Daweii Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 See ya Jean.. I hope he signed one of his famous jumpers so we could frame it somewhere at Villa Park.. His jumper was iconic even though he wasn't, it would be a shame to get nothing from his time here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Surely we can't be paying this clearings in the woods wages while he is on loan. He couldn't be bothered to do what was necessary to get his permit again so why are we helping him out? **** him, and let him sit at home till a club either wants him and pays his wages or his contract runs out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 20, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 20, 2012 eanwhile, Villa midfielder Jean Makoun is now set to join Bordeaux on a season-long loan. Makoun also does not figure in Lambert's and had been linked with a similar switch to another French side, Rennes, but they have been dragging their feet over a deal. Former Villa manager Gerard Houllier paid £6m to sign Makoun from Lyon in January 2011. But the 29-year-old has only made 11 appearances for Villa and spent most of last season on loan at Greek side Olympiacos. Ne regarderez plus jamais dans le miroir, tu ne trouveras jamais la vérité Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 His move seems to have stalled a bit, from the reports I expected him to leave by yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepDish Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Confirmed on loan to Rennes with a view to a permanent move. Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarpie Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Unfortunate news about Makoun but seems like he couldn't adjust to UK, which sometimes happens with foreign players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Au revoir, connard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 24, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2012 No great loss, a shame he never adapted or really wanted to once Houllier left! All the best J2M! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Another average player leaves.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killeen30 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 As much as I wanted Jean to succeed here and prove all our doubts wrong he is like the player we never really had! Another off the wage bill, oh how our chairman and ginger nuts Paul will be happy at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Another player that the majority on here wanted gone, actually gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Crap player, good **** riddance Will go down alongside Balaban / Stas / Curcic as one of the worst signings ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killeen30 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Seems after Houllier left he didn't wanna hang about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 25, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2012 He's not gone though, we could just as likely end up in the same situation next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 how many years are left on his villa contract? im a little puzzled about this that maybe someone can help with, i read that hes having problems with his visa as hes having difficulty (or being lazy and cant be bothered) to speak english yet hes already played games at he beginning of last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 25, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2012 how many years are left on his villa contract? im a little puzzled about this that maybe someone can help with, i read that hes having problems with his visa as hes having difficulty (or being lazy and cant be bothered) to speak english yet hes already played games at he beginning of last season He has 2 years left. He came in on a 12 month visa, which converts to a longer one as long as the person meets certain criteria, which the main one is learning basic English, whether he has or hasn't learned English is a moot point. I certainly suspect he could meet the requirements (it isn't very hard at all), I suspect he just didn't want to come back and the club used that as a reason to hide the reality of the situation which I don't really blame them for tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 ah, that makes sense bickster, cheers another stroppy footballer then, :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 how many years are left on his villa contract? im a little puzzled about this that maybe someone can help with, i read that hes having problems with his visa as hes having difficulty (or being lazy and cant be bothered) to speak english yet hes already played games at he beginning of last season As Bickster says, it's pretty obvious he just refused to come back to Villa. But the fact that he played for us at the beginning of last season doesn't contradict the language story. He joined in Jan 2011 and would have needed to pass a competency test in English by Jan 2012, at which point he was in Greece, so probably didn't bother to take it. Whether there's anything in this story or not, we will probably never know. Fingers crossed, Rennes will buy him next summer & that will be that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 just more money wasted really, pity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Pity it didn't work out. Could have been a decent midfield option, but when the player seemingly doesn't want to play for you then there's no point trying to keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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