collapse collapse

* - On Sale NOW -

Claret Blue and Green

The story of Aston Villa’s Irish connection

£9.99 plus postage

For ROW Postage please email iotp@heroespublishing.net

Postal Location

Follow us on...

Author Topic: Amadou Onana  (Read 204138 times)

Offline Bent Neilsens Screamer

  • Member
  • Posts: 8641
  • Location: On a dark desert highway.
  • GM : 25.11.2024
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1770 on: February 02, 2026, 11:04:28 AM »
I’ve always been impressed by the chap at Roma who tends to keep Kamara out the French squad, moved from Germany. He’s that good I’ve forgot his name.

He played against us in that friendly at Walsall. Didn't really stand out from memory, it wasn't obvious what he offered the French above Bouba.

I thought he was one of their better players, not spectacular but always available for the ball and kept them ticking over. Difficult to judge in a friendly but like I said he’s been in plenty of French squads, so he’s got to have something about him.

Offline eamonn

  • Member
  • Posts: 36197
  • Location: Stay in sight of the mainland
  • GM : 26.07.2020
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1771 on: February 02, 2026, 01:10:23 PM »
Onana doesn't play unless he's 100% fit. Which he rarely is.
As our most expensive signing & at a time when the rest of our midfield is injured, that's not good enough & something I'm sure will be dealt with in the summer.
You'd think that the medical staff might by now have worked out how best to manage his fitness, diet, etc. No doubt he's a class act  -and having a better version of Nzonzi, Billings, etc in our midfield to bully opponents is proven to be a good thing - but his hokey-kokey fitness is not something that is helping us right now. Who else is out there who can play the Toure / Ciacedo type role?

Probably beyond us but Camavinga doesn’t play as much as he’d want for Madrid. In hindsight a player like Gravenberch would have been great. Highly rated at Ajax but never got a sniff at Bayern and moved for relatively peanuts. Big physical unit who can do a bit of everything.

I’ve always been impressed by the chap at Roma who tends to keep Kamara out the French squad, moved from Germany. He’s that good I’ve forgot his name.

Jennifer, Alison, Phillipa, Sue?

Offline Ads

  • Member
  • Posts: 44508
  • Location: Playing 5D Chess
  • GM : 17.04.2024
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1772 on: February 02, 2026, 01:12:03 PM »
We need this "piece of shit' starting next Saturday.

Offline AV82EC

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 13380
  • Location: Macclesfield
  • GM : 29.09.2026
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1773 on: February 02, 2026, 01:32:30 PM »
Onana doesn't play unless he's 100% fit. Which he rarely is.
As our most expensive signing & at a time when the rest of our midfield is injured, that's not good enough & something I'm sure will be dealt with in the summer.
You'd think that the medical staff might by now have worked out how best to manage his fitness, diet, etc. No doubt he's a class act  -and having a better version of Nzonzi, Billings, etc in our midfield to bully opponents is proven to be a good thing - but his hokey-kokey fitness is not something that is helping us right now. Who else is out there who can play the Toure / Ciacedo type role?

Probably beyond us but Camavinga doesn’t play as much as he’d want for Madrid. In hindsight a player like Gravenberch would have been great. Highly rated at Ajax but never got a sniff at Bayern and moved for relatively peanuts. Big physical unit who can do a bit of everything.

I’ve always been impressed by the chap at Roma who tends to keep Kamara out the French squad, moved from Germany. He’s that good I’ve forgot his name.

Jennifer, Alison, Phillipa, Sue?

The guy you’re all trying to remember is Manu Koné.

Online Nunkin1965

  • Member
  • Posts: 3699
  • Age: 60
  • Location: Planet Earth
  • This is only a problem.
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1774 on: February 02, 2026, 01:35:46 PM »
We need this "piece of shit' starting next Saturday.
We absolutely do!!
Despite the aforementioned description.

Online LeeB

  • Member
  • Posts: 36835
  • Location: Standing in the Klix-O-Gum queue.
  • GM : May, 2014
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1775 on: February 02, 2026, 01:38:12 PM »
We need this "piece of shit' starting next Saturday.

Some unbeliveble shite chatted on this thread, Ethan fucking Ampadu for fucks sake.

