So footy’s worst kept secret has happened then and we welcome John Terry to the Villa squad.
Tony Xia has been up to his usual tricks and posted it on Twitter, which I’m not convinced is the best way to go about it, but it does seem to be popular with the fans, so I’m not complaining.
It’s an interesting signing, if not mostly because if the rumoured £4-5 million (including promotion bonuses) is true, we’ve shattered our wage structure, in going from a previous cap of around £56k a week to nearer £100k.
That’s massive money for any player, let alone a Championship player, although it could easily be said that Terry is still easily good enough for the Premier league.
I feel quite good about this signing, as it’s a massive coup, when you consider the likes of Swansea, Bournemouth and I believe WBA were interested in him too.
But his signing is also quite a big gamble, in my opinion.
His leadership and authority in the game are beyond question and I’m sure he’ll offer both to the team/squad, but my bigger concern is more about his actual ability to play.
Will he be able to cope with the rigours of Championship football?
Steve Bruce must think he’s up to it (or maybe he plans to use him selectively?) and it seems the player has been keeping himself fit, having undergone fitness sessions even while he was on holiday. You can’t say he isn’t committed to looking after himself, but will that committment carry over to Aston Villa?
You have to think or at least hope that it will and Terry certainly seems to be the type that puts everything into his job.
The player is questionable in other areas outside of football, but I’m going to concentrate more on what he can actually bring to us, which is a fair amount.
Hence I look forward to him leading us on a charge, which will ultimately see us get promoted.
If that happens he’ll have been worth every penny and I won’t begrudge him any of it.
But if it goes boobs up, it’ll just be the latest in a long list of desperately poor signings on big money.
One little thing that’s been bugging me in this saga.
What’s that rubbish about, where apparently the player didn’t want to have to face Chelsea?
Surely he could have just had a clause put in his contract, where he didn’t play against them?
Oh well, no matter.
In short, welcome, John Terry!
I so hope this signing goes right
Badger, agree with your point about playing v Chelsea but I believe Terry has also said he didn’t want to risk ending in a relegation battle in the lower reaches of the Prem and would rather be challenging for promotion which is understandable.
I note not all Villa fans are happy (when were they ever!) but my question – how would they have reacted if he had chosen Blues……..
I would rather he went there and used them as a stepping stone to disaster than us. How many times a great player rarely if ever makes a great manager
Why would we care if he went there if we didn’t want him to start with?
I think it will end in tears badger I’m afraid
I think JT will be a huge influence on as well as off the field this season.
Agree, it could be a huge signing for us this season. He won’t take any prisoners if players are not pulling their weight.
Keane couldn’t cope with the new breed of mercenaries we have at this club what makes you think Terry will
Yeah but Keane proved he can’t manage, he was so god awful at Sunderland and he’s useless for Ireland. Incredibly different. Keane tries to bully people and can’t handle anyone who won’t take it, Terry doesn’t seem like a bully.
Keane wasn’t here as a manager though
But he was an assistant manager. Which is what he is for Ireland. He again tried bullying players that wouldn’t take it. No one respects Keane, and for good reason. Most United fans don’t understand why he can’t keep his mouth closed, and they’re in love with the guy. Keane is far and away different to most, because he’s an idiot who thinks he knows everything and will try to beat it into you, and when someone stands up to him, he gets scared.
Terry not exactly whiter than white either if you get my drift!
I hope he kicks Grealish up the backside. Grealish should be ripping that league to pieces with the ability he’s got
Bloody hell ooha…I actually agree with that. Now you can see what a POSITIVE effect JT will have on the dressing room!
You know I’m right! 🙂
Ha ha
Hard to destroy teams when your team plays such negative, defensive football. You’re right he has so much talent but you need to build the team around him, and that includes, quick passing, attacking football, something Bruce has never and will never play.
Just cant post without adding negative shit, can you?
1. Its not our money, its the owners and he can spend it any way he sees fit! Which part of that can’t you grasp? Moreover, where can we spend £4 and get a guaranteed world class defender with the leadership qualities we have needed for such a long time? Nowhere is the answer to that! For £4 mil, you will, at best, get potential…..we’ve been that road too many times in recent years. Yes, he’s 36, but he is extremely fit! And yes, he didn’t play too often for Chelsea last season. FFS, think outside the box as that is a ‘positive’ for us (the definition of positive is readily available, just buy a dictionary or google it)! He will be fit, relatively fresh and raring to go!….all very negative indeed!
