MikeMcKenna

Apparrently Bent handed in Transfer request last August - I wonder if we were involved back then?

The bad news is that there is strong talk of Young to Liverpool and more activity to come?!! Don't know how true this is though

Yes I have heard more activity to come (ins and outs)I now think there is more chance of Downing leaving

Liverpool bid for Downing??

The bad news is that there is strong talk of Young to Liverpool and more activity to come?!! Don't know how true this is though

The deal is NOT done, they haven't accepted the bid according to both parties on SSN... we have though apparently discussed terms with him not sure on what exactly (SSN again).

I am being told different but then again who knows if sources have it right! Could be BS but seem certain it's done!

Medical today - signs tomorrow!!

Looks like it's a done deal woohoo!

Just heard deal is apparently £19 million + add ons

That'll do me - anyone at home in the FA cup is a good draw!!

For avoidance of doubt: Sack him so we can move on!

IMO Houllier will never cut it with Villa - he is now damaged goods and there is too much to repair.

Burton away would be excellent! Would be nice to play The Brewers

Benitez or Allardyce?

Sam would get us out of this mess, Raffa would only cause more shite with his players like Ged the Red, plus he'd come in and keep up this Liverpool love in that we have had.

I want Houllier out but FFS I don't want either of these idiots anywhere near Villa!

Tonight is about the performance, if the team plays in the same way we did at Chelsea and still lose... then he's very safe.

I think that is quite quite wrong on a number of levels.

We can no longer concern ourselves with performances we need wins for a start

In addition we cannot keep saying"keep playing that way and we'll be safe", it's results we need

Exactly, I don't give a damn how we do it along as we win. If we lose he has to go! we should never have been in this situation!

An Emphatic NO, if he has been brought to sort things out as certain posters have suggested, he has done a pretty crap job of it and put the club in jeopardy!

I don't think it settles anything down to be honest. The only thing a statement like that might settle down is press speculation about Houllier's future but there wasn't much of that to start with but regardless of the point at Chelsea it will soon start if the league position and results don't improve. The backing from Faulkner has done little if anything to change my view of Houllier so far and I doubt it has done for a lot of other fans, the only thing that will improve that is results.

He needs results and wins and that needs to start tomorrow or he has to go.

This! we are still walking the tightrope and as the results last night illustrated the teams around us are also fighting for their premiership lives. We desperately need a win tonight!

The sub came good!!! LOL

A bit sickening when your sub makes a silly mistake that leads to the goal!!!

inevitable.... But still a great display by Villa

Goal now would be lovely!

Dunne back to his best?

Sky are desperate for a Chelsea goal and or a Villa player to be sent off. They and the ref are disgraceful!!!!

'Kin hell !!!!!! 2-1 at Chelsea can you believe it!

It is hard to tell fact from fiction at the moment and i still believe there is a lot of Smoke & Mirrors designed to support a failing manger.However after my little contretemps with MysteryMan on the Houllier thread I have made him a partial apology for suggesting he was a club flunky and now accept some of what he has said - that said I stand by the right to challenge His ITK comments that are too often taken by many as being Unchallengeable facts. That said it was suggested that one of the players was very very negative about the club and the area. I therefore have in the last hour made a few enquiries from others who are undoubtedly ITK and whilst I still think Houllier is weak and has to go there is a certain LB who should NEVER be allowed to wear the Villa colours again and if he plays against Chelsea it will just further prove how weak Houllier really is. I don't really care whether people believe me or not but irrespective of my position on Houllier I am now willing to accept that we have at least one clearing in the woods on our squad who needs to be booted out!

Ok so how long do we give him?

I hope to God we win but if we don't get three points against Sunderland will people still be saying we need to get behind him? I doubt it and suspect the board will act!

Then again if we beat Sunderland how many will say everthing is now rosy is the garden and the future under Houllier is suddenly bright again?

Whatever happens at this critical game I stand by my original assertion that Gerard Houllier is not the right manager for AFVC although I am sure he is a lovely man, Husband, father and grandfather who is also kind to animals!

Randy Lerner - he

1) allowed MON to pay stupid wages

2) then decided he wasn't investing till the wages were cut

3) then agreed to pay Ireland £65,000 a week and gave him a five year contract

4) then he appointed Houllier....

What a turnaround in fortune. That we are debating whether to sell or let go on a free transfer one of our better players. First Barry, then Milner and now Young.

It seems like only a few seasons ago that the Board were talking up the Champions League as being part of our 5 year plan.

Oh well, c'est la vie, back to the reality of supporting AVFC.

BINGO

Our best player by a country mile and we should be building around our best players not seeing them leave the club.

But we are still ambitious apparently..... :?