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They might wanna make a little bit more this summer then! They paid about £3.5mil for him so if we miss out on Sneijder at £11mil we should try for RvdV at about £4mil! How about 15 million for the both of them? Or 17 million. Considering we got Ash for 8 mil + extras, 17 for Sneijder and vdV would be a bargain. Both players are guns and will only get better. Both would add lots to our midfield, and both are quite versatile

De Jong and Sneijder would be two absolutely brilliant signings. Sneijder especially. I live in hope but until I see a press conference with Sneijder holding a Villa shirt and sitting next to MON I still have massive massive doubts. Edit: AND van der Vaart

mate, why are you wearing clobber that you brought 10 years ago? :shock: Maybe it's retro like my Brazil away from the same year, only difference is that I was 15 not 11. What can a fully grown adult wear that they could when they were 11? There are a few issues here. One is that I was in the middle of a growth spurt at the time. So I was probably only a few inches shorter than I am now when I bought it (I stopped growing at 5'10" at the age of 14 ) Because of that, I bought a small mens size. Slightly baggy at the time, but considering I was paying Aus$110, my dad insisted I buy something with some growing room. It is the perfect size for me, I wouldn't want it any bigger or smaller. It fits about the same as a medium tshirt would on me now. It's also in very good condition. It's kept it's colour, it's almost completely free of pulls and loose threads, and it's still comfortable. Why would I not wear it? It's this one here. It fits me pretty much how it fits these players. It's fantastic. Image tags arent working for me, so here are links... here and here

So, you're saying only the hummel pants are quality? hehe. I bought the nike made Brazil shirt for the 1998 world cup almost 10 years ago. I was 11, and it was Aus$110. HEAPS for me at the time, but I still wear it now, it is in excellent condition, and it has proved to be an excellent value purchase considering it looks only slightly worn after 9 years. Very, very happy with Nike. In fact, the day after the deal was announced I bought myself some nike air runners to celebrate, and they are awesome too!

Baseketball or Team America: World Police.

I hope your correct because this squad could go places. I would be extremely satisfied with that. Realistic, but still class signings, and that's a squad that would be pushing the top 4, without even worrying about who we will purchase in the future. I really hope you're right there mate.

Just one moron who thinks that, and even the other Wet Spam supporters are disagreeing with him. Hilarious!

Manson is hoping for Sneijder and Van Der Vaart, so he may well be disappointed.

Yes, we would, but we would be fighting almost every big club in Europe. He would be a brilliant addition to any team.

I'd love to have Kewell playing for Villa as an Aussie. He is just far too injury prone considering what we will have to pay for him in transfer fees and wages. He is still a very, very good player though, and would be a massive part of that Liverpool team if he was injured less.

If we got Sneijder for 10 million, it would be the biggest steal in Europe this transfer window. But oh my god it would be brilliant!

I wouldn't pay more than 6 for Bellamy. He is a worse prospect than he was when they spent 6.75 mil on him not too long ago.

I'd take Taylor definitely... but my expectations are pretty high this summer... I have a feeling i'm going to be disappointed, but all this Sneijder and van der Vaart talk has got my head in the clouds.

Yeah he was the difference alright!!, from the penalty spot :oops: In the last nine games imo it was Petrov and Berger who ran the show. Were you watching the same games as me? Not saying Petrov and Berger didn't play well, but without Barry we would have been very close to relegation this season. BOF wasn't talking about goals, he was talking about overall performance.

I agree with some of the sentiment on here. Bent is good, but Luke could be better. Overall, unless we are bringing in an absolute top class signing, I do not want to be keeping young up and comers like Gabby and Luke out of the squad. Same goes for Ashley Young. Unless we bring in a star, he should be playing. We need them playing as much as we can in order to keep them happy and keep their development going.

Wouldn't be shocked Cheltenham Villa, Sir Alex Ferguson knows a quality youngster with shiteloads of potential when he sees him(beckham, giggs, rooney, ronaldo the list goes on). IMO they can have him for Rooney, Ronaldo and Ferdinand, on the condition that they pay 80% of their wages. Nothing less

What shirt would he be wearing then? :winkold: He can wear the away shirt, i'll wear the home shirt... actually with the away shirt being an 82 replica i'll probably want both... Claret and Blue body paint?

Van Der Vaart would be a massive signing. I would definitely be wearing his shirt next season if we got him. He's a very good player. Fingers crossed!

Van Der Vaart would be magic! I would wet myself if I found out we got Van Der Vaart, then i'd buy his shirt.

I'd also like to enquire about statues around Villa Park. That's a great idea and a great way to celebrate our history. Also wondering if you still had any of the Proud History Bright Future scarves tucked away at Villa Park General, and what I would have to do to get my hands on one other than paying Aus$60+ on eBay. Thanks as usual, and it's good to hear there is no bright yellow on the kit.

Agreed, and the same goes for Gabby up forward. If a new signing is going to be taking the place of an up and coming player who looks like he could be a star, it had better be a huge signing, not just an average premier league player.

I'd suggest we've got a pretty good shot at Defoe. Other than that, I suppose people should lower their expectations... but we've had low expectations in terms of who we might sign for a couple of decades. Fitzy has come out and told us to expect top class signings, so that's what we're doing I suppose.

Not to mention one that makes Gary Cahill look like Ronaldinho! Agree in all seriousness. Great highlight clips don't say anything to me. Baros and Angel have great highlight clips, and we are looking for a marked improvement.

Maybe we are monitoring his situation in the hope that SHA sign him... fingers crossed.

Fantastic Article! It shows, basically, that all we need to do is get the ball in the back of the net a bit more, especially at home! With Gabby and Carew looking like a dangerous pairing, our midfield looking more creative every game and 2 or 3 big signings we could be very, very dangerous next year.