Aston Villa Rumours Archive December 01 2015 to December 31 2015

31 Dec 2015 02:09:25
Right I will be shot down here and people will say more kingvilla bull. BUT I belive we are very close to a new owner. The man concerned is hasan ismaik. It has been put about he is in talks with 2 prem clubs I belive to be us and westbrom and 2 championship I believe to be wolves and Leeds. I've herd we have been in talks with this man for a couple of months now and the takeover process is well down the road and close. I've been told that lerner wants it kept hush hush until done due to collapsed deals over summer. That's also where the new chairman and board member comes in soon as been put about as will be new owner. Hasan himself as said a week ago he could be 3 weeks away from a takeover of a club. The guy is very ambitious and is worth about 2 billion dollars at mo but you look deeper and his construction company has just agreed a 40 billion deal in Egypt of which he will pocket around 8 billion so he's got money and wants to build a club. He already owns 1860 Munich but is looking to put full backing in English club due to rules on owners in Germany limiting what he can spend and do. Hence can not fully own a club in Germany and have full control. I've been told we are 2 weeks away from a deal being compete.

31 Dec 2015 08:25:01
I hope to god you are right, but with the state of play we are in, and with the wealth staying in the top flight will give, and our obvious predicament, and so many false dawns over the past 2 seasons, excuse me if I don't hold my breath.

However, this is one occasion where I hope I'm wrong!

31 Dec 2015 15:57:26
Flakie and king villa I really hope so as it's needed and then even when and if we're relegated we dust off and start a fresh.

31 Dec 2015 16:34:04
Hope the guy gets us on the cheap, Lerners fault if he does when West Brom and Watford have a bigger net spend than us in the summer, WE ARE ASTON VILLA! He's taking us to where Leeds, Sheff Wednesday and God forbid where Pompey are, got nothing against Garde but Big Sam woulda been the man to get us out of this mess, wouldn't have been pretty but at least we'd have a clean slate under a new owner whenever that happens. If we stay up it'll be a miracle but lessons are going to need to be learnt, if we go down and Lerners still in charge, we're screwed, there's no fight in that team.

UTV.

31 Dec 2015 17:05:11
I think there is no confidence, but I do think there is fight, 45 mins against Arsenal, 90 mins man city, and West Ham showed that.
However, we need a team spirit like Leicester, as their team is better than the sum of there parts.
We, the playing staff, the fans, management need to believe.
It's us against the world.
We don't have the best playing staff, in skill and ability.
We have the worse owner.
But, we have the best fans.

We need results to go our way for 4 weeks, four games.

A win would change the whole impetus, feeling and ethos.
We need a clean sheet, and a scrappy goal!

Remember, we are not down until there is an r next to our name!!
Records are there to be broken!!
Believe people!!

I still do. (Nearly!!)

31 Dec 2015 17:32:09
If the rumours of a new owner are true then it doesn't matter if we go down. players will come for the money. They don't really care what league they are in. its about pound notes. he has the money apparently so we will walk the championship. Full houses every week straight back up. villa are back lovely jubilee.

31 Dec 2015 18:06:15
Realistically who do you think we need and could actually get? I'm hearing Remy, Debuchy on loan, that would be sweet, then we'd have to buy anywhere else we need to strengthen unless it's free transfers I think, correct me if I'm wrong? Still don't know what Kozaks done wrong? Any chance of recalling Baker back? He has his faults but he's a warrior imo, is Cissoko back/ coming back? Time for Traore to be let loose too, at least his 1st instinct is to attack? Draws are no good to us now, we need to win, if we lose 3-0, 4-0, doesn't really matter, think the fans would get right behind the team if we at least looked like we were trying? My gut feeling is that we're gone, if somehow we manage to stay up, things have got to change big time

UTV.

31 Dec 2015 18:56:58
something needs to change. crystal palace getting investment. surely we are a bigger club? still think kozak should be given a chance!

01 Jan 2016 12:10:53
As Lerner has stuffed us by lack of investment any buyer knows that they will have to put up well over £100m just to keep us still.
If they want us to stay in the prem then £200m is a realistic figure.
However if the yank sticks out for his £150/ 200m then the total investment will be nearer £500m. Yes £500000000.
There are stories about that a prospective buyer is in the market but there are better options than AVFC, even the Baggies are more attractive.
If Lerner still plays hard ball then we have little chance of a serious invester arriving.
Lerner must cut his losses and go.
In business terms your first loss is always the least loss.
C'mon Randy, play fair with us, the supporters of one of the greatest clubs in the UK and football history and reduce your price.

28 Dec 2015 17:18:48
I'm being told that loic remy to villa is a done deal on loan for rest of season and he is not in Chelsea squad today. Apparently he's injured! He will be a help but we need about 4 more of his quality.

