Charles N'zogbia update

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Now written off for the rest of the season!!

From the o/s

Oops!  Saw that many "Paul Lambert" Quotes, (the same one over and over), that I forgot where I was reading it.

Apologies:-)

From the o/s? You mean the Press Review section where they re-print abstracts from the media. It's a valid story but it would be better to quote the original Birmingham Mail story rather than to make it look like there's been some sort of official statement where we've said he won't play again this season.

[Dante Lavelli]

I don't actually see that much difference between Nzogbia and Tonev to be honest.  They both play with their head down and lack awareness.  Admittedly Nzogbia probably has a touch more quality right now but that should be expected at their respected ages and assumed wages. 

I don't think Nzogbia is the answer to our problems but equally there is no value in ostracising him completely.  Once fit we may as well play him and hope he hits a purple patch.

[Pete3206]

I think Nzogbia is much better than Tonev

[Dante Lavelli]

I think Nzogbia is much better than Tonev

But probably costs 4x more in wages.  That in itself is not a problem but to be eating up so much more in wages then he has to be better than he has been otherwise he will always be somewhat in the firing line.

[lovejoy]

Can we leave Tonev alone for a bit, not been given a full opportunity yet. N'Zog is a different story.

[eamonn]

I think we'll end-up doing a Makoun with Charlie boy and loan him out to some bottom-half French club for next season, paying 70% of his wages. We'll settle his contract with him next year as he enters the last 12 months. Another frickin' waste.

Hindsight is easy and all that but tying up about £100k a week over a combined 10 years for two players in summer 2011 - N'Zog and Given, looks nearly as wreckless as anything seen in the MON years.

[Irish villain]

I think we'll end-up doing a Makoun with Charlie boy and loan him out to some bottom-half French club for next season, paying 70% of his wages. We'll settle his contract with him next year as he enters the last 12 months. Another frickin' waste.

Hindsight is easy and all that but tying up about £100k a week over a combined 10 years for two players in summer 2011 - N'Zog and Given, looks nearly as wreckless as anything seen in the MON years.

MON was bad but things got worse after he left. His big signings all made us huge profits: Milner, Young and Downing.While he did freeze out too many big wages squad players, at least we were able to shift the likes of Luke Young, Collins and Carew on when we needed to, it wasn't as if he left us a bomb squad on high ages and damn all probability of a taker.

Makoun, Bent, Hutton, Jenas, N'Zogbia and Given were huge deals, only one of which (Bent) could be argued to have paid us back. The whole financial lunacy era at Villa Park should be extended to cover Houllier and McLeish in my opinion. MON has been a lightning rod for everything bad at Villa Park.

[Clampy]

Can we leave Tonev alone for a bit, not been given a full opportunity yet. N'Zog is a different story.

This

[tomd2103]

I think we'll end-up doing a Makoun with Charlie boy and loan him out to some bottom-half French club for next season, paying 70% of his wages. We'll settle his contract with him next year as he enters the last 12 months. Another frickin' waste.

Hindsight is easy and all that but tying up about £100k a week over a combined 10 years for two players in summer 2011 - N'Zog and Given, looks nearly as wreckless as anything seen in the MON years.

Yep.  Add Hutton on £40k a week wage and loaning Jenas probably on something similar and it was a terrible summer in the transfer market!!

[danlanza]

Can we leave Tonev alone for a bit, not been given a full opportunity yet. N'Zog is a different story.

This

This twice.

[OCD]

Now written off for the rest of the season!!

From the o/s

Oops!  Saw that many "Paul Lambert" Quotes, (the same one over and over), that I forgot where I was reading it.

Apologies:-)

From the o/s? You mean the Press Review section where they re-print abstracts from the media. It's a valid story but it would be better to quote the original Birmingham Mail story rather than to make it look like there's been some sort of official statement where we've said he won't play again this season.

No worries. Looking back at my quote, I think I went over the top. Probably when I was having a bad day.

[ChicagoLion]

Tonev is useless.

[N'ZMAV]

Agreed. He's shite.

[silhillvilla]

So where is Charlie ? Injured or bomb squad ?
Does he even come and watch the games ?

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The post at the top of this page will tell you he is out for the season.