Robert Pires

[VillaAlways]

SSN-Medical set for Thurs/friday.Hopes to be available for game on Sunday

[PaulTheVillan]

SSN-Medical set for Thurs/friday.Hopes to be available for game on Sunday

He'll have to be registered by 12pm on Friday IIRC.

It would be good to at least have him available on Sunday, as it'll be a way better option than Osbourne on the bench.

[JUAN PABLO]

....He looked lovely in his Villa kit in todays Sun  ;-0

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Is there an 'out of contract' list of players anywhere?
we can then disect it and see if there would be anyone else worth having.

[Bad English]

30 year-old Mathieu Berson is currently out of contract, I believe.

and you can check the PFA Transfer Directory

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I thought he'd passed his medical yesterday but no personal terms have been agreed.

[bobcat]

The Villa team is getting like one of my Football Manager teams, loads of young academy players and a couple of 37 year olds on free transfers.

[Vancouver]

sorry if previously mentioned, but doesn't Pires have a problem against us? I seem to remember him being angry with us a some point or another.

[*shellac*]

Don't remember he holds any grudges against us...

but I do remember he has bust-up with O'Leary when he was managing Leeds (if you want a certain minor % Villa related answer

[PaulTheVillan]

30 year-old Mathieu Berson is currently out of contract, I believe.

and you can check the PFA Transfer Directory

I remember DOL chasing him for a couple of years, signed him. Played him v Chelsea and he looked decent. Then he fucked him off.

[SO Villa]

sorry if previously mentioned, but doesn't Pires have a problem against us? I seem to remember him being angry with us a some point or another.

Wasn't he accusing us of racially abusing him at Villa Park one year?

[pauliewalnuts]

sorry if previously mentioned, but doesn't Pires have a problem against us? I seem to remember him being angry with us a some point or another.

Wasn't he accusing us of racially abusing him at Villa Park one year?

That was Petit.

[PaulTheVillan]

I think that was when Henry scored that quick free kick and the song 'Stand up, if you hate the french' went around VP.

[VillaAlways]

I thought he'd passed his medical yesterday but no personal terms have been agreed.

Having his medical this morning

[N'ZMAV]

I think that was when Henry scored that quick free kick and the song 'Stand up, if you hate the french' went around VP.

Correct. I remember watching everyone standing up as I was sitting down.