Dokko

Lescott? How much did Everton pay for him? £4m? Offer £7m, although for that i think you'd get Luisao, a few more and were talking Naldo. Lescott, Yobo, Campbell (cheaper) are really the only EPL options available right now, and the 1st two will take some cash to prize out of Everton. Campbell should be snapped up regardless of whoever else we buy, his experience alone would bring Taylor on to the next level. 7m for Lescott? What are you laughing at? You saying he's worth more than £7m? I'd say that's how much he's worth compared to what else you can get abroad if thats not enough for Everton then they've over priced a player yet again.

What, like Joey Barton? Another temperamental but promising midfielder with a dodgy rep? Fact is that this summer there were three midfielders moving around at (very roughly) the same price - Barton, Parker and NRC. I said a while back I'd have been happy with Barton or NRC, they're both good players. Reo-Coker was playing at an absolute basket case of a club last year, so it is very hard to judge him on that. He got a lot of stick from their fans, but then again, to be honest, a five minute glance at kumb will tell you all you need to know about West Ham fans. These are the same fans who told us that the reason Ashley Young chose Villa over West Ham (despite them apparently offering him something like 10k a week more) was that he had a major problem with the dressing room politics there, and that the main problem was NRC in particular. Something which clearly wasn't borne out during the U21 championship when you could tell they were obviously close (post match interviews, body language on the pitch etc) Anyway, I'm just glad we've signed him. Apparently, SWP is currently choosing between us and them, too, so hopefully he'll come down on the side of the righteous as well. I really can't stand West Ham. And yes, the fee is a little on the high side, but what's the point in having these billionaire owners if you don't get them to push the boat out every now and then? You are giving NRC far too much credit to mention him in the same sentence as Barton IMHO, and i said the same before any of the 3 moved clubs, and nothing has changed. He has a big chip on his shoulder ATM, and even when thats gone the talent is only worth about half of the money Villa have paid. I still think he's a good player in there, but he's a long way off Barton's standard, and right now out of the 3 clubs trading, NUFC got the best deal, and i honestly think WHU came in second by a country mile getting Parker in and NRC out for daft money.

Lescott? How much did Everton pay for him? £4m? Offer £7m, although for that i think you'd get Luisao, a few more and were talking Naldo. Lescott, Yobo, Campbell (cheaper) are really the only EPL options available right now, and the 1st two will take some cash to prize out of Everton. Campbell should be snapped up regardless of whoever else we buy, his experience alone would bring Taylor on to the next level.

Still up for bringing Naldo here, but failing that i'd like the Brazilian centre back from Benfica, Luisao. Always looked solid when i've seen him in the CL, even against tough opponents, Big, strong, doesn't let you down. We need a rock in defense, especially alongside a lighter weight Rozy.

Funny that, When I saw him the other day he told me the total oposite. Aye he told my cat the problem lied within the pink dot on our new strip, he's spent £100,000 on therapy after his pink days of Juve away and cannot go back through that torment again. My cat laughed and called him a puff.

I think Bridge is the best left-back in the world. He would be the signing of the summer imo. Much, much better than Baines. All Baines has over Bridge is youth. imo he's defnitely one of the top 3 LB's I've ever watched, easily world class I'll assume that's sarcasm. Hope so anyway. you really are a pathetic individual Anyway, i partially agree with you, last season he was nothing sgort of sensational, easily Chelsea's 2nd best defensive player, which is canny someone who went out on loan to get games.

Maybe he has his eye on someone else, quite possible.

Garcia went this morning.

Aye, Bridge is by far the better defender, which is what we need right now. Hopefully we can pull this off, should of been done 18months ago mind.

Pulls his head out of his arse he could be a very good player for Villa.

Love how having the same opinion as the majority is classed as going with the crowd You candle. And he's a CM, more box to box. He can play Dm but he isn't a DM, the same way Given could play right back but he isn't one... That's like saying I can play LB for newcastle but I don't. Your point is like saying anyone can play anywhere which is true. But my point was Joey Barton can play defensive midfielder quite well. BTW in hinduism Deep means light so the candle theme is quite clever. No, you said he IS a DM. As it's his natural position. You can check like FM if you must. He really did type that didn't he? mackems.gif On that note my opinion is that Joey Barton is in fact an attacking mid, box to box if you like, who has aggression and likes to tackle, nothing more than that.

So does anyone know what the Luis Garcia part of the deal was? Was it separate, included in the price or the price stated and Garcia?

Hopefully prison and docked points. Doubt it though.

Love how having the same opinion as the majority is classed as going with the crowd You candle. And he's a CM, more box to box. He can play Dm but he isn't a DM, the same way Given could play right back but he isn't one... That's like saying I can play LB for newcastle but I don't. Your point is like saying anyone can play anywhere which is true. But my point was Joey Barton can play defensive midfielder quite well. BTW in hinduism Deep means light so the candle theme is quite clever. No, you said he IS a DM. As it's his natural position. You can check like FM if you must. :-[

He also put in the 3rd highest amount of tackles, not bad for an attacking mid. Because you can only tackle if you are in a defensive position? Does Barton take corners for Citeh, and would they be included into the stats?

He also put in the 3rd highest amount of tackles, not bad for an attacking mid.

Got to disagree. It's like calling Gerrard a DM. Sure he gets back and helps out in defense, but any center midfielder has to do that too, not just the holding player. A DM has to play a disciplined game. Can't make many runs forward as his primary job is to protect the defense, not get forward. If he makes too many runs forward he'll inevitably leave us vulnerable to the counter attack. In attack his main job is to always provide an option to go backwards if the attack breaks down. Barton is no DM, or would be wasted there at least. Gerrard is far more attacking than Barton.

He has looked more attacking whenever I have seen him. He has aggression and doesn't mind putting a foot in but that doesn't make him a DM. And moving forward with the ball doesn't make him an AMC either.

I don't have a problem with people classing Barton as a DMC. He's more DMC than AMC, people call him box to box as he like to make forward runs, but also gets back to help out the defense, but it doesn't detract he's mentally built as a DMC and like to put a tackle in whenever he can. He does more defensive work than attacking work for me, so if someone wants to say he can play DMC then there shouldn't really be a problem with it, its better than calling Geremi or Solano a rightback FFS!

--------------Given--------------- Geremi--Rozy--Taylor--Edgar Milner---Butt---Barton--Zoggy -------Viduka---Martins-------

Dr Spec is gonna give you a right spanking when he gets on.

If so SA needs to seriously have a look at Royston Drenthe & Urby Emanuelson for next season. Probably get the pair for £10m.

decision expected today.

Not exactly world class but a very good player. Took a while to adapt but by the time he left he was a good EPL player. I think he signed for some Spanish team though this summer.

And improved the squad drastically! Imaging what another £50m could do if reports are true! Even the FS £15m right now would set us off for a good season.