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

[Shrek]

I have a horrible feeling that us fucking around might make N'Zogbia wait for Everton to get the cash, if they are really eager and we are faffing around over 1mill he might think twice about us.

[TimTheVillain]

I have a horrible feeling that us fucking around might make N'Zogbia wait for Everton to get the cash, if they are really eager and we are faffing around over 1mill he might think twice about us.

He may want Everton more than us, who knows ??

[Toronto Villa]

Everton need to find 10 million. If they had it, surely they'd have made the bid by now. The findications are that they haven't got it, and unless they sell Jagielka or Rodwell they won't be spending any money this summer. We're the only team to make a firm bid despite any other rumour that might be out there, and irrespective of what Whelan has been spouting to the press to help pad his 15 minutes of fame.

[spangley1812]

I heard that he doesnt want to move this far south anyway, he is very settled up North which is why he really wants to go to Everton

[TimTheVillain]

I heard that he doesnt want to move this far south anyway, he is very settled up North which is why he really wants to go to Everton

Heard that too ... maybe it's Nzog himself who's slowing the deal down, waiting for Moyes to create the funds.

There is a potential flaw in this though in that it's questionable whether Everton can afford his salary demands.

[PaulWinch again]

I don't think it's him holding up the deal since he hasn't been able to speak to us yet.

[Dante Lavelli]

Officially. I'd hope that once an offer is accepted that the rest will happen pretty quickly.

Also I hope that we have put feelers out for alternative targets just incase Nzogbia does prefer everton/Sunderland. It would do no harm as it'll also put pressure on Wigan to sell at our price.

[Chris Smith]

I heard that he doesnt want to move this far south anyway, he is very settled up North which is why he really wants to go to Everton

Heard that too ... maybe it's Nzog himself who's slowing the deal down, waiting for Moyes to create the funds.

There is a potential flaw in this though in that it's questionable whether Everton can afford his salary demands.

By heard I take it you mean "read on the Internet", or are you mates with Charlie?

[Rigadon]

If he wants to go to Everton because he's settled up there I'd hope a) Villa have done as much as is reasonable to persuade him otherwise and if that wasn't enough b) have already moved on to other targets.

[pauliewalnuts]

I heard that he doesnt want to move this far south anyway, he is very settled up North which is why he really wants to go to Everton

Heard that too ... maybe it's Nzog himself who's slowing the deal down, waiting for Moyes to create the funds.

There is a potential flaw in this though in that it's questionable whether Everton can afford his salary demands.

By heard I take it you mean "read on the Internet", or are you mates with Charlie?

A few years ago you had to at least get yourself a website on which to spout nonsense about transfers.

These days any bored 14 year old can start tweeting as TransferInsider or something, and before you know it, people are getting all "I heard that too" about their made up crap.

[Legion]

Spot on, paulie.

[hawkeye]

I heard that he doesnt want to move this far south anyway, he is very settled up North which is why he really wants to go to Everton

Heard that too ... maybe it's Nzog himself who's slowing the deal down, waiting for Moyes to create the funds.

There is a potential flaw in this though in that it's questionable whether Everton can afford his salary demands.

By heard I take it you mean "read on the Internet", or are you mates with Charlie?

A few years ago you had to at least get yourself a website on which to spout nonsense about transfers.

These days any bored 14 year old can start tweeting as TransferInsider or something, and before you know it, people are getting all "I heard that too" about their made up crap.

I heard that too

[john2710]

According to Whelan there are other bidders, but unlike the Villa he doesn't go on to name them. Probably because they don't exist. Whelan put one over us on Martinez, I can't see RL letting him do it again. There will, eventually, be a compromise. I hope!!

Please tell me how this happened because as far as I know Martinez never had an interview. 

Now, if you mean 'put one over us' in the sense that he backed Martinez into a corner then you might have just the slightest flicker of a point. 

I think it's generally accepted that Whelan announced to the press a written request from us to speak to Martinez safe in the knowledge that Martinez was going to sign a new contract to stay. He used the situation to make us look like mugs or naive in the eyes of the press & the general public. To me that's what I'd call putting 'one over us', infact I don't know what else you'd call it?

[dave.woodhall]

According to Whelan there are other bidders, but unlike the Villa he doesn't go on to name them. Probably because they don't exist. Whelan put one over us on Martinez, I can't see RL letting him do it again. There will, eventually, be a compromise. I hope!!

Please tell me how this happened because as far as I know Martinez never had an interview. 

Now, if you mean 'put one over us' in the sense that he backed Martinez into a corner then you might have just the slightest flicker of a point. 

I think it's generally accepted that Whelan announced to the press a written request from us to speak to Martinez safe in the knowledge that Martinez was going to sign a new contract to stay. He used the situation to make us look like mugs or naive in the eyes of the press & the general public. To me that's what I'd call putting 'one over us', infact I don't know what else you'd call it?

How is breaking a confidence "putting one over us"?

[Toronto Villa]

I heard that he doesnt want to move this far south anyway, he is very settled up North which is why he really wants to go to Everton

Heard that too ... maybe it's Nzog himself who's slowing the deal down, waiting for Moyes to create the funds.

There is a potential flaw in this though in that it's questionable whether Everton can afford his salary demands.

By heard I take it you mean "read on the Internet", or are you mates with Charlie?

A few years ago you had to at least get yourself a website on which to spout nonsense about transfers.

These days any bored 14 year old can start tweeting as TransferInsider or something, and before you know it, people are getting all "I heard that too" about their made up crap.

I wish people would start putting "I read that too" instead, because I don't think they heard it anywhere. They "read" it on the latest made up transfer website like www.110percentgospel.com or similar. You'd think by all the "heard that too's" everyone had has they're own ITK's slipping them whispers of transfer goings ons in murky alleys at dusk.