villaslash Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 My brain says this is not the experienced 25-30 year old we've been missing since Milner(more attacking) and Barry before left but my heart is desperate to think there is some chance. Something to hope for. We may go down but I don't want to do it without a fight... Sylla me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Before we proceed any further I think we have to establish how his name is pronounced. Is it S-eye-lla or Sylla that rhymes with Villa? Or is it pronounced S-ee-lla? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 If only his first name was Gaston.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonman Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 22 year old Second Division French kid.... HOLY JEBUS are they trying to get us bottom of the table? Holman, El Ahamadi, Ireland, N'Zogbia.... Can't win a game with these guys.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 A lot of people here think Mulumbu is a decent player for Baggies, well while he was at PSG he spent most of his last year on loan also at a Ligue 2 side...so hopefully anybody moaning will at least give him a chance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Also we were linked under Houllier with Fofana who also plied his trade in Ligue 2 and is now very highly rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 My theory is that Henke has told Lambert to buy this guy in the hope it will cause a ripple in the transfer market making more available a true target the he intends to recommend for purchase at his next club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbojames Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 My theory is that Henke has told Lambert to buy this guy in the hope it will cause a ripple in the transfer market making more available a true target the he intends to recommend for purchase at his next club. That is some conspiracy theory well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Before we proceed any further I think we have to establish how his name is pronounced. Is it S-eye-lla or Sylla that rhymes with Villa? Or is it pronounced S-ee-lla? The 'S' wouldn't be independent from the rest?.... It's more likely to be Sil-la or Sy-La... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul33 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 My theory is that Henke has told Lambert to buy this guy in the hope it will cause a ripple in the transfer market making more available a true target the he intends to recommend for purchase at his next club. Eh ?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 31, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 31, 2013 So we ship out Hutton and suddenly we look like signing someone. Does that remind anyone of the Collins/Vlaar shambles back in the summer? Yet again it is obvious the constraints Lambert is working under at the club and while he has made plenty of mistakes I wish people would take more notice of this stuff. Instead people say he should have signed x or y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Houllier rates him. Good sign? Hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Gerard Houllier French under-21 international Yacouba Sylla will become Villa’s first signing of the transfer window today – with another arrival expected before tonight’s deadline. Sylla, a 22-year-old defensive midfielder, has been given a promising endorsement by former Villa boss Gerard Houllier following his £1.75 million move from Clermont Foot. Houllier claims the powerful six-footer, who was linked with Queens Park Rangers and Fulham earlier in the transfer window, is highly thought of in their natvie France. Sylla arrives from Clermont, who are 14th in Ligue 2, and his capture continues boss Paul Lambert’s policy of recruiting young players hungry to prove themselves in the Premier League. “He’s a good defensive midfielder, sometimes he can play a little bit further up,” Houllier told the Birmingham Mail. “He is very strong and powerful and he is one of the best players in their team. “The French Ligue 2 is a similar standard to the Championship. I have spoken to one or two people at Clermont and they say that he can play at a higher level, certainly at Ligue 1 in France. “He can either play in front of the defence as a sitter or he can play in a defensive midfield triangle. “Clermont have a good reputation for supplying players for Ligue One in France and he would have made that step up next season. “In England , in the Premier League at Aston Villa it will be a massive challenge for him, but he is thought of in France as a very promising player.” Can be found here http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/gerard-houllier-gives-the-birmingham-mail-1280190#.UQoYkeWNW4E.twitter Edited January 31, 2013 by Denis_B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I trust Houllier's judgement on this because he was right about Fofana when he was in LIgue 2 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 So we ship out Hutton and suddenly we look like signing someone. Does that remind anyone of the Collins/Vlaar shambles back in the summer? Yet again it is obvious the constraints Lambert is working under at the club and while he has made plenty of mistakes I wish people would take more notice of this stuff. Instead people say he should have signed x or y. Yep. I made a big deal of the Vlaar/Collins thing in the summer and it was obvious right there that Lambert wasn't going to be fully backed by the owner. It's still the same it seems.I trust Houllier's judgement on this because he was right about Fofana when he was in LIgue 2 as well. What about his opinion on Makoun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) I trust Houllier's judgement on this because he was right about Fofana when he was in LIgue 2 as well. True, then there was that guy, what was his name? Oh, yes, Makoun... Edited January 31, 2013 by briny_ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Oh, and thanks for spoiling my breakfast by plonking a giant size pic of Foullier in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I already feel bad for the kid, he's what, 21years old, and he's supposed to save our season? Too much pressure on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Makoun wanted to play for Houllier and he did have some personal issues if I recall when he first came and then McFool took over and basically threw him out, then he lost interest and didn't pass his English test therefore couldn't get back into UK to play.......not quite as simple really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Don't you just love VT. Lets be honest 99% have never heard of him so we do not know whether he will be any good and yet a good proportion are writing him off having never seen him play for Villa. Are these the same posters who complained bitterly about MON signing expensive (known) British players whilst other clubs unearthed unknown'gems' from foreign clubs? Give the bloke a chance FFS. If Houllier rates him that is a decent enough start for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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