Jores Okore

[Toronto Villa]

There's regular knife fights near the book of kells in trinity college.....

Believe it or not, I am heading to Galway this weekend for a fellow villa fan's stag!

Take a trip down the road to Stab City while you're at it. Just make sure you are packing some heat.

Stab city is an unfair nickname for limerick, shootings are much more popular there these days.....

Ah, glad to see things have moved on a bit. You never want a society to be using antiquated weaponry.

[sonlyme]

For those who like this sort of thing - an interesting article on Okore

http://blog.squawka.com/2013/06/14/scouting-jores-okore-aston-villas-latest-transfer/2013061410854

[danlanza]

Looks like he's turned down Chelski again to sign for us.

I think our method of actually playing young players and allowing them to make a name for themselves is giving us a huge advantage in negotiations.

This for me. Well said Chipsticks.

[LeeB]

There's regular knife fights near the book of kells in trinity college.....

Believe it or not, I am heading to Galway this weekend for a fellow villa fan's stag!

Take a trip down the road to Stab City while you're at it. Just make sure you are packing some heat.

Stab city is an unfair nickname for limerick, shootings are much more popular there these days.....

I got sent out to Limerick for a week to fit the phone systems in the PC World/Currys axis of evil in 03.

The lad I worked with who was born in Ireland informed me of it's moniker the day before I flew out. I have to say it seemed unfair, I had a great time out there.

The job was a bit of a pig, mainly due to the utter uselessness of Eirecom, but I saved the site manager's arse a few times with a bit of quick thinking, including meeting a reel of cable off a train 30 miles away at midnight.

He subsequently fell in love with me and took me out on the piss with the other lads who'd been there months on the building side, and one of the chippies was a fella from Castle Vale who was sound, I forget his name but he was built like a power lifter, a big Villa fan and although he lived out there, he was heading back specifically for the game against the shit at Villa Park which was a couple of weeks away, as he intended to be heavily involved on the battlefront.

Anyway, I like Limerick, and it felt like a proper Irish town.

[Jimbo]

There's regular knife fights near the book of kells in trinity college.....

Believe it or not, I am heading to Galway this weekend for a fellow villa fan's stag!

Take a trip down the road to Stab City while you're at it. Just make sure you are packing some heat.

Stab city is an unfair nickname for limerick, shootings are much more popular there these days.....

I got sent out to Limerick for a week to fit the phone systems in the PC World/Currys axis of evil in 03.

The lad I worked with who was born in Ireland informed me of it's moniker the day before I flew out. I have to say it seemed unfair, I had a great time out there.

The job was a bit of a pig, mainly due to the utter uselessness of Eirecom, but I saved the site manager's arse a few times with a bit of quick thinking, including meeting a reel of cable off a train 30 miles away at midnight.

He subsequently fell in love with me and took me out on the piss with the other lads who'd been there months on the building side, and one of the chippies was a fella from Castle Vale who was sound, I forget his name but he was built like a power lifter, a big Villa fan and although he lived out there, he was heading back specifically for the game against the shit at Villa Park which was a couple of weeks away, as he intended to be heavily involved on the battlefront.

Anyway, I like Limerick, and it felt like a proper Irish town.

Cracking tale.

[Astral Weeks]

Fight? O'Connell Street? Fast food outlet? Yep, that sounds about right!

Defo.

Was trying to think of an exact opposite. Bewley's on Grafton Street? That would raise eyebrows!

I saw a vicious confrontation over a scone in there once.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Finally watched that video and am officially in awe.

If we were sorted in defence, he'd make a terrific midfielder too.

[eastie]

Defender Jores Okore believes he was right to snub Chelsea for Villa – even though his Premier League idol is a former Stamford Bridge star.

Okore was a target for the Stamford Bridge outfit in January after impressing against them for FC Nordsjaelland in the Champions League group stages.

But the 20-year-old Denmark international decided against joining Chelsea because he feared that his first team opportunities would be severely limited.

Instead Okore has joined Villa in a £4 million deal to boost his chances of regular football in the English top flight.

“I have a good feeling it was the right decision to turn down Chelsea,” said Okore.

“I feel that I have arrived at a club that believes in me.

“The manager has said all the right things and that has caught my attention. This is going to be good.”

Jores Okore 
Okore revealed former Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly was one of his boyhood heroes and he would love to emulate the French centre-half’s success.

“I really looked up to Marcel Desailly when I was young and I still do,” he said.

“He was my favourite player and hopefully I can play like him and bring a lot into the Premier League like he did.”

Okore reckons his brief Champions League adventure for FC Nordsjaelland, including his experiences against Chelsea, will equip him for the challenge of the Premier League.

“It has helped me a lot,” he said. “It made me a better player because I got the chance to play against some really, really good strikers and at the same time you really learn from the other defensive players.

“It really taught me a lot,” he added.

“I’m looking forward to developing.

“I’m still young and I have a lot of things to work on but I still think I can bring some of those things I learnt in the Champions League into the Premier League and it will help me very much in that area.”

Okore is also hoping his move to Villa will help him further his international ambitions with Denmark.

He was a half-time substitute in Tuesday’s 4-0 defeat to Armenia which left their World Cup qualification hopes hanging by a thread.

“We’ve still got a little bit of a chance to make it to the World Cup,” he added.

“But I’m just hoping I can play a lot of games for the national team and hopefully Villa will help me to develop my game so I can be a part of the starting line-up for Denmark and hopefully also for Villa so I can go and really develop my skill set.

“The national team is something everybody dreams of and I have been trying a lot for a 20-year-old player, soon to be 21.

He went on: “Hopefully the experience from the Champions League and the national games I’ve played, I can bring that into this team and help them.”

[BegbieAV]

He is similar to Michah Richards, but more astute at defending.

[OCD]

Sensible decision for a 20-something to turn down a move to a more fashionable club where he wouldn't be guaranteed first team football, in return for being an important player in a young team where he can properly learn his trade.

[SoccerHQ]

Important thing for me is this lad looks quite pacey for a CB.

Lambert clearly wants to play a higher defensive line reflected in the full backs we're signed but Vlaar and Clark were both slow on the turn which chased us some trouble with goals when we pushed up (I thinking the WBA goal at VP, Hernandez 1st and a couple Southampton scored as evidence) so yeah him in will hopefully settle Ron down for next year.

[Toronto Villa]

Fell asleep during the MRI portion of his medical with us. I can say from experience lying still listening to music in an MRI is the most relaxing feeling ever. The best snooze ever.

[edgysatsuma89]

Fell asleep during the MRI portion of his medical with us. I can say from experience lying still listening to music in an MRI is the most relaxing feeling ever. The best snooze ever.

I always love a good MRI

[damon loves JT]

I like having my hair washed. After all, nobody washes your hair, then sits you down with a serious face and tells you you're going to die shortly

[Toronto Villa]

I like having my hair washed. After all, nobody washes your hair, then sits you down with a serious face and tells you you're going to die shortly

I had an MRI on my knee for a tear. The doc told me ambitions of playing for England were over along with those of getting a supremely hot WAG. You're right, I was devastated.