January Transfer Window - Rumours, Links, B*llsh*t and Made-Up Nonsense

[JJ-AV]

If Carew does go to West Brom let's hope it's a loan. He won't be able to play against us and hopefully he'll have half an eye on getting a move abroad in the Summer so will just be playing out the season.

Bentley's a good signing for SHA but we have no need for him.

Muntari would be a good signing on a short term deal. Sessegnon is someone I suggest the Summer before last when he was impressing in the Emirates Cup. Alot of quality but I don't think we'd need him right now, maybe if Ash goes.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Won't be sorry to see Carew go. Couldn't run, jump or direct a header... and rarely in the box when we needed him. Ok - I do concede that he did provide some good goals and moments for us - but then I think Frank Bruno would have if he'd been centre-forward.
HOWEVER, having said that, on the rare occasions we have played balls into Carew's feet he has looked a better player, and Di Matteo will get Albion doing more of that. MON's tactics of launching everything to his head just showed up all his weaknesses.

Welcome and good luck to Kyle Walker. Looked useful on tv for QPR the other week, but I am concerned that Licah seems to have been dumped after a couple of poor shows against the better teams. Hopefully it's just a case of not destroying his confidence.

Bridge? Not convinced, and certainly not at £90k a week (will we still have to pay him the week we play Citeh when he can't play?). Warnock has had a nightmare season, but this time last season he was streets ahead of Bridge - who hasn't played much since.

What on earth are you talking about? Most of Carew's goals have come from his head?

His headed goals have come when the ball has glanced his head and ended up going goalwards. He doesn't very often direct the ball with his head... the ball generally just hits his head and goes off in any random direction! His best goals have been shots, but even they're usually deflected.
My point about playing to his feet was more about build up play though. If you launch a long ball from the back to Carew in the air, even if he does manage to get up and win the header it's anyone's guess which direction the ball's going to go in. You've more chance of keeping possession with him if you can get the ball to his feet, so if Albion played that way with him he could do something for them.
Unfortunately under MON our attacks often ended once the ball was launched his way in the air... which usually resulted in the opposition winning the header, or picking up the loose ball after it had bounced off the top of Carew's head, or won a free-kick because Carew couldn't jump and ended up fouling.

You play the ball into carew's feet and he can't control it whatsoever?

[WikiVilla]

Don't want to talk out of school but
Was in a club London about 4 weeks back between midnight and 0300 hrs say
bentley was in there too with his sister and some of her mates
He was giving it large about this that and the other, off his face on C**e and being a complete twat
& this was on a school night !!
perfectly suited to SHA

[Irreverent ad]

On the Citeh forum Bluemoon...In the Wayne Bridge Villa thread they are saying there will be another dressing room row story in the papers tomorrow. I hope its not true as it is getting silly now if so.

[PaulWinch again]

It better not be true.

[kieron]

Sidwell gone to Fulham, all done.

[Phil from the upper holte]

It better not be true.

What's the chances that it is?

[Irreverent ad]

It better not be true.

Check Peter Lansley from the Times's twitter.....unfortunately

[JJ-AV]

Sidwell gone to Fulham, all done.

http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/fulham-fc/2011/01/07/mark-hughes-confirms-steve-sidwell-set-to-sign-for-fulham-82029-27949216/

Are reporting it's £3.5m

[WikiVilla]

It better not be true.

Check Peter Lansley from the Times's twitter.....unfortunately

nothing

[Greg N'Ash]

larf! 3.5m!!??? if thats true we've really done them.

[nico2708]

It better not be true.

Check Peter Lansley from the Times's twitter.....unfortunately

nothing

try this one

@LansleyTimes

[Phil from the upper holte]

larf! 3.5m!!??? if thats true we've really done them.

Happy days, he only had 6 months left as well, they must be desperate

[Phil from the upper holte]

It says

Latest #avfc dressing-room row in best papers tomorrow morning
41 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone

[sheldon nose]

Don't want to talk out of school but
Was in a club London about 4 weeks back between midnight and 0300 hrs say
bentley was in there too with his sister and some of her mates
He was giving it large about this that and the other, off his face on C**e and being a complete twat
& this was on a school night !!
perfectly suited to SHA

MMM would you have come out with this if bentley was joining villa..mmmm i think not,i will put this down to bitterness....