Villa Signings and General Rumours Thread

V1llianous

There's the final whistle for a 1-2 win

Finally got a win in December, should leap frog Pompey now. If Arsenal do us a favour and beat the Toffees tonight we will be in 7th only behind 6th on goal difference.

Not sure if I am looking forward to Spurs on Tuesday after they have won 6 - 4 today.

Savman

Make no mistake, Spurs are very beatable. Very good going forward but leaking goals all over the place. I doubt they'll come to VP and play for a draw, they dont have the players for that IMHO, so should be a good open game which will suit both sides.

If Carew is missing it'll obviously be a big blow but I've a feeling Marlon owes us a goal after his fiasco at WHL....

I predict/expect a score draw, maybe 2-2.

ps - Curtis you beaut

Time Magazine

What a header from Curtis Davies!

Nervous about Spurs, but confident we can beat them.

We've a tough run of games coming up next month. Spurs, Man Utd (cup), Liverpool, Reading and Blackburn. Only out of the European places on goal difference after half the season, hopefully a bit of new blood in January will help us sustain that.

Helix

i think we can do spurs, but another 4-4 wouldnt surprise me with the first and 4th highest scoring teams in the league who both have leaky defences coming up against each other

V1llianous

1 - 0 to Villa at half-time. Mellberg scored from a Young free-kick.

Villa slightly on top.

V1llianous

Bumper post of transfer rumours -


Aston Villa will look to sign theese players in the January transfer market:

karim benzeama (lyon) attacking midfielder £13 million
roman bednar (West Bromwich) forward £6.5 million
Ricardo Quaresma (Porto) attacking midfielder £18 million
Jermain Defoe (Tottenham) forward £7.5 million will have compettition signing Defoe because Sunderland, Bolton, the Hammers and Blackburn are suspected to be the culprits trying to sign the goal robber.

Villa to sign Wes Brown for £6 million.

Liverpool outs -> Carson–Aston Villa (7 million), Riise–Aston Villa (4 million)

IN: Carson, Gudjohnsen, Bosingwa, Barnes, Hoyte, Defoe.
OUT: Sorensen, Moore, Harewood, Osbourne (loan), Mellberg (in Summer)

Villa to complete the transfer of Alan hutton for £7 million pounds. the deal was nearly completed in the Summer, but Alan pulled the plug at the last minute due to Rangers success in champ league, Smith already had brought a replacement in Whittaker. Giles Barnes will complete his move before the end ( likely with MON) of the transfer window. Expect a few Foreigners to come in due to the fact that he already has a core of English players

Helix

i never thought id say this, but harewood needs to come on for moore asap

V1llianous

Helix wrote: »

i never thought id say this, but harewood needs to come on for moore asap

or maybe gardner to solidify the midfield

Helix

nope

lol

Helix

Get In!

Time Magazine

Spurs to equalise with a dodgy penalty in injury-time, anyone?!

Come on lads!

Helix

brilliant!

my hex of 2007 is broken! villa won a game i watched! yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssss

Time Magazine

Well, it is 2008 .

Martin Laursen's now got 5 goals in the league for us this season.

Helix

aye i was kinda afraid to watch the game tho, coz we didnt win a single match i saw in 2007, horrible stuff

risked it tho and it paid off!

booya

lets hope it continues at the weekend against united in the cup

DSB

Not a great performance, amazing result though. Great performance from Ashley Young. Absolutely stunning. Has a knack of winning corners and free kicks when it looks like he is trapped. We probably wouldn't have gotten away with todays result if we were facing a team who had other means of defending a corner than dragging out of the players that are generally good at heading the ball. Both Villa goals could have been avoided if the defenders had spent more time jumping for the cross, and less impeding Mellberg and Laursen. Felt much more comfortable with Davies in the defence than Knight. Didn't think Tottenham really threatend all that much, despite being more fluent at passing than Villa. 3 points though, and roll on United which I think we've a chance of winning, and Wigan which we've no excuses not to win.

Villain

Moore needs a goal badly, lacking cofidence in a big way. We need some quality in January.

Helix

we're not playing wigan again til may

lol

~Rebel~

Villain wrote: »

Moore needs a goal badly, lacking cofidence in a big way. We need some quality in January.

indeed.

some of his play and movement/positioning wasn't bad at all, just nothing is going right for him. Could easily have had 2 today with the turn and shot, and the low cross he had to guide into goal.

Savman

Back of the net! Or in Luke's case, maybe not :mad:
I'd say he's off anyway...

DSB

Helix wrote: »

we're not playing wigan again til may

lol

Haha Reading, sorry.

