Jimzk5 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 The interview with Ireland was in the telegraph with a few more quotes. (can't c+p on phone) but here's the best one "i felt at villa if I didn't score a hat trick id be on the bench the next week, when I got a run of games I got player of the season" The bloke is mentally I'll. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 What a deluded clearing in the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Wouldn't have minded seeing him in a midfield 3 with Delph and Westwood in this team now. He'd be able to get some decent balls forward to this talented front three. Obviously I'm in the minority For a while he was the only person who could control and pass the ball in our team. I don't dislike him half as much as everyone else does here. I like players who have good technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 The interview with Ireland was in the telegraph with a few more quotes. (can't c+p on phone) but here's the best one "i felt at villa if I didn't score a hat trick id be on the bench the next week, when I got a run of games I got player of the season" The bloke is mentally I'll. Not really. He was inexplicably dropped many times even after putting in (relatively) good performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted September 5, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 5, 2013 When exactly were these many good performances that he was dropped after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArteSuave Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 I don't dislike him half as much as everyone else does here. I like players who have good technique. I actually dislike him more because of how good he could have been. People try and make out him and Bannan are alike in that they just weren't quite good enough. In reality when Ireland was Bannan's age he scored 13 and got 13 assists and came 3rd in PFA young player of the year. I don't know why the **** he played the way he did for us in his last few games, he seems to have some kind of persecution complex. I'll be annoyed if he plays well again now he's left but at least I have our current motivated, talented, hard working, not mental squad to console myself with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2013 I see an article today about how Stoke think they can get the best out of him and how he can return to form. Bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 He's about as likely to return to form as his old team mate Michael Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 If he bears no grudge with Lambert who exactly is it he wants to stick two fingers up at i wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2013 If he bears no grudge with Lambert who exactly is it he wants to stick two fingers up at i wonder? He's an angry gobshite. He'll stick them up in our [Villa's] general direction. **** him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 So is Ireland permanently gone now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Yeah, his contract is up at the end of the season I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Yeah, his contract is up at the end of the season I believe. Could be gone in the next few days, Hughes wants to sign him permanently in Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Why sign him permanently for a fee in Jan when he's your player on loan anyway until the end of the season and you can offer him a contract without paying a fee? It's not like Lambert is going to recall him. Seems a bit odd to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Why sign him permanently for a fee in Jan when he's your player on loan anyway until the end of the season and you can offer him a contract without paying a fee? It's not like Lambert is going to recall him. Seems a bit odd to me. I think we're willing to let him go without a fee. Suggestions are that Stoke want to do this so they can then sign Guidetti on loan, which I don't think they can currently do with Ireland on loan. Providing we aren't paying Ireland his wages until the end of the year, it's a win-win situation for all involved, Villa lose Irelands £80k p/w (or whatever Stoke weren't paying) from the wage bill and Stoke sign Ireland until the end of the season as well as getting Guidetti on loan. I strongly suspect that we will still be paying some of Ireland's wages though, as I don't see why Ireland would agree to join Stoke until the end of the season on what I assume would be lower wages at least I assume Stoke can't pay players £80k p/w - when he could see out his loan deal and be paid by both us and Stoke. Then again the Telegraph story reporting this did say Stoke were "Taking Over" the contract, which might indicate that Stoke are going to pay him £80k pw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Last act for us to nobble Suarez today please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Glad hes going, leech and terrible signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 That's an insult to leeches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 That really was the beginning of the end for us wasn't it; selling James Milner and signing Ireland. I remember watching SSN in the morning and seeing Jimmy being chased and interviewed down a street in Manchester saying we're just trying to get the deal ironed out now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I'm not sure how SI is geting on for Stoke but I'd assume he's doing ok if they want to sign him. I also suspect he's going to go back to not giving a hoot once he puts pen to paper on a new multi-year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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