tomh621 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Hoolahan may be able to do a short term job I guess. Lambert knows him well and £1.5m sounds within our budget. I should think they'd be looking at him to do a short term job. Perhaps we'd buy a younger talented CAM (later on) and Hoolahan would offer vital experience to him and also other players in the midfield. Hopefully he can be a cool head. Someone to look up for and get the ball to and control the game more when the kids panic. Edited January 4, 2014 by tomh621 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Good player IMO. I wish Lambert had got him 2 years ago, when he first joined us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) He might surprise some with how good he is if he ends up here. i really hope he does But i also think if Norwich try and play hardball and ask for more we should move on to other targets 1.5 mill for a 31 year old is about right Edited January 4, 2014 by AshVilla 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruff Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Perfect signing, get him in! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh621 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 He might surprise some with how good he is if he ends up here. i really hope he does But i also think if Norwich try and play hardball and ask for more we should move on to other targets 1.5 mill for a 31 year old is about right I agree. I think Lambert would agree too considering the nature of his signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 A relatively cheap option for a striker would be Reading's Adam LeFondre. I remember he did decent last season, especially since he would mainly come off the bench. Would he be successful here at villa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 A relatively cheap option for a striker would be Reading's Adam LeFondre. I remember he did decent last season, especially since he would mainly come off the bench. Would he be successful here at villa? We really don't need another striker. Benteke, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Helenius, Bowery and Delfouneso makes 6 strikers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted January 4, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 4, 2014 Ciggies - HH foretold this in his penultimate hurra. Not a great big name but someone who will get others playing better around him because of the way he plays and his experience. Hoolahan fits that to a T and will help us a lot (I hope) especially at home Ok thanks. Yeah I guess it fits. To be honest though even a happy clapper like myself has a hard time getting excited about this one. At least with the summer signings there was the whiff of the unknown and possibilities of youth. With this... well, feels like a step back somewhow. Maybe we need to take a step back and get in some experience and known quality. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 A relatively cheap option for a striker would be Reading's Adam LeFondre. I remember he did decent last season, especially since he would mainly come off the bench. Would he be successful here at villa? We really don't need another striker. Benteke, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Helenius, Bowery and Delfouneso makes 6 strikers. Maybe a cheap option on loan? Gabby and Weimann are mainly used out wide, Helenius seems like he'll hardly feature this season, not sure about Delfouneso and Bowery doesn't seem good enough. We'll need someone who'll play up front either with Benteke or as backup considering our lack of goals this season. Or maybe it's just that we lack that creative AM to feed our strikers more chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted January 4, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 4, 2014 If Kozak is not replaced, what does it say about getting him here in the first place, ahead of an AM we desperately needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 If Kozak is not replaced, what does it say about getting him here in the first place, ahead of an AM we desperately needed? That is actually a good point. Personally I just don't think we need another striker at the moment. We have plenty of strikers already and even if we have to move Gabby or Weimann centrally, we still have the likes of Albrighton, Tonev, and eventually N'Zogbia who can play the wing. The striker position even with Kozak injured is in good shape. We need a creative midfielder and potentially another fullback now that Bennett seems to be transfer listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Guidetti (Loan) Pontus Jansson Hoolahan Jermaine Jones (Loan) Out Ireland Hutton Should see us through this season pretty well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 If Kozak is not replaced, what does it say about getting him here in the first place, ahead of an AM we desperately needed? That is actually a good point. Personally I just don't think we need another striker at the moment. We have plenty of strikers already and even if we have to move Gabby or Weimann centrally, we still have the likes of Albrighton, Tonev, and eventually N'Zogbia who can play the wing. The striker position even with Kozak injured is in good shape. We need a creative midfielder and potentially another fullback now that Bennett seems to be transfer listed. Was Kozak signed before Benteke signed his new deal? If so, it could have been a case of bringing a possible Benteke replacement in for cheap, before Benteke was sold for big money and we were held for ransom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Theres no way norwich are selling lambert a player. What like Jed Steer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Theres no way norwich are selling lambert a player. What like Jed Steer? His contract was up - not the same. Get your facts straight before trying to be a smartarse. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Theres no way norwich are selling lambert a player. What like Jed Steer? His contract was up - not the same. Get your facts straight before trying to be a smartarse. Well it wasn't completely up, had a new offer from Norwich, plus we had to pay compensation, so we have dealt with them club to club. I'll leave the insults to you if it makes you feel brave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Super kevin Phillips till the end of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Theres no way norwich are selling lambert a player. What like Jed Steer? His contract was up - not the same. Get your facts straight before trying to be a smartarse. Well it wasn't completely up, had a new offer from Norwich, plus we had to pay compensation, so we have dealt with them club to club. I'll leave the insults to you if it makes you feel brave. We didn't deal with them club to club - the fee was set by tribunal... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 The Hoolahan rumour kinda reminds me of when MON wanted to sign Bobo Balde from Celtic, thank god that didn't happen. Hopefully if this comes of it will be more like with Petrov. No big fan of managers signing players from their former clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 If Kozak is not replaced, what does it say about getting him here in the first place, ahead of an AM we desperately needed? Or the manager who made that decision to prioritise him ahead of an AM in the summer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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