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Author Topic: Aston Villa sign Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#1151)  (Read 333968 times)

Offline eamonn

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #840 on: July 25, 2011, 09:52:59 PM »
Don't know if it's been mentioned, but having two French lads (Charlie and Jean II) playing alongside each other will hopefully help them both settle.

Makoun's not French.

Sorry, forgot that. French speaking at least.

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #841 on: July 25, 2011, 09:53:51 PM »
Don't know if it's been mentioned, but having two French lads (Charlie and Jean II) playing alongside each other will hopefully help them both settle.
Makoun's not French.

French speaking though
Don't know if it's been mentioned, but having two French lads (Charlie and Jean II) playing alongside each other will hopefully help them both settle.
Makoun's not French.

French speaking, maybe eamonn meant?

No guarantee that they'll get on, of course.  But it might help.

Wasn't Petrov also learning French to help Makoun settle in ?

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #842 on: July 25, 2011, 11:20:30 PM »
I know it's done but is it dusted yet?

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #843 on: July 26, 2011, 12:03:22 AM »
and don't forget Beye as well as he can speak French as well.

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #844 on: July 26, 2011, 01:22:49 AM »
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.

True, and Sunderland were spending big and had the Keane hype.

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #845 on: July 26, 2011, 07:55:20 AM »
Wasn't Petrov also learning French to help Makoun settle in?
Half way through their French conversation, Stan will probably run out of steam.

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #846 on: July 26, 2011, 08:53:22 AM »
Wasn't Petrov also learning French to help Makoun settle in?
Half way through their French conversation, Stan will probably run out of steam.

clappy thing

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #847 on: July 26, 2011, 10:32:48 AM »
Anybody seen this? He isn't exactly brimming over with excitement at the prospect, although the bit at the end explains why he's not rushing back from his hols.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/25/aston-villa-wiganathletic

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #848 on: July 26, 2011, 10:35:47 AM »
Let him have his holiday cos were gonna work him to death when he comes back (hopefully)

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #849 on: July 26, 2011, 10:38:40 AM »
How come he can get a visa for only some parts of Asia?

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #850 on: July 26, 2011, 10:43:30 AM »
I wonder if there will be any hiccups with this deal?

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #851 on: July 26, 2011, 10:50:41 AM »
How come he can get a visa for only some parts of Asia?

Dubai isn't in Asia

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #852 on: July 26, 2011, 10:54:06 AM »
How come he can get a visa for only some parts of Asia?

You don't get a visa for an entire continent.

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #853 on: July 26, 2011, 10:56:13 AM »
and don't forget Beye as well as he can speak French as well.

Who?

Offline nick harper

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Re: Aston Villa agree fee for Charles N'Zogbia (Reply#669)
« Reply #854 on: July 26, 2011, 10:56:59 AM »
It's a bit odd that he sunning himself 2 and a half weeks before the season starts.

 


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