2. He plays out from the back so expect the end of ‘hoofball’. Both JT and Chester are very comfortable on the ball and are very decent passers…a must for all decent defenders in this day and age. Moreover, it will help our more ‘skilful and forward thinking midfielders’ more time on the ball and allow them to express their attacking attributes better! Expect far more goals from midfield this season! Get a decent keeper in and we will have the best Championship team, no doubt!
3. Your point about not wanting to play against Chelse is both pointless AND irrelevant. Its pointless, because he plays for us and therefore irrelevant as well! I’m sure your point of having ‘a clause in his contract’ to not play against Chelsea would have gone down really well at Bournemouth, Swansea, and Albion who may have needed a point or 3 to stay up,, qualify for Europe or progress in a cup….just another laughable attempt to find something negative to say about our club…..some of you deserved Lerner, he did, after all give you lots of negative ammunition….boy, how you must have loved his reign! Sorry, you cant break my positive outlook….negativity is NOT for me, I just cannot live my life like that!
Welcome Dr T, welcome Steve Bruce and welcome JT …..dont let the ‘negative haters’ get you down!
We now have a great owner, a very good championship manager and a real leader of men on the pitch……it is, indeed, a very negative time to be a Villan!
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Langford – love your positive outlook and your contributions on here were one of the main reasons I opted for this blog. I’m sure Badger can defend himself but to be fair I suppose he has to post a view that reflects a spectrum of Villa support which as you so rightly say includes a lot of fans with negative views. Overall I thought Badgers post was reasonably well balanced and asked some fair questions.
What I detest is the repeat negativity just for the sake of being negative – in other words there are those who will be negative whatever we do or achieve as a club. Unfortunately we seem to live in a society that breeds off negativity but then I’ve been accused of being a ‘happy clapper’ on here so, on that basis, I obviously no sh*t about anything.
Initially I was concerned about JT coming but more about us giving him too long and too expensive a contract. A one year contract is a good strategic move and the bonus for promotion seems a very sensible arrangement. Fwiw, I think he will be a huge success both on and off the field.
Just to add to your post, we also now have a shrewd and experienced football man in Wyness and I think Luke Organ will also prove to be an excellent addition as marketing (commercial?) director – he certainly has an impressive CV.
All in all the massive and good ship Villa is finally turning around.
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With respect H60 ‘a balanced debate’ would likely include some of the positive points I posted! You said ‘what I detest is repeat negativity just for the sake of being negative’….exactly what this post is! The owner shows ambition, puts his money where his mouth is! The player signs because he wants to win, rather than just taking ‘easy money’, showing ambition! The board have clearly worked extremely hard to get this over the line, showing ambition! We beat several clubs to capture his signature, again showing ambition…..no mention of these points whatsoever!
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That’s because no one else offered him a coaching path
Fair enough mate and I am now very much in the positive camp over JT’s signing. I think it’s a real coup and whilst I understand concerns arising from previous experiences with signing players at the latter end of their careers I truly believe this will be different.
if JT wanted a fat payday he (apparently) had a number of more lucrative ‘showboating’ type offers. No he’s a winner and he will not accept second best either from himself or from his team mates – unlike some that have come to Villa for a lot more money given the length of contracts offered! Apart from the football he will definitely bring in revenue on the commercial side.
Well done to Bruce, Steve Round (who probably won’t get the credit he deserves in this deal), Wyness and Dr.T. for backing the manager.
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the same way it was lerners money when he spent it, and ours when it had to be paid back
Other than Okore, what center back have we signed that was for potential? Do we need to run down the list of recent center backs? Richards and Lescott, the two center backs at fault for our relegation? Or how about Senderos, he was a huge hit, wasn’t he? We’ve hardly gone for potential in recent seasons. Bar Lambert’s very first season at the club, for the last decade we’ve been an experienced/well past it home grown signing club. We need to go the potential way.
I’ll give you that on Terry. He does like to pass it into midfield instead of hoof the ball. But that’s down to Bruce, and what he wants, which is usually hoofball.
