TezzRexx Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 ................................Guzan................................ Lowton............Vlaar.....Dunne.................Warnock ...................Westwood......Delph......................... Nzog.....................Benteke....................Gabby ...............................Bent...................................... Or if Bent **** off / has to sit on the bench, Weimann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 QUEENS PARK RANGERS Loic Remy (Marseille, £8m), Tal Ben Haim (free agent) WIGAN Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City, free), Angelo Henriquez (Manchester United, loan), Joel (Atletico Madrid, loan) READING Daniel Carrico (Sporting Lisbon, £500,000), Hope Akpan (Crawley, undisclosed), Stephen Kelly (Fulham, undisclosed) NEWCASTLE Mathieu Debuchy (Lille, £5.5m),Yoan Gouffran (Bordeaux £2.8m), Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Montpellier £7M), Massadio Haidara (Nancy) SOUTHAMPTON Vegard Forren (Molde £4.2m) ASTON VILLA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) if we'd signed the lads reading and wigan had there'd probably be more complaining to be fair Edited January 24, 2013 by P3te 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 if we'd signed the lads reading and wigan had there'd probably be more complaining to be fair 'Joel' must be good if he only uses one name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The last time I remember a crisis over lack of transfers and backing for the manager was when deadly doug refused to even pay for Erik bakke's loan wages shortly before o'leary left. Lerner must be fed up with the 'save us from' relegation scenario he has faced ever season since mon left and just finally snapped and said '**** it enough is enough, I've given every manager funds to buy players on big wages and it hasn't made sod all difference, so why should I spunk a load more' I like Bent but I do think we need a defender and midfielders more than we need a goal poacher right now, it seems barmy that he is not being sold to generate funds. The 'For Sale' sign has been on Bent's head since the start of the January window but seemingly no-one has come in for him yet. Other teams know we are desperate to sell so they'll probably wait until just before the window closes to drive down the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 "I like Bent but I do think we need a defender and midfielders more than we need a goal poacher right now, it seems barmy that he is not being sold to generate funds". I take your point VillanousOne but I would not want to see him leaving for a team who he would score goals for to keep them up and send us down and should Benteke miss games who would we be left with up front? I also doubt the offers would be big enough to make it worth taking the risk of selling him and would doubt the money would be spent on players in any case. Those 2 lads from Derby would be good buys now and as Benteke has shown the right young players can move a club forwards but those sort of players do not come cheap. Lambo wanted to bring in young players with a re-sale value and if he had been given enough money to buy the likes of Hughes from Derby or Zaha from Palace or the young German prospects that I guess our now departing scout was appointed to identify he would have stood a better chance of making something happen for us this season. But he was asked to turn things around on the cheap so could only sign one player for big money and had to hope others would hit the ground running knowing some might sink rather than swim. The lack of transfer action in this window given our current plight is just not acceptable and the days are running out for our owner to do something about things. I fear the signs are that he will not and will be content to fiddle while Villa burns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 A transfer link !! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2267932/Fulham-interested-Emanuel-Pogatetz.html#ixzz2IwCnwaYp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Going to a Wolfsburg game next week so I'll scout him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 One thing to add on DS. Was told that no play from champs or below will want to come to villa because of pressure of performing straight away. Ie lambert has been getting abuse for signing lower league players and if he signs another then the pressure is on to perform. If he doesn't perform then both Manager and Player are scrutinised heavily. Not how you want to start your AVFC career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The 'For Sale' sign has been on Bent's head since the start of the January window but seemingly no-one has come in for him yet. Other teams know we are desperate to sell so they'll probably wait until just before the window closes to drive down the price. I think they may even wait until the end of the season instead and get him for absolute peanuts if we go down. All the teams around us are scoring goals at the moment although I wouldn't bet against someone throwing in a cheeky 4-5m bid last minute as you said. I would put my arm around him, tell him how great he is, start pinging balls in from the flanks and guaranteed he'll start scoring if fit. I honestly think he's worth more to us now than ever and if we do manage to stay up may even get at little closer to what we paid for him back. I would play him and Benteke together with Gabby and Zog on the wings in the run in. Use Wiemann in rotation of the front 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 If people think delph is a red card magnet wait till you see pogatetz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 'Mad Dog' Pogatetz? No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Btw I still think DS will come to Villa eventually as long as we don't completely capitulate. DS knows Villa are a massive club and it's massive opportunity. However we are in disarray. But like I said there's no decision to be made anywyas as no fee has been agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Btw I still think DS will come to Villa eventually as long as we don't completely capitulate. DS knows Villa are a massive club and it's massive opportunity. However we are in disarray. But like I said there's no decision to be made anywyas as no fee has been agreed Good, was staring to worry he was still locked up. Edited January 25, 2013 by Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMushroom Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 hmmm - no new signings - best team: ................................Guzan................................ Lowton............Vlaar.....Clark.....................Baker ...................Westwood......Delph......................... Nzog.........................................................Gabby .....................Benteke.....Weimann...................... Subs: Given, Dunne, Bennett, Ireland, KEA, Holman, Bent Not too bad really If your playing a straight 4-4-2, then that midde two will be over run. But then again, any combination in a 4-4-2 would be over run, our options really are that poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 And we slagged off Ellis when we couldn't sign Erik Bakke on loan - well done Lerner you have managed to do a Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quizme Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Btw I still think DS will come to Villa eventually as long as we don't completely capitulate. DS knows Villa are a massive club and it's massive opportunity. However we are in disarray. But like I said there's no decision to be made anywyas as no fee has been agreed I guess he´ll go on to have a fantastic rest of the season, scoring about 5-6 goals more and putting in MoM performances every other game. Then Everton sign him for £3m in the summer and he goes on to be a good PL-player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Worst.transfer.thread.ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 And we slagged off Ellis when we couldn't sign Erik Bakke on loan - well done Lerner you have managed to do a Doug I'd say he's Out-Douging Doug ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1Avfc Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 'Mad Dog' Emanuel Pogatetz (6ft3, 30 yo) Our CBs need a bit more aggression, he'll do for now. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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