Joe Cole Sent To Coventry

[LeeB]

As a cost cutting measure he's going to get the bus there every day.

He'll jump on what I like to call the no.10.

[SoccerHQ]

Think he was on a pay as you play.

[silhillvilla]

After this he must be close to calling it a day & opting for the jungle or CBB instead.

[Des Little]

He is better off calling it a day. Playing there will sap every last drop of spirit he has left.

[OCD]

I've seen that this has been in the Coventry local paper but haven't seen anything on the OS about it.

[PeterWithesShin]

Thanks for the goal at Burnley. Other than that what a bizarre signing . File alongside Jenas , Pires and Senderos

Pires was one of the few players we could sign at the time as we could only sign out of contract players. We needed a player so signed what was probably the best available. Ultimately he wasn't good enough but it was hardly a bizarre signing.

He'd been training with a non-league side hadn't he, and to be honest, didn't even look fit enough for that.

From Wiki (yes I know)

Pirès returned to England and trained at London Colney – Arsenal's training ground, in order to keep his fitness levels up.[15] In October 2010, it was reported that Conference National club Crawley Town intended to talk to Pirès about joining them for some part of the season, but the player's spokesman said they were "not aware of any interest" from that club.[16]

On 16 November 2010, Aston Villa boss Gérard Houllier had been in talks with representatives of Pirès.[17] On 18 November, the 37-year-old midfielder completed his move to Aston Villa on a six-month contract

[Phil from the upper holte]

Truly horrible thing to do to a man. It might give him some playing time,  probably about 20 mins

[villasjf]

Truly horrible thing to do to a man. It might give him some playing time,  probably about 20 mins

I doubt he could last 20 minutes.

[cdbearsfan]

Should boost the crowd having a Villa player on the pitch. Don't think they've got a full house since last time we played there.

[silhillvilla]

More like a circus act now. Come and see joe Cole the man who can blow through his arse inside 5 mins.

[villasjf]

Mowbray says he was supprised and he may not even play during the 35 days, I wonder if some of our lot bundled him into a boot and dumped him on their training ground with a note saying Play me.

[Pete3206]

He is better off calling it a day. Playing thereHis first drive up to The Ricoh will sap every last drop of spirit he has left.

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[Mortimer's Bear]

They are pant-wettingly excited about this, sums up what an insignificant little club they are.

[CT]

Maybe we could give them Guzan too. That would be really fucking nasty.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Maybe we could give them Guzan too. That would be really fucking nasty.

Lescott too.