VillaRoy Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Darren Bent must be thinking why the **** did I leave Sunderland, but then again, is probably enjoying the few extra bob. Our team as it stands now, is abysmal. It'll take more than Charle N'Zogbia to make us competetive in the top 8. Right now, we're relegation battle material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I said to my mates when they asked me about if Downing is going/staying about 2 hours ago, with a confident "we've said we're not selling him, he'll defo be at villa next season" only to look a fool. What are we doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 A lot of our fans really are thick. Top 5 club comes calling + big money + player wants to leave to go to said club + player won't sign a new contract = Sell for a big fee. It really isn't that hard to figure out... Yeah, some fans can see the iceburg approaching the Titanic that is Asont Villa, and thinking "oh, thats good, I'd like ice in my drink". Is there any club in the prem where contracts are so easilly torn up as Villa under Lerner? At least O Neill fought against this policy, which is why we have a ginger relegation maestro at the helm now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted July 13, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2011 this tops milner and barry combined for me. barry gave us 10 years, milner i actually think was worse than barry but if we hadnt signed him from newcastle someone else would have and the same thing would have happened to them. we bought downing when no one else wanted him, and paid a lot for him. we effectively wasted a season's worth of wages on him, because he was never fully fit and sharp once he came back from injury. he has a season playing very well (or lets face it, best of an underperforming bunch) and first sniff of interest from a team not even in europa league and hes off. i know, liverpool will always be a massive club but theres no guarantee that they will be back in the big time at the end of this season. hope petrov breaks your leg again, you word removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Easily replaceable - good but not great. Chill people. 6 weeks of transfer fun left to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 **** it, make it positive. Get Given, Hutton, N'Zogbia, Kalou/Sturridge and a 1/2 others and we'll be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAFC2000 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 So you would think that after selling Ashley Young for 16 Million and Downing for 20. Plus 10 Million from RL we have at Least 50 Million to spend....! YES 50 MILLION.....! Loan signings it is then.................! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 £20m for that shithouse? The best really was still to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window09 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I really don't understand this. We don't need to sell him, reject his transfer request. He needs to play well next season to get in the Euro squad. Why didn't we just do what we did with Barry the first summer? He has two years on his contract! I have been behind the board all the way until McLeish, I completely understood Young going...but this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moorski Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Aidan Mc Geady would be a joke no thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 We're waving the white flag here. I thought Downing owed us at least another season but he had other ideas. No amount of club PR bullshit can spin this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baalberith Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Our club really is a joke right now. I can't even see us signing N'Zogbia as a replacement, we'll end up with some mediocre shite to reflect our now very medicore board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazdavies79 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 £20M? Good price. He's not irreplaceable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Put in a transfer request from what I understand to push the move so we had no choice. Fee is undisclosed but over £20M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaineyboy Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 The guys hands in a transfer request, he don't wanna be at villa anymore, we get offered 20mill for a player with less ability than A. Young - can you blame the board. Anyone want to get perspective as to where villa are as a club, last time I checked we were winning **** all. Better players always move to bigger clubs. Players come and go, but the club is always there. We will have a new star player who will come and go - it's the cycle of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottingVilla Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 My main concern is not Downing leaving (Ash much bigger loss) but how and where any funds will be spent. I'm not overly optimistic on the potential replacements Mcleish is going to bring in. Some of the names being banded about are just plain scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v6ter Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 This is one big mess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Nope, still feel shit. What are we doing. In for a long season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Why did mcleish tell fans that we'd only sell downing for stupid money. He either made it up on the spot or he'd been told this by the board, either way it's another mess. I know many on here didn't like Mon but under him we were a respected team pushing the top 4. Pretty much since the moment he left every single aspect of our club has looked nothing short of shambolic. The randy Lerner dream keeps fading and fading away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Relax ladies. 20m is twice what he's worth. We will make signings. We will bring in better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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