Except, he didn’t want to play against Chelsea, or he’d have signed for a Premier League side. It’s not negative, it’s incredibly simple to understand.
So Terry was allegedly happy to bang his best mates wife but won’t play against his old club! Can you not see how this dosnt make sense
His best mates ex, Bridge wasn’t together with her still.
And there are a lot of people who put their profession above family/friends, so it makes a lot of sense.
Hmmm
So the truth at last we are being used as a stepping stone for him to manage Chelsea exactly what I said he even admitted he will make his mistakes elsewhere http://www.skysports.com/share/10936075
Well no duh Oohah, did you really think his goal in life after retirement was to manage us? Of course it’s to manage the team he played for his entire career. We’re a stepping stone for most, very, very few managers ever stick it out for 1 club, or 2 clubs their entire career. And let’s not forget, players/managers often use other clubs to be a stepping stone to our size club, before making the biggest jump of their career to a United or City.
That’s not the point. We all know Terry is using us. Well I for one am sick of it. We will never progress to great heights or even good heights if we are still a selling club and letting everyone else use us as a stepping stone. It’s like telling a woman your only having sex with her until something better comes along. Unfortunately we are that Woman!
Your point on Dr Tony using Twitter surely a breath of fresh air compared to Lerner who you basically heard or saw fuckall of.
Well said Giddy…as I said, looking for anything remotely negative to knock the club!…..the same people who used to whine about RL lack of communication…it really is unbelievable!
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The devil you do the devil you don’t
Exactly, and I know what I prefer!.
Langford,
I absolutely refuse to run a site that only puts a positive spin on things.
We have the OS for that and contrary to your assertions that I’m negative just for the hell of it, I can assure you that I’m not alone and many fans have reservations about this signing.
Which is all I’m pointing out.
Anyway, I don’t think the article is negative anyway.
I’ve said I hope it goes well and that he leads us to promotion.
But I also worry that it might go disastrously wrong in some way, leaving us open to more ridicule.
It probably won’t happen, but it is a concern, especially at the Villa where we never seem to get any luck. De Laet ring a bell?
In the meantime, you’re welcome to your view as long as you keep it civil.
The whole site is based on debate, after all.
And you’re not going to get that if everyone agrees, are you?
As for a clause, do you really think that would have put prem clubs off?
I doubt it, myself.
I feel my negative outlook has rubbed off on Badger over the years. Alas it is not his fault
🙂 At least you have a sense of humour Oohah
Ooha and sense of humour? He makes Jordan Ayew look happy 🙂
Ayew was a miserable sod
👍😄
Badger….you conveniently DIDN’T answer any of my points! I rest my case! No mention of his leadership skills, his winning mentality, his desire to play for us rather than just move for the money….See Lescott and Richard et al! No mention of the extra revenue he will make for the club (see Bill Pearson’s post). Not to mention the millions we will gain if we get promoted. £4 mil will become insignificant If we go up and we will! Or would you prefer to remain stagnant to furher fuel your constant negativity! As ‘for the clause’ are you seriously trying to tell me if a club were playing Chelsea with there PL status at risk they wouldnt be concerned if he could not play…..thats laughable! No JT did not come for a last ‘pay day’, that would have been his easy option. He stilll wants to win with a big club….thats admirable IMO and thats why I welcome him. I suspect your deep rooted dislike of the man is about his ‘off the field’ antics. I share that with you, but I’m neither a vicar or a lawyer and Terry the footballer playing for my club is all that really matters.
H60….. Absolutely nothing wrong with being a so called ‘happy clapper’ its VTID mate, the good, the bad and the inbetween!
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Love from JT’s Dad, Dr Tone’s half brother and Steve Brucie’s best mate 🙂
Cheers Langford – I shall rejoice in my happy clapping – praise to the Villa for they shall rise again to their appointed place in the Prem
Amen brother 🙂
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“No mention of his leadership skills”
“£4 mil will become insignificant If we go up”
Good grief Langford, did you actually read the article?
Fwiw, I don’t see how he will contribute to increased revenue because I don’t see people switching allegiances; but don’t mind people thinking it.
“I suspect your deep rooted dislike of the man is about his ‘off the field’ antics”
I don’t have a dislike of him at all and previously didn’t give a toss about him because he didn’t play for us.
