Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[OCD]

Ash worked his balls off for us, set up a lot of goals and scored some really good ones. Why would we ever want a player that offers that?

He also had an attitude that stunk, especially in his last season with us. By that point he thought he was a big fish in a small pond and took it upon himself to order the then young kids around. Now that there's even more younger players in the squad, I don't think his attitude would be a good thing to have around the place. We're better off finding the next young unpolished gem and turning them into the finished article.

[TheSandman]

I was listening to a United game last season and heard his name and it struck me that I had completely forgot about him. With Barry, Milner and Downing I don't really have that. Maybe it is because he doesn't get discussed on here as often or I am less bitter towards him than those three.

[villan from luton]

Why are you bitter towards Milner may I ask Sandman?

[supertom]

Why are you bitter towards Milner may I ask Sandman?

Stephen Ireland!

[villan from luton]

haha, maybe so, but not really Milners fault we got that gormless little prize penis

[olaftab]

Ash worked his balls off for us, set up a lot of goals and scored some really good ones. Why would we ever want a player that offers that?

Hmmm... This is same as how people forget all the bad points in a relationship after few weeks apart and only good stuff remains!

[villan from luton]

Ash worked his balls off for us, set up a lot of goals and scored some really good ones. Why would we ever want a player that offers that?

Hmmm... This is same as how people forget all the bad points in a relationship after few weeks apart and only good stuff remains!

Ive been with my missus 31 years and cant remember any good points, would you like a list of her bad points though lol

[PaulWinch again]

Ash worked his balls off for us, set up a lot of goals and scored some really good ones. Why would we ever want a player that offers that?

Hmmm... This is same as how people forget all the bad points in a relationship after few weeks apart and only good stuff remains!

I'm sorry but Ash was never a bad player for us. He went to ground easy sometimes and didn't play brilliantly all the time, but over the time he was with us he was excellent overall.

[claretandbeer]

Ashley Young,yes MON  correct in calling him 'genius'.best crosser of a ball after Becks..A destroyer of full backs if they were mediocre or quite good,remembering 'Arry replacing a Spurs back in the first-half.The problem was if they were very good,Ash would 'die',but there are very few of them.
God knows how many Benteke would score if Young was here but I'm afraid it's a dream about him returning,still it never hurts to dream.Best Villa wide player I've seen because I'd play Mcparland in a central role.

[villan from luton]

claretandbeer, my late old man was best mates with Peter McParland, knew each other from Ireland

[olaftab]

Ive been with my missus 31 years and cant remember any good points, would you like a list of her bad points though lol

Well that's because  you are still with her.  You need to leave her to eek out good points!

[olaftab]

God knows how many Benteke would score if Young was here but I'm afraid it's a dream about him returning,still it never hurts to dream.Best Villa wide player I've seen because I'd play Mcparland in a central role.

I know Benteke  is tall but not tall enough for Young's crosses,

[Percy McCarthy]

I used to love those little glancing headers that Gabby used to get off Young's crosses, especially at The Sty and the Theatre of Shit.

[Steve R]

Young seemed to suffer a bit in O'Neill's final season when along with others he spent a lot of time tracking back to cover a less than impressive set of defenders.

He never seemed to regain the attacking panache that marked his early years. I am not so sure he'd be as effective as he should if he came back to VP.

[Dave]

He also had an attitude that stunk, especially in his last season with us. By that point he thought he was a big fish in a small pond and took it upon himself to order the then young kids around.

(i) He was a big fish in a small pond by that point. He was clearly our most senior player and probably our best player.

(ii) Shouting at the younger players is no bad thing - we looked at our best defensively when Vlaar was giving both barrels to Baker and Bennett during the game. Considering one of our main complaints over the last few seasons is that the senior players haven't been showing enough leadership to the young players, the fact that one of them told them what to do a lot is a positive rather than a negative.