Bill Howell, Brummie man of mystery, has looked into his crystal ball and announced that Henrik Larsson is set to join Villa for the rest of the season on loan.

This is not the first time ol' Bill has predicted a signing at Villa, although due to his previous inane ramblings I have forgotten who it was.

Larsson is probably still class at 36-years-old and I think he could be the cutting edge upfront we need.

However, we still need a younger striker to accompany our attack - Larsson on his own would not be enough.

Until I see WEBFLASH: Larsson Signs on NewsNow I'll be treating this as a rumour, although a bit more likely to happen than if it were in the bible of truth The Sun.

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on the pee my lord, on the pee said:

No no no no no no please NOOOOOOO!!!

January 11, 2008

on the pee my lord, on the pee said:

No no no no no please NOOOO!!!!!

January 11, 2008

stavenfaa said:

we cant keep signing ex celtic players who can only play for a season, poor old sutton and agathe, we need young blood,i dont know if everyone will agree with me but i dont think we need a striker, with gabby/carew/young/maloney we have enough scorers, dony forget laursen , i think we need a midfielder and the obvious right back. we dont need another old age pensioner p front, were in 7th place, lets kick on from our best start to a season in 10 years

January 11, 2008

Luke said:

He's better than Marlon Harewood and was great for Man Yoooo last season.

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Luke said:

Stevanfaa - we definitely need a striker. Gabby is scoring but all our goals are coming from other places but upfront. There is no harm in bringing Larsson in on loan. If he is the only option then I'll be p1ssed off but if he's part of a number of players coming in we can't moan. We need a bigger squad and more depth.

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PaulE said:

I think he'd be a good addition. He's got real quality and could be our super sub.

January 11, 2008

oscar said:

Bill Howell is stupid and s**t, we shouldn't be listening to that oaf. Forget larson, if we need a striker it has to be someone who's still got the legs to compete, Doyle will do fine if that wasn't all lies again. Jamie Milner is what we need. It doesn't matter is he costs 15 mil just do it MON

January 11, 2008

Chrisodon said:

He's a great player and by all means bring him in if he's a back up player. But at 36 you've got to question what his work rate will be yes he was good at United but look at the quality he was surrounded by hardly the same standards here is it ?. But RB Should be the priority and RW or a LW to switch young to the right. Plus Henriks contract at his club has ran out so he'd be an official signing for us not a loan. Another way this could be happening is he'll come in as a Player/Coach, Play for 6 months then become a youth team or first team striking coach.

January 11, 2008

Simon Dixon said:

Think it would be a great signing. Yes, we do need to strengthen in other areas, and i am sure we will, but Larsson's quality is proven, despite his age. He is a natural goal scorer with bags of experience, something we are crying out for.

January 11, 2008

smylhr said:

this might have some truth as larsson has been seen in england at heathrow, the speculation however was linking him to man utd. would be a step back not foward.

January 11, 2008

northstandholteender said:

on the pee me lord are you nuts, Larsson is a legend. him and Carew up front will be lethal, Young one wing Gabby the other! Oh my days! Not to mention the things he can teach the likes of Gabby and Young and the youth players That is not to say we wont sign Defoe, he will definately be a villa player by 31.7.08. His missus looking for houses in stratford and warwick. That source is central tonight. Up the Villa!!

January 11, 2008

Craig Elliot said:

Great signing he has class and the experience to take us into the uefa cup - another master stroke by o'neill I think. He has a cutting edge that none of our current strikers have.

January 11, 2008

alexb said:

We need an old head in the team, we have so many youngsters and the amount they could learn of someone like larson would be tremendous. Whats the problem with this deal if it happens? MON isnt stupid im sure he knows that he needs long term options too but maybe he sees this as a valuable addition to COMPLIMENT what we have and what he is planning on bringing in on top. Some of you lot really need wake up a bit. Larsoon is quality and would get goals pass on valuable help to the younger players. If he was good enough for barcelons 2 seasons ago and man u last season, then hes good enough for us now.

January 11, 2008

davida said:

Would be good for us without question.

January 11, 2008

Jonathan said:

This can only be good news. It adds experience and quality to the squad at little or no risk, and provides much needed back up for the strikers in case of injury. I'm sure this won't be the only signing, but would be a shrewd move if it happens.

January 11, 2008

brett said:

maybe, ive got no doubts he'd be great for us, and for me its a better option than martins this jan henrik on loan, martins in the summer

January 11, 2008

on the pee my lord, on the pee said:

could be a good signing if its with another ...... e.g. larsson and defoe. BUT ... if O'Neill thinks a 36 year old is going to solve all of our goalscoring problems he is sadly deluded!

