No outcome for FA Cup opponents, Big JC back soon and a left-back before the window closes
Wednesday, 14 January 09, 06:41 AM · Comments (171)
For those who like to plan ahead, the goalless draw at Whaddon Road last night didn't help. Donny and Cheltenham will replay at the Keepmoat Stadium next Tuesday ahead of us visiting the winners on the Saturday after.
Big John Carew should be back with us before the month is out, meaning we can finally let Marlene leave. Apparently Boro are ahead of Stoke and Bolton, but like Fabian Delph it's all rumours and until the club have confirmed it somewhere other than their website I'll believe it.
We do need JC back to give us some options for team selection and off the bench. Delfouneso is still learning his trade and MON needs to learn how to use subs so we can give him more playing time in the Premiership.
I don't want to see JC go, but I do want to see Marlene gone and another strike bought in. I'd also like to see Sam Williams given a chance, but I can't see MON giving 2 strikers a chance, let alone one. Adam McGurk is nearing first team action to so I think we could see a good young striker or 2 leaving VP soon.
Wilfred Bouma should be back with us in a week or 2, possibly the same time as JC. His return date is set as January 23rd on physioroom.com but the club haven't really come out and made any formal statement as to when he is to return.
I'm looking forward to Bouma back so that Young can move back over to the right and we can have a solid left-back in place. I still think we need more full-backs but I don't think they are a priority for MON at the moment. A striker and winger definitely are but only MON really knows and he's not known for spreading his cards over the table for all and sundry to see.
Next up for us is a visit to Sunderland. Arsenal are at Hull and soon-to-be-3rd-place Chelsea are playing at home to Stoke. Sunderland are a decent side but also one we should beat. I don't expect this to be won by more than one goal and I expect something like 2-1 or 3-2. Our attacking threat and Sunderland's weakness - their defence - will define this game.
Anyway, that's it for now. The news has been really slow today and I don't expect us to sign more than one player between now and the last 2 working days of the transfer window, if that.
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You can't play Delfouneso just for the sake of giving him time to develop. We aren't a mid-table team who can afford the luxury to do that, we need to keep up our excellent form to break the top 4 and a 17 year old striker learning his trade is probably not going to help us do that at the moment. Send him out on loan for that, our results come first.
Reply to vivavilla86:
He needs to get playing time. I wouldn't start him, but if you're playing a Stoke or Bolton at home it'd be worth throwing him on for 30 mins.
That's if we ever get 2 or 3 goals up before the 80th minute...
^ agree there, we've been leaving games until the dying 15 minutes to score the winning goal. We haven't been able to have the luxury of playing him for the sake of it. However MON has shown his faith in the player's ability. He's had time in both Europe and in domestic cups. I suspect that next year he will be considered our 4th striker. This year it is simply nothing more than a number when it comes to league.
Just one thing on the rumours that have been circulating...Big John is apparently closer to a return than previously thought. Is this because he has to be fit to join another team? I have heard from many Everton fans that there is a bit of "smoke" about a possible Carew deal. Also, is it just coincidence that John was supposed to be out until May? Again another transfer window period (with time for one or two games to boost his value)? A few people on here have mentioned that something is a bit fishy there with Carew (not just the scent of the strippers g either). I think that this may be the reason why he only lasts for a season or two, he comes in shows dedication then has a good season, then he gets comfortable and plays up....would be nice to be wrong but i just have a feeling that we may not see Big John again in the claret and blue.....if we can net Arteta in return somehow i wont be that upset, even Cahill, that would certainly soften the blow.
Sorry I didn't see someone posted, I was agreeing with Vivavilla86
Reply to Leroy:
Carew leaving in January is a joke. Don't waste your time mate. If that was the case, why would we need to sign a striker right now? We obviously can't afford to lose a striker, with the exception of Harewood, who never gets any minutes regardless. And assuming we do sign another striker, which we have yet to do.
Our big problem in the transfer market (and to a certain extent with subs too) is that MON appears to have his favorites, a clique of players that will always get the nod no matter how well or not they perform. When we have a fully fit squad, MON's starting line up will be Friedel, Bouma, Laursen, Davies, L Young, A Young, Barry, Petrov, Milner, Carew and Gabby. Week in week out this is the team he will pick and I don't think any of you could disagree! (Go on I dare ya!)
Therefore, any prospective new purchase needs to be content with sitting on the bench which I suggest the type of player we are all after would not be happy doing! Basically, MON doesn't want to upset his favorites. How much better would the likes of Young and Gabby be in the second half of the season if they could sit out for a couple of games here and there having a well deserved rest?
Unfortunately, I can't see us signing anyone this January other than young or squad players which we already have enough of. Hopefully we will have enough to just sneak 4th and then there will be a major shake up in the summer. If we don't make 4th don't expect too much movement over the summer either apart from Barry leaving of course!!
