Feel the force Luke and shaggy perm please Nicky, about to sign for Aston Villa
Thursday, 07 August 08, 08:58 AM
Sources on the net and a rumour coming out of Villa Park that there is a medical or two lined up for today suggest that the deals for Luke Young and Nicky Shorey are almost done.
I've never met a bloke called Nicky before but I have seen him play football and he's decent enough. He's a hard worker, so falls into the category of player that Martin O'Neill likes.
He's also 27 years old, so doesn't seem to fit into the long term strategy of building for the future, but maybe he's here to fill in for Wilfred and provide competition when he is fit again?
I'm also only having a joke about his name. I mean, Nicky is a girls name, I doubt his parents wanted to give him a girls name and I'd guess his real name is Nicholas or a variation of, so he must like Nicky, if people still use it. Nothing wrong with it, but that's where the joke about a perm comes from.
Luke on the other hand is not a girls name and at 29 he's clearly not purchased for the Champions League in 2011, but he does play in a position that we don't have anyone, so I'm sure he'll be a welcome addition to the squad, if the rumour is true and he's making his way to the club for a medical.
Now, the season starts next week and these two players, while maybe not what we were all hoping for, are experienced and extremely professional. They'll give 100% for 95 minutes every match and will not give up.
Under Martin O'Neill you'd hope they'd get better too and I think we'll be better with them than without anyone at left back or right back, so it's a move in the right direction and quite a good one. I get a star for stating the obvious.
I've also just had someone SMS in something, which if true, is very exciting, but I need to speak to my contact in Birmingham to get a 'Damian, you know I can't talk to you about this' before I can confirm it's actually happening. A no comment is worth so much more than you'd think, especially when you get a no when something isn't happening.
That's it for now. Going to get a big cup of coffee as I have quite a bit of work to get through today and maybe we're going to get a signing or two. As soon as I get that other bit of news I'll let you know, but if it comes off, we'll all be happy.
Comments (227)
I would be thrilled with these two,A couple of top english full backs for under 10 million.They can both get forward too.
Sources at the Boro end confirming the Luke Young rumour too. ;D
What's the exciting SMS then? Come on...even if you just stick it on this board as an anonymous 'rumour'...
I agree, both of these might not be in the long term future plans of the club but will do a very decent job for us right now and for the next couple of years. Both of these full backs are good going forward and defensively. We will be much stronger and now all we need is a good right sided attacker and we are just about sorted.
You can't mention about the unmentioned rumour and not give SOME kind of hint Damian. Surely in your round about way you can give us some coded hint?
Damo, your a big fcuking tease :) Whats this exciting news?
Anyway, will be very happy with these to players. I read somehwere that Nicky Shorey has been assured first team football if he performs like last season. Maybe MON is hoping when Freddie gets back he'll rotate from LB to CB like he does sometimes for his country.
Damo, confirm that link and give me something to smile about.
Very happy with both of these if they come off.
Seeings believing
Can you give us a hint Damian? i hope its not that we have just signed young or shorey because that would be boring.
However, if we get them i think they will be 2 good signings. They maybe unspectacular but they get the job done and they don't get injured so we should have a pretty settled back line once Zat Knight is dropped.
carvillan - i honestly believe we need a very good striker. We relied to much on set pieces last year and teams will be aware of that this year. Give us Falcao MON :)
Damien, i like the way you posted that, means ill be on this site all day waiting for the news. also have a feeling we are going to have a good few days now.
UTV
damian, you cant keep us in suspence like this with that news you have!!!!we all need a bit of excitment!...im still keeping faith with the mighty MON...these two signings would be a good addition.
another 5 signings by next week and we should be ready to proove the critics wrong again.....
I wish I hadn't said anything now as I've had emails and I've got you lot nagging me.
Basically, it's the same situation as last January. I said we were bidding for someone on Jan 31st but couldn't name straight away. I named later in the day when the deal broker down and it came out a few weeks later that it broke down. It's from the same source and if I name the player now, it's so so early in the process, then I risk losing my source.
