SSN: "Downing won't commit to Villa"

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Downing aint gone....... yet, but now I'm getting concerned hearing and reading more and more that he's gonna slap a transfer request in. This is my opinion and probably controversial I blame Mr O'niell for knackering my beloved Villa up by running the club like his play thing and Mr Lerner not keeping an eye or being fed duff info by O'niell that it was ok to build an amazing reserve side..... when Randy realised what MON was doing it was too late.... Im looking forward to next season but not expecting much ..... mid table plus a decent cup run seems like what I'll have to settle for. 'SIGH' you never know F'eck might pull some signings out the bag.

Sorry.
You can't blame O'Neill for Downing wanting to jump ship.
It's quite clear that the Michael Vaughan look-a-like bastard has been tapped up by Liverpool.
If the argument is that O'Neill had too much power, who's fault is that?

[TimTheVillain]

If everything you read and hear is true , it's not good.

Best player last season wants out is really a White flag moment .

I do wonder what we'll be watching next season , it's going to be very very different , hopefully in a good way.

Bsck to Downing - in an ideal world he would acknowledge that he owes us , but it doesnt wirk like that .

[barrysleftfoot]

  If Downing wants to go , then let him go.

  For me he is a good footballer, better than AYoung in my eyes, , he has a good pass on him, a good shot, and a good cross, but he will never be a top class player because he has no heart, no desire.If he had the attitude of AYoung he would be a far better player.I'm not sure he can make a telling pass, and i'm not sure he can pick a man out.If we sell him and get Adam and N'Zogbia with the money, then i think that would be good business.

[Percy McCarthy]

but it doesnt wirk like that .

Spelled how my dad pronounced it.

[Percy McCarthy]

  If Downing wants to go , then let him go.

  For me he is a good footballer, better than AYoung in my eyes, , he has a good pass on him, a good shot, and a good cross, but he will never be a top class player because he has no heart, no desire.If he had the attitude of AYoung he would be a far better player.I'm not sure he can make a telling pass, and i'm not sure he can pick a man out.If we sell him and get Adam and N'Zogbia with the money, then i think that would be good business.

Agreed. And if money's tight and we are looking for players with a bit more 'heart', I'd even contemplate going for that horrible fucker Barton.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

  If Downing wants to go , then let him go.

  For me he is a good footballer, better than AYoung in my eyes, , he has a good pass on him, a good shot, and a good cross, but he will never be a top class player because he has no heart, no desire.If he had the attitude of AYoung he would be a far better player.I'm not sure he can make a telling pass, and i'm not sure he can pick a man out.If we sell him and get Adam and N'Zogbia with the money, then i think that would be good business.

Agreed. And if money's tight and we are looking for players with a bit more 'heart', I'd even contemplate going for that horrible fucker Barton.

Fucking hellfire.

Imagine him on the loose up Broad Street.

We'd have to issue all the youth players with goggles as well, should he get the urge to stub out a lit cigar in one of their eyeballs.

[Legion]

Barton? No thanks.

[Clampy]

Barton was excellent last year whenever i saw him but, no not for me either, the blokes an arse.

[ozzjim]

  If Downing wants to go , then let him go.

  For me he is a good footballer, better than AYoung in my eyes, , he has a good pass on him, a good shot, and a good cross, but he will never be a top class player because he has no heart, no desire.If he had the attitude of AYoung he would be a far better player.I'm not sure he can make a telling pass, and i'm not sure he can pick a man out.If we sell him and get Adam and N'Zogbia with the money, then i think that would be good business.

Agreed. And if money's tight and we are looking for players with a bit more 'heart', I'd even contemplate going for that horrible fucker Barton.

Me too, but if we get neither and rely on Albrighton alone, we are buggered.

[N'Zimidy]

Set the price tag at £22m and watch Liverpool squirm. It's not like we're under pressure to sell right now and we know that Liverpool will pay extravagantly for crap players. Either way, it's a win-win situation. If he hands in a transfer request, just reject it. We can get better players than him for the money and if we make him stay, we will keep one of our better performers from last season and sell him for about £18m next summer or in january.

[john2710]

He's contracted to us, we don't have to sell. Even if he puts in a transfer request, we can turn it down. If Liverpool want him they have to make us an offer we can't refuse (ref £35m for Carroll & £20m for Henderson). I suspect that Liverpool do not have the money to tempt us, particularly if they are talking about £12m bids FFS.

[Ad@m]

Just posted on Twitter by Ian Taylor...

£15 million bid for Stewart Downing by Liverpool. #avfc

Bugger!

[D.boy]

Too low, jog on Kenny.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

Just posted on Twitter by Ian Taylor...

£15 million bid for Stewart Downing by Liverpool. #avfc

Bugger!

If the bindippers can spunk out £20m on Henderson then we should make them match that bid for Downing. Tell (wan)King Kenny to come back with a decent offer

[Phil from the upper holte]

Thank-you but no thank-you. Add another 5m or jog on.