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Anyone know if this is on Sky tomorrow?

Looking good... just going to take some getting use to. Thumbs Up!

It would be nice to equalise and then go on and win for a change. When was the last time that happened, it must have been at least two years.

last time i remember was norwich at home last season november 5, 1 nil down but won 3-2

In other words WAY TOOO long ago

Kevin Gallacher for BBC Radio 5live sports extra at the Etihad Stadium:

"It's been a strange game. It's been a slow style of football. As Manchester City have shown us, they build play up slowly and, when they get near goal, they then speed it up and that's how they got the goal. Before that, Villa looked like the better side."

Ron Vlaar can get blood out of a stone by just looking at it

Holy shit, we went days without a decent link, now there's about 10 doing the rounds on twitter! Gotta love football!

Especially when they are saying were getting Downing, Anderson, Ramirez & Dempsey!!!

Personally think the Doyle link is bollocks anyway, like I said, no quotes - seems like an agent fishing to get his man back into the Prem. Reckon we need better anyway, if we really want to make a go of things this season, and get a relatively decent 12th place finish or so, then we need some quality injected into the team. Can't see Lambert wanting to waste money away on Doyle as even if he has got some money to spend it won't be a great deal I don't think.

Even if we get in a few new additions I don't think 12th is realistic... Give me 15th - 13th now and i'd take it! I know it's hard to take but this season is just about staying up, especially with the windfall next year from TV rights going up. Like my dad said to me today, it would be just our luck to get religated the season before more ££ is pupped into the PL!!!

I'm worried... about lack of signings, lack of viable speculation, the way we have been playing, the pitifully low confidence of the players. I also don't think we will sign more than 2 players with the time left (if that). Yes we keep deals under wraps and obviously the club are working towards new signings but even with our secrecy if any deals were even close someone somewhere will be spilling the beans. This is probably the most worrying, is it that we can't attract any players of decent quality? Won't pay their wage demands, won't pay the clubs valuation? Somethings got to give and soon or we will be in serious shit come January and that might be too late. There are no other Bents around at the moment to save our ass this time. I believe that PL is the right man for the job but am seriously shocked at how much yesterdays team looked like last season, we haven't even had the luxury of having the "new manager syndrome"... I hate going into ever game thinking we are going to get beaten, I thought this would stop but I obviously thought wrong. Players just are not good enough!!!!!!

Rant over... anyone heard anything new?

@ITK_TRANSFER

Hearing Lerner was at the Villa game today and he has told Lambert that there is 20m for him to spend on a "marque" signing #avfc

I don't want a 'marque' signing... If true I want a few signing from that 20m... not one!!!!!

Lucky for you then that the person behind that account is most likely an attention seeking child making things up then.

Yeah deffo... thought I would post it and voice my views anyhoo...

@ITK_TRANSFER

Hearing Lerner was at the Villa game today and he has told Lambert that there is 20m for him to spend on a "marque" signing #avfc

I don't want a 'marque' signing... If true I want a few signing from that 20m... not one!!!!!

Awesome!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Bring on the unknown European talent to take us forward!!!

Mat Kendrick ‏@MatKendrick

Ignore reports that James Collins and Stephen Warnock have joined Sunderland, because that's certainly not the case #avfc #ustour

Might be clutching at straws a bit here but he might just be saying that they have not signed for Sunderland right now, but might do when they get back from the US.

Need to get rid ASAP IMO

ITK_TRANSFER Joe Bennett has open up talks with Aston Villa #avfc ... Anygood? Not seen or heard much about him.

Is there a picture of the official team photo? Was Vlaar not included?

Think they would probably have one with and one without to cover all bases as they won't be ready to be published untill after a decision has been made. Don't mean that he is close to signing but looking very likley. Hope it comes off soon, a week of not knowing would kill me. Do we think he will fly out to the US?

One of the two team pictures that was shot today

His sense of positioning is terrible.

Transfer ITK ‏@ITK_TRANSFER

Villa will sign Yaccine Brahimi on Monday. Just been told.....

Here we go again, hopes will soon be dashed once more.

If you'd looked properly you would see he posted that on July 7th

Ah fudge... :oops:

Don't tease like that, really want that french guy.

Thing is what Monday is it refering to? Reads like next monday, but today is also Monday. But then they would have just said today not Monday. My head hurts.

Transfer ITK ‏@ITK_TRANSFER

Villa will sign Yaccine Brahimi on Monday. Just been told.....

Here we go again, hopes will soon be dashed once more.

It's official.

Transfer news‏@Transfernews123

Ron Vlaar is in talks with Aston villa . ‪#AVFC‬

lol

ex Dutch player and coach Bert van Marwijk is also tweeting about the visit/possible deal

Care to share what was tweeted buddy?

sure thing, below with translation

Bart van Merwijk ‏@bartvanmerwijk_

Ron Vlaar is in gesprek met Aston Villa. Ik weet niet wie daar scout is, maar die was tijdens het #EK2012 op vakantie, begrijp ik. #vlaar

Bart Merwijk @ bartvanmerwijk_

Ron Vlaar is in talks with Aston Villa. I do not know who's scout, but that was during the # EK2012 on vacation, I understand. # Vlaar

ex Dutch player and coach Bert van Marwijk is also tweeting about the visit/possible deal

aparently It's on the Feyenoord OS that he could follow El Ahmadi's Path to Villa!!!!

Have a look at the first one

Look at all the people on twitter saying "guys it's Vlaar, trying to make people think they found out who it was. Blatantly looked on here then posted on twitter hahaha.

Sounds about right, most twitter people get their info from here... along with some jerno's

Still looks like Van Mosselveld imo.

Possibly...