Concrete Ron

[mr underhill]

it was because it must have been a sobering experience. If any of the teams rumoured to be interested come calling and an offer is accepted by us, I think he'll go and who could blame him. We're a mess at the moment with little prospect of things getting very  much better until Lerner either puts in the requisite funds to really improve the squad (unlikely) or sells up. And even then, we've got to hope that the new owner is minded to make investment with no guarantee of a return.

[KevinGage]

I thought Man Utd are after Vermaelen and Hummels.  Van Gaal may come back and go after Vlaar if he is unsuccessful with those two but it would be a stop-gap signing and Vlaar may see it that way.

That would make more sense. Vlaar isn't good enough for Yanited if they want to get back to dominating the PL. That's why if he does sadly leave us I hope it's to them as they won't prosper as well if he's at the heart of their defence. That's not knocking Ron he's just not on that level in my opinion .

He's infinitely better than Jonny Evans though. 

Manchester United PLC probably could afford to burn £200 million in one transfer window, but the shareholders other vested interests wouldn't allow it.  They have already spent about £90 million since January so a signing like Vlaar might be a good option during a period of transition. 

Not a player to build the backline around, but a player the manager knows and trusts.

He also looks far better in a side that tries to play football.

[old man villa fan]

I thought Man Utd are after Vermaelen and Hummels.  Van Gaal may come back and go after Vlaar if he is unsuccessful with those two but it would be a stop-gap signing and Vlaar may see it that way.

That would make more sense. Vlaar isn't good enough for Yanited if they want to get back to dominating the PL. That's why if he does sadly leave us I hope it's to them as they won't prosper as well if he's at the heart of their defence. That's not knocking Ron he's just not on that level in my opinion .

He's infinitely better than Jonny Evans though. 

Manchester United PLC probably could afford to burn £200 million in one transfer window, but the shareholders other vested interests wouldn't allow it.  They have already spent about £90 million since January so a signing like Vlaar might be a good option during a period of transition. 

Not a player to build the backline around, but a player the manager knows and trusts.

He also looks far better in a side that tries to play football.

Clubs like Man Utd cannot afford to be out of the top 4 and do not have the time for transition.  Van Gaal has a season to get them back into the top 4 or he will be picking up his P45.  He has the money to spend and defence is the most urgent area needing sorting.  He is not going to risk everything on Vlaar who can easily pick up an injury tomorrow.  I will qualify that in that as I said before, he may come back to Vlaar if he cannot get the top quality defenders he wants.

[Gregorys Boy]

I thought Man Utd are after Vermaelen and Hummels.  Van Gaal may come back and go after Vlaar if he is unsuccessful with those two but it would be a stop-gap signing and Vlaar may see it that way.

That would make more sense. Vlaar isn't good enough for Yanited if they want to get back to dominating the PL. That's why if he does sadly leave us I hope it's to them as they won't prosper as well if he's at the heart of their defence. That's not knocking Ron he's just not on that level in my opinion .

He's infinitely better than Jonny Evans though. 

Manchester United PLC probably could afford to burn £200 million in one transfer window, but the shareholders other vested interests wouldn't allow it.  They have already spent about £90 million since January so a signing like Vlaar might be a good option during a period of transition. 

Not a player to build the backline around, but a player the manager knows and trusts.

He also looks far better in a side that tries to play football.

Clubs like Man Utd cannot afford to be out of the top 4 and do not have the time for transition.  Van Gaal has a season to get them back into the top 4 or he will be picking up his P45.  He has the money to spend and defence is the most urgent area needing sorting.  He is not going to risk everything on Vlaar who can easily pick up an injury tomorrow.  I will qualify that in that as I said before, he may come back to Vlaar if he cannot get the top quality defenders he wants.

Also, would Vermaelen be seen as a better buy for Utd than Vlaar, when you consider his poor injury record? Thankfully for us I can see that signing going through as he is no longer Wenger's first choice, and because of his track record with injuries Arsenal may want to cash in while they can, the only issue is Arsenal may not want to sell to a team who could be a rival.

[edgysatsuma89]

If Verm goes to united, then what about vlaar to arsenal 😮😮😮.

Wengers' cousin twice removed's step-daughter is half dutch so you never know.

[supertom]

One of the emergency loo rolls reckons that Ron could go for as little as 5.5million. I would suggest if that happens we might pass around the pitchforks and flaming torches...either that or force the club to move to Milton Keynes and start it up again ourselves.

[mr underhill]

we could re brand as Don Villa and make it compulsory on and off the pitch to dress as The Godfather.

[supertom]

we could re brand as Don Villa and make it compulsory on and off the pitch to dress as The Godfather.

Villa park would also be closer to me and I could make it to more games. Though given it'll be that bit closer to Lahndan, they'll double ticket prices probably.

If we were Don Villa, Lambert would have had quite a few horse heads in his bed by now.

Stewart Downing is Fredo of course.

[Ads]

The season ticket renewal thread would have "Just when I think I'm out, they keep pulling me back in".

[brian green]

David Platt would be Clemenza. The facial resemblance is uncanny.

[Ads]

Steve Hodge would be Carlo Rizzi.

[olaftab]

Not sure if this has been posted else where from BBC:

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is planning on holding talks with captain Ron Vlaar after their opening Premier league game against Stoke on 16 August, in a bid to resolve the defender's future.

"Ron's got another year still to go on his contract, it's not as if he's at the end of it," says Lambert.

"Once we get back I'll sit with him, we'll have a bit more time, but he loves it at Villa, that's well known."

[john e]

The season ticket renewal thread would have "Just when I think I'm out, they keep pulling me back in".

Brilliant

[Big Dick Edwards]

Not sure if this has been posted else where from BBC:

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is planning on holding talks with captain Ron Vlaar after their opening Premier league game against Stoke on 16 August, in a bid to resolve the defender's future.

"Ron's got another year still to go on his contract, it's not as if he's at the end of it," says Lambert.

"Once we get back I'll sit with him, we'll have a bit more time, but he loves it at Villa, that's well known."

Perhaps us fans are just overly anxious but if I was Lambert I'd wanted to know Vlaar's intentions as soon as possible, certainly before the season started!

[old man villa fan]

Not sure if this has been posted else where from BBC:

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is planning on holding talks with captain Ron Vlaar after their opening Premier league game against Stoke on 16 August, in a bid to resolve the defender's future.

"Ron's got another year still to go on his contract, it's not as if he's at the end of it," says Lambert.

"Once we get back I'll sit with him, we'll have a bit more time, but he loves it at Villa, that's well known."

Perhaps us fans are just overly anxious but if I was Lambert I'd wanted to know Vlaar's intentions as soon as possible, certainly before the season started!

In all the quotes I read at the weekend, I did not see Lambert saying he would talk to Vlaar after the Stoke game.  What I did read was "once we get back ...... we'll have a bit more time".  Hard to believe he would have more time once the season starts!