Is James Milner at Bodymoor for a medical?

Well he's definitley in Birmingham and he's staying at the Hyatt Hotel so hopefully he's at BMH now sorting out the deal. Fingers crossed!

Gotta love the way we had the toon army on here a few weeks back laughing at the idea of Milner wanting to leave newcastle for a smaller club like villa.

Milner will be a great signing. He's much better than SWP. SWP cant cross a ball.

My my this is a busy blog !!

£9-12 Million (depending on what gutter press you read) for a player than cannot cross to save his life, is slow and struggles to beat the first man....thanks for the cash

Maybe he's in town to talk terms at Small Heath!

2 years of waiting for both Milner and Aston Villa! Woo yeah!

hpefully so we can play nzogbia instead of him he is to slow to be a winger we need him gone!!

Milner will be a class signing. him and young will rip defenders apart and carew will score a bag full of goals UTV

Bit bitter GM??
Not noticed this blog has only just been written you muppet!

Need him gone Geordie wonder?!?
You make me laugh...It was only 2 days ago 'King Kev' was sayin what a class act he is and Milner was pickin up MOTM award in the cup.

Wasnt he one of very few consistent Newcastle fans last season?!?

players I mean....doubt he's a fan!

9 million for milner is is great news for toon, he's slow cant beat players cant cross, we only started playing better last season when he was dropped, you've been conned

lets not get too excited just yet as it hasnt been confirmed but i must say it is looking like the deal is nearly done and he will be a great player for us i still would of rathered swp but not to worry milner is still a quality player....


now for a striker darren bent dean ashton anyone?

As a Newcastle fan will be sad to see him leave. Villa are getting one of the fitest players in PL and he will improve. Good luck Jimmy.

9 million for milner is is great news for toon, he's slow cant beat players cant cross, we only started playing better last season when he was dropped, you've been conned

I for one will be sad to see Milner go, I think he is improving, although not as quickly as we would like. He needs to work on his crossing but his work rate and determination, and more than anything his professional mentality, are rare commodities these days. He'll do well under MON. I'm not as arrogant as many of my fellow NUFC fans but I would not say that Villa is a step up as Villa and Newcastle are both very similar clubs at the moment. I don't like the way he's gone about it but I will wish Milner all the best if and when he signs for you. Oh and please beat those Scousers this weekend

DONE DEAL....!! Check out the official site...!!

He gas signed ''yes''

Alright Villa boys hope all is well.

James is without question a model professional and has been a good servant to the club over the years..but let's be honest he is not that good certainly not 10m good.

He is if anything an average work horse with no crossing ability whatsoever and you could put him in the category of a "head down midfielder" i.e no vision.

Have you actually looked at his stats..last season he had 2 asssits...so to me 10m is excellent business for us.

Enjoy and thanks for the £'s

Yes.

KK bigged him up for one reason...

For sale, top class car, full MOT, full warranty
or
car for sale, needs 4 new tyres, just failed MOT probably needs scrapping

Which one goes for £12 million, go figure

cool is he gona be registered in time for sunday?

12 mill for a player who works hard, cant cross very well but has decent skills. If you know your history villa fans, KK always bigs up players he wants to sell so that other managers increase their valuations. Umm thanks for the extra 6 million over what milner is worth.

If it wasn't for Milner Newcastle would of been dumped out of the Carling cup at the first hurdle and now they come here and knock him. Good luck battling with the Mackems for midtable honours

Can't cross to save his Life? Good one fella. That's why he was MOM mid week for you and also why Keegan doesn't want him to leave. You can let Barton (prisoner 42391) wreak havoc with his cultured play.
barcodes, always good for a laugh. It's the way they think they are a big club thats the best part!

MILNER SIGNS! AVFC.CO.UK SAYS SO...

james was one of the best young players in the lge when he was loan to villa and had his best season yet he has since been underplayed under valued and under developed at the toon .. he will be as good and as inportant as barry for villa newcastle fans will feel bitter but thats because they know they are losing a top class player

milner is ours yes yes ytes yes yes ashley young now 10 times better

milner just signed 4-year deal...good suff

yep he has just signed ....... newcastle fans please jog on as we all now and every football club knows newcastle fans are a deluded set of **************** grow up living in a fantasy where newcastle will never win anything especially if they sell their bedt players to rival clubs....

thanks newcastle

We just signed milner on for year deal!

they have just announced the signing on avfc.co.uk

That is 'has' by the way! It's really good news anyhow

we have litex lovex for bulgaria in the Uefa next up

I still feel we could do with 2 more signings

Everton got standard liege 'unlucky

milner is ours yes yes ytes yes yes ashley young now 10 times better

Come on! Proper left back, right back, left winger (young) and right winger! Lookin good for this season I'd say!

We have got Litex from bulgaria in the UEFA cup. We now need a top forward to follow. Gabby was poor last night and i'll give him an excuse in not wanting to get injured.

Mmmmmm...I feel sorry for Routledge. Can we have Milner as back-up to Wayne?!

Hey GM & geordie wonder did you watch your team the other night well with out milner I couldnt see anyone one else creative in that side or with passion like he has.
Dont be to bitter though we felt the same when we thought Barry was leaving.

But hey ho Barry as well as milner have seen the light.
thats if the rumours are correct.

Something better than nothing.
I think he'll do a good job but we could've got so much better.

Still, he'll bring commitment, determination and drive to the club and he's got good pass and cross.

argentoona now tht he is proper footy fan

UEFA CUP Litex Lovech v ASTON VILLA

Ha. Misguided, bitter geordies trying to cover up yet another crisis. Bless em.

How's the trophy cabinet, fellow 'big team'?

uefa cup draw

GROUP 5
APOEL FC (CYP) v FC Schalke (GER)
Litex Lovech (BUL) v Aston Villa (ENG)
FK Austria Vienna (AUT) v KKS Lech Poznan (POL)
Vitoria FC (POR) v Heerenveen (NED)
SK Brann (NOR) v Deportivo (ESP)

ever since he played on loan 2 years ago, milner has been my favourite player. best signing of the summer

A step up for Milner, he had to get out of Newcastle.

The Mags will always complain because they're the biggest club in the world... yet have won nothing for years and years and years.

your get getting a cracking lad villa fans, just dont think your getting a top top player for the money your paying. hes never worth the same/more than you paid for a.young.

2 assists last season, 18% cross completion thats less than stephen hunt and nicky shorey and george mcartney. yeah he looked good against coventry but lads it was coventry ffs. he was gash against bolton days earlier, couldnt cross and wasted all his setpieces and missed a sitter of a header 6yrds out despite apparently being a good in the air.

bit annoyed he is leaving given the circumstances and the only way we come out any good from this is by signing a better player b4 the window closes. keegan doesnt want him to leave becuase he can do a job in various positions and our sqaud aint that great, keegan has sold better players than him so dont think keegan rates him as the next ronaldo, his hands are tied a bit at the minute so hes bound to want to keep everyone he can.

im happy though hes going to a club like villa who will at least appreciate his good qaulities rather than go and be benched at lpool all season.

Do you think this is a new record signing?

please sing this song at matches!

jamie milner is brazilian
we wont sell for 50 million
on the wing hes fucking brilliant
jamie jamie milner!

Afternoon all - Hi to all those who used this site prior to the switch - and a big tip of the hat to anyone new to this excellent blog!

Great news about Milner - wee bit pricey but that is the 50% English player premium. Shame we didn't get him end of last year's transfer window for a 1/3 price.

All you toon fans saying 'good-riddance', 'he's rubbish','money in the bag' - rah rah rah......you are in desperate need of players....your 'Messiah' was praising him to the heavens the other day and he was by FAR and away your best player!! Sour grapes anyone?

c'mon gabby give us a race
gabby give us a race

c'mon gabby give us a race
we all now you got the pace
Gabby
im better than tubes

does anyone know the actual fee?

Toon fan in peace here.
sorry but if you're paying anywhere near 12 mil you've been well and truly done. it seems alot of you lads think he can cross. he cant. he's skillfull, not the quickest, and the end product is poor.
just because he got MOTM against championship opposition midweek doesnt mean he's a fantastic player and we're all in tears about him going.
yes he's a hardworker and has a great attitude but so does alan smith, and look what he's upto.
if the fee is in double figures, we're laughing all the way to the bank. gutierrez over milner for me any day of the week.

