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

[Redsamurai]

And wes snider in a man u shirt walked in ?

[Percy McCarthy]

...and was stretchered out.

[Rigadon]

Either this is the text book internet wind-up (I know people on here wouldn't do this) or somebody (who is french) has been fucking us about and another somebody (who we'll call Raul Bulkner) has fucked up.  Again.

If this has been allowed to happen I think Raul should walk.

What did I know.

[Rigadon]

Martinez choosing his words carefully here: "Now is the time for him to move on to a club who have matched the market valuation for him and allow us to move on...." (source todays Guardian).

[Olneythelonely]

Translated as "He wanted to join a much bigger club, whereas I didn't have the bottle."

[Rigadon]

Yes, what I thought too.

[Mark H]

Good to see him finally here - I hope we go and get a couple more in even if they are good quality loans - or Scott Dann perminant deal !

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Nzogbia will be as inspirational as AY. He is better at free kicks and has more pace and dribbling ability. Still think Mcleish will be looking for a tricky player on the right to either be first choice or assist Albrighton.  Loans maybe an option but i am sure Lerner is going to back him further .........

[Clampy]

Nzogbia will be as inspirational as AY. He is better at free kicks and has more pace and dribbling ability. Still think Mcleish will be looking for a tricky player on the right to either be first choice or assist Albrighton.  Loans maybe an option but i am sure Lerner is going to back him further .........

I hope he does, we definatley need someone else as cover. It's Albrighton's big chance this season and he deserves it but it would still be beneficial to him to be able to bring him off during games and give him a break every so often. Personally, i'd take a punt on the dutch lad Verhoeck. He seems highly rated over there and would'nt cost too much either.

[Ads]

Some of the garbage Sunderland fans have come out with during this whole period has been hilarious. 

[dave.woodhall]

Some of the garbage Sunderland fans have come out with during this whole period has been hilarious. 

To be fair though, it's the only time the words 'Steve Bruce' and 'beautiful' have ever been used in the same sentence.

[Brend'Watkins]

Some of the garbage Sunderland fans have come out with during this whole period has been hilarious. 

I couldn't quite get my head around some of the stuff that was posted by them, it seemed to be a train of thought that if you wish for something hard enough it will actually happen.

Idiots.

[KevinGage]

They genuinely seem to think that only the offer of higher wages (both for N'Zogbia and Bent) were the telling factors in all this.

Hate to break this to them, but maybe they're just not that attractive a proposition for decent players? That is, unless said players don't get the type of clubs they want coming in for them. Which would be rare -if they're actually any good. Seems to me that Bruce has been keen on N'Zogbia for a while and maybe N'Zog would indeed have taken the move -  Slumberland would be a step up from Wigan afterall- had we not become involved.

In the same way that if we'd been watching a player for a while, but then the likes of Arsenal or Man U came in for him, would we still expect him to end up here? Doubtful.

The salary is a factor, of course it is.  But not the only one. And if Sunderland were the massive club their fans seem to think they are, why aren't they paying the going rate for good players?

[pauliewalnuts]

Fuck Sunderland, the most concerning thing about this transfer has been the lack of respectful username changes compared to the Bent signing aftermath.

Disappointing.

[VillaAlways]

Fuck Sunderland, the most concerning thing about this transfer has been the lack of respectful username changes compared to the Bent signing aftermath.

Disappointing.

How do you change it ?