This week Paul Lambert has made a u-turn decision in regards to his bomb squad team, following orders from Lerner (and the board) Lambert has been told to give the likes of Hutton, Bent and N’Zogbia a fair chance next season. That means that the trio will be promoted to first team training and will likely feature next season. But there is a major BUT, Aston Villa are still trying to sell the trio, but following uncertainties surrounding the club Lambert will need to utilise all the players he has in his disposal.
Now, the chances of selling the trio are still low, granted the season just ended. But this could have a positive impact on the side, more experience will be brought into the team and some would also argue, more quality. There were many of us who believed that N’Zogbia could’ve made a difference in the team this season, we’ve been missing a quality attacking midfielder and N’Zogbia could fit that role. He’s not a bad player by any means, but he hasn’t achieved the level of performance that was set whilst in Wigan. Last season N’Zogbia scored 4 goals for the club, two in the Premier League.
Darren Bent on the other hand didn’t have the best time in Fulham, not only was the club relegated but he only managed to score 6 goals in 29 appearances. Only 3 of those goals came in the Premier League, sure Bent is ageing and might not offer much to the team, but I disagree. Yes, if Bent can be sold I’d be ecstatic, that would free up a lot of room in the wage bill, but lets say he stays at the club. Not only does his give Lambert a new option up front, but he’s certainly better than a lot of players we have right now. Especially since the injuries to Kozak and Benteke we’ve been really weak up front, Bent could’ve changed that.
The last ‘big’ name of this list is Alan Hutton, where do we start. I don’t think he’ll get sold this summer, if no one wanted him in the past few seasons why would someone make an offer now. He played well at Mallorca and that was honestly our best chance to sell him, unfortunately Hutton and Mallorca couldn’t agree on a contract. Can Hutton strengthen our team? Maybe… this season the right-back slot has been a bit inconsistent. Lowton certainly didn’t match the standards that he set in the previous season and Bacuna is slowly learning his trade at right-back. Maybe Hutton could make an impact in some of the early Cup Games?
Still, I’d prefer to play these players if they aren’t sold this season. If we’re paying for their wages, why not use them. Yes, there are some better players in the side but perhaps some experience could aid our young squad. And fans don’t know what to expect this summer, I surely don’t. So if we fail to sign many, if not any players this season I’m sure that the return of N’Zogbia, Hutton and Bent will offer something to Villa.
Fucking embarassement this whole situation is.
After many fans on here including myself calling for the some of the bomb squad to be reintegrated after just a couple of months of the last campaign and PL steadfast refused. He now decides to do a u-turn on the whole thing, only at the Villa; I just hope they are true professionals about all this (I don’t doubt Bent) and get on with the job of playing footy if given a chance!
Expecting some tweets from Huttons missus in the near future.
Sell to buy situation I feel ,so it’s make the best of what we’ve got, how Fucking shambolic is that???? Possibly as a short term fix we should grab the loan market with both hands. Some on here may disagree.
Fully agree Giddy. Some loanees wouldn’t go amiss mate, doesn’t look like we’re going to have much money lying around. If we can get in 2 or 3 solid loanees for the season that would be nice. 2 midfielders and a CB for me
Agreed mate I can’t see any other way.
All 3 players suffered dips in form, even pretty severe dips – and at the time dropping them made sense. But let’s be honest, it was utter nonsense that they were removed from the first team and ostracised in a way that meant that when our newcomers were total shite that we didn’t have their experience available to fall back on. Surely it would have been fine to say, you’ve not played well, you’re dropped – sit in reserves until you form improves… It was the worst man-management imaginable… and now Lambert’s been over-ruled and told to use them. What sort of message does that send to the rest of the team? Well for one, it means that Lambert got it wrong first time and they’ll lose respect for him. The only way we’ll stay up this season with Lambert in charge is if the players play for themselves and forget this muppet. With any luck we’ll be bottom 3 by October and sack him no matter what.
I’m all for bringing these guys back for a clean start – what other choice do we have? It makes perfect sense and despite the split opinion on Bent and Zog, I think they both have a lot to offer still.
