Marley the Bognor Villan

Delph: Effort = Excellent Ability = Shite Decision Making = Shite Conclusion: Championship player at best Position played last night... DM!! wtf? why have we still not signed a DM?

Have faith my pedigree chums! Today we see the dawn of a new era.... Bradford's bubble will burst in a cloud of shit tonight when we put 6 goals past them. The team will get a nice boost of morale with a cup final on the horizon and we will see 2 new faces in before the window closes. I have no idea who they are or what country they will come from but they will have a wembley cup final as a little bit of bait to attract them. (give me 10 mins on this one before you ruin it for me please guys). VTID

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/8419848/Bordeaux-forward-Yoan-Gouffran-wanted-by-Newcastle-and-they-have-made-bid

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8419546/Rennes-have-admitted-that-Yann-M-Vila-looks-to-have-played-his-last-game-for-the-club

Agreed. I posted about a week ago saying that he may be in no rush for a CB as he would obviously have a good idea when they would be returning from injury which explains his statements regarding needing to strengthen midfield. Defo need a solid DM with a bit of muscle.

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Sky Sports Website: Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho has been linked with a move to the Premier League this month, with Aston Villa and Southampton rumoured to be interested. Reports in Italy now claim that Inter have rejected an €8million (£6.7m) offer from Liverpool for Coutinho and the Reds could make an improved offer next week.

Really wanna watch Mike Basset England Manager now!

Vlaar wasnt a big money signing but is still a "decent" player

He said there is NO money and there will be NO signings PL didnt say anything to confirm that is the case

My guess is that 'Big money signing' is referring to the likes of Coutinho that we've been linked with seeing as he would have cost £10M or so and would probably have been on £50k or more! He is just ruling out that kind of deal IMO

They've appointed Mauricio Pochettino from Espanyol

Scummers have sacked Neil Adkins!!!!

I heard Bent was staying too

So why have we had a few indications in PL interviews that we are looking to strengthen midfield and defence but not one statement saying there is no money and we will be working with what we've got. This is a pointless argument as we dont factually know what they are doing. We will just have to wait and see.

Ok guys, at risk of exposing myself to some very scary name calling... I have a friend that is heavily involved with the aston villa former players association, I'm sure a few of you know him too if you are regulars at VP, Addys, aston social, etc, but I will not reveal his name out of respect. I asked him if anything is happening and all he could tell me is that there is £10M already available for transfers and potentially more. I took potentially more to mean that should the right player be available at the right price then Randy will bankroll it on the proviso that some players will leave as soon as is viable to recoup the money. Take what you will from it but I have never had bad information from this source so I 100% believe we have money. Doesnt mean we will do business though!

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS - "The earliest version of this familiar saying was attributed to the English King James I, who wrote in 1616, 'No newis is bettir than evill newis.' Virtually the modern saying appeared some years later in James Howell's 'Familiar Letters' (c. 1645) with the line, 'I am of the Italians mind that said.no news, good news'."

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/8402707/Galatasaray-reveal-the-size-of-offer-accepted-by-Inter-Milan-for-Wesley-Sneijder

JulieB

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11800/8402487/Rennes-confirm-a-number-of-clubs-have-now-made-contact-about-Yann-M-Vila

4 games in 10 days to be exact! This is grim.

Squatter removal team must have found a way to evict Dale Stephens a day early then!

Exactly! A few people keen on him here this morning. Desperate times!

Only Derek Boateng but he is probbaly going to the african nations cup for the next month so I wouldnt bother getting excited about it.

Agreed. 16 games to go plus a cup final for a morale boost along the way. We will turn Bradford over at VP and have a 50/50 chance of playing Swansea in the final which would give us (IMO) a 50/50 chance of winning the cup. Good times!