PauloBarnesi

Isn’t the general feeling that Van den Vaart isn’t going to live up to his earlier reputation?

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No they have had there careers ruined by the dodgy Iranian

He’s a different kind of player? I have no idea how suddenly West Ham are awash with money. This guy borrowed aload to buy them; is he just going to borrow some more; and at what interest? Its a pretty precarious situation at West Ham.

WHo signed a new contract last week

He was a flop in England because he was played as an out and out striker (Shearer was injured). He just isn’t that kind of player. And we kind of need an out and out striker!

oh oh.... FM 2007 is bought up.

If they have loads and loads of cash they will be in a different league from us in what they are looking at. The other rumour is tha Klose will be going to Barça

I am sure all the games are fixed anyway.

What is quality? quantify? The whole thing is we could have 11 good, but not great players all pulling in the same direction and under MON we would do well. We could have 11 fantastic players, but it doesn’t mean the same at all. The whole thing is all about the mix and getting that right. I am not saying that we shouldn’t sign world class players, but look at West Ham. Two quality world class players (amongst some other great players) and its gone belly up. Benitez signed some ‘quality’ players, but somehow the mix isn’t right. I think people are under the impression that we need to add 11 quality players for us to get somewhere. I think just a couple would make a massive difference. The most important thing for Aston Villa has been getting the right manager in. This is more important than any other signing we could have made. If Merson had said that a quality manager was the key I would have agreed with him, but I get the feeling that he would blame his lack of success on lack of signings, rather than him perhaps not being a great manager?

I think Chelsea’s policy is this; if Arsenal and Man U are interested, we are interested. Totally ruining football. I know that Walcott and Bale used to be pretty good mates; they roomed together at the Saints, so it depends on what Walcott thinks of Wenger. He seems a very grounded kid, so if he is still in awe of the French professor and tells Bale this, we probably haven’t a chance. If he says he isn’t sure then we have a good chance. What are Arsenal’s finances like; if they drop out of the CL then there will be a tightening of the belts surely?

Bigger London clubs? That will mean Arsenal and Chelsea. So do Chelsea need a left back? er don’t think so. Do Arsenal? Yes. Arsene says they won’t be bringing anyone in (probably a lie). But I just don’t see why he wouldn’t learn from Theo Walcott’s lack of football. He comes Cardiff, not Paris, so I am not sure the ususal all players want to play in London will work. MON seems like a man who wants he gets to work on a player will get his man (apart from when a fat Geordie pulls the rug from under the feet) rather like Clough. He will move hell and high water to do this. The question is do we want Bale; we have added two and two together and as usual made five. Personally I don’t rate Bouma, and I don’t think the Bouma/Barry axis works at all. I can see Bale/Barry working like Samuel/Barry did in the second half of DOLs first season. Samuel’s failings defensively were made up with Barry being in front, and Barry’s lack of pace was made up with having a player behind him with pace to burn. Its sad that it all went wrong for Jlloyd.

I ve only heard good things about him. That doesn’t mean he is great. Depends on the price I guess. I ve just never been impressed by Bouma and Samuel just seems to have lost the plot.

Depends entirely on the relationship that Wright has with MON. Wenger seems to be saying he doesn’t want to go out and spend in January...

Yep, but its alot of add ons, etc, etc...

So an atteacking player like Walcott goes for £5 million; how come he would cost £6 million. I think he’s worth £4m max, and then addons; such as Wales making the world cup

If he looks at the example of Theo and other British players in Arsenal youth team who never made there, he won’t want to join Arsenal.

I think that we will see one ‘name’, and then players like Richard Stearman, Gareth Bale; young British players. But then again what do any of us know?!

General I would love to subscribe to Villa TV, but it is rather sporadic for Mac users. Though we are a minority, we are a rather significant one. Thanks

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BBC reporting: Aston Villa want Rapid Vienna defender Markus Katzer and Blackburn's Lucas Neill. (Mirror) Lucas Neill? Tough cookie and would be a great signing.

As swp played for Forest and Man City I am not sure our location is such a negative

Surely we should be after Kristofer Hæstad?

He’s 24. He’s had a trial at Lens in 2003. Bet he’s ace in FM

Harrods is a company runned by Mohammed ‘Fugger’ Fayed; I hope Villa are nothing like them!