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Manchester City Line Up £45m Aston Villa Duo Move: Mancini Wants Agbonlahor and Ashley Young

Manchester City will this summer attempt an audacious Villa Park raid as they look to sign England pair Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young.

Roberto Mancini has placed both attackers at the top of his summer wish list and hopes to convince the duo that they are more likely to fulfill their Champions League aspirations at Eastlands than at Aston Villa.

Mancini is looking to increase his ‘homegrown’ contingent ahead of the new Premier League regulations set to come into force next season and believes that a bid in the region of £45m could tempt Randy Lerner into cashing in on the pair, especially after seeing his side fail to break into the top four.

Having persuaded former Villa captain Gareth Barry to make just such a move, Manchester City hope to make a successful move for both players by offering them huge pay increases. Gabriel Agbonlahor has had the best season of his career but was unable to force his way into the England’s provisional World Cup squad and left winger Ashley Young was similarly overlooked by Fabio Capello.

Roberto Mancini is apparently keen on reshuffling his City pack and wants to refresh his attacking options and sees the intelligent England pair as just the players to help him push towards the top four next season.

That describes Young and Agbonlahor as "the intelligent England pair" I think on that basis alone we can rule it out.

(If not let's at least hold out for £50m!)

Makes sense, you have to say when this pair are playing to there full potential they can be devastaing, as we have all had the pleasue of.

Intelligent England pair, well one way to answer that, they aren't playing for England.

None of this would surprise me, they are reporting on sky that MON has been instructed by RL to get rid of at least 6 players, not on Sky its also been commented that Milner is staying.

Has be been any good outside of the final? Haven't seen him play this year, but I'd hate to get a player on the back of a good performance in a Europa Cup final which was the highlight of his career. Can he play at that standard game after game or was it a one of?

Chuckle Brothers.

Just another point on this, they where commenting last night about the fact that when a new leader takes office its usually always the case that there is an air of excitment, people clapping etc, when Blair got in the country was Blair drunk for days afterwards, even the Tory supporters.

They noticed last night there was none of that in fact the media both Sky and the Beeb thought there was almost an air of gloom, you could even hear people booing as Cameron got out of the car in Downing street.

Kind of tells you where the country is and how people are thinking.......... Wouldn't want to be ya!!!!!

When the dust settles and they all get round a table I think they'll realise they've got a tremendously hard job to do. The world is in a state and we're right up there in terms of trouble; this wasn't a great prize to win.

I think there's a reasonably good bunch of politicians in place (I actually had nothing against any of the parties in this election to be honest) but I think the things they'll need to do are going to make them very unpopular.

In so far as I can see, the country needs to save an absolute fortune and it's already struggling to operate, that means we'll need to pay more tax and we'll need to reduce the provision of our services.

Whoever had got the job faced the urgent need to do an Ellis on the country, I hope they've got the balls to take the flak and deliver, but I fear they'll spend more time trying to hide the problem from us than fix it properly.

Good luck Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg; you'll need it.

Agree with this, this will be no party and i have no doubt there will be another General Election within 2 years which of course means a lot of turmoil and unrest before we get to that stage.

Obama has just spoken to Cameron, I'll bet he gets on better with him than Brown did.

Isn't Cameron anti American

That's what was thrown at him in the debates.

Cameron probably told Obama, hands of BP, your not getting any money and tough titty that they caused an environmental disaster, serves you right for wanting independence.

The girlfriend is miffed that Eastenders has been put on hold for Dave's visit to his auntie's.

That's what my misses has said, she reckons due to the crisis there should be a dissolution of Parliament and a General Election called.

Can't someone start a military revolution?

Indeed, 2/3rds of the population didnt want these tw*ts and for good reason.

And more than that didn't want a Labour Government.....

So your point is?

General Election, keep saying it 8)

Jesus, that **** harpie Harman now the acting leader.

Its quite clear to me that woman want a session of hot passionate hard sex, where she actually breaks sweat and probably orgasms for the first time in her life.

She'll then be known as Harlot Harman.

I think you're right. Have you seen her husband?

In fact, if she wants to come round my place she can serve me drinks for a while, light my fags then when I'm ready she can brace herself for the hate-****.

Then, to paraphrase John Doe from Se7en, "I'd throw up on her and wouldn't be able to stop laughing"

Good man, and remember when thrusting deep, its for a greater cause, not for the Percy filth the desperate bint under you so desperately wants and deeds....gurcha!!!!!!!!!

Can't someone start a military revolution?

