Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[supertom]

You just wish Barry would have really worked a little harder on his game. He has no pace, so he really should have improved his upper body strength. Obviously he's come through the ranks and has a fondness for the club, so I wish him well but I think at 20-21 there was a suggestion that he felt he was better than perhaps he was. A slight case of the billy big balls syndrome. Some off the field stuff didn't help. It is a shame because in terms of natural ability he had plenty in his locker, but utilising it to the fullest, consistently was another matter.

As for Ireland. He has his heart in the right place in certain regards. However there's just no indication that he lives and breaths football like all the top pro's do. It's almost as if by the grace of natural ability he got as far as he did, whereas he could have been equally happy in a parallel universe somewhere playing Sunday League football. It's like he's doing a hobby for a living rather than really having the determination and will to succeed that top footballers need. I think was more than contended to stay at City and not play much, just pick up his money. Cannot fault him on his attitude regarding charity commitments for the club though. He's been one of the best and not out of purely obligation, he genuinely seems to enjoy it, more than being on the pitch playing in fact.

Benty's just at the wrong place at this current time. I like him though, he hasn't moaned. Fair play to him and good luck.
I'd wish them all well once out of the club, but the sooner they're gone, the better. Their wages could cover 5-6 players in the Lambert budget range.

[Mister E]

You just wish Barry would have really worked a little harder on his game.

Yeah, and why didn't he take the penalty anyway?

[curiousorange]

Fan "Are you staying?"
Bannan "No"
Fan "Oh well"

Loved that

I liked, after the mini bombshell, his mate just says 'Is that Ron Vlaar?'

[warleyboy]

Bent says he's out of here shortly as expected but Ireland has no clue? Shame that.

That Ireland clip brought a tear to my eye....he actually doesn't know whether he is going.
He fcuking wants to be, got to be the biggest waste of talent..
If that guy applied himself, he could have been a legend, do 1 cock muncher, maybe QPR will take ya.

[curiousorange]

That Ireland clip brought a tear to my eye....he actually doesn't know whether he is going.
He fcuking wants to be, got to be the biggest waste of talent..
If that guy applied himself, he could have been a legend, do 1 cock muncher, maybe QPR will take ya.

I noticed that even though the clip is only eighteen seconds long and he speaks about ten words, he still managed to make himself sound like the wounded party.

[paulcomben]

Seems that Villa have signed a new young fan in Prince TBC, our future king, should his Dad influence him the right way.

[The Left Side]

That Ireland clip brought a tear to my eye....he actually doesn't know whether he is going.
He fcuking wants to be, got to be the biggest waste of talent..
If that guy applied himself, he could have been a legend, do 1 cock muncher, maybe QPR will take ya.

I noticed that even though the clip is only eighteen seconds long and he speaks about ten words, he still managed to make himself sound like the wounded party.

I does piss you off with his attitude, such a waste but I guess he doesn't care as he has his wages coming in and his flash motor to ride around in.

[Percy McCarthy]

Schmeichel was crap for us too.

He wasn't crap when he first arrived, he had a good start. His problem was he soon lost interest, as he did at Sporting before and thereafter was crap.

Do you remember this?

I was stuck in a massive traffic jam in Wooton Basset trying to get back from a holiday in Cornwall listening to the radio commentary.  The motorway was shut down because some bright spark was holed up in a service station with a hostage.     

How did it finish up?

[Clampy]

I hope Bent and Bannan go on and do well wherever they go. I like them both as footballers. There's a really good player in Bannan somewhere and maybe a move might do him good in the long run. As for Ireland, I think that perfomance against Bradford at home made a few peoples minds up about him.

[Des Little]

Ireland shouldn't bother coming back to BH. A total and utter waster.

[The Left Side]

Schmeichel was crap for us too.

He wasn't crap when he first arrived, he had a good start. His problem was he soon lost interest, as he did at Sporting before and thereafter was crap.

Do you remember this?

I was stuck in a massive traffic jam in Wooton Basset trying to get back from a holiday in Cornwall listening to the radio commentary.  The motorway was shut down because some bright spark was holed up in a service station with a hostage.     

How did it finish up?

Pretty sure we lost 3-2.

[Percy McCarthy]

Yeah, I think we lost too. Otherwise I'd remember it better.

[Dave]

As for Ireland, I think that perfomance against Bradford at home made a few peoples minds up about him.

Even then, I remember that he tried to chip the keeper from about 20 yards and Duke managed to back-peddle and push it over.

Wonder if that had gone in and we'd gone on to win comfortably as we should have, whether that wouldn't have been his last game for us.

Who knows.

[villa kicks]

Esteban Granero  would do a job at villa can replace stephen ireland and barry bannan in one!!

[PeterWithesShin]

Yep we lost 3-2. Hadji scored our other goal, which was about as rare a goal as Rudolph's.