Finally, I have a bad feeling abouth this weekend Sunderland are due a win and we have to lose sometme, don't we?
UTV YWC
Totally off topic, but we have some very concerned Arsenal fans
heres the link LINK
Carew isn't going anywhere. Why would he? I haven't seen any basis for the consistent speculation that may be off.
Reply to Timmy_Ra:
OK - I dare: I'd say he would pick Sidwell instead of Carew. Carew was left out for a few games even when he was fit.
The team is very predictable, but lets face it - he doesn't have too many alternatives and if the team are doing well he isn't going to change it. He finds something that works and sticks to it. The fact that we can now buy a player of Cuellar's quality and that player will struggle to get into the team is great evidence of how far we've come.
Also, I actually think we're due some good form. During the past few games we haven't played very well, but we've still managed to win. When we do hit form, we're going to start destroying teams (new players or not). Sunderland beware.
If anyone is going to Sunderland could you possibly kidnap Kenwyne Jones, put him in the boot of your car and drive him to Villa Park? Thanks.
Reply to Timmy_Ra:
I think why he picks the same team each week is not down to favourites but more down to the fact that we have nobody else that could get into the team without weakening it.Therefore if he does buy some players (which if he doesn't will be just the same as he did last year and remember how we fell away after xmas) they will probably be players that will in a few weeks be either starting or pushing current players very hard for their positions. Honestly a few good purchases now and we should get 4th. We need at least 4 IMO. A FB(Bale ,Naughton), RW(Valencia, McGeady), CM (Bullard, Defour, Diego) and a sriker(Jones,Owen,). Id be happy with combination of the above players.
Reply to Luke_M:
Yeah I agree that would be an ideal situation, but Villa rarely make life that easy for us do they! Don't get me wrong, I'd love nothing more than for Nathan to become the next Gabby for us. I just think every minute of every game is very previous at the moment and we need our strongest players and our strikers most likely to score on the pitch all of the time.
Surely the best thing for his development at this stage would be to spend some time on loan at another club, rather than playing 15 minutes here or there for us? I understand at the moment numbers are too thin to let him go, but if we bring in a couple of strikers this month, along with Carew's return, I think a loan spell would do him wonders.
Here's a potential selection dilemma for MON: when Bouma reaches 100% fitness again,I can only assume the sensible idea is to slot him back into the left-back position and allow Luke Young to continue play at right-back. If that's the case, which centre-back do you drop?
Reply to ak_27:
bale.. u serious? an attacking left back with an "amazing" left foot thats not even good enough for tottenham it seems... sounds like another nicky shorey to me.. remember how excited people were to have signed him.. as for mcgeady.. itd be a rarity for a spl player to come good, though im not saying it cant happen. As far as i'm concerned its time for martin to take a risk and look abroad before dipping into mr lerners pockets. But as for the squad being too weak, thats spot on, Villa have to have learned from last year before Everton come and do us out of a spot again
Reply to vivavilla86:
You drop Cueller from RB and rotate the back 2 more so that Laursen can stay fit and the other 2 can stay fresh throughout the season. And then you don't need to use Knightmare!!
Freddie is back training MON is quoted as saying. He's obviously not fit yet but he's certainly over his injury:
LINK
Reply to ak_27:
But why would any of those players want to come, knowing that they are not going to have regular starting places like they do at their current clubs? That was the point I was trying to get across earlier.
Reply to keefvilla:
I'm off to sunderland, I'll do my best to capture him but if there's any truth in him coming to us he might not play.. We'll see.
Reply to Timmy_Ra:
If that was the case most players wouldn't ever move from one club to another as most could never know for sure that they would be guarinteed a starting line up. I would honestly think that most of those players i mentioned would have enough self belief that they could eventually make a position their own once they have bedded into the squadand new suroundings.
You'll do well to get him in there, he's a fairly big bloke!
how much do sunderland want for kenwyne jones? and would we be paying over the top for him?
Reply to villas3969:
I think they want £12m which in todays market (jan market and Sunderland not wanting to sell him) is probably about right for him. He is big, strong just like Carew but he seems to be more mobile then Carew. I really hope we sign him up. We haven't had a bad record with Trinidad players in the past.
The cynical side of me would say that I have posted on here several times that JC would miraculesly recover before the end of January and be sold..! But I'll not mention it again shall I..
This transfer window is brilliant. The minute a player has a disagreement with anybody, he is automatically linked with a transfer away.
The best one so far is because DROGBA was fined by Chelsea for criticising the team, we have now sent a fax offering £9mil for him - Brilliant!!
Look at this link -> LINK
Third is a possibility with Drogba in the team.
Reply to __AA__:
Have you mentioned that before Andrew?
Reply to ak_27:
So who out of our staring lineup (no injuries) would you replace?
Reply to argv1900:
OH my they really are getting desperate for storys on the villa .
