Rob W

Go talk to Mr Abramovitch - I'm sure he could solve the problem...................  or knows a man who can

pity its hard to see somat similar happening in ENgland TBH

No no no

bloody ridiculous..................... 

me?

I'd give Hughton a 1 year incentivised contract paying out if we finish above 14th and an unbelievable amount if he actually won anything

Get rid of one or two of the expensive players - Butt especially - I might keep Smith if only to play against the likes of Stoke & Birmingham where he wouldn't be intimidated

Buy a play maker, another CH and a destructive mid fielder - around £ 10 mm each; maybe take a punt on a young lower league goal scorer as well

Keep my mouth shut and never ever wear black & white again

Fire Lambias

Generally a big club will have 1 or 2 young players in the main squad that came through the juniors - its worth it if it saves you a million a year I guess

reserves are only to give some players a sort of competitive run-out against different players

It's been an interesting year - what  I won't miss is that lack of meeja coverage - I reckon about 95% of their footie coverage is teh PL

indeed - but he has a better record than many of our managers who also managed us in Div2

He's now our most successful manager in terms of percentage wins................... 57.78% cp KK 54.98% & 28.57%

Those prices aren't even high - any PL player of any talent goes for £ 7-£ 12 these days

you have to lay out £ 15-£ 20 mm for a top class player and if you Really want to challenge in Yurop you need a  couple of £ 30mm + players I reckon

That's Villa's problem - they've built a good top half PL side but they need to spend £ 50mm to make the top 4

I reckon it would cost some sugar daddy £ 200 -£ 250 mm to buy NUFC the players over 4 seasons to get us into serious yuopean contenders

Bollocks to going up on Monday, the sooner we go up the better and tomorrow would be as good a time as any.  Once we secure promotion we can start to look towards finishing top and then looking to play some good football without any pressure.

you mean watch them play out the final  few games with the youth team on the pitch don't you?

I wouldn't be surprised - he's always wanted to star in Grand Opera and NE1 is where it's at - useless at football but man, eh headlines we generate................

a few people tried with Milner and I think everyone thought he had promise but he just didn't seem to click

MoN spent quite a bit of effort and has seen him really take off

Fell off once.... which is why I can't type proper

He's come a long way for for a two-bit translator.................... 

I couldn't care a s*** about Rooney TBH

Martin O'Neill set for talks on Aston Villa future - BEEB

Martin O'Neill will discuss his long-term future as Aston Villa manager following a meeting with owner-chairman Randy Lerner at the end of the season.

O'Neill told BBC Radio 5 live there would be a "number of determining factors" dictating whether or not he stays at the Premier League club.  "Aston Villa supporters will play a part, the chairman will play a big part because he is my employer," he said.  "And I will also play a part in proceedings because it's my future."

O'Neill said there was no truth in internet rumours from earlier in the week suggesting he was ready to quit Villa which followed claims he was was unhappy with Lerner's transfer policy.  "There is not an ounce of truth in the story that I have had a fall-out with Randy Lerner. In fact, he called me earlier in the week to see where these stories were coming from," stated O'Neill.  "He was pretty surprised and also very supportive and it was good to hear that. I have been delighted with the investment put into the club. I have been allowed to invest £80m on players.  If the chairman decided to sell, and he has no intention of doing so, then he could get his money back with interest on four or five of those players. It is nonsense to say that I want to walk away now. There is still so much to play for and there is a renewed determination to see it through.  I will assess everything at the end of the season. I will sit down with the chairman and see where we are going. I will assess everything at the end of the season. I am contacted on a yearly basis and would hope to continue."

O'Neill, 58, joined the West Midlands club at the start of the 2006-07 season and the nearest he has come to winning a trophy with them came when he took Villa to this year's Carling Cup final. The team lost 2-1 to Manchester United.  They do, however, retain a chance of sealing a top-four finish which would take them into the Champions League next season, and face an FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.  Villa will look to bounce back from a recent 7-1 league defeat at Chelsea when they visit Bolton on Saturday. They appear to be losing their momentum, with three points from a possible 15 in their last five league games.

But O'Neill said he remained positive: "I have been here four years, and four years ago the club was in a pretty depressed state. I still have the energy and vitality of someone who is 15 years younger and that zest has kept me going.  In terms of the Champions League, we are going to give it a go as long as it is possible and I expect a positive response from the players after what happened at Chelsea."

I've sued a SEGWAY - really - quite useful for buzzing about as long as there is little traffic

aye but its one up on just stealing the deckchairs by the pool isn't it..................

All the Jews know each other though, so it's not that big of a deal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

been listening to Parky again I see

chronic underachievers for the last 20 years stuck in a s*8* little stadium by the Trent and unable to fill it.... often upstaged by their older, smaller, more genuine neighbours at

County

Idea of a big day out is a trip to DERBY FFS

we need a decent playmaker above all IMHO

I'd liek to think we'd have £ 40 mm for say 5 players of middling quality but I suspect Hughton will be given £ 25 mm and a pat on the head........................

one has money and still runs the club - the other is fading into obscurity

make that 70 years cla 1dwa......

he needs to buy a 2-3 top class players at European level but the money isn't there to buy AND take the wage inflation

he keeps on with Hesky (as do England) becuase he keeps going, he gives 150% and he takes a lot of strain of the others - but he'd be on the bench in an instant if MoN could buy Drogba or similar

if you go back far enough he's never "faced life" - he's always been "a bit of a lad" - you see a few of them on Tyneside - they're "daft as a brush", no real malice, but really aren't functional - Terry Collier types

I'm afraid he'll be dead sooner rather than later - a great shame but there is no evidence he is able or wants to change his liefstyle

lets just hope he doesn't damage anyone else as he goes..

I know a lot of Villans thru work

they reckon MoN is a really good manager but he just doesn't have the resources to make a couple of really big buys that would enable them to step up

he has to sign older or not so good players if only to keep his squad at a reasonable size and shape.  He's good at making good players into really good players (e.g. Milner - and a few reckon he should by the Zog as well)

I htink we would be in the same boat if he was with us TBH