Concrete Ron

[darren woolley]

I just hope he stay's with us.

[silhillvilla]

I see 'Arry is ready with a £4M bid - a bit derisory don't you think? Villa need to tie-up a longer deal with Ron asap, but, as usual, the club seem to be dragging their feet - same goes for Delph.

He won't got to QPR. What would be the point of leaving us for them?

Probably an extra £3m salary per annum x 4 years. That's what we're probably up against with the likes of QPR spilling money all over the place .

[dave.woodhall]

I see 'Arry is ready with a £4M bid - a bit derisory don't you think? Villa need to tie-up a longer deal with Ron asap, but, as usual, the club seem to be dragging their feet - same goes for Delph.

He won't got to QPR. What would be the point of leaving us for them?

Probably an extra £3m salary per annum x 4 years. That's what we're probably up against with the likes of QPR spilling money all over the place .

Did your cloud follow you around all day, or did you have a bit of sun for a change?

[SoccerHQ]

QPR signing Rio, maybe Caulker or Dawson, Dunne's still there so don't see them interested in Ron.

[Toronto Villa]

Ron Vlaar, captain of Aston Villa, one of the top 2 or 3 CB's in the 2014 World Cup, isn't going to bloody QPR. If he leaves us it won't be to a team that just got promoted. If he goes, it will be to a CL team. Might not be a top one, but he'll have better suitors than poxy QPR.

[paulcomben]

Love Ron, but fear that the concrete will have been compromised by his epic World Cup. Given his injuries record, it seems likely that he will miss large chunks of the season for his club. A bold manager would cash in and buy a newer model, kinda still under warranty.

[silhillvilla]

Therein lieth the dilemna. Vlaar will want a 2 or 3 year extension to the 1 he has left and a hefty pay rise. Not sure Lerner will sanction that .

[paul_e]

Therein lieth the dilemna. Vlaar will want a 2 or 3 year extension to the 1 he has left and a hefty pay rise. Not sure Lerner will sanction that .

He doesn't have to though. There's a big difference between not giving him a new 3 year deal and a pay rise and agreeing to sell him. As a club he's almost certainly worth significantly more to us on the pitch for a year and then leaving on a free than selling him for £4m now.  I've said elsewhere, if someone offers silly money (£10m+) we might sell this summer but less than that it's just not worth it, having a guy who was in the world cup best 11 is more of an incentive to a buyer than having a few more £s in the bank.

[Gregorys Boy]

I don't see him going to QPR.  Money would be the only motivation, but at his sort of age I don't think money would be the biggest factor when considering a move.

[mr underhill]

to be honest I think if someone was offering you a million or two a year over and above that which you currently earn , it would be very hard at 29, with a long record of injury, to turn it down, irrespective of where the offer came from. And although undoubtedly poxy, OPR would enable Ron to join the London set.

[Ads]

QPR signing Rio, maybe Caulker or Dawson, Dunne's still there so don't see them interested in Ron.

I would expect them to play three at the back.

There is a distinct lack of pace in a back three that includes Dunne and Ferdinand.

[not3bad]

Former Manchester United player Paul McGrath has urged his former club to sign up Netherlands centre-back Ron Vlaar, after his brilliant performances for the Oranje at the World Cup this summer.

http://www.squawka.com/news/former-manchester-united-player-urges-club-to-sign-aston-villa-defender-ron-vlaar/143832

[dave.woodhall]

Former Manchester United player Paul McGrath has urged his former club to sign up Netherlands centre-back Ron Vlaar, after his brilliant performances for the Oranje at the World Cup this summer.

http://www.squawka.com/news/former-manchester-united-player-urges-club-to-sign-aston-villa-defender-ron-vlaar/143832

"Ron Vlaar would be on that list” is hardly "urging."

[paul_e]

Former Manchester United player Paul McGrath has urged his former club to sign up Netherlands centre-back Ron Vlaar, after his brilliant performances for the Oranje at the World Cup this summer.

http://www.squawka.com/news/former-manchester-united-player-urges-club-to-sign-aston-villa-defender-ron-vlaar/143832

"Ron Vlaar would be on that list” is hardly "urging."

"Paul Mcgrath think Vlaar is a defender Man United might be interested in" Doesn't have the same ring to it.

[tomd2103]

Former Manchester United player Paul McGrath has urged his former club to sign up Netherlands centre-back Ron Vlaar, after his brilliant performances for the Oranje at the World Cup this summer.

http://www.squawka.com/news/former-manchester-united-player-urges-club-to-sign-aston-villa-defender-ron-vlaar/143832

"Ron Vlaar would be on that list” is hardly "urging."

"Paul Mcgrath think Vlaar is a defender Man United might be interested in" Doesn't have the same ring to it.

They probably don't even know that Paul McGrath played for us.