Concrete Ron deal done

[TopDeck113]

sounds like a Dutch international...rocking the boat, making demands and stomping off in a hissy fit. 

[Mazrim]

Well, he's no Chuck Norris.

But I'm very disappointed by this.
The club needs to clarify what happened sharpish I'd say.

[olaftab]

Disappointed and  our Club does not appear to come out of this very well.

[Dante Lavelli]

Disappointed and  our Club does not appear to come out of this very well.

Agreed.  To get a dutch international for around 3m would have been great “business” regardless of the effects on the pitch.  I am struggling to see why we have not gone through with this deal when everything seemed to be in place.

[dave.woodhall]

Two weeks ago we hadn't heard of him; now he's a great loss. Unless I've missed something, all the running in this transfer seems to have come from Feyenoord - we've not said we were signing him or in negotiations so before condemning the Villa let's hear our side of whatever the story is.   

[pauliewalnuts]

In terms of this player in particular, I'm not massively arsed myself.

My main concern wasn't getting Vlaar in (I've not really seen that much of him, anyway), it was getting shot of the Collins - Dunne partnership, which I don't fancy watching for another season.

I'm pretty sure Lambert will do something about that.

I do feel a little perturbed that we're looking a bit iffy over the way we've handled this, though. Surely if we'd said "nothing will happen till after our US tour", Feyenoord and the player wouldn't be getting their arse in their hands, would they?

To be honest, though, that's a tiny, weeny bit perturbed at most. The sun's here for the week, it has finally stopped raining for a prolonged period, and football seems ages away still.

[Chipsticks]

Two weeks ago we hadn't heard of him; now he's a great loss. Unless I've missed something, all the running in this transfer seems to have come from Feyenoord - we've not said we were signing him or in negotiations so before condemning the Villa let's hear our side of whatever the story is.   

When you show a player around the ground, surely it's safe to say we're in negotiations?

[dave.woodhall]

Two weeks ago we hadn't heard of him; now he's a great loss. Unless I've missed something, all the running in this transfer seems to have come from Feyenoord - we've not said we were signing him or in negotiations so before condemning the Villa let's hear our side of whatever the story is.   

When you show a player around the ground, surely it's safe to say we're in negotiations?

More than likely but we don't know for sure. As I said, it does seem odd that Feyenoord appear to be driving this deal more than we are.

[Percy McCarthy]

Yeah great, the sun's out. Just when we need to bat all day to save a test match. Excellent timing Mother Nature.

[Chipsticks]

Two weeks ago we hadn't heard of him; now he's a great loss. Unless I've missed something, all the running in this transfer seems to have come from Feyenoord - we've not said we were signing him or in negotiations so before condemning the Villa let's hear our side of whatever the story is.   

When you show a player around the ground, surely it's safe to say we're in negotiations?

More than likely but we don't know for sure. As I said, it does seem odd that Feyenoord appear to be driving this deal more than we are.

True, maybe we're better of not bringing in someone who might potentially try and rock the boat.

[gerags]

Two weeks ago we hadn't heard of him; now he's a great loss. Unless I've missed something, all the running in this transfer seems to have come from Feyenoord - we've not said we were signing him or in negotiations so before condemning the Villa let's hear our side of whatever the story is.   

When you show a player around the ground, surely it's safe to say we're in negotiations?

Or when you fly a potential manager all the way to England on your private jet.

[Mazrim]

There does seem a few fishy elements to this which is why I'd like to hear our side of it soon.

I agree Feyenoord seem overly keen to get this done but is that just because they have Champions League qualifiers coming up and have to get a replacement in asap? I think that would be fair enough.

I really hope what his agent said about our board stopping the deal at the last minute due to having to sell somebody first is inaccurate because that is a worrying sign.

[Chipsticks]

Two weeks ago we hadn't heard of him; now he's a great loss. Unless I've missed something, all the running in this transfer seems to have come from Feyenoord - we've not said we were signing him or in negotiations so before condemning the Villa let's hear our side of whatever the story is.   

When you show a player around the ground, surely it's safe to say we're in negotiations?

Or when you fly a potential manager all the way to England on your private jet.

Do we even know for sure that actually happened?

[pauliewalnuts]

Two weeks ago we hadn't heard of him; now he's a great loss. Unless I've missed something, all the running in this transfer seems to have come from Feyenoord - we've not said we were signing him or in negotiations so before condemning the Villa let's hear our side of whatever the story is.   

When you show a player around the ground, surely it's safe to say we're in negotiations?

Or when you fly a potential manager all the way to England on your private jet.

Do we even know for sure that actually happened?

yes

[Chipsticks]

Two weeks ago we hadn't heard of him; now he's a great loss. Unless I've missed something, all the running in this transfer seems to have come from Feyenoord - we've not said we were signing him or in negotiations so before condemning the Villa let's hear our side of whatever the story is.   

When you show a player around the ground, surely it's safe to say we're in negotiations?

Or when you fly a potential manager all the way to England on your private jet.

Do we even know for sure that actually happened?

yes

Okay, well even if it did I'm certain we'd entered what you'd call 'early' negotiations with him.