Albrighton Going to Leicester

[Jon Crofts]

Something else da yoof of today are missing out on.  Mix Tapes.

Now it's all just drag & drop into a playlist, no craft, no skill needed.  Pffft.

[PeterWithesShin]

Timing recording stuff from the charts so as you started after they stopped talking and stopped it before they started again.

[Jon Crofts]

Timing recording stuff from the charts so as you started after they stopped talking and stopped it before they started again.

That required skill and patience, the tape deck I had required you to press the Play & Record buttons at the same time then press Pause and wait for the moment Tony Blackburn or DLT finally shut up to again press the pause button.  Happy days.

[Dave Cooper please]

What a fucking brilliant tangent this thread has gone off on!

[silhillvilla]

Just read the last 4 pages. I think it's safe to assume nothing has happened today.

[olaftab]

Go back 6 pages. There is some stuff there.

[Rolta]

I can kick it off again.

Current state of affairs? Better than they were two years ago (and that's with Lerner selling up – what's better: A Lerner who isn't interested or a Lerner who should eventually be bought out by someone who is? And until the new owner turns out to be Venkys I'll live in hope).

2 years ago: rubbish squad full of old overpaid players...now: rubbish squad full of cheaply paid young players, finances in a better shape. Small mercies.

This is my only contribution to the thread now, because I think it got a bit vicious last time. Yes, I am a glass half full person, but we can only deal with the situation we're in as best we can.

[not3bad]

Tonev is confident he'll turn things round next season so I've stopped worrying.

[andrew08]

And it's only week 3 of the sale process hopefully. Let's see what week 6 brings when perhaps all the processes may be complete. Anyway getting Roy Keane (if true) and losing Marc Albrighton already puts us in a better place than last season !

[not3bad]

And it's only week 3 of the sale process hopefully. Let's see what week 6 brings when perhaps all the processes may be complete. Anyway getting Roy Keane (if true) and losing Marc Albrighton already puts us in a better place than last season !

Not sure everyone would agree with you on that one.

[Dave]

No Aston Villa offer says Marc Albrighton

The winger signed for Leicester on a four-year contract last month after being allowed to leave.

Boss Paul Lambert had previously said Villa were confident of sealing a deal – but Albrighton insists he didn’t get an offer.

“Having been at Villa for 16 years it’s going to be weird and strange to make that change, but it was a decision made by the club,” he said.

“They said they didn’t want my services any more but I don’t hold anything against them.

“I wasn’t expecting a massive bumper deal from Villa but, if I’m honest, I was expecting something.”

I'd have to agree with him. He might still have signed for Leicester on double what we offered, but it's strange we didn't offer anything at all.

[pauliewalnuts]

No Aston Villa offer says Marc Albrighton

The winger signed for Leicester on a four-year contract last month after being allowed to leave.

Boss Paul Lambert had previously said Villa were confident of sealing a deal – but Albrighton insists he didn’t get an offer.

“Having been at Villa for 16 years it’s going to be weird and strange to make that change, but it was a decision made by the club,” he said.

“They said they didn’t want my services any more but I don’t hold anything against them.

“I wasn’t expecting a massive bumper deal from Villa but, if I’m honest, I was expecting something.”

I'd have to agree with him. He might still have signed for Leicester on double what we offered, but it's strange we didn't offer anything at all.

If we didn't want to keep him, then that's fair enough, really.

However, I read things like Lambert saying they were confident of sealing a deal, then Albrighton saying we never made an offer, and it's one more of those occasions where Lambert sounds like, well, a massive fibber.

[not3bad]

However, I read things like Lambert saying they were confident of sealing a deal, then Albrighton saying we never made an offer, and it's one more of those occasions where Lambert sounds like, well, a massive fibber.

Aye.  Also see his many updates concerning Dunne and NZogbia.

[He wears a magic hat]

I have no problem with Albrighton being allowed to leave.

Lets face it if he is the quality of player we are relying on then we are fucked

If we get taken over then surely he wouldn't be good enough

[brian green]

Quality or nor he was the only outfield player who gave a fuck at the end of last season. He earned the respect if the manager for that alone but Lambert is in the bunker and only wants his own around him. Marc will be brilliant for Leicester of that I have no doubt. It has echoes of Cahill being pissed off to Bolton.