Mazrim

Have we considered the obvious Watford link between GT, Petchy and their new found friend Life Long Fan Michael Neville!

.....go on...

If holiday is more important than Villa, do one slaphead. We dont need you.

Cause some thrash mettler was blabbing all over the internet about it....

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Keep your bra on. It was even in the mail 5 months ago.

I was only jibbing him to get something out of him. I've been upfront with what I heard. Just wanted to know what he knew. Wheres the harm?

Its better than keep saying you know something and then not saying anything.

And btw I also knew that we'd agreed with Berger back in January. It wasnt the best kept secret in the world.

I'm intrigued thats all.

Very......intrigued.

Howell was right about Berger before anybody else and I already told you lot what I heard about Parker.

Why dont you tell us John? Just to prove you arent full of shit, like. Even a little ambigious hint.

My 'Source' [theres actually two and I'm not trying to be a smart arse. One is a reserve player and the other is somebody who has business with Villa] only mentioned Parker and said there was another Chelsea two chelsea players involved maybe.

He reckoned the negoatiations with Parker and Chelsea are almost wrapped up bar the shouting.

I dont know, I can only say what Ive been told and Ive been more vocal than I told him I would be.

So the only name I can say for sure at the moment is Parker which he said is "a 99% done deal". I dont know what that means exactly but I promise you its what Ive been told.

I've also heard that we have a top scout out in Spain for some reason and that we have also approached Man Utd about a player but he didnt think it was Smith.

Also DOL knows exactly what he can spend and the crap about where he had to shop is a smokescreen. From what I was told we'll try and tie up two major signings as soon as the window opens again followed by a bosman or two.

DOL wants to take his complete squad to Sweden.

Thats it at the moment.

Ahh Coco Pops. Thats why you're delusional about speaking to footballers.

All those E Numbers.

Dunno who your source is on this but its rubbish, spoken with Scott and as far as he's concerned any deal with regards his future is far from clear-cut, although he wants to stay and play at Chelsea which is udnerstandable considering the players they have and the way they're playing, sense someone somewhere has led you up a garden path

Have you bollocks.

My source is pretty reliable. Take it or leave it but seeing as hes been right with every signing weve made in the last three yaers I'm going to trust him, thanks.

He has said no such thing. Why do you lot keep saying he's going to Barca?

He's been on the TV god knows how many times being asked about his future and everytime he has said..."I dont know whats going to happen. There is nothing offered yet but maybe something will happen in the summer."

I have no reason not to believe him.

Yes, its highly likely he may get better offers but that shouldnt stop us from going in for him.

And as he is a bosman we should throw money at him. I dont care how much it would cost, even 90k p/w just get him and a.s.a.p.

He's the leader and class player we desperately need. If we got Parker too [And I have heard we almost definitely have] we would have the best midfield outside the top three.

So for that reason I would buy or at least try:

Backup keeper - £1m

Kromkamp or Jagielka - £3m

O'Shea - £3m

Parker - £5m or loan with future fee agreed.

van Bommel - Free

Forssell - £4-5m

Lita - £1m

Berger - Free.

Routledge - £2m

Something like that anyway.

He's only a kid though and he's powerfully built.

I think he has a bright future and he has that swagger and arrogance that strikers need.

If Vassell had more of that he would be world class.

Yep. Although we would still need to buy a first choice striker too.

Lita could then have time to find his feet or we could even loan him out to a Championship team to further his development.

Plus... he's destined for greatness with a name like that.

I see Leroy Lita scored another two on Saturday.

I know weve scouted him and he looks to be a class act with 30 goals this season at 20/21.

Worth a punt at a million squid or so.

I agree.

DOL was looking at him before. He's free but I think we should throw the bank at him and make him an offer he cant refuse.

He would be absolutely class and boss games.

Exactly the sort of player we need.

I reckon we are looking at him but whether we get him or not is another matter. We should definitely try.

He's exactly the sort of playerDOL was talking about as somebody the team can look up to and a player that would suprise people by arriving at Villa.

I can dream.

Whats with all the buzz about signing him in the summer? I dont get it.

He would have been a target with DOLs previously thought budget maybe but now? I cant believe it.

Why we shouldnt sign him:

• He's approaching his last couple of years and thus has no resale value.
  
  He is behind a striker we SOLD in the pecking order at a relegation candidate team. We would be an absolute laughing stock.
  
  He already turned us down, the cheeky clearing in the woods. That should be the end of it.
  
  He's overrated.
  
  He would push a youth player back and I would rather Luke and Gabby were moved up in the pecking order than sign this powder headed ponce.
  Either we sign somebody better than JPA and Vass or dont bother.

Kevin Phillips can go and shite.

Dont even think about it DOL. Sell Crouch and then buy the guy who is kept out of the side by Crouch? Yeah, that makes sense.

Not gutted I must say.

Yakubu or Forrsell if not a superstar from the continent or South America or something.

Are we definitely not Leeds?

O.K you can forget Alan Smith.

DOL has just said he's not even going to contact Utd to ask.

Yep, **** that powder headed nonce.