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You are correct.... double checked and the first link is 11/12 season. The second link is this season though. Maybe he is trying to make that 70+ million debt back and planning on selling up with this "5 year plan" half way through or whatever.

Totally agree, good to have in the squad but isn't a captain. Vlaar is the best choice (when not injured). I think Guzan should be second choice as he always seems to be shouting encouragement at the team.

This. Can't remember what game it was where we were losing (Could be anyone!!!!), they were singing really loud for ages then Benteke came and there was silence from the away fans and the Villa fans were inspired. Needs to get back to this.... think all he needs is 1 goal to get his confidence back and he'll be smashing them in again. If that happens, he'll be on his way in the summer, which is a shame but his services have been very appreciated!

I know, just being totally optimistic! Although he might just want to walk into a first team and play every week.... which he'd do at Villa. If a "big" European club wanted him, there's a chance he'd be rotated a lot or even bench warming like he is atm. I'm deifnately not counting on this one though!

PLEASE! That really would be an "Inspiring" and "Uplifting" loan signing.

Article? Don't know why they'd sign a player they don't know when he is going to be back from injury? I'm undecided about N'Zogbia, on one hand he's earning around 65k a week so would be good to have him off wage bill, but on the other I think he could still be very useful if he ever got back to form..... that's ambitious though. The whole article here. Sorry I got delayed I was trying to figure out the rules for posting articles hopefully I got it right and apologies if not. I was reading the Sunderland fans reaction to it on one of their forums, and they're calling the guy who wrote it a 'Mag', so I'd presume they aren't keen on the idea. I have no idea what a "Mag" is, so will assume it's an insult haha. I think he can contribute to the team once he comes back though, or at least he's an extra attacking option.

If we don't sign anyone, worth a shot: Guzan Clarke, Vlaar, Donacien Bacuna, Delph, Westwood, Carruthers Grealish Benkteke, Gabby What I'd ideally like: Guzan Clarke, Lescott (Loan), Vlaar Bacuna, Delph, Westwood, De Bruyne (Loan) Sigurdsson (Loan) Benkteke, Gabby All loans so don't have to rush signing anyone and permenant players can be sorted in summer.Okore to replace Lescott end of season

Article? Don't know why they'd sign a player they don't know when he is going to be back from injury? I'm undecided about N'Zogbia, on one hand he's earning around 65k a week so would be good to have him off wage bill, but on the other I think he could still be very useful if he ever got back to form..... that's ambitious though.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/18/premier-league-finances-club-by-club According to this article, our wage bill last season was 70m.....can't remember who we got rid of in the summer but I still think it's probably 60m. 7th Highest in the league. Turnover 80m (Dropped from 92m the year before!!) which is 9th Highest in league. One "positive" is that we made an 18m loss last year according to this, year before was a 54m loss so that's a huge improvement and means should make a profit this season. Also another "guess" at the players wages, going by this article: http://www.tsmplug.com/football/aston-villa-players-salaries/ Given (2016) = 50k Hutton (2015) = 30k N'Zogbia (2016) = 65k Ireland (2014) = 70k Bent (2015) = 65k Total = 14.5m per year As for the "useful" ones: Agbonlahor (2015) = 45k Weimann (2015) = 15k Benteke (2017) = 60k I think Weimann's signed a new deal since that article though.

Well we are in a relegation battle? At least he's being down to earth about it.

Can't tell if you're being serious. You appear to have highlighted just the one player haha. Lescott & Sigurdsson are the only realistic signings from those....both only on loan.

Sunderland- Draw 0-0 Arsenal - Loss 3-0 Liverpool - Win 2-1 WBA - Draw 2-2 Everton - Loss 1-0 Total = 5 points, I think (Well, more hoping) Liverpool are going to hit a rough patch now and we'll be right in the middle and may get a flukey win.....As I said though, more hoping... wouldn't put any money on it haha.

Guzan - Hit. If we don't improve, a big team will sign him. Vllar - Hit.... when he's not injured, makes a big impact on the defence. Bennett - Miss Luna - Miss Okore - As said, can't really be judged yet. Lowton - Average, not been the best this season. Westwood - Hit - Been better than most people make out. Bacuna - Average, has his good games and his bad games but has been played out of position a lot. Tonev - Miss - can only hope he gets a lot better! El ahmadi - Average- Has had a few good games. Benteke - Hit - please oh please come back into form though! Kozak - Hit - Personally think he's been ok... scored a few goals and mainly has been substitute.... needs someone to actually try and get on the other end of his headers though as most of the time there's no-one near him! Helenius - Miss- Only because he hasn't really been played other than league cup and a late substitute appearance... want to see him started in a PL at least once so he can properly be assessed! Edit: Forgot Bowery-Miss... been pretty useless everytime I've seen him play!

Why are people trying to defend against the booing? They fully deserved it against Swansea as they were piss poor! As someones said already, many other clubs would have been booing a long time ago.

Has also recently said he feels he wants to prove himself etc etc: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/29/joleon-lescott-manuel-pellegrini-manchester-city

Lescott isn't being played much by City and is a Villa fan & might want to try and get into the England team next year?? That's another guess for the loan, although I'm guessing it will probably be the AM that is the loan.

He did buy another CB, it's just unfortunate that he got injured.

Maloney? He's familiar and an attacking midfielder? Kagawa! Maybe united will loan him out to get some PL experience? I'd settle for Milner though!

Are my prayers about to be answered??? I'd advise you have those 8 pints like your username is before a game then the signing might start looking like him

Damn this post has got me all excited! Hope it happens!

Got booked so 5 yellows in total.

^^^ LOL! Am quite bored of that effort comment now.....I'm not seeing much effort from them, maybe 2 or 3 players but that's it.

What's Enda Stevens like? Any better? Can't remember seeing him play, should be back from his loan spell today....

He's on between 40-45k a week which is far less than Given, Ireland & Bent who are (obviously) contributing nothing to the team. He doesn't have to be our play-maker/top scorer at all! And Villa are a defensive counter-attacking team and he is occasionally on the bench and comes on (for example, the West Brom game) So you've just pretty much said he needs to be at Villa No top 4 team would want him and we aren't desperate to sell.

Hopefully he will field Donacien but I get the feeling he won't haha.... he gave Herd a load of praise in an interview not long ago so I'm guessing he will be getting picked As for Clarke, I think him and Vlaar are by far our best option atm. Only seen Okore play once and that was against Rotherham where he didn't have much to do so can't really assess him on that! Will probably be no good when he comes back anyways as that seems to be the Villa way atm.