sharkyvilla Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I am glad to see the back of the useless t**t. £20m? he was overpriced at £12m. Will be glad to see a cheaper Charlie N'Zog take his place with Albri on the other wing. If we can get Given, Charlie and Scotty for what we sold the turncoat for i'll be happy. Agreed, though he was good last season in a really dire team. Just frigging hope those three come in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwdriver Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 the thing that pizzed me off was when eck got the job he had this meeting with some chosen fans that mystery man leaked on some of the message boards with stuff like "we're gonna play exciting football with wingers Gabby and Benty up front 4-4-****-2 Downing not for sale unless we get 50mil. Then what happens? they let him got for 20m. So Big Eck now looks like a bigger joker than he did to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 the thing that pizzed me off was when eck got the job he had this meeting with some chosen fans that mystery man leaked on some of the message boards with stuff like "we're gonna play exciting football with wingers Gabby and Benty up front 4-4-****-2 Downing not for sale unless we get 50mil. Then what happens? they let him got for 20m. So Big Eck now looks like a bigger joker than he did to start with. Agreed. I dont think McLeish has had any input or was even being consulted about Ash and Downing going etc http://www.villatalk.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=69395&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Dalglish is going to bankrupt them at this rate :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellbydate Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 the thing that pizzed me off was when eck got the job he had this meeting with some chosen fans that mystery man leaked on some of the message boards with stuff like "we're gonna play exciting football with wingers Gabby and Benty up front 4-4-****-2 Downing not for sale unless we get 50mil. Then what happens? they let him got for 20m. So Big Eck now looks like a bigger joker than he did to start with. Agreed. I dont think McLeish has had any input or was even being consulted about Ash and Downing going etc http://www.villatalk.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=69395&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=105 i think you're both naive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_The_Villan Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 the thing that pizzed me off was when eck got the job he had this meeting with some chosen fans that mystery man leaked on some of the message boards with stuff like "we're gonna play exciting football with wingers Gabby and Benty up front 4-4-****-2 Downing not for sale unless we get 50mil. Then what happens? they let him got for 20m. So Big Eck now looks like a bigger joker than he did to start with. Downing put in a transfer request though. That changed everything. Its better to just get the best price and sell at that point. The same thing is happening with Modric at Spurs. He will be a Chelsea player come next season. Thats football. So no...it didnt make Eck look like a bigger joker than he did to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 the thing that pizzed me off was when eck got the job he had this meeting with some chosen fans that mystery man leaked on some of the message boards with stuff like "we're gonna play exciting football with wingers Gabby and Benty up front 4-4-****-2 Downing not for sale unless we get 50mil. Then what happens? they let him got for 20m. So Big Eck now looks like a bigger joker than he did to start with. Agreed. I dont think McLeish has had any input or was even being consulted about Ash and Downing going etc http://www.villatalk.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=69395&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=105 i think you're both naive. Naive for believing what McLeish said and the clubs reported position on Downing? Yes i guess i was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 £20m great bit of business, thats like getting £8m for Beye. Lets move on now, I am looking forward to new faces and a fresh start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Bear Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I think this should be locked now. We all pretty much feel the same. He isn't a Villa player anymore so out of sight and out of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellbydate Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 the thing that pizzed me off was when eck got the job he had this meeting with some chosen fans that mystery man leaked on some of the message boards with stuff like "we're gonna play exciting football with wingers Gabby and Benty up front 4-4-****-2 Downing not for sale unless we get 50mil. Then what happens? they let him got for 20m. So Big Eck now looks like a bigger joker than he did to start with. Agreed. I dont think McLeish has had any input or was even being consulted about Ash and Downing going etc http://www.villatalk.