T.Daley Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Just seen the article about Reo-Coker on SSN website. I think he would be a steady free signing, still only 28. There are a lot of experienced Prem players out of contract, so you never know we might pick a few up, and there is no deadline for them. Clutching at straws...yes I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I really don't know what you lot were expecting - this was yet another transitional year when we sacked McLeish and brought in a new manager with a completely new and much better footballing philosophy. This will take time, if you can't accept that then you probably shouldn't be supporting a football club. EDIT - Not expressly directed at you, VillaRoy. Although I rate Lambert - he can't turn poor players into good ones. and he won't be able to bring enough players of note in - unless he is provided with a decent amount of funds. A net spend of £7m is even lower than i predicted. I find it hard to beleive he is sitting on a decent warchest - than can't be spent until we sell Warnock. In defence, midfield and attack - we are relying on academy products to cut the mustard in the prem - the evidence that they can do this has bennat best spasmodic. Indeed the influx of academy players into the first 11 in the last 2 seasons has coincided with a slide down the table. - The fact we are starting the season in such a state doesn't bode well .......no matter who the manager is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 No more than 30k for Reo-coker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Just read on Wiki that we apparently Paid £8.5 million for NRC :shock: MON really did a number on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onje_villa Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Reo **** Coker! Piss off, couldn't cut it before so let's have him back... The guy can't pass wind and is an expert at pointing lots, looking like a leader and yet actually doing **** all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coops_AVFC Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Noticed @Astonvilla_Views tweeted last night saying they'd had 3 DM's off different people stating Carroll was a done. Most likely twitter guff, just hadn't seen this mentioned on here is all. As you were, gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I'd definitely take NRC back on a free - we need someone who can hassle the opposition from midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Sign up Reo Coker, put him next to El Ahmadi, push Stephen Ireland closer to Bent. We'd look more solid in midfield like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadoftrinity Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I'd definitely take NRC back on a free - we need someone who can hassle the opposition from midfield. We are not that desperate. I wouldn't even want him if he offer to play for free. We are looking to keep the ball better, NRC is certainly not the player for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Although I rate Lambert - he can't turn poor players into good ones. and he won't be able to bring enough players of note in - unless he is provided with a decent amount of funds. A net spend of £7m is even lower than i predicted. I find it hard to beleive he is sitting on a decent warchest - than can't be spent until we sell Warnock. In defence, midfield and attack - we are relying on academy products to cut the mustard in the prem - the evidence that they can do this has bennat best spasmodic. Indeed the influx of academy players into the first 11 in the last 2 seasons has coincided with a slide down the table. - The fact we are starting the season in such a state doesn't bode well .......no matter who the manager is. Nobody can magically turn poor players into good ones but what Lambert is good at, and what I think he picked up from MON, is the ability to motivate and get the best out of his players - all you have to do is look at Norwich for that. Our academy products are actually pretty good and will be an asset for us - it's obvious that we could do with signing a couple more players but I think we will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I had hoped that the poster/rumour of 8m to spend was BS 8m plus whatever can be raised from sales was probably the only 'close to' correct ITK info posted on here all summer. We've not even seen that yet of course! Who posted it ? He deserves a pat on the backIsn't that the same 'ITK' that linked us to a player that had already signed for another club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I'd definitely take NRC back on a free - we need someone who can hassle the opposition from midfield. We are not that desperate. I wouldn't even want him if he offer to play for free. We are looking to keep the ball better, NRC is certainly not the player for that. NRC hasn't really played in a team like ours before - he can do short sideways passing and he'll be surrounded by players who take the ball off him. His strength lies in his ability to limit the opposition and break up what they're trying to do - he's not perfect but we only have Herd who can do that and he is still relatively inexperienced. Anyone remember when NRC took Cristiano Ronaldo out of the game when we played Man U at VP a few years back? He started RB but basically man-marked him the whole game and gave him nothing, Cronaldo sulked off as he was getting subbed, milking the boos from the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Sign up Reo Coker, put him next to El Ahmadi, push Stephen Ireland closer to Bent. We'd look more solid in midfield like that. In theory NRC could be a good anchor man for a team but he just doesn't accept his limitations and he can't keep things simple. If he could just win the ball and then pass it to literally the next man available he would be a reasonable player. The thing is he can't do that. Either he goes on a stupid run to nowhere or he loses the ball with a poor pass. Stay away please. Far better players available who can do a much, much better job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 24, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2012 If it's a choice between NRC or no one then i'd take NRC. Simply for numbers. A couple of injurys and our midfield is so weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I had hoped that the poster/rumour of 8m to spend was BS 8m plus whatever can be raised from sales was probably the only 'close to' correct ITK info posted on here all summer. We've not even seen that yet of course! Who posted it ? He deserves a pat on the backIsn't that the same 'ITK' that linked us to a player that had already signed for another club? I said we would have £8m plus 50% of sales revenue. I got slated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onje_villa Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Astonvilla_views was the same guy who said Benteke was at BMH right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 We've got one week to make some serious repairs to our broken squad. I feel very let down at this point by the disparity between the rhetoric when Lambert was appointed and the inaction of the club in backing him. I wonder how much longer they are going to keep pedaling the 'vibrant new era' line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggy_333 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I've been one of the 'Happy Clappy' Villa fans for a while now and i was under the opinion that Villa would spend this summer but i have to admit i'm becoming disillusioned by the board. People have said that the early signings were just to increase season ticket sales and I honestly sat reading these comments thinking how stupid the people saying those things must really be, but maybe they were right! Villa fans are fickle and should we spend £20 mil in the next 7 days i'll probably be back to singing Lerners praises but at the moment i am one very unhappy and disappointed Villa fan :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 However, every time they dangle that carrot of 'next time will be different, lessons have been learnt' less and less people will fall for it. Last year it was 'Imagine what McLeish will be like if backed'. This year is 'lessons have been learnt and Paul will be backed to have the squad he wants'. Aston Villa are fast giving up on the 'football club' bit. this does seem how it is unde rlener and faulkner. they told us wage sout of control, now we got rid of the likes of beye, l young, heskey, carlos, collins, carew all high earners off the wage bill so now what rubbish are they trying to feed us that its a new start under a new manager. thats the angle this season then they will come up with another next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 NRC or Delph..........NRC every single time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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