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I got Rafa at 18-1 earlier in the week, so tell me it's him and make me very happy........ Sorry, was watching the match...didn't mean to be a tease. David Moyes. I got 19-1 on BetFair which is pretty good I think. In the last 4 hours there has been £104 placed on Moyles on betfair so i don't think any alarms will be going off there just yet!

Quite a lot of rumours saying that Newcastle have had a bid accepted for Gervinho!

What has Benetez got to prove? If his motives for coming to Villa would be to be near his family home and regular money its the wrong appointment. If he wants to prove his credentials after his recent spells it would be different. However, i doubt he has the hunger and is just looking for comfort. No thanks

Can't be true - in the words of kevin keegan "i would hate it if he joined it - absolutely hate it" ex scousers + villa = disaster collymore baros warnock houllier Staunton Houghton Saunders

A buy out clause then? The fact that a player can leave when out of contract means we get nothing back anyway. There is also the small fact that a contract is only signed when both parties agree to it, and therefore, until you are personally involved, you won't know what the initial contract offered was. The player could have rejected and re-negotiated. Just means players like coker can not just leave for free because if we said to him sign a 2 year extension on your current deal and a club comes in offers x amount for you you can go otherwise if you dont want to sign your up for sale. because as soon as it goes past that point the power switches to the player. Why would a player want to sign in that instance? Players know the power they have, the timing of signing a contract is totally in their hands.

I think we should care a great deal. Why. I would support Villa weather we was winning the league or in non league. We don't control what goes on at the club we just support it as fans. Yes it is nice doing well but it surely not worth losing sleep on who our manager is, If you don't like who the new manager will be then fine keep them to yourself but who really would not support Villa if we got a rubbish manager and we start to do badly. Nomination 275 for number one villa fan. Get over yourself.

His bedroom ceiling would be artexed in an instant.

I think we should care a great deal.

Before i started to post here i frequently read 'in MON we trust.' Look how that turned out. I don't believe Randy has done anything yet to earn our trust as our club at the moment is a complete mess! He must start now. Such short memories

Maybe a similar logic should be applied to your posts. Because it is not a popularity contest. Obviously the current England captain lacks ambition for his club as well then

What? And does this 'astonvillalife' actually have contacts? Does he have English?

For every correct report there are 99 wrong. All journalists have their sources, but again, the majority of these are just people shouting their mouths off, in the hope that the crap they are making out turns out to be correct and they can live off the glory.

Its been said he doesn't want to move his family from Liverpool and wants job in England that he can commute to, which is why he was very close to taking the Blackburn job before the chicken people decided to stick with Kean.

Doesn't that usually happen when a new manager is in place and chooses their own backroom staff. You don't expect him to have the morals to walk himself?

What do you want them to say? From 9 am tomorrow morning? When the clock strikes 10? Since yesterday afternoon but we didn't bother telling anyone?

I bet you sat there giggling at yourself for coming up with such a witty insult. Personalities don't get players with big egos to stay. Obscene wages do.

Let me get this right, Allardyce would have been the right appointment because he could stabilize us ....but Ancelotti or Moyes would simply threaten us with relegation!? Do you not believe those sort of candidates could do a much better job? if we lose young and downing the best we can hope for is about 15th, that's the last i'm saying on the matter Out of the list of managers, i think that any apart from Allerdyce would be more than capable of buying decent replacements with the £35m we receive.

Hughes gets his teams playing good football. Strong, competitive (or dirty at Blackburn) but they generally keep the ball on the ground and like to attack.

£20m let him go. Got plenty of talent and natural attributes. However, i can't see him ever becoming a key player at a top 4 club. He hasn't got the drive needed. When games aren't going well he's not the player to turn to, when you need players to stand up and be counted you can guarantee he'll go missing, when a player shows commitment to a challenge you can be sure he will backing out of the tackle. Ashley Young has had a disappointing season but never stops trying things, never goes missing, never fails to track back, never just shrugs his shoulders. He has annoyed with his whinging to the ref and arguing with opposition but he cares and wants to succeed, never got that feeling from Downing, despite his obvious talents. To be honest, Arsenal have been linked and think his characteristics would fit in there perfectly. His stock is high now and if he feels no loyalty or debt to the club say goodbye.

Just like the sizeable transfer fund he had at Leicester?

he would improve the SQUAD, as he would be an upgrade on heskey And I'm sure that he would be delighted to sign as a SQUAD players and accept wages befitting a SQUAD player.

Because we have just spent a fortune on a striker and real life is not just about signing any player that you like.

Think its time for predictions - What will there lowest league attendance be next season? How many members of the office staff will be dragged in to bulk up their squad photo?

You're finding this under cover thing really hard, aren't you?

Ji Sung Park was the first person to give the game away.....He's been calling him Lyin Giggs all season