Stephen Ireland - Clean Slate?

[Gervilla81]

I always thought he looked a class act at Citeh but he hasn't done anything in last two seasons maybe.

Don't know what it is with him but if he can screw the nut he could be a great asset.

[QBVILLA]

Fuck him off, on a free transfer if necessary not only because he's a thick ManC loving loony chav.

He does NOT care about Villa or any of us. He does not deserve anyone's support, he had his chance and was awful.

Let's be honest here, ManC got rid because he wasn't good enough. He left because he got a shed load of money off ManC and we still paid his stupid wages, put no effort in when he was given the chance then left for Newcastle talking up how much he loved it up there and his dislike for Birmingham blah blah and hardly played a game for them because kept get injuries.

And some of you want the waste of space given another chance!! Unless you are trying to get Mcleish out then I understand otherwise it doesn't "compute"

That's a big NO from me :-)

How many of the players actually care about the club they are employed by? Lets face it Barry gets pelters after over 400 games and 11 yrs with us,Bent was adored by the Mackems until we made him an offer he couldn't refuse and if he leaves us in 12 months he'll be branded a Judas bastard by the fans who love him at the moment.We the fans care about the club.All I expect of the players is they give 100% whilst they are employed by the club.Football is littered with players who've flopped at one club only to become a terrace darling at the next and the same goes for players who've not shone under one manager only to excel under the next.if we only selected players based on their affection for the club then we'd struggle to muster a 5 a side team.

[Risso]

We have to at least pretend to give him another chance if only to try to get some other mugs to buy him.

No, we have to give him a chance full stop.  If it's a clean slate for McLeish, it has to be for everybody.  You never know, Ireland may respond well, and then we'll have a cracking player on our hands.  It may well be that we end up with a crackpot player on our hands again, but we have to try.

I sense a case of double standards here.  What trouble did Ireland ever cause for Man City while he was there?  Other than a penchant for tasteless cars and the granny stuff (which was for his country and not club in any case) I don't remember hearing any stories that would give rise to that view.

He's a twat, always has been and always will be. If we're lucky we'll get £500k for him from Leicester.

[not3bad]

I've voted 'yes' because I'm hoping he'll realise he is not drinking in last chance saloon.  Who is going to want him if he f*cks up again?  Nobody.

[Merv]

Can we sit him next to the pitch in a gunge tank and every time we score, he gets gunged?

To be fair, that's probably the best solution to the Stephen Ireland conundrum yet. I like it.

[tim]

Fuck him off, on a free transfer if necessary not only because he's a thick ManC loving loony chav.

He does NOT care about Villa or any of us. He does not deserve anyone's support, he had his chance and was awful.

Let's be honest here, ManC got rid because he wasn't good enough. He left because he got a shed load of money off ManC and we still paid his stupid wages, put no effort in when he was given the chance then left for Newcastle talking up how much he loved it up there and his dislike for Birmingham blah blah and hardly played a game for them because kept get injuries.

And some of you want the waste of space given another chance!! Unless you are trying to get Mcleish out then I understand otherwise it doesn't "compute"

That's a big NO from me :-)

How many of the players actually care about the club they are employed by? Lets face it Barry gets pelters after over 400 games and 11 yrs with us,Bent was adored by the Mackems until we made him an offer he couldn't refuse and if he leaves us in 12 months he'll be branded a Judas bastard by the fans who love him at the moment.We the fans care about the club.All I expect of the players is they give 100% whilst they are employed by the club.Football is littered with players who've flopped at one club only to become a terrace darling at the next and the same goes for players who've not shone under one manager only to excel under the next.if we only selected players based on their affection for the club then we'd struggle to muster a 5 a side team.

As Miles Hunt would say "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, noooo".
There may well be plenty of players at Villa who don't particularly care, but this twat has been outwardly disrespectful to the club, the fans and the city of Birmingham as a whole. I do not like the idea of him representing our club at any level.

[brontebilly]

his attitude in pre season will tell everything. Will be a player that drives us up the table and who McLeish builds the side around or else he will be playing non league in a few years. If it goes well McLeish will point to Ireland and say look I've got him playing like he can but if Ireland turns up with his head up his arse like he did at Villa last summer, there is nothing McLeish or anyone can do but to cut our losses.

[JJ-AV]

For me, yes. He's a fine talent and is more than capable of filling the hole left by Ash.

