Robert Pires

[eamonn]

Bring back Coops and Gnasher please.

[villa for life]

Do you think I'll win if I bet my Everton mate that Pires will score more goals than Beckford?

[JJ-AV]

Do you think I'll win if I bet my Everton mate that Pires will score more goals than Beckford?

Nah, he had a much deeper role for Villarreal and Beckford has looked lively the last couple of games.

[Californian Villain]

I wouldn't usually post a picture of a celebrating Arsenal team but this is what his teammates thought of him when they won the FA Cup...

le

Why not post a picture of Stanley Matthews with the FA Cup - it's just as relevant.

[Muscle-Dolphin]

Hopefully Pires will be a good influence on Ireland.  Overall, I don't see any downside to this signing.

[luke25]

For the first time in years we've got a fair few technically gifted players at our disposal, hopefully Ireland, Downing, Ash and Bannan will benefit from working closely with Pires for the next 6 months, exciting times

[tim]

I can see no down-sides to this at all.
Even at 37 surely any professional player can manage 30 mins or more a week? And when you consider that during his Arsenal days he was (sorry everyone!) far out of reach for a team like Villa. He hasn't forrgotten those skills in the few years since, so the influence he can have on the younger players that he will be involved with is without doubt a bonus for them and us supporters.
He won't win us the league but a player of this quality amongst the team has to be a good thing.

 

[PaulTheVillan]

I wouldn't usually post a picture of a celebrating Arsenal team but this is what his teammates thought of him when they won the FA Cup...

le

Why not post a picture of Stanley Matthews with the FA Cup - it's just as relevant.

That isn't the FA cup. It's the premier league.

[Jimbo]

Hopefully Pires will be a good influence on Ireland.

Ireland doesn't need Robert Pires, he needs Sigmund Freud.

[SteveN]

Apologies if mentioned elesewhere.  The fellow on talkSport last night (Graham Hunter?) who appears to know a fair bit about Spanish football - and not from simply watching it on Sky - was at Bodymoor yesterday. He was saying that Pires still had a hell of a lot to give and would be a good influence on all our players, not just the young ones.

[villasjf]

On the OS it states he will wear the No 8 shirt, I thought there was a ruling that it could only be worn by one player during a season hence Ireland getting the No 9 shirt, surely our worst ever player to wear our No 9 shirt, yes i know he is not a centre forward but I have seen little to be impressed about so far.

[LeeB]

glad everyone knows someone who hasnt got a contract till november is a decent signing at 37. no wonder we had ellis for so many years.

You are Adrian Durham's leather clad gimp, and I claim my £5 now.

[N'ZMAV]

I wouldn't have thought there is a rule on that. Also, Clark has worn 2 different squad numbers this season. I'm sure he wore 47 against West Ham on the opening day and now he wears 21.

[N'ZMAV]

I heard the discussions with Graham Hunter last night regarding Pires. He was very complimentary on Pires and what he could offer Aston Villa. his bloke knows his stuff, he's not just a Twitter journo, he's there in the thick of things in Spain and has been for a few years now.

[LeeB]

Graham Hunter is a top man, he knows his stuff.