28 Dec 2015 17:42:45
We need 2 strikers, 2 midfielders and at least 2 defenders and still that wouldn't be enough. But who in their right mind is going to come to a club as bad as us. Don't want mercenaries to come.

28 Dec 2015 18:02:17
defence wise we definatly need a lb and we could do with a rb.

29 Dec 2015 21:34:25
I would first do my best to sell Guzan (£3m), Agbonlahor (£3m), Steer (£2m), Senderos (£10k), Richardson (£10k), Gil (£7,5m) and N'Zogbia (£4,5m), a total of £20020000. And I would go for a GK (Kalinic), a CB (Matip), a RW (Ben Arfa) and two strikers (Austin and Depoitre) .

29 Dec 2015 21:49:43
4mill for nzogbia?

29 Dec 2015 22:08:53
3 Million for Agbonlahor?

30 Dec 2015 08:52:43
10K for Richardson is very optimistic.

{Ed001's Note - unless this is the prices to pay to get someone to take them? Though I would think you might need to double it to get someone to take Guzan off your hands. £3m is nowhere near enough to take him, he makes Simon Mignolet look like Manuel Neuer.}

30 Dec 2015 09:03:09
£10,000 for Richardson?

23 Dec 2015 10:08:40
Villa are monitoring Leicester midfielder Gokhan Inler. He's past his prime if you ask me, but I don't see Villa attracting anyone bigger.

24 Dec 2015 18:15:55
only 31 still got a couple good years yet. can't be any worse than what we already got.

24 Dec 2015 20:42:37
We need someone in that position
along with a gk cam and striker which we have been linked with
sirigu/mananda
richards okere clarke cisshoko
veretout toulahan/inler gana
ayew remy/austin paret/khazri.

20 Dec 2015 04:23:54
Steven naismith linked from everton great finisher but don't no if he's what we need i think if we played rudy up top we will play better aywe even said games change when rudy comes on because he wins flick ons i belive we can stay up but if i was going for a striker i would look at someone like remy or even Adebeyor we need proven world class because that's what we need world class to at least give us hope aywe starting to look good maybe at home go 4 4 2 9wins 21games left belive villa fans belive we done if before we do it again!

20 Dec 2015 19:08:15
But is "world class" going to want to join a relegation dog fight.

22 Dec 2015 00:16:57
Will be a improvement on what we have.

17 Dec 2015 10:32:17
Aston Villa looking to sign Belgium and Gent forward Laurent Depoitre. He has scored 1
in 1 for Belgium and 19 in 52 for Gent. Looks quite good to me.

17 Dec 2015 12:57:51
i do hope he's not the only striker we bring in. we really need a striker that's been there and done it as they say.

17 Dec 2015 16:30:18
Charlie Austin has been talked about for January.
Been there more often than the total squad. Almost a must buy now that it is said that Lerner WILL open his purse!

17 Dec 2015 18:00:36
i really do want austin but as most will say he's already said he will not go to us or a relegation fighting club. maybe cash will change his mind, cause qpr ain't going up anytime soon by looks it.

16 Dec 2015 02:15:31
david dein being linked with being the new villa chairman don't know if it would make a difference but i heard he is the man they want to guide villa back into the premier league if we do go down also 100 per cent lerner is not selling villa he's learned he can make more money villa being a yow yow club than if they stayed up Parachute Payments mean if villa go down they will get money 4 four years on top of normal premier league money if we go straight back up! Other news gabby agbonlahor been seen at arsenal christmas party is true he's good friends with wilkshire but he wasnt drinking and it was after the villa arsenal game! 1 last question people do you think as home fans we get behind our team enough i know we do away but home games are we part of the reason we are poor at home reason i ask a guy on radio wm came on an said the fans don't support the team enough is he wrong or right?

{Ed001's Note - utter nonsense. Parachute payments stop if you win promotion, they are only paid while teams are outside of the top flight. They are also only a percentage of the amount a team could earn while in the Prem. There is no way of earning more from being a yoyo club.}

15 Dec 2015 08:43:01
Major morning daily says that Garde prepared to sell Gabby to get some transfer funds.
That should give us enough to buy a new ball for the next match.
Sorry Gabby but you have slipped down the order and will find it hard to find a prem. club that is willing to take a chance.

15 Dec 2015 17:03:15
Be a plastic ball though.

15 Dec 2015 18:13:43
Ping pong

18 Dec 2015 21:32:03
Just getting Gabby off the wage bill would open up funds to use elsewhere. He is one of the top earners at the club.

