BOF Posted May 21, 2010 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claret75 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 He's probably asking Milner out for dinner. I didn't know quite how to put it but that'll do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 But Richards question/Opinion is Technically right!! It's not though. You can buy before you sell. "Sell-to-buy" means that the net deals should balance at the end. It does not mean you must rigidly do them in that order. But as we say, it's irrelevant for us anyway. It is right tho. I hear what you are saying BOF (and its (hopefully) is irrelevant to us) but - Lets say you run a restaurant. You dont go and buy a shite load of ingrediants on the HOPE that loads of people come in. What you do is say, right its a Monday night, we have 12 booked, and its forecast rain so we wont get many walk ins. And then you go and buy the necessary ingrediants that you think you will need. Now, you dont go and buy david Bentley on the back of paper rumours about James Milner. You get an agreement with Man City for example (and even then you run the risk of a transfer falling through), and then go and buy bentley. The Bentley transfer might be finalised before the Milner transfer but that doesnt mean you have bought before you have sold. One problem with your example is that we're not a restaurant. If we were then I'm sure Randy Lerner has enough money and faith in the manager that if Martin O'Neill (Restaurant Manager - for you Woodytom) told him "we really need to buy this widescreen tv! It'll bring in loads of business" then he'd fork out the cash knowing that it'd end up paying for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I'm going for 270 pages before we buy anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Nice to see the thread has been draged way OT because of certain daft points of view again. Pretty similar to at least one other thread recently. Not much action today in terms of incoming player rumours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quizme Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I'm going for 270 pages before we buy anyone. Probably closer to 500. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoughboroughLion Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Why is nobody mentioning Martin Petrov, free transfer, would be a great rotation player for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 By the way VERB27 why wouold you want to pay £9m for Yossi who is 30 years of age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Echoes alot of my thoughts, MON is a fool for this, the majority of us can see exactly what he is saying! Aston Villa: Luke Young admits he'll leave Villa Park this summer LUKE Young fears his Villa days are numbered after confessing he has done everything in his power to force his way into Martin O’Neill’s plans. Young is resigned to leaving Villa Park this summer despite admitting his strong affection for the football club and the supporters. Other than occasional runs in O’Neill’s first team, Young felt a peripheral part of the squad last season despite being “in the shape of my life”. His agent met with O’Neill earlier this month and was told Young could leave as soon as the club decided a price and a matching bid was received. But Young insists he has never had a bust-up with the manager and will leave Villa with regret if he moves to a new club this summer. The 30-year-old denies he has ever complained about being used out of position at left-back and would happily play anywhere for Villa. “I’ve been fighting for my position but it never seems as if it’s been a fair fight,” said Young. “I don’t want to leave Aston Villa because it’s a great club, but I don’t know what more I’ve got to do to get into the team. “I feel fitter than I’ve ever felt, I’m in the shape of my life, and I think my form has been good whenever I have played. “I’ve been working with reserve coach Kevin MacDonald, which has been great for me, and I’m always as professional as possible when I train. “Other than the Chelsea game, when the whole team had a nightmare including me, I think I can hold my head up high about all of my performances. “It just seems that however hard I work in training or however well I do in games that I don’t get judged by the same standards as some players.” http://tinyurl.com/MON-thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Why is nobody mentioning Martin Petrov, free transfer, would be a great rotation player for us. Was thinking the same earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoughboroughLion Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 By the way VERB27 why wouold you want to pay £9m for Yossi who is 30 years of age? Because i think his creativity in midfield would be priceless to us, plus looking at his play for liverpool i would hypothesize a good 3 season yet to come out of him. Why wouldn't you pay 9m for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Why wouldn't you pay 9m for him? Not worth that much and no resale value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Why is nobody mentioning Martin Petrov, free transfer, would be a great rotation player for us. Was thinking the same earlier today. Decent player but very injury prone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 West Ham are after Thierry Henry, if theyv'e got the nuts to try things like this, we surely must be able to ourselves. Must be worth a punt, even for a year and high wages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davies4England Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Yeah him and Dunne seem good mates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 West Ham are after Thierry Henry, if theyv'e got the nuts to try things like this, we surely must be able to ourselves. Must be worth a punt, even for a year and high wages? I don't think anyone has said we're incapable of buying players that are past it and are looking for one final payday. Henry is lined up fora move to the new York redbulls I believe, no disrespect to JPA but that should tell you all you need to know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorvillain Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Why is nobody mentioning Martin Petrov, free transfer, would be a great rotation player for us. I rate M Petrov over Downing......this would be a great move to provide competition on the left flank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I'd have no problems with Petrov coming in for a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 West Ham are after Thierry Henry, if theyv'e got the nuts to try things like this, we surely must be able to ourselves. Must be worth a punt, even for a year and high wages? I don't think anyone has said we're incapable of buying players that are past it and are looking for one final payday. Henry is lined up fora move to the new York redbulls I believe, no disrespect to JPA but that should tell you all you need to know.... Mate you've got to admit that even if "he's past his best", his average is better than a shitload of strikers!? He could be that sub who can turn a game on it's head with a moment of brilliance! Alla Berger, or even the way Phillips is used at Brum. Also a star quality which would undoubtedley boost our profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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