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

[cdbearsfan]

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

You're a martyr to the cause. I salute you.

[Maradona10]

Not done yet? We better pray Everton do not sell a few to make this deal!

[TimTheVillain]

From a supporter's perceptive, we've paid our £520 (or whatever) for a ST and still don't know what we've paid to see !

We do it cos we're Villa fans, but the fact that we've sold our two best players for £36 million and lost a number of players whose contracts were up means that, we're being treated a little disrepecttfully imo

Hope we do get N'Zogbia now, unable to see why it's such a drawn out affair - he should have been on the plane to Hong Kong to 'bond' ....

UTV

[Chris Smith]

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?.

You can't say things like that. Using evidence to dispute Greg's deluded theories based on absolutely nothing other than his own weird prejudices is just not on.

[Maradona10]

Spot on Tim, it's two summers now weve released quality players and failed to replace them, seeing the likes of Beye and Warnick back doesn't do much excitement for next year.

[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

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?.

You can't say things like that. Using evidence to dispute Greg's deluded theories based on absolutely nothing other than his own weird prejudices is just not on.

heheheh. On a par could mean 2 or 3k down if they're telling the truth and given their current record thats not guaranteed

Anyway i don't think there's anything deluded about expecting the team to not do as well as last season after selling 2 key players, letting 3 more 1st team players go and another 6 squad players go. It seems logical to me. If cutting the squad to the marrow and letting your prize assets leave was a precursor for success then why aren't we watching Manu, Arsenal, Chelsea stripping their squads back? Surely it would save them a shed-load of money.  if this a sure fire recipe for success for clubs who need to cut back then where's the little club who consistently finish in the top4? Or even the top half? .

Or maybe it doesn't work and invariably leads to disaster.....

[Shrek]

I'd rather have Wayne Routledge back than Mcgeady, but i agree it is hopefully a smokescreen for Dave Whelan.

[Irish villain]

I'd rather have Wayne Routledge back than Mcgeady, but i agree it is hopefully a smokescreen for Dave Whelan.

Why is McGeady disliked by Villa fans? I've never understood this. He isn't a bad player and can be quite tricky for defenders to deal with.

[cdbearsfan]

He never looked particularly good even playing in the SPL where Alan Thompson looked like Lothar Matthaus in his pomp. He struggles to get in the Ireland team. He's not very good at football. Those are the main reasons.

[pablopicasso_10]

I'd rather have Wayne Routledge back than Mcgeady, but i agree it is hopefully a smokescreen for Dave Whelan.

Why is McGeady disliked by Villa fans? I've never understood this. He isn't a bad player and can be quite tricky for defenders to deal with.

because he is shit, and would be a very expensive maloney, who was also shit...

all well and good being able to do it against shite defenders in scotland (where weir is part of a championship winning team), but in england, its a different kettle of fish...

[johnc]

He never looked particularly good even playing in the SPL where Alan Thompson looked like Lothar Matthaus in his pomp. He struggles to get in the Ireland team. He's not very good at football. Those are the main reasons.

I like the Alan Thompson line! However Trappatoni will always start McGeady when he is available. He suits his system down to the ground. Overall though I would agree he is not much better than wee shaun moloney so would be no real addition to the squad

[Chris Smith]

I'd rather have Wayne Routledge back than Mcgeady, but i agree it is hopefully a smokescreen for Dave Whelan.

Why is McGeady disliked by Villa fans? I've never understood this. He isn't a bad player and can be quite tricky for defenders to deal with.

It was rumoured last summer that O'Neill wanted him. Therefore they can't be seen to endorse anything associated with him, however tenuously.

[cdbearsfan]

I'd rather have Wayne Routledge back than Mcgeady, but i agree it is hopefully a smokescreen for Dave Whelan.

Why is McGeady disliked by Villa fans? I've never understood this. He isn't a bad player and can be quite tricky for defenders to deal with.

It was rumoured last summer that O'Neill wanted him. Therefore they can't be seen to endorse anything associated with him, however tenuously.

Sorry but that's rubbish. I don't want McGeady because he's shite, I couldn't care less whether O'Neill liked him or not.

[PaulWinch again]

I'd rather have Wayne Routledge back than Mcgeady, but i agree it is hopefully a smokescreen for Dave Whelan.

Why is McGeady disliked by Villa fans? I've never understood this. He isn't a bad player and can be quite tricky for defenders to deal with.

It was rumoured last summer that O'Neill wanted him. Therefore they can't be seen to endorse anything associated with him, however tenuously.

Sorry but that's rubbish. I don't want McGeady because he's shite, I couldn't care less whether O'Neill liked him or not.

Same for me, I just don't think he's good enough.

[CBAV06]

heheheh. On a par could mean 2 or 3k down if they're telling the truth and given their current record thats not guaranteed

Well if we are going by current record you've been complaining about the Villa for 5 years now that I know of...