Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Toronto Villa]

Titus Bramble is available on a free. Experienced player and all that.

shouldn't there by a winky emoticon or I've gone utterly bonkers emoticon at the end of that sentence?

No, i'm totally serious. Bramble could do a decent job for us.















Assuming he knows how to use a lawnmower.

If Bramble wants to do us a favour he should join the noses as an agent. C'mon Titus, you know that should be your next mission. Condemn the heathens to the lower realms forever.

[MoetVillan]

Palace can have Bent for 10million.  8 million if he takes Bannan as well

[cdbearsfan]

I don't think it's fair to say that anyone carried him when he was voted Player of the Season.

Stephen Ireland was also player of the season

Petrov won it when we weren't total shit.

[Concrete John]

Petrov was often the scapegoat as some rightly pointed out we needed better then we had in central midfield if we were going to push on from 6th place under MON.  That doesn't mean he was a poor player or underperformed, just that those sides we were trying to catch and compete with had better in that position.  He had a dodgy first season, but after that was a good player for us without being spectacular - one of those you only really appreciated when he wasn't there!

[supertom]

Anyone reckon getting Ash Young back on loan would be worth a punt? He had a poor season at Utd. He's really been overshadowed since moving there by Valencia and Nani has also proven to be a more reliable big game player. Kagawa has done okay. They've also got Zaha who could be ready for the step up now.
I don't see Utd selling, but maybe they'll think about loaning him out. He may find opportunities hard to come by.
I'd love to have him back. Whilst I don't think he's the player his promise suggested he could be, nor is he as good as he was 4 years ago, he's certainly still good enough to walk into our team.

[PaulWinch again]

I'd be happy with Young back, but it won't happen.

[pauliewalnuts]

Petrov was often the scapegoat as some rightly pointed out we needed better then we had in central midfield if we were going to push on from 6th place under MON.  That doesn't mean he was a poor player or underperformed, just that those sides we were trying to catch and compete with had better in that position.  He had a dodgy first season, but after that was a good player for us without being spectacular - one of those you only really appreciated when he wasn't there!

I don't remember him being a scapegoat at all. I remember people pointing out his flaws, though, which is not the same thing at all. In fact, I can also remember the players he played alongside getting plenty of stick, too.

Petrov was poor for at least his first year. He constantly needed more time on the ball than he was ever going to get in this league - he was a second or two behind play on a frequent basis, and it was frustrating to watch.

He eventually adjusted, though, and did very well for us. I thought the last year he played for us was his best.

Good players do that in time, if they need to, they adjust. I suspect Vlaar will do the same for us, too.

[PaulWinch again]

Oh and Heitinga is much worse than Vlaar.

[glasses]

Petrov was often the scapegoat as some rightly pointed out we needed better then we had in central midfield if we were going to push on from 6th place under MON.  That doesn't mean he was a poor player or underperformed, just that those sides we were trying to catch and compete with had better in that position.  He had a dodgy first season, but after that was a good player for us without being spectacular - one of those you only really appreciated when he wasn't there!

I don't remember him being a scapegoat at all. I remember people pointing out his flaws, though, which is not the same thing at all. In fact, I can also remember the players he played alongside getting plenty of stick, too.

Petrov was poor for at least his first year. He constantly needed more time on the ball than he was ever going to get in this league - he was a second or two behind play on a frequent basis, and it was frustrating to watch.

He eventually adjusted, though, and did very well for us. I thought the last year he played for us was his best.

Good players do that in time, if they need to, they adjust. I suspect Vlaar will do the same for us, too.

I think that's closer to the truth actually Paulie. Scapegoat is perhaps the wrong word. I know around the end of the 09/10 season I wasn't his biggest fan, and although he was captain, I thought he was the weak link in the team (opinions, eh!). I remember thinking back then that we should sign Stephen Ireland to play alongside Milner in midfield.

Yeah, I know!

[Mister E]

Gollum wants Bent for £8m according to some press

Well, I'd be advising Bent to hold out for a proper / serious club to come in for him.
Just as Gollum did when we were rumoured to be after Adam.

[saunders_heroes]

I don't think it's fair to say that anyone carried him when he was voted Player of the Season.

Stephen Ireland was also player of the season

Petrov won it when we weren't total shit.

And Petrov deserved it, Ireland did not.

[Concrete John]

Petrov was often the scapegoat as some rightly pointed out we needed better then we had in central midfield if we were going to push on from 6th place under MON.  That doesn't mean he was a poor player or underperformed, just that those sides we were trying to catch and compete with had better in that position.  He had a dodgy first season, but after that was a good player for us without being spectacular - one of those you only really appreciated when he wasn't there!

I don't remember him being a scapegoat at all. I remember people pointing out his flaws, though, which is not the same thing at all. In fact, I can also remember the players he played alongside getting plenty of stick, too.

Petrov was poor for at least his first year. He constantly needed more time on the ball than he was ever going to get in this league - he was a second or two behind play on a frequent basis, and it was frustrating to watch.

He eventually adjusted, though, and did very well for us. I thought the last year he played for us was his best.

Good players do that in time, if they need to, they adjust. I suspect Vlaar will do the same for us, too.

Perhaps scapegoat is too strong a word, but he often seemed to be the player most wanted an 'upgrade' on in transfer threads, depsite being one of our most consistent performers.  I think some people were a bit slow to recognise what he brought to the team after that poor start to his Villa career.  Probably because they expected the rampaging attacking midfielder he was at Celtic.

[DrGonzo]

Anyone reckon getting Ash Young back on loan would be worth a punt? He had a poor season at Utd. He's really been overshadowed since moving there by Valencia and Nani has also proven to be a more reliable big game player. Kagawa has done okay. They've also got Zaha who could be ready for the step up now.
I don't see Utd selling, but maybe they'll think about loaning him out. He may find opportunities hard to come by.
I'd love to have him back. Whilst I don't think he's the player his promise suggested he could be, nor is he as good as he was 4 years ago, he's certainly still good enough to walk into our team.

No mate.  Fuck him.  Over rated.

[johnny from donny]

young disappeared up his own arsd when o neill called him a genius.

[Toronto Villa]

Anyone reckon getting Ash Young back on loan would be worth a punt? He had a poor season at Utd. He's really been overshadowed since moving there by Valencia and Nani has also proven to be a more reliable big game player. Kagawa has done okay. They've also got Zaha who could be ready for the step up now.
I don't see Utd selling, but maybe they'll think about loaning him out. He may find opportunities hard to come by.
I'd love to have him back. Whilst I don't think he's the player his promise suggested he could be, nor is he as good as he was 4 years ago, he's certainly still good enough to walk into our team.

No mate.  Fuck him.  Over rated.

overrated? He was superb for us. Worked as hard if not harder than any player in the side, and only now have we started to be remotely as creative we were with him in the team.