Joe Cole

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

First we approach Rio then this.  Any chance of Nige coming back?   Or Marlon?

I feel so West Ham now.

I hear Geoff Hurst is available on a free transfer, and he won't cost much in wages.

[rob_bridge]

First we approach Rio then this.  Any chance of Nige coming back?   Or Marlon?

I feel so West Ham now.

'...it was a goal. Otherwise Roger Hunt the goal poacher would have followed up......'

Has Billy Bonds retired yet? We could nick him. Bring a bit of steel to our defence.

I hear Geoff Hurst is available on a free transfer, and he won't cost much in wages.

[PaulTheVillan]

Probably less injury prone than Marc Albrighton and will have more impact than Weimann.

I imagine Darren Bent will get some service off him next season.

[villasjf]

A 2 year contract seems too long unless its a pay as you play.

[Stu]

Hope he does well for us and manages to stay clear of injury. Still think we need some more steel in midfield though.

[john e]

I'm quite happy with Senderos, Cole and Keene if he comes, because my expectation level is low

I never exected Milner, Lescot, Barry so I reckon Lamberts done as good a job as he can on the free transfer players, and with the return of Kozac and Okore we should be in better shape than we finished the season, assuming we don't lose one of our 3 or 4 better players

the target for next season is to remain in the prem, that's it,
 I know that's not what we want and Aston Villa shouldn't have sank that low and everthing, but that's where we are

I also think anyone expecting any proper signings will be disappointed, we might get a couple more of the same ilk, but this is it, the mythical 15mill is just that a myth, imo

 Randy wont be spending or investing significant money into a club he's selling,
so I think we have to get used to this being the norm for a bit and hope we have enough to escape relegation again

[Brend'Watkins]

I'm quite happy with Senderos, Cole and Keene if he comes, because my expectation level is low

I never exected Milner, Lescot, Barry so I reckon Lamberts done as good a job as he can on the free transfer players, and with the return of Kozac and Okore we should be in better shape than we finished the season, assuming we don't lose one of our 3 or 4 better players

the target for next season is to remain in the prem, that's it,
 I know that's not what we want and Aston Villa shouldn't have sank that low and everthing, but that's where we are

I also think anyone expecting any proper signings will be disappointed, we might get a couple more of the same ilk, but this is it, the mythical 15mill is just that a myth, imo

 Randy wont be spending or investing significant money into a club he's selling,
so I think we have to get used to this being the norm for a bit and hope we have enough to escape relegation again

And hope that the academy does deliver a few pearls. 

I could suffer that for a season or two if it showed steady improvement. 

[prmort]

Sun dream team tweet.....

Dream Team        ✔ @dreamteamfc
Philippe Senderos and now Joe Cole - Aston Villa making their intentions clear to get relegated before the World Cup has even started.

[supertom]

I'm quite happy with Senderos, Cole and Keene if he comes, because my expectation level is low

I never exected Milner, Lescot, Barry so I reckon Lamberts done as good a job as he can on the free transfer players, and with the return of Kozac and Okore we should be in better shape than we finished the season, assuming we don't lose one of our 3 or 4 better players

the target for next season is to remain in the prem, that's it,
 I know that's not what we want and Aston Villa shouldn't have sank that low and everthing, but that's where we are

I also think anyone expecting any proper signings will be disappointed, we might get a couple more of the same ilk, but this is it, the mythical 15mill is just that a myth, imo

 Randy wont be spending or investing significant money into a club he's selling,
so I think we have to get used to this being the norm for a bit and hope we have enough to escape relegation again

And hope that the academy does deliver a few pearls. 

I could suffer that for a season or two if it showed steady improvement. 

I think we'll stay around the bottom half in the current regime. I think however we should have enough about us, if we're re-instating bomb squad players and have more luck with injuries, that we shouldn't be cutting it nearly as fine as we did the last 3 seasons. I would hope we'll have a good enough group to take us safely over 40 points. We still need 2-3 more in, but I hope we won't struggle as badly again.

[paul_e]

I'm quite happy with Senderos, Cole and Keene if he comes, because my expectation level is low

I never exected Milner, Lescot, Barry so I reckon Lamberts done as good a job as he can on the free transfer players, and with the return of Kozac and Okore we should be in better shape than we finished the season, assuming we don't lose one of our 3 or 4 better players

the target for next season is to remain in the prem, that's it,
 I know that's not what we want and Aston Villa shouldn't have sank that low and everthing, but that's where we are

I also think anyone expecting any proper signings will be disappointed, we might get a couple more of the same ilk, but this is it, the mythical 15mill is just that a myth, imo

 Randy wont be spending or investing significant money into a club he's selling,
so I think we have to get used to this being the norm for a bit and hope we have enough to escape relegation again

If the quotes about us being break-even that came along with the accounts (and were used by Faulkner in at least 1 fan meeting) are accurate then with the money from the TV deal Randy doesn't have to put money in to the club for us to spend anything, the money is already there.  We might not spend it, for a number of reasons but to say we're spending nothing because Randy wants out and won't put his own money in is just not true, but has been repeated on this site hundreds of times now.


If we don't spend, and that decision is a purely financial one by Lerner, it's because he wants to sell the clubs with money in the bank and on course for a clear operating profit, the result is the same, in that we didn't spend money, but the reasoning is totally different.

[silhillvilla]

ST sales must be appalling

[dave.woodhall]

ST sales must be appalling

Why?

[LeeB]

ST sales must be appalling

Probably, though that's probably more down to 4 years of utter shite than Joe Cole.

[Jon Crofts]

ST sales must be appalling

Why?

Because everything is shit.

[Phil from the upper holte]

"I spoke to the gaffer and we have similar views on football. He didn’t need to sell the club but he explained what the view is for the future and, like I said, that was the main thing. When I spoke to the manager I knew I’d be signing.”

That definitely doesn't sound like we are going to be taken over any time soon.

My first thought, My second thought shit he's going to hoof it