If we can get him anywhere near the form he shown that season at Citeh and get him linking up with Bent we'll have a cracking front pair.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Let's just remember that in modern football, the player ALWAYS has the upper hand.
If he still has no intetrest in playing for Villa, he'll whinge during training and be a bad influence.
Result - A nice hefty signing on fee as he moves to another Premier club.

There is always another Premier club around the corner, willing to give dolts like Ireland another go.

And it will be yet another example of how Premiership football rewards failure.

[Irish villain]

No effing way. I'm Irish and everybody here knows this guy is a complete and utter waste of space and oxygen. Just get rid and reinvest whatever we get back for him.

[UsualSuspect]

Fuck him off, on a free transfer if necessary not only because he's a thick ManC loving loony chav.

He does NOT care about Villa or any of us. He does not deserve anyone's support, he had his chance and was awful.

Let's be honest here, ManC got rid because he wasn't good enough. He left because he got a shed load of money off ManC and we still paid his stupid wages, put no effort in when he was given the chance then left for Newcastle talking up how much he loved it up there and his dislike for Birmingham blah blah and hardly played a game for them because kept get injuries.

And some of you want the waste of space given another chance!! Unless you are trying to get Mcleish out then I understand otherwise it doesn't "compute"

That's a big NO from me :-)

How many of the players actually care about the club they are employed by? Lets face it Barry gets pelters after over 400 games and 11 yrs with us,Bent was adored by the Mackems until we made him an offer he couldn't refuse and if he leaves us in 12 months he'll be branded a Judas bastard by the fans who love him at the moment.We the fans care about the club.All I expect of the players is they give 100% whilst they are employed by the club.Football is littered with players who've flopped at one club only to become a terrace darling at the next and the same goes for players who've not shone under one manager only to excel under the next.if we only selected players based on their affection for the club then we'd struggle to muster a 5 a side team.

As Miles Hunt would say "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, noooo".
There may well be plenty of players at Villa who don't particularly care, but this twat has been outwardly disrespectful to the club, the fans and the city of Birmingham as a whole. I do not like the idea of him representing our club at any level.

Exactly

Fuck we we have spunked a load of money on transfers and stupid wages to we shoud take the hit and fuck him off. Although we did know he was a snidey little fucker BEFORE case in point his Nan's numerous deaths.

Sometimes you have to have some pride and dignity

[Irish villain]

I don't care how talented he is. He's trouble and can feck right off.

[adrenachrome]

Trick him into breaking into The Situation's gaffe, and he will shoot the gormless fucker with his Glock and we can pick up the insurance.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's depressing to know he's paid nearly as much as VDV and more than Modric.

Reluctantly I say give him a chance, assuming we can't find a club stupid enough to give us approx £5mill now. Purely as it's the only chance we have of recouping some of the money wasted on him so far.

[Barca 2011]

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Fuck him off, on a free transfer if necessary not only because he's a thick ManC loving loony chav.

He does NOT care about Villa or any of us. He does not deserve anyone's support, he had his chance and was awful.

Let's be honest here, ManC got rid because he wasn't good enough. He left because he got a shed load of money off ManC and we still paid his stupid wages, put no effort in when he was given the chance then left for Newcastle talking up how much he loved it up there and his dislike for Birmingham blah blah and hardly played a game for them because kept get injuries.

And some of you want the waste of space given another chance!! Unless you are trying to get Mcleish out then I understand otherwise it doesn't "compute"

That's a big NO from me :-)




How many of the players actually care about the club they are employed by? Lets face it Barry gets pelters after over 400 games and 11 yrs with us,Bent was adored by the Mackems until we made him an offer he couldn't refuse and if he leaves us in 12 months he'll be branded a Judas bastard by the fans who love him at the moment.We the fans care about the club.All I expect of the players is they give 100% whilst they are employed by the club.Football is littered with players who've flopped at one club only to become a terrace darling at the next and the same goes for players who've not shone under one manager only to excel under the next.if we only selected players based on their affection for the club then we'd struggle to muster a 5 a side team.
As Miles Hunt would say "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, noooo".
There may well be plenty of players at Villa who don't particularly care, but this twat has been outwardly disrespectful to the club, the fans and the city of Birmingham as a whole. I do not like the idea of him representing our club at any level.

Exactly

Fuck we we have spunked a load of money on transfers and stupid wages to we shoud take the hit and fuck him off. Although we did know he was a snidey little fucker BEFORE case in point his Nan's numerous deaths.

Sometimes you have to have some pride and dignity

Thought we had ourselves a very good player when he signed.
With all his antics and the way he has disrespected ALL of us, and the area, would be
happy if I never saw this Chav in a Villa shirt again.