Aston Villa sign Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#1151)

[Witton Warrior]

Will it be acceptable to call him "Ziggy"?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I was thinking more Chaz Z.

[VillaAlways]

According to SSN our bid isn't £10,000,000 and DW says he won't accept a penny less.We need to up our bid and pronto !!

[JJ-AV]

Brilliant signing.

We might have lost alot of quality, but our last four permanent signings? N'Zogbia, Bent, Makoun, Ireland.

In terms of ability it's a massive step up to the stuff we were getting in the previous 4 years.

Ireland is the big question mark in the sky isn't he? If, and a massive, if at that he rediscovers his love of the game, and his willingness to be a part of our great club, we will just have signed a £10 million player without having to do anything.

Oh definitely. For the second successive Summer I'm letting my optimism get the better of me regarding Ireland, and I'd undo the Milner deal if I could...

However, those four players are all quality, and technique and ability alone is a genuine step up in class to what we've been signing previously. Laursen, Mellberg and maybe Carew compare. IMO, of course.

[darren woolley]

Let's just hope we can get him I'm the same has most of you please, please sign for us N'Zogbia we need you at Villa Park I think (fingers crossed) he will come.

[JJ-AV]

N'Zog - Oireland - Gabby
Bent

Best front four in the country, IMO.

*winky*

[pauliewalnuts]

One thing is absolutely for sure. If Dave Whelan wants 10m, Dave Whelan gets 10m. We've just pocketed 20m for Downing, and he knows it.

This place is going to be interesting if we dither and Sunderland or someone else nips in. I reckon this thread will go to 30 pages within 24 hours.

[PaulWinch again]

Just bid £10 million Villa, he's worth it.

[eastie]

One thing is absolutely for sure. If Dave Whelan wants 10m, Dave Whelan gets 10m. We've just pocketed 20m for Downing, and he knows it.

This place is going to be interesting if we dither and Sunderland or someone else nips in. I reckon this thread will go to 30 pages within 24 hours.

please not another long drawn out saga,pay the £10m and lets move on , its a fair price.

[supertom]

For me he's a much better and more exciting player than Downing. The only reason he's 10 mill to Downing's 20, besides the ridiculous pricing of English players, is the fact his attitude is questionable sometimes. That said, I think he's got a lot of promise still and a lot of talent. I like him, he's direct and technically pretty good. My worry would be a year down the line, if he's had a decent season and we're still mid-table. Big clubs might turn his head. But better one season from a quality player than signing someone bobbins who'll happily stay for years.

If we signed SWP too I could live with that. Largely because SWP is decent enough to fill in well, but not displacable enough that he'd steal too much game time from Albrighton. I think Mark is going to be a big, big player, but an older head to compete with, like SWP, who's capable of impacting games, would be good.

[JJ-AV]

Ay up lads, I bring amazing news...

If N'Zogbia signs he will presumably take the number 10 shirt.

10. N'Zogbia - 7. Ireland - 11. Gabby
9. Bent

Ohhh yes.

[pauliewalnuts]

SWP would be a dreadful signing.

All that running down blind alleys then falling over the ball. No thanks.

[VillaAlways]

This place is going to be interesting if we dither and Sunderland or someone else nips in. I reckon this thread will go to 30 pages within 24 hours.

I think Sunderland are out due to his wage demands not in line with their wage structure.I Hope, anyway

[KevinGage]

I reckon he's ours.

Say what you like about the wage bill bobbins, but we still pay better money than most of the clubs in the division.  It's shite when it comes down to those kind of things, but there it is.  Bent, Ash, Downing, Ireland and, er Ivanhoe all in excess of 60k a week.

The first two were/are closer to 70k.  Sunderland or Newcastle seemingly won't go to those levels. Judging by the current rates Modric, Bale and Dawson are reported to be on, Tottenham don't either. Could this have something to do with them having a lower wage bill than us?  No, no. It must be something else

Ash and Downing out, and Given, N'Zog and possibly Parker to come in. The latter three will  all be in the top bracket re wages.  Don't have a huge problem with that (aside from the fact that all footballers wages are mental. And the fact that can't actually do anything about it anyway).

I just hope we're at the stage where it will be only our better players who are earning top whack from now on.

[hartman_1982]

Some bloke from The Sun nhas just tweeted "the race for N'Zogbia now has one horse". It had better be us!