Woodytom Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) Oh god. The old worst case scenario again. Of course it's the right players. But the right players are not coming to a club like us on the wages Lowton, bennet, Westwood and Bowery are on. No, and they didnt come when we were dishing out 40, 50, 60k a week left, right and centre. Michu - 3k a week at his old club. Not saying those players are easy to find, and by no means saying that Michu definately would have been a roaring success here - but there are players out there. There is no need to break the bank when breaking the bank won't/hasn't brought us success either. Edited January 11, 2013 by Woodytom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) What worries me more is how there wasn't a much longer queue of clubs wanting to sign Michu. He was valued at £2m yet scored 15 goals from midfield in La Liga last season. What exactly do club scouts do to earn money. You'd think he'd be top of most clubs lists in the summer given his record. No offence to Swansea but you would expect a player like that to have the pick of better clubs to choose from. If there are players out there with Michu's record in a European League, who are valued at a similar amount to what he cost, I would be mortified if a) Our "scouts" didn't know who they were or b ) Lerner wouldn't sanction a deal for a player that would drastically improve our squad for bugger all. Edited January 11, 2013 by jacketspuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Rumour going around that 2years Gerry Armstrong suggested him to Wigan and Spurs when on a free and then again last summer we and 5 or 6 clubs including Spurs again are linked in paper with turning him down. guy is probably the snip of Premier League history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) I think we are now barking up the right tree Our success in the transfer market in recent times has been TURGID The odd one or two have been ok the majority....Embarrassing. Edited January 12, 2013 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMcKenna Posted January 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2013 When Randy Lerner took over Aston Villa he said: "I'm what you call the custodian. People like me come and go. The fans will always own Aston Villa because they never leave" I believe, like many he has failed to look after our club. If he ever had any real affection for the club as the current "custodian, he should accept he will never recover all his investment, actively seek a new owner who will fix the mess he has created and then..... GO! Now I am off to VP for another feast of football! - must be mad! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) What angers me more about our current situation is the fact that Lerner pulled the spending from MON, causing him to walk, but then allowed the following two managers to bring in players on the same kind of wages! That is mind-numbingly foolish. He might just as well have given more money to MON and allowed him to keep trying at the top four and THEN decided to arrive at where we are now. It would have saved a lot of money in management fees! Edited January 12, 2013 by villarocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Reports this morning suggest Lerner is not really backing Lambert in this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 You are right Brumstopdogs! I posted a link on page 270 of the Lambert thread that shows an interview with Lambert where he says we are only looking at bringing in a couple of players. Reports of us only having a maximum of £5m to spend. What is Randy Lerner playing at? If we go down we will lose millions in tv royalties. If I had Lerner's money and had invested the amount he's supposed to have invested, there's no way on this earth I would allow it to go down the pan for the sake of spending a year's interest on my personal fortune. Mr Lerner, please look at what you are doing to our club and re-think your transfer policy for this month. If you don't, there is a very, very good chance that you will have the indignity of relegating Aston Villa Football Club from the Premier League for the first time in its history. Something that will be inscripted within the record books of this famous club for all eternity. Is that really what you want to be remembered for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukes Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Reports this morning suggest Lerner is not really backing Lambert in this window. I haven't seen anything that states that Lerner isn't backing Lambert. Lambert has stated we're not looking at players over £6M, but tat might be his choice as he wants "hungry" players. You have to question the way in which Lambert has invested the 20 odd million he's been given so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piav_k4 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 If Randy's goal is to help the club achieve sustainability then he can't keep digging us out of the shite with a Darren Bent signing every time we are struggling in January. The Houllier and McLeish appointments were incompetent and can't have been thought through. We needed the Lambert type manager at the time of the Houllier appointment if the remit was self sustainability. And even if that remit wasn't realised until McLeish came in, then a quick look at his record tells you that he's never built a squad from scratch. Never been one to bring through young players, find a bargain or bring out the best in players. Poor manager selections have left us in the mire. I'd love to have been a fly on the wall during the recruitment process to he who was doing the advising! I can only imagine it was Faulkner (with help from Sir Alex of course). The only way forward is for the club to give Lambert until the end of next season regardless, because with no money, no manager is going to change it around from here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 You are right Brumstopdogs! I posted a link on page 270 of the Lambert thread that shows an interview with Lambert where he says we are only looking at bringing in a couple of players. Reports of us only having a maximum of £5m to spend. What is Randy Lerner playing at? If we go down we will lose millions in tv royalties. If I had Lerner's money and had invested the amount he's supposed to have invested, there's no way on this earth I would allow it to go down the pan for the sake of spending a year's interest on my personal fortune. Mr Lerner, please look at what you are doing to our club and re-think your transfer policy for this month. If you don't, there is a very, very good chance that you will have the indignity of relegating Aston Villa Football Club from the Premier League for the first time in its history. Something that will be inscripted within the record books of this famous club for all eternity. Is that really what you want to be remembered for? I know it might be a shock VR but there was football for over 100 years before the Premiership started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I know it might be a shock VR but there was football for over 100 years before the Premiership started Really?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 there is a very, very good chance that you will have the indignity of relegating Aston Villa Football Club from the Premier League for the first time in its history. Something that will be inscripted within the record books of this famous club for all eternity. Is that really what you want to be remembered for? From that it seemed you were not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) There you go, Lerner......0-1 to Soton and we are in the shit. Stump up or sell up FFS! Edited January 12, 2013 by AValon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Mr Lerner you should be **** ashamed of yourself Thanks for turning us into a championship club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Time to flash the cash in this window lerner, or face relegation! As that was shambolic against soton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 lernre just sell up your disgracing our club with your crap. your a billionaire an dyou wont authorise acouple signings look at reading come back from 2-0 down but we cant even score at home to fcking southampton i am disgusted what you and that clown faulkner have done to our club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 We are as good as down, wouldn't trust Lambert with any cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Whilst I think Lambert didn't spend his budget wisely, I think it's time we did something to pressure Randy into digging deeper into his pockets. Maybe we need to bring back the pound sign protest!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Thanks Randy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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