Houllier confirms Ireland wants to leave!

[Bosco81]

When he has been so annoymous in the games he has played we can't afford to trust him with a run of games.

He's got to prove himself to us not the other way round.

[JUAN PABLO]

We don't have much luck with midfielders

[Greg N'Ash]

what is it with villa buying talented players with mental problems? Curcic, Collymore and now the wig wearing twat. Cut our losses and get rid i'd say. DON'T stick him on loan to celtic - They can't afford him, and the "decent player in crap league" con didn't work for redknapp when he shipped Keane up there last season probably because our ex-manager walked out.  Permanent transfer only,or at least wait till MON gets a new job.

[Rigadon]

what is it with villa buying talented players with mental problems? Curcic, Collymore and now the wig wearing twat. Cut our losses and get rid i'd say. DON'T stick him on loan to celtic - They can't afford him, and the "decent player in crap league" con didn't work for redknapp when he shipped Keane up there last season probably because our ex-manager walked out.  Permanent transfer only,or at least wait till MON gets a new job.

Not sure why MON would sign him, he disn't sign him this time did he?

Agree on the loan thing though.  Get rid.

[villa1]

He's a grade A wanker.

[Clark W Griswold]

Officially my most hated Villa player ever (I'm slightly post Hodge).

[Greg N'Ash]

could be wrong but i got the feeling Ireland's transfer was one that was ongoing during MON's time and they took the decision to continue with it as it was rather far down the line.. Certainly he was linked to us during MON's tenure. I've heard rumours otherwise so i guess i'm presuming.

[dave.woodhall]

could be wrong but i got the feeling Ireland's transfer was one that was ongoing during MON's time and they took the decision to continue with it as it was rather far down the line.. Certainly he was linked to us during MON's tenure. I've heard rumours otherwise so i guess i'm presuming.

I would say that's a fair guess.

[Clark W Griswold]

We don't have much luck with midfielders

Not so sure about that bud. Milner, Young, Petrov and Downing were all good, Coker's not bad and Delph shows massive promise. Sidwell has been fairly poor but not a disaster, but then Ireland has. Defenders have been the problem. As things stand at this moment in time only Young and Cuellar have been any good vs Davies, Dunne, Collins, Shorey, Warnock, Beye and Knight who have been mediocre to dismal. Strikers, well we haven't much to talk about really as we have only signed 2 of note in the same time (the last 4.1/2 years). They have been moderately successful.

[PeterWithe]

I'd love to see a team take the bull by the horns and refuse to pay a player his full wages if he says he wants to play for someone else, thing is they can all afford the most expensive lawyers I suppose.

[gervilla]

He came, he did f**K all, and now he's heading for the door. As long as we get our money back its for the best before we waste any more money paying his wages. Tosser.

[TopDeck113]

The whole sorry episode shows what a bad deal for us the Milner sale was.  We should have said to Citeh - and more pertinently, to Milner - you're not going anywhere until a new manger is in position.  If Citeh were so keen they'd be back next month in any event - and then, and only then, if our new manager fancied Ireland, he could have been a part of the deal.

As it is contrast us and Everton.  Everton screwed every last penny out of them for Lescott; we seemed to be content on taking an overpaid, overvalued make-weight, who by Mancini's own admission was not part of his plans.

Let in not be said that under Randy it is only MON that has bought badly. 

[WarszaVillan]

could be wrong but i got the feeling Ireland's transfer was one that was ongoing during MON's time and they took the decision to continue with it as it was rather far down the line.. Certainly he was linked to us during MON's tenure. I've heard rumours otherwise so i guess i'm presuming.

I would say that's a fair guess.

Or it could be the complete oposite and that MON was totally against replacing Milner with Ireland. We actually have no idea although by the looks of it the lunatics have taken over the H&V asylum

[TimTheVillain]

Get as much as possible, hopefully £7 - 8 Million and move on.

Why the angst against him ?

OK, he's a professional footballer earning a massive salary at Villa but he never wanted to join in the first place - I blame Citeh.

[Gaztonniller]

I agree that the board gets a lot of undeserved criticism these says. Even so, I think it is possible to question the wisdom of signing a £8m player on a £70,000 a week four-year contract when we are managerless and, also, want to trim our wage bill..

Absolutely bang-on right to question the wisdom of the board signing S.I without a manager in place.
Ironic thing is MON may have left because of the J.M transfer leading to ireland coming V.P.