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Given even at £4m represents brilliant value for money. Still in the top 3/4 keepers in the league.

I actually like Robbie Savage tbh. David Gold for me...complete tool!

Grumpy git Mike! Tigger kicks ass!

People who put their Aston Villa 'Dream Team' as their sig!

Does anyone have any idea where we are at with this? Or if we are even in for him?

You do know how hard that is to do mate? Have you ever tried to be around someone who you fancy the pants off and act normal?

Im willing to offer my verdict on the top if you want to PM a picture of you wearing it?

*cough*donatetothesitetostoptheadverts*cough*

Works for me!

That sounds like a euphemism. Told you it would get worse. I was being serious Mike. Just ask the guy round for dinner, nothing better than having a meal cooked for you.

Could you not invite him round for dinner at yours Julie?

Still in the top 3 keepers in the league imo. Unfortunatly, 1 of those plays for the same team!?!?

Would have to disagree , Friedel is by far the better keeper I'd probably take Given over Green but thats about it Have you watched any Premier League football in the last 10 years? :winkold:

Is he an improvement on Friedel...yes! What's the problem? If he wants 1st team football, he lowers his wage demands, if he just wants the cash, he stays where he is...not rocket science.

I cant believe im even rising to it...i feel so ashamed! :oops:

Since the turn of the century, Liverpool honours - 2 FA Cups 2 Charity Shields 2 League Cups 1 Champions League Winner 1 Champions League Runner-up 1 UEFA Cup Aston Villa honours - 1 Intertoto Cup Think that pretty much ends the arguement. They havnt won nothing in 5 years mate.. And now at the stage where they are struggling to regain a CL place.Let alone a Europa spot. This is why I cannot understand Downing wanting to leave.. Top 4 fair enough.. With the signing they have made and with the signings they are looking to pull of...i hate to say it but Liverpool will challenge next season. They are a bigger, more prestigous, more successful club than Aston Villa. I love Aston Villa as much as anyone on this board, but im not stupid enough to kid myself into believing that we are something that we are not. We are a mid-table/top half PL team, we are a feeder club to the big boys. Liverpool are and always will be one of the big boys. Accept it and move on.

Since the turn of the century, Liverpool honours - 2 FA Cups 2 Charity Shields 2 League Cups 1 Champions League Winner 1 Champions League Runner-up 1 UEFA Cup Aston Villa honours - 1 Intertoto Cup Think that pretty much ends the arguement.

WE ARE NOT ON A SIMILAR STANDING TO LIVERPOOL!!! SNAP OUT OF IT...STOP KIDDING YOURSELF!!! LIVERPOOL A HUGE WORLD WIDE BRAND WITH BETTER PLAYERS!!!

This. If you cant see the signals that the appointment of McLeish sends out then you must be blind or stupid! Downing just wants to play for a better club! If your outside the top 5 (Man U, Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool) and Liverpool come calling, you leave.

No, an England International with a creative spark for a problem child and a relegated keeper. Dont talk shite, since when has N'Zogbia caused a problem? And Foster, like it or not is a cracking keeper. Scott Parker got relegated with West Ham, does that make him shite?

Steaknchips, why does everything have to be a conspiracy theory? Or someone is to blame ie. the new gaffer or Houllier leaving? Can you not just accept that Downing has had his head turned one way or another, and wants to play for a bigger club than Villa? It really is that simple.

Not really. Because once again we wouldn't be improving. We'd be selling just to stand still Not that I think N'Zogbia is anything like the team player Downing is I agree...We shouldnt be selling Downing..We should be "adding" to the squad to improve it..Not selling our best players. What happened to shifting out the deadwood? Has that idea been scrapped in favour of selling the best players? Mcleish out! Errrr...how about the thought that Downing has been tapped indirectly through his agent, and also the fact that he might just want to play for a better team with better calibre players. Just something for you to have a think about. McLeish for the win!

Without delving into the past of either club.. How are Liverpool a better attraction than Aston Villa? (other than our recent piss poor appointment of a manager?) You honestly believe we are even close to being as attractive as Liverpool are? They are a global brand, huge, massive, known world wide!

Walker is a much better player than Lichaj (i dont agree he's worth £20m or anywhere near that), i dont see your point Bicks?