John Terry - Gone

[villa `cross the mersey]

He might be a massive racist, but he's our massive racist now.

So that's alright then ?
Totally underwhelmed to be honest
Lets hope Bruce and the owner have  "more welcome" signings to follow - some flair and pace would be nice

[ciggiesnbeer]

Welcome. I would encourage Terry to get involved in a local charity , preferably around race. I think it would go someway to ease peoples
 rightful concerns about his past.

[Neil Hawkes]

Never listened to him before, he comes across well in the interview. Hope he lives up to his promise.

[CT]

Just had a reply from Derek Mountfield on Twitter.

"Gets a 👍 from me, could be just what Villa have needed, leader and a bloody good defender".

Paul McGrath and Carlos Cuellar both very positive too - if it's good enough for them.....

[Confusious says]

Anyone seen Central News, When the Terry signing was announced Bob Warman read out a poem from a fan & it ended that Terry decided to sign for the Pride of Brum & not the Scum.  I would say there will be some complaints coming there way

[Pat McMahon]

At least he'he's a player with a winning mentality

So was Lescott and Richards when Sherwood signed them

Not so sure about Richards  - wasn't he a bit part player at Fiorentina?

[ldavfc4eva]

This comment for me sums it up, welcome JT, lead us back to the premier league.

No signing comes with a satisfaction guaranteed stamp.

He is a leader, a winner, a very good defender, and a player with an excellent personal network.

It is possible that he is well past his best, but every player can lose form, and on a one year contract he is worth a gamble. he does not ned the money, he does want to play football, which is a significant head start on numerous other highly paid PL wasters.

Well worth a gamble.


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[KRS]

Welcome to Villa Park JT.

I'm not a fan of his, but it's time to let his football do the talking for our great club. He spoke very well in his interview, he's won countless honours for his previous club, and captained both his team and England.

If he can form a strong partnership with Chester then hopefully we'll have a foundation to build from the back without so many mistakes, and if that confidence can flow through the team then we may start to play a more expansive brand of football.

Support the player, not the man.

[PaulWinch again]

Sounded quite knowledgeable in the interview. Now he's here I hope he achieves his aim.

[Gregorys Boy]

Not happy about this one.  For moral reasons I don't want the scumbag playing for us.  Even for footballing reasons I have my doubts.  Think he could divide squad. The amount of money we are paying him could prove an issue.  The jury's out on that one at least. He should be a squad player not a starter IMO.  Think we need to strengthen further up the field more. 

[PaulWinch again]

If he stays fit there's no doubt he's the best defender in the league. I have similar views to most on his character, but his ability as a footballer far outstrips anything in this division.

[Nelson Lodge]

I love AVFC without any reservations. However, because I love Villa does not mean that I have to like every person who works for the club, or every player that plays for the club.


Moving on, from what I have seen and heard of JT today I thought he handled the media very well and did not come across as being "thick", which I did not expect.

Finally and completely irrelevant I have only ever met 2 Villa players as far as I can recall, and one was our family GP when I was a child growing up in Aldridge.

[adrenachrome]

I hope it works well, and it is quite possible that it will.

I still wonder about Bruce's overall plan and I among those who hoped never to see the bloke in our colours.

There is little doubt that it will boost the morale of the extreme right wing of our supporter base, which is larger than most posters on this site think.

He is here though, so we have to deal with it. My brother says he won't go to the games while he is there, but he only goes around 5 games per season anyway.

[Ger Regan]

*Sigh*
You're here now. Please don't be shit.

[thick_mike]

*Sigh*
You're here now. Please don't be shit.

This ^^^^^