Robert Pires

[DeKuip]

Are we targeting next summer's Sky Masters?

[Salsa Party Animal]

He will probably be a better coach and role model for our wingers and playmaker than Old Big Head Cloughie's favourite player.

Welcome to Villa Park, imagine Villa Old Stars soon with Pires, Morley, Cowans together

(Thank for the goal on youtube)

[Pants]

I've just had a vision of him lobbing Ben Foster from 20 yards at The Sty in the LCQF in the last minute of extra time to send us through.

[Brian Taylor]

I recall there was similar fervour and expectation when Peter Broadbent joined an ailing Villa team back in oooh 66 when expectations were generally high. Still we got some great exhibition football from this supremely talented mid-fielder and he proved very popular with the Holte end. He stayed three years as a brillant play-maker, scored a few goals; and some wished he'd become manager. Never happened but there must be some sort of lure in it for Pires bar the money.
So a few years survival then while the young ones develop, and hopefully justify everyone's faith in them and Villa's future?
Just had a look. Broadbent was only 33 when he came from Shrewsbury Town..He was ex-Wolves and England.
So who is the Andy Lochead surrogate that will follow on in Villa Back to the Future?
It is all for the best in these challenging times! We will get to see quality football against top teams from the Potteries, tyneside and evn the Black Cunterie...and ya never know one or two from Luundun one dye.
sorrt for the cynicism..Pires will be grite..but beware this trading on former glory tendency..it has worked shortterm before but now it is obviously about financial economy as much as expediency ..
oh yeah,,he is only here for a couple of month's trial..]
Signd up in Jan or join he coaching staff with a view to...
I just hope he assists or scores even on his first time out

[Captain Trips]

Ironic eh. here we all have been thinking GH will be signing some of the French babbies he has been developing and what happens!! We sign one who is twice there age :-) Bienvenu a Villa Park Roberrrrt

[The Situation]

Good signing. It makes sense to do it, we've got loads of injured players and to have an experinced player like Pires it'll help the team too in the long term hopefully.

[Nastylee]

Look at like this, our midfield contained MB, MH and BB on Saturday. With these lads in the team it means there's nothing on the bench in this area of the team. We can't sign anyone till January so it's a body to stregthen an area that we're potentially going to struggle with between now and Christmas as we cannot expect these players to carry us through.

[Olneythelonely]

Who are MH and MB?

[atomicjam]

Who are MH and MB?

Mark Hughes and Mike Bassett?

[Nastylee]

Who are MH and MB?

Mark Hughes and Mike Bassett?

Who said men can't multitask? I meant MA and JH, ooops.

[bob]

He runs funny doesn't he?

How much do you reckon he'll be on a week?

£30k?

[Nastylee]

I reckon 31k

[bob]

Oooooooooooooooh

[hawkeye]

its one of those transactions that you hope is not significant,

[JUAN PABLO]

I dont care how much hes on , as long as he brings his other half down..

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removed as Pires wife had her boobies out..sorry ;-)))