Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[supertom]

Spearing is bobbins. I hear his name and all I can think is that I'd fancy some chewing gum. I don't think he'd cut the mustard here to be honest, and in all honesty he'd probably come here expecting to walk into the first 11.

[pauliewalnuts]

Spearing is bobbins. I hear his name and all I can think is that I'd fancy some chewing gum. I don't think he'd cut the mustard here to be honest, and in all honesty he'd probably come here expecting to walk into the first 11.

The only thing I'd want Spearing walking into down here is the canal.

Oh, or the middle lane of the Expressway.

[supertom]

Spearing is bobbins. I hear his name and all I can think is that I'd fancy some chewing gum. I don't think he'd cut the mustard here to be honest, and in all honesty he'd probably come here expecting to walk into the first 11.

The only thing I'd want Spearing walking into down here is the canal.

Oh, or the middle lane of the Expressway.

He's from Liverpool so we could tell him that everyone at the club is on holiday and there's no one in. If we leave Stephen Ireland in the ground somewhere, Spearing might steal him and we'll be shot of him.
Tee hee.

[Mazrim]

I find that offensive.

Liverpool, I mean.

[supertom]

I find that offensive.

Liverpool, I mean.

Apologies sir. I'll give myself 50 lashes of the cane for that one. It's either that or watching the McLeish season highlights vid, but a caning is probably less painful.

[ozzjim]

I am sorry VK, but the descriptor of better than Gary O'Neill but worse than Kaka has now had me in a constant state of laughter for a good 10 minutes. I is like saying he is bigger than a mouse, smaller than a blue whale FFS!


I am so glad you are not buying players for the Villa. If you were it would be like Barry Fry after a lottery win. 70 players and all would make a stinking loss on Bargain hunt 3 months later.

[Steve R]

Thing is VK, it doesn't matter how good a prospect Spearing is, the last thing we need right now is yet another emerging midfielder. He could be the next Fats Waller for all the difference it makes.

We have good up and coming midfielders coming out of our ears. We may well have a vacancy in central midfield, but that would be for someone who is much nearer at the level that Westwood, Delph, Sylla, Gardner, Carruthers  etc are aiming for.

I still can't work out where Bacuna fits in.

[DrGonzo]

I'd genuinely be up for signing the next Fats Waller no matter the long term implication for our club,at least the music world would thank us for all time.

[KevinGage]

We shall see ! Spearing and altidore to name just two are wanted names that will go on to show themselves to be pleasant surprises as these are players who want to develop. Likes of kaka and saviola established players mentioned will be successful wherever they end up. Maloney and demspey too. These are skillfully players. Spearing is a grafter and coz football coaches trying to go all technical  they lose sight of honest pros like spearing who wouldn't shirk a tackle. 

Clive Dempsey is my prediction for next year's Ballon D'Or. 

[eamonn]

I guess the upside of H&V's heavyweight losses is it gives the chance for young blood like VillaSonikKicks to come through. He's been a bit Barry Bannan so far - wayward and naive but there are glimpses of good there. Keep hold of him for the season and see how he develops. Would probably even have on the bench ahead of Herd. And Gary O'Neill of course. But not Kevin Nolan.

[Hillbilly]

VillaKicks, the following is a list of foods that may contain tartrazine, I suggest you avoid them:

-Desserts and sweets: ice cream, ice pops and popsicles, confectionery and hard candy (such as Gummy Bears, Peeps marshmallow treats, etc.), cotton candy, instant puddings and gelatin (such as Jell-O), cake mixes, pastries (such as Pillsbury pastries), custard powder, marzipan, biscuits and cookies.
-Beverages: soft drinks (such as Mountain Dew), energy and sports drinks, powdered drink mixes (such as Kool-Aid), fruit cordials, and flavored/mixed alcoholic beverages.
-Snacks: flavored corn chips (such as Doritos, nachos, etc.), chewing gum, popcorn (both microwave and cinema-popped), and potato chips.
-Condiments and spreads: jam, jelly (including mint jelly), marmalade, mustard, horseradish, pickles (and other products containing pickles such as tartar sauce and dill pickle dip), and processed sauces.
-Other processed foods: cereal (such as corn flakes, muesli, etc.), instant or "cube" soups), rices (like paella, risotto, etc.), noodles (such as some varieties of Kraft Dinner) and pureed fruit.

[baddowvillans]

More from the London rags. This mornings post say Villa will get tough with Spuds and demand a "massive" 25% sell on fee to reduce the fee for Benteke. Do these clowns seriously think that if they keep briefing the press they can so us over. I would have expected a sell one clause AS AN ADDITION to a large fee.

[MoetVillan]

My Mum and Dad had STs at Liverpool for over a decade.  And rated Spearing.....as one of the worst players they had seen at that time.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Jay Spearing is shorter than Barry Bannan. Impressive.

[TheTimVilla]

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.

Can Troy Eccles come back, please?