Reply to __AA__:
I wasnt going to mention names andy! I was right there with you when you first said it....there is little info on his recovery. I mean look at Sidwells injury at the start of the year....we were given daily updates how he was going. People may argue that we havnt heard much of Boumas injury but that was a rare shocking injury and he was expected out for a long time...I still dont even know what Carews injury is all about. I heard back complaint a while ago, but not much since...
Reply to Leroy:
and while im at it, im going to drop Damian name in the hat, as i recall he mentioned something about Carew and how he could be off......
Sorry Damian...
Reply to Timmy_Ra:
NRC has to be replaced by Luke Young as RB and Bouma won't be back to full fittness for a long time yet so a starting LB required. Also as i have stated many times i think we need a right winger to replace Milner (Valencia would be a top signing IMO). Also we need a play maker to probably replace Sidwell especially for home games and obvious another striker to come in who if we play 442 would start alongside Gabby or at least be used in rotation with Gabby, Carew. So thats 4 players who i personally think we need this Jan.
Reply to argv1900:
ha ha, we could win the league with drogba. Just like we could win the league with messi. Neither ar gonna happen. Drog is worth at least 25m
Reply to ak_27:
Agree with left back although when Freddie is back to full fitness I can see him claimimg that position back so replacement would have to be prepared to sit on bench although Freddie is getting on a bit so a young lad (lets say N'Zogbia for the sake of arguement) would be ideal.
I rate Milner his all round play and ability to hug the touchline and get back and defend are superior to Valencia's. However, Valencia's attacking prowess is better than Milner's so swings and roundabouts both would need to be happy with not playing every game. Milner would'nt cause too much of a fuss about it but I believe Valencia could become unsettled if only playing 50% ofgames. However, he'll ne off to Milan so that ain't going to happen anyway.
A play-maker is adefinate must but by replacing Sidwell we lose our only midfielder that bursts a gut to support the attackers, Barry's to fat and Petrov's getting on a bit. So this playmaker would need an engine as good as Sidwell's.
And we all know a striker is a must as Gabby plays better when running off a big partner like JC. However, we then have to lose a midfielder and JC will definately be off if he's not playing every game when fit which means we'll be back to only having two strikers.
Not trying to be awkward, just objective!
Reply to Andr3_AVFC:
You have to give the Arsenal fan that posted that credit. It was a pretty balanced and fair article and he even took Mowbray to task for his ridiculous comments.
Just been anounced on Sky Sports News Drogba is not in the squad for tonights game , and freinds have quoted him as saying his relationship with scolari has completly broken down !
Could it be true ?
If JC goes we had better have 1 hell of a replacement lined up or there's going to be some real mutterings. My 9 year old daughter has JC's name on the back of her shirt and she will probably organise a pitch invasion if he goes!
Does anybody know when the transfer window opens?
I'm really excited and looking forward to some signings.
If city sign Kaka for £100 million I may just quit football. That is an obscene amount and could buy so many special care units for babies etc The world is fucking mad, he kick a ball about>!>!!>!
The thing is taglor nobody actually spends that money do they? It is just money changing hands.
The wages, yes that is obscene, but the transfer fee is like Monopoly. You sell A for £100m and buy B and C for £50m each.
That is why it makes me laugh when they boast/worry about the Premier league transfer expenditure going through the roof. Who cares if these rich clowns keep handing large sums backwards and forwards between one another?
If I give my wife £3000 for making me a cup of tea and she gives me £3000 for fetching her slippers, does that mean that we are big spenders?
sick of these disappointing transfer windows, even shit spurs have signed a striker!
no matter where we sit in the league no one talks about wanting to come to us. n'zogbia has talked about wanting arsenal, now lyon, never us, fuck him!
MON, great manager but needs someone to deal with transfers for him, because he is bloody useless!
No nan you are absolutely right £100 million pounds for a person that kicks a ball is nothing. I might just go and buy a mansion for 1 million pounds and not worry as it is just money being moved from one place to another. That's not at all why the country is in a recession from banks just bandying large amounts about and sharing it. Your grasp of economics is naive to say the least. The main point is that this wealth is NOT shared and that is where it is inherently corrupt and morally bankrupt. What does it do to a society in hard times to see people spending like that on entertainment?
Reply to Nan_was_a_fan:
Im not that posh to buy slippers nan....i bet they are red tartan!
Reply to taglor:
So am i right in saying that you have changed your view of the Premiership taglor and find it entertaining now?
What wealth is not being shared?
Don't say the footballers wages because I've already agreed that is wrong.
Do you not agree that the rich billionairres are just swapping money around? What do you want them to do with it? Give it to a hospital?
taglor, I am also fascinated to learn that not only do you find time to be a nurse and highly regarded football management analyst, but that you display such an advanced understanding of economics that it allows you to fully comprehend the complex issues that have resulted in world wide economic downturn.
