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I think it's BS tbh. I heard something this morning about Liverpool going after Bridge. Buying Bridge would make more sense as he's probably already been replaced at City and he'd probably cost a similar amount to Warnock.

vreitti, that would be good... Until next summer when there could be more offers for him and we would either get something like £15m for him - or keep him again... for him to eventually get sold for a kitkat and a curlywurly or released on a free.

Possibly because it's been dragged out for ages and Man City could back out. Man City are used to getting who they want. If it goes on much longer they might just change their mind and go for someone else, leaving an unsettled Milner here. They get a new player and they've disrupted one of their rivals.

Not really it would just give us a stronger position from which to deal with any approach. Heads get turned regardless of the length of contracts, all the contract does is enable you to demand a higher fee. If a player wants to go then 9 out 10 times they go.

Though I agree that loyalty is rare in football. It's true that Ash signing a new contract would reduce the chance of someone putting an offer in for him. If Milner had signed an extension before the season ended then I doubt Man City would have made an offer. Yes, they have the money to spend what ever they want, but they seem reluctant to offer more than £20m for Milner and if he'd signed an extension then his value would be higher and they'd probably move onto a different target.

Well, you've just unearthed a new problem Adam! Football is being americanised because they've got ref's who wear black and so do we!! About the away kit and the colours. I don't like the red FxPro logo on the black top because there are too many colours there - red, black, claret, blue... it just looks a bit messy. Maybe it'd have been better to have the body of the top black, the sponsor white and the chequers down the side - claret and white?... or just black and white chequers with a bit of a claret trim on the sleeves somewhere?

Oh, definatly John! Me too. I'm sure we could throw some money at him because there isn't a transfer fee. The only problem will be that we're offering Europa League and Spurs will be offering a "Champions League Qualifier" :winkold:

I think he said Keane is likely, Ireland is likely, MON will put more trust in Delfouneso, Clark & Albrighton (and possibly Wiemann next season). From what he's heard we're not in for any wingers as we have enough - but the constant talk of McGeady could mean it's a possible transfer. I think he also stated to not be suprised if we see Young pushing into the middle in a role behind the striker. We enquired about Joe Cole in Jan but it's unlikely we'd get him now as Spurs/ Arsenal would be after him. We enquired about Doyle last year but the price was too high (also he's stated on SSN that he's happy at Wolves). IIRC, he's now on holiday for a week - so any questions will go unanswered!

'special players like Stewart Downing....' One of our better players who last year came back from a broken leg and had a good season, all things considered. Rainy, I don't think Bannan would cut it in our midfield. I've seen him at reserve level and he's been okay. It seems like his level will be Championship or bottom half of Prem at best.

If we do sign McGeady then I'm willing to give him a chance. I've only seen glimpses of him on Youtube and he looks like a bit of a showboat. But I'm not going to judge him on that and what other people have said. Who knows? Maybe he'll pick up his game in the Prem and prove us wrong?

Does Friedel normally wear short sleeves?

I'll probably buy the home and away kits. I really like the home kit, the away kit seems okay.. but I'm not sure about the claret & blue & black & red sponsor.... too many colours!

I really like the home kit, I think the away kit will grow on me.. the goalie kit is horrid. Sorry Brad!!

Even if they're nonsense - I'm enjoying all these fancy/ cheap foreign players being linked with us. Defour, Witsel, Boussoufa, Shabani, Mandzukic, Huntelaar... We have the British backbone, now get us some fancy, creative, cheap foreigners Martin!

Yup, the OS says both home and away shirts will be unveiled today. "sexbelowsound", I'm the exactly same! I'm just backed up by the fact that I spend most of my working day on VT.. so I'd already seen it

Wow, where did you find this?!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: Have you two just arrived? These links and pics have been posted for the last 5 pages.. :winkold:

Yeah, I think black was mentioned because of the "promo pic" on the Villa site which had a claret, blue & black line on the left. It stands a chance it could be black.

I bought last years kit a few months ago for £20 (I think) and I ordered a Medium... little did I know that the Medium would be huge on me and I should have bought a Small.. :cry: I might have to sell it off to a friend for £10...

I'm not sure if I've misunderstood your point.. So you'll be raising an issue as you think we should have the same kit, unchanged, for 2-3 years? If that's what you mean then I think a lot of people will disagree with you. I like us having a new kit every year. It gives us something to look forward to while we're hoping for signings.

It's looking like MM was right in that they're going to put more faith in Delfouneso this year. I'm excited by the idea of having Gabby and Fonz upfront, but I'd really hope that we're not putting too much pressure on the two of them.

I like it! It looks a bit more modern with the checks. I'd like it if it had the collar like on stewie's designs though. I'll still be going down to the ICC Today. If you're going - I'll be wearing black jeans, 08/09 villa top and a blue jacket !

NOFX - Everything in Moderation (Especially Moderation)

Woo hoooooo it's catching!

True.. but "this" is getting a bit old imo. Time for change!

Fair point and up until the Distin agent renagued on the deal we weren't but changed our attention once MON was let down . I also got the Defoe one wrong aswell ! To be fair MM I don't think you need to justify yourself to anyone. No-one's perfect but if I were to ever place a bet following an ITK on here it would be from you.....awwww xox Amen to that, brother! (^^ Not sure if you've heard, it's the new "this")