But very many people do, a fact that can’t be ignored.
I even said I’m going to concentrate on what he can bring to us!
If you’re going to criticise my articles, please have the good grace to actually read them first.
Otherwise, it seems your criticism is beginning to get personal, purely because I don’t agree with all you say.
Which is quite strange, because I’m sure we want the same things for the club.
Which includes John Terry lifting the championship cup.
It’s just that we see things differently.
Vive la difference too!
Oh dear…and still nothing positive!
Just hope my man doesn’t say ‘Messi is done and dusted’
We’re paying him too much, his heart is not in it, he’ll never score in the championship. He’s useing us as a last pay day. We wont gain any revenue from the 10 million shirt sales. He’s a tax dodger, injury prone, the new Heskey. Its a gamble! Will never settle in Birmingham! His wife doesn’t like the weather, fish and chips or the luke warm beer. Why the fuck did we sign him?
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Terry is way past it and only here because we are offering him a managerial career path
Oohah – so you do believe everything you read in the press!
Definitely not
Langford, I’ve not said any of those things, except I think it’s a gamble.
And of course he’s on too much money, as are all top footballers.
How you can use that as a criticism is a joke.
I don’t think he’ll do much for revenue, but accept he might get us more interest.
It’s just my opinion, that’s all.
If you’re going to debate, at least do it factually.
He came here to do his badges and get a managerial job when Bruce goes. He can then make his mistakes with us then do what everyone else does go elsewhere and do well
about time somebody sprinkled the positive magic dust around here. lang is right certain ppl are posting negativity just for the sake of being negative.
being fair badger does often post balanced debate for the rest to air their views. then its the wind up merchants that get my goat, but it doesn’t take much and i know its all in fun.
i am excited by this terry signing and nobody is getting me down. its sending out the right signals that we are back in business. the money seems to be a major issue. i have said it before its not our personal money its the dr cash and he is placing it where his mouth is.
somebody posted about this signing will increase money for the club think it was bill, i agree tv will love us, sales of shirts more bums on seats. also other decent players that might not of wanted to come to villa might change their minds with the JT 🙂
Nath – I also posted that I thought JT would be commercially beneficial particularly given Dr.T’s connections and stated drive into the Asian and Chinese markets – they will lap up the JT story. Increase in merchandising, ticket sales and Sky will be all over us (is that good or bad?) and at ast we seem to have learned how to strategically structure the contract so that we are not over committed.
i wasn’t sure who posted that 🙁 i had just got in and i confess i always check this site to see what has been happening with my love lol i thought it was bill but there was loads of posts i forgot who posted it. so my apologies was a great point. keep them coming
In that case we may as well of signed Beckham
I am very pleased at this signing. Though I think it will take him some time to regain match sharpness, and I doubt he is good for 180 minutes per week. Still he has flogged his house in Oxshott already, netting £10m in profit, so he should be able to afford a decent pad in the midlands, none of this commuting stuff which rings alarm bells.
I suspect Terry’s presence will bump us up the queue for a Chelsea loanee or two, which can’t be bad.
OLL…well said mate. Another indication that he hasn’t just come for the money….but have you seen the Villa Wags? 🙂 . I hear he’s looking for an apartment overlooking Saltley Gasworks and Alum Rock Rd and which is conveniently located for access to Bloomsbury Street Library and a decent chippie that sells fried Mars Bars….in fact anywhere there’s not a ‘Bridge’ involved 🙂
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Hey Langford my mucker, he can stay at my brother-in- law he’s on his own since his wife cleared off 25 years ago, Cattles grove off Nechells Park Road, he’ll be able to walk to Villa Park and save petrol money, then there’s the Villa Taven for a drink, wow I could give him my life story being dragged up in Nechells.oh happy days.utv.
