DJ_Villain

Im actually praying the reason for this decision is that he has seen Helenius in training and thought: 'Shit, this guy is good... I'm not going to be the big man on campus anymore... I could lose my place in the team and my spot in the World Cup... This Helenius guy is really, REALLY good...' Its wishful thinking... but at least its semi-positive :-D

Bite your tongue. Players, managers, owners, sometimes even stadiums -- they're all temporary. Fans are what make the club. You're one of us now. Villa til we die, Belgian Guy. Not your fault BG... You, like us, are just 'a fan'... and although some players harp on about how important the fans are... Its just lip service... They don't give a monkeys about us... We see players come and players go.... Sometimes they stay and actually love the club (alas Gabby and Weimann)... Sometimes they scarper when it suits them like Messrs Yorke, Milner, Barry, Downing and, in this case, Tekkers... We will make a tidy profit and, fingers crossed, Helenius will be our diamond we picked up on the sly this season that nobody has heard of and everybody underestimates

Bring back Jimmy Milner!

You managed to conclude all that from a bunch of copy and paste twitter bollocks? Reports on skysports, reports on here and articles in online newspapers to be perfectly honest... I noticed the other day there was an article on SSN that then miraculously got taken off 3 hours later entitled 'Belhanda switch decision imminent' or something to that tune. So, back to my original point, IF we indeed are in for him and IF indeed he really does want to play Premier League football above and over everything else; he should be hounding his agent and his club to push the move through ASAP 'Aston Villa want me, I want Premier League football, get it done'

Its nice to see people getting behind Agbonlahor in comparison to the broadsides he was getting 48 pages ago when McClueless was in charge and people were saying we should have sold him... He is one of us and loves the club more than anything... We should be busting our nuts to keep him with us till he decides to jack it in... May not be a legend to some now, but if he stays with us his entire career, I think it would be a bit stingy to not allow him that accolade...

Never heard of this matey before this thread, but by the sounds of it, if we indeed ARE in for him, he isn't exactly moving mountains to come and play for us... Sounds like a bit of a clearing in the woods to be honest... 'I want to play in the Premier League' 'My decision will be made imminently'... Then some UAE team and apparently Kiev come in and he is thinking twice and dragging his feet... If we sign him and he is good, great stuff! but by the way he has gone about things building up to it, I have been put off by his attitude

Still hate him for leaving us... Dont care if he did it for footballing reasons or if he won stuff at City (as if that is meant to make it better)... But for the sake of having an experienced head in the middle of the park for a couple of seasons, I would take him back in a heartbeat... Its not like he would be expecting to play 90 minutes every week and having someone with his know-how would certainly take the pressure off Westwood et al. when the going got tough

Helenius for me... I would love to see Benteke stay and do well, then Helenius step straight up and belt the goals in left, right and centre too... The mere idea that we could have two bangin' strikers playing for us that really shit up the opposition makes me tingle in my happy regions!

What about Dion Dublin? He was wicked!

Yeah, have to replace 'We always get shit refs' with 'Phil Dowd hates us'

Never cut out for this level... He tried and gave it his all but his all wasn't good enough... Cheers for the effort Brett - Someone is bound to want you.... Somewhere.... EDIT. That somewhere being the UAE apparently! Good on ya sport!

Anyone else think he looks slightly like Jason Lee in 'My name is Earl'?

Well Laursen is already doing his coaching badges and I really could imagine both himself and Mellberg being smashing coaches... Maybe not so much Carew...

This is by no means going to happen, isnt based on ITK reports or speculation of any kind. I have supported the Villa since I knew who they were (I'm 28 - probably found out who the Villa were when I was 12)... and since then, I cant think of three players who stuck out as becoming genuine fans of the club and making a real impact. Mellberg bleeds claret and blue, as does Laursen and even Carew said he would play for us for free... Surely they are all past it to play for us... but not to help nurture our young side and help iron out the creases and the errors. What does anyone else think?

What about Brett Holman? Where will he fit in? Surely we need someone... anyone... just to run around aimlessly, pass poorly, sky his shots magnificently and generally to just be on the field to make the rest of our team look world class

Haha i'm sure there is a gulf in ability, I was singing the song we sing about Benteke. It just so happens Nicklas can fit into the same song Ah, makes sense . You should try the danish Helenius song, converted it would go something like "We love to fight, and do cocaine, and Nicklas Helenius!" What a song!!! I dont think that even needs changing... That will do nicely!

No one got a great feeling from Benteke, Lowton, Westwood or Sylla... Give the kid a chance and trust Lambert... He wouldnt have signed the lad if he didnt think he had something to prove or he could do something... Forget Dawkins... If Lambert thought he was worth it in the long haul, he would have signed him... not loaned him!

I was born as the third son of three children to a family from Birmingham in Good Hope Hospital and, in my 28 years, have only lived in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham for at most 18 months of them... That being said... Both of my elder brothers are Villa fans, my dad is a Villa fan, my Granddad was a Villa fan, my Great granddad was a Villa fan, all of my extended relatives (on my dads side) are Villa fans... I couldn't and, and in hindsight, wouldn't choose to be anything other than a Villa fan. P.S. I have a soft spot for Arsenal because my granddad on my mums side was an Arsenal fan and a bloody good bloke... but the rest of her extended family support the Blues so, needless to say, I don't talk to them much whatsoever

? Naw, he's worth more than that That is one of the funniest posts I have read/seen since being aware of this website... Kudos to you sir!

Its all looking rather positive at the Villa now... Remember when we used to sit with our thumbs up our asses waiting for the last few days of the transfer window before seeing any new signings? and they were mostly British and usually overpriced because they had to be people that had 'premier league experience'? Yeah, so do I... No more though... Lambert is pulling in players with something to prove and with value for money too... Very exciting times to be a Villa fan... I love it! UTV!!!!

According to SSN, Benteke has just been rated the 29th best player in Europe... Don't know where he was ranked this time last year but it would be interesting to find out...

I don't know if I have caught the wrong end of the stick on something that I have heard, but is Carson Yeung a shareholder in this Dafabet company? If so, then his money is coming into our pockets which seems all the sweeter if it is being syphoned from City... I heard this from a City fan who was trying to make it seem that Yeung would now have some form of control in the Villa boardroom, so exactly how much of this is factual or just some muppet trying to be clever, I cant be sure... but if someone could enlighten me, that would be smashing!

Inter have been doing poorly for a few seasons now, they're the Liverplop of Italy. To paraphrase Alex Ferguson... With regards to Man City?.... 'I wouldnt sell that mob a virus' Not after they ripped our club apart with the millions from those oil barons... Not after their supporters suddenly have this sudden sense of entitlement to every cup and piece of silverware ever forged from ore... I hope they never win another thing in their history... and to be fair, they have further emphasised my dislike for teams that play in blue and white.... small heath, Scotland, France, Everton, Portsmouth, Wigan and them... What is it with that combination of colours that makes me bloody hate a football side?!?

Is it just me or does anyone else think that Lerner gambled on McLeish as a smokescreen... He knew he was looking to cut costs and thought 'put someone in charge that will take the flak off of me for a bit'? What better person to throw under the bus than someone nobody likes with a face his family would struggle to love who managed our bitterest rivals and relegated them twice?

Bring him in! We need more strength in depth and Lambert has been pretty shrewd and has a good idea of what type of player he likes... and if Stan the Man has indeed recommended him, I have faith... In Lambert and Stan I trust!