Hutton & Jenas set to sign.

[Greg N'Ash]

So we've signed an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman today. What kind of a joke is that?

heheheh. class

[TheSandman]

Never been a massive fan of jenas and never saw what the fuss was about when he was at Newcastle. But he's a better player than NRC who if have kept, if a different type of player. Think he provides competition for the midfield 2 or to play in a 3, not to play the heskey role. Given the circumstances mcleish faced, I'd give him  a 7 for his transfer work. Good signings. Hutton was playing champions league last year.

He is not better than NRC

I yes he is. I don't rate Jenas but going forward he is better, can score more goals and is alot more mobile.

Apples and oranges. If you look at our situation (and I was no lover of NRC) but we are more in need of a player who can tackle, get stuck in and work hard like NRC than one who can score goals or get forward like Jenas.

That said I'd like us to have a player of the first type who is much better than NRC.

[Mellin]

So we've signed an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman today. What kind of a joke is that?

Very good, sir.

[pooligan]

Two spurs reserves and a unknown irish lad who we wont even see untill January, forgive me for not getting to excited!

[Matt Collins]

Jenas is better than NRC. That's why he's regularly been in England squads and nrc never has.

Of course, that could all be due to some cockney media mafia mass conspiracy (which didn't stop half our team being in the squad last year despite us being quite shit)

[Steve R]

As far as I could make out, the best to hope for for this season was

1) avoid a relegation fight
2) shed a lot of unwanted fat
3) give emerging reserves/youth teamers opportunity to state their case
4) go into next summer in a position to buy players who will move us closer to competing for something worth having.

Hutton may well help with the first, Jenas possibly. I can't see what impact they will have on 2-4 other than a negative one.

I'm more enthused about seeing what qualities the Irish lad has. It's the only signing that makes sense to me.

The saving grace with Jenas is that it is only a loan deal.

I'm trying to think of the last time we bought someone else's big money flop and got the better of the deal.

Alex Cropley ?

[darren woolley]

I hope they do well here I've got a feeling they will welcome aboard to the pair of them.

[Muscle-Dolphin]

Whoop de do ?? Who f*ckin' cares?

[willywombat]

Whoop de do ?? Who f*ckin' cares?

Well if you dont, why bother posting on the thread??

[Tom Stewart]

Jenas is clearly a talented player with a lot to prove, he might surprise a few people. Just calm down and give him a chance.

Hutton is a very good full-back and I'm surprised Spurs let him go. If he finds his top form with us, then we have an excellent player on our hands. He's pacy, athletic, good defensively and can make surging runs - both with the ball and on the overlap.

[PeterWithe]

The reason Spurs have let Hutton go is that they have replaced him with their reserve player who Villa have turned into an England international. T'ay fair.

[N'ZMAV]

I think these are good signings. Jenas is like Delph, box-to-box, but with experience and a bit of a cooler head. Can't see how it is a bad signing.

[Mr Diggles]

My father, a Spurs fan funnily enough, says both are good deals for Villa. Jenas, who I watched quite a bit when he was playing in the team 2-4 seasons ago was a really good box-to-box player who scored a few and worked really hard, played himself into the England squad. The arrival of Modric really restricted his playing time, so a move away is good for him - and we need a player like that. I think he'll do well this year for us, and might even be starting quite a lot of games.  He'll certainly change a few opinions on here if he plays to his potential. However, he is definitely a central midfielder and not a left-sided attacker or one to put just behind Bent.

[Chris Smith]

Never been a massive fan of jenas and never saw what the fuss was about when he was at Newcastle. But he's a better player than NRC who if have kept, if a different type of player. Think he provides competition for the midfield 2 or to play in a 3, not to play the heskey role. Given the circumstances mcleish faced, I'd give him  a 7 for his transfer work. Good signings. Hutton was playing champions league last year.

He is not better than NRC

I yes he is. I don't rate Jenas but going forward he is better, can score more goals and is alot more mobile.

Apples and oranges. If you look at our situation (and I was no lover of NRC) but we are more in need of a player who can tackle, get stuck in and work hard like NRC than one who can score goals or get forward like Jenas.

That said I'd like us to have a player of the first type who is much better than NRC.

The evidence of the first three games would suggest otherwise. It's not stopping the other team scoring that's been the problem.

[UsualSuspect]

Sums AM perfectly

Dull & Uninspiring

A very long season ahead