Robert Pires

[stevenjos]

Football is what you really know shag all about.

thanks.

[ROBBO]

He has signed for six months not six years, you can't please some if had signed for one of our rivals many on here would be asking why we hadn't signed him. Young guy works for me is a mad Arsenal fan and said Pires was very fit. the fact that GH and Wenger are good friends would have helped.

[N'ZMAV]

I don't see how any one could complain about this signing

[PaulTheVillan]

Pires will be on less than Sidwell and I'm guessing he'll make more of an impact on the club in 6 months than Sidwell will have in 3 years.

No brainer.

Welcome Robert.

[N'ZMAV]

If I was Bannan, Hogg & Albrighton I'd be excited at the arrival of Pires.

[paulcomben]

Has nobody yet mentioned that Pires is the latest in a series of past-their-best French wingers to grace Villa Park?: Didier Six & David Ginola?  http://tiny.cc/2k382 & http://tiny.cc/0tmzk

[JUAN PABLO]

Id rather have a past his best Pires than a in his prime Sidwell...

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Id rather have a past his best Pires than a in his prime Sidwell...

A prime Sidwell is something we've never seen, his last decent trot was years ago at Reading

[kippaxvilla2]

Just to clear up the 25 man squad and can he play rule.  Section 42 subsection 3 paragraph a of the FA Premier League Rules on Player registration reads.

No club will be allowed to submit additional requests for members of the 25 man squad after midnight on 15th September 2010 and prior to 1st February 2011 regardless of the number of players submitted in the original squad.  The only exception to this rule is you have registered Isaiah Osborne in the initial squad.  If that is the case you will be allowed special dispensation to register out of contract players previously playing in the Domestic or European Leagues named in the appendix 1
IV.

[Dave P]

Would I be right in thinking that he will be the first World Cup Winner ever to be on the books of Aston Villa ?

[PaulTheVillan]

Would I be right in thinking that he will be the first World Cup Winner ever to be on the books of Aston Villa ?

Possibly, that would mean that the Blues had one before we did.

I'm shocked we don't get that thrown in our face all the time.

[Dave P]

Would I be right in thinking that he will be the first World Cup Winner ever to be on the books of Aston Villa ?

Possibly, that would mean that the Blues had one before we did.

I'm shocked we don't get that thrown in our face all the time.

They've had two, Tarrantini (sp) and Dugarry.  And they have the name of the city.  And they have the bestest fans.  Ad Infinitum.

[Bad English]

The French "Equipe" sports channel's ticker tape was doing this just five minutes ago:

Pires: "I ay signed nowhere for the moment. I ay had a medical; I ay been to Villa Park. Yes we'm talking 'em but I ay signed NOTHING. Villa are getting back to me on Friday and we'm'll see.

See here (if you can read a bit of French)

[VillaAlways]

The French "Equipe" sports channel's ticker tape was doing this just five minutes ago:

Pires: "I ay signed nowhere for the moment. I ay had a medical; I ay been to Villa Park. Yes we'm talking 'em but I ay signed NOTHING. Villa are getting back to me on Friday and we'm'll see.

See here (if you can read a bit of French)

We seem to have developed a habit of announcing things before they've actually happened

[Bad English]

We seem to have developed a habit of announcing things before they've actually happened

VILLA DO EMOTIONAL DOUBLE.