Curtis Davies To Blues - Transfer confirmed

[Percy McCarthy]

Its already been said but Davies was superb with Laursen alongside him, hence starting 34 times that season. Alongside anyone else, he felt he had to cover them too and his own game suffered. I have a really bad feeling, again, that this one will come back to ahunt us. He played 49 League games for us, and we will never oficially know the reson he never made it to 50, but i suspect it was a huge payment to Albion and a bigger percentage increase in salary.

This point was once denied on here, by a representive of the board. I did not and will never beleive it !

Some of us have short memories:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1217856/Aston-Villa-manager-Martin-ONeill-miffed-Curtis-Davies-agent-comments.html

Yes, I'd entirely forgotten the scatterbrained egomaniac was ever our manager. 

*wink*

You'd have a job on here.

I found it strange that despite it (the clause in Davies' contract) being such a big story at the time, it was dismissed as a myth on here by many posters. It's a bit like Fleet Street's belief that MON had no backing from Randy.

[pauliewalnuts]

I wonder what was meant by renegotiation.

Agent: "we'd like more money"
Club; "no chance'
Agent; "we're off then"
Club: "Small Heath or back to the Albion?"

[Nigel Macdougall]

Its already been said but Davies was superb with Laursen alongside him, hence starting 34 times that season. Alongside anyone else, he felt he had to cover them too and his own game suffered. I have a really bad feeling, again, that this one will come back to ahunt us. He played 49 League games for us, and we will never oficially know the reson he never made it to 50, but i suspect it was a huge payment to Albion and a bigger percentage increase in salary.

This point was once denied on here, by a representive of the board. I did not and will never beleive it !

Some of us have short memories:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1217856/Aston-Villa-manager-Martin-ONeill-miffed-Curtis-Davies-agent-comments.html

I've never doubted the clause didn't exist but the denial that he didn't play anymore games just to avoid the salary increase and payments to West Bromwich Albion !

[Percy McCarthy]

Its already been said but Davies was superb with Laursen alongside him, hence starting 34 times that season. Alongside anyone else, he felt he had to cover them too and his own game suffered. I have a really bad feeling, again, that this one will come back to ahunt us. He played 49 League games for us, and we will never oficially know the reson he never made it to 50, but i suspect it was a huge payment to Albion and a bigger percentage increase in salary.

This point was once denied on here, by a representive of the board. I did not and will never beleive it !

Some of us have short memories:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1217856/Aston-Villa-manager-Martin-ONeill-miffed-Curtis-Davies-agent-comments.html

I've never doubted the clause didn't exist but the denial that he didn't play anymore games just to avoid the salary increase and payments to West Bromwich Albion !

Ah okay. Seems damning to me, how long he's been stuck on 58/59 games, despite the poor form/relations with the manager of some of our defenders.

[Smoke]

Aston Villa in stupid contract shocker!!

[Guy M]

I can't remember saying this about another Villa player recently*, but goodbye Curtis and good riddance. I blame you for single-handedly denying me of the opportunity to go on a European Tour this season. At the time, I felt the clearance for a corner rather than a throw-in was a petulant deliberate act and I haven't changed my opinion now.

I don't mind the Blose so would have preferred you went elsewhere and rotted, but I'm glad you're gone all the same.

* Oh yes, just remembered, I have: Lee Hendrie. Oh and despite all outward appearances, I'm actually in a very good mood this morning!

[supertom]

Had potential, but also just doesn't seem to have the right mentality or concentration levels for a central defender. He'll always be lower Prem/Champ quality overall, like Titus Bramble, or Anton. The ability is there but not utilized to the full, nearly enough.

Still, Agent Davies I'll wager, will do us a good few favours. I'm not too fussed at all really. We've 4 decent CB's here, as well as Baker who's always fitted in reasonably well, the few times we've seen him.

[citizenDJ]

I think he'll probably do well at Birmingham, he's a good defender when he's on form and McLeish seems to know what he's doing on the defensive side of things. We have much better defenders at the club than him, though, so selling him on seems sensible.
Staggering to think how much we paid for him, though. £11,000,000, wasn't it? Mental, really.

[Villa'Zawg]

I think he'll probably do well at Birmingham, he's a good defender when he's on form and McLeish seems to know what he's doing on the defensive side of things. We have much better defenders at the club than him, though, so selling him on seems sensible.
Staggering to think how much we paid for him, though. £11,000,000, wasn't it? Mental, really.

That's gone up quite a bit from the £8.5m that was originally reported.

[luke25]

I thought the fee was £6m plus Luke Moore or am I talking bollocks?

[Villa'Zawg]

I thought the fee was £6m plus Luke Moore or am I talking bollocks?

I think you're talking bollocks ;-)

I pretty sure they were unrelated deals.

[citizenDJ]

I think he'll probably do well at Birmingham, he's a good defender when he's on form and McLeish seems to know what he's doing on the defensive side of things. We have much better defenders at the club than him, though, so selling him on seems sensible.
Staggering to think how much we paid for him, though. £11,000,000, wasn't it? Mental, really.

That's gone up quite a bit from the £8.5m that was originally reported.

Is it? I really couldn't remember (hence the question mark). That still looks like a fair bit too much for him, though.

[luke25]

I thought the fee was £6m plus Luke Moore or am I talking bollocks?

I think you're talking bollocks ;-)

I pretty sure they were unrelated deals.

eff you ;-) although your most probably right

[Fergal]

I met him once, he seemed a thoroughly nice person.  I wish him well (a division or two below us)

[The Left Side]

I met him once, he seemed a thoroughly nice person.  I wish him well (a division or two below us)

My old man met him and said the same, such a shame he will now be forever tainted with that lot from bordesley green.