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Author Topic: John Terry - Gone  (Read 549682 times)

Online LeeB

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #780 on: June 30, 2017, 11:08:43 AM »

On topic, I'm resigned to this happening now but I'm very worried that it will backfire because I honestly don't think he'll be able to play enough games to be worth the cost.

That said, on the positive side at least it's a good bit of dick swinging.  We're the biggest club in this league by a long way and that should involve us convincing players who are too good for this division to give us a season and help us get out of it, that's why I didn't like the strategy of signing decent players from this level.  Someone like Chester who had played a fair few games in the premier league the year before and shown he belonged there was a great signing and, unsurprisingly he was one of the genuinely successful signings last year.  Taylor (despite my reservations) started to look like another as did Jedinak.  Of the signings from the championship only Kodjia looked anything like what we expected.  Signing players who are too good for where we are is the best way to stop being here and whilst I don't know if Terry is that he sends a signal that we can attract players who are perceived to be better than where we are.
As you say, looks like it's happening.
I think the critical issue with JT is not so much his fitness - it's clear that we won't get 50 games out of him - but his attitude. If he is coming to Villa to serve an apprenticeship into coaching and management and he takes that seriously, we may find that he will knock some current egos into shape and we'll see a more purposeful and focussed squad. If - au contraire - he is simply here for the money and as a career wind-down, it'll be a nightmare.
Will we get the serious and focussed pro or King John with the gargantuan ego and golden boots?

The encouraging thing for me is that there would have been far easier options than us if he was just taking the money and winding down.

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #781 on: June 30, 2017, 11:18:26 AM »
I've never hated a Villa player before. 😔

Offline MoetVillan

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #782 on: June 30, 2017, 11:19:57 AM »
Djemba Djemba tested my patience. 

Offline Eckybloke

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #783 on: June 30, 2017, 11:23:00 AM »
Are there any examples anywhere of a one-club man who is a good player in his prime, who when coming to the end of his career manages to make a success of his next move or two?

I'm continually getting visions of old boxers hanging on for one last payday and then just becoming desperate and embarrassing!

 :-\

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #784 on: June 30, 2017, 11:34:09 AM »
I've never hated a Villa player before. 😔

I didn't like Fashanu much, but he never felt like ours.

I'm seriously thinking about taking a sabbatical. They'll miss my three games and a couple of tops in the sale next year.

Offline AV5nobs

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #785 on: June 30, 2017, 11:36:05 AM »
I don't want to like a player, I want them to do their job and produce results.

Ashley Westwood was a likeable Person.

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #786 on: June 30, 2017, 11:37:32 AM »
I've never hated a Villa player before. 😔

I didn't like Fashanu much, but he never felt like ours.

I'm seriously thinking about taking a sabbatical. They'll miss my three games and a couple of tops in the sale next year.

Dr Tone must be on the phone as we speak reversing the move.

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #787 on: June 30, 2017, 11:39:59 AM »
I don't want to like a player, I want them to do their job and produce results.

Ashley Westwood was a likeable Person.

I'd agree if you're talking about the manager of the Tescos down the road, or the head of the armed forces; basically anything quite important.

But for me, supporting a football isn't a logical, hard-headed decision and I don't want any of the players to be massive ******, no matter how good they are.

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #788 on: June 30, 2017, 11:46:26 AM »
I don't want to like a player, I want them to do their job and produce results.

Ashley Westwood was a likeable Person.

I'd agree if you're talking about the manager of the Tescos down the road, or the head of the armed forces; basically anything quite important.

But for me, supporting a football isn't a logical, hard-headed decision and I don't want any of the players to be massive c***s, no matter how good they are.

Or how good they used to be.

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #789 on: June 30, 2017, 11:48:11 AM »
where does Terry rank against one of the most despicable toe rags to ever wear the Villa jersey...Hodge

maybe we should do a top 10 toe rags that played for Villa ?

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #790 on: June 30, 2017, 11:53:58 AM »
I might not want John Terry to move to Villa, but he deserve a clean slate at Villa and all it matters what he do for Villa over his time of contract. We could be grooming him to replace Steve Bruce in few years time, and he had great education at Chelsea working with all these managers.

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #791 on: June 30, 2017, 11:55:36 AM »
I've never hated a Villa player before. 😔

Bloody hell. I have. Most of the wankers who got us relegated for starters.

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #792 on: June 30, 2017, 12:04:44 PM »
I've never hated a Villa player before. 😔

Bloody hell. I have. Most of the wankers who got us relegated for starters.

Bacuna for me. Regardless of how well he might play on the odd occasion. I can't stand him.

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #793 on: June 30, 2017, 12:09:07 PM »
Robert Hopkins was low-life to the power of n.

Offline Damo70

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Re: John Terry - contract offer
« Reply #794 on: June 30, 2017, 12:16:18 PM »
Robert Hopkins was low-life to the power of n.


I used to see him pissed as a fart in Rosies in Solihull. Apart from the time I saw him as pissed as a fart in the Shelley Farm in Shirley. Apparently he was from Pitmaston Road Hall Green and he and his brothers were quite notorious growing up.

 


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