Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[PeterWithesShin]

If i'd stood next to Lita Ford 20 years ago she'd have been flooded! Wait, did I just say that out loud?

[peter w]

If i'd stood next to Lita Ford 20 years ago she'd have been flooded! Wait, did I just say that out loud?

Why, did your kitchen flood or something?

[KevinGage]

Who was that forumer who got driven off here during the MON days for coming out with all the unknown obscure players we should sign? Maybe he's had the last larf and is advising Lambert now.

He didn't get "driven off here" though, Greg.

Well he got a lot of ridicule aimed in his direction. Different times i guess. Who wants some player no-one's heard off when we're Randy Lerner's "no budget" Aston Villa

That wasn't what people took the piss out of, though.

It was the fact that he'd go on and on about Norwegian players. Whoever the answer was, he was Norwegian.

Not to mention him going on about how he was "ex special forces" - always a sign of an internet nutter.

The obscure players didn't amuse me that much. 

Aye, you could argue that -seeing as they were in the Norwegian second division- they probably wouldn't slot in as effortlessly as he expected.  But Sylla from the French second division hasn't done so bad.

No, what was barking to me was his insistence that we should appoint Rivaldo as technical coach.  If I remember, he was angry that we hadn't.  The madman.

[Toronto Villa]

Surely he's only be a visionary if we'd signed a bunch of unknown Norwegians and they had been successful?

That's the thing. We had to attempt to read his drivel through bleeding eyes in one shot. He wrote his novel in between games of FIFA

[Caiphus]

There are some decent left backs in the Bundesliga I wouldn't mind going for.

Oliver Sorg at Freiburg for one. Ricardo Rodriguez at Wolfsburg would cost a bit, but looks a sure thing.  Marcell Jansen at Hamburg is a beast too if we are looking for some more experience.

[olaftab]

Skrtel certainly doesn't fit in with Lambert's supposed template for signings imo.

Skrtel's face doesn't fit within its own template.

[damon loves JT]

No-one drove John Blackwell anywhere. He was treated with tolerance and respect, like plenty of other tedious opinionated fruits on here.

[nigel]

Skrtel is the sort of signing O Neill would make. He's not a bad player, but he's getting on, would command big wages, and Liverpool will want a fairly good fee for him. This aint gonna happen. It's not a Lambo signing.

I also think there are better experienced centre halves to spend our money on, if we were to do so. I'd also agree with  Rodgers that he's not the sort who will organise a backline and isn't commanding enough. Agger is a better player.

That said I think he's a better player than Vlaar. He would actually improve the side, he's just not what we need. We need a first choice CB, a lynchpin.

I think we tend to forget that it was also Vlaar's first season in the Prem, he was skipper and running a very inexperienced back 4.
On top of that he was out for several weeks with a pretty bad injury.
When Skrtel joined Liverpool he was playing alongside experienced players in a fairly successful team.

[MoetVillan]

I remember when Manure signed Vidic and Evra together.  They were absolute garbage for the first six months, really poor, with a lot of back lash.  They went on to be pretty goof players in the end as they got up to premierleague speed....  Hope Vlaar follows this

[ozzjim]

Not a bad shout, only Vlaar is a bit older.

Petrov was woeful for 12 months before growing into a superb performer. There is much hope for Vlaar yet.

[PaulWinch again]

Yes I wouldn't write off Vlaar yet, and importantly he certainly has the right attitude.

[MoetVillan]

obviously i meant good not goof!!

[brontebilly]

Not a bad shout, only Vlaar is a bit older.

Petrov was woeful for 12 months before growing into a superb performer. There is much hope for Vlaar yet.

Petrov was woeful for longer than 12 months if I recall, more like 2 years.

Seem to remember him getting booed off at half time against maybe Newcastle in his second season? we came from behind to win easily in the second half.

The move to a three man midfield suited him next to Barry. When they played there by themselves our midfield lacked mobility.

Vlaar could turn it around but it shouldnt excuse a desperate first season for him.

[olaftab]

No-one drove John Blackwell anywhere. He was treated with tolerance and respect, like plenty of other tedious opinionated fruits on here.

I feel deceived and hurt

[supertom]

I think we need John Blackwell back over the summer, to keep us all entertained while we wait through rain soaked summer days for football to return.