As soon as I'm allowed to say, I'll say, but it's very exciting and we're literally at the stage of putting in the bid this morning, according to the source.
Whereas they might not be be world beaters or 'top english@ full abcks as someone earlier stated they will give us some balance which was badly missed last year. I was actually hoping we would go for Shorey before Bouma got injured because while he might not be the greastest defender he does go forward very well and will supply some good crosses into the box which bouma could not do.
Fair enough Damian... On a scale of one to four
1 being Ronaldinho to
4 being Emile Heskey, how exciting is this rumour? And any chance we can have a hint at their position?
What we've been missing for years are full backs who can get forward and chip in with goals - Shorey has got a great left foot, and Young is first and foremost solid at the back - but he can get forward and crack in a wonder goal every now and then. These players are solid, but unspectacular. You know they are going to give 100%, and will not cause any problems in the dressing room. They want to prove themselves - These guys have got MON written all over them, and I'd happy to have them aboard
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Now for a winger, a midfielder, a striker and a centre back.
Go get 'em MON 8)
a 29 year old right back... why do we want a 29 year old rig back
I've just wet myself with the excitement. Champions league challange in our dreams. This shows that MON hasn't got a transfer plan he just gets desperate towards the end of the window. Luke Young ha ha ha what a joke & we were linked with Miguel etc etc. What happens if Luke Young gets injured in the 1st game we are back to square 1. We need at least 12 players.
2 x Right Back
2 x Left Back
2 x Centre Half ( Zat Knight is not a footballer let alown a Centre Half).
1 x Midfield general ( Please dont say Coker is that player he's rubbish).
1 x Barry Replacement.
1 x Moore Replacement ( 1 that can score goals unlike Gabby headless).
1 x Right midfielder.
At least 2 stocking fillers.
We all now know this wont happen so we need answers is it our Manager not having a clue when it comes to transfers or is it the American credit crunch Mr Learner? I'm beging to believe it's both a match made in heaven. Until Learner spends any of his money because i don't believe he has spent a penny, the money spent so far has been generated by the club i will have my doubts.
Rant Over.
I'm going to rip my hair out in a minute... Villa fans moan and bloody whinge for months on end about how ridiculous it is that we don't sign a right back of any variety - now there are people complaining the one we're getting is too old!
If we sign Young and Shorey, I'll be chuffed to bits. A proper defence with proper fullbacks, very exciting! ;D
Well please to see we are at least moving in the market now but couldn't we of picked Young up for £2m last summer?
Hey trying not to be negative but hope MON hasn't run out of ideas....
it sounds to me that damian could buckle if we all keep nagging.
so everyone needs to post
'please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please damo
YOUR THE BEST
Just copy and paste!
i bet the player from the source is louis saha
i wouldn't be that excited about saha .. ;)
Good plan rob h.
'please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please damo
YOUR THE BEST
Young and Shorey will be great additions to the squad, for a combined total of £7m to get two full backs with good premiership experience is fantastic news.....
Yet people stiiiilll moan, it is so so tiresome. We don't need 12 players and we're not going to get them anyway. If these signings go through then MON can focus on a RW, and maybe a Striker as well but don't expect miracles.
Why can't you just moan when this 'disastrous transfer situation' translates into a poor league position next year - please try and retain some realism!!
(P.S - I've heard the rumour is Diego Milito...)
[quote]a 29 year old right back... why do we want a 29 year old rig back [/quote]
You gotta be kiddin me... He's a proven premiership full back. He'll be extremely solid and as we need 2 players in that position i'd bet MON is looking to back this up with someone younger.
Some people seriously are never going to be satisfied.