Sleeping Lions the British, it takes a lot to wake us but when we do as we have seen in the past there is few to beat us for protest and revolt.

Remember the Lozells, Toxteh, Southall, The poll tax Riots.

Its never that far form the surface.

Guess thas been posted

I'd suggest we could play him up front but he would probably want to negotiate with the other sides keeper as to which side he will dive and which side Cameron will place the ball, and would it help if i just bent over.

Jesus, that **** harpie Harman now the acting leader.

Its quite clear to me that woman want a session of hot passionate hard sex, where she actually breaks sweat and probably orgasms for the first time in her life.

She'll then be known as Harlot Harman.

I wonder whether Cameron will accept the role with grace, or start sticking the boot in from his very first speech. I think I know which.

Good point, its utter capitulation in the name of power or they fully intend to do another "night of the long knives" as in a famous part of political history where these fellas are well capable of stabbing each other in the back in the most vicious way.

Bloody hell, how can Cameron become Prime Minister? he didn't win the majority which means the majority of the country don't want him.

A rotting pox, as Privateer might say, on him, his party and everyone who voted for them.

Well Ajax, I voted Tory, I voted Tory because there was 2 things that Cameron said in the debates that where crucial to business and the first time I've ever heard a leader say as much, and everybody i know in business have said the same thing.

The point I'm making is that when you deal with the Tories you have to have a fiercely dominant leader to make it work, because they are the most right wing and radical party, always have been, Tory leaders don't give way, the last one the did back in the early seventies became a laughing stock.

Had i have known this i would not have voted Tory, and therefore i believe there should be another General Election a few months down the road. That's it.

Good speech from Gordo, wish him all the best, seems a decent chap and good dad after all.

No doubt we'll have some pathetic, bitter words on here though.

I totally agree. I have never doubted that Gordon Brown has always tried to do the right thing. It is very easy to be brainwashed by the Daily Fascist/Sun rags into thinking he is evil. I think that maybe the job was a bit too big for him but I would never slag the guy off. Human nature will mean we never have a fair society but at least he has tried to make Britain a fairer place. Maybe Cameron also wants that, I have my doubts there but I will reserve judgement, but the bigger question is whether the dark forces behind Call me Dave will allow that...and I am pretty sure that they won't.

I wish Gordon Brown all the best for the future.

Here here.

I dread to think what society we will become under Call Me Dave. The man is truly sinister.

R.I.C.O.

I seriously think that won't be a problem.

IMO Nick Clegg will be the heavy puncher here, no problem.

Farewell to the man who has placed a large millstone around the necks of our children and grandchildren.

He can console himself that his last three years in government were far less damaging than his first ten, and that the one pension fund that he didn't plunder was that of MPs.

Put your feet up Gordon, so that we can all have a rest.

Good point.......

And do you really think this next lot will be any better...

Hold on to your shirt!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good speech from Gordo, wish him all the best, seems a decent chap and good dad after all.

No doubt we'll have some pathetic, bitter words on here though.

I totally agree. I have never doubted that Gordon Brown has always tried to do the right thing. It is very easy to be brainwashed by the Daily Fascist/Sun rags into thinking he is evil. I think that maybe the job was a bit too big for him but I would never slag the guy off. Human nature will mean we never have a fair society but at least he has tried to make Britain a fairer place. Maybe Cameron also wants that, I have my doubts there but I will reserve judgement, but the bigger question is whether the dark forces behind Call me Dave will allow that...and I am pretty sure that they won't.

I wish Gordon Brown all the best for the future.

I haven't agreed with many things that Brown has done but you can't question the mans integrity, clearly as far as Labour was concerned Clegg wanted to much, a price Labour wasn't prepared to pay for reason of there identity that the Tories are clearly prepared to do anything to get some sniff of power, but surely Cameron must realise he is a bridled leader, he simply will not lead as his own man, in fact i would say Clegg is the stronger personality.

A disaster in the making, couldn't believe when i heard tonight that no less than 6 top places in the Government will go to Liberal Democrats, its likely that the Chancellor, will be Vince Cable, Liberal, and that Cameron's No 2 will be Nick Clegg, Home Secretary will be a Liberal, so this little poor Tory in David Cameron encircled like Red Indians around a fated wagon train is going to run the country as held to ransom.

So we have a Liberal Democrat government, a party with the least votes, header up by a Tory leader.

Lets hope there's no feuds because the muck will hit the fan so fast it will be scary, and this is stable.

Should have gone to the country, this will happen anyway IMO within 2 years.

