“as their search for retired skipper Martin Laursen continues.”

He’s disappeared? How tragic. Has someone notified his family?

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While Blues and Wolves are gathering pace in the transfer market, Villa again are dragging their heels. It was obvious to anyone who could see, Laursen was an expired force (sadly) we should have been looking for a replacement for him 18 months ago. Gareth Barry had shown his intent over a year ago, we should have been looking to replace him then, now we are supposedly looking at a player that neither Ac Milan or Arsenal want!!!! what the hell is going on at VP?
We have lost two major players with no one in the team good enough to take their place, we were already half a dozen players short before they left. We will probably sign a couple of players before the deadline, but by the time the others have cherry picked the best of whats available, were going to be the bridesmaid again.
What happened to Doyle, we were all guns blazing for him last season, now Wolves have beaten us to the draw, I gotta feeling things are not well at VP.

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Careful Oldburyite and Dave, it’s not the done thing to critisise ‘O’Great One’ on here! I did so 12 months ago and got ripped apart for daring to criticise his purchases of runners, workers and trackers back, instead of players with some style, grace or class.

I do have a very strong opinion about ‘O’Great One’ at the moment, but it won’t find it’s way onto this page because there are just too many Villa fans for whom ‘O’Great One’ can do no wrong and they fear that open critism will drive him out of the club. It shouldn’t, of course. Criticism is best used as a motivation! I’m just not sure with ‘O’Great One’. He just doesn’t seem to like to have his decisions or methods questioned!

All I will say is, there is a growing voice of frustration amongst Villa fans, not only on here but also on a number of other footie sites!

This season could well be ‘Make or Break’ for ‘O’Great One’!

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