Emmanuel Adebayor

[OCD]

Ignore everything else and only look at how Adebayor performed for Sherwood. A loan move for a year, possibly with Spurs contributing to his wages, makes too much sense to ignore. It allows us to spend in other positions and gives us a year to decide whether to sign him on a free or identify another forward.

[Chris Jameson]

Typical desperate signing of a troubled player that will bring nothing but problems.
The epitomy of what is wrong with professional footballers. Worse signing than Fash the Bash.
We are drinking at the last chance saloon.

Archie has a challenger for most melodramatic post of the summer.

[Archie]

Brilliant player when he was at Arsenal, but only 2 goals and huge personal and familiar problems in his last season at Spurs.
This is the reason why he's come to Villa, the elephants'cemetery.

Is there any chance you might comemnt abiut the big money signings we're making, or will it just be the cheaper ones and loans?

Dave, try and face the reality: we have arrived 17th with Benteke and Delph, should I be happy to see Benteke replaced by a player that in the last season has scored twice bringing only problems to his club?

[supertom]

He's not always acquitted himself in the best way, but he's suffered depression, family problems that would make the Eastenders writers wince and was lucky to survive a shooting that would haunt even the hardest bastard for the rest of their days. I wouldn't in any stretch of the imagination put him in the same category as someone like Balotelli for example.

[john e]

Sky making it up as they go along?

Well they knew f¤¤k all about the timing of the Benteke going out with a 3 or 4 day medical so I say yes, they're making it up (or "educated" guesses)

We'll have done well if we can get it done in 2 (SKY) days.

yeah but Beaky Beacroft got it spot on weeks ago

[Archie]

Typical desperate signing of a troubled player that will bring nothing but problems.
The epitomy of what is wrong with professional footballers. Worse signing than Fash the Bash.
We are drinking at the last chance saloon.

Archie has a challenger for most melodramatic post of the summer.

In society with Chicago Lion, at least!

[boboonthecorner]

Brilliant player when he was at Arsenal, but only 2 goals and huge personal and familiar problems in his last season at Spurs.
This is the reason why he's come to Villa, the elephants'cemetery.

Is there any chance you might comemnt abiut the big money signings we're making, or will it just be the cheaper ones and loans?

Dave, try and face the reality: we have arrived 17th with Benteke and Delph, should I be happy to see Benteke replaced by a player that in the last season has scored twice bringing only problems to his club?

Exactly we finished 17th with Benteke and Delph hardly anything to be excited about. Look forwards not back

[dave.woodhall]

Brilliant player when he was at Arsenal, but only 2 goals and huge personal and familiar problems in his last season at Spurs.
This is the reason why he's come to Villa, the elephants'cemetery.

Is there any chance you might comemnt abiut the big money signings we're making, or will it just be the cheaper ones and loans?

Dave, try and face the reality: we have arrived 17th with Benteke and Delph, should I be happy to see Benteke replaced by a player that in the last season has scored twice bringing only problems to his club?

Benteke is not the only player we are replacing, and while his like for like replacement might not be as good as he is, those elsewhere in the team certainly are upgrades. So please don't tell me to face some reality that only you can see.

[brian green]

I think the elephant's graveyard edges it.  It is the hint of African colour that wins the melodrama prize.

[Archie]

Dave, I have always taken you in high esteem, you are 1000 times more experienced than me about Villa, and obviously I  hope that you are right and I am wrong, but please do not take it as an offence if at the moment I have a different opinion.

[dave.woodhall]

Dave, I have always taken you in high esteem, you are 1000 times more experienced than me about Villa, and obviously I  hope that you are right and I am wrong, but please do not take it as an offence if at the moment I have a different opinion.

It's not that you have a different opinion, but to call Adebayor and Crespo typical of our transfer policy and current status when they are minor parts is totall wrong. As has been said before, we don't need one player to replace Benteke's goals - if two of our new midfielders get seven or eight each we're halfway there.

[old man villa fan]

It's a gamble but at a fairly low risk.  He brings experience and has played most of his time with teams at the top of their leagues.  He has presence up front when he is playing well and a real handful.

Whether he can get back to anywhere near how he was, I don't know but on a loan it is a gamble worth taking.  It is not as though we are putting all of our eggs in one basket.

[leylandalbion]

Sorry but it really is a no brainer.  Quality striker who the manager gets on with, no fee, same wages ish as benteke.  It buys a year to see if Libor can be the man, or if a.n.other comes through.  Plus the African contingent will no doubt blend.

[Richard E]

Sorry but it really is a no brainer.  Quality striker who the manager gets on with, no fee, same wages ish as benteke.  It buys a year to see if Libor can be the man, or if a.n.other comes through.  Plus the African contingent will no doubt blend.

Absolutely.

[London Villan]

I'd be concerned if we were paying for him. If we are picking up a proportion of his wages, then I don't see it really being a problem and it adds some experience into the squad.