Aston Villa Rumours Archive June 01 2012 to July 01 2012

01 Jul 2012 22:43:03
Ed whats the latest on clyne ? Thanks. {Ed043's Note - as far as we know there has been very little out of villa park or from clyne and his agent about any move so it iis still just rumour however there has been many links about this so a move for him is still very much on the cards}

My sources close to the club suggest that he is actually very close to moving to West Ham. He is keen to stay in London and cement a regular first team place. A move to Villa looks more unlikely each day

01 Jul 2012 18:24:54
Villa interested in 5m rated midfielder from bolton Mark davies

This is really gathering pass (hope its not true though)

Custom Made x

01 Jul 2012 15:35:26
Expect Clyne to sign in the next week!

30 Jun 2012 08:08:14
Is Benejamin Siegrist any good? {Ed043's Note - he is still a very young goalkeeper who has a lot of time to really become a good keeper however we have seen that young keepers such as hart or butland have shown promise early in his career so only time will tell if he can burst through the villa ranks}

Seigrist is excellent. Presence, good positioning and great agility. Watch highlights of reserves in last years 'Nextgen Comp' on villa website.

Do we think we should buy another experienced keeper or let Siegrist be the next number 1?

Watched a few NextGen games & Siegrist is top class!
Has a very bright future & is worth a punt that in 5 years he will be Villa's #1.

Why the hell are people writing off shay given? He kept us up last season and just cause he had a few bad games in the euro's you all want him replaced?!

Id be happy to see siegrist move up to number 2 and for him to learn off shay for the next 12 months before we consider making him number 1

Dont know why people get on shays back because of the euros. He kept us up for gods sake

29 Jun 2012 21:46:49
Joleon lescott will be offered a three-year deal worth £40000 a week but only if Manchester City accept an offer of £7million

I am not suprised Norwich turned down a 4M bid for Howson, Lambert with his eye for young hungry talent signed him for Norwich.....Watch this space, Howson will be an England international and woth about 20 million in 3 years time....

Lescott & Howson anyone?

Lescot is on 80k a week he's gonna take a 50% pay cut is he

The villa board will allow 1 or 2 big wage signings if there cut down in other areas

By getting rid of Heskey, Cuellar etc they freed up in excess of �12m pa. Lerner could be willing to use this to get some higher paid players to help set a solid base for the others to work around.

You wont get howson

Heskey was on the wages that Lescott is on including bonuses.
Cuellar was on a huge wage too.
Lescott would be superb! tall & strong with skill & a Villa fan!

Maybe if dunne goes we'll get lescott him nd heskeys wages add up to at least 110-120k

And btw lescott is a scoring cb we haven't had one since laursen/mellberg

28 jun 2012 22:03:15
someone who works with villa just told me that lambert is after chris gunter for 2.5 mill, jordan rhodes 5 mill and joleon lescott 8 mill. reliable source {ed043's note - we have been linked with these players before this time so it is very possible that this may happen however jordan rhodes has very little experience at such a high level and lescott has just won the premier league so many clubs may be after him so will wold do very well to get these to players to villa park next season}

Yes ed but Lescott supports Villa & against clubs like Fulham , Villa can offer Rhodes a better contact. {Ed043's Note - that is very true compared to teams like fulham we would be favourites to get hiim on the books however if teams in the europa league or even champions league he could be tempted to go to these teams to continue his england career further}

Haha Ed, Rhodes has a full cap for Scotland. Also he said he only ever wanted to play for Scotland. Do some research!! {Ed043's Note -i was talking about lescott wanting to continue his england career but rhodes has made his full soctland cap and is a goal scorer so there is always a good chance that he would be interested in coming to a big club such as villa but there is likely to be other clubs wanting to sign this player}

27 Jun 2012 15:42:16
Lambert is apparently keen to add up and coming Ajax powerhouse Thulani Serero to his ranks, along with Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace.

As much as I would like to see both of these players in the claret and blue of villa next year i really can't see it happening. Serero is in the 1st year of his contract at Ajax and west ham look likely to sign Zaha

Would Zaha prefer a team who has always played in the prem. Or a club that could go back to the championship in their first season. {Ed043's Note - west ham do look likely to sign him at this point however there are other premier league teams in the hunt for this young star so it is likely that if he was to join an established side he would look more to the likes of liverpool}

27 Jun 2012 11:05:42
Reports say lambert is ready to move for joey Barton. He believes he can tame the midfielder and would bring some valuable experience and beef to our midfield. Personally think he would be a great addition and weather you like or hate him you have to say he would bring something villa have been lacking the past season or two. Negotiations are on going for El Ahmadi but looks close to done deal. There is also continued interst in Kyle naughton but any deal depends on Tottenham manager and also Osasuna's Senagaleese striker Balde. There is also rumours of interest in Vargas again however a problem surrounding transfer fee fiorentina want £12 million however villa are prepared to pay between 8-9 million. Could see a bid for Lescott aswell apparently does not feature in city's plans ( dont know why? Hes quality!) and is a Villa fan! Things are looking up!

I think its risky to spend a lot on a striker who has not played in the premiership, surely that kind of money would pick up a decent striker, Defoe maybe?

Lescott would be a good addition we could build a defence around him, I really want Dunne to be sold, he has not looked like he wants to play for us for a long time. Collins too.

Getting shot of Hutton was great but Barton would be hell!
he is a calamity waiting to occur!

Not shot of Hutton yet! Doubt we will be able to move him on and fear we will be lumbered

Barton is a very good player and would have shut Pirlo down for england the other night,. At times he is a loose canon but i think he does recieve a lot of stick when there are bigger w*****s in the game. Barton wins a lot of tackles and is one of the most successful forward passers of the ball in the Premier league. I would be happy for him to come to the Villa and when the crowd watch him regularily they will see how effective he is.

Barton is a complete tit, no way never

2up. Is that you Barton, talking about yourself?

26 Jun 2012 19:11:15
Makoun going to norwich on loan for next season
Probably a sweetner to enable friendly links
to be re-established with norwich

This could have substance. villa have treated makoun poorly he is unhappy here and wants to move on

26 Jun 2012 17:14:54
Apparently Vargas in talks Peru defender 12 mill

Sorry mate he's not going anywhere other than liverpool

Villa have been linked with Vargas for ages!
Neither Villa or Kop have �12m to buy him really & he isn't really worth it considering other players e.g Tom Ince would cost a lot less.

Im sure learner can fork out 12 million. Dont be silly

26 Jun 2012 05:51:59
Ed any news on Culverhouse and Karsa yet??? {Ed015's Note - Very quiet, Norwich CEO said they wanted to keep them as an extended coaching set up and strangely Culverhouse and Karsa did not hand in any resignations with Lambert, this could run and run all the time eating into pre season, maybe compo should be sorted for them so that everyone is happy.}

You arent getting them, simples!

His contract with Norwich runs out on the 30/06/2012.

His is joining after that as not to upset the Norwich fans. I know this for a fact

He is on a rolling one year contract at norwich which as you correctly says expires on 30/6/12
However norwich say he will sign a new improved 3year contract next week
He wont be coming to villa ,we have burnt our bridges with norwich

25 Jun 2012 16:31:50
New Aston Villa Manager Paul Lambert is set his sights on Middlesbrough's Rhys Williams the deal is expected to be the first signing Lambert will make at Aston Villa with many more set to follow, Andreas Weimann or Chris Herd could be heading to Middlesbrough for a season long loan to sweeten the deal for the North East club.

Why would we allow Herd to go who started most games last season or Weimann who is a very exciting prospect who will be on the bench next season?

Heard the rumour about Williams, but as for Weimann and/or Herd going back out on loan I feel isn't going to happen. They both started to get into the first team near the end of the season and they both have talent. One more thing I wouldn't be ver surprised if Lambert only signed two or three players (No major changes). I think that Lambert will aim to get the best out of the players and not change everything quickly.

Herd isn't good enough to be starting.

Why is it all of these so called, stupid rumours are going up. no one really knows who we are going to sign! people just make up s*** because no ones heard anything. we need to just wait and see and look forward to a new and better season.

To the poster above this isnt a fact site. If they heard something they will post it. You dont have to listen to them. {Ed015's Note - Yes, the clue is in the title.}

24 Jun 2012 17:53:06
Go get Hugo rodallega!!

Wouldn't it be good if we could go out and get every player that we see as an improvement on the cr-p that wears our claret & blue. No pride in the club and loyalty only to money!!

23 Jun 2012 18:22:21
Aston Villa target Senegal striker
Paul Lambert is eyeing up a move for 23-year-old Senegal striker Ibrahima Balde. But he is going to have to fork out £8million for the Osasuna hitman � and fight off Norwich, Sunderland and Reading

That's jus come straight out of Fridays Sun!

23 Jun 2012 11:49:00
Kyle Naughton will not be joining Aston Villa , Paul Lambert will be looking at other RB options to replace Alan Hutton

We don't just need a RB, we need a LB and at least 1 top CB. Biggest miss is petrov we have no replacement for him. We lack leadership on the field. Would be great if delph could stay fit cos he is quality player who just needs match sharpness. Interested to see what Holman can do. I would like to see Tom Ince, Fletcher from Wolves, Tompkins from west ham Frimpong from Arsenal.

Fletcher from wolves ? oh please do one!

Would Makoun not be a like for like with stan? or Delph or even Herd? I'd love to see Huddlestone, Olsen and a decent forward perhaps Bendtner!

Dave80

Bendtner? get a grip , hes terrible

Delph or herd like for like for stan. I have seen 2 players more dissimilar in their playing style than Delph and Herd, so how could they possibly both be like for like to Petrov. As for Bentdner, I'd rather keep Heskey !!

Villa can't afford Naughton

We cant afford Naughton. Yet we supposively have a twenty to thirty million pound budget.

21 Jun 2012 22:35:30
New Look Aston Villa..
Out -Gabby,Dunne,Hutton,Warnock,Ireland,Given,Delph, Nzogbia
sales+£20 Mill Kiity more than enough cash for PL to stamp his mark on more than average side

In - Lukaku,Tom Ince,Matt Phillips,Lindergard,Anita,Shawcross,Haidara, Salassi,Martin Olsson

Promote to 1st team - Carruthers (Class)

Agree with 95%, but would also like to see Nathan Redmond swapped with Fonz, and Lukaku should be a permanent purchase rather than loan, give CFC Given as their backup, plus try to get in Alan Dzagoev this is an investment therefore the supposed �20mill should not be a restriction or a factor and our slaes would also bring in the right level of funding.

Including my suggestions & yours they are all football players rather than players of football, we can then adopt free flowing football but with a bit of grit (Dembelle in the middle would help), with Lindergard we'd have a keeper that can command his box rather than Given one that refuses to come for crosses an average shot stopper (past his best proven in the euros) that's the uncertainty that passes thru our back four & others who loft the ball up field at every opportunity not allowing our players to play but chase the ball and adopt the same nervous attitude when in possession (Lewis Hamilton would not be the same driver If handed a stolen car being chased by the police in streets Mumbai, his instincts would be suppressed) ,

Gabby a great servant to the club but will not elevate the squad past their proven inefficiencies last season (the chips were down and they left the Casino), Bent Overrated, not enough In game contribution, Dunne/Collins/Warnock/Hutton/Albrighton mediocre at best definitely should not be part of the Villa FC in 2012/2013 season and we‘d save on wages, some people say their influence of experience is needed, I say definitely not from players who convey an attitude of desperation on the ball riddled with mistakes and own goals/penalties which infects other players such as Albrighton “should I attack or should I kick it up field before I loose possession & get shouted at by the senior players”. This was masked when other players such as Young/Milner/ & even an average Downing were here as they encouraged that sort of enterprise

Matt Phillips/T Ince are the future get them now embrace/nurture their qualities don’t ruin it by having them play with the old failed guard.

Caruthers is shear Genius and has done his apprenticeship with both Arsenal & Villa this is his time

Lets just say - that is suicide! we'd get relegated!
You are WAY off the mark!
Given,Ireland,Gabby & N'Zog aren't leaving!

Why don't we just sell everyone then?

People should really lay off Albrighton. He's had a bad season but under a defensive manager like McLeish, that can be forgiven. He was class under Houllier and I think that he should be given another chance under PL. UTV

That would be suicide, Ireland has got to stay he's our best player!, play him in the pocket behind the striker and Bent will be banging in the goals.Nzogbia will come good this year, Dunne is still a quality defender and Gabby will come good again given the right man management.

Like we'd sign lukaku, he cost chelsea 18 mil

N'Zog will work well with attacking football, he had to go back into a more defensive role to help out Warnock last season.
Without Given we would have been relegated - Lambert plays rotation & even Holt got rotated for Norwich!
Given might need to fight more for his spot if we get in another keeper.
Though he could inspire Siegrist who is the future #1 in my mind.

Lukaku woudnt come to villa Chelsea signed himf or 18mill

Totally agree with getting rid of Given,Dunne,Hutton,Warnock,Gabby or Bent,Nzogbia all these players were in the 1st team last season and look where we finished.
To the guy who said we would have been relegated without Given is nuts, Given plus the defence where mostly responsible for the decline + AlexMcduff.
Lindergaard would be a perfect accusation , Carruthers a definite 1st team players and would easily replace nzogbia, Matt Phillips & Tom Ince were made for this club ,Haidara & Salassi not bad, I'd give my season ticket away just so I could buy another one

What complete rubbish are we living in cloud cuckoo land

Before you get rid of decent players who had a bad season, just wait to see what Lambert can do. At NCFC he got the best out of a Championship squad. Your players are (90% of them anyway) better than NCFC's. Lambert would get your current squad to finish top half, no problem.
It is not his style to have a total clear-out from day 1. He will add steel to the midfield and allow the attacking players to play. Lambert will "add a few to help the current group out" (that is his favourite transfer window phrase...)
He had been looking abroad with Norwich towards the end of the season, so expect a few from Germany and France perhaps. Maybe Snodgrass, Gunter and Naughton too.
Good luck Villa and OTBC!

21 Jun 2012 20:34:51
We need a forward 2-3 midfield and new defence ed any news?

21 Jun 2012 12:56:35
this is what i would like to see at villa, sell dunne(too slow) warnock(too many mistakes) hutton(just s**t) ireland(doesnt want to play for us) fonzy(loan, needs game time to progress). bring in shawcross(stoke) naughton(spurs) or clyne(palace) french lb debuchy or anita(ajax) adam(liverpoo) sturridge(chelsea) and a back up keeper like butland from the scum, given not ready to step down. we have a lot of quality due to come through properly now like gardner, carruthers, lichaj, stevens etc. what do you think people?

Ireland's our best player so no way should we get rid of him. Wouldn't mind shawcross, naughton and sturridge

Sorry but you are off your head.
Debuchy? seriously? he'd turned down Newcastle.
Clyne & Naughton - maybe.
Shawcross? he is a dirty tackler - just as bad as any player called alan hutton.

Anita,Naughton,Adam and sturrage but I'd rather Huth to shawcross

21 Jun 2012 00:37:30
james milner could be coming back to the villa

Doubt it but he would be the best signing ever in my opinion, got so much to prove after two years of bench warming, should never have left, best player I've seen since god

Not any more.

Milner played 26 games in the league alone last season. champions league football next season and he is a regular at the Etihad. No way would he head back to the Villa.

Not if he's got any sense he wont

Milner is part of a City squad that got them to this level, But the arabs will just keep on spending to take them to a higher level so Milner will be surplus along with the likes of Kolarov, Djeko, De Jong, Barry (next season), Adebayor, Tevez, Johnson. Once the cash point opened at City, a very average middle of the road club could only attract slightly better players at that time (Bridge, Given, Bellamy, Santa Cruz, Boyata), As they began to improve and climbed the League and better players and agents began to hear about the riches available, the next wave came in to take them to the current level (Milner, Johnson, De jong, Djeko) Their problem is getting rid as the wages are so ridiculous that no other club can afford them never mind pay them - very dangerous business model in today's climate. Wish it would all blow up in their smarmy little faces {Ed043's Note - this is very true that man city will be looking to get rid of some players so looking to sign the likes of adam johnson fairly cheaply is possible for a good young player, however all these players like you said are on high wages and after such a cut don in the wages at villa its unlikey to see any big names like adebayor joing villa at the moment}

20 Jun 2012 13:27:30
Owen Hargreaves anyone? is he a free agent now maybe worth a punt

I'd take a punt we Paul McGrath when he had a terrible record with injuries and he is arguably our best ever player

Is Owen still free? Reports of Stoke yet to be confirmed. He could be useful as a pinch hitter.

Pinch hitter?!?! Please take a long hard look at yourself. Bet you call it soccer and you play offence. Rant over!! {Ed015's Note - Have a nice day.}

I was playing football before you were born. Would you like super sub instead? It is only a phrase
People like you are a waste of space. Have you ever placed a constructive thought on here. Ref. to opening comment. ED please print. {Ed015's Note - Only way I can print this is with amendments.}

Thanks ED. Would To--er be better?

Hargreaves woudnt be worthwhile

Hargreaves reportedly being fast-tracked through the FA's coaching system.

Why not, just on a pay as you play deal

19 Jun 2012 19:04:54
Curtis Main has emerged as a surprise target for Lambert.

Where did you read this?

Who is Curtis main {Ed015's Note - Young striker from Middlesbro.}

Weimann is better...

19 Jun 2012 18:44:16
Paul lambert talkin with Tom ince, deal could be done by early next week.

Hope so what a signing he'd be!!

I hope so would be a quality signing

Are you present or again hoping?

Should be our 1st signing defo

Holman is our 1st signing

He was signed end of last season . {Ed015's Note - Technically for this season}.

Agreed towards the end of the season and signed after last games o the season

18 Jun 2012 17:29:37
I hear Walcott maybe targeted? Probs loads of s***t but I'd like to believe it!

We would never get him

Wouldn't want him!! Think he should try athletics, cos he's got bags of pace but 9 times out of 10 he makes the wrong decision with the ball!! Haha (although he made 2 right decisions for England the other day!! ) its ok the next 18 decisions will be wrong!! his quality on the ball is terrible most of the time

Walcott is the most overrated player in the leage. can just run very fast in a straight line. scores the odd goal and sets up the odd goal. hes an average player

You must be from planet gong if you think Walcott would even contemplate Villa. Get real you villa boys your still third rate.

Walcvott would not come to Villa and we already have a road runner in our squad we dont need to mindless sprinters

Is he overrated? I don't think so, his fellow colleagues are the best judges for that. We've all seen what he's capable of, his main downfall is lack of consistency, and even that's improved this season, he's improving as he matures, the big stages don't scare him any more. All footballers have bad games, even seasons (take a look at Lennon) but a class player comes back stronger from it, such as both Walcott and Lennon

! Clueless, Lennon hasn't played well for about 4 years and can't get in an average England squad! Top player ha and as for Walcott even wenger lost faith in him, can't get a start in a poor arsenal team!! muppet xx

True, how can u class Lennon as a top player, had one good season about 5 or 6 years ago an never been close since! Same goes for Walcott, had potential at 16........ Still waitin to see it fulfilled!! Both average

Ok :s if Walcott is so average why has he turned an international game on its head and kept us in the euro's. Only class players are capable of that. And while Lennon is not back to his best he's certainly improved his form in the last 2 seasons. Although I'm a villa fan I've got to be realistic, gabby isn't a touch on Walcott at the mo

U obviously don't understand football! Haha if u shoot enough times the odd ones gonna fly in! How many times this season has he had stinkers and doesn't even play regular and he played so well he didn't even start the next game! Haha as people have said he's a sprinter who when comes on when everyone else is knackered gets a chance against tired players to use his pace! That doesn't make a good player!

18 Jun 2012 13:28:46
Massadio Haidara French u21 left back from AS Nancy is still poss transfer. Scouted by McCleish originally, and Faulkner is supposedly still keen on him after going to watch him several times last season. Possible transfer being earmarked at around 2mill

17 Jun 2012 22:53:02
Ireland to QPR to be reunited with Hughes who thinks he can bring him back to his former self

Hutton been told his services no longer required and to find a new club probably back to Scotland for him or the championship

All we need now is Collins, Warnock, Dunne and N'zogbia gone and replacements in on lower wages
leaving Villa with only Gaby,Bent and Given on high wages

We need to get rid of Emile Heskey he is a joke

Where you been for so long Heskey was released the day after we lost to norwich

Stephen Ireland was our best player last season when he was given a good chance. Be gutted if he was sold!!

Surely the joke is that think Heskey is still a Villa player???

Heskey has gone.....contract was up and we released him.

Why would ireland go when he's on the home page of the avfc website?

Bent,Gabby,N'Zog & Given are NOT leaving!
Get with the times!

Bent,Gabby,N'Zog & Given are NOT leaving!
Get with the times!
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Read the original post with those players mentioned it would LEAVE VILLA WITH
Bent, Gabby and Given on Villa's high wages.
After selling Ireland N'zogbia, Dunne, Collins and Warnock to lower the wage bill

17 Jun 2012 20:46:32
Defoe to partner bent

And which one of them is going to hold the ball up?

Where at....Spurs??

17 Jun 2012 19:47:51
Roberto Hilbert of Besiktas has emerged as a transfer target for Lambert, the former German international has expressed his desire to leave the Super Lig for the premiership.

I've heard Everton are in for him also, don't know too much about him mind?

17 Jun 2012 13:50:20
norwich fan ive now heard holt is having talks with av

Not surprised with Naughton coming would rather Pilkington

Hope Holt and Naughton do come!

Prefer Weimann or Yak to Holt

Load of Toss, he has just returned from Cyprus and he is due to meet Hughton first as well as that,its in the Pinkun, Culverhouse and Karsa looking forward to working with Hughton and his team of backroom staff, sounds good Culverhouse Calderwood Karsa Trollope, Neil Adams, Have a good season Villa

You really are still shellshocked from losing your MANAGER get a grip sonshine

Not at all, we got the better deal apart from the million you still owe but the Courts will deal with that now,try to have a happy season

15 Jun 2012 19:03:58
Heard S. n'zonzi has been targeted as the heart of our midfield. Classy player who I'm sure would fit into our team straight away!! Lambo go get him!!

Saw Lambo shopping outside Ricoh arena shopping centre yesterday.
He looks happy as anything!
Hutton looks to be going & N'Zonzi would make my day!

Why would villa sign Nzonzi he is total Sh*te and even with the weakened team villa had last season we ran rings round players like him when Blackburn etc came to villa park etc {Ed015's Note - You don't rate him then? lol.}

You haven't got a clue! Haha. n'zonzi was a class act for Blackburn and only a young lad. He'd be a massive signing if we could get him, but I wouldn't be surprised if a bigger club came in and signed him {Ed015's Note - Arsenal are interested in him.}

Aresnal can have him would much prefer Huddlestone or Adam

If jenas is fully fit I'd take him back, when he's playin regular is a top player

15 Jun 2012 11:28:37
Huddlestone on his way

Hopefully, good player would add a bit of steel

THUD could be a good buy, but we must wait and see. I cant see spuds letting him go at present as they bdont have a manager.

Huddlestone is only a fringe player at spurs cant see them stopping letting him move on,
Would be exactly what villa need in the middle of the pitch another Petrov,Milner type and if we get ince, Naughton and a few more we'll in a good position next season

14 Jun 2012 16:55:29
Heard mcgeady&jonas olssen after euros

Mcgeady is so over rated, would prefer young player Tom ince he's got great ability and only a young lad had a good season at Blackpool could probably pick him up for �3-�4 million

Agree mate saw Ince and Matty Phillips against blues cracking young players would love to see both down VP

McGeady isn't over rated

Yes he is!! average in a total waste of time of a league up in Scotland, who bottled any of the big games, hasn't set the world alight in a poor Russian league and u think he's good enough for the premier league!!? no chance, one trick pony, who gets found out as soon as he comes up against a half decent full back!! And �10 million askin price!! joke

McGeady isn't all that. Certainly not worth anything close to �10 million. That's stupid money for a player like him.

14 Jun 2012 13:59:16
Michael Owen - all I have to tell you

Mark my word Michael Owen will not be coming to villa

And what about michael owen ye nugget?

Owen wont move to villa. hes off to stoke because abbey clancy told me so.

Tony Pulis here we have a deal in place to bring Michael Owen to the Brittania stadium on a 2yr deal worth 30k a week

Owen will be moving to liverpool. purple aki told me so.

davatron.

Where was Abbey at the time of this conversation??? Welcome to the forum Tony Pullis. How many other name droppers are going to join in? Only Owen knows what he is going to do this season, and this would include Clancy et al!!!

14 Jun 2012 11:51:46
Villa looking at McClean from Sunderland money and Gabby

Gabby isn't going! Jeeez!

Gabby will go at some point he cant keep under performing and stay at villa just cause hes a villa fan

Jimmy mac aint going anywhere

Yes, of course he is... In fact, MON's tearing up the contract signed in the latter part of last season and practically giving young McClean away to his mate PL, such is MON's desire to help AVFC... Don't talk daft!

14 Jun 2012 11:19:50
Ins Kyle naughton, pobrenyak, junior holliet, Simon Poulson, Victor Wanyama, Adam Johnson.

Outs Collins, Warnock, Hutton

If only

Well Hoilett has signed for Borussia Moenchengladbach so presumably that makes this rumour null and void. {Ed001's Note - no he hasn't.}

Now that's more like the rumours we all want to hear

Listen, you're not a big club in today's football food chain, you may have had minor success in the decades before skys mega millions, but now in the age of billionaires running clubs you are nothing and any success you achieve will be by others failings and not your success. You now are a club who relys on the bigger clubs slipping up. So in this respect stop suggesting crazy transfer targets. Why do you think Lambert was employed, he knows the lower leagues and that is where he buys from. Wake up time and reality beckons.

13 Jun 2012 18:15:00
Villa are set to sign pedro Leon

Who does he play for ? Is he the guy from Barcelona ?

No he was at madrid, but I think he is now at getafe

More chance of signing the kings of leon

13 Jun 2012 08:49:32
Would like to see Villa trying for Jonas Olsson, especially as the reports indicate Spurs are after him on the cheap. He's a 100% player, committed, a decent defender and has the ability to score goals from set plays (& don't we need one of those !) Just what we need a experienced CB

He also players for one of our biggest rivals so they wouldn't sell him on the cheap to us

12 Jun 2012 15:57:14
Lambert will move for Lescott of Manchester City.
The villa supporting defender would welcome first team football in a good EPL team especially at his boyhood team.

Why would Lescott sign for Villa. Champions league to prem. struggle. Use your common sense!

Boyhood club, attacking football,new squad, first team football - urgh Villa it is if we throw up the required cash.

Ridiculous post, he's at best club in premier and at height of his career, why take a backward step

You lot are on another planet if you really think you can afford lescott.you are broke!! dreamers living in the past..140million in debt...good luck with that!

11 Jun 2012 22:57:14
Villa will re-enter the race to sign Morgan Amalfitano from Marseille, Stephen Ireland may be moved on to allow the transfer. {Ed007's Note - He has asked to leave Marseille because they did not reach the CL, I can't see AV being a great lure to him at present.}

Money talks!

Yeah money talks, but all our money is going to say is 'take a wage drop'. Lerner won't allow the high wages we would need to bring him to villa

11 Jun 2012 13:59:44
Villa are set to make a £2million bid for Leicester city defender Sean St Ledger, Villa are also set to loan Stephen Ireland to Glasgow Celtic with an option to buy him in January.

Wes Hoolahan is going to be brought in to replace him from Norwich City for a sum of £3million. Also Villa have finally made £5million bid for Grant Holt from Norwich aswell, also Kyle Naughton is on Lambert's radar to bring him from Tottenham.

Another thing to mention Sunderland are set to make a £2million bid for left back Stephen Warnock.

What about Hutton!?
Collins & Dunne is better than that donkey of Hutton!

Another load of crap wake up you vile fans Lerner's ex wife is screwing him to the wall for divorce payout, thats why he's busy looking for investment, Villa are running on a shoe string

No were not you blue nose, Faulkner has said there is money available when needed

Yher sell first

No, you don't know anything about us we can buy without selling we will have more ins than outs this season

Dont be so stupid guys you we will not get hoolahan or holt...we have no cash plus norwich will not sell to use for love nor money.. forget it.

10 Jun 2012 14:27:19
The issue of compensation to norwich will go to tribunal or possibly court.
The crux of the matter who is the bigger club NCFC OR AVFC
if villa are the bigger club we have to pay compo
if norwich are the bigger club we dont have to pay compo
Laughable isnt it
Lamberts contract apparently permitted him to leave for a BIGGER club, but not for SMALLER club
On last seasons league position we wont be paying out
On history we will be paying out
Still laughing
Some crazy old judge to decide who is the bigger club
Norwich fans will love this. I fear it could be decided that they are the big club.
WE WONT HEAR THE LAST OF THIS

Nonsense

We already agreed compo, its around 1 million

What a load of crap, the compo will be decided over contract and whether we let Norwich know of our interest in an inappropriate manor.

Aston Villa are the fifth most successful club in the premier league according to the 20 years table on sky sports. I cant remember seeing norwich on their.

Just cause we have two bad seasons compared to the three before, does not mean you are a bigger club then us..........

Personally I think leicster are a bigger club then you and look where they have been for ages

How on this planet can Villa possibly be the fifth most successful pemiership club over the last 20 years? As usual, you are for ever living in cuckoo land.

By fact we mite not have won it but only 4 teams have colleted more prem points then us so we are offically the fifth most successful team in the prem 20 year history

How are we 5th most successful? Probably because we have been in the Premier League for the last 20 years since it began.! Enough Said.!

Mr cukoo land, you do forget that villa had finished 2nd in the 1st prem year behind man u, also your forgetting we have won cups in 94 and 96 we was in the fa final against chelsea and the league cup final against man u, we are 5th in the prem table over the last 20years cuz we are 1 of only 6 teams in the prem that have spent every year in the prem, so let us know what cukoo land feels like as u sound like you have lived there for about 20years

Look for the stastics on sky sports then. Your just a jealous blue nose or norwich supporter

09 Jun 2012 20:29:12
Lambert will attempt to bring Rhodes and Rodriguez (althought Rodgriguez looking unlikely now, Dani Pacheco could be a shout). On the wings will be buying Snodgrass and Matt Phillips. At the back I can see Lambert making a move for Kyle Naughton, Chris Gunter and Aidy White. All in all Lambert will make around 6 signings to reshape the team how he wants it. As for coaching staff I cant see Culverhouse and Karsa coming as they seem to be committed to Norwich... I can see however, Alan Thompson coming in as a likely assistant.

Another bloody day dreamer! Why do people keep saying that Lambert will do this or that? Wait and see, dont get infront of yourself, you just look silly.

Only naughton would be a 1st teamer,Rhodes would be a gamble but worth a chance,as for Phillips I'd rather Jarvis

Why would lambert look at championship players? you can get better than this for free! these are rumours that he could've had at norwich. we really are looking at players like progrebynyak and diame. and also improving the spine of our team with good signings. not with players that play for saturday teams.

Villa play on Saturdays no?

Norwich fan here... All those transfers seem pheasable (we know what Lambert is like, he'll bring in young british players, and if he does shop abroad it'll be more likely the german leagues) to help a poor Villa team begin to rebuild, i dont think you can definately aim for a top half finish next year, give yourself maybe 3years before you start to become a top club once again pushing for Europe!

09 Jun 2012 14:48:23
Kevin MacDonald has decided to quit Villa after seventeen years with the club.

Why are people disagreeing when it is official?

08 Jun 2012 21:37:09
Pavel Pogrebnyak may be pursued by Lambert this summer along with Ashley Williams and Wilfried Zaha

Another confident of Lanbert?

Thoose three players would make a big difference to our side!

08 Jun 2012 20:07:19
Aston villa will sign Robert snodgrass and grant Holt for sure. Williams and Bennett from Boro are under consideration as is Ryan Bennett at Norwich.

Well i thought he was slightly light weight and off the pace, as much as i wanted him too he never impressed me

I don't want Holt.
Weimann will become as good as Bent in a season or two.

You'll get nothing and no one from Norwich, dream on

We dont want anyone else from Norwich we got the best man already from your pisspot club lol

That's funny cause last time I looked we already took ur manager & we will take whatever else we want from u cause Norwich r a smaller club!

Only your ex-manager and his backroom staff

Except your manager lol

Are you the guy that said Lambert would never leave Norwich? Seems like you got that wrong, and you just might get your last statement wrong. Open your eyes to the big world, there is no loyalty in football, if holt wants to leave, he will leave and this goes for any other player.

Norwich said we wouldnt get lambert i they should stop talking sh*t really as if we want holt we'll get him

Lambert tends to avoid imports, prefers British, under 25 with something to prove. Expect a couple of loans from top 6 clubs fringe players, a couple from the championship and one or two from the bottom third of the prem

We paid more than 3 million for Ryan Bennett so you would have to offer more than double that to get us to consider. Unfortunately for you, you don't have enough money as this would blow nearly half of your budget

Why would warnock sell their best player if they want to get promoted?

So he doesn't leave for nothing next year maybe,.........

Something you don't know about Norwich city, we have a CEO that has stated Holt is not for sale he is on 2 years left on his contract, McNally will put him in the reserves for 2 years and not allow him in for training untill the first team has gone home, yes anything other than to let you have him, Norwich have made him what he is Norwich won't sell him to you for �50mill

Biggest problem for Villa is backroom team. Lambert's success was built around them. Culverhouse is a 9 season Norwich City man - and is likely more loyal to Norwich. Culverhouse (less so Lambert) was the key man, he led the training sessions which the Norwich players loved, he drove tactics and he was even more vocal than Lambert on the touchline. Norwich are holding out for compensation for him as they know Lambert wants him badly. However Culverhouse was upset by the way Lambert stormed out and is far from certain to re-join him. Indeed Norwich want to keep him. Lambert has said he is 'nothing' without Culverhouse. Lambert moved in haste, unless he can land Culverhouse then he won't enjoy the success he has. Moreover McNally was more influential than Lambert in chosing transfer targets working within the very well developed scouting network City have. Good luck to Villa but Culverhouse is the biggest signing you need next, forget 31 year old Holt, the former (along with Lambert and a �20m budget) is the key to your next 2-3 years.

07 Jun 2012 17:08:14
People who are saying agbonlahor will leave are mad! he said last year its his boyhood club and wants to end his career at the villa,

Let's hope he goes and we sign Jordan Rhodes so we can actually score goals

It does not mean Villa want to keep him. I know for a fact that he is lazy in training, has a bad attitude and only played the last game of the season so he does not have to report back to pre season early with the other injured players.

If ur a villa fan then u no so is gabby so y do i keep reading that people think his going ? Mr bent would not even play the last 2 games of the season he told villa no when we gave him and sos its him that should go not gabby lets sell bent for about 18m that will give us 45m to spend if we get holt we still have 40m

Your clearly clueless Bent was injured that's why he never played and that's why he's not in Poland Gabby is dire and deserves the boot

Seems to me most of you villa fans are clueless

Gabby was totally disillusioned with the team selection last season. To be critical, yes , he does appear lazy and seems to want to do just what he wants. I am not sure that he is a 110% team player but after losing Young and Downing what player would be happy. I dont think that Lambert will allow this situation to carry on, and if he sees no improvement comes in his attitude, Gabby may well beallowed to move elsewhere.

Bent prefered to not play as he felt he wasnt ready and there was still an outside chance he was going to the Euro's.

Gabby can go in my opinion, I know a lot of fans wouldnt like it, but I feel he is over-rated and I think we could get around �8million for him.

Mon can get the best out of him

Lambert manages like MON.
Give Lambert time with Gabby & he'll be the best around again!

18 Million for Bent....maybe 2 years ago. He has hardly had the season to make teams pay that sort of money.

�18.50 IS ABOUT RIGHT

Funnily enough and it has been said: he was infact injured, so saying he didnt have the season is false, he still scored 10 goals and was out for most of the important end of the campaign.

06 Jun 2012 13:26:09
Apparently Aston Villa have made an enquiry to Man city over adam johnson. right now its all a rumour but still watch this space

Unless Lerner has been in deep contact with Lambert prior to announcing him, then nobody knows who is to be looked at with any certainty. I think that he would give Villa a better supply to the front runners and provide the odd shot that was lacking all of last season.

I Think we will get about 3 free signings 1 big player 8-12m and 2 5m players

Liverpool apparently already bid �16m.
So I'd say try get Matty Phillips & Tom Ince. (much cheaper & a lot more worthy!)