He got 2 assists, ye, granted, but does that not show you just how crap your strikers are, barcodes?!

Milner is a fantastic signing! He's much better buy than SWP at 25. Under MON he will improve and improve. Anyone questioning the fee- remember Ashley Young was "overrated" at £9.5m. We also desperately needed at right sided player. Welcome James.

Excellent signing. His work rate and attitude are exactly what villa need. He may not be the talent that SWP or even Bentley are, but I think he fits better into the attitude of player that MON is looking for. Good quality signing for us. Well done villa!

lets go hijack evertons bid for louis saha

no striker could bury a cross thats 10yrds over his head or played behind him. as for putting away his corners that becomes even harder when 90% of them hit the first defender or go out for throw ins or goal kicks

vs bolton some of his crosses trickled yards in front of him becuase he does so many tricks he looses the opertunity to put a cross into space.

im not saying he wont get better but weve waited 5yrs for him to do so and it aint happened.

if my memory is right the last goal he scored b4 the coventry game was in the cup vs stoke last season.

maybe he needed a move we will soon find out, the timings hurt us more than anything.

Iain - lets see how good he is playing at the end of the season when hes playing under better coaches and with better players!
Bet he gets more assists than any of your lot!

Can't we have Owen aswell?

I don't care what any barcode fan says. It's another person in our squad and he's more than capeable. My starting 11 now would be

Brad F
young,laursen,cuellar/davies,shorey
milner/routledge,sidwell,barry,young
carew,gabby

I make that only 5 out of 11 players who were actually playing last year. Hopefully a improved team which can improve upon 6th place!

I love the way these geordies are on here now being bitter and twisted!

To Newcastle Fans:

Please lads, face facts! You cant hold on to your best player! Just accept the fact Jimmy Milner will be playing for a top class team! Not for some small team in Sunderland!!!!

Reply to Rob1:

Hey GM & geordie wonder did you watch your team the other night well with out milner I couldnt see anyone one else creative in that side or with passion like he has.
Dont be to bitter though we felt the same when we thought Barry was leaving.

But hey ho Barry as well as milner...

Hello I just thought I come and thank you for taking Milner now maybe we can get a player on the pitch who can cross pass his first man. Rob 1 you mention Coventry game year playing against a championship club why do you think he was rested at the end of last season he brings no balance to our team but I say good luck milner see you on your return OH by the way check out his stats for last season 2assists and 3 goals

Hes 22, has years and years of experience and did a job for us a few years ago. We have no real quality (sorry Wayne!) on the right and urgently needed a solution.
Again after a few weeks of discussions with my Geordie pal, I think the money is spot on. An initial 4 years on his contract would still only take him to 26/27 when he should hit his peak. Id rather spend good money on a player we know will fit into the Premiership than a few unproven players to "fill the gap".
Hopefully this is not the end to Martins dealing.

can we have a couple of quality striker now please mon so we can the donkeys we have at the minute

Fantastic signing for us, will only get better!! how about a cheeky 11th hour bid to snare Louis Saha from under Everton's noses, surely he has to be better than Harewood who was dreadful last night! All we really need is that 20 goal striker now although if Carew stays fit all season we might already have him! Any news on Milner's squad number?? UTV

Hey now now you barcodes are taking things really to heart he must have ment a lot to you as a player. obviously the stats dont look good but i can garantee you under martin o neil the end of next season his stats will be loads better. as we have a manager that will bring players on. something your small club doesnt have.
now for all you toonies to be spending this much time on avfc blog you are obviously hurting inside at the moment time will heel trust me.
And yes Coventry are only championship so doesnt that make you hurt even more when the only player that stood out was Milner and you had 10 others on the pitch. you must be worried. still you have Owen you should get another 4-5 games from him before he breaks or pulls somethig.
Now lads get over it we can afford the 10-12 mil cus we in europe. the hurt will go away soon

Milner - a dream move for him! delighted to see him at the Villa!!! UTV!

Reply to mitch 1 love toon:

Hello I just thought I come and thank you for taking Milner now maybe we can get a player on the pitch who can cross pass his first man. Rob 1 you mention Coventry game year playing against a championship club why do you think he was rested at the end of last season he brings no balance to our team...

better than reo coker on the right with no goals and no assits

If he plays on Sunday I hope it doesn't scupper the chance of Routledge having a well deserved run around (even if it's only a short one).

