beasley14 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 When dud he say that last comment? Was he talking about us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 When dud he say that last comment? Was he talking about us? He said it when he was on England duty for the Switzerland game. Yes he was talking about us. For some reason, he said their fans, rather than our fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I was sure he'd be here for another season seeing as we bought him when he was crocked. The more recent quotes are not too positive although I can't see a CL team coming in for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 If he wants to play in Europe, maybe he should go to Small Heath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 If he wants to play Champions League he should go abroad and play for Romanian team FC Oţelul Galaţi as they already are qualified for the group stages? No I didn't think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_The_Villan Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Cmon now. Its about the £££££££££ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCVilla2011 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Your living in the past mate.. Try looking at recent history of the 2 clubs in all areas. Villa have a better ground, better training facilities, more modern and up to date in every area, more kids coming through, better finacially, richer owner and better players running deeper.. Liverpool are a good/average side in and around 6th place, just like we are. We finished above them last but one season ago and last season we had massive injuries and in house problems, yet still we started to get it together towards the end of the season beating them and climbing the table... Liverpool as a global brand? You mean Asia buying their shirts? Try looking at how many City,Man U ansd Chelsea shirts are bought there last year and how fast they are growing globaly in comparison.. The world fan base changes with success..Liverpool "need" to win the league and quickly if they want to remain a big club...The pressure is far more on their shoulders than ours. We are growing very steadily and have a better infrastucture in place at this time. Liverpool are living off their past which is slowly getting forgotten about with the emergence of the big boys. What recent history makes us better? Villa Park maybe more modern but Anfield has a bigger capacity...which is more important? As others have pointed out, their ground is one of the most iconic in the whole of sport. How do you know we have better training facilities, or more to the point, who cares? How do you know we have more kids coming through, haven’t pool got something like 8 of the England U17 squad at the World Cup atm? (Sterling looks like a potential super star) Some cracking young lads in the first team at the end of the season too I thought Better financially? Based on? I don’t see us splashing the cash like them... Richer owner? If you or anyone follows Baseball, their owners are fantastic at the Red Sox... Better players? Really? How many of our players would get in their side? Didn’t Liverpool sign the biggest £££ shirt sponsor in the world not long ago? You go anywhere in the world and Liverpool will be amongst the top 5 clubs in world football. Thats just the way it is and we can’t compete with that. Sad but true. It’s a little delusional to think otherwise really, we all want Downing to stay but come on! Although saying that and getting back on topic, if we were to swap Downing for N’zogbia and Foster, that would improve the team overall imo. Be the smart thing to do considering he looks as though he’s had his head turned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildwood Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Re-reading those quotes - he's just trying to get a better deal. Now Young has gone, he knows that he is top dog (with Bent), and he wants a new wage that reflects that. Also for Villa to spend with 'ambition' to challenge for Champions League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIW Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 So eloquently written you could almost be a "pool" fan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIW Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 ...oh and that thing about us all wanting Downing to stay? Not quite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted June 28, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2011 Cheers TRS-T, I wasnt expecting that big of an answer. So from what i can tell its all whispers and heresay ATM? Nothing concrete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCVilla2011 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 So eloquently written you could almost be a "pool" fan... Good post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_The_Villan Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 It’s a little delusional to think otherwise really, we all want Downing to stay but come on! Although saying that and getting back on topic, if we were to swap Downing for N’zogbia and Foster, that would improve the team overall imo. Be the smart thing to do considering he looks as though he’s had his head turned. 100% agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steaknchips Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 It’s a little delusional to think otherwise really, we all want Downing to stay but come on! Although saying that and getting back on topic, if we were to swap Downing for N’zogbia and Foster, that would improve the team overall imo. Be the smart thing to do considering he looks as though he’s had his head turned. 