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Old 11-05-2008, 21:02
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I am more than pleased with this season, a definite improvement and heading in the right direction. Most other years sixth place would have been good enough for a UEFA cup place however due to this years weak and dodgy FA cup final Villa miss out. One consolation today.

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Old 11-05-2008, 21:25
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Good race for fifth with you guys.

Losing Mellberg is a blow but you are definitely getting places with O'Neill.

Hope you can get through the Intertoto the more English teams in UEFA the better.
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Old 11-05-2008, 23:01
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Indeed if I understand correctly the Inter toto is simply a one-off-two-legged tie against a no mark team from some far-away land.

Almost felt sorry for the Birmingham City board today...true scum Birmingham City fans.
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Old 11-05-2008, 23:08
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Its europe scummy teams won't win anyway
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Old 31-07-2008, 13:51
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So I thought I'd resurrect this (thanks to Funkie for pointing me in the general direction of it)...

Only three signings so far this summer - Friedel, Davies and Sidwell.

Barry seems to be staying although the media refuse to let it go.

We need a right back, a left back, a creative midfielder and a right winger before the window closes as a bare minimum. I love MON as a manager but in the transfer market he does seem to be a little slow. I can't moan at any of his signings but it's obvious we need a fair few players if we just want to maintain where we finished last year. Teams like Pompey, Spurs and Man City have invested pretty heavily, we're lagging behind a bit.

Tomorrow is a) the date for Guzan's work permit hearing and b) the UEFA Cup Qual. Round draw.
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Old 31-07-2008, 16:35
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The Villa thread took the hump and tried to join up with the Liverpool thread.......sorry.
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Old 31-07-2008, 23:41
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So I thought I'd resurrect this (thanks to Funkie for pointing me in the general direction of it)...

Only three signings so far this summer - Friedel, Davies and Sidwell.

Barry seems to be staying although the media refuse to let it go.

We need a right back, a left back, a creative midfielder and a right winger before the window closes as a bare minimum. I love MON as a manager but in the transfer market he does seem to be a little slow. I can't moan at any of his signings but it's obvious we need a fair few players if we just want to maintain where we finished last year. Teams like Pompey, Spurs and Man City have invested pretty heavily, we're lagging behind a bit.

Tomorrow is a) the date for Guzan's work permit hearing and b) the UEFA Cup Qual. Round draw.
Martin O'Neill has always been a manager that waits until the end of the transfer window before buying players. I expect a number of new arrivals to be at the Villa soon well I hope
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Old 01-08-2008, 00:54
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Im replyin via the Man Utd thread. Do you want Barry now or is £18m a nice alternative?
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Old 01-08-2008, 14:09
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We've been drawn against the mighty FH Hafnarfjardar from Iceland in the Uefa cup qualifying round.
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Old 02-08-2008, 15:32
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Im replyin via the Man Utd thread. Do you want Barry now or is £18m a nice alternative?
If Barry wants to play for Villa then I've got no problem with him staying. If, however, he's going to spend the whole season whining and wanting to move to Liverpool, then I'd rather him go now.

Not too disappointed with our draw in the UEFA Cup, we shouldn't take anything for granted though

Also, Guzan's work permit went through yesterday, so we've got more keepers than fit centre backs now.
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Old 03-08-2008, 01:56
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If Barry wants to play for Villa then I've got no problem with him staying. If, however, he's going to spend the whole season whining and wanting to move to Liverpool, then I'd rather him go now.
Barry clearly doesn't want to play for Villa. He had a meeting with MON a couple of days ago and said he still wants to leave.

So he can go now, knowing he might get to play the odd game with Stevie G, but ultimately, his England aspirations will suffer as he finds it difficult to cement a first team place against better players in Mascherano and Alonso. Furthermore, the best Liverpool will do this season is 3rd, but more than likely they'll be in a fight for 4th with Spurs, Pompey, Everton etc., which isn't a million miles from where he is right now.

