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Offline adrenachrome

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1470 on: June 07, 2014, 02:34:02 AM »
Good call!

This always works for me.


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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1471 on: June 07, 2014, 02:56:50 AM »
Great choice!

And as we disco into the small hours of Saturday morning, it's a goodnight from me, as the pages are taking forever to load. No match on, so the students next door are on my broadband link watching god knows what and playing online games till their little fingers fall off.

UTV!

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1472 on: June 07, 2014, 11:16:11 AM »
Thanks for the well wishes ladies and gents! Very kind of you.

I will work out how to post a few pictures of the day when we get back from Aus, so you can recognise me at the Villa and come and poke me if you like next season.


Whoa there. No poking thanks!

He must mean on Facebook

Offline nodge

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1473 on: June 07, 2014, 11:34:56 AM »
If Vlaar's on the new kit photo shoot it's usually a good sign he's staying.  They normally play it safe with that or someone will prove me completely wrong in a minute.

Offline Ron Manager

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1474 on: June 07, 2014, 12:13:15 PM »
According to the Mail we have made enquires about Rio Ferdinand! Old and not hungry. Looked shot towards the end of last season. If this is true Lambert has no principles whatsoever. Obviously a very good player in his time,Rio, but his time has gone.

Offline Rigadon

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1475 on: June 07, 2014, 12:44:41 PM »
Rio Ferdinand will be playing for QPR or in the US of A by the time the season starts.  Same with Lampard.

Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1476 on: June 07, 2014, 12:57:00 PM »
According to the Mail we have made enquires about Rio Ferdinand! Old and not hungry. Looked shot towards the end of last season. If this is true Lambert has no principles whatsoever. Obviously a very good player in his time,Rio, but his time has gone.

How do you work that out?

Offline saunders_heroes

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1477 on: June 07, 2014, 12:59:49 PM »
According to the Mail we have made enquires about Rio Ferdinand! Old and not hungry. Looked shot towards the end of last season. If this is true Lambert has no principles whatsoever. Obviously a very good player in his time,Rio, but his time has gone.

How do you work that out?

Didn't he a while back claim that experienced players were overrated and it was all about "young and hungry" players at Aston Villa?

Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1478 on: June 07, 2014, 01:08:00 PM »
According to the Mail we have made enquires about Rio Ferdinand! Old and not hungry. Looked shot towards the end of last season. If this is true Lambert has no principles whatsoever. Obviously a very good player in his time,Rio, but his time has gone.

How do you work that out?

Didn't he a while back claim that experienced players were overrated and it was all about "young and hungry" players at Aston Villa?

Maybe he's seen the error of his ways. I'd call that learning from your mistakes.

Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1479 on: June 07, 2014, 01:09:02 PM »
According to the Mail we have made enquires about Rio Ferdinand! Old and not hungry. Looked shot towards the end of last season. If this is true Lambert has no principles whatsoever. Obviously a very good player in his time,Rio, but his time has gone.

I fail to see how Lamberts principles can be linked to (apparently) wanting a player who until recently was plying his trade at the top of European football.  And who will have no shortage of takers this summer.

Who exactly should we be looking to sign?  Kompany?

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1480 on: June 07, 2014, 01:09:51 PM »
According to the Mail we have made enquires about Rio Ferdinand! Old and not hungry. Looked shot towards the end of last season. If this is true Lambert has no principles whatsoever. Obviously a very good player in his time,Rio, but his time has gone.

How do you work that out?

Didn't he a while back claim that experienced players were overrated and it was all about "young and hungry" players at Aston Villa?

Maybe he's seen the error of his ways. I'd call that learning from your mistakes.

Or simply evolving. I'm sure every manager over time has done that to some degree, especially the very best.

Offline saunders_heroes

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1481 on: June 07, 2014, 01:12:53 PM »
According to the Mail we have made enquires about Rio Ferdinand! Old and not hungry. Looked shot towards the end of last season. If this is true Lambert has no principles whatsoever. Obviously a very good player in his time,Rio, but his time has gone.

How do you work that out?

Didn't he a while back claim that experienced players were overrated and it was all about "young and hungry" players at Aston Villa?

Maybe he's seen the error of his ways. I'd call that learning from your mistakes.

Perhaps. Though it was probably more to do with Lerner not sanctioning the higher wages demanded by older experienced players.

Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1482 on: June 07, 2014, 01:14:26 PM »
According to the Mail we have made enquires about Rio Ferdinand! Old and not hungry. Looked shot towards the end of last season. If this is true Lambert has no principles whatsoever. Obviously a very good player in his time,Rio, but his time has gone.

How do you work that out?

Didn't he a while back claim that experienced players were overrated and it was all about "young and hungry" players at Aston Villa?

Maybe he's seen the error of his ways. I'd call that learning from your mistakes.

Perhaps. Though it was probably more to do with Lerner not sanctioning the higher wages demanded by older experienced players.

Which would also appear to have changed.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1483 on: June 07, 2014, 01:25:50 PM »
According to the Mail we have made enquires about Rio Ferdinand! Old and not hungry. Looked shot towards the end of last season. If this is true Lambert has no principles whatsoever. Obviously a very good player in his time,Rio, but his time has gone.

I fail to see how Lamberts principles can be linked to (apparently) wanting a player who until recently was plying his trade at the top of European football.  And who will have no shortage of takers this summer.

Who exactly should we be looking to sign?  Kompany?


Kompany would be good IMO

Offline ozzjim

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #1484 on: June 07, 2014, 01:41:35 PM »
I would love Barry back. Did i say that already.

 


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