Aston Villa Rumours

21 Jul 2019 23:06:42
You can't judge most things on pre season friendlies, it's about getting fitness levels right and players getting used to each other. However certain basics are fundamental to playing good football, when you have Taylor on his right foot in front of goal and hasn't got a clue what to do that's inexcusable.

If you have Bree at right back and doesn't know how do go forward. You have Hogan who tries to run around a defender and is five minutes too late. So hopefully Deano has seen enough to make sure average players don't feature this season.

22 Jul 2019 07:20:32
Slightly harsh. think Taylor only had 1 chance on his right foot in front of goal and there were about 8 bodies between them. Can hogan do much more? He’s a centre forward playing right wing and still managed to bag a goal.

22 Jul 2019 10:50:35
Taylor put his chance on target aswell, can’t help it being blocked by someone.

Everyone used to love Hogans “intelligent runs” and slate Bruce’s football for the reason he couldn’t perform, glad everyone’s starting to realise he makes runs down blind alleys in which Pirlo would struggle to find him. Good lad, hard working but not that great a player.

19 Jul 2019 11:07:18
I can confirm that Sturridge has held talks with Villa via his cousin who I know from Tile Cross nothing concrete in signing but has definitely had talks. For me personally I'd take him as he's a free agent and sign him on a 1 year contract.

19 Jul 2019 19:56:07
Question: If Sturridge has a valuable dog in LA (the one that recently went awol) doesn’t that suggest he spends more time in the US than over here?

20 Jul 2019 12:05:18
That’s BS.

21 Jul 2019 09:29:59
I didn't know you was with us when the conversation was taking place Chris?

21 Jul 2019 13:09:02
Just the balance of probability.

Average age of players brought in is 23, Sturridge is 30 this season.
His banned for six weeks, huge injury concerns, hasn’t performed well for a good 4 seasons.
Purslow consistently speaks about the model of young hungry players, reliable, resale value, all traits Sturridge doesn’t have.

Add to all that the last thing you told us was Henry was buying a house in the area and was manager, I feel fairly confident in saying that’s BS, imo either your lying or someone’s lying to you.

Just my opinion based on some facts, I suppose we’ll see by the end of the window.

{Ed001's Note - he is banned for 2 weeks, 4 weeks were suspended.}

21 Jul 2019 13:39:38
Is that from season starting Ed? Or from the date of the sentencing?

{Ed001's Note - date of sentencing. He can play next month.}

21 Jul 2019 14:01:16
The FA really are toothless.

{Ed001's Note - why are the FA toothless? Most of the accusations they made were thrown out. They wanted a 6 month ban. It was not the FA's decision. Sturridge never gambles. The issue was whether or not he told his family to bet on something or whether they chose to off their own back. Either way, it is a bit of a difficult one, Sturridge is well known to be a clean living lad, who spent a lot of time helping out with the youth teams while injured. He doesn't drink, smoke or gamble, the issue was that members of his family did after he told them about potential transfers. You can't really expect someone not to discuss their future with their family, so how do you prove whether or not he was instructing his family to make money, as the FA claimed, or if they just decided to take advantage of the knowledge?}

21 Jul 2019 17:09:25
I suppose it’s a fine line to tread, the people around him aren’t going to be in a similar financial situation to him so if they hear something they can profit off, naturally they’d be tempted to go for it. But surely you show more loyalty to Sturridge as a brother/ cousin/ son. And if it is proven, who takes the punishment?

{Ed001's Note - Sturridge is the one who gets punished as it is not illegal for them to gamble, just illegal for him to tell them to.}

21 Jul 2019 20:31:29
Chris forgive me if I'm wrong but this is a rumours site. As far as I'm aware no bets was placed by his cousin on this as he said it was only talks and nothing more. I'm not a liar Chris i'm a 50 year old man lying is not in my nature.

22 Jul 2019 09:50:07
Surely you don’t get a six week ban if you simply tell someone your moving clubs? How would the FA know or prove that he told someone that info? There has to be some evidence.

Not saying you are a liar but someone is clearly telling porkies somewhere or else our manager would be speaking french.

18 Jul 2019 23:51:53
So if we want Marvelous Nakamba and he wants to come to us then does that mean he would be a first team starter? as I hear the reason he wants to leave is because he isn't getting enough playing time and feels underappreciated.

19 Jul 2019 20:25:14
“Not getting enough playing time and feels under-appreciated. ” Sounds like my home life 😀.

18 Jul 2019 10:14:20
So is Luiz buy back clause to get him back cheap or just man c get first refusal?

{Ed002's Note - I cannot answer in this case but typically they fall in to two categories: (a) To buy the player back at a predetermined date for a fixed fee. This could also allow for two predetermined dates as was the case with Romeu when he moved from barcelona to Chelsea - so in this case it might say something like "with the agreement of the player Manchester City can resign him on July 1, 2021 for a fee of £25M paid in a single installment or on July 1, 2022 for a fee of £30M". (b) To be allowed to match any bid for the player when he is sold and the player having the option to resign for Manchester City. This approach is used by only a couple of English sides on a regular basis - Manchester City and Chelsea.}

18 Jul 2019 23:46:10
Cheers ed.

17 Jul 2019 16:23:21
I know Douglas has been, in America with the team . But I can't understand, why no announcement hasn't been made yet, about his signing . Latest tweet my son has seen says, talks have taken place and he's returned back home . let's hope he's still signing .
Onwards&Upwards Villaforever.

17 Jul 2019 17:41:10
Long time follower and this may get my “mate” in the doghouse but.

He works in the permit office that deals with villa and Leicester.

He said Douglas’ work permit came across his desk last Tuesday so it’s all done and dusted I’d imagine.

18 Jul 2019 10:29:07
Remember how long Wesley’s permit took, these things take time, the lad flew back home 2 days ago.