Saha sister?...Would that excite you Damian?
damien, is it shaun wright phillips!!! he is the only one i can remember where the deal apparently fell through for a loan deal!!! surely he is worth getting excited about....please tel us its him
Good news on the two imminent signings [hopefully!]. Also intrigued at your third possibility?! My only issue with what you say about these two, at 27 and 29, is that they both can easily play for 5 more years [that would make the older 34], so the champions league in 2012 [4 years away] should be no problem? Not everyone has to be 21 [even MON knows that!]
I'll be pleased with this....but only if they're going to be our cover in those two positions (and bloody good cover they are). Doyle and Bouma to play left back until o'halloran starts to shine sounds very promising. Not really sure who the right back in the reserves/academy is but he's got to be good if we won both of those leagues. Young could be good cover for 2/3 years but we need to sign another right back, and one who like to get forward a lot if Bouma's playing on the other side. Just offer Nelson barry's paypacket...that should get him!!!
I think MON is after fielding the only English team in the Premier League!
so he is bigger than saha.
guys do u remember the barry situation last week? we were allhappy that he was staying then told he was off?
well guys we aint signed luke young or shorey yet so lets not get too happy yet!!!
the exciting news is i guess is shaun wright philips.
if he come then we will have 2 awesome wingers in ashley young and swp!!! crossing the balls in for carew carew the crews on fire!!!
also...damien, please say we're on the brink of getting riquelme and David Villa in a monsterous double swoop.
villa just have agreed signe luke young!!! official sky sports news
Damian is this player a chelsea defender? Is it anyone we've been linked with in the past few days already???
We all need cheering up!!! Last nights result makes things even worse
This same thing happened on Jan 31st and I couldn't mention the name until the deal fell through or happened. In the end it fell thorugh but it was confirmed a few weeks later.
I'm hoping later today or tomorrow I can name a name ...
damien, is it shaun wright phillips. he is the only one where i think apparently the deal fell through i think it was a loan deal.....please tell us it is because that will be worth getting excited about...........
I think these two are great additions to the squad, i would imagine the exciting rumour is another defender maybe Ferdinand? we still need another RB as well!
damien, is it shaun wright phillips. he is the only one where i think apparently the deal fell through i think it was a loan deal.....please tell us it is because that will be worth getting excited about...........
Damian...your like my younger sisters friends....cock tease! Have you just put this on todays blog in order to acccomplish your target of website hits today?
Ok...does the thought of this potential player we are putting a bid in for make you nearly wee yourself?
you're such a wind-up merchant Damo - is it a quietish day for you today? I like the little job that you're doing by raising people's spirits with this little rumour - classic stuff!
Flarke
Nice example .. but if I was doing it for hits, I would have put it in the title - not hidden it in a story about two defenders.
Lets put it this way; SWP and Ferdinand, while players I'd like to see at Villa are not exactly what I would say is 'exciting'.
The last time I was this excited was the signing of JPA. If it happens all will be very very happy.
Sky Sports reckon we've got Young........bout time some signing came in!
Luke Young bid accepted - confirmed on Sky now
Could this excitement be as a result of Portsmouth's Harry Rednap being told he can not buy anymore players on their wishlist untill they sell some existing players..Harry was after one or two excellent players!
If you were excited about JPA.... That must mean he will be a club record signing?!?
Im excited already!
david villa?
Damien.... I hope you're right and we can all be as excited as you soon.
Holte_ender 8.... We need a right back, and Young is bloody good. I would point out that we could have signed him for half the price last August.
Damian,
didnt we try and get Falcao on loan and it fell through?
Young is on his way to VP for talks - it's official:
LINK
what matters is that it looks like we have half filled the right back void.
im quite chuffed too though im a little unsure as to why we arent mixing our crop of english talent with a few foreign stars?!
Damo you bring me joy. I think it is Ruben de la reed from Real Madrid, is it??? Rejoice, rejoice a midfield play maker!
Or is it more exiting than that even???????
Tell me now I shall spontaneously combust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you at least say what position he plays?
