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When Mcleish signed Given at any point did any of board think we was massively over pricing him?? £5Mill for a player who was pretty much at the end of his career and also the wages he was offered £55-60k a week i'm led to beleive..

I  hope we finish above them as i'm gonna have to wear a baggies shirt for a week if we don't

I seem to remember a few fans moaning about Petrov in the early stages of his Villa career...look how he ended up being regarded

I think that all midfielders will get their game time over the course of the season so most will be happy enough really only Westwood you can envisage as being a certain starter

I lost faith in Albrighton about about a season or two ago, the only one i have faith in from 'the old class' is Gardner as i feel its only been injuries that have halted his progress whereas Albrighton Bannan etc have had ample chances and failed to crack on

oh right where's your proof? Mr Tattoo convention over the Villa on Sat

i have to disagree JayDeePee i think he'll be a regular starter next season

Finish above the baggies as i've made a bet with a bogroll that if we finish above them he has to wear a Villa shirt for a week and if they finish above us then i have to wear a Boggies shirt

Reckon Martinez might struggle especially if they lose Fellaini and Baines, can see Everton doing a Villa after mon walked out on us which is a shame cus i like Everton

Its prob his mate coming over for a holiday

somehow he managed to get along side us driving through Newtown on Saturday had to double take when stuck in traffic, wouldn't mind but we didnt hang around either after the game he must have passed on the shower me thinks...

In past yrs i was all for the English/UK born players playing for Villa as it almost had that prestige about it, these days i couldnt care less where they are from, infact almost every player we signed and then went on to cement a place in the England international team went on to leave us sharpish...over the last 3-4 yrs i've really started to get a dislike for the Enlgland team which i know is bad

who was it that laballed Salifou as the next Zidane? Was it mon?

Villa love a good old smoke screen dont they

Colours i would say

Some stereotyping coming up here:

 

I'm not overly fussed on the idea of signing Kiyotake in all honesty. I couldn't name you any Japanese players who have adapted particularly well to the Premiership; it just doesn't seem to suit them. Perhaps they have trouble dealing with the physicality of it, even someone as previously brilliant as Manchester United's Kagawa has struggled to make an impact that matches their potential.

 

If we're going to sign an attacking midfielder, then it needs to be someone with the ability to chip in defensively aswell. I don't think we can afford the luxury of playing a number 10, in addition to our 3 forwards. Someone like Jimmy Milner would be far more ideal; he has the ability to set up play going forward but can also put his foot in defensively when it's needed. OK we're not going to get Milner back, but that's the kind of player I think we should be looking at.

Will Hughes would be that ideal player

 

out of interest as it was discussed on the first few pages, how much exactly have we been reported to have spent on each player so far? I think our spending to effectively change the entire squad has been considerably modest especially for a big prem club

 

Agree - Much as I admire Lambo's bargain hunting - we can't keep investing so little, and expect to become a credible premier force.

 

Agree with the totally

*This*

What I'm saying abeit not very well, Lambert it appears would like another player and from last nights meeting with fans he is an admirer of Kiyotake, He's shown Lerner and Faulkner that he can be shrewd in the market so why dont they just back him with this player he seems to want even if its the best part of 10mill pounds.

 

Understand totally what your saying its just feels we havent really seen any of this new money from the Premiership rights with sky, bt etc on top of Season ticket sales shirt sales, so where is the money going?  i know we have some high earners (mainly in the bomb squad) but surely we cannot be that cash strapped we cannot tie up a deal for someone in the region of 8-10 mill?

You dont just get an 80mill pound cheque you know.

 

Yeah but i'm sure you dont get them in 5Mill cheques on a monthly basis either

Understand totally what your saying its just feels we havent really seen any of this new money from the Premiership rights with sky, bt etc on top of Season ticket sales shirt sales, so where is the money going?  i know we have some high earners (mainly in the bomb squad) but surely we cannot be that cash strapped we cannot tie up a deal for someone in the region of 8-10 mill?

Its just frustrating we have spent roughly £15 Mill on 6 players when you've got the likes of Swansea/Cardiff spending nearly that on one/two marquee signings, i'd like to see just one marquee signing

 

1. Alun Foulkes ‏@FoulkesAlun 1h

   Im not one to brag about signings but heard some interesting news in villa target and tokd will sign by Friday. Sworn to secrecy but brill.

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2. Howard Hodgson ‏@HowardHodgson 1h

   @FoulkesAlun Be looking out for that on Friday then Alun.. Sounds exciting

    
3. Alun Foulkes ‏@FoulkesAlun 1h

   @HowardHodgson mate they been doing this deal 4 weeks its not kiyoke but top signing finally they have agreed deal. We be ok this season

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Interesting..... Why do i always get sucked into Twitter rumours!!!!

Think we are 2 players away from being complete Dempsey is not one of those players..possibly another Ireland

IF we did loan him out which i would be opposed to but if we did then maybe throw Dale Stephens in as part of a deal?

VamosVilla!!