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

[Ger Regan]

I love the fact that Sunderland fans actually genuinely believe he would turn a potential move to us down to go to them.  Deluded.

like Craig Gordon you mean

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edit - I see someone already made this point

And the point has been refuted.

[Compass]

Albrighton - Corners
Bent - Penalties
N'Zogbia - Freekicks

Sorted. 

[Concrete John]

Also, wasn't our bid for Gordon just after MON's first season when we finished 11th?  Despite going a bit backwards in 10/11, we're a hugely different proposition now to 2007.

[Arsey]

Also, wasn't our bid for Gordon just after MON's first season when we finished 11th?  Despite going a bit backwards in 10/11, we're a hugely different proposition now to 2007.

I would say we seemed to have far more ambition then than we do now.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

As a bairn, he grew up with posters of Don Goodman and Alex Rae on his wall, like.

I have posters of Alexa Rae on my bedroom wall. Not Don Goodman though.

[Concrete John]

Also, wasn't our bid for Gordon just after MON's first season when we finished 11th?  Despite going a bit backwards in 10/11, we're a hugely different proposition now to 2007.

I would say we seemed to have far more ambition then than we do now.

Really?  A largely unknown owner and that same summer we has signed Knight, NRC and Harewood?  Ambition is one thing, but actual ability/resources is another and a player will always want to see more of the latter.  For all anyone knew at that time, Randy could have turned out like Carson Yeung.

[Toronto Villa]

In the Lerner era, have we ever announced the acceptance of a bid on the official site and NOT gone on to complete the transfer?

I think it normally means it pretty much set in stone does it not?

correct. I was saying the same earlier that we are ultra cautious about announcing anything on the OS. It generally means it is a dotting the i's thing now. I expect this to be wrapped by the time we have finished winning our game vs Blackburn.

[Shrek]

Also, wasn't our bid for Gordon just after MON's first season when we finished 11th?  Despite going a bit backwards in 10/11, we're a hugely different proposition now to 2007.

Dont people know Sunderland is actually in Scotland!

[darren woolley]

Like others I just want it to be done sooner rather than later this week.

[Concrete John]

Now that the bid has been accepted, and he can't play in the Asia trophy thing, I'm really not concerned how long it takes as time isn't that great a concern now.

[Holtenderinthesky]

Now that the bid has been accepted, and he can't play in the Asia trophy thing, I'm really not concerned how long it takes as time isn't that great a concern now.

What if they have another bid accepted in the mean time?  Just 'cos other clubs haven't had bids accepted yet doesn't mean they won't now that they know what is required to sign him.

[pedro25]

In the Lerner era, have we ever announced the acceptance of a bid on the official site and NOT gone on to complete the transfer?

I think it normally means it pretty much set in stone does it not?

Milner, first time round.

[spangley1812]

In the Lerner era, have we ever announced the acceptance of a bid on the official site and NOT gone on to complete the transfer?

I think it normally means it pretty much set in stone does it not?

Milner, first time round.

Nothing is set in stone where Charles N'Zogbia is concerned

[Maradona10]

That was Ellis Era!

[Clark W Griswold]

That was Ellis Era!

No. Ellis had just sold up. It was just after we signed Petrov.