Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Concrete John]

It's a real shame that Petrov was thriving under McLeish thanks to the licence to get forward he was given. Something absent since his days at Celtic. He scored a few crackers last season. That ability as well as his calming influence would have seen us comfortably top half and probably above the Baggies and Swansea this season in my opinion.

This pisses me off because I swear it was MON who changed him as a player and made him a defensive side ways passer, he did the exact same to Reo who at West Ham would run box to box. MON had an obsession with ruining players, if you want a defensive midfielder then buy one, you don't buy an aeroplane and use is as a boat!

Petrol played more the DCM role for Bulgaria.  To me, he only played more advanced in Scotland as the relatively poor standard meant he was the best player in the league, so it made sense to get more for him.  NRC's stats in goals and assists would suggest he was better off where MON played him.

[rob_bridge]

TSM is 2nd favourite for the Millwall job on Paddy Power

[JUAN PABLO]

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.

agree .  big time Charlie .   wasnt never good enough for Manure

[villa kicks]

I wonder which GK we will bring in as Marshall and Given on their way. Def keep Guzan as No1 and bring in a solid back up. Al habsi could warm the bench at Villa instead of Wigan. Also McCarthy of Reading could come in decent up and coming 

[rob_bridge]

I wonder which GK we will bring in as Marshall and Given on their way. Def keep Guzan as No1 and bring in a solid back up. Al habsi could warm the bench at Villa instead of Wigan. Also McCarthy of Reading could come in decent up and coming

What about Sorenson on a one year deal. Not great but ok as back up.

[JUAN PABLO]

I wonder which GK we will bring in as Marshall and Given on their way. Def keep Guzan as No1 and bring in a solid back up. Al habsi could warm the bench at Villa instead of Wigan. Also McCarthy of Reading could come in decent up and coming 

Mcarthy would want to be a No 1

[pauliewalnuts]

Ah-Habsi has always struck me as a very underrated player.

[Clampy]

I wonder which GK we will bring in as Marshall and Given on their way. Def keep Guzan as No1 and bring in a solid back up. Al habsi could warm the bench at Villa instead of Wigan. Also McCarthy of Reading could come in decent up and coming 

Whenever i've seen McCarthy for Reading, he's looked a bit iffy.

[JUAN PABLO]

Ah-Habsi has always struck me as a very underrated player.

Excellent No 2

suprised Wigwam dropped him

[Toronto Villa]

Ah-Habsi has always struck me as a very underrated player.

I always find that when a player needs to be overly dramatic, e.g James Collins and his last ditch blocks, it's a lot to do with the fact that they are out of position in the first place. I know that the world's best do that too, but it's not something I remember the world's best keepers or defenders for. I always picture Maldini, Baresi, McGrath or Buffon as being so outstanding that they are just better positioned to make the difficult stuff look rather easy.

[JUAN PABLO]

Twitter bollocks saying we are in for Zouma. I will cling on to that for a few hours.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/401490/Juventus-set-to-battle-it-out-with-Liverpool-for-Kurt-Zouma


noticed his only 18 . not sure you could throw him in next to Vlarr but one for the future like Sylva

but hes been regular playing for St Etienne

[JUAN PABLO]

Arsenal's move for Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic is close to breaking point, with the Gunners not willing to pay the £25m asking price.


No chance they will pay £25/30 million for Benteke



I like the look of Marco van Ginkel

[olaftab]

Petrol played more the DCM role for Bulgaria.  To me, he only played more advanced in Scotland as the relatively poor standard meant he was the best player in the league, so it made sense to get more for him.  NRC's stats in goals and assists would suggest he was better off where MON played him.

F in auto-correction!

[SoccerHQ]

It's a real shame that Petrov was thriving under McLeish thanks to the licence to get forward he was given. Something absent since his days at Celtic. He scored a few crackers last season. That ability as well as his calming influence would have seen us comfortably top half and probably above the Baggies and Swansea this season in my opinion.

This pisses me off because I swear it was MON who changed him as a player and made him a defensive side ways passer, he did the exact same to Reo who at West Ham would run box to box. MON had an obsession with ruining players, if you want a defensive midfielder then buy one, you don't buy an aeroplane and use is as a boat!

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MON's training methods led to the players not being as fit as they should have been (as Di Canio subsequently found). So Petrov soon became some one who could no longer go box to box and had to become a defensive midfielder. Houllier started the work on improving his fitness but it was only when he had a full pre-season under McLeish that he got back to a place where he could get forward and back. Blimey, something McLeish actually got right.

Agreed.In MON's last season Petrov looked finished,seemingly overweight and unable to track opposing midfielders.Under Houllier he seemed leaner and was definitely fitter and amazingly I was singing his praises under TSM ,whereas I had written him off 2 years earlier.

Really? I thought he was better in 09/10 than in 08/09 when I think he got all the POTY awards.

Maybe you're thinking of 10/11 when he looked a bit out of it until he was restored to the team around April time which helped save us.

[caster troy]

Twitter bollocks saying we are in for Zouma. I will cling on to that for a few hours.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/401490/Juventus-set-to-battle-it-out-with-Liverpool-for-Kurt-Zouma


noticed his only 18 . not sure you could throw him in next to Vlarr but one for the future like Sylva

but hes been regular playing for St Etienne

He and Baker were my centre backs for 10 years on Football manager, rock solid. Sign him up Lambo!