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50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« on: October 28, 2011, 07:04:51 PM »
Another kick in the nuts moment for us, and it not applies to what might happen at Spurs but Arsenal too if they don't make the CL next season. He isn't wrong, but aside from shelling out stupidly how do you avoid it?

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Benoît Assou-Ekotto calls on Tottenham's owners to fight to keep leading players at White Hart Lane
Tottenham defender Benoît Assou-Ekotto has warned that the club must keep their leading players or risk “ending up like Aston Villa”.

 
Leap of faith: Spurs' Benoît Assou-Ekotto has called on the club to back their ambition

The French-born Cameroon international singled out Villa as an example of a club failing to show enough ambition to compete at the highest level. His comments are likely to cause consternation at Villa Park, where the owner, Randy Lerner, has been criticised by a section of supporters for not pumping more money into the club.

Villa have lost several prominent players in recent seasons: James Milner was sold to Manchester City, Stewart Downing left for Liverpool and Ashley Young was bought by Manchester United, for a combined income of £63million.

In contrast, Tottenham successfully fended off an attempt from Chelsea to sign playmaker Luka Modric in the summer, while the Wales international Gareth Bale also remained at White Hart Lane, despite attracting interest from some of Europe’s elite clubs.

Assou-Ekotto, 27, believes Spurs must retain that hard-line stance if they are to realise their ambition of becoming regulars in the Champions League.

“There’s a lot to be excited about at Spurs now with the new training ground and maybe a new stadium,” he said. “It feels like the future could be really good for the fans but if the players don’t stay, we could end up like Aston Villa.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2011, 07:06:34 PM »
What? End up a bigger club? Tw*t.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2011, 07:09:54 PM »
Worrying that its common opinion that we're on the way down. even the biggest clubs lose players they don't want to but there's no doubt we now have a reputation for selling too easily.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2011, 07:14:08 PM »
Fair comment I think.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2011, 07:17:13 PM »
Fair comment I think.

Maybe, but competely unnecessary. I wouldn't like to hear Villa players bad-mouthing other clubs for no reason, he's a twat. Also, its a lot easier to hold on to players when you're in Landan and it helps when clubs keep giving you World-class players like Van der Vaart and Adebayor for peanuts. Jammy bastards.
« Last Edit: October 28, 2011, 07:20:26 PM by cdvillafan »

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2011, 07:17:47 PM »
Truth hurts when we see in black and white how most of football sees us.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2011, 07:21:06 PM »
At least we have sensible hair.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2011, 07:43:36 PM »
Truth hurts when we see in black and white how most of football sees us.

It hurts also because we have lost high profile and high quality English players that now make a good chunk of the national team. But we're just the first and almost a blueprint to what might happen when the golden goose stops laying eggs. Arsenal have lost very high profile players, and Van Persie can't be that far behind if they can't pull things around. Assou-Ekotto might be right, but I bet he'll be looking for an exit sign too if Spurs don't make the CL this season, and suddenly Bale, VDV, Defoe, Modric all decide Spurs aren't good enough anymore.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2011, 07:49:24 PM »
Assou-Ekotto might be right, but I bet he'll be looking for an exit sign too if Spurs don't make the CL this season, and suddenly Bale, VDV, Defoe, Modric all decide Spurs aren't good enough anymore.
Maybe he will. But whether they ultimately do or not, at the very least he'll see them having a damn good go.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2011, 07:52:42 PM »
Well of course he's right. And this is the danger of out situation, and why mcleish was the wrong manager at the wrong time. There is a sort of compounding effect that worked for us on the way up after Randy/O'Neill took over - good image = good signings = success = good image etc etc. But it works a bloody sight faster in reverse, and for me Randy's biggest failure has been to underestimate how quickly things can end up going to shit if you are seen as a team on the slide, however unfair that may be.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2011, 07:55:34 PM »
Says the player who openly admitted that he only plays for the money!

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2011, 08:03:31 PM »
Bloody annoying coming from this numpty, but
sadly its true.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2011, 08:08:32 PM »
Bastard! Quick someone call John Terry, so he can go round with the boys and give Ekotto a good thrashing!
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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2011, 08:10:04 PM »
Absolutely nothing to argue with. We have gone from challengers (admittedly failing challengers) to also rans in 2 years. It's not going to change anytime soon.

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Re: 50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2011, 08:21:50 PM »
Blimey talk about having your nose rubbed in it,keep your opinions to yourself !!

 


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