January 11, 2008

stavenfaa said:

36- he is 36, we need young blood, i am not saying he is crap far from it, but why bring in a player that will last 6 months, all our progress will be ruined if he signs, thenn we lose him mellberg and laursen, we would be worse off then we are know, fair point on harewood, i just think we need to strenghten other areas before upfront

January 11, 2008

london villan said:

I would welcome him on the short term. i think we need a striker like him to give us a different option. we lack a bit of quality up front in technical terms, are play is all about power pace flick on,s etc. and i think we are starting to struggle to score of late , maybe because teams realize that if they drop off a bit we are quite easy to read and defend against. someone like larrson could change are game plane , playing balls into his feet and linking the midfield , a bit of guile , quality. then in the summer get and younger version ie gudjonnson(barcelona)

January 11, 2008

McGrathforPM said:

I don't think anybody is suggesting that he is to be a long term solution but if it is just to last us until the end of the season before buying a a long term replacement, why not. remember that in the summer we'd be able to pick up quality players at lower prices than the overinflated January sales. Plus with any luck we'll have European football to dangle as a carrot as well. Why the hell not, bring him in. Nothing to loose. If we could just get at least a right back and a right sided midefielder as well though, that would be nice.

January 11, 2008

on the pee my lord, on the pee said:

signing like this would send out all the wrong signals im afraid!

January 11, 2008

McGrathforPM said:

How is it sending out all the wrong signals? Alex Ferguson did it last year and he was proclaimed as a genius for doing so.

January 11, 2008

Chrisodon said:

How exactly ? it didn't do united any harm.

January 11, 2008

Darragh said:

McGrathforPM hit the nail on the head. If we bring in Larason till the end of the season, he will be able to help us make a big push for the UEFA cup spots. If we succeed, then we will have more pulling power to attract higher quality players in the summer with the promise of european football. Plus, Gabby, Young and Carew would learn a lot of him. Hope it happens!!!!

January 11, 2008

on the pee my lord, on the pee said:

i thought we were basing our success on young talent ... an exciting team for the future. Instead of splashin out an extra couple of million on a striker we will have for years, he wants to be tight and bring in a has been on the cheap!!!!

January 11, 2008

McGrathforPM said:

... and if this was to be a permanent signing then I'd agree with you but as it is only to be a load until the summer I don't think that applies. We certainly do need another striker but it's hardly our top priority. With Carew, Gabby, Luke, Harewood and Larsson we ought to be reasonably set for the 17 games that are left this season. Then bring a big name in in the summer to replace Larsson. At the end of the day though, it's more than likely that this will turn out to be total rubbish anyway and was never even on the cards.

January 11, 2008

Chrisodon said:

Isn't defoes gf danielle lloyd ? the footballer tidbit.

January 11, 2008

Jonnyboy said:

on the pee what goalscoring problems?? we are amongst the highest scorers in the league. its our defending that needs sorting out

January 11, 2008

Villa_Rules said:

Wasnt he the same man that said this last time and larrson ended up joining man united on loan? I Would much rather belive someone from the taliban than trust and belive bill howell and the evining mail

January 11, 2008

gazza said:

Eveyone forgot how we missed Chris Sutton when he got injured. Same sort of age, These older players have that little more vision and reading of the game. Larsson might actually nbe able to read one of Carews flick ons, no one else seems to be able to. Thats if its all true of course

January 11, 2008

Swin said:

AlexB has it spot on. On the pee - I dispair, are you really that narrow minded that you can't see the benefit Larsson would bring. Maybe you should go and join our neolithic neighbours in Small Heath - they'd agree with you. To have that sort of professionalism, class and talent around the youngsters we have will only be a benefit. O'Neil is a lot more switched on that you give him credit for and I very much doubt it would be 'instead of' or, any sort of diversion tactic not to spend Randys money. He has gone on record to say that he isn't phased by spending big money for the right player. I think he's proved that with an unproved youngster from Watford. So you don't want any players who seem to be past their peak 'On the Pee', you only want the youth pushing forward? - Where would that leave McGrath when he wasn't needed at Man U? Merson? Do you want me to go on? It's all about blend and Larsson only adds in my humble. Swin

January 11, 2008

Dizzy Mugs said:

Can see it happening He'd be a very useful player for half the season, could well get us to a European place, then we can use the lesser experienced players in that Comp.

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on the pee my lord, on the pee said:

Swin dont you dare insult me like that you idiot. Unlike you ive been to all games at St andrews for the birmingham derbys and i know just how much of a sh*t club that is ..... i live and breath villa, home and away every week. So dont u dare question my love for the club. My opinion is different to yours, but i can say what i want on here .. thats the whole point. Tellin me to go and support small heath, who the hell do u think u are ... sayin who should support villa and not. My commitent as an Aston Villa supporter would put u to shame!!!!!