PMSL at some people thinking its David Villa.
i heard robinho it could be. awaesome
Sky sports are reporting that a fee has been agreed with Middlesborough for Luke Young. I personally think this is a pretty solid signing. If we can bring in Nicky Shorey this week as well as a few more players I'll be very relieved.
I know many of us are worried about the way MON carries out his transfer dealings, and I check all the sites in earnest every day to see who we're linked with but I think we just have to accept that he knows what he's doing. The whole Gareth Barry saga has gone on for way to long, but fair play to O'neil, if we get the suggested 18m I think it's a great bit of business and we can put that money to good use for future signings with hopefully that big signing at the end of the month as Damien has suggested!
Hi Lads, i can reveal it is Nelson. (rightback)
Yo Damo whats so exciting about Nelson of Benfica, i only get excited by wingers and strikers but hey ho!!!? Young and Nelson to battle for rightback berth next season. Good Times!
Up the Villa!!!!!
Tell me im wrong damo, tell me om wrong!!!! The truth? you cant handle the truth!!!!
Kaboul in talks with Pompey according to Sky - that's the rest of 'arry's money gone then - Shorey next please.
Sky sports have reported that we have agreed a fee, believed to £5 million for Luke Young, he is now thought to be travelling to brimingham to discuss personal terms and for a medical! The deal is expected to be done by the weekend!
if the spuds can sign Villa why can we? Villa at the Villa.....sounds good haha
If it really is £5m for Young that's quite a bit more than he's worth... but hey, we're so desperate I don't care. A right back is a right back.
So Damian... if you're as excited about a player as you were for JPA, can we only assume he's going to turn out a steaming pile of dog turd? :D
im gonna have a guess at falcao
DAMO we know you can't say the name so just tell us the fee and nationality. On behalf of the rest of the bloggers we promise not to hassel you any more if you give us this tiny little snippet of info. DON'T WE FELLOW BLOGGERS
i think its james milner
Come on, it has to Falaco, or someone to fill that big gap in the squad numbers where a number 8 normally is ;)
Yes Rob H!!! Honestly!
damian, was that player who u were on about on the 31st january lassana diarra?
No comment!
I had the same text message Damo, what are the chances of that!! ;)
It is exciting and it is a Johnny Foreigner!! ;D
It's..................................................
yeh who was the player from 31st?
Who was the deal in January that fell through? I can remember it.
would really hope it is bastian swienstieger he could fill barrys boots with interest imo
sammy just rang me from amsterdam, he has had enough of ajax
Damien --- Come on can you give me a name on the quiet?!? I live in Australia - no one cares about Villa over here so I'd have no one to tell anyway! I have to trawl these blogs late enough at night as it is anyway... please let me get some sleep and slip me a name? :D
Now everyone's speculating wildly, Damo... you watch, we'll sign the modern day equivalent of Di Stefano and everyone'll be gutted because they had convinced themselves it would be Puskas!
Mind you, if SWP doesn't float the boat in comparison, it must be Kaka ;-)
maybe its Rooney? young, english and hungry...fits the criteria
Anyone else just keep hitting refresh to see a new Damian comment??? ;D
Wow, I did myself a real favour by calling you Damien with an 'e'. My bad... I guess this mean's I won't be getting any secret transfer tips then?
Just say 'No' if it's none of the following:
* Miguel
* Ruben De La Red
* Darren Bent
* Aaron Lennon
* Eidur Gudjohnsen
* Falcao
Yes VillaChris - I can't take this much longer! I just want a name.
Notice Damo has not replied to my previous post?!?
Watch this space....
Damo, Is Francis Benali coming out of retirement? Or is it Salifou's brother? Got a feeling it could be Lennon or SWP... Come on Damo, you know it makes sense!
villachris im doing exactly the same!!
Maybe MON has said to Rafa "18mill for Gerrard." Great midfield we'd have then!
villa chris, my refresh key is almost ruined from the amount of times i've pressed it! haha
;D
The player that Damian was referring to in July was the Valencia and Portugal full back Miguel. Given that we are signing Young- presumably we are not signing him as well?????