One Cold Hand

Oh man!
In fairness I do have a few pints on me, but that was flippin brilliant!!! Best entertainment I've had in a long time! Great win. All I can say is Martin Laursen is an absolute legend!! Not only for the goal, but in defense he was immense. Gabby was great, Nigel was great, Davies looked pretty solid, I reckon he'll be a regular from now on. In sixth place now. Bring on Utd next week!!!

shoutman

I didnt think Young was brilliant today tbh, did well in the first half but seemed to drop off the pace in the second when it seemed like he had the chance to tear into spurs with them having taken off lennon.
Could be the festive season catching up on him.
All in all a good win but still seem to be lacking the killer instinct. Would be fantastic if we were to sign a midfielder who could score goals.

Savman

Every team have been doubling up on Ashley Young, including Spurs today. Says it all really.

Bounty Hunter

Well considering i predicted Villa finishing around 7th at the start of the season im quite happy with our progression. Its the start of January and time to strenghten and we are joint 5th/6th and 7th

artanevilla

I was very disappointed in Moore, he didn't seem interested at all. Anyone else notice how friendly Defoe was with our boys?

V1llianous

He did alright - I also noticed it was more than half way into his celebration that he kissed the badge

Bounty Hunter

artanevilla wrote: »

I was very disappointed in Moore, he didn't seem interested at all. Anyone else notice how friendly Defoe was with our boys?

I think weve all been quite a bit dissapointed with Moore he just hasnt developed as many expected especially after his youth/pre-season preformances especially if compared to his Villa + U-21 strikepartner Gabby ,who seems to get better every week. Saw Defoe laughing and Joking with Knight alright even though he only came up to Zat's shoulder. wouldent be surprised to see him move to Villa esp after the amount of times hes been linked with us but still dont expect anything.

Savman

artanevilla wrote: »

I was very disappointed in Moore, he didn't seem interested at all. Anyone else notice how friendly Defoe was with our boys?

I'd say he knows Knight & NRC from the whole London scene. All the more easy for him to settle in

shoutman

Was a great finish from Defoe in the match too but he did miss a good chance. As stated before Moore was playing like he couldnt hit a bulls arse with a banjo....

In other news I just ordered my two away tickets for the liverpool match. I had gotten a christmas presents of two tickets for the match, the downside were they were for the kop. :eek

eirebhoy

I see Laursen and Mellberg are both available on a bosman in the summer. Mellberg would be the ideal player Celtic are looking for but chances of getting him are probably non existent.

Villain

Laursen is to begin talks after the Match on Saturday and Mellberg wants to go to Juve, but unless we sign two right backs he might well get himself a good contract extension.

One Cold Hand

eirebhoy wrote: »

I see Laursen and Mellberg are both available on a bosman in the summer. Mellberg would be the ideal player Celtic are looking for but chances of getting him are probably non existent.

No chance of him going to Celtic. Juventus is the rumour, so he'd hardly settle for Celtic. I reckon Laursen will stay.

Savman

eirebhoy wrote: »

I see Laursen and Mellberg are both available on a bosman in the summer. Mellberg would be the ideal player Celtic are looking for but chances of getting him are probably non existent.

Nah can't see that move happening tbh. He still has some good years left in him, great servant and solid performer. If he doesn't get one more Villa contract (which would be madness) he's defo Juventus bouund.

If Laursen is allowed to leave, I think there will be mass suicide. He's now being talked about as the best defender @ VP since McGrath aka God. That's a helluva comparison, but Laursen is a helluva defender.

In other news, I think Maloney has come out saying he's a happy camper so that move back north is off for the moment anyway. He scored 2 against Chelski, got taken off at HT and is back on the bench. One cannot help but wonder if he got an extended run in the team he could quite viably end up our top scorer.

One Cold Hand

Good news about Maloney. Would like to see him play tomorrow against Utd, think he could do some damage against Brown.

I can't see Laursen leaving, I'll be devastated if he does. He wants to stay, and I'd imagine MON and everyone else at Villa want him to stay. He is literally a legend, and even more so after that win against Spurs. It's fair enough that he's being spoken about in the same vein as McGrath.