January 11, 2008

Claridge said:

SWIN, WHO DO U THINK YOU ARE SAYIN WHO SHOULD AND SHOULDNT SUPPORT VILLA????? i GO HOME AND AWAY EVERY WEEK ... AND HAVE BEEN TO ALL THE BIRMINGHAM DERBYS AT ST ANDREWS, SO I KNOW JUST HOW MUCH OF AN EXCUSE OF A CLUB SMALL HEATH IS. I LIVE AND BREATH VILLA, AND MY COMMITMENT TO THIS CLUB WOULD PUT YOU TO SHAME.... SO DONT U DARE TRY AND TELL ME TO GO AND SUPPORT THE SCUM, U JACKED UP LITTLE KNOW ALL.

January 11, 2008

taglor said:

F**k that old man

January 11, 2008

Damian said:

for my sins and the fact that i've been out all morning trying to earn a little cash to pay for a swimming pool, tennis court and underground car park i dont get to read all comments ... and trust really that most are polite and above board .. i've not actually read all on here .. but have read a few i will only ask that they be kept nice please otherwise i'm only going to have to read them all and that really does mean extra work for me this is our policy on comments

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on the pee my lord, on the pee said:

damian ... u wana tell people to stop insulting others, tellin me to go and support small heath because i disagree with his views! what authority does he have on Aston Villa, that makes him decide who should and shouldnt support the club?!!?

January 11, 2008

Damian said:

we will not allow any form of personal insults on the site and we say that in the comment policy, which can be viewed here: http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1859/122/ but we will not view every single comment (although i'm going to read this page now) unless things are brought to our attention

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Swin said:

On the pee. Sorry, my phrase insinuating that maybe you should support Small Heath was out of order. Your obviously have the best for the club at heart and I let my mouth run away. The Villa are a passionate subject for me, I went too far making my point. Yes we disagree on this one subject, but, it seems we are both villa til we die.

January 11, 2008

on the pee my lord, on the pee said:

swin ... you hit a nerve and i went off on one ... i apologise! Like you said, indeed we both seem villa till we die.

January 11, 2008

Swin said:

Thanks Pee. Now lets do these ponses on Saturday, as usualy I'll be singing my heart out for the lads.

January 11, 2008

on the pee my lord, on the pee said:

if europe is realistic, gota beat teams like reading at home. where do u sit/stand?

January 11, 2008

McVilla said:

Support the blues?that's gotta be worse than a slow painful death. Just watching a replay of the Arsenal v Tottenham game. Jefoe has just came on with a daft haircut and missed what must be called a sitter and then Hoyte puts in a brave block a minute later, 2 players we have been linked with. Get Larson in and a RB, sort M Laursen's contract(essential) out and when we have secured European spot that will open so many more doors in reference to quality and world class players. Have a look at the below link, very funny http://youtube.com/watch?v=4FVeMcgJs-U

January 11, 2008

Villa_Rules said:

Omg @ swin and on the pee my lord, on the pee..Havin a lovers tiff

January 11, 2008

Swin said:

lower holte, l6. You? We've got a lot of hard fixtures out of the way and are looking a lot stronger than this time last year I'd love some away days in Europe, a win at the weekend for us and a draw for everton man city game would be a brilliant. What do you think of Defoe? Great finish against us a couple of weeks ago!

January 11, 2008

villa 82 said:

I dont know what some of you lot are on about!!!! If we have goal scoring problems how come only Man U 38,Spurs 42,Arsenal 42 have scored more goals than us in the league so far(37)???And if Carew hadnt got injured at times when he was finding form he would of had a few more.So i agree with the people who are saying we need more than anything players to balance the team like a RB and wingers like Milner and Barnes.Larsson would be perfect to add to the players we have like Gabby and Maloney.Also who thinks MON would drop Gabby or Carew if we bought Defoe?I dont.

January 11, 2008

Az_ said:

Larrson would be a very good signing. Sure he is 36 but I couldn't care less, he's still a very good player and is just what we need to get us through the season. Of course it could be b******s though...

January 11, 2008

on the pee my lord, on the pee said:

holte upper K4 ... standin section at the back! I would love Defoe to join, loads of rumours about his mrs lookin at houses around the area. but you never know till its confirmed on the website

January 11, 2008

Alex Taylor said:

slightly ironic that your commitment is to villa 'claridge'. if you get my drift! not an insult, just a funny observation! if its your name, fair enough!

January 11, 2008

I HATE BLUES said:

Trezeguet is 6 yrs younger and maybe we can strike a deal with him coming and ollie going?

January 11, 2008

steveAV said:

age does not matter when you are still pulling the strings and scoring the goals. he is world class, even if we do only have him for 6 months, he is still top class. You all wanted top class..........................remember

January 12, 2008

Woodinho said:

at on the pee my lord, on the pee: at least from back there you wont be able to see defoes stupid hair cut!!!! he looks like mr t gone wrong! (thats if we sign him!)

January 12, 2008

magicbryone said:

how much would we pay for a mellburg or laurson lookalike??? im sure we all agree, if its money.....pay it, its worth it. if its change. getting into europe gives a new dimension. im sure mon and randy have discussed this and its covered. lets have faith in the management, after all, they havent done too bad so far!

January 12, 2008

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