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Frutos

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May 3, 2006
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BBC says they've had a bid accepted for Clint Dempsey.
 


mejonaNO12 aka riskit

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Dec 4, 2003
21,934
England
My thread looks silly now.

Still, the fact they have £7m to spend on a 29 year old suggests they have SOME wonga.
 


shaolinpunk

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Nov 28, 2005
7,187
Brighton
I'd say with this signing it's Dempsey that is lacking ambition. Assuming they get him and no one else (ie Liverpool) comes in with their own bid
 


Twinkle Toes

Growing old disgracefully
Apr 4, 2008
11,138
Hoveside
My thread looks silly now.

Still, the fact they have £7m to spend on a 29 year old suggests they have SOME wonga.

Lerner has plenty of money, but just doesn't want to spend anything significant any more on Aston Villa. I can see a takeover happening rather soon - leading to an upturn in fortunes on the pitch - assuming that RL doesn't go all 'Dog in the manger' with the club.
 




beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
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in the sack race thread i've called out Lambert as contender, because their squad is poor and done nothing for a few years except get weaker. I cant see how he'll turn it around and the owners will want a more experienced head to rescue them if they are bottom come end of October.

as for Dempsey, i'd be pretty amazed if he chose to go there when Liverpool and Sunderland have been interested. he'd stay at Fulham shirley and wait for Janurary window?
 


Giant Seagull

That was textbook
Jul 5, 2003
1,866
Wiltshire
Judging by the start Villa have made they seem like relgation fodder so bit of a bizarre move for Dempsey, its highly likely Fulham will finish above Villa, so must be offering him 10k a week more or something, still hes getting on a bit now so got to think about that.
 






Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
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Withdean area
Indeed. Looks at these numbers particulalry the Villa one.... - they shouild be up looking for a Champions League spot not looking desperately over their shoulder at the Championship

Millions spent since Jan 2003
•1. Chelsea 673
•2. Man City 572
•3. Liverpool 414
•4. Man United 352
•5. Tottenham 350
•6. Arsenal 214
•7. Aston Villa 201
•8. Sunderland 187
•9. Newcastle 174
•10. Everton 129
•11. West Ham 123
•12. Wigan 110
•13. Fulham 107
•14. Portsmouth 100
•15. Birmingham 92
•16. Blackburn 87
•17. Stoke 84
•18. Bolton 76
•19. Middsbrough' 71
•20. West Brom 64
•Source: Deloitte


All The Martin O'Neill Signings + Villa Net Spend



Thought we'd do a quick reminder of the ins and outs since Martin O'Neill's arrival + forum thread link as below and net spend details.

FIRST SEASON 2006/2007 :

Out

Kevin Phillips WBA £700k
Matthieu Berson Levante £1m
Ulises De La Cruz Reading Free
Peter Whittingham Cardiff City £250k
Eric Djemba Djemba Quatar Free
Juan Pablo Angel New York Red Bulls Free
Milan Baros Lyon Swap
Mark Delaney Retired

In

Stiliyan Petrov Celtic £6.5m
Didier Agathe Celtic Free
Chris Sutton Celtic Free
Phil Bardsley Manchester United Loan
Gabor Kiraly Crystal Palace Loan
John Carew Lyon Swap
Ashley Young Watford £9.65m
Shaun Maloney Celtic £1.1m



SECOND SEASON 2007/2008:

Out

Gary Cahill Bolton Undisc (in region of £4m?)
Liam Ridgewell Birmingham £2m
Jlloyd Samuel Bolton Free
Lee Hendrie Sheffield United Free
Chris Sutton Retired
Didier Agathe released
Steven Davis Fulham £4m
Aaron Hughes Fulham £1m
Gavin McCann Bolton £1m
Robert Olejnik Falkirk Free

In

Wayne Routledge Tottenham £1.5m
Moustapha Salifou FC Wil Undisc.
Curtis Davies West Brom Loan
Zat Knight Fulham £3.5m
Scott Carson Liverpool Loan
Harry Forrester Watford £250 000 initial fee rising on appearances
Eric Lichaj Unattached Free
Marlon Harewood West Ham Undisc (region of £3.5m?)
Nigel Reo-Coker West Ham £8.5m

THIRD SEASON 2008/2009

Out:

Luke Moore (West Brom - £3.5million)
Olof Mellberg (Juventus - free)
Patrick Berger (Sparta Prague - free)
Thomas Sorensen (released)
Shaun Maloney (Celtic, £1million)
Wayne Routledge (undisclosed)

In:

Curtis Davies (WBA undisclosed but around £7.5million?)
Steve Sidwell (Chelsea £5.5million)
Brad Friedel (Blackburn, undisclosed but in the region of £2 - £2.5million)
Brad Guzan (Chivas US, undisclosed, starts at around £800k up to £2m on appearances etc?)
Nicky Shorey (Reading, around £4m?)
Luke Young (Middlesbrough, around £5m?)
Carlos Cuellar (Rangers £7.8million)
James Milner (Newcastle, around £12million?)
Arsenio Halfhuid from Excelsior (undisclosed)
Emile Heskey from Wigan Athletic (£3.5m)

FOURTH SEASON 2009/2010

Out:

Gareth Barry (Manchester City, £12million)
Stuart Taylor (Manchester City, free)
Zat Knight (Bolton £4 - £4.5million)
Martin Laursen (retired)
Craig Garnder (Blues in January, £3.5million)

In

Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough around £10m + add ons)
Fabian Delph (Leeds United - undisclosed fee - around £6m including add ons?)
Habib Beye (Newcastle, undisclosed but around £3m?)
Andy Marshall (free agent)
Stephen Warnock (Blackburn Rovers - around £6m + add ons?)
James Collins (West Ham United - around £5m)
Richard Dunne (Manchester City - around £6m)

*Loan fees not included. Figures rounded up or down. Only a rough guideline!*

FIFTH SEASON 2010/2011

Out:

Andy Marshall (released)

In:

Thread: Click Here


OMG. Falling for the gross spend argument.

LFC, Spurs & Arsenal for example have also sold heavily to fund buying, so never had the expensively assembled squad at any one stage,

compared to the Man City and Chelsea squads which have a great cost/value at any one time, subidised by £100m's of losses bankrolled by billionaires.

Giving them trophies.
 




Twinkle Toes

Growing old disgracefully
Apr 4, 2008
11,138
Hoveside
in the sack race thread i've called out Lambert as contender, because their squad is poor and done nothing for a few years except get weaker. I cant see how he'll turn it around and the owners will want a more experienced head to rescue them if they are bottom come end of October.

as for Dempsey, i'd be pretty amazed if he chose to go there when Liverpool and Sunderland have been interested. he'd stay at Fulham shirley and wait for Janurary window?

Sacked in October?! Lambert has only been there for a cuppla months, FFS!

For all the shambolic nonsense thats been going on at VP in recent years, I think he'll be given at least the season to turn things around. He's a very capable young Manager IMO & I certainly think he's the right man to motivate the non-performing mess that has been masquerading as a Premier Division first team squad.
 




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