Isa Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I've got a sneaky feeling that his performances at Liverpool have done us a real favour here. Less than £2m, incredible. I think Valencia are in a financial hole still as well and pretty much have to sell, but yeah. I agree. I think it's more to do with that they have just been taken over and are undergoing a big rebuild. Also, as Samjp mentioned earlier, Gaya is really highly rated so they are probably giving him priority. Either way, it's good for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 At the very least, that we've signed someone for cash-money instead of hastily scribbled I.O.U's is a progressive step. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I've got a sneaky feeling that his performances at Liverpool have done us a real favour here. Less than £2m, incredible. I think Valencia are in a financial hole still as well and pretty much have to sell, but yeah. I agree. Surprised we weren't beaten by another team to get him though to be fair. Just watched his AVTV interview, his reaction to being told Stoke is our first game "it will be very hard there, it is difficult to play" The fella knows the crack already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Just watched his interview (may have already been mentioned), he actually seems like a genuinely nice guy who's excited to be here. Looking forward to seeing him play! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 8, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2014 Welcome Aly. UTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 And 4 years as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rob182 Posted August 8, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2014 Welcome Aly! Hang on.. Cissokho, Vlaar, Okore, Hutton/Bacuna.. Is it me, or does that look like a half-decent Premier League back line?? Well done Lambert! (it took you long enough ) 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I have a feeling Senderos will start infront of Okore due to lack of fitness and easing him in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Any idea as to what wages he will be on? my guess would be 25k-30k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I have a feeling that the tightened wage budget may have been loosened a tiny bit, maybe with Randy thinking it won't be his problem in 12 months time, so it doesn't need to be that strict. Considering where Cissokho has played, I reckon he may be on £35k p/w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I would have been happy with this signing a few years back when we were half decent so definitely can't complain it's happened now. I don't think he realises what he has got himself in for. The jinx position at Aston Villa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 My mate who's a Plop fan reckons if Lambert tells him to sit in defence and not over commit he will be a solid player for us. If however we expect him to attack then he says dont expect him back in our own half for 5 minutes coz he is like a slug getting back. But we are stronger with him here no doubt. Welcome! We will have 5 defenders and 3 non attacking central mids, attacking is going to be a very rare thing this season. Cole, Nzog, Bent, Tekkers, Kozak, and Gabby show a reasonable amount of attacking talent no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 "Kinda hope he isn't expected to bomb forward" - We have the bomb squad available to do that now smetrov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) My mate who's a Plop fan reckons if Lambert tells him to sit in defence and not over commit he will be a solid player for us. If however we expect him to attack then he says dont expect him back in our own half for 5 minutes coz he is like a slug getting back. But we are stronger with him here no doubt. Welcome! We will have 5 defenders and 3 non attacking central mids, attacking is going to be a very rare thing this season. Cole, Nzog, Bent, Tekkers, Kozak, and Gabby show a reasonable amount of attacking talent no? I still don't think that will matter. I agree that we won't attack much but not because of what AndyM3000 mentioned above. I just think we won't have much possession because our midfield might as well be non-existent. When we do have the ball, no one moves for it to receive a pass so we just end up hoofing it forward or losing it due to pressure. Midfield is our worst area of the team in my opinion. We need two centre midfielders: a tough tackling DM that sits deep and plays simple passes, and a centre midfielder with a bit of flair and an eye for a pass. Throw Delph in there too as the box-to box and we'd look better. If we had a good number ten to link the midfield to the attack then we'd be in good business. Cole is probably the closest we have but he's a bit old now and I don't think he'll stay fit for the majority of the season. Edited August 9, 2014 by Ginko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoD Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Pretty happy with this signing. Big improvement on what we have in lb. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptoyou Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Pretty happy with this signing. Big improvement on what we have in lb. last season, he was no better than bennet and luna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Welcome aly to the club!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 How long will the international clearance take? I guess he won't be eligible for tomorrow.Hopefully it is quicker than he is. State of affairs when we are getting excited over a player like this You've obviously seen alot of him then. Fill us in on whats so bad about him? Yes i saw enough of him last year in premiership and going on that i dont want to see any more. He started 12 games in the Premiership last season and it was his first season in England. You should probably reserve judgement til he gets a proper crack at it as it can often take a player a full season to get to grips with playing in the Premiership. Exactly!! I was bored so I looked at when he appeared for Liverpool. It was mostly Saturday afternoon games or mid week cup games, so unless people for some reason bothered to spend their afternoons watching Liverpool on a live stream, or watched them regularly on Sky's match choice then I doubt they've seen him play that much at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I have a feeling that the tightened wage budget may have been loosened a tiny bit, maybe with Randy thinking it won't be his problem in 12 months time, so it doesn't need to be that strict. Considering where Cissokho has played, I reckon he may be on £35k p/w. Can't see him thinking that. What would make him think he will be able to sell next summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Cheapish decentish and doesn't take too much of the remaining budget that lambert needs elsewhere. Good business by the manager as even if he turns out to be shite it won't have wasted too much 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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