TheMelvillan

Me too please. Desperate

I keep thinking of Sloth out of the Goonies "Ayyyyyeeeewwwwww Gueeeeyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeees"

cool. I can finally go and watch on of his youtube highlight videos now!

Predator! IF IT BLEEDS WE CAN KILL IT why is joe Bennett shooting a big gun?

I'd take Gareth McAuley before Lescott

You forget Gueye is supposed to be even more highly rated than both. 3 excellent signings I feel. Yes. Oddly, the signing I am least excited about is the most expensive one!

i can already tell you that I am not going to be able to spit out that last line after a few cheeky Britney's

This is brilliant. I vaguely remember it from the early days of t'internet. what song were they dancing to?

The audacity!! that is pretty cold dude. wheres your humanity?

Big fan of the Nantes chairman now. Kinda want to buy him a thank you card. Anyone wanna sign it? Could take a while to pass it around though...

looks like something out of dr Seuss

After his form at the end of last season I can't see him going anywhere also his englishness makes him more valuable to united. see also: fibian wealth at city

much more robust physically than I thought - in my head he had an ashley cole type of physique but he looks much more solid.

Maybe not the worst suggestion on a 1-year deal. Just not sure if he's too similar to Westwood and whether we need someone more attacking/box-to-box. oh here, I quite like this suggestion. Surely he would offer pretty much what Cambiasso can but he knows the club inside out. For a year, or at a stretch two, he would be a good signing. However, I can already predict the uproar from the more sensitive Villa fans if it were to happen...

Not saying that most if not all of the above is true, but unfortunately his private life and his personality completely destabilise his exceptional talent. Most don't dispute his footballing ability, but he is up there with Balotelli when it comes to being a precious/fragile snowflake. Or at least that's how it seems as outsiders. Surely if he was anywhere near what he could be he would play week in week out, instead of a few games a season. Sherwood clearly could potentially get the best out of him, he's done it once. But he is a huge risk. I would rather we looked at all other options from home and abroad before we go down this road, unless its a season long loan and Spurs pay some of his wages. I think he would have played more if it wasnt for the freakishly good season Harry Kane had last year. Everything that boy touched went into the back of the net, and in a lone striker system even Benteke would have struggled to start ahead of him last year. He was simply undroppable. And DDID makes a valid point - I also dont think the other players will care about what he is getting paid - it isnt their employer who gave him the contract so it isnt comparable. I say take the risk - I wouldnt be dull whatever happens

allow me to dare to be different here and focus on the positives but I think Adebayour is a fantastic player. He is a monster of a guy, strong and tall, graceful technique and a real eye for goal. Yes, his body language looks a bit lazy sometimes but he comes alive in the box and his goalscoring record at top teams is very good. People seem to be obsessed with his private life but Sherwood will only sign him if he feels it isnt a factor and quite frankly from what I have read his family are utter dirtbags who treat him fairly appallingly. He is the kind of player who needs to feel wanted and I think if Villa create the right, stable environment and support he could be a massive asset to us. So what if he earns a lot of money - his ability imho warrants it and i'll stick my neck out and say I hope we sign him. I've always enjoyed watching him play and I think his presence in the dressing room would be massive for the younger players

Not speculation or anything but i'd like to see us sign Ashley Cole for a year. Yes he's 34 but but the best left back ever in the premier imo. Plus I like the symmetry of two ex-England internationals who flopped in Italy playing on either side of our defence. A lot of people think he is a nob but from what I have read he is really passionate about football and im sure would have something to prove.

I'm leaving the Irish open golf early just so I can get home to watch the match in exactly the same manner that I have watched the last two cup ties. Me and my 4 yo on the sofa in our shirts, her with her Villa Monkey, me with my Hercules teddy. Poor wee mite kept wanting to leave the room in the semi but i wouldnt let her! - needed to bribe her with sweets and cartoons on the ipad. My da suggested just going to the pub near the golf - pffffft dont think so dad

what won last year out of interest?

Exactly. Trying to think of other examples off the top of my head. Maybe: Mean Girls Pitch Perfect 10 things I hate about you Friends with Benefits 500 Days of Summer Knocked Up ???

Domhnall Gleeson is a Villa fan, also starring in Ex Machina if you get a chance you should watch his film "About Time". Bit of a chick flick but I thought it was great. Definitely had a few moments that saw my allergies playing up *sniff sniff*

England? Ireland? Just split the difference Jacky boy and come over here and play for Northern Ireland!! We could probably find a squad place for ya. GAWA!!

Despite the inevitable sailor boy grief we would get I absolutely adore this design!

New song! To the tune of "Local Boy in the Photograph" by Stereophonics: He's got silly hair, and a cheeky grin, He's gonna help the Villa win, He's from England but he's Irish, Local Boy, Jack Grealiiiiiiiiisssssssshhhhhhhh Local Boy, Jack Grealiiiiiiiiisssssssshhhhhhhh Repeat last line ad nauseum til he scores a belter. then start again!

Crackpot Theory C: Before he came here, we and the media were saying that Gil may just have been the signing to keep us up. A signing that Lambert only recently made. Then Tim Sherwood comes into the club. Now I like Sherwood but he has an enormous ego and he both a) wants to keep us in the league, and wants to do it in a way that has everyone in no doubt that it was down entirely to him. Now, if he were to keep with the same team as Lambert had been playing but get an extra 10% out of them and we stay up -it was largely to do with the team Lambert left for him, new manager bounce, and Gil the saviour. However, if he mixes it up, brings new players into the fold then it is Tim Sherwood the saviour. Who did it his way. Thats why I think Gil isnt getting a look in. Told you it was crackpot