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Offline Ross

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2014, 07:37:50 PM »
I look forward to assembling a talented squad full of players who don't earn any money.  I take immense satisfaction from the reduction in the wage bill. We must be one of the best in the country at that. Keep your trophies, show us your balance sheet.

Offline Richard E

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2014, 07:39:20 PM »
Two honest plodders, good lads and good luck with their careers but not a meltdown moment.



Yes, sorry, I did think that as soon as I'd posted it.

Offline caster troy

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #17 on: May 20, 2014, 07:43:11 PM »
I'd rather have 1 Albrighton than 10 Tonevs. Another masterstroke by our esteemed leaders.

Online kippaxvilla2

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2014, 07:47:07 PM »
This appears on the face of it to make no sense at all.  Fair enough if we can't stump up 35k a week but it will surely cost money to replace him.  These are worrying times indeed. 

Or, of course he wasn't rated by Lambert.  Either way it's a concern.

Offline citizenDJ

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #19 on: May 20, 2014, 07:49:55 PM »
Marc Albrighton is a half-decent player, and honestly I doubt he'll be missed too much. It's a shame, because it's always great if a local player can come up through the ranks and 'make it'.

Still, if he really was earning £20,000 a week, that's a decent chunk of finding the wages for, say, a Lescott.

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #20 on: May 20, 2014, 07:53:04 PM »
I'd rather have 1 Albrighton than 10 Tonevs. Another masterstroke by our esteemed leaders.

What not offering £35K a week? I  completely agree with our 'esteemed leaders' on that.

Offline Brend'Watkins

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #21 on: May 20, 2014, 08:00:02 PM »
Pretty disappointed by the Club letting Albrighton go. We've got no one who offers what he does.

Bacuna can over hit a cross just as easily as Marc could.  He's a useful player against lesser opposition,  If we want to improve we would need to see less of him near the starting 11.  Now we will.

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2014, 08:05:14 PM »
I suppose there's always the chance that Marc could return to Villa if we end up with a new manager who likes him, like Guzan did.

In either case they both tried their best and their both good Villa fans. Best of look Super Marc and Fonzy.











Unless you sign for Small Heath. Or Leeds. Millwall, QPR, Luton, Chelsea, well... about three dozen clubs really.

Offline jay

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2014, 08:06:48 PM »
I know he's one of ours but he's a championship player in my opinion we won't miss him 

Offline richard moore

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #24 on: May 20, 2014, 08:06:51 PM »
Two honest plodders, good lads and good luck with their careers but not a meltdown moment.

Completely agree, very well summarised I think

Offline supertom

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #25 on: May 20, 2014, 08:17:02 PM »
Albrighton only played last season because we were desperately short of options. Even so, despite being possibly one of our best players from Jan onwards, he didn't particularly get regular starts by any means. Lambo appreciated his work rate but as a player, I'm not sure he rated Albrighton. Certainly, Albrighton is as old school a winger as you get. That just doesn't fit into what Lambert wants.
Certainly the club was never, ever gonna offer him improved terms given he's not really fancied by the current manager. If anything we probably offered him a slight decrease in pay to put him more in line with the other squad fillers in the side.
If Leicester are happy to pay the lad 35k for 4 years, then he'd be crazy not to go for it.

It's a shame, because I like him as a player and we've essentially just lost one of our best players to be honest (and he's average), but we're just going to have to replace him.

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #26 on: May 20, 2014, 08:39:34 PM »
She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed is working late tonight and I have been at the rosé.

I am Villa Until I Die.

That is my Stontribution to the Current Cate of Affairs.

Online kippaxvilla2

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #27 on: May 20, 2014, 08:41:56 PM »
She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed is working late tonight and I have been at the rosé.

I am Villa Until I Die.

That is my Stontribution to the Current Cate of Affairs.

Av u eard about what's going on at aV thou?

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #28 on: May 20, 2014, 08:50:43 PM »
Good luck to both. Think releasing Albrighton is a mistake.

Offline Matt C

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Re: Current state of affairs
« Reply #29 on: May 20, 2014, 08:52:45 PM »
If Albrighton has been offered that reported deal at Leicester then good luck to him. If we've just decided to let him go then I don't agree.

 


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