Villan4Life Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 mirror Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is set to make a double raid on Norwich. Lambert wants central defender Daniel Ayala as well as striker Grant Holt from his former club. He is also keen to snap up Leeds ace Robert Snodgrass and Blackpool forward Matt Phillips as part of his Villa Park revolution. Lambert has given Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner a list of targets to steer the club away from another relegation battle. With a transfer fund of around £20million, he knows he must find value for money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 He has Snodgrass at Livingstone and wanted him at Norwich, and gave Matt Phillips his debut at Wycombe... these links would not suprise me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I don't know if buying championship players is the best way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain-from-Texas Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I would happily take Snodgrass and Phillip. No to Holt, and I don't know enough about Ayala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 These names aren't giving me the boner I'd like to have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 In three years Daniel Ayala has made 37 appearances, been sent out on loan to Hull and Derby whilst at liverpool and spent 95 percent of last season in the physio's room. Doesn't fill me with any confidence or excitement tbh but I'm sure PL knows more about him than I do and at least it looks like we're focusing on younger players and not washed up journeymen. He is only 21 though, viewed as having loads of potential, has been very unlucky with injuries and I'm assuming we can get him very cheap on not so high wages. Guessing Norwich will play nastily though if we are in for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic_bouma Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 its a good job he's paul lambert and has the reputation he does.... if it was any other manager i imagine VT would be in meltdown over these types of links! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted June 10, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2012 Am a fan of Phillips so yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaGoMarching Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Phillips and Thomas Ince, little rough round the edges but both are exciting talents, worth a gamble on for a few million, Will get bums off seats when they run with the ball, we haven't had many players recently to excite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted June 10, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2012 Phillips and Thomas Ince, little rough round the edges but both are exciting talents, worth a gamble on for a few million, Will get bums off seats when they run with the ball, we haven't had many players recently to excite. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForfarVillan Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Philips is class, as is snodgrass, don't know much about the Ayala fella though. I really hope if we're going for lower league prospects we go for Jordan Rhodes, the guy looks like a natural born striker and Im pretty sure he'll make it in the Premiership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFy Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The Mirror should be banned as a source of speculation. Lazy journalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiz Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Let me know where you want Ayala delivered and I'll drive him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted June 10, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2012 Let me know where you want Ayala delivered and I'll drive him up. haha. wiz, why don't you look at somethign like this http://www.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/details/17259891?featured=1&utm_content=featured_listing? you could get yourself a season ticket, easy to get to all the home games from there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Never knew Ayala was from Sevilla, interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 would be pretty happy with those three signings Matts Phillips is a A.Young esc winger/ forward who will take on defenders, Ayala's pretty solid and he's only 21 so he could improve an Lambert knows him so not a bad signing and Snodgrass is a pretty damn good winger! UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Never knew Ayala was from Sevilla, interesting. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Ignoring the story for the Mirror factor. However, Phillips is a good shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 If we're going to be spending most of our budget on championship players then our new manager is going to be taking an awful risk with our available finances. It's ok to risk one, but three is a risk too far in my book. Just hope we don't have another manager whos going to waste more money on average players who are no better than what we already have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moorski Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Don't believe everything you read in the papers linking players,Lambert is no mug he will sign & release the right players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts