Aston Villa Rumours Archive February 01 2014 to March 03 2014

27 Feb 2014 06:42:23
Lambert WILL be sacked on monday if we fail to beat the country boys and slip even further into the relegation mire.
Question is, who on earth would be both willing and able to keep this once fantastic club where it should be?

Trev90

So let me get this straight, the contract talks that have been on going for a few weeks are actually talks to dismiss Lambert now?

We are annoyed at watching us look limp and stagnant but I am greatful at times that we as fans have no say or insight into club affairs

I only started this rumour in the hope of there actually being some convo on, let's say, our bleak chances of survival, why we are so bad, and other villa related matters. this site has never been so quiet as in the last few weeks and although I know there are obviously no transfer rumours at this stage of a season, the regular posters are usually always on here with insightful thoughts on anything AVFC. so why the complete silence in the last month guys? are we all just as gutted as each other about the predicament we are in and beginning to lose interest?

Thoughts PLEASE. ANY?

Trev90

It's difficult to say any more than has already been said.
Our situation on and off the pitch seems staggeringly predictable
We all know what is going to happen on the pith. We'll knock it long to Benteke and hope for the best.
We all know what is going to happen off the pitch. The fans will talk about us signing players like Coutinho and we end up with Sylla
Even Kingvilla has shut up!

Haha you know things really are bad if kingvilla hasn't got anything to say that's for sure. you still tuning in kingy?

I'm one the few who thinks lambert is doing well with what he has and what he has purchase ok so some off them haven't work but he spotted benteke and vlaar and a few more like that the bonus happy days

Also a few years back I remember lots of us crying out to give our youth a chance or send them out on loan lambert has done that he has got them game time they will come back stronger better players and (A few mate who support teams in the lower leagues are passing rave reviews about some of them although some of them not)if only o'neil had done this with players like Cahill instead of selling him m. o. and would have at least seen what type of player he was after 20-30games a season UTV let's hope we beat the inbreads tomoz :-) I also like people opinion on standing sections I'm against to be fair I like to sit down with my pie and really get comfy

Martin O'Neill did with Cahill! he went on loan to Burnley and Sheff Utd

Doesn't matter if they go out on loan this joker won't play them. He rather waste money on second rate unheard of players from lower leagues and abroad who are probably not as good as these kids.

And still he sold him. To make way for Zat Knight

We can all say that Lambert will do this and that. But how many of us ACTUALLY know what he thinks? none of us! The younger players will get games next season most likely. Grealish & Carruthers will get games and they will do fine, as well as possibly Drennan and Johnson. Do not worry!

19 Feb 2014 23:11:19
Villa are set to make a move for brugge star Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe. He can play on the right or in the central midfield. Perfect player and just what we need. They say we can get him for 5 million.

"Perfect Player"? How many times have you seen him play (not including on your x-box)?

Perfect=cheap at VP footballs answer to Poundland.

13 Feb 2014 21:35:12
Manchester United set for Ron vlaar move. This would be disastrous.

Can't see it happening to be honest.

Solid defender and Man U do need a defender but I don't think this will happen

I think Moyes would be lynched if he announced Vlaar as a signing. He needs to go big or go home or the fans will make mincemeat of him.

04 Feb 2014 09:46:17
Gary Gardner may apparently be refused a new contract offer. What is Lambert doing!?

The fact Lambert said its difficult for him to get in the side is comical. I appreciate KEA and Sylla have their fans but neither for me have given any standout performances recently to warrant being picked ahead of Gardner.

I accept the lad has had a real bad time of it with injuries over the last few years, but he can do no worse then KEA and Sylla who are assumably ahead of him in the pecking order. If he walks out the door at the end of the season, then it is further proof of Lamberts managerial inability to let a ball playing midfielder leaves for free

If we let Gary Gardner to it will be one of the worst decision ever and will come back to haunt us. He is a quality player with a excellent future. If he is allowed to leave Lambert needs to be questioned on why he has let such a talented player leave the football club.

Some teams going to get a very talented player, and he will show PL what a s--t manager he is, worst midfield in prem give this lad a chance we have seen your c--p buys really fed up villajk

Gardener is good at reserve level when he's not injured. His more of a liability just a worse version of rodwell

So you think KEA STILA are better than Gardner Lol

Who said that? The fact is delph is the only prem standard midfielder we have.

He will get his contract!

Cant belive sm Villa fans axing lycrical abot a player who has not played two consecutive games, yet you say he is better than players who have.

I have no doubt he is a talent, but some perspective he is always injured he needs game time but not straight in the 1st team utter madness UTV

Westwood Kea Stylla are utter rubbish villajk

And we are tenth in the premier league of English football playing them so they can not be as bad as some so call fans call them!

Do you honestly think we will Finnish 10 and do you like the way we play

We have a squad of players that have us 10th in the league now! We can play better then we do but is not being safe the first priority? and then once reaching there I hope we use the reminder of the season to play in a way which will have us prepared better for next season with a few quality additions!
so in a whole no I do not like the way we play and no we might not finish tenth but at least then Lambert will see what he needs for the next season and how we want our club to play!

