KSV Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) Wow alot of articles saying good bye to him from local papers etc. He was really held in high regard. Can only be a positive thing. Its not always the case, but you can tell if you got a good player by the fans of the previous club. Generally speaking. * Hopefully in a seasons time we can read this thread with similar views. My only concern seems that he is injury prone (not just last season but apparently season before and even at Brighton he had a few injuries. ) If he gets injured we revert to the tried and tested that we currently have? Maybe one more CB signing is needed. *Liverpool reading Villa fans view on Benteke Edited June 21, 2016 by KSV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted June 21, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2016 Welcome. Happy about this signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Good business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoof hearted Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 14 hours ago, useless said: Never heard of him or seen him play. Good luck to him. He was captain when Bournmouth knocked 8 past the smellies, no more needs to be said. Welcome to currently the best club in Aston, Michael! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) 9 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: **** Randy Lerner. C U Next Tuesday, the useless word removed. Were Aston Villa, we're better than him. Edit - posted at 3am, as you can probably tell! I didn't say otherwise.....just trying to get a fact straight. irrespective of what a disaster he was....he did spend money. Edited June 21, 2016 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I don't really know much about this player, but the fact that many Bournemouth fans seem to regard him highly is very encouraging. One more CB now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I feel sorry for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meme Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 19 hours ago, limpid said: I'd be happy to have a player with two feet in defence. They called McGrath tripod. Only now I see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 21, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2016 Don't know much about him but encouraged by his reputation. I imagine we'll be seeing a lot of this sort of signing. Solid, experienced, £3m ish players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted June 21, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2016 I know nothing about him. Many here are saying he has leadership qualities, what's the basis for this view? Anything besides him being captain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 15 minutes ago, AVTuco said: I know nothing about him. Many here are saying he has leadership qualities, what's the basis for this view? Anything besides him being captain? The Bournmouth fans were raving about him on their forums, I looked in for a read and they had massive respect for the part he played in their promotion campaign. He's been labelled 'a leader amongst men'. I was quite impressed with his interview too, talked about how easy a decision it was to cut short his honeymoon and sign for Villa. All the noises are positive, let's see how he does for us. We need players with his desire and mentality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Where is his interview? Nobody posts these things on VT anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I wonder how much he can bench 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 6 hours ago, meme said: They called McGrath tripod. Only now I see why. Was that to rhyme with "god" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 We've been sorely lacking in leaders and characters at the club. I like this signing. His comments as a new signing have been very encouraging. Of course you'll want to be complementary, but it seems he's very happy to be here even if it means dropping a division. I think he recognises the size and history of the club and really gets what it means. Hope for more of this to come from RDM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 22, 2016 Has any one officially said he will be captain yet? Only word of caution, wasn't Simon Grayson the Leicester player of the season before signing for us and being decidedly average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) 11 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Where is his interview? Nobody posts these things on VT anymore! AVFC Facebook post Edited June 22, 2016 by Ghost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Good, albeit brief interview on SSN, said exactly the right things and already making the kind of noises I'd expect a captain to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 If he becomes captain hopefully he can tell Gresford to wash his hair, pull his socks up and stop being a little prick. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 1 minute ago, Spoony said: If he becomes captain hopefully he can tell Gresford to wash his hair, pull his socks up and stop being a little prick. Haha, imagine him saying that at the first icebreaker of training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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