Oh, and I hope we haven't actually payed as much as £12 million ...

Great news, I've always liked the lad

can he play on sunday 2.1 the villa

I was so sure I saw him in his car 2 days ago going towards Little Aston. Audi Q7 with Newcastle badges on the number plate and the most blacked out windows that only footballers can get away with.

I was so sure I saw him in his car 2 days ago going towards Little Aston. Audi Q7 with Newcastle badges on the number plate and the most blacked out windows that only footballers can get away with.

Maybe looking for a house then

well he is better than reo coker on the right but an average signing in my book. he cant cross - 2 assists in 29 games last year. runs with his head down and doesnt have much skill. seems to be hard working. underwhelming signing but ill take it. now for all the others we need MON???

TOP CLASS Signing!
Btw How much we paied?

Great signing and definately my 1st choice over Bentley, SWP, Lennon etc.. Good (team) player with plenty of fight, passion and experience who can only get better and better.

With regards to the 'stats' that Bar Codes has posted to prove he's rubbish..

Well a 18% cross completion is pretty good - it about the league averages, an EXCELLENT one is only about 22-25% - our Ashley's for instance was 27% and the best in the league. But lets be honest it also depends on your strikers ability to win the ball too!! I think he'll find it easier crossing to Carew than your bunch of midget crocs.. ps Joe Coles for instance was less at 14% last year and I guess he's rubbish too?

As as regards to assists for you - well he had 9 assists in 27 games when on loan here. That will do for me!

And as regards corners, free kicks - he won't be taking them over Young & Barry anyway.

Thanks for the wind ups but a players worth to the team is MUCH more than a few stats. He's a great TEAM player and improves our team immensely, weakens yours and I think 95% of Villa fan's couldn't care less if it was £5 or £15m.

Your loss - our gain!

@Newcastle fans...

It wouldn't matter to us if he cost £20 million, unlike your good selves we can afford it.You can't.
Don't get spending it all on pigeons and whippets now

AV Kid - u didnt see him, he only came up last nite

Reply to Milk:

Gotta love the way we had the toon army on here a few weeks back laughing at the idea of Milner wanting to leave newcastle for a smaller club like villa.

Milner will be a great signing. He's much better than SWP. SWP cant cross a ball.

Same as James Milner then........

Reply to Milk:

Gotta love the way we had the toon army on here a few weeks back laughing at the idea of Milner wanting to leave newcastle for a smaller club like villa.

Milner will be a great signing. He's much better than SWP. SWP cant cross a ball.

Same as James Milner then........

AVE IT YOU GEORDIE MAGGOTS KING KEV SOLD YOU OUT.
NO MON PLEASE BRING MY DREAMS TRUE 2 MORE AN ATTACKING MIDFIELDER AND A BIG STRIKER NOW IT ALL WE VILLA FANS WNT AND WONT ASK 4 NO MORE WELL TILL JAN.
PS IF QPR STILL WANT MARLON 50P SHOULD DO IT

Reply to celtic_villain:

AV Kid - u didnt see him, he only came up last nite

He might of been shopping for a house, yes Im aware he only come down today for medical. Dont matter we got him now

Reply to villanjay:

Well he's definitley in Birmingham and he's staying at the Hyatt Hotel so hopefully he's at BMH now sorting out the deal. Fingers crossed!

James Milner will be a great signing for us, with Young on the left and Milner on the right its starting to get some shape! Another striker and we will be challenging for 4th/5th hopefully!

To all those NUFC fans who say Villa is not a step up...rubbish! We are going places now with O'Neil & Lerner, take a look at how far behind you are in the table at the end of the season and last season!

Reply to villanjay:

Well he's definitley in Birmingham and he's staying at the Hyatt Hotel so hopefully he's at BMH now sorting out the deal. Fingers crossed!

James Milner will be a great signing for us, with Young on the left and Milner on the right its starting to get some shape! Another striker and we will be challenging for 4th/5th hopefully!

To all those NUFC fans who say Villa is not a step up...rubbish! We are going places now with O'Neil & Lerner, take a look at how far behind you are in the table at the end of the season and last season!