Gardner is twice the player Sylla will ever be and all he needs is chance to prove himself, I pray lambert gives him that and then there is no doubt he will get a contract!

A good manager would have seen what was required after 1 season, so why waste what little money we have on poor players, 2 good buys better then 4 poor, I don't think PL can handle skilful players, hence holt on loan

It has all been about finances at villa, its not okay to spend blindly which we have learn t and it would be pretty silly to add more high wages on wage bill that is high already, pl has done a brilliant job and will do with more money.
This summer will show how pl will do, he is handling bertrand okay and I am sure he will be able to handle others brilliantly as well as he has gained respect of the group he has assembled! I am still holding hope as he has not been given tolls which he will get this summer to add as long as he gets rid of average high earners! he is building a squad and not a team like oneil did!

Agree with rbutler regarding confusion over why gary gardner should have a place in our XI. how has he ever proven he is better than what we have? surely he would have been given more than 1 game at a time if he was good enough. i'm not saying that KEA and sylla are necessarily better footballers they just clearly have the know-how required whereas gardner has yet to prove anything at all sorry.

For anyone to suggest that KEA or Sylla have the 'know how' did make me laugh.

The fact Gardner hasn't played a lot over the last few years has simply been down to injury more then PL not selecting him.

He deserves the chance to prove he is good enough and have the 'know how' as you put it

Totally agree they make me laugh to

Gardner is a diffrent player to kea and sylla, is not gardner more of a creator then a defender and if so would we not leak more goals? I would get to the saftey mark and then throw him in to see what he can do!

Yes he can play

He has been sent out on loan to sheff wed til march 12th, hope it has similar effect as albrighton.

The loan will not be of much use to gardner, been to about 5 different clubs on loan and hasn't made any real progression in 5 years, why everyone wants him in the squad truly befuddles I have to say.

What you on about five clubs he's been on loan to Coventry and sheff wed thts it

02 Feb 2014 13:17:05
We can now see why we did not do much business in the window, Randy wants to sell for £200m, so he is not going to be putting any money in. Everybody blaming PL but he can only use money at his disposal, the quicker he sells the better UTV.

Many of us saying that PL is running to orders, perhaps he will get a chance at proving he can manage at the top. A new owner may want a foriegn manager to move us forward. It would be fantastic if a real owner came and invetsed proper money.

Careful what you wish for. In fairness Lerner loaned the club buckets of cash and ramped up the wage bill in persuit of making the next step up to the CL.

He will leave a club without debt and in a decent position. These foreign owners everyone wants do not exist. Chelsea and Man City aside, all other investors are in it for profit ONLY. The value of the premier league has been rising for years as Lerner bought for 80m and will sell for 200m, 120m return over 7 years!

Its global billionaire business and I for one do not expect a money bags to come and bank roll us, some people want Red Bull. If that happens I will, sadly have to find a new club to follow. Corporatism has gone far enough but I am not assosciating myself with an arm of Red Bull global plc, this is not football people

Jeez mate getting a little upset over a game people love there you should follow avfc no matter what

Blimey mate.
Don`t know who you are but I have done my fair share of moaning, but
I would support Villa if they were owned by the council, then you would see what real lack of investment is really like.

Chill out and support your team, good times will come you see.

Villa are a great club and I would support no other ditto.

Villadave

I don't get this rubbish that Lerner hasn't backed Lambert. He has, the person has chosen to buy too many players on the cheap instead of fewer quality players. Lerner's problem is he he has been wrongly advised. He has had 3 stabs at trying to get the right manager and try and rectify the financial mess o'neil created at the same time. Unfortunately some fans got their wish with the present manager, mores the pity. His attitude towards the big earners that he inherited has been disrespectful, well that's how it appears, or has had his orders not to play them. I'm sure if I was paying someone £50,000 a week I'd want to get my money's worth, or is it down to appearance money and bonuses, guess we'll never know the answer to that. I have to ask does Lambert really believe the garbage that comes out of his mouth in his post match interviews. If I was Lerner, I would want to get my money back or close to it and sell. At least he would be happy, the moaning fans who have short memories and are anti Lerner would be happy!
Whoever is there I wish them well I will always support the club, but will feel obligated to criticise if I don't agree with what I see on the pitch.
Apologies for going on.
UTV

Don't apologise mate. You make some good points

Decent coaching and tactics would make a difference. The best players in the world would look bad using Lambert's tactics.

UTV Lambert can only sign lower based players because of the wages he is allowed to offer. So Lerner is not backing him he can not sign quality player as you put as he can not pay their wages.

Sat 10th in the league 5 clear. Form is picking up. 6 points better off then this time last season playing 1 game less. Weve improved that's for sure, but i'm not 100% happy with our style of play. Lambert is the right man for the job.

Have we improved or have the opposition got worse?
We seem to have gone backward in playing style