Richard Dunne

[rob_bridge]

Didn't Houllier put the journos' right on Makoun's cost? About £4m wasn't it?

Not sure to be fair. It was still £3.95m too much. And that's without his wages - what about £5m since he joined.

We have signed some right over priced shit in the last decade or so

[Damo70]

The transfer fees and wages in the MON days has been discussed to death, but obviously having three managers in three years and allowing each of them to bring in their own players has meant ripping up the script every season to try to start again but being stuck with the previous cast members. Maybe Blackburn have the right idea by sacking managers every five minutes before they have the chance to sign players.

[PaulTheVillan]

I think Dunne will go to Hull. Don't know why.

[gervilla]

In talks with QPR, although it was in "The Sun" so  may not be true.

[PeterWithesShin]

Predictable joke time. Someone should explain to 'Arry that if he wants to follow the Lambert model then he really needs to learn the other meaning of hungry players.

[manic-road]

Has he gone yet?

[The Left Side]

Has he gone yet?

sadly not

[VillaAlways]

Funny how he's suddenly fit enough to be training and possibly in contention to start for Ireland. Miraculous

http://aggbot.com/Aston-Villa-News/article/19661037

[Toronto Villa]

I'd love to know the truth behind the scenes. If he even plays one minute for Ireland as fans we need to know why on earth he couldn't play one minute for us. If he acted a cock and was left out for that I'll accept it, but it would be nothing short of scandalous if he suddenly made a return for his national side. There were so many occasions during the season where we could have used his experience and ability.

[PeterWithesShin]

Would appear he has gone.

Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne made his long-awaited comeback after a year on Sunday, in a training session with the Republic of Ireland, and he could make a shock return to the Irish squad to face England.
The 33-year-old centre-back was released by Villa boss Paul Lambert last week, after failing to play last season due to groin and back injuries.
He took part in a training session with the Irish squad near Watford and although he is rated with only an outside chance for this week’s clash against England, the former Ireland player of the year is pencilled in to face Georgia in a friendly in Dublin next week.

Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni said: 'He is important for our future. We have spoken to the doctor and the situation is delicate with his club and we don’t want to make a new injury.
'I have spoken with him and he has no club at the moment but we need him for the future. I told Richard we will help him as he deserves respect. Another injury would be a blow for him but we hope he can play.'
Leeds United midfielder Paul Green is out of Wednesday’s friendly at Wembley with a hamstring injury and Wigan’s James McCarthy is a doubt for Trapattoni with a hamstring problem. The Ireland boss has called up Hull City’s Stephen Quinn as cover.

[Greg N'Ash]

I don't know why they're worried about us being upset. Knock yourself out Giovanni, it would be rather amusing to see him an 'unfit' Dunne playing against England as if there's any other version. At least Wembley should be big enough to accomodate his turning circle.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Maybe it is just a coincidence that he is apparently fit again , but I think he owes us an explanation. If he has nothing to say after we have paid his wages for a year then I assume he has used and exploited us.
I wish he could have been assessed by the bastards at ATOS. They would declared him fit for work months ago. 

[johnc]

I don't know why they're worried about us being upset. Knock yourself out Giovanni, it would be rather amusing to see him an 'unfit' Dunne playing against England as if there's any other version. At least Wembley should be big enough to accomodate his turning circle.

I think the problem here is that he is under co tract to us until the end of June. If the injury is aggravated there could be questions over who is responsible for the injury. The Villa or ROI. If he is training with Ireland then he must have walked away from last month of hos contract

[Greg N'Ash]

Maybe it is just a coincidence that he is apparently fit again , but I think he owes us an explanation. If he has nothing to say after we have paid his wages for a year then I assume he has used and exploited us.
I wish he could have been assessed by the bastards at ATOS. They would declared him fit for work months ago. 

Presumably the imminent loss of 50k a week has focused his mind somewhat. If you were his agent, then a friendly international at Wembley would be the perfect showcase to attract potential employers providing he doesn't look totally off the pace. I fear pies are off the menu in the Dunne Household for at least a month.

[Greg N'Ash]

I don't know why they're worried about us being upset. Knock yourself out Giovanni, it would be rather amusing to see him an 'unfit' Dunne playing against England as if there's any other version. At least Wembley should be big enough to accomodate his turning circle.

I think the problem here is that he is under co tract to us until the end of June. If the injury is aggravated there could be questions over who is responsible for the injury. The Villa or ROI. If he is training with Ireland then he must have walked away from last month of hos contract

Could be something like that. I don't know if we received any money from the insurers for his injury this season but if we did, we may have a duty to make sure we do everything right in returning him to full (hah!) fitness otherwise they may be iffy with the payout.