January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

An I the only person that things Herd is better than Clark in midfield?

I like both of them.
Different players and they will compliment each other and they are our future midfield core.

When talking about them to non Villa fans I always try explaining it as Herd is a NRC type player while Clark looks more like a Barry type player.

[Greg N'Ash]

Heh.  Soz like, but you know how it is. Women want to meet me, men want to be me, and EVERYONE wants to talk about me, but i've learned to live with it

Sorry to break it to you Gnash, but actually everyone thinks you are a massive c*** and are all laughing at you, but you carry on regardless.

heh. i take it "everyone" is your multiple personality disorder

[pauliewalnuts]

Heh.  Soz like, but you know how it is. Women want to meet me, men want to be me, and EVERYONE wants to talk about me, but i've learned to live with it

Sorry to break it to you Gnash, but actually everyone thinks you are a massive c*** and are all laughing at you, but you carry on regardless.

I don't think he is.

I'm also not generally a fan of people being told everyone thinks they're a massive ******, either. Unless they're jackthevillain with his nazi routine.

[kippaxvilla2]

He has a point and has spotted a flaw in the owners logic.  That doesn't make him a c*** in my opinion.

[Percy McCarthy]

Oh no, he's back...and he's pissed.

[Risso]

Heh.  Soz like, but you know how it is. Women want to meet me, men want to be me, and EVERYONE wants to talk about me, but i've learned to live with it

Sorry to break it to you Gnash, but actually everyone thinks you are a massive c*** and are all laughing at you, but you carry on regardless.

I don't think he is.

I'm also not generally a fan of people being told everyone thinks they're a massive c***, either. Unless they're jackthevillain with his nazi routine.

I don't either.  I think Greg's wrong on the Beye thing, and should know when to stop digging when he's looking a bit daft, but generally I don't think he's a million miles off with his views on Villa.  Like Paulie, I also reserve the "massive ******" tag for people who deserve it, like racists and wouldn't use it for someone whose only real "crime" is saying the odd silly thing on here.

[dave.woodhall]

Can't disagree with any of what Greg says there.

You mean you agree with the bit where he says we should let Habib Beye go out on loan, then says we should keep him? Or the bit where he says we want to carry on paying his wages so we can't sign anyone else? Or maybe the bit where he says we should pay up the whole of his contract and not be able to use him anymore? Those bits? 

[Greg N'Ash]

Can't disagree with any of what Greg says there.

You mean you agree with the bit where he says we should let Habib Beye go out on loan, then says we should keep him? Or the bit where he says we want to carry on paying his wages so we can't sign anyone else? Or maybe the bit where he says we should pay up the whole of his contract and not be able to use him anymore? Those bits? 

now now dave . i said we should offer him to a club and pay a percentage of his wages to get him off the books. roughly 70% of his wages left this season. Mentioned nothing about loans as you well know. and i certainly never mentioned loaning him for the honour of doncaster paying 1k a week.

[JD]

Can't disagree with any of what Greg says there.

You mean you agree with the bit where he says we should let Habib Beye go out on loan, then says we should keep him? Or the bit where he says we want to carry on paying his wages so we can't sign anyone else? Or maybe the bit where he says we should pay up the whole of his contract and not be able to use him anymore? Those bits? 

now now dave . i said we should offer him to a club and pay a percentage of his wages to get him off the books. roughly 70% of his wages left this season. Mentioned nothing about loans as you well know. and i certainly never mentioned loaning him for the honour of doncaster paying 1k a week.

Hush now Bunny, it's past your bedtime.

[dave.woodhall]

Can't disagree with any of what Greg says there.

You mean you agree with the bit where he says we should let Habib Beye go out on loan, then says we should keep him? Or the bit where he says we want to carry on paying his wages so we can't sign anyone else? Or maybe the bit where he says we should pay up the whole of his contract and not be able to use him anymore? Those bits? 

now now dave . i said we should offer him to a club and pay a percentage of his wages to get him off the books. roughly 70% of his wages left this season. Mentioned nothing about loans as you well know. and i certainly never mentioned loaning him for the honour of doncaster paying 1k a week.

Once he goes we can't pay any of his wages because - guess what? He won't be a Villa player anymore. The only way you can pay a player's wages is while he's under contract to you.

[kippaxvilla2]

Though he may be going about getting his points across in an awkward manner, isn't the general gist of what he is saying that cutting your losses on the likes of Beye is a better way of cutting the wage bill than choosing to sell the clubs prized assets?

And while we're about it, someone has called another poster a c*** and worse tried to make out that every other poster supports the viewpoint.  I assume that poster will be made to apologise for this personal offence.

[Dave]

Though he may be going about getting his points across in an awkward manner, isn't the general gist of what he is saying that cutting your losses on the likes of Beye is a better way of cutting the wage bill than choosing to sell the clubs prized assets?

He's saying that we should actively go out of our way to make sure that Beye costs us more money than he needs to.

I wouldn't call that a good idea.

[Dave Cooper please]

Sorry Greg, I've read it back and it just looks bad, it was meant to be a light hearted dig (I'm ex-Army, calling people ****** is part of the banter), I think you took it better than the Mods and others, but it was wrong and I apologise.

[Greg N'Ash]

Can't disagree with any of what Greg says there.

You mean you agree with the bit where he says we should let Habib Beye go out on loan, then says we should keep him? Or the bit where he says we want to carry on paying his wages so we can't sign anyone else? Or maybe the bit where he says we should pay up the whole of his contract and not be able to use him anymore? Those bits? 

now now dave . i said we should offer him to a club and pay a percentage of his wages to get him off the books. roughly 70% of his wages left this season. Mentioned nothing about loans as you well know. and i certainly never mentioned loaning him for the honour of doncaster paying 1k a week.

Hush now Bunny, it's past your bedtime.

sorry, but i have no idea who you are. Are you new?

[Greg N'Ash]

Sorry Greg, I've read it back and it just looks bad, it was meant to be a light hearted dig (I'm ex-Army, calling people c***s is part of the banter), I think you took it better than the Mods and others, but it was wrong and I apologise.

its fine. no offence taken and all that....