Lol Bill….not sure if he can afford to live in Nechells! Too many cougars in that area. Tried to get me on the way to school (St Vincents, Vauxhall Grove). They were 6ft blondes, but I resisted ( good Catholic that I am)…. I know he wont live in Small Heath though as they tried and failed miserably even at £100k a week! Lol 🙂
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Bloody hell Langford, i married a girl from Vauxhall lived in Revesby walk for years over the paper shop, my mucker Ray Smith ran a disco with me did all the clubs in Brum.bet our path crossed at one stage , Eliot street my school,.loving the banter thats what makes this blog far more interesting. Yes got itchy feet again with the Villa must get the new shirts for the hols, the Villa tavern will be buzzing again in Nechells, John Terry was a classic signing for us and yes Grealish does need a kick up the arse and Terry will be that man. I’m a happy Chappy again.Utv.
wonder if theirs any truths in the Jonathan Walters rumors. i have always liked him for stoke. chases lost causes never gives the defenders a moment peace.
also amavi stories fee agreed nothing like the fee we hoped for. 6 mill = increasing to 8 mill
anybody have anymore hot gossip
Nath…my man hasn’t spoken since he gave us JT on 20th June. Will let you know when he psts anything POSITIVE 🙂 He did say though that its likely to be PL players we’re after! 🙂
🙂 cheers yeah keep the info love the transfer whispers
the fee hasnt been agreed with amavi but loads of stories. seems like getting some players out quickly, is key for the club. its a toughie we have to haggle a decent price, but also we need to not look desperate
I will put my neck on the line here and say that the arrival of Terry will bring about the rehab of Elphick. it will be Baker on his bike and Chester making the third CB.
See how when the season starts.
Interesting point OLL – Elphick has become the ‘forgotten’ man
The Terry signing will either prove to be an inspired move or backfire. I have no idea how this will play out. Hopefully it will improve leadership on the pitch if nothing else. I’m not concerned about the cost. If Xia is happy to pay it fair enough. If Terry is fit and not past it I would prefer to pay him that amount rather than Gabby.
I hadn’t heard the Walters rumours but would love that signing. Great attitude and decent forward of a type we don’t have. I thought we should have gone for him last season.
I still don’t see where the game changing improvement will come from last year to next season. Bruce is simply the wrong manager, but he is here. The fact that even his supporters are talking about 10 to 12 games next season tells me they aren’t convinced either. For anyone who says we can play crap football and get promoted you’re deluded. The only way to do that is to fluke it through the play offs. We should be walking this league, just like Newcastle and Brighton did last season – not by playing crap football in case anyone didn’t notice.
If anyone thinks that’s negative I don’t give one.
So how do we afford Terry when our budget is just £1m. We’ve put all our eggs in one basket
DS…some good points you make IMO. Good balance to your argument too. None us know how will turn out……but thats the same for any player. Can you recall how good Sasa Curcic was for Bolton and yet so poor for us? But, we have to give JT a chance, dont we? And I do think the standard of football will improve with two ‘comfortable on the ball’ CBs, I said as much above! Our midfielders (talented for the championship) IMO will gain strength and confidence with the arrival of JT paired with Chester! I am convinced our GD will be greatly improved next season! Completely agree with you about Gabby too…..JT has got to better ‘value for money’ IMO again. Also agree on Walters, good forward and another with a great attitude and winning mentality! But that would propably mean selling a forward….who do you suggest, and you cant say ‘Gabby’ lol 🙂
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I remember being deeply disappointed with Curcic. Yes we give JT a chance. He has had some class players next to him at Chelsea. This is different but I would still hope that he can have an impact. Chester is class IMHO. I wouldn’t let Gabby anywhere near the first team. Stick him in the canteen and then we can all be happy, especially him.
20 games next season for Bruce? OK but if we are 10 points adrift (and I am worried that we will be that far back after 10 games) then we are stuffed again.
I really hope he proves me wrong but I look at the fixtures we start with and I can see as many defeats as victories. I’m not negative (normally). I’m just calling it as I see it. I think we have one of the best squads in the division already, if not the best. I don’t know the answer to the management question, and I freely admit that. I have nothing against Bruce personally and actually admire his honesty. I just wish we had better.
