Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Dave]

Karpin was excellent for them too. But yeah, I desperately wanted Revivo to join us. And Benny McCarthy later.

I know it's been done to death, but had we just spend the £9m that Vigo were asking for on McCarthy rather than spending it on Angel the following year I think the first half of the last decade would have been a very different story.

[dave.woodhall]

Karpin was excellent for them too. But yeah, I desperately wanted Revivo to join us. And Benny McCarthy later.

I know it's been done to death, but had we just spend the £9m that Vigo were asking for on McCarthy rather than spending it on Angel the following year I think the first half of the last decade would have been a very different story.

If ever there was an object lesson in how not to go after a player - make it clear you were desperate to sign him then act hurt when his club don't drop their price.

[peter w]

Juventus that night were brilliant, and if I remember rightly did we score first in the away leg

Best player I have had the pleasure of seeing - Cruyff, he was phenominal against us

Absolutely.  I remember Cruyff selling one dummy that sent the crowd the wrong way, I think it was at that match althgough I did once see him play at Stamford Bridge.  I have a vague memory that on one occasion he even took a goal kick, he probably played it forward and ran up field to pick it up from a knock down.

The term genius is used far too frequently but Cruyff was just that.

I was only a kid but I have a few snippets of memories from that game (UEFA Cup Quarter Final 1978).

One was queueing with my dad for what seemed like forever, all the way round three sides of the ground.

Another was how dirty some of their players were, especialy their chief 'hatchet man', who was called Jesus something.

And sadly my abiding memory of Cruyff was that his mugshot was on the front of the match programme, and some lad on the bus on the way home was cheerily burning out the eyes with a cigarette.

Also, I think we left early, as we usually did, and missed two late Villa goals, including the equaliser for 2-2, wasn't it?

Except for the memories around the game this is much my memories of it. I remember the Barcelona fans, Cruyff scoring, andtheirbrilliant colourful kit. I also remember walking to the ground - we lived in Aston - with my dad and uncle and my dad said,"they've got the best two players in the world(Cruyff and Neeskens)". even then as a 7 year-old my Villa spectacles were well andtruly worn in and I said, "Why have they signed Deehan and Andy Gray"? For some reason dixie was always one of myfavourite players. There was an attacking exotic nature to him as a 7 year-old.

[KevinGage]

Juventus, Spartak (1983?) and Celta were the best away sides I can remember us playing in Europe. I was at the Barcelona game in '78 but can't remember anything about it. I was only 8 so had no idea what a big match it was.

Celta were pretty dire at their place, IIRC. 

But at VP they looked a class above.   La Coruna were outstanding at our place too, with the Brazillians Bebeto and  Mauro Silva pulling the strings.

[TheSandman]

Karpin was excellent for them too. But yeah, I desperately wanted Revivo to join us. And Benny McCarthy later.

I know it's been done to death, but had we just spend the £9m that Vigo were asking for on McCarthy rather than spending it on Angel the following year I think the first half of the last decade would have been a very different story.

If ever there was an object lesson in how not to go after a player - make it clear you were desperate to sign him then act hurt when his club don't drop their price.

Thankfully Spurs don't seem to have heeded that lesson.

[SoccerHQ]

The 83 Juventus match was the first I ever saw and what a brilliant team. When the subject of good visiting teams comes up I always think of the surprise ones, the Man City team of Given, Dunne, Distin, ireland, barton and anelaka and the spanish team with mostovoi, was is Celta Vigo or Deportivo?

We didn't really expect to see quite so little of the ball with either.

Man. City was always a weird one. Pre takeover so they were annually fighting relegation (and even went one season when they didn't score at home from NYD's right through to the end of the season) yet they'd regularly turn up at VP and smash us to pieces.

Think it was the 06/07 when Distin turned into Beckenbauer and scored after running from the halfway line. Always rated him and in hindsight we really should've signed him instead of Dunne in 2009 as he's still a regular for Everton.

[KevinGage]

The 83 Juventus match was the first I ever saw and what a brilliant team. When the subject of good visiting teams comes up I always think of the surprise ones, the Man City team of Given, Dunne, Distin, ireland, barton and anelaka and the spanish team with mostovoi, was is Celta Vigo or Deportivo?

We didn't really expect to see quite so little of the ball with either.

Man. City was always a weird one. Pre takeover so they were annually fighting relegation (and even went one season when they didn't score at home from NYD's right through to the end of the season) yet they'd regularly turn up at VP and smash us to pieces.

Think it was the 06/07 when Distin turned into Beckenbauer and scored after running from the halfway line. Always rated him and in hindsight we really should've signed him instead of Dunne in 2009 as he's still a regular for Everton.

He had a choice of us or Everton.  He chose them.

[PeterWithesShin]

Blackpool and England Under-21 winger Thomas Ince will not be joining Cardiff City, the Welsh club have confirmed.
The Seasiders accepted Cardiff's £8m offer for the 21-year-old, who became a father on Thursday.
He held talks with the newly promoted Premier League side on Monday, but will now be remaining at Bloomfield Road.
Cardiff confirmed in a statement  that the player did not "want to leave his family or the Seasiders at this stage of his life".
Ince's decision to stay will be a relief to his father and Blackpool manager, Paul.
The ex-England captain had said his son, who scored 18 goals in the Championship last season, would only leave for a club where he would play regularly.
Reading failed with an offer for Ince in January, and a possible move to Liverpool during the same transfer window came to nothing because of a disagreement over his value.

[PeterWithe]

Wasn't spartak the team we played behind closed doors due to the aggro at anderlecht?

[PeterWithesShin]

Wasn't spartak the team we played behind closed doors due to the aggro at anderlecht?

No that was Besiktas. Spartak was in the UEFA Cup.

[PeterWithe]

The 83 Juventus match was the first I ever saw and what a brilliant team. When the subject of good visiting teams comes up I always think of the surprise ones, the Man City team of Given, Dunne, Distin, ireland, barton and anelaka and the spanish team with mostovoi, was is Celta Vigo or Deportivo?

We didn't really expect to see quite so little of the ball with either.

Man. City was always a weird one. Pre takeover so they were annually fighting relegation (and even went one season when they didn't score at home from NYD's right through to the end of the season) yet they'd regularly turn up at VP and smash us to pieces.

Think it was the 06/07 when Distin turned into Beckenbauer and scored after running from the halfway line. Always rated him and in hindsight we really should've signed him instead of Dunne in 2009 as he's still a regular for Everton.

That was one of the best team displays ive ever seen at VP.

[PeterWithe]

Was it them that Walters scored that curling beauty against in the striped kit?

[PeterWithesShin]

Was it them that Walters scored that curling beauty against in the striped kit?

[pauliewalnuts]

Man. City was always a weird one. Pre takeover so they were annually fighting relegation (and even went one season when they didn't score at home from NYD's right through to the end of the season) yet they'd regularly turn up at VP and smash us to pieces.

I remember Dr Jo's season, towards the end, an evening match, losing 5-1 at home to Man City. I am pretty sure David White scored four of them.

It was one of the most depressing games I've ever attended. We were in the lower trinity, down the front, and at the end I couldn't help engaging in a bit of shouting and finger pointing at Dr Jo as he walked off. I was embarassed to see it on the telly highlights, but honestly, it was a fucking disgraceful performance.

[paulcomben]

Has this gone through in an earlier page?: A rich Yank has bought Fulham. Surely he must want to follow Randy's lead and sign Bent, Hutton, Ireland & Given.