Coops_AVFC Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Are there any updates on the Ireland situation? I know it was stated yesterday he was having talks with us but it's gone very quiet again. An MM or Gazton post right now would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 11, 2010 Moderator Share Posted August 11, 2010 I know he's raw. He always will be if he's not let loose. What I'm saying is Downing has shown us enough in a bad way to justify throwing Marc on and at least giving him a chance. We owe him that. He can do no more than what he has done with the opportunities he was given in pre-season. It's ridiculous not to use him at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 BOF, open up the Ireland thread again will ya? My bits are getting lost in the mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I thought Downing looked fine the other night. No reason for him not to start either Also not sure why its either him or Albrighton either considering one plays left and the other right I reckon we may go 451 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerHQ Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Well if we play 3 behind Gabby, then one of Albrighton, Downing, Ireland (fingers crossed) and Young will miss out unless we play Ireland as part of the central two but that would be a huge waste. No chance on Young not starting so between Downing and Albrighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I know he's raw. He always will be if he's not let loose. What I'm saying is Downing has shown us enough in a bad way to justify throwing Marc on and at least giving him a chance. We owe him that. He can do no more than what he has done with the opportunities he was given in pre-season. It's ridiculous not to use him at this point. Downing looked good the other night BOF, just lacked a bit of end product that nearly came at the end. Looked confident. I think hel be a big player for us this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daft Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I know he's raw. He always will be if he's not let loose. What I'm saying is Downing has shown us enough in a bad way to justify throwing Marc on and at least giving him a chance. We owe him that. He can do no more than what he has done with the opportunities he was given in pre-season. It's ridiculous not to use him at this point. What if he REALLY doesn't cut it yet and we go on to lose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Not the game to start Albrighton especially with conditions at club at the moment as this will be a high pressure game. Best to go in with experienced players with Albrighton as sub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 11, 2010 Moderator Share Posted August 11, 2010 What if he REALLY doesn't cut it yet and we go on to lose? Then so what? Them's the risks of football. It's probably the same reasoning that stopped O'Neill ever going outside his first choice 11. You don't use him in the 2nd game and you introduce him more gently. But 'what if' he sets up 2 peaches for Carew. We can't speculate. Just use him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 -----------Reo-Coker---Petrov------------ Albrighton-------------------------Young -------------------Ireland------------------ -------------------Gabby------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Ireland will be the only player we bring in this window IMO. Can't see many more going out the door either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I know he's raw. He always will be if he's not let loose. What I'm saying is Downing has shown us enough in a bad way to justify throwing Marc on and at least giving him a chance. We owe him that. He can do no more than what he has done with the opportunities he was given in pre-season. It's ridiculous not to use him at this point. Good to see McDonald say on the official site that everybody will be given a chance and its a clean slate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Ireland will be the only player we bring in this window IMO. Can't see many more going out the door either. Agree! I'm not having any expectations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Hierro Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 If we want a good, young, up and coming, young striker with great potential and bags of ability, cheap and on low wages we should go for Norwegian Mohammed Abdellaoue, current top scorer in the Norwegian league. Starts for Norway tonight. Available for £1.5 mill. Blackburn will be there along with other clubs and they will most likely bid for him in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 11, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2010 If Sven comes in in the next week I'm sure there will be a flurry of activity similar to when he was at City and brought in the likes of Elano and Zabaleta pretty quickly. At least with a new manager we may actually start shopping abroad again which imo will be a nice change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Sell the shite. Let the new manager bring in a few fresh faces. Give the fans something to get optimistic about. Ireland would be ideal. A back-up left back/right back, another winger to rotate (considering Young stays) and a striker. Should do until January anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Villa should buy Gylfi Sigurðsson from Reading. He's an attacking midfielder who scores loads of goals. He had fantastic game this evening when Iceland U21s won Germany 4-1 and scored a brilliant goal straight from a free kick. He wouldn't cost too much and I think he can definitely handle playing in the Premier League. I think we should snap him up before someone else does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heystally! Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Villa should buy Gylfi Sigurðsson from Reading. He's an attacking midfielder who scores loads of goals. He had fantastic game this evening when Iceland U21s won Germany 4-1 and scored a brilliant goal straight from a free kick. He wouldn't cost too much and I think he can definitely handle playing in the Premier League. I think we should snap him up before someone else does. Why wouldn't he cost too much? He's probably Reading's best player, and they have playoff ambitions this year. And they are hardly in the Portsmouth/Cardiff/Sheffield Wednesday predicament at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L6HolteEnder Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Heard carew to besiktas but feel it is untrue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 He shouldn't cost more than 5m pounds I think. His wages would be much lower than for example Sidwell's. We know that the wage bill is the main issue of worry so getting Sidwell off it and maybe Heskey and then getting Sigurðsson in could work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts