Villa players in drunken bust up

[frank]

Dunne got very drunk and insulted villa staff and Fabian delph- facing huge fine and will be gone in summer - full story on mirror website tonight.Dunne and Collins face massive club fines, wasn't dunne accused of bullying a yung player at city under keegan and given  a final warning years ago?

Link here

[magic monks]

I don't mind players having a few jars, but whoever thought that allowing injured players to get completely twisted on a club jolly was a good idea needs a massive fine too.

These lads' bodies are club assets, and if injured they need to be correctly managed in order to heal asap, and then get them back in the side. Getting stinking drunk is hardly the optimum condition for recovery.

By they way though, I have it on good authority that Dunne's generally a sound lad, whether he's got a few drinks on him or not. It'll be a shame to see him go but he's been a shadow of his former self this season, so it won't be so difficult. 

[Archie]

. . . is not that he got  drunk and  insulted the Villa staff and team mates. . .
But that for this and his awful performances on the pitch he earns the astronomical figure  of 53.000 £ a week!   .

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Aston-Villa-want-to-hit-Richard-Dunne-and-James-Collins-with-unprecedented-fines-following-drunken-row-with-coaching-staff-article713528.html

[luke25]

I actually thought he was on slightly more than that

[LeeB]

I don't mind players having a few jars, but whoever thought that allowing injured players to get completely twisted on a club jolly was a good idea needs a massive fine too.

These lads' bodies are club assets, and if injured they need to be correctly managed in order to heal asap, and then get them back in the side. Getting stinking drunk is hardly the optimum condition for recovery.

By they way though, I have it on good authority that Dunne's generally a sound lad, whether he's got a few drinks on him or not. It'll be a shame to see him go but he's been a shadow of his former self this season, so it won't be so difficult. 

The people 'allowing' these pair of pricks to get pissed were themselves. They're professionals, fucking grown men and senior players.

Collins can have a second chance, but Fatty's had his and he can fuck off.

Fucking wallop them, if we take anything from this season it's that we put down the marker to the young lads that says when you play for Aston Villa, you behave in a manner befitting it, on and off the pitch.

It the least that should be expected.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Very poor professionals. Especially being seniors ..........

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Going in the summer. Glad we still got rid of Davies. He looked awful for the scum .........

[VillaZogmariner]

Isn't Clark suspended for the Wolves game?

[atomicjam]

There has been a lot of reports this season that GH has upped the training and that some players did not (do not) enjoy the extra training. Dunne has had rumours all season that he is indulging too much (his waist at times suggests this too). This maybe simplistic, it is only a guess, but if you are not keeping yourself in shape then the last thing you want is extra physical work and that would explain why an individual would resist that change.

It must be hard to run around a pitch hung over. I find it difficlut to type an email! At 31 he is at that point he needs to knuckle down and really look after himself. Right now it appears he has gone the other way. I can see him at a Stoke or even Championship side next season. He makes too many errors and if beside that he is generally a bit slow and shit due to conditioning then his career is going backward and fast.

[The Left Side]

Very poor professionals. Especially being seniors ..........

Well said, this is the last thing we needed at this stage of the season.

[Dave Cooper please]

Of course this is being reported by The Mirror so I'm sure it's all 100% correct.

[The Left Side]

He is great at scoring own goals though, we should never forget that about him.

[adrenachrome]

The Sun

Dunne and Co in crisis meeting

By SHAUN CUSTIS

RICHARD DUNNE and James Collins are among a group of Aston Villa players who have been summoned to a meeting with club bosses and told: Bring your lawyers.

Villa are being torn apart by internal strife between certain members of the squad and boss Gerard Houllier.

And it reached new heights last week during a boozy row on what was supposedly a bonding trip to Champneys Springs in Measham, Leicestershire.

Defenders Dunne and Collins were among a group who got stuck into a drinking session before the team assembled for an early evening meal.

It is claimed Houllier gave the OK that they could have a beer.

But some players, led by Dunne, then vented their anger at the coaching staff and shouted strong personal insults that stunned onlookers.

A source who witnessed the bust-up told SunSport: "You wouldn't have believed some of the stuff being said.

"It was seriously close to the bone and very personal against Houllier. Dunne was particularly out of order.

"There are a few who have it in for Houllier and just cannot help themselves."

Villa chiefs sent out official letters at the end of last week demanding the ringleaders attend the meeting and advising them to bring a lawyer.

The meeting is likely to be on Wednesday.

[Louzie0]

So - everybody went to play paintball.  Dunne and Collins couldn't because they were injured, so they started drinking.  Or took advantage of the club's beauty treatments, read a few novels, joined the watercolour class and then started drinking.

They were so pissed they didn't notice that Houllier (and Mac) were'nt even there when they started insulting the coaching regime after dinner, which included more drinking...('Houllier gave permission for beer')

The following day, according to the report, Dunne ' was still so drunk he couldn't remember what he had said'

Any women on here heard that one before?! (and any men, come to that!)

So far so average.  The bit about, 'come along with your lawyers' - anybody in any job can bring a friend or legal representative to a disciplinary hearing with their employer.

I'm more concerned about why a professional at the top of his game last season has lost his way so obviously this season, as comments on this forum about weight, judgment and ineptitude during some games can attest. 

[brontebilly]

or that he was part of our best defensive unit in recent times last season. Im sure Aston Villa fans wont forget that either