Official Villa Thread

[Eddy]

Aston Villa


credit to graphic goes to Rob


Current Squad

Spoiler:

1: Shay Given [GK]

2: Alan Hutton

3: Stephen Warnock

5: Richard Dunne

6: James Collins

7: Stephan Ireland

8: Jermaine Jenas [on loan from Spurs]

9: Darren Bent

10: Charles N'Zogbia

11: Gabriel "Gabby" Agbonlahor

12: Marc Albrighton

15: Nathan "Fonz" Delfouneso

16: Fabian Delph

17: Jean Makoun [on loan to Olympiacos]

18: Emile Heskey

19: Stiliyan Petrov (Cpt)

21: Ciaran Clark

22: Brad Guzan [GK]

23: Habib Beye

24: Carlos Cuellar

25: Barry Bannan

26: Andreas Weimann [ on loan to Watford]

30: Eric Lichaj

31: Chris Herd

32: Nathan Baker

33: Andy Marshall [GK]

34: Shane Lowry

35: Daniel Johnson

38: Gary Gardner

43: Elliot Parish [GK]

Club Honours:

Spoiler:

European
European Cup 1:
1982
European Super Cup 1:
1982–83
Intertoto Cup 1:
2001

Domestic
League titles
First Division Champions 7:
1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1909–10, 1980–81
Second Division Champions 2:
1937–38, 1959–60
Third Division Champions 1:
1971–72

Cups
FA Cup 7:
1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957
League Cup 5:
1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield 1:
1981 (shared)
Football League War Cup 1:
1944 (shared)

Manager:

Spoiler:

Name: Alex McLeish
Age: 52




Playing Career:
Club: Aberdeen 1978-1994 [493], Motherwell 1994-1995 [3]
International: 1980-1993 [77]

Managing Career:
Motherwell 1994-1998
Hibernian 1998-2001
Rangers 2001-2006
Scotland 2007
Birmingham 2007-2011
Aston Villa 2011-present


Managerial honours:
Club honours:

Hibernian 1998–2001
Scottish First Division winners: 1998–99

Rangers 2001–2006
Scottish Premier League winners: 2002–03, 2004–05
Scottish Cup winners: 2002, 2003
Scottish League Cup winners: 2002, 2003, 2005

Birmingham City 2007–2011
Football League Cup winners (1): 2010-11

UTV

[Eddy]

I didnt just copy and paste all that

[Eddy]

What do you guys think of Bannan and his driving mishap?

Bigger stars have gotten away with so much more, but to me ( this may be due to me reading into it more) but he seems like he's getting screwed at by everyone.
Although the fact hes young may also be a factor

[cheesy]

I was actually rather surprised when I heard this about him. I actually thought he was a decent young lad, as opposed to someone who did this sort of thing.

Anyway, I hope he can keep himself in order, because he's a fantastic talent and he's going to be key for Scotland in the coming years.

[Eddy]

Woo a reply

Yeah, i was shocked too, he's quite a good lad, helps out with the youngsters at the club ect, not expecting it from him at all

[cheesy]

Hopefully, if he is a decent lad, this will serve as a needed wake up call to him, and it'll keep him on the right track from here on in.

[Eddy]

Yeah, well Mcleish has said if anything like this happens with him again he'll be a long way away from first team actoin

[cheesy]

I don't think anything else will happen. He should keep himself in order from now on, hopefully.

[Eddy]

could be amazing for both Villa & Scotland tbh

[cheesy]

Anyway, are you worried about the possibility of his leaving in the next couple of years?

[Eddy]

Yes, tbh he's got great vision, and i think if he sticks around we could have a killer midfield within a few years. But then again, if we get enough for him unfortunately we are a bit of a selling club.

[cheesy]

That's the main worry. We've already seen in the past that when a big offer comes in for a player, Lerner will jump on it and sell the player without any hesitation whatsoever.

I could imagine several clubs going in for him as well. Liverpool may show interest, with the whole Scottish connection and the fact that Liverpool will happily splash the cash on a British youngster.

[Eddy]

I dont think Lerner is quite so eager,
I'm not about to question the commitment and dedication of a person who flies thousands of miles every week to watch Villa, and i do believe he is Villa through and through,
Sometimes its just best to let the players go,
Milner and Barry left for City, obviously a good choice
Young left for the Champions, not exactly much to think about
Downing was tapped up and is a massive dick

[cheesy]

To me, there are two sides to him.

Firstly, you are lucky to have someone like him in charge. He does care about the club, and because of his cautious nature, you'll never have any money worries while he is there.

The problem with him though is that he lacks any sort of ambition whatsoever; therefore it is going to be very hard for the team to make any sort of progress.

[Eddy]

It'll be hard for anyone now though, teams like Villa and Everton wont break the top 4 for decades and decades now,
we dont have the money or quality to beat the top teams.

Not Lerner's fault in my opinion, though i understood how Houllier was showing ambition, he's a big name won loads of things, but McLeish? mmm

[Eddy]

Eurgh, not happy with our performance,
Honestly i would have preferred to have played well but lost by twice the amount.
Not been a fan of McLeish from the start, but now its just getting annoying, playing 5 defenders at WHL is playing into Tottenham's hands

[Eddy]

Gary Gardner's hattrick vs Ajax in the nextgen series
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y-HVq8QfL3g#![/youtube]

Also Gardner has joined Coventry on loan untill Feb i believe
was hoping he could maybe become a sub for the first team, hopefully he proves himself there on loan.

[Eddy]

Well McLeish is killing us as a club.