Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[bertlambshank]

Cisse?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23347131

Cost a fair bit of Wonga no doubt.

We're sponsored by a gambling company.

None of Newcastle's other Muslim players have an issue with it. Would it be really cynical of me to wonder whether there is more to this than meets the eye? 

Not really. I'm working with two Muslims at the moment. The one is struggling with fasting during Ramadan but sticking to it like his life depends on it, the other couldn't give a flying f#ck and is eating and drinking as much as ever.

There is more to do with it.He was quite happy to have Virgin money on the shirt.Now the last time I looked they charged interest.

[supertom]

Cisse?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23347131

Cost a fair bit of Wonga no doubt.

We're sponsored by a gambling company.

None of Newcastle's other Muslim players have an issue with it. Would it be really cynical of me to wonder whether there is more to this than meets the eye? 

Not really. I'm working with two Muslims at the moment. The one is struggling with fasting during Ramadan but sticking to it like his life depends on it, the other couldn't give a flying f#ck and is eating and drinking as much as ever.

I've found sometimes throughout my working life not just with Muslim folk but in general that sometimes people just want to stomp their feet and play silly sods. If it's all about his religion then fair enough, but sometimes religion is a bit of feeble excuse for acting like a petulant kid. I remember one lad all of a sudden deciding that he didn't want to handle the alcohol at work. Never mind the fact he'd worked here for a year to that point and never had an issue (and none of the other muslim staff did either) but because he was lazy sod he decided that one less job he'd have to do around store would be ideal. Because he was told in no uncertain terms to get on with his bloody job he caused a bit stink about it. A big stink no one really paid any attention to. He ended up a month or so later getting the boot for be a lazy sod, and then telling the manager that Allah was gonna fuck him up.

I'm not entirely sure if Papiss genuinely has a problem or not or if he just wants to try and get a move. After all his second season was very average and Newcastle went from European chasing to relegation threatened. Being he's a footballer I have to lean toward my more cynical conclusion, which is the latter. He can't be that naive to believe that football doesn't have a wealth of money coming in from gambling, banks, loans etc. There's hundreds of sponsors in European football that could conceivably be against his religion, or other religions. Then there's all the beer sponsors too.

Oh and I wouldn't want him here. Big wages, older than we'd want and a moaner.

[paulcomben]

Usually, Bent for Cisse would now be so obvious esp with Benteke moving out. Times be strange.

[bertlambshank]

Eastie has joined Villa Talk.He started his own thread to say hello.Now that's an ITK.

[rob_bridge]

Cisse?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23347131

Cost a fair bit of Wonga no doubt.

We're sponsored by a gambling company.

None of Newcastle's other Muslim players have an issue with it. Would it be really cynical of me to wonder whether there is more to this than meets the eye? 

Not really. I'm working with two Muslims at the moment. The one is struggling with fasting during Ramadan but sticking to it like his life depends on it, the other couldn't give a flying f#ck and is eating and drinking as much as ever.

There is more to do with it.He was quite happy to have Virgin money on the shirt.Now the last time I looked they charged interest.

Well Bert I don't have access to his inner most thoughts but there is a hell (pardon the pun as I am atheist) of a difference between lending at a (quite) fair and reasonable rate at least to cover costs + and the legalised loan sharks 'service' that is directly against the Jesus character's actions in the Bible and this is reflected in the Qu'ran.

FWIW I'd like to see a huge overhaul in Financial Service - Wonga and the like only exist because the professional gamblers in CoL fucked up big style but are oh so 'talented' and are friends with the colluding buffoons who masquerade as elected politicians.

I bought a new mobile at Christmas - the lady in Carphone W/H tried to sneakily sell me insurance I didn't ask for/want/need. Then offered me a shoddy cover - I need one being a clumsy fupper - for £18. I laughed and they offered it me for £12. I went the Bull Ring and got one from a Muslim lad - £7 much better quality.

[ozzjim]

Eastie has joined Villa Talk.He started his own thread to say hello.Now that's an ITK.

Hands up anyone that did not see that one coming.

[danlanza]

Eastie has joined Villa Talk.He started his own thread to say hello.Now that's an ITK.

No he has not. He will be back after his temporary ban. So there.

[dave.woodhall]

Eastie has joined Villa Talk.He started his own thread to say hello.Now that's an ITK.

No he has not. He will be back after his temporary ban. So there.

Look everybody. Dan's got another one wrong.

[rob_bridge]

Eastie has joined Villa Talk.He started his own thread to say hello.Now that's an ITK.

No he has not. He will be back after his temporary ban. So there.

Look everybody. Dan's got another one wrong.

He didn't get banned did he? I thought he just did one.

Is Risso banned for good? What about Greg n Ash?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Eastie has joined Villa Talk.He started his own thread to say hello.Now that's an ITK.

No he has not. He will be back after his temporary ban. So there.

Look everybody. Dan's got another one wrong.

He didn't get banned did he? I thought he just did one.

Is Risso banned for good? What about Greg n Ash?

Greg is stil posting under his other user name, Chris Smith. Chris created 'Greg' so that he could have a good and endless argument. 

[dave.woodhall]

Eastie has joined Villa Talk.He started his own thread to say hello.Now that's an ITK.

No he has not. He will be back after his temporary ban. So there.

Look everybody. Dan's got another one wrong.

He didn't get banned did he? I thought he just did one.

Is Risso banned for good? What about Greg n Ash?

He was banned for his own good. Risso is banned for at least life, if not longer. Greg'n'Ash never existed. We made him up.

[pauliewalnuts]

Eastie has joined Villa Talk.He started his own thread to say hello.Now that's an ITK.

No he has not. He will be back after his temporary ban. So there.

I wouldn't be punting any of my hard-earned on that, Dan.

[eamonn]

Has Eastie been banned? Over-enthusiasm and using people's real names is hardly hangable is it?

Him, Risso, Fletcher, Nash...the lifeblood of H&V has drained a lot lately.

[pauliewalnuts]

Has Eastie been banned? Over-enthusiasm and using people's real names is hardly hangable is it?

Him, Risso, Fletcher, Nash...the lifeblood of H&V has drained a lot lately.

Fletch hasn't been banned.

Using people's names isnt hangable, no, but then again:

1. He hasn't been hanged.
2. He was asked more than once not to do the real names thing, and continued to do it, in fact, did it more.
3. There was a cacophony of people moaning to us about him. If you think we're worse off without him, then take it out on that lot *points at user base* it's their fault.
4. I liked Risso, too, but take a look at his last posts. They read like he was on a mission to get himself banned.

Hardly anyone ever gets banned on here, really, pretty much never, and even when they do, they usually get let back. That's a result of a massively hands-off approach to moderating.

It's disappointing when people do get banned that there's disappointed groaning about it, like we're some kind of Nazi cabal. The flip side of this being such a liberal, largely self governing place is that sometimes you just need to let us get on with it.

[TheSandman]

Eastie has joined Villa Talk.He started his own thread to say hello.Now that's an ITK.

It's the rule now on that shithole that you have to make an introduction thread. Unless he started another one on top of that.