about another club in a hurry these kind of things always come back to haunt me somehow
I FEEL ROBBED !! DIDNT RANDY LERNER SAY HE WAS WILLING TO SPEND
30 MILL ON ONE PLAYER!!! WE WONT BREAK INTO TOP 4 NO CHANCE
WITH ONLY HAREWOOD,GABBY AND CAREW UP FRONT
no laughing at man shity fans now they signed the one and only/
i am shocked
maybe we should go for players like that we have a billionaire in charge don't we?
and have you heard new man city owner he said 60m on 1 player no top 4 no more more like top 1(man city)
Kevin Doyle to Villa 7.5 million.
Footballtranferleague.co.uk
Reply to villadreamer007:
No Lerner didn't say anything of the sort. The General did and both MON and Lerner criticised him for saying it.
night lads....hopin to wake up to hear we did sign a forward afterall. Fu**in Sky sports havent mentioned Villa once. Could of at least said we havent signed anyone!
You never know though, confirmations are still comin through
up at 6.00 what a waste of sleep!!!!!
Why are all these people questioning the signing of robinho? lets be honest, wed love him at villa. very similar to those geordies who started running milner downer once hed signed for us. Lets just be honest and admit that we are jealoues-Many City have signed a world class striker while we rely on gabby and harewood. Its a fucking joke. Tope 4? you must be joking. top 10 would be a bonus
someone must be coming,im staying up untill they do .probaly the men in white vans for me
expect plenty more man city fans they only live round the corner from my house now you no lmao
pete your an upbeat kinda bloke huh?
gutted.com
we are not a top 6 team, i think we haveto be pleased with 8th.
no fucking goal scorer. its unreal, no goal scorer how stupid is that
Reply to celtic_villain:
lol! indeed i am. glass half empty? its bone dry.
I'm a bit gutted to be honest.
I'm happy that we've managed to bring in some decent players this summer and our outlay has been good compared to previous years. But... we knew that they were huge gaping holes in our side and I'm not sure that any of us would have picked the players that we have signed to fill them.
Don't get me wrong, i think that we've got a stronger side than we had last year, but we punched above our weight to finish 6th and we'll have to do even better this year.
I think we all would have loved at least one star signing, i was happy when we bought Sidwell, Milner and Cueller but none of them get me particularly excited.
The reason Tottenham and Man City have signed star players is an indication of their ambition. Even their high profile failed bids would have helped attract other star players.
I like MON's policy of young and hungry English speaking players but I wish we could mix it up a bit and add a bit of flair and excitement as well.
Our squad numbers aren't that dissimilar from last year so I hope we are equally as lucky with injuries this year. Let's also pray that it takes a while for the Spurs, Man City and Pompey teams to gel as well as Everton not reaching the hights they did last year.
Top 4 looks a long way off, but I'm looking forward to seeing starts from Milner, Sidwell & Cueller.
Good luck to the boys, this is the squad until january at least. I hope they do us proud.
x
What major disappointment!!! Guess MON is happy with getting into the uefa cup through the inter toto!!! I am fuming!!!!
WE will finish BELOW the 'top 4,'above Everton....... but below Spurs, Pompey, Money City, and have to fight for 8th with Wigan? Fulham? Sunderland? Newcastle? !!!! so potentially 12th, but maybe 8th? cant see any better than that. very dissapointed, no work tomorrow though will sulk all day and wonder what I have done for many years........... why didn't we sign X or Y or Z???? EVERY WINDOW IS THE SAME, EVERY YEAR, SAME OLD VILLA. But unlike a marriage, we'll love em no matter what, hopefully no injuries, wee bit of luck, top 8????
why is everyone critiscing o'neil.just cause we didnt buy on the last day.ok, we did need a striker, but a decent one is hard to come by. everyone was saying doyle doesnt score enough and ashton maybe over-priced, and thank god we didnt get heskey. overall this window we hane done well, 2 international full backs in, a lot more competition in midfield and defence, and 2 goalkeepers.we didnt get everything, but who has, everton would bite o'neils hand off for the signings we have made.lets get behind the team, we needed a striker, but we scored more goals than a lotta teams last year, and 6 in 3 this year. top 6 is still realistic.