100% agree. I'd rather have Downing and Kusczkak(free), than N'Zogbia and Foster.. He should be signing a new deal..You cant go from loving the club one week to wanting out the next week without good reason. He was saying we have ambition and on the right road etc. We had McAllister at that time, saying we have people we want to bring in etc.. Whats happened? "There is a plan to move forward which is already there. "As much as it would be ideal if Gerard was here, it can be done from his home because we're down the line on a few things. "I don't have to give anything away, but I'm talking about people that might want to come here, people we want to try and attract here, people that want to stay, people that might have to find a club. "We know the positions where we are strong but we also know where we need to strengthen. It's ongoing and you've got to be like that, you've got to be prepared to go into the market and get these deals through." Has this plan to move forward been scrapped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 We had McAllister at that time, saying we have people we want to bring in etc.. Whats happened? Well, Gary McAllister left the club for starters, along with most of the management team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 It’s a little delusional to think otherwise really, we all want Downing to stay but come on! Although saying that and getting back on topic, if we were to swap Downing for N’zogbia and Foster, that would improve the team overall imo. Be the smart thing to do considering he looks as though he’s had his head turned. 100% agree. I'd rather have Downing and Kusczkak(free), than N'Zogbia and Foster.. He should be signing a new deal..You cant go from loving the club one week to wanting out the next week without good reason. He was saying we have ambition and on the right road etc. We had McAllister at that time, saying we have people we want to bring in etc.. Whats happened? "There is a plan to move forward which is already there. "As much as it would be ideal if Gerard was here, it can be done from his home because we're down the line on a few things. "I don't have to give anything away, but I'm talking about people that might want to come here, people we want to try and attract here, people that want to stay, people that might have to find a club. "We know the positions where we are strong but we also know where we need to strengthen. It's ongoing and you've got to be like that, you've got to be prepared to go into the market and get these deals through." Has this plan to move forward been scrapped? Starting to wish that Houllier had stayed on now. Undoubtedly warming to Mcleish and willing to give him a chance, but I genuinly think that with Houllier in charge, we'd be pushing in the right direction next year. Or to put it in another way, we'd have made some top signings by now (or be in the throws of). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steaknchips Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 It’s a little delusional to think otherwise really, we all want Downing to stay but come on! Although saying that and getting back on topic, if we were to swap Downing for N’zogbia and Foster, that would improve the team overall imo. Be the smart thing to do considering he looks as though he’s had his head turned. 100% agree. I'd rather have Downing and Kusczkak(free), than N'Zogbia and Foster.. He should be signing a new deal..You cant go from loving the club one week to wanting out the next week without good reason. He was saying we have ambition and on the right road etc. We had McAllister at that time, saying we have people we want to bring in etc.. Whats happened? "There is a plan to move forward which is already there. "As much as it would be ideal if Gerard was here, it can be done from his home because we're down the line on a few things. "I don't have to give anything away, but I'm talking about people that might want to come here, people we want to try and attract here, people that want to stay, people that might have to find a club. "We know the positions where we are strong but we also know where we need to strengthen. It's ongoing and you've got to be like that, you've got to be prepared to go into the market and get these deals through." Has this plan to move forward been scrapped? Starting to wish that Houllier had stayed on now. Undoubtedly warming to Mcleish and willing to give him a chance, but I genuinly think that with Houllier in charge, we'd be pushing in the right direction next year. Or to put it in another way, we'd have made some top signings by now (or be in the throws of). And Downing would be on a new contract :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 And Downing would be on a new contract :? Just not at Aston Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 And Downing would be on a new contract Maybe, not 100% convinced myself, I think if someone like Liverpool comes knocking, he was always going to want to leave in reality. The difference is that we would have already known, and made enquiries into, our transfer targets, where as a few weeks down the line and we've only just appointed our manager who hasnt even had a chance to assess the squad yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 It’s a little delusional to think otherwise really, we all want Downing to stay but come on! Although saying that and getting back on topic, if we were to swap Downing for N’zogbia and Foster, that would improve the team overall imo. Be the smart thing to do considering he looks as though he’s had his head turned. 100% agree. I'd rather have Downing and Kusczkak(free), than N'Zogbia and Foster.. He should be signing a new deal..You cant go from loving the club one week to wanting out the next week without good reason. He was saying we have ambition and on the right road etc. We had McAllister at that time, saying we have people we want to bring in etc.. Whats happened? "There is a plan to move forward which is already there. "As much as it would be ideal if Gerard was here, it can be done from his home because we're down the line on a few things. "I don't have to give anything away, but I'm talking about people that might want to come here, people we want to try and attract here, people that want to stay, people that might have to find a club. "We know the positions where we are strong but we also know where we need to strengthen. It's ongoing and you've got to be like that, you've got to be prepared to go into the market and get these deals through." Has this plan to move forward been scrapped? Starting to wish that Houllier had stayed on now. Undoubtedly warming to Mcleish and willing to give him a chance, but I genuinly think that with Houllier in charge, we'd be pushing in the right direction next year. Or to put it in another way, we'd have made some top signings by now (or be in the throws of). And Downing would be on a new contract :? Agree, this is one of the big things, If they had stayed I reckoned we would already have made signings, or been very close, the ship would have been settled and we would be able to look forward to the transfer window, the football style, and the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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