Villain

Juve want Mellberg: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_3022013,00.html

invincibleirish

i hate being pedantic but villain villa were euro champions in 1982 not 1981! liverpool won it in 81.

with regards tomorrow, across the media the reaction appears very much to be that this is a banana skin game for man utd and that villa could do a number on them, i think we'll definitely be in with a shout but it will rest i think on fergusons team selection,apparently hargreaves and nani will be starting and with tevez out and rooney only coming back after a long layoff may not be 100% match fit and maybe a rest for ronaldo fergie?

anyway a packed VP evening game under lights against them should be an excellent atmosphere (although there'll be a lot of brummie reds there as always seems to be in this fixture)

artanevilla

It could be a banana skin game for United, but this is Aston Villa, so it won't be.
I think Laursen owes it to us to stay seeing as we stuck by him all through his injurys.

shoutman

Villa havent won in 20 games the last time Villa beat Man Utd was when we won the cup in 1957. Thank you BBC sport

Mr Alan

I reckon Villa will do it tomorrow. Then i reckon Utd fans will say, " oh i dont care its only the FA cup" etc etc.

Seriously though, i think ye'll win tomorrow. fingers crossed

d22ontour

Mr Alan wrote: »

I reckon Villa will do it tomorrow.

I do too .
Performances the last three games tell me we will struggle.

Mr Alan wrote: »

Then i reckon Utd fans will say, " oh i dont care its only the FA cup" etc etc.

Seriously though, i think ye'll win tomorrow. fingers crossed

It's a major honour and will always be.It ain't no worthless cup imo.It has a decent history and only fools devalue it's importance to the 4 teams who can win it at this time.Let me timetravel a bit for the dr who fans here.Nobody bar the big 4 will win it in the next 5 years imo.It's prestige will never devalue, only the importance to clubs on what their seasons ambitions are will only ever make it a 2nd/3rd priority.3rd priority only for the big 4 , that only leaves the other 900 clubs who entered or who's priorities outweight performing in it.

Bounty Hunter

shoutman wrote: »

Villa havent won in 20 games the last time Villa beat Man Utd was when we won the cup in 1957. Thank you BBC sport

I assume that is just in the FA cup cos otherwise its completly false.

also Villa are apparently leading the charge for a wantaway Obafemi Martins from Newcastle.
http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premier-league/article3310047.ece

invincibleirish

great article bigging up villa and detailing the progress that villa have made since randy lerner came in in todays guardian

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2235700,00.html

the jist of it is pretty much what a great future villa have to look forward to

DSB

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

I assume that is just in the FA cup cos otherwise its completly false.

also Villa are apparently leading the charge for a wantaway Obafemi Martins from Newcastle.
http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premier-league/article3310047.ece

Holy crap I would love that. And yeah Lerner has been so good for the club.

Mikeyt086

Mr Alan wrote: »

I reckon Villa will do it tomorrow. Then i reckon Utd fans will say, " oh i dont care its only the FA cup" etc etc.

Seriously though, i think ye'll win tomorrow. fingers crossed

Why do you think you know United fans so well?

I for one will be gutted if we lose today, and as Villa are a great team with a great manager in good form at home its gonna be a tough game.

The FA cup is an important trophy.

Savman

Randy Lerner was the best thing to happen to Villa in the last 2 decades. I would say this, but I truly believe he's a notch above most of the other investors who seem to be either bankrupting their clubs or just publicity whores.

I fancy us 2-1 today. There I said it.

How's that for a non biased, non delusional post :D

Mikeyt086

I think the fact that Randy Lerner seems to actually like his football club would put him a notch above the rest.

Bounty Hunter

Villa must be doing something right suddenly there are non Villa fans frequenting this thread... actually its probably just cos we play united today.

Martins would be very interesting at VP, our pace would then be unelievable. Has his age been fully confirmed as 23 though? or is he still considerd 23ish i.e could be a few years older.

Randy is Great

Savman

I'd have Martins in a hearbeat, don't understand some of the negative things being said he's clearly got serious talent. Not sure what happened him this year, word on the grapevine is he don't like Big Sam. Shock horror....

I have to be honest, I'm not convinced Doyle would be a solution for us. I'd personally love Defoe but have a feeling its never gonna happen esp now it seems Berbatov and maybe even Bent are heading for the Spurs exit.

Helix

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

Villa are a great team with a great manager in good form at home

where on earth is the idea that were in good form at home coming from?

Bounty Hunter

VDS, BROWN, RIO, VIDIC, EVRA, PARK, ANDERSON, CARRICK, GIGGS, RONALDO, SAHA

Bench HEATON, ROONEY, NANI, O SHEA,, HARGREAVES

is the united team for today (taken from the man utd thread).

still very strong but considering that Villa very rarely change the side and if we do rotate its only going to be people like Maloney, or Gardner not weakening the side coming in a United without Tevez, Rooney, Neville or Hargreaves starting is apleasent sight IMO. Ronaldo will be the obvious main threat

edit: just read Villa are starting the same side that played Wigan but with Carew back for Moore so Villa are full strenght today.