Why? Having a government that represents the majority of the population is democracy, having a government that represents 36.1% of the population who actually voted isn't

When was the last government to be elected with more than 50% of the vote or more than 50% off the populations vote?

A government has never been or doubt will ever be supported by the majority of the GBP.

Thats the problem with our electoral process.

Its all about manipulation.

This is going to get very interesting.

The way the election has finished has made it really diifficult for anyone to form a strong government apart from the Conservative and Libdems. The Rainbow Alliance will have to try and keep so many plates in the air in trying to keep everyone happy it will be almost impossible to govern properly.

The Libdems will obviously put PR as their no1 concession in any negotiations as this may well be the only chance to get something done on it.

When they get round to sorting out electoral reform perhaps they might look at changing the current rules that means in a hung parliament the sitting party get first dibs at forming a government regardless of how well (or not) they have done at the ballot box.

Does anyone else think we could well be doing this all again in 6 months time.

Really good post this.

Not only do i think we will go through another General Election, i think its the only proper way now, i don't think any of these leaders look even half capable of leading a country, someone Text in to Sky news saying they all look like boys and a re a national disgrace, i agree with that, Clegg late last night came out of the Lib meeting with his party split and in a rage of a mood.

It now needs credibility and it needs someone to stand up and show leadership, by stating OK, we can't find consensus, we can't find a middle ground we can properly work with, the labour party will have a new leader, the country deserves the absolute right to elect that leader, we will go again in the autumn, and let the people decide.

Same goes for C. Cole, does no-one remember what he was like at Villa?! dreadful.

I'm sick of hearing this.

He was with us in 2004-2005. Over 4 seasons ago!!! He has matured since then, he's had Premier League experience.

And he's still one of the most distinctly average strikers you'll ever come across who's main notoriety is the London press and Sky, without which you'd never know he was there.

What amazes me about Carlton Cole is that he's rated at all, and a Club like Villa would be interested in picking up from a deadbeat club Like Wet Spam, with all due respect to West Ham.

edit ...

just read the red ink bit and fair enough

I agree, but even this could be improved on, i think if OBE had used a little imagination he could have toned the brash bright Red text into a subtle more gentle blush :oops: pink, this in itself would have given a more relaxed chill out guys karma thing.

Just a thought!!!!!!!! :bonk:

Gent's, can we please keep the personal stuff out of this - disagreement is inevitable but I would ask that it is not accompanied by insult - Thank you

I completely agree, and.....Love the pretty colored text :nod:

I really do think we are entering a most extraordinary time in British political history.

I thought and said the morning after the General Election the only sensible outcome would be, business as usual with Brown and Labour soldiering on until Sept/Oct and then we go into a pre dated General Election again, settle the matter and let the public make the decision as to who.

We are now watching quite unbelievable maneuvering being played out before our very eyes. I could never see how a Lib/Con pact could work, they are naturally miles apart and have always been so in terms of political ideology the natural party of idea and belief has to be Labour as a partner in coalition, both progressive socialist parties.

So what is Clegg doing, because in my mind he's walking a very fine line, almost trading one of the other, this could get dangerous and Clegg could end up looking like a right nana, but i just get the impression this guy knows exactly what he's doing and i almost get the feeling that something here is preordained, all of a sudden, Brown resigns at the very time Clegg announces " I want to talk to Labour" implying that the negotiating with the Tories isn't going as well as to be expected, i say that only because of the timing in terms of the Brown resignation.

What am i getting at...................Could it be possible that as early as Friday morning when Brown seemed to very politely step to one side (which surprised me) without any fight to allow Clegg speak to Cameron, that in fact Brown and Clegg being political soul mates had already talked, already anticipated, made the decision that Cameron could be used as a Patsy to divert attention from the real agenda being a LIB/LAB pact, and that the passage of time would deflect any criticism regarding the fact that the Tories won the most seats.

Could this potential pact between Brown and Clegg have been agreed long before the General Election and poor old Cameron has been nothing more than a punch bag. Lets not doubt for 1 second the capability of Gordon Brown, this is a man that pulled out of the fire a way of saving the UK banks early on a Monday morning 2 hours before the markets opened that was predicted to go into utter meltdown, the idea of injecting billions that stabilized the world banking system within minutes, it has since been said the UK would have been Bankrupt without that.

I really do feel there is a lot more here than meets the eye, it all feels to processed and matey to me and all of a sudden Cameron looks sidelined and weak, not the kind of bloke that you would elect as a leader.

For me there is only one fair way. Another General Election later in the year.