50% Villa: Assou-Ekotto on not becoming us

[LeeB]

Whatever the rights or wrongs of the debate, Rastamouse can get fucked.

[Dante Lavelli]

When Redknapp joined spurs he apparently asked that he had sole control of transfers.  No further comment except to say their purchases have been a lot less imaginative since the likes of Comoli and Arnesen left.

Villa desperately need to get someone within the framework of the club who can find players like Berbatov and Modric.

[LeeB]

When Redknapp joined spurs he apparently asked that he had sole control of transfers.  No further comment except to say their purchases have been a lot less imaginative since the likes of Comoli and Arnesen left.

Villa desperately need to get someone within the framework of the club who can find players like Berbatov and Modric.

It's not so much a question of finding them, both those players were known to me before they went there, but more of first buying them and actually playing them.

The best footballer, technically, I've seen us have for a while is Makoun, yet instead of giving him time and games we bomb him out at the first oppportunity.

[Oscar Arce]

He's right, and we all know it.

[Vanilla]

Disgusting, lies, rubbish, completely wrong!!!!

Well the bit about RL only being criticised by a 'section' of Villa fans is.

[pauliewalnuts]

Villa desperately need to get someone within the framework of the club who can find players like Berbatov and Modric.

Kendrick tweeted this morning that one of the players Houllier wanted to get in had he stayed was Cabaye.

He's clearly not at the level of Berbatov or Modric yet, but that's the sort of imagination in the transfer market we haven't had for ages.

[brian green]

The way you do it is to spot a player with potential like Jean II Makoun and bring him on.   Sometimes it will work sometimes it will not but it is the only choice you have when your budget will not stretch to ready made top class players.

Alex McLeish is winning me over in small increments.   He has made fewer mistakes than I expected him to but the peremptory shipping out of Makoun was a mistake, given our paper thin midfield and the amount of time being given to Ireland to come good-ish.

It was an old style decision- the sort they used to make in the old days - Makoun was a Houllier man so therefore could not have any place in a non Houllier set up.   WRONG.
A good player is a good player is a good player.

It would be just the same if McLeish left soon and the incoming manager shipped out N'Zogbia purely on the grounds that he was a McLeish choice.   Lumpen type managers behave as though only the players they like can be any good.

[Risso]

I agree with you a lot of the time brian, but not where Makoun is concerned.  I don't think he's very good at all.

[PaulWinch again]

Villa desperately need to get someone within the framework of the club who can find players like Berbatov and Modric.

Kendrick tweeted this morning that one of the players Houllier wanted to get in had he stayed was Cabaye.

He's clearly not at the level of Berbatov or Modric yet, but that's the sort of imagination in the transfer market we haven't had for ages.

Cabaye has said as much, that he would have possibly been coming to Villa. What a massive miss that is, quality player and decent cost. Also exactly what we need.

[Legion]

I agree with you a lot of the time brian, but not where Makoun is concerned.  I don't think he's very good at all.

Was he ever really given a chance?

[PaulWinch again]

I agree with you a lot of the time brian, but not where Makoun is concerned.  I don't think he's very good at all.

Was he ever really given a chance?

Nope.

[Clampy]

Makoun was'nt given anywhere near long enough.

[Dante Lavelli]

Where did Makoun go and how is he doing?  Anyone know?

[Dave]

Olympiakos.

And he's playing about as much for them as he did for us.

[Risso]

I agree with you a lot of the time brian, but not where Makoun is concerned.  I don't think he's very good at all.

Was he ever really given a chance?

Maybe he didn't show enough in training to be given a chance.