Aston Villa Rumours Archive June 20 2013

20 Jun 2013 18:40:38
Luna has just signed officially on official website :)

20 Jun 2013 17:46:11
Looks like Holman is way to Al Nasr Club in the UAE pro league. Hopefully he will command some sort of fee for re-investment, seems a likable enough kinda of pro but tired to quickly.

Looks like only £750k
However getting his £30k wages of the bill is a bonus.

What you on about, the guy never stops running and hustling for the ball and in the early part of the season was an example to the younger players. Unfortunately he doesn't suit Lamberts style of play but will do somebody a good job. Well done Lambo with the early transfer activety now time to get rid of the dead wood and high earners so we can complete some further signings and I guess there would be 1 big surprise transfer still up his sleeve.

No, what are you on about! He started 16 league games, and whilst I agree he generally worked hard, he was substituted in 11 of the 16 games as he was absolutely knackered (i. e. he tired to quickly!). When he came off the bench in games later in the season, he was completely off the pace/out of his depth as the team had moved on from his limited ability, and looked completely disinterested.

Holman would never have been on 30k a week! 20k tops an that's pushing it.

He was a workhorse but lacked substance.

>Scg87

Fitness was a big problem, he did do a lot of running and pressing no doubt but sylla does that and manages to last 90 mins! He would've been good had he been given the time to develop to the pace of the game and get half a brain in his head. He was a lot like a headless chicken really, little bit mental and too much of a risk i'd say! Will be a great player for somebody though.

19 Jun 2013 23:36:42
I've heard from reputable sources that yossi benayoun and Sebastian squillaci are high on Paul lamberts wish list with his need for experience increasing following the departure of Richard dunne villa are in need of a cb

Yeah that would be great. It was scary last season when the kids escaped relegation. Some experience and we'll be a top side again.

Bennayoun won't come villa won't pay his wages

Squillaci is a flop why would villa want him

Lambert has said before just because he's buying young doesn't mean he's not buying experience all the players have a 100 plus league games under their belts and international caps so they have experience with Okore and Helenius having Champs league experience

Wouldnt want either of them the defenders rubbish and yossi is past his best

If he wants experience why not try keisuke Honda heard last night during the Italy and japan game he is a free agent I would rather pay his wages than irelands

Players Villa are bringing in have Europa League & CL experience. They aren't players from lower leagues much anymore.

Squillaci is terrible! He made more mistakes than Bennett last season, he's one of the worst defenders I've ever seen in the prem.

Yes it would be great if we can add 2 players with more experience, but there's no point in adding experience if there worse than the players we currently have, when fans talk of needing experience, we're thinking
a long the lines of Lescott, Parker etc, players who guarentee their performances.

Benayoun is 33, he's not good enough anymore, so not gunna happen.

>Scg87

Guaranteed a performance out of Lescott? He was awful last season for Man City and was rightly dropped.

While he would add some additional quality to our team I have doubt sover his consistency.

I don't think we need Lescott, overall & in the future - Okore can be so much better!

Lescott wasn't that bad last season. For some reason he was dropped from game 1, never made sense to me why Mancini replaced him with nastasic who was poor most times I saw him an average the rest of the time

Nastasic had a superb season, so I don't know what you were watching! he cleared up from Kompany's early mistakes easily. Lescott just doesn't cut the cloth at Citeh

Benayoun can score goals though and that is important also squillaci just had an injury hit time at arsenal he's not that bad

Sorry but squillaci made some shocking mistakes, the type of mistakes that can't be blamed on injuries, he's poor.

That's what cheeses me off about the "top clubs" eg arsenal they'd prefer to waste £5m ish on a foreign player rather than playing the likes of Bartley or the Hoyte brothers who are/were no worse than squillaci.

>Scg87