Robert Pires

[Toronto Villa]

Breaking news on BBC that this is happening. He'll be good short term option. Somebody GH trusts, has a great reputation within the game and will provide some knowledge and experience to what is becoming a very young Villa dressing room. I don't see the down side to be honest.

[Simon Ward]

Pires has also just made it into the twitter top ten trends around the world!

[Reality]

We are signing this guy after what he said about this club and fighting relegation?

[enigma]

Anyone who saw him towards the end at Villareal would know he's not got the legs any more and that was in a much slower league.

Still, he's cost nowt so there's no harm in it I suppose. Bring him on for the last 10-15 minutes and let him take the free kicks around the box.

[Phil from the upper holte]

We are signing this guy after what he said about this club and fighting relegation?

What did he say?

[Chris Smith]

So what injury do we expect to keep him out for the next month?

My money is on 1st degree burns from his GHD straighteners.

[Bad English]

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He's old.

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He's comes across as a very nice bloke on the telly.
He's can show you a few medals, notably "World Cup - Winner" 1998, "Euro 2000 - Winner"
Experience in France, England and Spain
Many French fans are miffed he wasn't offered a short contract to help out at their club.

I retract my Twitter comments.

[Bad English]

We are signing this guy after what he said about this club and fighting relegation?

Sorry, if you weren't born/ don't live in France, you can't comment.*

*will accept family in Portugal/Spain for same purpose.

[Reality]

Anyone who saw him towards the end at Villareal would know he's not got the legs any more and that was in a much slower league.

Still, he's cost nowt so there's no harm in it I suppose. Bring him on for the last 10-15 minutes and let him take the free kicks around the box.

Cost nowt? I thought we were supposed to be trimming the wage budget? I thought we were past the days of signing over the hill midfielders?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Anyone who saw him towards the end at Villareal would know he's not got the legs any more and that was in a much slower league.

Still, he's cost nowt so there's no harm in it I suppose. Bring him on for the last 10-15 minutes and let him take the free kicks around the box.

Cost nowt? I thought we were supposed to be trimming the wage budget? I thought we were past the days of signing over the hill midfielders?

We're in a bit of a pickle old chap, 11 players out.
The kids need an old head around them.

[pauliewalnuts]

Cost nowt? I thought we were supposed to be trimming the wage budget? I thought we were past the days of signing over the hill midfielders?

Buy nobody = "we can't, we've still got to trim the wage bill, we'll have to sell someone first"

Get Pires = "I thought we were supposed to be trimming the wage bill"

The transfer window is closed. We can only sign unattached players.

[nico2708]

looks like we snatched pires from underneath the noses of another team

[enigma]

Anyone who saw him towards the end at Villareal would know he's not got the legs any more and that was in a much slower league.

Still, he's cost nowt so there's no harm in it I suppose. Bring him on for the last 10-15 minutes and let him take the free kicks around the box.

Cost nowt? I thought we were supposed to be trimming the wage budget? I thought we were past the days of signing over the hill midfielders?

I'm not exactly overwhelmed myself, but needs must I suppose. 

We'll trim the wage budget when Ashley buggers off it seems.

[villa for life]

How old is Gary MacAllister? Could he still do a job for us? Fantastic Player in his day as well.

[nico2708]

here is that goal someone was onabout earlier

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