Bye Gareth, thanks for the 10 years service but your recent actions have left Villa fans with a bitter taste.
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Old 03-08-2008, 21:22
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Up The Villa... Villa fan too.
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Old 05-08-2008, 16:55
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Not long now untill the start of the season and Villa still need at least 5 or 6 new players. How can we start the season without either a right or left back and only 3 fit defenders including Curtis Davis!
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Old 05-08-2008, 23:32
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This is encouraging news from Randy. I hope MON takes the hint.


http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...937189,00.html
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Old 07-08-2008, 12:57
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Apparently we've agreed fees with Boro for Young and Reading for Shorey. That's our full back problem sorted.
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Old 07-08-2008, 21:51
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Apparently we've agreed fees with Boro for Young and Reading for Shorey. That's our full back problem sorted.
goood news for the villa

Found a new villa forum today
http://www.avfcforum.co.uk/
Looks pretty good
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Old 09-08-2008, 09:02
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle4488880.ece

So it seems like the Americans aren't going to give Rafa the money to buy Barry, despite the fact that they were willing to do so just a week ago. And their excuse? That Barry is too old and has no resale value, even though they paid more money for an older player. They've even refused an interest-free £12m loan from a property tycoon.

I wish they'd just sort themselves out. It's a shame that a club with their reputation is making such a mockery of itself but more importantly, it's not helping our preparations for the season.
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Old 12-08-2008, 11:41
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Well lads, you've signed Ugly Betty from der hun.

Although Spanish, he is more a typical British Centre-Half who puts his head and any other part of his body in where it hurts.

Best player for them last season by a long way.
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Old 12-08-2008, 12:29
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Cuellar's a great signing for us. I don't watch the SPL but I managed to see quite a bit of him in Europe last year, and he was the main reason Rangers made it as far as they did in the UEFA Cup.
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Old 12-08-2008, 12:33
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Cuellar's a great signing for us. I don't watch the SPL but I managed to see quite a bit of him in Europe last year, and he was the main reason Rangers made it as far as they did in the UEFA Cup.
Some might say the only reason, MON has signed a quality defender who would be the only player who could get into the Celtic team.

The way the former messiah has managed to send our city rivals back into meltdown is absolute genius.

Now can we have Maloney back please?
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Old 12-08-2008, 13:02
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Some might say the only reason, MON has signed a quality defender who would be the only player who could get into the Celtic team.

The way the former messiah has managed to send our city rivals back into meltdown is absolute genius.

Now can we have Maloney back please?
I was going to say he was the only reason, but their negativity/organisation (depending on your perspective ) and a whole lot of luck also played their part.

Assuming Cuellar passes his medical, does this spell the end of any chance of a competitive SPL title race this year?

I really like Maloney as a player but it's a shame he hasn't settled down since he came to Villa. I think MON will probably give him till about January and if things aren't working out, I can see him coming back to Celtic. If not January then definitely next summer.
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Old 12-08-2008, 13:06
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Assuming Cuellar passes his medical, does this spell the end of any chance of a competitive SPL title race this year?
It will be competitive, we have to watch out for our main title rivals atm who are Hamilton and Inverness Caley Thistle .

Seriously though not many people thought it was going to be competitive as last season, Rangers have spent £9m so far and have yet to improve their team plus they have 7 strikers and no midfield. Maybe the Cuellar money will rectify that but with Rangers out of europe they need that money to break even.

I really like Maloney as a player but it's a shame he hasn't settled down since he came to Villa. I think MON will probably give him till about January and if things aren't working out, I can see him coming back to Celtic. If not January then definitely next summer.
I hope that Maloney does return with an apology for chasing the money, but we have never replaced his pace since he left. He was WGS's pet project and I think he wants him back.
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Old 12-08-2008, 14:22
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what are your thoughts on mon apparently being interested in making a bid for joe cole and I see we're being linked with the brilliant alan smith!
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Old 14-08-2008, 16:38
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what are your thoughts on mon apparently being interested in making a bid for joe cole and I see we're being linked with the brilliant alan smith!
The Joe Cole rumour was a non-starter as we'd have to smash the wage structure at the club to accommodate him. Also, it's unlikely he'd want to move away from London. As for Smith, he's a trier and I think MON could actually do decent things with him, but I hear he's off to Everton...

As for tonight, hopefully we can get at the very least a score draw, but really it's a game we should be looking to win and put to bed before they come to Villa Park.
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Old 14-08-2008, 16:57
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Im looking forward to tonights UEFA cup game. Also some good news for Villa fans from the offical site:

"Talismanic striker John Carew has handed Villa a pre-season boost by penning a 12-month extension to his current deal."
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