Robert Pires

[PaulTheVillan]

Pires prefers the commute

New Aston Villa signing Robert Pires has revealed that he is being driven the 250 miles to and from training every day, rather than move from his luxury London apartment (which is situated on the old Highbury site).

Pires is quoted in today’s Sun as saying:

“There are players who do the journey by helicopter – I’m lucky enough to do it by car with a chauffeur but it doesn’t bother anyone here.

“This proves there is a really open mentality here and it doesn’t inconvenience me, either. Every morning I leave at 8am and by 9.30, or 9.45, I’m at the training ground and have time to get ready, to train and I have the best conditions possible.”

Villa face Pires’ former employers Arsenal next Saturday, but the 37-year-old believes that, although it will be ‘strange’ to line up against his old side, there will be no time for reminiscence:

“It will be strange as I recently trained for two months with them and played for several years there, but I’m wearing new colours and I’m ready.”

Which, all in all, begs the question: Which Villa players turn up for training in a bloody helicopter?

Good question at the end.

[saunders_heroes]

I think he's referring to Michael Owen when he was at Newcastle.

[dave.woodhall]

An even better question is how you can get from Highbury to Bodymoor Heath in 90 minutes.

[Brend'Watkins]

An even better question is how you can get from Highbury to Bodymoor Heath in 90 minutes.

M25, M11, A14, M6north, M6 toll road, get off at Dunton Island and head for Kingsbury then right at first roundabout for BH.  If the traffic is okay an hour and 45 would be possible.

[Yeltzer]

An even better question is how you can get from Highbury to Bodymoor Heath in 90 minutes.

M25, M11, A14, M6north, M6 toll road, get off at Dunton Island and head for Kingsbury then right at first roundabout for BH.  If the traffic is okay an hour and 45 would be possible.

If you're in a helicopter

[PaulTheVillan]

I think he's referring to Michael Owen when he was at Newcastle.

Robbie Fowler used to get a chopper to Cardiff IIRC.

[Salsa Party Animal]

What the chaffauer's car

[Sarunyu]

IMO he still sharp but need the fighting partner to give him ball and more protect.

Nice to see this quality in AVFC shirt.

[serbentoflight]

Is he injured yet ?

[N'ZMAV]

I think he's referring to Michael Owen when he was at Newcastle.

Robbie Fowler used to get a chopper to Cardiff IIRC.

Robbie Fowler is a chopper.

[BannedUserIAT]

That's fucking ludicrous! A helicopter? For some dumb-****** to kick a ball? In training?

I can almost understand the likes of Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump getting helicopter to go from million-dollar-meeting to million-dollar-meeting or a head of state flying in for a peace accord. But a bloke catching one to go to football training? Jesus fucking Christ I despair of this game.

Time to introduce a salary cap and put these fuckers in their place. Ie, some way down the ladder from teachers and nurses. Sure as shit they're not getting helicopters to the hospital and school.

Enough is enough now. Fuck 'em all.
They have all the power, all the money, all the control, they're sending this beautiful game down the shitter and, half the time, you don't even get a decent performance out of them.

******!

[N'ZMAV]

If I earned millions a year I think I'd have a chopper too.

[WarszaVillan]

If I earned millions a year I think I'd have a chopper too.

Upgrade your Chipper

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Think i saw Pires jogging on the m6 toll road this morning. Dougs old roller was 200 yards behind him with smoke coming out the engine .........

[Phil from the upper holte]

If I earned millions a year I think I'd have a chopper too.

Me too with a machine gun attatched for when I was flying through small heath