Offline paul_e

  • Member
  • Posts: 39054
  • Age: 46
  • GM : July, 2013
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1776 on: February 02, 2026, 01:43:44 PM »
We need this "piece of shit' starting next Saturday.

Some unbeliveble shite chatted on this thread, Ethan fucking Ampadu for fucks sake.

Happens after every defeat right now, the whole heroes discussion section is worth ignoring for a few hours as everyone tries to one up each othger on who can have the biggest over-reaction.

Online LeeB

  • Member
  • Posts: 36835
  • Location: Standing in the Klix-O-Gum queue.
  • GM : May, 2014
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1777 on: February 02, 2026, 01:48:51 PM »
We need this "piece of shit' starting next Saturday.

Some unbeliveble shite chatted on this thread, Ethan fucking Ampadu for fucks sake.

Happens after every defeat right now, the whole heroes discussion section is worth ignoring for a few hours as everyone tries to one up each othger on who can have the biggest over-reaction.

Yeah, I pretty much swerve the place for 24 hiours after defeat, part as a kind of coping mechanism but largely due to the squawking.

Offline paul_e

  • Member
  • Posts: 39054
  • Age: 46
  • GM : July, 2013
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1778 on: February 02, 2026, 01:50:07 PM »
We need this "piece of shit' starting next Saturday.

Some unbeliveble shite chatted on this thread, Ethan fucking Ampadu for fucks sake.

Happens after every defeat right now, the whole heroes discussion section is worth ignoring for a few hours as everyone tries to one up each othger on who can have the biggest over-reaction.

Yeah, I pretty much swerve the place for 24 hiours after defeat, part as a kind of coping mechanism but largely due to the squawking.

24hrs or until Monday morning for me. It tends to become less hysterical once people are back to work.

Offline martin o`who??

  • Member
  • Posts: 2087
  • Location: No mans land
  • Apparently I am my own worst enemy.
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1779 on: February 02, 2026, 03:25:28 PM »
According to the bloke covering deadline day on Talksport (yes I know!!) He's heard that Onana has said he wants a move to "A world class club" and he's open to a move. Good luck to anyone who wants to pay £30-40m+ for a player who seems strangely reluctant to both start and finish a game on the same day.
« Last Edit: February 02, 2026, 03:28:10 PM by martin o`who?? »

Offline Rigadon

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 9867
  • GM : 13.06.26
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1780 on: February 02, 2026, 03:38:34 PM »
According to the bloke covering deadline day on Talksport (yes I know!!) He's heard that Onana has said he wants a move to "A world class club" and he's open to a move. Good luck to anyone who wants to pay £30-40m+ for a player who seems strangely reluctant to both start and finish a game on the same day.

Haha.  That is literally regurgitating other news.  And why would Onana be worth less than the £50m we paid? 

Offline martin o`who??

  • Member
  • Posts: 2087
  • Location: No mans land
  • Apparently I am my own worst enemy.
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1781 on: February 02, 2026, 04:06:28 PM »
According to the bloke covering deadline day on Talksport (yes I know!!) He's heard that Onana has said he wants a move to "A world class club" and he's open to a move. Good luck to anyone who wants to pay £30-40m+ for a player who seems strangely reluctant to both start and finish a game on the same day.

Haha.  That is literally regurgitating other news.  And why would Onana be worth less than the £50m we paid?
His injury record for a kick off and any price is always dependent on the length of remaining contract.

Online kippaxvilla2

  • Member
  • Posts: 30808
  • Location: Hatfield - the nice part of Donny.
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1782 on: February 02, 2026, 04:45:24 PM »
What’s Onana said?

Offline martin o`who??

  • Member
  • Posts: 2087
  • Location: No mans land
  • Apparently I am my own worst enemy.
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1783 on: February 02, 2026, 05:23:32 PM »
What’s Onana said?
Ask the bloke at Talksport.

Offline Hookeysmith

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 13799
  • Age: 62
  • Location: One hand on the handle of the mad / sane door
  • GM : 09.02.2027
Re: Amadou Onana
« Reply #1784 on: February 02, 2026, 05:24:59 PM »

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal