Chaos is the best word to describe the Hoolahan-Villa situation. I don’t even know where to begin. Aston Villa first tabled a bid of £750,000 for the Norwich midfielder. That was swiftly rejected. Now it’s believed Aston Villa have upped the ante by offering £1 million. As of right now Norwich are refusing to communicate with Aston Villa all together in regards the transfer of Wes Hoolahan. Hoolahan has allegedly submitted a transfer request but that has been ignored by Norwich.
Aston Villa plan to discuss Hoolahan’s transfer on Tuesday during the transfer tribunal regarding Jed Steer’s summer move to Aston Villa. But it’s believed that would just increase the conflict between Norwich and Aston Villa.
Lambert said: “I’m not getting involved in it. There is no point in me talking about other people’s players when they’re still at their clubs and I won’t disrespect anyone on that front. I’ve never come out and said anything about Norwich.
“What happened has happened. I had him [Hoolahan] for three years, I brought him to Scotland when I was up there so I’ve known what he’s like for years. When I was manager of Norwich he was fantastic, but he’s Norwich’s player so there’s no point talking about him.”
In regards to Steven Defours move to Aston Villa, Mat Kendrick has shunned the move by claiming that Aston Villa will not be pursuing the Belgium midfielder. Defour was the biggest name to be linked with Aston Villa this January so it’s a shame that he has been ruled out.
Mat Kendrick tweeted: It seems as if Aston Villa will not be pursuing a move for Porto’s Belgium international midfielder Steven Defour
Adam i could have told you that yesterday we have been lied to yet again by Lamberk the man as tunnel vision all we will be getting is yet another third rate player in Hoolahan and if Norwich will not sell then don;t think we will see anybody coming in.All he as done is linked us to players whom we all know will never come to VP just to keep the Lemmings on his side and keep himself and his cronies in a job.
I’m pretty sure that we’ll see a new face by the end of January. But if we don’t get Hoolahan, it could be a really poor player that will make little to none impact.
Have you spoken to Lambert? Did he every say he was going to buy defour ? The media linked him no one else.
Mate i would not lower myself to even pass the time of day with Lamberk but i would like to give him a lift out of VP with tje toe of my boot up his sorry arse.
Exactly right the media linked us which is why it’s obvious he’s not coming as they’ve linked him to 3-4 other clubs. Lazy journalism yet again
Ha ha ha ha so the only international of any quality we were linked with, we have found there is no truth in…… and the other player is impossibly to get because the selling club think (know) lambert is an arrogant twat……. KEPT IN THE DARD AND FED ON SHIT WE ARE THE VILLA MUSHROOMS !
I hope lamberts got other options besides hoolahan because this could drag on to no avail.then it’s too late & the bullshite excuses become rife.i know im being negative but i have this horrible feeling we get no one in.the clock is ticking & doors are being shut in our faces.what a depressing twat i am.
We need 2 player at least, 2 number 10’s incase one gets injured
Lambert said he was looking at a few Experienced players! Now his said his looked at tried to do some think but that wasn’t possible, ok so what now? He knows what is Desperately needed in our team, I’m not very football minded but surly as the seasons gone on his earmarked a few players from here an abroad as Potential/future targets? Surly as a manger that’s what you do your constanly looking to strengthen or add quality to your squad! Ok his looked at players an we all hear the rumours but he must have more players earmarked that’s just common sense isn’t it.
Mate you state your not very football minded you have the potential to be a villa manager.
get Ince from Blackpool for £4M and Zaha from Man U on loan. Play wingers and get Tekkers some service.
Ince for £4M is a bargain. I’d rather get Holtby on loan and play him as an attacking midfielder
Exactly right!
Seems AVFC are struggling to sign anyone.Club owner void of ambition and not willing to spend proper funds for the club he owns for the size & tradition.Im sick & tired of the penny pinching & total lack of disrespect Lerner shows his TOY AVFC.I don’t blame Lambert he could do better,is trying & I suspect wants to win things.Im behind Lambert as what he is dealing with is tough enough for anyone.Lerner out….UTV
we would hope so matt.
