SSN: "Downing won't commit to Villa"

[Rip Van We Go Again]

15 + Cole would suit me too.

Not for me, that would rate the past it fat bastard at £5m. No thanks.

[Greg N'Ash]

I think with Cole's wages we can safely rule out him joining us

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I think with Cole's wages we can safely rule out him joining us

£90k per week isn't it?

Modern football is rubbish.

[cdward]

Is it just me, or does this transfer really stink. I am disgusted at the way Downing has shown us contempt, we showed faith in him and paid him good money to not play,when he was recovering from a broken leg, and he has one good season and wants away. Also it appears that we are just rolling over and taking this shit, there are no sounds from VP about how we will not let him go.
This transfer takes professional footballers attitudes and contempt for the fans another step lower.
Is this the future for Aston Villa, sell all our best players because they are our top earners for profit, reduce the wage bill and try and compete on the cheap.
Modern football is indeed rubbish

[Rick_avfc]

totally agree that modern football is rubbish and the reason for it.......MONEY!  its an absolute joke.  FFP wont make it any better as the big clubs will still get bigger due to the money they will get from Champions league etc.

Anyway, back to topic, Downing is a disloyal twat.  Im not disappointed with Ashley young one bit as he gave us good service (for the modern game) and he gave 100% each game.  As for Downing, we buy him when he's injured, help him recover, has a below average first season and then has a great season then he wants out?  Clearly tapped up or his agent turning his head.  Agents are equally to blame for modern day footballers attitude towards clubs.

[Brend'Watkins]

Modern Day football will become less rubbish when we see the likes of Henderson (£20 million, laugh) looking no better than the most average footballer in the league, Downing sailing crosses 6 foot over Carrolls head and King Kenny with sullen face stating every Saturday night on MOTD That "we know what we need to do to improve".

[mazrimsbruv]

What isn't being mentioned much on this thread is that McLeish told the Fan's Forum a few weeks back that Downing wasn't for sale unless we recieved a "stupid offer" along the lines of "£50 million!!". This raise more than a few questions:

1. Was Mystery Man day-dreaming at the back and didn't realise that McLeish was actually talking about Darren Bent? (Doubtful, but kind of funny)
2. Was McLeish lying through his back teeth to Villa fans' faces, just a few days into the job? (Unlikely. He doesn't strike me as that sort)
3. Did McLeish make a rash and naive statement before actually speaking to the player or assessing his transfer market options? (Possibly, but how dum would that have been considering he could have played with a straight bat and said he hadn't had a chance to speak to the player yet?)
4. Is McLeish not really in charge or pulling the strings and if the Board says: "Sell" he says: "How much for?"?
5. Has McLeish been forced into a change of heart on Downing because he doesn't have the Ash Money and has to generate his own transfer pot, and he now sees the Downing sale as the only way to generate the funds he needs?

or 6. He really isn't for sale and the Scousers are just chancing their arm? Perhaps the bit about "Villa holding out for £20 million" is just symptomatic of the way the Media views us these days, like a cheap whore, where the word 'no' just means 'come back with a better offer'.

[Nev]

I think with Cole's wages we can safely rule out him joining us

Thank fuck for that, I'm racked off with busted flushes being used as makeweights for our better players.

Cash or fuck off.

[exigo]

What's all this sell the c**t for £18 million nonsense? The price is £30 million. If you want to meet in the middle fine, but I'm getting really narked at Villa playing 'fair' and setting 'reasonable' prices.

The c**t's been tapped up, probably privately, certainly through the press. F*** playing fair.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

No player should be involved in the deal unless it was one we were specifically after in the first place.

Really not interested in their crud like Cole and Ngog.

[VillaAlways]

£19,000,000 is the price SSN are quoting we've set.We should be saying 24 million as 19 mill is clearly saying we are prepared to sell as 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' will pay that

[Chris Jameson]

I think with Cole's wages we can safely rule out him joining us

I hope that with Cole being utter gash we can rule him out.

[hesy87]

I don't think this has been posted yet but this was tweeted by a well respected journalist....

@danroan
Downing is minded to join Liverpool - but having lost Young to Utd I understand Villa have decided he is not for sale

This does coincide with what the fans were told by AM.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Interesting Downing stat from the BBC

Of the eight games in which Downing scored last season, Villa won seven.

[Jimbo]

Downing is a maggot. But he's an expensive maggot. Liverpool should pay up or fuck off. If they come up with the required amount - at least £25million, cash, with none of their unwanted rubbish in return - then I feel it's only fair that we shift him on in the condition in which we received him. Stiliyan...