I’d still have gabby on the bench v the scum for psychological advantage. Other than that stick him in the canteen
Stick Gabby in the canteen….he’s big enough as it is. He makes Richard Dunne look like ‘slimmer of the year’ 🙂
if your referring to me by his supporters. you missed the hundreds of other posts where i said i don’t like bruce now or before as scum manager. but their comes a time when we have to stop sacking managers, he hasn’t had the time to adjust anything. his signings are better than previous managers by a distance. hogan is a player i am looking to this season
we will walk the league in my opinion. villa and middlesbro. but i doubt it will be free flowing sexy football. i never ever said any different. the difference this time around. we are not in the same mess as when bruce came into the club. he has stabilized us. he has identified, where the weakness was. with pre season under his belt, i can see us winning the league at worst runner up.
i did say if he didn’t get a good start. the owner wouldn’t give him the time he needs
villa 8/1 to sign joe hart, now that is another big statement. if they managed to pulled that off. but the players we are getting linked with, seem to be much higher quality which is refreshing than some foreign mucker from the spanish third division, nobody has heard off
Hart is crap another error prone keeper no thanks
Oohah has eyes on De Gea 🙂
That’s more like it 😄
I never realised till 5 mins ago that Hart is 30. I honestly thought he was about 25. Though 30 is still a baby in goal keeping terms. How could we afford £20m for him anyway. He’s not even worth half that. Perhaps get him on loan with a view to signing him if he gets us promoted. Otherwise forget it he will cost us more points than he will save us if you forgive the pun
Nath…well said mate. Bruce desrves at least 20 games IMO. Preseason under his belt, a togetherness coupled with drive and spirit instilled by JT will see a much improved team this season. We WILL get promoted, I cant see many teams being able to live with us this time around. We just need a good keeper and one more wide man and ‘happy clapping’ times! (Is that allowed)?
Keep the faith
In Bruce I trust
UTV … Only 30 days to go, bring it on! 🙂
i cant wait lang 🙂
i agree about goalie. i recall this garbage all started with me saying villa will win the league, i am just waiting to see who we buy as goalkeeper.before i place my wager on um.
then i was answering questions, the 12 games or 10 was to response from badger asking how long will bruce get if we dont get off to a flier. i recall answering i don’t know how long he will get. i agreed a bad start won’t be tolerated by the owner. guessing it will be under 10. but i also posted 100 more saying villa would be top or worst second. depends how bro cope with relegation
He’s had more than 20 games last season
Yep, 10 games to drag us away from another relegation scrap and 10 ganmes to try and gel a team with several new players!
It was him that got us into a relegation scrap in the first place
And the last remaining 15 games were for what Langford? Losing? Drawing? Proving he was reliant on a big man striker to fit his overly defensive, awful tactics?
He he, keep it up Oohah your sure to upset someone, Joe Hart I cannot forget the cockups he’s made in the past, don’t think at the minute there’s a decent goalkeeper on the cards, my main want is a midfielder that sprays the ball about, a winger to cross balls, still I reckon Bruce will change his tactic on the off and go all out to frighten the opposition’s.
I thought Hart was decent for the scum but since then he’s gone backwards
Need to go abroad for a keeper, much like Newcastle did.
It shows how crap Hart is that Pep is happy for him to go to UTD. That says it all. How could we afford £20m anyway and he’s on £125k a week ffs.
Just it, no one is even coming close to offering that. Premier League sides are going for other keepers. Hell, Everton spent more on a 1 season wonder so far in Pickford, who got relegated nonetheless. He cost Torino a Europa League spot, because he’s crap. And while maybe good enough for us, because he’s English, he’s being vastly overrated on here.
I am going to take issue with Oohah, as per.. Firstly JT is a free transfer so has not impacted our transfer budget. His salary is a current account cost.
Secondly Joe Hart may not be good enough for our CL teams but he is a better keeper than any currently in the Championship – and that is what counts. For that matter – Citeh won nothing and slipped down the table following their change of keeper, so I see no evidence they made the right call.
Finally a pun for our resident Jeremiah “A marquee signing shows intent. Two marquee signings shows intense commitment to a promotion drive.”
And he cost Torino a Europa League spot with at least 10 errors. He’s not good enough for a CL spot and clearly top flight teams aren’t in any hurry to rescue him from City. Leicester want Kalinic, Everton signed Pickford, not even the likes of Stoke or West Ham are ponying up for him, which says a lot.
Intense/In Tents = Marquee. Nice one! Very punny.