Christ lambert sack it off you div! Norwich are never going to do business with you, understandably really, its not like they’re desperate for the massive 1 million dollars. sack it off its embarrassing, the can stick wes hoolahan up their arse as far as im concerned.
move on to other targets that we’ve(as matt rightly said)earmarked.
please tell me we’ve earmarked other potential players to approach, and I mean ‘experienced quality’ players too!
The more this goes on the more its getting comical, its now at a stage that Lambert as lost it completely, Aston Villa through him as made the club a laughing stock to the name of football, what a state to be in. God knows how we are going to get out of footballers and clubs that have turned on us.
Nm if we’re putting pocket change offers in for players don’t expect quality mate.what budget has he been given 2mil for 2 quality no 10’s & lerner expects some change.it’s downhill all the way in my book.bollox to it.
me too jay dee, im sick of being aston villas accountant, constantly having to make excuses because of the wage bill, blah, fuckin blah, its not our fault yet we have to put up with this embarrassing crap.
there is no balance at all, its football suicide, its horrible to watch and often an embarrassment.
Well well i see JAY DEE and his mate are still defending their man by saying he would do better if he had more money to spend.So far he as had more money than he would ever had to spend at Norwich and what as he done with it I WILL TELL YOU wasted it as not a clue what he is doing.Is single handedly killing off a great club cannot attract quality players to the club as in my opinion they don;t want to play shit tactics and don;t want to play with the lower league dross he as filled the club with.Now JAYDEE will you still back him when our club is finely dead and buried because of LAMBERK.No body comes in of note this window and we can all say goodby to premier league football at VP for decades to come.
terry, would you like to point out which part of my post is defending lambert.
and for the millionth time the 40 mil lambert has spent he has had to get in a whole new squad, not just one or 2 players making our transfers in average of about 2/3 mil per player not exactly given the tools to do the job really has he?
Terry got to admit mate you’re not as daft as I thought ( in a nice way mate) your fucking dead on, Lambert is taking us out of football as we know it, the man has to stop now and run Villa as its been over as history says we was, I wish I knew what to do about my club other than stop going , which I have, Terry we are in big trouble big time.
Bill have you read the new post Are we going to see any departures in January well i have replyed to Adam saying the only departures will be the fans unless Lamberk brings in some quality or he is sacked.
You’re not far off on that Terry, I bet you any money it will be last minute buying and it will be panic buy. He is and will be the worst manager Villa has ever had in history.
Bill mate to tell you the truth i have a nagging feeling these links were just a whitewash saying he was going for quality this time round to keep his followers on board and keep himself and his cronies and relatives in a job.He knows get the sack from VP and he is finished only ever to manage in none or lower league football.
I reckon McLeish was a lot worse then Lambert. I never, ever supported McLeish.
Speak for yourself!
I intend to keep supporting villa
COLONIUS81 I will not stop following Villa but will not wast good money to watch my club being humiliated time and time again over 63yrs have seen the good indifferent and the bad but this is now the ugly mate.
Just like a primary school kid caught by teacher, when Lambert has a microphone in front of him he cannot lie with conviction. Hence the incoherent mumbling – Christ I’m Scots myself and I don’t catch it.
It is part of the job to have your excuses ready. Arsene Wenger: claim you did not see it, José Morinho: blame the press, MUFC boss: Never admit you were fairly beaten, blame the referee. Lambert – if he cannot come up with as transparent an excuse as those – shows that he really is not thinking from ko to final whistle.
Think about it, when was the last time you saw a passage of play and thought, they have worked on that in training?
Kyle naughton for 3m ?
fair point London lion. the interview after(Christ I forget which game now because the results and post match interviews are all the same)lambert mumbled the usual but it was worse mumbling than usual, he could barely say the words ‘we go again’ although he still did say them ffs!, I think it was the palace game actually, it was very sad and laughable at the same time, in fact I did laugh.