Lambert said he's looking at several new faces, grant holt looks to be one of them

Good shout on Tom Ince cracking young player

Lerner was tapping up lambert well before his resignation from norwich.We all know that, its football.

Johnsons on 80 000 a week so no

We will have a fight on our hands with Norwich don't expect to much

05 Jun 2012 16:12:38
Villa are set to sign Fraser Forster from Newcastle United for £2million, they will also will bid £8million for Adam Johnson from Man City and Kyle Naughton from Tottenham for £5million.

Oh i hope adam johnson comes to villa

Where did you get this from? The daily bull s***! city won't sell johnson, forster will go to celtic and swansea or liverpool will sign naughton.

All solid buys although paper talk had Liverpool wanting Johnson for 13m or close but Naughton and Fraser both have history with lambert.

3 cracking players cant see any of them being signed though

Stay positive people , the negativity left with mcleish

Well Adam Johnson is moving from City this season with Newcastle and villa interested

Adam johnson will pick newcastle over villa becuse he's not very clever

Get milner and johnson one o loan one perminent

I think we could get Adam Johnson that is a real possibility but Forster is going to Celtic (Almost certain but don't hold me to this). As for naughton i'm really not too sure I wouldn't be too suprised if we got him but I'm not sure. {Ed007's Note - The �2 million fee for Forster is only applicable to Celtic, NUFC could ask other clubs for more plus the buying club needs to buy Celtic's option on the player.}

Milner has a box at the Villa that his family use who still live in the Midlands, his return is always a possibility.

Your living in the past thinking milner will come back. We would never afford his wages now and he is still playing 25 games a season at city and is there or there abouts on the england starting eleven?! Why would he leave the champions?! Unless they brought in 2 or 3 more midfielders when they have said they will not spend money this year like they have done in the past.

Milners too good for you, why would he step down in class? Ask yourself that.

04 Jun 2012 02:48:27
Early talk of Lambert wanting to draft in Jay Rodriguez and Radja Nainggolan from Burnley and Cagliari

Nainggolan is way too expensive

Paul lambert was chasing Brightons player of the year,midfielder Liam Bridcutt when at Norwich. He is to pursue his interest in him for Villa but will have to pay 2.5million for his services. There are thought to be three other clubs after the former Chelsea player.

By the time Villa finish in the courts after fighting the Compensation fee to Norwich the transfer kitty will be gone

Rodriguez gone to Soton....unlucky lol

02 Jun 2012 13:45:21
Aston Villa have officially announced Paul Lambert as the new manager. Happy. I think he'll do well and hopefully revive our squad. We need more players obviously (would like Anthony Pilkington), so lets hope Lerner splashes the cash.
And finally, good luck to Paul ( you can't do worse than Mcleish)

No chance he is on gardening leave now,no comp agreed

Lambert.
Championship manager.
Culverhouse was the key man at norwich
You picked the wrong one
When will u lerner

01 Jun 2012 16:36:48
Stephen Naismith has become available for 2million due to administrators duff & Phelps activating a clause in his contract. If Lambert was to join us I'd expect naismith to be one of his targets. {Ed007's Note - Everton have supposedly got a deal for Naismith in place.}

Naismith will join he was a target of the last manager i'm starting to think the board like scottish managers and Lambert's only getting 20m to spend and we all know with the amount of players weve lost we need to spend 30-40m to get in enough players to sustain a good cup run and challenge for european football again.

Hopefully he'll sell Warnock, collins, Dunne, N'Zogbia, Ireland and Hutton and bring in some quality youngsters along with someone like Joey Barton/ James Milner as we need a presence in Midfield which we lack at the min as the defence just get pummelled when we lose position and granted the Youngsters we have in defence could do a better job.
And hopefully Makoun gets a fair crack as with his CL experience we should try and keep him.

Ireland & N'Zog? Go away! they are the heart of Villa now!
I'd rather support Blues than let Barton enter Villa Park.

Did i really just read that someone hopes we get Joey Barton. The mind boggles!

JOEY "LIABILTY" BARTON, are you actully serious?

He is banned for a third of the season, what's the point?

I didn't say i hope we sign Joey barton i said someone like him or Milner as we need someone with presence in midfield which we lack
NO Petrov
Ireland is inconsistant
N'Zogbia isn't fit to wear the shirt I'd rather play Albrighton,Bannan,Agbonlahor or Holman as he has no flare when expected to produce the performance's which Young and Downing did

No one will want your over rated players and nor will lambert, ireland is on 75k a week for being a bench warmer and no clubs will want to buy him or N'zogbia, Dunne, Collins, because they are crap and on high wages. In doing this your club will lose money increase debt and find it hard to bring in players like Grant Holt because he's on a different scale to ireland and will want more money than him. As for Lambert good luck, but the grass isn't always greaner on the other side.

Didn't that 'bench warmer' play nearly every game last season?

Lets be honest Villa need a creative midfielder to play alongside Makoun? as the holding midfielder giving the likes of Albrighton Ireland, Bannan, Holman, Herd to attack.
We also need a decent 2nd striker
also a replacement for Hutton,Collins and Dunne

Makoun is awesome. We never gave him a chance. I just hope he comes back from his injury.

Even if Villa were interested in Barton,
1: He is banned for nearly 1/3 of the season
2: His wages are high supposedly over 75k, Now i'm sure we could afford that but I think it would be invested more wisely

If any of you had any sense at all, you would support the blueboys anyway