Agree I think zog and bent are decent but will they play for lambert
ooh ah would you ??? If my boss had treated me like a child and let the world know I had to play in the baby playground then came back and relied on me to save his skin, i would take every opportunity to make him look like a twat and blame him for everything I could…… Is that just me or ????
Agree saddened I wouldn’t play for him tbh. I’d have no respect for him and see him as someone who’s on borrowed time anyway
Agreed, and there lies the problem this has all created. Will they even be arsed to put in a shift on the field!
Saw that the bookies have us as low as 3/1 to be relegated next season there are only a few clubs at shorter odds and they are the ones that have come up. i was looking it up to have a few quid on as i cant see us getting sold and if we arnet i fully expect us to get one of the lowest points totals in the premier legues history. We are now in such a dire position its really frightening where we could end up.
I’m not a betting man but as much as I love the VILLA I would put them in the relegation mix. If things don’t change it will be our year.
we are amongst the favorites 3,1 early betting
i am all for integrating them into the squad, lets not be clouded lerner had a hand in the bomb squad, as he now commands the reintroducing because he knows they are not gonna shift um by simply ignoring um, hoping their pride will see um leaving. i can’t believe the wages these players are on,its a disgrace they are allowed to pick up full wages for no contributions, bent did absolutely nothing 4 fulham i red some posts saying hes fat and lazy and not fit to wear their shirt. so no doubt he will fit straight back in with the rest of the squad.
maybe a little reverse psychology this seems like 2me, our precious lmao other clubs don’t want our rejects maybe having them around the squad may help to shift um. nzog i believe is a quality player, i think its the wages lerner doesn’t like. but isn’t he the guy who allowed um to be signed, its not like its his debts he seems 2 have put it on our slate, hes cleaning up the mess he done because he can’t sell other=wise not because he wants 2 leave us in good order
Well my answer to that Nath is set a realistic weight for him to be, if he’s medically set at that and he goes over that agreement, fine him £1000 for every lbs he goes over. Then the club get some money back. Is that a daft idea, or not.? To me its punishment for begin lazy.
for once we singing on the same hymn sheet, i would go further, a set of very strict rules for former bombers like u say fine the feckers, over weight fine um, late fine um, not listening fine um. they will soon repay for being limpets or is that parasites
Neil Lennon has left as manager of Celtic.
Paul Lamberk to be his replacement?
Ha ha no chance lamberk is going nowhere till we r sold
Now that’s a club he could look good at a league title every year.
even lamberk could come first in a one horse race….couldnt he!!!!
He’d fall at the first hurdle mate. 😀
As someone said above, this is just embarrasing.
I was going to post about it last night, but quite simply couldn’t be arsed, as I’m struggling to believe what’s going on at the club lately.
It’s just mistake after mistake after mistake for me.
At a time when it was blatantly obvious we needed experience to help the kids out, the bomb squad were totally blanked out by the club.
The aim was obviously to try and force them into leaving and this just proves how naive whoever made this decision is.
There is no way the players in question were ever going to be able to get the same wages at other clubs, as the trend is now downwards, unless you’re genuine world class.
So where is the sense in forcing them to train with the kids and not use them, regardless of how poor the team have been?
I can’t think of a better way to get someone to say “f*ck you, I’m going nowhere”!
So then, when the players have cost us god knows how many millions in wages, we tell them we want to use them again?
It’s just pathetic.
The only chance we have of getting anything out of these players is personal pride and the fact that they will be playing themselves into the shop window.
Bent, if given proper service is a great striker, albeit he does need a few chances per goal.
But it’s undeniable that he gets goals.
Whether he’ll get the service he needs, now that we’ve let our best crosser go (another unbelievable decision imo) is doubtful, so I can’t see him working. I mean, how many chances do we create?
Still, he’s a better option than at least half our strikers.
N’Zog, although I think he’s a great player, I just don’t think will work either. He just won’t suit our crap football because he doesn’t work hard enough.
