BOF Posted October 8, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2015 We offered him a contract. He refused because he saw himself as a bigger fish. Then his knee went. Tough.I think I saw earlier today that he's now training with AZ Alkmaar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 AZ is club he started so probably just training to get fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 we dont actually miss him though, Richards has been twice the player of Vlaar and is a lot more durable. Decent player on his day but he looked awful at the end of last seasonAgree, had more mistakes in him than Baker, and that's saying something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted October 8, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2015 Haha. Question answered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 8, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2015 we dont actually miss him though, Richards has been twice the player of Vlaar and is a lot more durable. Decent player on his day but he looked awful at the end of last seasonAgree, had more mistakes in him than Baker, and that's saying something.This is just plainly not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Isn't it? It depends when you're measuring from. If you just look at Sherwood's appointment onwards, Vlaar definitely made more mistakes than Baker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 8, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2015 (edited) Why would you only measure from there when he was at the club for almost 3 years before that? (not that it's true anyway. Vlaar made one or two high profile mistakes in that time, but mistakes in general? No chance) Edited October 8, 2015 by Stevo985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Because Zatman's quote, that Thug was replying to, said 'Decent player on his day but he looked awful at the end of last season' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 8, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2015 My bad, missed that part of the quote!That makes more sense, even if I still don't agree with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 By the end, Ron was SO slow that his late lunge on Coutinho in the cup semi was so late it not only didn't clatter him meaning a red for Ron and a penalty, didn't even come near him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 09/10/2015 at 20:38, VillaJ100 said: By the end, Ron was SO slow that his late lunge on Coutinho in the cup semi was so late it not only didn't clatter him meaning a red for Ron and a penalty, didn't even come near him Well whaddya know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted June 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 4, 2022 Ugh I had just about forgotten about this guy. Bad times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Paper mache Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Styrofoam Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 It's clear what happened was that after he had a really solid World Cup, he started getting linked to Man Ure - and notably started believing the murmurs of the hype train. Decided he didn't need to renew his contract as he'd have a long list of suitors, then bang, long term injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zatman Posted June 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2022 He wasnt the greatest but not the worst. replacing him with Richards and Lescott was a shocking swap 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 yes i remember he was meant to get that big United move, i actually think he would have done alright for them at the time, probably better than some of the shambolic signings they signed around that time. But then you pays your money you takes your choice and he was up shit creek when the knee blew out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Zatman said: He wasnt the greatest but not the worst. replacing him with Richards and Lescott was a shocking swap Some guy called Zatman praising Richards on this page just above certainly one for the archives. Yeah seen better like Mellberg, Laursen and Dunne in his first season. Ron's level probably similar to Mings, errors here and there but we certainly needed his leadership with what was around him at the time. Always remember he had that brilliant world cup and then him and Senderos started the season in excellent form but of course Vlaar then got injured and was out for 3-4 months and we never regained that solidity in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Some guy called Zatman praising Richards on this page just above certainly one for the archives. Yeah seen better like Mellberg, Laursen and Dunne in his first season. Ron's level probably similar to Mings, errors here and there but we certainly needed his leadership with what was around him at the time. Always remember he had that brilliant world cup and then him and Senderos started the season in excellent form but of course Vlaar then got injured and was out for 3-4 months and we never regained that solidity in the season. The drugs were strong that day. He did OK first 5/6 games in fairness then he got partnered with the clown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheAuthority Posted June 4, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 08/10/2015 at 09:41, Zatman said: we dont actually miss him though, Richards has been twice the player of Vlaar and is a lot more durable. Decent player on his day but he looked awful at the end of last season 3 hours ago, Zatman said: He wasnt the greatest but not the worst. replacing him with Richards and Lescott was a shocking swap 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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