Concrete Ron

[Dave]

Brum Mail
Can you really blame him, though? After all, he’s been in a Villa side fighting relegation for three seasons while the majority of his international team-mates are competing for league titles and European success.

While the centre half was helping Villa scrape over the line, Arjen Robben was celebrating winning the league with Bayern Munich.

Mephis Depay, Luuk de Jong and Jeffrey Bruma all ended the season with title medals after PSV Eindhoven’s success. Gregory van der Weil was a part of Paris St Germain’s Ligue 1 triumph and Wesley Sneijder added more silverware to his trophy cabinet after Galatasaray’s league win.

Elsewhere, the likes of Bruno Martins Indi, Robin van Persie and Bas Dost are preparing for the Champions League next season, and while Vlaar is very much his own man, the success of those he mixes with on a regular basis will undoubtedly have an effect on his thoughts.

I can't think why Janmaat and Krul having a shit time at Newcastle, van Aanholt nearly being relegated at Sunderland and Leroy Fer being relegated for the second time in two seasons didn't warrant a mention in this list of the Netherlands' great and good.

[dave.woodhall]

Nice to see the Mail as supportive as ever.

[Tony Erdington]

Brum mail has some fucked up employees

[Richard E]

Weird how they never think Albion players need to move in order to better themselves.

[dekko]

Brum mail has some fucked up employees

I could be wrong here but I think Gregg Evans is a West Brom fan.

[Richard E]

Brum mail has some fucked up employees

I could be wrong here but I think Gregg Evans is a West Brom fan.

You'd never guess, he hides it so well...

[tomd2103]

Weird how they never think Albion players need to move in order to better themselves.

You're joking aren't you?  Anyone who leaves the Albion for a higher placed club only does so because they are 'greedy' and have only 'gone for the money'.

[tomd2103]

Nice to see the Mail as supportive as ever.

So that's Benteke and Vlaar who they think should move on.  Anyone else?

[Richard E]

Nice to see the Mail as supportive as ever.

So that's Benteke and Vlaar who they think should move on.  Anyone else?

Not Berahino, he needs to work with Pulis as that will be 'great for his development.'

[ozzjim]

Greg Evans has to be the love child of Baggie Bill. More negative about the Villa than Savage.

[old man villa fan]

Do one Ron.

Clappy thingy.



In a way I'd like him to end up at Old Trafford... just to see him spend less time as a first team regular than Bosnich.  I don't think he's capable of a step up, certainly not week-in week-out, and watching him being torn a new one the first time Man Utd play someone decent in the Champions League will be schadenfreude.

Didn't happen in the World Cup but he is a year older now.

[Flamingo Lane]

Brum Mail

Aston Villa comment: Why contract-stalling Ron Vlaar is right to want to better himself

Supporters reacted angrily this week when the Dutch defender claimed he could ‘go a step higher’ than Villa

By Gregg Evans







The 6-1 drubbing away at Southampton was also a low-point and despite performing well in the cup final, the 4-0 defeat was hard to stomach.

Which cup final is he referring to?

[old man villa fan]

I'm more concerned about Vlaar's fitness and the disruption it causes when he is out, than his performances.  Alongside a bit more experience in defence, I think is perfectly adequate for a mid-table side.  Not top 6 but he will be a long time retired before we get back to that level. 

[aj2k77]

Brum mail has some fucked up employees

I could be wrong here but I think Gregg Evans is a West Brom fan.

One of the first pieces I remember reading by him was that Villa fans need to lay off Paul Lambert because he was doing an OK job, I think at the time we'd scored once in 18 years and we're on a 8 game losing streak or something as shit as usual under him. From then on I didn't bother reading a word the prick wrote.

[john2710]

Everton are looking for a centre half, perhaps he can step up to them.

We have been 'mostly better' with him in the side, but he's never in the side often enough. He's only likely to get slower & more injury prone. Not worth the hassle.