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

[PaulTheVillan]

McGeady would be a good squad addition. I wouldnt want to rely on Albrighton & NZogbia as our only wingers.

[Greg N'Ash]

Probably a leak by the club as a bluff anyway. Along the lines of "if you won't sell us N'zog for 9m then we'll buy someone shitter for erm....10m". If Randy plays poker, it probably explains why we're skint.

[cdbearsfan]

McGeady would be a good squad addition. I wouldnt want to rely on Albrighton & NZogbia as our only wingers.

I agree with the second part, but I'd rather we signed someone who is actually good at football to compete with them. Maybe someone young and promising from the lower divisions/abroad who would be willing to bide his time and accept not playing every game. Not McGeady on £60,000 a week.

[PaulWinch again]

Ah so apparently Everton will use any money from sales to bid for N'Zogbia.

[Greg N'Ash]

McGeady would be a good squad addition. I wouldnt want to rely on Albrighton & NZogbia as our only wingers.

I agree with the second part, but I'd rather we signed someone who is actually good at football to compete with them. Maybe someone young and promising from the lower divisions/abroad who would be willing to bide his time and accept not playing every game. Not McGeady on £60,000 a week.

I think we can forget Mcgeady coming in as a squad player. it will him or someone else not both.

[Clark W Griswold]

Just watching the clips of McGeady, reminds me of Young last season. Technically very good, exciting, hard working and chips in with some good creation for team mates but often over elaborates, ends up on the floor and gives the ball away. Probably would end up as a less effective version, given our league is tougher. On the plus side, he'd have plenty of team mates from Ireland here so it would go some way towards him fitting in and harmonising which is what we are looking for. On the cheap it would be a good punt, but not if it's going to cost a lot in fee and wages.

[PaulWinch again]

For fucks sake Villa, it's better to pay £10 million for a much better player than £8 million for a very average player.

[Greg N'Ash]

Think we'd better get used to missing out on players. We're now entering a period of financial restrictions comparable with anything Doug served up The whole set-up reeks of no ambition and even the General's given up pretending.

Ah well it was good while it lasted.

[dave.woodhall]

Think we'd better get used to missing out on players. We're now entering a period of financial restrictions comparable with anything Doug served up The whole set-up reeks of no ambition and even the General's given up pretending.

Ah well it was good while it lasted.

You'll not be going down again until Lerner goes then?

[cdbearsfan]

It's not "no ambition" though is it? We have to curb spending to fit in with the "Financial Flair Play" ruling. Unless we can bring in a lot more money, we can't keep paying large transfer fees and ridiculous wages. Maybe if some of our fans who live in Birmingham actually turned up to the odd match our finances would improve...

[Greg N'Ash]

Think we'd better get used to missing out on players. We're now entering a period of financial restrictions comparable with anything Doug served up The whole set-up reeks of no ambition and even the General's given up pretending.

Ah well it was good while it lasted.

You'll not be going down again until Lerner goes then?

mebbe when we're in the Championship. at least when he hit rock bottom we can start looking upwards. As it stands, we going backwards fast - not even standing still

[cdbearsfan]

Ah well it was good while it lasted.

That's why you've had a season ticket the last five seasons then?

[dave.woodhall]

Think we'd better get used to missing out on players. We're now entering a period of financial restrictions comparable with anything Doug served up The whole set-up reeks of no ambition and even the General's given up pretending.

Ah well it was good while it lasted.

You'll not be going down again until Lerner goes then?

mebbe when we're in the Championship. at least when he hit rock bottom we can start looking upwards. As it stands, we going backwards fast - not even standing still

If only all our supporters had your devotion.

[Greg N'Ash]

Think we'd better get used to missing out on players. We're now entering a period of financial restrictions comparable with anything Doug served up The whole set-up reeks of no ambition and even the General's given up pretending.

Ah well it was good while it lasted.

You'll not be going down again until Lerner goes then?

mebbe when we're in the Championship. at least when he hit rock bottom we can start looking upwards. As it stands, we going backwards fast - not even standing still

If only all our supporters had your devotion.

heh. I went when we were really shit. If i was stopping going after the money ran like thousands this summer then you'd have a point about devotion

[Dave Summers]

Think we'd better get used to missing out on players. We're now entering a period of financial restrictions comparable with anything Doug served up The whole set-up reeks of no ambition and even the General's given up pretending.

Ah well it was good while it lasted.

You'll not be going down again until Lerner goes then?

mebbe when we're in the Championship. at least when he hit rock bottom we can start looking upwards. As it stands, we going backwards fast - not even standing still

If only all our supporters had your devotion.

heh. I went when we were really shit. If i was stopping going after the money ran like thousands this summer then you'd have a point about devotion

Right, I have asked the question about season ticket sales on three different occasions over the last week or so and I have been categorically told that they are on a par with the same stage last season.

I believe that after half season tickets were sold last year we ended up with around 22/23.5k holders.  At this stage last year we were around 19k and that is where we currently stand.

Like you I presume, I know a few who have not renewed or are thinking of not renewing but the following at Walsall on Thursday, which was the biggest I have seen in about 6/7 visits and the fact that we have sold Fulham out more than 3 weeks before the game, with probably another 2k or so in the neutral end, suggests that whatever the "meeja" like to think and our more pessimistic fans the fans haven't given up and are with the club.

I guess we will see when the first few matches at VP are played?.