Stewart Downing (with added allegations Reply#103)

[Duncan Shaw]

I take the opposite view to most, players are not fans or supporters they're in the game to make as much money as they can and play for the best club they can. Downing is on more money at Liverpool and they are (and i choke when i say this) a bigger club. Just like Ash Young Downing will not be at his chosen club for long, they are now little fish in a big pond and will be found wanting.

Have to disagree, look how much Man Ure are missing Ash at the moment.

[Clampy]

Some people are pathetic.

I agree entirely, being superbly paid by a club whilst your leg is in plaster then fucking off as soon as another club comes in. Pathetic,

[TimTheVillain]

To Mr Downing.

If the treatment you received from Villa fans disappointed you, have a think about how much you disappointed Villa fans.

Yours

Disappointed Villa Fan

[Brend'Watkins]

I take the opposite view to most, players are not fans or supporters they're in the game to make as much money as they can and play for the best club they can. Downing is on more money at Liverpool and they are (and i choke when i say this) a bigger club. Just like Ash Young Downing will not be at his chosen club for long, they are now little fish in a big pond and will be found wanting.

Have to disagree, look how much Man Ure are missing Ash at the moment.

Are they though?  Wasn't he dropped for Valencia before he got injured?

The only thing Man U are missing is Rooney's form of a few seasons ago, A decent defense and a keeper of Van de Sarr's ability.

Neither Ash or Downing have really lived up to their price tags so far.  Ash would be viewed as average, Downing...very disappointing.

[Ad@m]

Some people are pathetic.

I wouldn't say pathetic, just a bit crap and light in the tackle.

Best post of the year so far!

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

Coming soon to a thread on RAWK.

I got banned from there.

Deluded twats.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm guessing that them being delusional had nothing to do with it.

[Dante Lavelli]

I don't particularly wish evil on ex-players.  As others have said they're not fans and are just trying to make the best of their short careers.  However for the sake of aston villa I am quite enjoying Ash, Downing's and to a lesser extent Milner's recent struggles. 

If they're not careful they'll miss euro2012 as they're hardly the form players at the moment.  In the future our current players will realise this and not be quite so hasty to jump ship.

[kippaxvilla2]

Coming soon to a thread on RAWK.

I got banned from there.

Deluded twats.

I would imagine if you went on another club's forum and mentioned them in the same breath as deluded twats you might have encountered difficulties.

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

Coming soon to a thread on RAWK.

I got banned from there.

Deluded twats.

I would imagine if you went on another club's forum and mentioned them in the same breath as deluded twats you might have encountered difficulties.

My crime - being an England fan.

I never knew that Liverpool fans/Scousers in general were so anti-England.

[ktvillan]

I don't do animosity towards ex players generally, and I find the vitriol towards Downing especially difficult to understand.  He was a good, but not exceptional player who was and still is replaceable.   We got way more for him than he was worth, so in my book he did us a favour by fooking off.  Doubly so as he is contributing to Liverpool's under whelming performances. Players come, players go, get over it.

[TimTheVillain]

I don't do animosity towards ex players generally, and I find the vitriol towards Downing especially difficult to understand.  He was a good, but not exceptional player who was and still is replaceable.   We got way more for him than he was worth, so in my book he did us a favour by fooking off.  Doubly so as he is contributing to Liverpool's under whelming performances. Players come, players go, get over it.

1) How he's playing at Liverpool has no relevance.
2) Downing was signed by MON when injured, so Villa took a risk and also paid him to recuperate - in fact this turned out to be a whole season as when he 'came back' at Christmas 2009, he was crap and only started to play for us in reality until his second season ( 2010/11), so he used us.
3) He is a great user of the ball, a player who could be the provider of goals to a predicator like Benty and this showed while he was at the club.

[olaftab]

i see the weasel scored his first for Lpool yesterday. Yes he is well capable of slamming the 5th against very inferior opposition when therte is no pressure at all.

[bob]

Apparently he was arrested for assault last night. Fight in a pub in Yarm.

Absolutely unbelievable, I know...

[bob]

His ex-girlfriend, possibly. Sounds much more likely.