Foxy1 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Well if this is true, Ireland's off to stoke and Donny rovers are taking Given and Dunne. The Mirror is always reliable, right? I mean they wouldn't just print absolute bollocks based on nothing, would they? http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-transfer-news-stephen-ireland-1982068 Saying Ireland is on £30k a week undermines the credibility of the whole article. Hughes is a fool but is he stupid enough to offer a big contract to the likes of SI, given his recent experience with QPR? I seriously doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Even if there was some truth to that..I really want to believe its gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarpie Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I wonder if we're paying him 30-40k/week and Man City is paying the rest 30k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I wonder if we're paying him 30-40k/week and Man City is paying the rest 30k. That would be nice, always liked his ability as a player but for someone getting paid that amount he has never given one shit about us. Cant wait til he fecks off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) In the Bent column the Mirror also says that Ireland is on 50k a week here. Doesn't sound like they know their arse from their elbow. Man City would have only paid him the remaining amount of his wages for whatever length of contract he had left when he left them. So if he had 2 years left they would have stopped paying by now. So I assume Ireland would have known that and they would have been pushing for us to pay as much as possible so that he could keep as much as possible after his contract ran out at City. So i'd be surprised if he's on as 'little' as 30-40k here Edited June 23, 2013 by HalfTimePost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 23, 2013 It The Mirror so therefore shouldn't be taken seriously. That said, I've got the engine running and enough petrol to get him to Stoke or Goodison and I'm ready at the drop of a hat to drive him wherever he needs to go. Oh, no smoking in the car though Stephen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 More likely stoke than Evernot I'd say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 23, 2013 I agree, I'd say that is quite likely. Which is great, it will save me money on petrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted June 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 23, 2013 £78k per week, all paid by us. Apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 23, 2013 £78k per week, all paid by us. Apparently. And every penny of it a total waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Well if this is true, Ireland's off to stoke and Donny rovers are taking Given and Dunne. The Mirror is always reliable, right? I mean they wouldn't just print absolute bollocks based on nothing, would they?http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-transfer-news-stephen-ireland-1982068 Saying Ireland is on £30k a week undermines the credibility of the whole article. Hughes is a fool but is he stupid enough to offer a big contract to the likes of SI, given his recent experience with QPR? I seriously doubt it. Thankfully, some managers never learn. Well if this is true, Ireland's off to stoke and Donny rovers are taking Given and Dunne. The Mirror is always reliable, right? I mean they wouldn't just print absolute bollocks based on nothing, would they?http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-transfer-news-stephen-ireland-1982068 Saying Ireland is on £30k a week undermines the credibility of the whole article. Hughes is a fool but is he stupid enough to offer a big contract to the likes of SI, given his recent experience with QPR? I seriously doubt it. Thankfully, some managers never learn. Well if this is true, Ireland's off to stoke and Donny rovers are taking Given and Dunne. The Mirror is always reliable, right? I mean they wouldn't just print absolute bollocks based on nothing, would they?http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-transfer-news-stephen-ireland-1982068 Saying Ireland is on £30k a week undermines the credibility of the whole article. Hughes is a fool but is he stupid enough to offer a big contract to the likes of SI, given his recent experience with QPR? I seriously doubt it. Thankfully, some managers never learn. in the case of Newcastle some owners don't either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Really can't see anyone taking him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I hate you Ireland, you are everything that is wrong with modern football and everything that is negative about this club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Be almost a 'signing' if Stoke or another club was daft enough to take Ireland from us. Dunne and Given to Doncaster- wtf? The silly season has started! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Ireland has lived up to all of my expectations pre-signing, my opinion at the time is that he was/is a little unbalanced (mentally, I don't mean he has one leg shorter than the other though this could also be true for all I know) and no longer motivated to play football for some reason, no doubt heavily influenced by the absurd amount of money he's already earned off the back of 12-18 months of playing well. He was damaged goods and I'd love to know who's decision it was to bring him in as part of that deal. We will find it very difficult to move him on now as if I'm thinking this stuff then I'm sure many others are, the best thing we can do is to negotiate as hard as possible on a settlement figure to cancel his contract, if he had any self respect he'd do what Holman has done to get first team football elsewhere. The sooner his billy big bollocks attitude and neon Bentley are removed from the training ground and general environment the better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 He was damaged goods and I'd love to know who's decision it was to bring him in as part of that deal. Think it must have been O'Neill - he fitted into our counterattacking style at the time. Probably would have turned out to be a good player under him too I think, but left us with a proper white elephant instead. As H&V said, the sooner the snakeskin trousers go the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted June 24, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) Come on Stoke. Please try changing your horrible football style by bringing in the magnificent Ireland to transform you into a top 6 team. Plleeeeeeeeeeeeeeassssssssseeeeeeeeeeeee Edited June 24, 2013 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Ireland earns £30,000 a week at Villa so his wages would not be a problem for Stoke ... or Everton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 He's on about 50k isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelboyVilla Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 He was damaged goods and I'd love to know who's decision it was to bring him in as part of that deal. Think it must have been O'Neill - he fitted into our counterattacking style at the time. Probably would have turned out to be a good player under him too I think, but left us with a proper white elephant instead. As H&V said, the sooner the snakeskin trousers go the better. O'Neill had gone by the time he signed, OK he apparently met Ireland but we know he didn't want to sell Milner in the first place. Lerner should have cancelled the deal as soon as the shopaholic MON left the building as it was lunacy to risk a new manager wanting such a controversial player as Ireland. Randy has to take the blame for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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