UTV!!
what a joke!! 7 players in and 6 players out. ok the players might overall be of a slightly better quality but i am certainly not happy. at the start of the window everyone was on here saying we need 8-10 players more than last year. mon said we were significantly short on numbers and wouldnt of coped in a situation like west hams and we had been very lucky. Now suddenly everyone is happy - how all your expectations dropped hey! well we are going to have to rely on luck again now u irish pric! west ham had 12 players out last year and came 10th - we certainly wouldnt!! damian mate are u happy - i know you said u expected an increase of 8-10 players at the start of the window.
we have lost ground on liverpool, pompey, mna city and spurs if they get it together. look at the players we have signed - shorey and luke young are full backs boro or fulham look to sign - they are not good enough for a team looking to challenge the top 4. one of our signings is a goalie who wont be involved for a year or so. milner is very average. sidwell and cuellar we will wait and see but to be honest i dont see oneil starting them till after xmas cause he doesnt have the bottle to change things.
football has moved on and mon hasnt since his time at leicester. buying home grown players wont now and wont ever get us to the top 4 and wont even consolidate us in the top 6.
we over achieved last year and will have to again and will have to be lucky with injuries and suspension just to finish top 8. i dont think we will qualify for europe this year after the summer we have had- 8th at best and if that happens young and barry will be gone next summer!
Lets be honest, discount davies who was here last year, we brought in 7, mellberg was the only first team regular who left.maloney got a handfull of starts, moore was injured and at brom and sorenson n burger hardly played a game. we have much more competition now.we did over achieve last year but was top 4 ever realistic.
and lay off o'neil, he has taken us very far in the last few years, thats why we are even thinkin of top 4, he knows wat he is doin.
We had to slow down with building up the squad, otherwise how are we gonna make sure it's gonna take a whole 5 year-plan to get somewhere? If Prem clubs were people, we'd be a cautious old lady crossing the road and checking each side 12 times.
Oh, and on Sunday we should have had L'pool by the balls but unfortunately we couldn't find our own set.
Disappointed.
HAHAHAHAH TOLD YOU SO WE ARE SHITE SACK MON NOW . WHATS THE POINT OF THIS SEASON WE WONT WIN ANYTHING, SO WHY BOTHER WE ARE SHIT AND I HOPE WE HAVE INJURIES TO SHOW HOW CRAP MON IS
Reply to Tonebone:
At last someone that can smell the bacon. MON has let us all down. He has constantly lied about the fact that he would address the small (I SAY PATHETIC) squad size. How can anyone think that 6 players out & 7 in is addressing the squad size? last season we had 4 strikers this season we have 3 + a youth player. How is that progress?? He buys 2 third rate full backs & keeps dragging them off obviously because he doesn't rate them. He thinks Coker is better at right back than young (well if he doesn't why did he put him there on Sunday)???. If we get the full backs injured we are in the poo. I can't wait the hear his excuses. They will quote 48m spent but like i say that has not addressed our pathetic squad size it's still pathetic & the quality in my opinion has also not changed much. We still haven't got a striker that knows where the back of the net is....Pissed off is an understatement.
Embarassed to be a Villa fan reading some of the comments on here. Shameful, absolutely shameful.
Are some people never happy?
Reply to DavidB:
What are we maent to be happy about?? The lack of ambition? The tiny squad that wasn't as promised addressed? The fact we have only 3 strikers? The pisss poor fullbacks?? What is is we should be happy about?? The fact that Pompy, man City, Spurs have all left us for dead with the ambition thay have showed?? The lack of flair in our team??? The fact we can't defend to save our lives??? What are we maent to be fuccking happy about??
Taglor returns...
Man city 
It ent fckin fair
we stillbeat them 4-2
Why didnt mon buy a striker its pretty obvious we need one
Reply to talusmanvillafan:
So our lack of ambition, signings, tiny squad, 3 strikers, wannk full backs, shitee defending & all the other teams pissing all over us in the window. SHOPULD THIS HAVE US PASSIONATE FANS JUMPING UP AND DOWN WITH GLEE. Take you're Villa tinted specks offn and smell the coffee. We are treading water at present but once a few injuries arrive we'll start sinking down to mid table. I for 1 qan not happy about it why? because i fuccking care and will not settle for 2nd rate.
lets wait and see what happens,i just wish some of these moaning twats on here would piss off and support the blues or baggies or anyone apart from my beloved villa
argh ive been avin fckin dreams allnight and waking up every five minutes
where the fcks manofpi now cus i feel i need to hunt him down. n slice his mother fckin boll*x off one by one
cya im off to eastlands to watch a man city trainin session i have given up on villa
Never
hang on lads recoba is on a free transfer and some other foreign strikrs could be too so dnt get on mons back it mite not be over yet
very slim but hopefull
Reply to Joevillan:
What would we want with that rabbit faced has been.
Reply to jinksy:
not just recoba tht was an exaple but there must be others around
And hernan crespo He could just be backup hes 33 so he could handle a few games
Anyone who seriously thinks either Man City, or Spurs will finish above us at the end of the season is a fool. Pompey may do, but that's only because they have an astute manager and have built a balanced team (unlike the other two).
Face facts - we have a far better team this season than last. We have a far better squad than last season. What more do you want? Seriously come on. Tell me what would make you happy? We WILL finish top 6 this season of that I am 100% sure. Is that not good enough now all of a sudden? If ain't then, please go and watch Man City - they seem to be flavour of the month all of a sudden.
Recoba? Ha ha ha. Past his best.
Crespo. Ha ha ha. Way, way, way past his best.
Heskey is absoulte crap
UTV
Jinksy ...Go onto the AV website,look up team details and you will find we have 6 Strikers,not 3...Get your facts right before you start complaining...You are a fair weather fan!...
OK!
Reply to ChengduVillan:
fair weather fan??? i've had a season ticketsince 1986 how long you had one??? I would have got angry and aggressive about that comment in the past but i'm growing up. Mate we have 3 experianced strikers Carew, Harewood & Gabby. Last season we had 4 because we had Luke Moore. Where are these 6 strikers?? GET YOU'RE FACTS RIGHT.
ChengduVillan......the official website has Sally and Ashley down as strikers. Not strictly true, is it?!
Sorry Jinksy...I was born in Manor Road next to the Villa ground in June 1943,and have supported them man and boy since I was 5 Years old!....i.e 1958...Kind of outrank you slightly old man!....Check the website! ....Sally and Ashley are Strikers,and so is Delfoufeso...ask the club!...Any more info you require,please don't hesitate to ask mate!
Salifou was bought in as a Striker last year,and young is a striker...Why does he take all the free kic
ks?
chengdu fck off smart arse go and b*m some tibetan ...
Reply to ChengduVillan:
Answer the question how long have you had a seasdon ticket (Fair Weather fan)???? Salifu is a midfield player and has always been one never ever has he been a striker, Ashley Young is a winger not a striker. Do you understand football?? Do you actually know what you are talking about?? Have you ever had a season ticket or even go to the games??? I think we all know the answer to the above questions is NO. Unless you're seat faces Aston Park.
OK
jinksy me and u both have comment 284 and i had already read your comment before i wrote mine :S
What a waste of space you are...Do you subscribe to AVTV?...Do you Buy a new shirt each year?...Do you have to travel 100 miles to watch a game?....ENOUGH SAID...I HAVE FINISHED
Reply to ChengduVillan:
Mate i went to my 1st game in 1972 aged 4. I asked how long you have had a season ticket you still haven'yt answered that question. Delfounso is a youth team player & has only been added to the squad to make it look biggger that it actually is, if you need to check the official web site to know where a player plays you can't know much about the squad & defenatley don't go to the games. Answer the question how long you had a season ticket???
jinksy me and u both have comment 284 and i had already read your comment before i wrote mine :S
Joevillan...What a nice character you are!
Reply to ChengduVillan:
why thanbkyou
Must say I'm a little pis*ed off that Villa didn't get another stiker in. Looking at our team - Carew and Gabby when on form are fantastic, the young lad Delfonso looks promising but the other option of Harewood - Come on this guy isn't a top league player. So I think we're real short now up front and if we get an injury or two we've got a problem. Apart from that we've done well in the window.
We break our transfer record, and still people are not happy.
Tell you what, these type of fans will never be satisfied. Nothing is ever good enough.
David b...Totally agree...Some people are never happy.
I wasn't going to log on this morning cos I thought there would be a lot of bitching going on about MON. And guess what I was right!! I think MON has made some good (not great just good)additions to the squad which looks greatly improved over last years. Personally I agree with MON's policy of gathering a nucleus of young English Talent around which we can build a really strong squad which will see us right for many years.