Did you predict the current economic climate as successfully as you predicted the current decline of Aston Villa football club under the shambolic management of MON?
if milan do sell for 100 mil who will they try to buy with the money, isee chelsea players mentioned on here a lot but would we pay those kind of wages or them to drop down, i know we got sidwell from them but he wasnt earning the kind of wages as there big name players
as much as i would love to see drogba in the villa side i doubt it very much especially for 9/12 million
second of all i dont see why we need a left back because if we have a full fit defence then its one of the strongest defences in the league
but we definitly need a striker whether JC is fit or not
Is there an argument in favour of taking £100million out of the Abu Dhabi royal family and have it filter through the Italian league? Sure, much of that will get pocketed by Berlusconi but there'll be a fair bit sloshing around other clubs and financing the purchase and wages of other players in turn. Indeed, some of that will probably find its way into the English game (as long as 75% isn't used on Ash!)
Then the wages... chunks of those will find their way into the local economies of Manchester, Sao Paolo and a few other places. Ok, Kaka won't be spending the money in the inner cities but he'll paying someone for something, who pays someone for something, etc, etc. This HUGE pot is going to reach plenty of people in some way just by the standard multiplier effect of investment into an economy.
Please don't misunderstand - the price and wages are obscene. It's not a straight choice between Kaka or baby units though, not unless it was us holding the purse strings. There are benefits from the money being spent rather than sitting in a money mountain, though.
Reply to littlevillan:
We need a left nback because our right back is having to play there. I know what you mean but what if Luke got injured? Ok, Barry would play there but midfield would be weaker. O'Halloran is injured so he can't play. I suppose we could play Shorey. No, I'm just being ridiculous
Yes I did as I got a great fixed rate mortgage well before the recession as I predicted the greedy bubble would pop. Also you eat sweaty socks, lick jam off dog's balls, suck on old men's dentures and have westlife as your wallpaper - ringtone and 5 life size mannequins of them that you love up at weekends alone
er forget joe cole now
Reply to Nan_was_a_fan:
nan....there is no way on earth that you are right with that bit of philosophical economics.
I've no idea what your house is worth or what wage you take home, but lets assume your house is £500k and you are on £75k a year. Let's assume mines worth £250 and I'm on £30k a year. So you are the Man City and I'm the Aston Villa in my little example.
How do you suggest I buy your house in the first place..? I have to be able to buy it, to then sell it on to one of your mates who's also on £75k..?
I don't have a degree in economics, but even I can work out that there is no way on earth I would ever afford your house in the first place.
Now let's assume you are correct Nan....If that's the case we may aswell just re-evaluate all players values, if all teams are doing is exchanging virtual money. So let's make Kaka for 50p and Robinho worth 25p, Berbatov can be 17p...Oh I forgot Ashley Youung..he can be worth 40p according to MON.
You tell me what's the difference then Nan with those two systems if it's just swapping money around. Still think you are right..?
I've taken the wallpaper down.
I'll offer £450k in that case then Nan...Will you pay the stamp duty also..lol
Yes.......
No....wait.....
I'll get my coat.
Surely Taglor you'd of been much better off with a tracker mortgage, to the bank of england base rate and not the LIBOR rate, to take full benefit of the economic downturn and the reduction in lending rates??? i'm sure fixed rates (if you qualify for them) are much better now than say 3 months ago.
Your knowledge of football & economics is pants, but your ability to annoy the pants of those on this blog is second to none.
Up the Villa!
Yeah taglor you big wally head.
Nan IS on a tracker ha ha ha.
will these slippers be playing on the left or the right?? i'm confused, the website says they're good with both feet, but where will they fit in at villa??
You are just being short sighted silly boys, the base rate is the lowest ever as it's a desperate attempt to kick start the economy. Once it is going again which may well take a year to 18months the rates are going to fly through the roof and I will be sitting pretty. Also my rate is excellent as I have a massive deposit. And a massive Cock.
Ha...That told them...And I can vouch for the size of taglors cock, so there...
Dont want to see JC go, but would like to see a signing soon and hopefully an exciting one.
About the Kaka transfer money, the sum of money is just ridiculous no matter what way u try to justify it. However moaning about it been better spent else where is just pointless without it being spent on Kaka it would just be sitting in the bank doing bugger all anyway so why not spend it on a football player.
These are depressing times we live in...
point ! MON said he doesnt want to sell anyone...it would be a step back for villa to start selling... i would hope Marlon would fight for his place ... ive never been a fan of Shorey so he would be a good buy for someone..
i noticed on another villa site ... this is the best start to a season for a while. Also the stats said that although we are winning we are conceding goals... so our defence needs vigirous workouts.
Plus we need a star midfield man that can direct play ..also demand play..
that was a bit stupid taglor! if you knew a recession was coming you would have been far more sensible getting a varaiable tracker rate mortgage seeing as interest rates are lowered in recession! A fixed rate mortgage would be the worst decsion you could have made prior to a recession!
