Downing Completes Liverpool Transfer

[pauliewalnuts]

Dispiriting that Milner, Young and Downing have gone and yet Beye, Heskey, Warnock and Ireland are all still here.

That will be after the board selling three of the best players to play at Villa Park in a long time


yep. we're basically left with a squad two thirds full of MON's mistakes

Dispiriting that Milner, Young and Downing have gone and yet Beye, Heskey, Warnock and Ireland are all still here.

yep. we're basically left with a squad two thirds full of MON's mistakes

I think thats very harsh. Name this two thirds of mistakes. Of what is left, I would only say that Beye and Heskey are mistakes. One day, you are going to have to stop blaming him for everything Greg

Ireland isn't looking too hot, truth be told.

[Clampy]

All i'm saying is, let's just see if the money that's come in is re-invested. If it's not, then i'll be joining you in wanting to know what's going on.

Four top players sold in three seasons, O'Neill replaced by Houllier and then by McLeish, squad at the right end of the table turned into squad fighting relegation and you're still not yet at the point where you want to know what's going on?

The McCleish appointment left me as baffled as much as everyone and i think the majority of us have questioned the board on that one.  I'm just giving the board the benefit of doubt over the funding that's all. That said, it does seem to have all gone a bit wayward since MON left.

[Toronto Villa]

All i'm saying is, let's just see if the money that's come in is re-invested. If it's not, then i'll be joining you in wanting to know what's going on.

Four top players sold in three seasons, O'Neill replaced by Houllier and then by McLeish, squad at the right end of the table turned into squad fighting relegation and you're still not yet at the point where you want to know what's going on?

The McCleish appointment left me as baffled as much as everyone and i think the majority of us have questioned the board on that one.  I'm just giving the board the benefit of doubt over the funding that's all. That said, it does seem to have all gone a bit wayward since MON left.

I think a big part of the problem is that it behind the scenes it was going wayward when MON was here

[Villafirst]

I can see it now..... Randy can get a squad of 12 on his private jet for the 5-a-side pre-season tour (sorry 11-a-side) and save on the airfares!

[bertlambshank]

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2392227,00.html

So we don't gave replacements lined up, but believe there are targets available? Top drawer management.

That statement says it all.The club are a joke at the moment.PF really should not be allowed to make any statement, he sounds like a prick.

I don't read much into press releases. The proof will be in what happens between now and August 31st. It could be a PR error in the wording, or it could be the club being coy. I have no idea. Sign Given and N'Zogbia and it starts to chip away at the deficit of faith.

TV this has '87 written all over it.Time for Randy to step up.

I agree, it's time for the club to restore the faith, but come on, this isn't close to 87. 87 was as bleak as it gets. The players in that squad were fucking mince. I know we've lost some quality, but this squad is way better than that lot.

If we lose Bent which I think we could,we are in it deep.

[glasses]

Dispiriting that Milner, Young and Downing have gone and yet Beye, Heskey, Warnock and Ireland are all still here.

That will be after the board selling three of the best players to play at Villa Park in a long time


yep. we're basically left with a squad two thirds full of MON's mistakes

Dispiriting that Milner, Young and Downing have gone and yet Beye, Heskey, Warnock and Ireland are all still here.

yep. we're basically left with a squad two thirds full of MON's mistakes

I think thats very harsh. Name this two thirds of mistakes. Of what is left, I would only say that Beye and Heskey are mistakes. One day, you are going to have to stop blaming him for everything Greg

Ireland isn't looking too hot, truth be told.

I will just about give you that. 3 players then. there are approx 25 players in the first team squad according to the website. That is nowhere near two thirds

[Greg N'Ash]

Dispiriting that Milner, Young and Downing have gone and yet Beye, Heskey, Warnock and Ireland are all still here.

That will be after the board selling three of the best players to play at Villa Park in a long time


yep. we're basically left with a squad two thirds full of MON's mistakes

Dispiriting that Milner, Young and Downing have gone and yet Beye, Heskey, Warnock and Ireland are all still here.

yep. we're basically left with a squad two thirds full of MON's mistakes

I think thats very harsh. Name this two thirds of mistakes. Of what is left, I would only say that Beye and Heskey are mistakes. One day, you are going to have to stop blaming him for everything Greg

look at who's left from the MON era. Hardly a squad you'd be confident going into a new season with.

[atomicjam]

Just back in Blighty from my honeymoon drinking, eating and stuff along the West coast of Ireland. In that time the bloke in charge of the B-lose is arrested, and, well, thats about it. Get back and we sell the not for sale Downing (that'll show em'!) and we are left with huge holes throughout the team. I am sure there is a master plan to appointing a relegated manager, selling all our best players and taking an age to get a goalkeeper, but I am buggered if I know what it is. On the bright side Ireland was fun and I love a good moan!

[hilts_coolerking]

Mind my grief.  The last thing I need at the moment is a list of who's left in our squad.

[Louzie0]

Can we get Petrov to trip him up on his way to the exit?

[glasses]

That wasn't the point Greg, the squad isnt 'two thirds full of MONs mistakes is it?
Currently, we could line up with

Guzan
L Young
Cuellar
Dunne
Warnock

Albrighton
Makoun
Petrov
Ireland
Bannan

Bent

Gabby
Delph
Delfonueso
Heskey
Beye
Collins
Marshall

I admit, it isnt the strongest, but with some sound management, and hopefully some signings, it isnt an awful team on paper.

[pauliewalnuts]

It isn't an awful team, but it s an awful squad. That's the killer.

Actually, it is an awful team too. Guzan? Relying on lazarus style events from Warnock and Ireland?

[hilts_coolerking]

I admit, it isnt the strongest, but with some sound management, and hopefully some signings, it isnt an awful team on paper.

Not a lot to show for five years and £100M+ is it?

[Greg N'Ash]

That wasn't the point Greg, the squad isnt 'two thirds full of MONs mistakes is it?
Currently, we could line up with

Guzan
L Young
Cuellar
Dunne
Warnock

Albrighton
Makoun
Petrov
Ireland
Bannan

Bent

Gabby
Delph
Delfonueso
Heskey
Beye
Collins
Marshall

I admit, it isnt the strongest, but with some sound management, and hopefully some signings, it isnt an awful team on paper.

I'd say 11 of them are either not good enough or coming to the end of their careers so my apologies. not quite 2 thirds

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Dispiriting that Milner, Young and Downing have gone and yet Beye, Heskey, Warnock and Ireland are all still here.

Heskey is going to sit on his useless arse for another year and a bit or whatever it is, picking up his 65k a week until he's 35, as will Beye with his 40k.

Depressing as fuck.

That depresses me far more than Downing leaving. Personally I can't see the point in Liverpool signing him, nevermind paying all that money for him when they have a similar but better player in Dirk Kuyt. If they bought him to supply the crosses for Carroll, are they in for a nasty surprise.