I can remember a certain Mr Ferguson being told that he would never win anything with a team full of kids!
Well, your an argumentative lot aren't you?
My opinion of this striker thing, for what it's worth? I would actually use Sally as a striker (but MON must play him regularly). He will be a predatory striker and I'm sure he'll do just as godd a job, if not better than Gabby. May just get Gabby to get his head out of the clouds, dreaming of his next shag!
When are people going to face up to the fact that MON is completely incompetent in the transfer market. I can't beieve how easily bought some Villa fnas are with the likes of Young, Shorey and even Milner. Young and Shorey are bottom half of the table players and no more. Huge glaring flaws in this team have again gone unsolved. No real playmaker or another sriker that actually has some techincal ability unlike that Donkey Abgolahor. We will never get top 4 wih this man in chrge of bringing players into the club. Football has moved on but MON has not. And by the way to all the fans that kept harping on about Villa not being able to attract top players just take one look at City. Money Talks in the game today but we hae shown our ambition by buying average players. Best of luck to Man City.At least they really have a go instead of just pretending to.
Reply to __AA__:
I don't actually think its just gabby's work rate we should be questioning. He really is just a speed merchant. His touch is brutal and e is very poor at holding the ball up IMO. We could get away with that if we the type ofteam that played through the midfield but we are more of a long ball team that looks t hit the front 2 straight from the back line. To do this you need a player who can actually control it and then hold it up. Caew cando this but Gabby filals mre often then not and the ball just keeps on coming back at us. Even Merson said fter is hat trick thathe doesn't believe Gabby is as good as people think. This is why i find it so infuriating that MON has not broght in another striker. I would even have taen Heskey at this stage.
Reply to ak_27:
Its not about how much we can afford for a player its about how much we are willing to pay that player for his wage. We have a wage structure at Villa and MON and RL are right to stick to that. Anyway, I'm sure Robinhio thinks he's been sold to Man U not Man C as why would he choose Man C over Chelsea, doesn't make sense to me! What a shock he will have when he returns from the international break!!
Reply to Timmy_rara:
Do you not se how stupid a wage structure is in this day and age. So here we are trying to make the ground back on the top 4 amd we put this extra hinderince in to make the job even harder. Villa need to get with the time.
Reply to ak_27:
I totally agree mate, unfortunately we are not running the club, RL is and whilst its his money he's spending he's entitled to make the rules.
Please don't liken us to Man City. We all know that is going to end in tears within 24 months.
Can I just say that there is absolutely no way that Robinho can be considered a top talent. Man City have been ripped off big style. This guy was bought without having undergone a medical, and off the back of 2 disappointing years at Real Madrid.
I despair of the lack of patience on this site. I just do. Thank God that the vast majority of fans at Villa Park have more sense and can see the bigger picture than the internet warriors on here. These sort of fans are the ones who were moaning and slating Ashley Young less than 12 months ago (ie clueless)
Reply to david b:
Good point. He is nowhere as good as Ruotledge or Saliouf. I really feel sorry for the city fans having to put up with an all Brazilian International strike force.
we're a joke. we got 3 shocking strikers who wont score over 10 each. a manager who takes decades to sign a player. we wont make top 8 this season as we dont have enough quality.
Reply to villa r a joke:
I'll bet you a tenner that our front line (ie Strikers only) score more than Man City's or Tottenham's front line!
last year villa spent much less than city, west ham, portsmouth, spurs spent much more money than we did and we finished above hem all. there are problems with bringing in too many players.ruins the balence of the side.
Although someone needs to give gabby a kick up the arse very soon.
Robinho - 25 goals in 3 seasons. Stunning eh? And that was for a team who scores a bagfull like Real Madrid.
Getting it back on topic - we WILL finish above Man City this year. Painfull tho it is for some villa "fans" to admit it.
even if barry would go and i definatly no he wouldnt is the fact that why would we sign Heskey hes a load of crap.
We shud be doing wot man city is doing and trying to by class players like Luis Fabiano from Sevilla not players from the prem and britain more like spain and italy. The future isnt british players from the prem!
David b....Well...That's me off this blog for good!...What a load of unhappy,bitching individuals,and the season has only just started,and the prospects have never been better!...Bye!
Reply to ChengduVillan:
has he gone??? did he turn the lights out when he left? did he lock the back door?