Reply to taglor:
Shouldn't you be more cheerful then?
The smart thing, taglor, would have been to sell / not buy at that time.
And put your massive deposit into Poundstretcher shares.
I don't believe it, I've just been watching News 24 and that taglor quote on the economy righting itself in 12-18 months is on ticker tape across the bottom of the screen.
Somebody dig out those 'taglor for PM T-shirts' from the Forum.
I feel another people's movement coming on.
VFD crank up your video making machine....taglor says, 'Yes we can.'
Taglor, Last time i read a post of yours it was bo*****s, and we were waiting for a decent signing at the Villa, GROUNDHOG DAY ANYONE? and also if my memory serves me right? you were going to watch your local non-league team as it was better value for money? so what the F*** are you doing on here?
There are a lot of poeple on here that fear taglor. The first sign of fear is attacking something that has not even done anything to you.
he talks more sense that the vast majority on here.
Nan_was_a_fan: I think it open on the 31st of January
Reply to nafas_awnan:
Did you read his posts before Villa done us proud this season? He thinks Randy and MON are useless f***** T****, he thinks we are going nowhere fast, he abused them EVERY day, he hated the players, the fans, the whole club. Or should I say, 'he thought' as now we are doing very well he is back, with no apology, just back anoying people and if we lose to Sunderland then he'd be off again. I was under the impession this site was for true fans? thick and thin, good times aswell as bad, just dharing our opinion but NEVER giving up so why should we put up with a person like that? I'm not worried about him or anyone else, I'm here to read peoples opinions that at times change mine, but NEVER will i give up on the Villa. NEVER. YWC
IMO we need cover at full back, on the wing and up front. An injury to young or milner would leave us barren on the wings...fortunately they can both play on either wing so n'zogbia/valencia would do the job. It would work wonders for the team, especially if we go on an extended run in europe. Definately need another full back: we only have young and bouma (with shorey on his way out at a guess). Up front Harewood is a bench warmer, Delfouneso is unproven and JC is injury prone. We need cover in these positions ASAP and cover for sidwell if we choose to play 4-5-1 away from home and against the big teams.
Reply to kohoutek:
Taglor,
a) your rate cant be better than what the bank of england base rate was when you got the mortgage so you are paying hundreds more a month than those on tracker rates.
b) interest rates will go down further to prob 0.25% next year - again you have missed out on this beenfit due to knowing nothing about economics
c) when interest rates eventually go up prob in 3 years time everyone with tracker mortgages can re mortgage and revert to a fixed mortgage on a lower rate than what you got to start with!
well done though - wise move on your part!!!
Can we please please sign someone today so that we all have something to talk about
Magic Eight Ball says....Outcome does not look good
very good Dave
taglor,
You'd be better off renting. The money saved would allow you to treat your boyfriend to a calculator from pound land. Your new image doesn't mask the real fact that you're a short sighted buffoon!
Hmmm I wonder who this anagram of Nan is?
Could it be a regular poster who supports MON but flirts with the dark side because they enjoy the banter? I think I know just the guy.
Call Hong Kong Fuey.
I think you mean palindrome nan, not anagram. How old are you, have you left school? What do they teach these kids these days?
Ha ha just been reading the posts on here....Its hilarious! Thanks for the comedy!
One more thing...is this a football blog or Mortgage advising forum?
Live with your parents n pay £140 board! Cheapest option out there!!
Reply to nafas_awnan:
A palindrome is a word read the same backwards as well as forwards eg. BOB. I think you'll find you are wrong nafas_awnan
Well good job I only have 6 years left on my mortgage unlike you council dwellers, I hope my tax is helping pay for your broadband connection.
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yoggie...Not really. A palindrome can be a group of words that can be read backwards to make the same. Granted it does not make the same, but it is also generally accepted that they can read the same of spaces are removed. So to be really picky you may have a point, but it depends if you go deeper into it? However by the example of BOB you gave, you obviously did really give it that much thought did you. You could have really stretched yourself and used REDIVIDER, which is the longest single word palindrom in the english language.
Here is what's generally regarded as a valid palindrome. Care to change your mind now? There's your free education for today yoggie. Who says football is not educational?
'When creating reversible sentences, it is usually accepted that punctuation and word spacings are ignored, and so the famous 'MADAM, I'M ADAM' is a valid palindrome.'
I read recently MON saying those playing out of position (Cuellar, L. Young ect) would get a better feel for the game and would appreciate it more when in their natural (first choice) position. Does this mean we are likely to see L Young on the right with Cuellar in Central defence? or is it just a carrot to keep the guy out of position happy. To be honest, some palyers a better suited in different position. Southgate comes to mind. He was an average central midfielder when we baught him from Palace and look how he did in his new role. Comments?
Reply to nafas_awnan:
Jesus christ. I'm an english teacher and I didn't even know that. Well, that's tomorrows lesson plan sorted. cheers mate.
kaka's not supposed to be going to man city now....thank god. apparently they've as good as signed someone though. wonder who it could be???
Reply to nafas_awnan:
what???
Reply to wheelo2020:
What a load of horse wank
Apologies for the language!
Reply to SYMBAS:
A few managers do this. Strikers often play on the wing for a while so they get a better understanding of how the play builds up and it speeds up their reaction time to crosses and so on. Wenger palyed Henry there for a few years. I assume it works the same for defenders/ midfielders....not so much goalies
Reply to Timmy_Ra:
ha ha ha, horse wank....that is brililant, i am gonna start using that.
Steve Finnan is close to signing for Hull City for 1.5m. Surely he would be great squad player to bring in as he can play as a lb and a rb?
Reply to wheelo2020:
What are you going to do with the horse wank?
Reply to wheelo2020:
Reply to nafas_awnan:
surely a palindrome is automatically an anagram too?
Hold on, that's not a palindrome, it's just written backwards, that is an anagram - a palindrome reads the same both ways, no? God Villa's transfer activity is hot.
That link is actualy horse Wank!!
Cuellar to Blackburn/Rangers (Loan).... YEAH RIGHT!!!
Reply to Villa_Chris:
it must be true, his sister works in hospitality!!!
That site is the equivalent of the Red Rum, Black Beauty and Mr Ed smashing one out over an episode of my little pony..........HORSE WANK!!!!
Reply to wheelo2020:
hahahaha Quality!
100!
I'm confused now. It appears that taglor is hung like a horse and had a wank over Nan's life size cutouts of Westlife while reading the financial times. And MON has signed a pair of tartan slippers and Damian thinks they will replace Milner in the team.
Is that right?
Betty...Not sure what the UDP requirements for percentage increase in Chipping Campden is, but I could have got you 5 very good beds and a good large garage (which it needs for such a prestigious property) and parking for the family caravan. Want a quote for work? Discounts for Villans..!
Just read above and seen you guys have been talking mortgages..Sorry to bring it back to mortgages etc, but looking at the last few replies it looks like there's not a lot happening in Villa land today..?
I like the way Sky sports news now only look at the next six fixtures of the big three ! If we were third it would be the big two.
What a joke !
Please can we sign someone soon , preferably Diego and K Jones
MON is guest on radio 5 live tonight from 7pm talking on the subject of the transfer window, for anyone that's interested?
Bollox!!
LINK
What have I started
I don't think I'll be tuning into Radio 5, he wont say anything to offer anyone a glimmer of hope. We all know he'll unveil our inevitable loan signing on deadline day
Wouldn't it be great if he announced he's bidding for Podolski, Diego, Arteta and Jovanovic
I better stop daydreaming, back to work...
Reply to Mlockey89:
Bet you Chris is in the front row getting an eye full !
Reply to keefvilla:
lol....with his horse
I would go for Michael Owen, unlike Heskey he's a natural goal scorer and finishes what others create,Young/ Gabby /Gareth etc create lots of opportunities ideal for Michael Owen to finish off,Young and Gabby are still learning their trade they are not natural finishers yet,so what would the point in Heskey coming to villa to supply those two,we need a player to Finnish what those two create and thats Owen.
Owen's injury problems are a worry but villas physiotherapy and medical facilities are first class just look at our lack of injuries a great medical team is essential in our small squad so someone has factored in only the best care for players at villa,Michael would surely benefit from this.
I would go and get him now,he would love the opportunity of playing in the champions league,and i think he would be a great asset in getting villa there.
40/1 villa for the title a good bet especialy with Owen on board and Liverpool Chelsea and man united still to play its possible we could win the title,Owen is a known quantity,a fit Owen is a goal scoring machine,if anyone can bring out the best of Owen it's Mon and the background team.
go get him martin.
Reply to soulmerchant:
Apparently he has a "gentlemans" agreement with Man City to join them in the summer another money grabbing load of horse....
Reply to soulmerchant:
worls record breakin for most 'Owen's' in one post!!
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I would love Owen to come but.... Did you see his finishing last night? Not what I would say is natural. He is a clever player and gets into great positions though
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Reply to nafas_awnan:
What a load of cobblers... you said that Nan meant palindrome, when clearly your user name is not one... think you'll find it was you, not Nan, that was wrong.
Yoggie correctly points out that your name is not a palindrome, all you do is prove Yoggie right, thinking you've done the opposite, just because you've found a longer example (and possibly because you think he's talking about underscores).
PS Your statement that 'redivider' it is the longest single word palindrome is at least matched by 'rotavator'.
But let's get back to footie... with a palindrome for Villa:
"Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?"
Let's get a few more in, MON
Reply to TheMachine:
clever dick!
this is talking about Charles N Zog taken from tribal football
“Has he been contacted by Aston Villa, Tottenham and Arsenal? They have taken information about him, yes, but you know the transfer regulation.
This is a good article....
LINK
Reply to Villa_Chris:
Sums everything up good read
Reply to Nan_was_a_fan:
How did I miss this earlier nan? Keep looking. The offender profile you describe may fit, but I was in the feathers by eleven thirty...!
I'd use Columbo though. Better than Fuey.
I have just read in the 'ULSTER BUGLE' that MON is to ditch attempts to find a new striker before the end of the transfer window, instead renewing his confidence in Marlene SCAREWOOD.
O'NEIL believes the mishapen headed galloping galoot has found his shooting boots and is ready to set the premiership alight. He has been studying the muscle - bound buffoon in recent training sessions and believes his eccentic style of football will reap dividends on the park by completely stupefying and bewitching opposing defenders.
Reply to TheMachine:
GENIUS PURE GENIUS.
There is lots of transfer speculation, the drogba one is laughable but.....
Was it a rat I saw?
Reply to Villa_Chris:
Spot on, Great Post
Reply to wheelo2020:
In your kitchen? What you gonna do?
Has anyone contmeplated kevin davies from bolton? I personally dislike him but he scores goals holds the ball up very well so young and gabby could make runs off him. As apposed to just counter attacking. Also he bullys the life out of defenders from the big clubs to the little clubs... Just a thought
Marc Janko any takers on this big lanky chap another web site is raving about him mon likes his big strikers
It's a waste of time all this speculation lets just wait til midnight on Feb 3rd and all be disappointed as usual!
Reply to Timmy_Ra:
True, True....
BUT....then we'll remember we're sitting sweet in the league and we'll carry on winning in feb, Bouma and Carew will be back, Gabby will be hitting the back of the net for fun and all will be forgotten!!
You is right, I is wrong!
i have got a feeling MON is gonna prove us wrong this year. He is gonna snap someone up once Man City have spent ( as per that article)
Like that article says, wait till Man City and spent up, then we make a move. Mind you, Gabby and Ash wil have retired by then
Reply to kernowvilla:
i read about him and apart from its only the austrian league he has scored 30 goals in 20 games (18 starts) and 2 international gaols against italy and serbia, blackburn are trying to get him, id say he is worth a try
Reply to pprid:
The thing is, you look at stats such as goals scored in their league and it all looks good....until they come to the prem. Then comes the test...flop or not? Good examples.... Marcus Allback, Alfonso Alves to name a few
Reply to pprid:
Sorry, just read you comment again.... basically says what I have!!
I thinks it's at 12 midday on Feb 2nd not midnight.
Just found out it's 17.00 hrs on Monday 2nd Feb . So there !
i just hope we bring. in some quality . because this is are big chance this season to get champ leage next season will be a whole lot harder teams like mcfc tot everton and may be a couple of others. that will be alot stronger so get the player in now before the others graqb them and when i say quality i mean quality not ones for the future this is are best chance and i dont think MON WILL BLOW IT villa for life
why don't we go for arshavin, if we are to stay ahead of arsenal lets sign their transfer targets !
How many of these transfer windows have we had to endure now without a star player?
AA. Were you drinking alone?
Backward Nan, leave the teaching to the big boys eh?
Reply to Nan_was_a_fan:
Feathers...As in the one's in the quilt, not the Feathers Inn down the road Jim..! lol
does anybody have 2 keep logging out and keep logging back in before a comments show on there screen
Does anyone know where the Villa will be drinking at Sunderland on Saturday? I'm going up there for the first time and haven't got a clue where the Villa lads will be.
No villa biker I just have to press refresh.
AA, In bed alone? With laptop? PDA? Sleepwalker?
Reply to Nan_was_a_fan:
cheers nan i got it
did anyboby listen to MON on the radio at 7 oclock i missed it and did he mention aany players who might be coming or going
i just wish that yellow fucking bar on ssn would say something about us,fuck man city how about the villa
kaka is getting on my f''k;]g nerves we could win 6 nil on saturday and the back pages will only talk about that tosser no man is worth that well maybe paul mc god
Reply to villa_biker:
two true my friend
i dont see why Kaka would want to go MAN CITY when they arent even in the top half. Just because man city have all that money they think they can buy the best players in the world and there just ruining the prem
and we need to sign someone
and oh ye nan my dad was in bed because i was up after him
Pish Posh.
You know what Villa really need in the transfer window?
I'll let you in on a secret, the soft faced Mr Lerner is actually a dollar billionaire, this means he has about eight quid, so he's no use to us and he is looking to ditch the club faster than a suicide bomber finds change for the bus.
So let that dream wither my friends, because something lurks, it lurks like Nyarlothotep at the gates of time, waiting for a moment when the human race is weak and it can break back into this dimension and take it's seat in it's box with a milky tea.
He is a demon of many forms, some unspeakable, others that seem to quite resemble a spry pensioner in a checked hat, a tan over coat and reactolite rapides, who has a sound basic grounding in understanding the notion of tight purse strings.