Mutton will probably at least improve our defence, but given the crap we have at RB, that’s not saying much. Still, that might allow Bacuna to play in the position that the man himself thinks he’s the best in.
It also seems we aren’t going to be spending much in the window. That’ll be another £30 mill bonus at least going to Lerner then.
I wonder if he’ll cut the price of the club by that amount?
I doubt it.
Regardless, a serious lack of investment now will prove to be yet another mistake, as by the looks of it we’ll be going down if someone doesn’t buy us imminently.
I struggle to believe Lerner would take this kind of gamble, but given his history, anything’s possible.
So things arnt all bad badger lol
I’m very worried Oohah.
I’m not convinced a sale is in the offing; a state I find unbelievable.
Me to badger. Just emailed U mate.
And now Lambert might be off to Celtic and who could blame him?
He won’t go there unless they give him the golden handshake he would get from us. I think laurrsens favourite for job. I wonder why Lennon has left he must have a club lined up just hope it’s not at vp but wouldn’t surprise me.
With them in the CL? With their fans who absolutely love him? He’d go. He’d probably be on decent money as well.
Probably wanting a chance in England is my guess. Bored of no competition?
Is it me or does the full site look different?????
Looks ok to me Giddy????
Just about to post that mate, gone all funky. It’s the same on my phone too.
Cheers mate I thought I better lay off the top shelf
Lerners bought back the bomb squad so he doesn’t have to buy anyone cheapskate arshole
I’ve heard he’s been checking if Luc Nilis contract is still live and valid. I hear Lerner initiated the idea as he was on £8k week…Cheap As Chips!!!
Bosko balaban we could get on a free and iv got my boots in garage 🙂
Has something happened to the site?? It’s now the same on the mobile site
Whats going on with the interface lads? Looks crazy from my end
I know mate your not alone.
Looks like the early days of the internet mate, still though all seems to be working okay
I’m back on the mobile site that seems fine now, the other site looks a bit ‘ FUNKY’ as BWS states. 😀
Whats happened to the site…..Looks terrible. All over the shop. Surely not meant to be like this?
The latest rumour…….Delph and Gabby have been told to find other clubs…….A guys Dad, who’s a cabbie to them both, was told by them after the awards dinner was cancelled.
Whatever next!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Plus a holtby and cash for Delph rumour making it’s rounds.
I could live with that mate now I do rate that chap I’d even Chuck in gabby for safe measure
Rubbish rumours we cannot trade either way at the moment. Tbh iv not really seen holtby play what’s he like. We are always taking spurs rejects and they never work out
We are def down next season if that the case
Lambert said he won’t sell his best players
Mike, Lambert also said last month he had no idea what Randy’s plans were, now he has admitted knowing the club was up for sale for 6 weeks at least….. liar is now added to his other attributes….. Should have said ‘no comment’
can i see the link or article where he stated he knew it was for sale for 6 weeks?
I actually don’t need to see it to be fair, Liar you say? hmm attribute you say? is this a compliment, because i am pretty sure its one deployed by every manager, footballer, agent and probably most fans when it comes to sharing information with the public!
Liar, like company secrets? should we all know what goes into coca-cola? is it really a secret formula!
what about every business that prepares to sell and does not share that info for the purposes of ensuring the sale and to avoid charges of insider trading.
what is the need for random paper thin accusations?
I get the feeling if Lambert had known about the sale and came forward with that right from the off, he would of been branded a fool and idiot for jeopardising the sale or breaking his word or his relationship with his players/owner,
I may even guess that you could of been one of those people to probably accuse him!
Colonius he talked about it at length on Radio 5live, previously he could have said no comment, but he decided to say he didn’t have a clue what was going on…. I just like the truth matey….. So no ‘paper thin accusation’ the truth…he knew a fact and lied to the fans
The mobile site has totally vanished now what’s going on ooha?????
Still a total mess for me too mate.
the site looks like to old vidi printer from star soccer on a saturday….. Dickie Davies what a legend
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