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=69395&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=105 i think you're both naive. Naive for believing what McLeish said and the clubs reported position on Downing? Yes i guess i was. For thinking that McLeish and Lerner didn't discuss the possibility of him and Young leaving in the job interview. For thinking that saying £50m wasn't anything more than 'come and give me a lot of money'. He always wanted out, they (as in, the board and alex) knew and didn't want to keep an ungrateful rocket polisher, so bled the shit out of Liverpool. And now we have £20m. good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andykeenan Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Didnt even thank us in interview after stud by him wen injured. But I won't boo him wen he returns. £8 profit made not 2 shabby. Had one he was a good player and thats it 20 million for a player who doesn't tackle and can go missing in games is good business like Young he will find out that its hard to shine in a good side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die_Hard Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Couldn't care less. 20m is great business for a guy who is surely one of the most overrated players in the league? Inconsistent, total lightweight, one foot... he was the best of a bad bunch last season as far as I'm concerned. All that nonsense he spouted not long ago about loving Villa and being determined to repay the club who took a big risk on him when he was injured. Good riddance. He will always be Steve McClarens overrated rent boy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 the thing that pizzed me off was when eck got the job he had this meeting with some chosen fans that mystery man leaked on some of the message boards with stuff like "we're gonna play exciting football with wingers Gabby and Benty up front 4-4-****-2 Downing not for sale unless we get 50mil. Then what happens? they let him got for 20m. So Big Eck now looks like a bigger joker than he did to start with. Agreed. I dont think McLeish has had any input or was even being consulted about Ash and Downing going etc http://www.villatalk.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=69395&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=105 i think you're both naive. Naive for believing what McLeish said and the clubs reported position on Downing? Yes i guess i was. For thinking that McLeish and Lerner didn't discuss the possibility of him and Young leaving in the job interview. For thinking that saying £50m wasn't anything more than 'come and give me a lot of money'. He always wanted out, they (as in, the board and alex) knew and didn't want to keep an ungrateful rocket polisher, so bled the shit out of Liverpool. And now we have £20m. good. This x1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 As a diehard villafan it really hurted to watch him bottle out tackles all the time..so for that iam glad hes gone...now let's move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moorski Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Close the threads Mods, all that needs to be said has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 As a diehard villafan it really hurted to watch him bottle out tackles all the time..so for that iam glad hes gone...now let's move on.Interesting. Do you think when we bought him it was mainly for his tackling? If not, why did you worry about this (IMO largely imagined and certainly overrexaggerated) "bottling" out of tackles rather than just sit back and enjoy his ball control, passing and crossing skills? (All of which we will miss seriously.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 As a diehard villafan it really hurted to watch him bottle out tackles all the time..so for that iam glad hes gone...now let's move on.Interesting. Do you think when we bought him it was mainly for his tackling? If not, why did you worry about this (IMO largely imagined and certainly overrexaggerated) "bottling" out of tackles rather than just sit back and enjoy his ball control, passing and crossing skills? (All of which we will miss seriously.) Well i dont know what you require of someone pulling on the claret and blue shirt..but i want them not to act like a wussy evrytime there is a 50/50 chance of winning the ball..and he did just that! Sit back and enjoy his ball control,passing and crossing skills ? you make it sound like he is messi or some world beater...very over rated player IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 As a diehard villafan it really hurted to watch him bottle out tackles all the time..so for that iam glad hes gone...now let's move on.Interesting. Do you think when we bought him it was mainly for his tackling? If not, why did you worry about this (IMO largely imagined and certainly overrexaggerated) "bottling" out of tackles rather than just sit back and enjoy his ball control, passing and crossing skills? (All of which we will miss seriously.) Well i dont know what you require of someone pulling on the claret and blue shirt..but i want them not to act like a wussy evrytime there is a 50/50 chance of winning the ball..and he did just that! Sit back and enjoy his ball control,passing and crossing skills ? you make it sound like he is messi or some world beater...very over rated player IMO That was the player he was. Geniune 50/50 happened about 10 times all season, he probably bottled all 10 of them, he probably recieved the ball 1000 times+ so I'd say the positives and importance of his game outweighed the negatives. His work ethic was still high, he also made a lot of sliding tackle, he just simply lacked bottle. Didn't make him a bad player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 i dont think anybody can blame him for leaving? He obviously has ambitions as a football player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Why do we always question players loyalty when they leave villa but not when they join? Players are not loyal, dont expect them to be. If you pay them enough, they will stay. If you are ambitious, they will stay. We need to stop expecting players to be 'loyal' to villa. They are not villa fans, they want money and success and until our football club stops selling its best players or is taken over by a wealthy arab, they are never going to be loyal. I know its shit, but its just the way it is. It makes getting a players name on the back of your shirt harder than ever. You cant just choose the best player because you know your shirt will be outdated the following season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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