Lee Hendrie used to clean his car for fag money, he can ruthlessly track down a two week package deal, self catering of course, in the Costa del Sol with consummate ease.
You know his name, just don't speak it out loud lest he stir.
Meanwhile JC is off, i know this for a fact because Tim Burton is about to begin pre production on a remake of the Addams family, Johnny Depp is playing Gomez, Bonham Carter is to be Morticia and JC is penciled in as Lurch.
Also don't be surprised if this is MON's swansong, despite the smoke and mirrors he is to be the new Doctor Who with Robbie Savage as his assistant.
If you know where to look you can get a sneak peek at one of Russell T Davies scripts entitled the “The Flat back four of the Cybermen”.
Doctor - “I felt at times today we were exhilarating, but we the Daleks had the character today in the final third..and lasers which helps”
Reply to CodPieceVillain:
you taking the piss? Scoring one goal a season that happens to be against Villa does not mean he scores goals
Reply to Summer of George:
dont no about you but i done a hard days work so it might be me but that went right over my head OR it was a load of crap
why isnt damian writing ?
I suspect it was almost certainly a load of crap, however should you find yourself purchasing a copy of the Evening Mail in the not too distant future and you get a bony fingered tap on the shoulder.
Should you turn around and find yourself caught in chit chat with a retired ex travel agent with expansive jowls and some very strident opinions about player wages, then you only have yourself to blame.
You failed to be vigilant.
He lurks, he opens a small tin of sardines for lunch on a wednesday and gazes out the window a lot, but he lurks my boy.
Just beyond the realms of sanity.
Waiting....in a comfy chair.
Summer of George I like the cut of your jib.
LittleVillan tell your Dad that is dead sneaky getting your kids in as your alibi. Coppers eh?
Nan, amongst a handful of others in recent days i have noted yor roustabout tone and huckster prose, i have enjoyed it.
However "cut of your jib".
I'm suffering internal head trauma most of the time but i feel sure that is a palindrome that means you are calling me a poove.
Watch it.
Meanwhile in the aquatic depths of the sunken lost city, he ruminates upon the new conservatory he had fitted and the fact the builders left the patio in a right state....mud everywhere.
Luck would have it, the reseeded lawn is flourishing despite the cold snap, perhaps for now we will be safe, as he shuffles to the kitchen to pop the kettle on and we are spared his baleful eye and suggestions regarding Alan Wright, for a fleeting moment.
He has eternity on his side however.
We await the dawn.
Reply to villa_biker:
from what i heard he just mentioned how it should be extended another 2 weeks no mention of players
Reply to pprid:
Yeh, they banged on about it this afternoon on the radio that MON and some other chap were going to be guest from 7pm having discussing the transfer window, then all they had was MON on for about 2 minutes at most and he just said that he did not like the January transfer window and it should be extended until thrid week in February. Well worth tuning in for..!
Reply to villa_biker:
I like Kaka... it's not his fault that Man City want to pay stupid money to open the flood gates. Well... maybe if he'd spent a little more time studying and less time kicking a football I suppose
Right Martin, now we now Milan's price, I say match it... he's bound to want CL football next year
What about these nan. Your backwards nan mate would be impressed..! They are quite appropriate I thought.
poor dan is in a droop
massive levi's sam!
did nan poop? Nan did!
ed is on no side
bob, sides reversed, is bob
Nice AA.
The S of G.
Pour forth thy tears upon the earth. And the grasses shalt grow and the face of every slab be cleansed.
We should have gone in for this guy. He's young, english and cheap. Fits MONs transfer policy
"Newcastle United have signed the new Gazza - former Magpies and England star Paul Gascoigne's seven-year-old nephew Cameron Gascoigne, who has been snapped up after scoring 22 goals in a 30-minute junior match. (Daily Star) "
Players that Massive Thunder Wants for Villa -
Daniel Sturridge from Manchester City
Michael Johnson from Manchester City
Michael Mancienne from Chelsea
MON wont be buying anybody in the sales because of the greedy fecks that are governing our great game. Feck the lot of you!
We'll win the league without you, you wankers!
Villa to buy Darren Bent for 14 Million! Think he would be a great buy and he is only 24...he will get an injection of Martin O Neill and score villa to 3rd!!!
LINK
Bent is a younger, better version of Harewood, Villa should pay no more than £10M for him though.
Get him in, wait till around 12 and MON will have been on the main site and rubbished it and then we will back to square 1
Bent, Lennon and Bale for Shorey, Reo and 10mil
Not convinced about Bent at all, hes another one of these strikers who needs a hat full of chances before he scores, forget him get someone clinical in.The prices for english based players is getting rediculious i.e Belamy and Jones, its time for Martin to look abroad.Podolski is still not available snap him up.
Still available i mean
sam williams has another groin injury, thats why he came back from colchester. He wont be in action for a while.