Richard Dunne

[olaftab]

i dont think dunne will play professional football again

He has not done that for about 3 years!

[tomd2103]

Something strange going on here, maybe a dodgy drugs ban or something and the club are using an injury to cover it up?....

I was speaking to a fellow Villa fan earlier tonight who (genuinely) knows people who work at the club and when the topic of Dunne's injury came up, he suggested that there is an additional problem going on as well.  I don't want to repeat the nature of the issue as a public forum probably isn't the place for such speculation, but something just hasn't seemed right about Dunne's situation this season.  Just wondering if anyone else has heard anything along those lines?     

[eamonn]

You can't say that and not elaborate!

I was surprised to see him coming out of the dug-out last night, giving Tevez I think it was (did their time at City overlap?) a "c'mere me ol'mate" smile and hug.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Something strange going on here, maybe a dodgy drugs ban or something and the club are using an injury to cover it up?....

I was speaking to a fellow Villa fan earlier tonight who (genuinely) knows people who work at the club and when the topic of Dunne's injury came up, he suggested that there is an additional problem going on as well.  I don't want to repeat the nature of the issue as a public forum probably isn't the place for such speculation, but something just hasn't seemed right about Dunne's situation this season.  Just wondering if anyone else has heard anything along those lines?     

I had it on very good authority that during the Houllier season, Dunne and Warnock turned up for training rather over refreshed.

[supertom]

I don't think it's any great secret that Dunney likes a few too many ales. In some regards he became something like our John Terry whilst Houllier was around. A bit of a rotten apple trading off his reputation and causing rifts in the dressing room. Ably abetted by Collins and Warnock.
Dunne and Collins of course, at the centre of the infamous training camp incident.

[dave.woodhall]

Let's go no further down the road of groundless, libelous speculation.

[ktvillan]

I've not really believed in this groin injury for months now.   Just a feeling that there's something else up, either Lambert has him in the same category as Warnock, Collins and Hutton but Dunne is refusing to go anywhere, or there is some other reason why he isn't featuring.

[supertom]

Let's go no further down the road of groundless, libelous speculation.

Well it made the national papers a couple of years back didn't it.

Oh wait...

[martin o`who??]

Alias Lord Lucan.

[cdbearsfan]

Let's go no further down the road of groundless, libelous speculation.

Can we do it if we write "allegedly" at the end of the post?

[Villadroid]

He was thirty when he arrived, cost £5m, and had a four year contract.

So it seems likely he'll be gone by the time next season starts, no matter what division Villa are in.

[Des Little]

The quicker we get that fat Cnut off the wage bill the better. That is all.

[Pete3206]

Charming.

[rob_bridge]

Pat Murphy suggests he won't play for Villa again on 5live yesterday.

[N'ZMAV]

The bastard is costing us a fortune too.