14 Dec 2015 19:12:42
Any one got any views on where they think we will finish.

{Ed007's Note - At worst 15th.}

14 Dec 2015 20:52:29
we will finish Bottom can't see it any other way.

14 Dec 2015 19:40:47
Are you saying you think we will get out of this mess ed?
I think sadly 18th

{Ed007's Note - Yes mate, give Garde some time to get things going the right way and get a couple of his own players in during January and I think you'll get out of the mess you're in for this season.}

14 Dec 2015 20:59:20
Blimey Ed, I hope you're right!

{Ed007's Note - So do I now!}

14 Dec 2015 21:00:28
Edd 007 I hope you are right.

{Ed007's Note - :)

14 Dec 2015 21:22:05
Ed i'm with you on this! Utv.

{Ed007's Note - A bit of positivity can go a long way and there's still a hell of a long way to go this season.}

14 Dec 2015 21:39:40
You have always been my favourite ed!
Obviously the most intelligent!! lol

{Ed007's Note - I knew you Villans had good taste.}

07 Jan 2016 22:09:45
FLackie I think you're right but we need to act very quickly! We need the right players in the right positions asap, and forget about playing pretty Arsenal style football, we need a battle plan in the old skool English long ball style. My worry is that Remi doesn't understand that style, and that's exactly why he is the wrong manager at this time. He needs to get the message and fast because I for one believe we can do it! Come on Villa!

07 Dec 2015 16:36:07
I don't have any friends in exclusive places with relatives in positions of confidence but is Lerner going to allow Garde any money to bring in players?
Rumours that seem to be about are that there is nothing on the table.
He has little history in generosity and is really the culprit in our current situation.
Has anyone a rumour of substance that Garde will get funds to improve the squad?
We need defensive full backs, not wing backs and someone that knows where the goalposts are without having to use a sat nav.

07 Dec 2015 22:06:39
we are now too far off the bottom two, 6 points now, so why would Lerner sanction any spending when we're relegated. the best we can hope for is a cpl of loans, but same again who would want to enter a relegation battle with us!

07 Dec 2015 22:42:37
Are we already relegated then??
Ffs grow a pair, join the fight, or sit and moan in the corner.

08 Dec 2015 14:05:30
Oh djb, we are not relegated.
The outlook is dire and Lerner is aware that HIS prize money is going to disappear if he does not fund the manager that HIS men recruited.
Lerner has made a laughing stock of our football club but he is greedy and if he wants to fuel his assets then he will have to cough up.
I only wish we could turn the clock back to when he refused to back ONeil, or further back when Deadly sold to him on the promise that " he is the right man to take us forward"
We are stuck between the rock and the hard place. We need a new owner but Lerner will not accept a price that reflects his inadequate ownership.

08 Dec 2015 18:35:42
Totally agree but just can't see us getting out of this hole as for growing a pair! I go home and away and support our club all the way but I'm just being realistic not moaning just stating my views on the fact I feel were too far off now if I'm wrong I will get flakie tattooed on my ass lol.

08 Dec 2015 19:27:57
Haha!
Spell it right when you do! But I don't need a pic!!

I wasn't having a go at you as such, and looking back, perhaps it was harsh.
My point is, we have so many 'fans' who seem to revel in our demise, that only post negative, pointless, dribble.
There is a permanent negativity towards the club, team, the situation, and us as supporters.

Yes, being honest, and truthful, we are rubbish!
And on form deserve to go down.

So does that mean we give up now, not try to turn it round?
I don't think so. Surely we need to start here?.
We are not relegated until it's impossible to turn it round. And we can.
We don't quite need a miracle, yet, but we do need to believe, have faith, and a unity that says it's us against the world.

It starts with us, as I said, your either a fighter, or your not.

I know what camp I'm in!

08 Dec 2015 19:58:06
Flackie talking about ass and camp, I am starting to worry.

08 Dec 2015 20:37:16
Steady sailor!

09 Dec 2015 09:07:13
Flakie lol I'm with you and all and I'll be there till the end and I do have a slight glimmer of hope but I thought we would turn it round at Watford as we didn't I now believe we're down although I hope and prey were not and I'll stay and fight too just hope players do too.

05 Dec 2015 07:42:25
Calling ashley Cole please, your cab to villa park to play at left back awaits! what do you reckon chaps, heard he got released last summer by roma so is still a free agent, if not I apologise for getting it wrong, if he is still free, worth a punt?

05 Dec 2015 12:23:03
i tweeted him other night saying please come even if just reat of season (no reply yet hahahahaa)

07 Dec 2015 16:27:03
Can we really afford him? He roasted the Gunners and demanded more from Chelsea.
Scrooge will not give Garde any more money to pay greedy p. ayers.

07 Dec 2015 20:38:37
i guess the advantage is no transfer fee. he's been released so we could do it that wat short term.