OLL…..completely agree with your post. Joe Hart would be an amazing coup for us. Easily good enough for the PL, let alone the championship. Ooha hasn’t got a clue mate. BTW, dont underestimate the part that JT can play in encouraging decent players to join us….yet another positive that didnt make the post
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Good point Langford – JT will influence other players from the Prem – here’s hoping for two or three real quality signings
Do you have pictures of Langford because whenever he appears on here you seem to drool over him. maybe you have some pics of him in your wank bank?
Savo, leave my best friend Langford alone, we love him.💕
Perhaps you should read all the posts before writing something quite so stupid
SAVO…AKA Badger!….would you like to take me out for the night?….just asking. I had 2 posts on here edited yesterday but I’m not going to whine about yours! Give me as much abuse as you want mate! 🙂
If your trying to break my spirit or positivity, save your breath because you have NO chance whatsoever! 🙂
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Langford, you had two posts edited because they were directly abusive, in a manner that I believe is out of order and not required.
Savo’s post is at least borderline too, fwiw, but I’m trying to imagine it said in a pub setting, where the other person could rebutt it.
Calling someone “a negative p***k” is a different level.
Look, it’s not difficult.
Just imagine you’re talking face-to-face, that’s all.
And keep it civil. We’re not bloody kids!
My rules and if you don’t like them, well I’m sorry, but that’s bloody tough.
Langford.
Seems you have a major case of paranoia about you. IF you read my post properly you’ll maybe realise it’s not aimed at you.
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Savo your only jealous you can’t wank him yourself.
Well It’s got me buying the kit, I’m wondering if to buy the season tickets.
Don’t go OTT. mate
Don’t do it save your money. It will only end in tears trust me
Just wanted to share this with any FB users in here: on FB there is a group called ‘AVFC Live From The Stands’. The guy who runs the group us saying that he will be streaming all Villa matches live next season.
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I’ve joined sounds good
Just a couple of very interesting tweets coming in….well at least I think they are very interesting. NOT from my man BTW
1. Dr Tone….GK nearly sorted!
2. Unibet, our new sponsors…..’believe the unbelievable’!
This is me speaking….Joe Hart is said to be in Porttugal, conveniently the same time as us or his he just on a training camp with Man City? I’m intrigued! Hoping my man will enlighten us very soon!
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How can we possibly afford him Langford. We’ve only got a million or so to spend and we’ve spent 4 x that amount already just on Terry’s wages. City want around £15-20m for him and he’s in about £125k plus a week. A loan deal is possible but remember in World Cup year he’d want to play in the premier. Ruddy is no worse than Hart same age and as cheap as chips so why would we waste all that money on Hart. We would need to raise around £25-30m in sales to finance hart and Terry to satisfy ffp or we will be docked points
You’re reading way too much into that 1 million or so to spend article from HITC, they’re far more wrong than right on anything. We’ll have a bit more than that to spend.
You gotta remember, Hart has no competition, at all, for England. Maybe bar Pickford. But he needs to play, and he has no offers. No Premier League side wants him, or an Everton would’ve signed him. West Ham would’ve already made an offer. Any number of teams would’ve tried already, because he’s been readily available for over a year.
Ruddy is awful, he’s not even at an average at best Hart. Ruddy shouldn’t be thought of.
Ruddy or Hart about the same imo. Both average at best
Hart is average, he’s arguably a lower Premier League keeper, which would equate to being the best in the Championship Ruddy isn’t an above average Championship keeper. He’s mediocre. Doesn’t even reach the average at best because he’s not good.
IV nothing against Hart coming but surely we can get someone just as good for half the money. I do agree with Badger though I’d rather have him than Johnstone. We are 4/7 to sign Johnstone so looks like Hart won’t come anyway
So Wynesd saying we are in pole position to sign Johnstone is a blind?
*Wyness!
Morning all,
Whelan latest
Steve Bruce is optimistic Glenn Whelan will be Aston Villa’s next signing following John Terry’s arrival.
But Villa still have plenty of work to do to strike a deal with Stoke City for the midfielder.
An offer believed to be in the region of £500,000 was rejected last month by the Potters who are understood to want twice that amount.
Bruce believes the 33-year-old Irish international will add the “steel, determination and aggression” Villa have been lacking. I see we are still in pole position with Johnson man utd have not yet sorted out their problem on goalkeeper, that might resolve this week.