Santa Cruz?
Anyone else just keep hitting refresh to see a new Damian comment???
Yup!! ;D
darren bent? thierry henry? bosko balaban?
i think if i press refresh once more i might actually go insane
p.s damo, who is your villa hero?
I've just come off the phone to two people and the bid is either in very soon or is in.
The deal is very much in the hands of the player.
I am now going out for an hour so I wont be able to say anything else and I can't name him yet because it's still very early doors and if I do - then it's likely that my man will get sussed.
he speaks he speaks........................
but he didnt say much. I HATE SECRETS
>:(
Ok guys just because he says exciting doesn't mean we're talking about Kaka's and Ronaldo's here... Give the man some time, it could be rejected for god sakes. Try and chill people lol.
Yes I am looking forward to it too, but hot damn you people lol.
Git! ;)
damo give us a hint please, i have done nothing at work since i read this just keep hitting refresh, in a minute i will be sacked!
DAMO going out to conlude the deal are you
Okay so damo said that "Lets put it this way; SWP and Ferdinand, while players I'd like to see at Villa are not exactly what I would say is 'exciting'"
Which I think, means the player must be a really attacking midfielder, or a striker.
So, who have villa been linked with recently?
Theres the serbian Zigic, who wants to leave valencia but just rejected a move to galatasaray.. my bets are on him. But is he really that exciting?
There could also could be Eidur Gudjohnsen, even though his agent said he'd rather return to london than birmingham. Much better prospect than Zigic imo.
Other striking possibilities could be Pavlyuchenko, Podolski or David Silva - this could possibly earn MON a knighthood.
But villa desperately need a proper left winger imo, i reckon MON could be looking at Rakitic, Zhirkov, or maybe even Shcwiensteiger or maybe the other Silva from valencia.
I think Young is enough in the right wing position, especially now theres Routledge.
I'd laugh if villa highjacked tottenhams move for Asharvin though!
Is it Shorey? ;)
Last season after january the deal that fell through was for woodgate if i remember correctly so maybe its for a spurs player?
Will all you people stop suggesting other names, its NELSON i will put my house on it!!!!! mine is the only name damian has not ruled out!!!!!
IT IS NELSON!!!!!!!!!!
Up the Villa!
despite thier age these two are england full backs and are stand out at their clubs. dont see what the fuss is about... top signings. mon dives into the market just as everyone starts to feel the pressure...
[b]Confirmed[/b] the new signing is Roga Milla
Is it Eidur Gudjohnson - or is it more exciting than that?
Does the fact that the deal is in the hands of the player - imply that he is, or is soon to be, out of contract??
also,
"The last time I was this excited was the signing of JPA."
jpa is comlumbian, damo could be dropping us a hint here, maybe mon is going for that wierdo falcao
Nicky's not a girls name. :(
Nikki is though!!
This is so exciting.
"Confirmed the new signing is Roga Milla "
Who?
Has this player got Premiership experience?
This is what I've been waiting for all summer in quarantine!
Did he play in the Euro's?
damo to replace o'neil? ( during the transfer window only of course)
UTV!
It's gotta be Moutinho, I'm thinking. If he'd go to Everton, he'd go to Villa. Come on MON, throw some zeros at the boy, get him in!
Berbatov??
Utd have reportedly pulled out, Petrov's had a little word!!
**wakes up, to see Villa are about to sign a right back**
**Still thinks its a dream** :P
Its Diego from Werder Bremen
Tis de truth, honest Guv!
apparently its a double swoop, ferdinand and ashton. being reported online now!
Rumour of us bidding for Ashton and Ferdinand!?
Its Asharvin. He would cost around the £30m that Krulak was talking about the last day. I wish. ;)
Beat me to it!
LINK
Don't think anyone has mentioned Micah Richards - we do need 2 RBs in an ideal world...!!
LINK
its on the official site, im very excioted now!
2 years searching and the right back found is..Luke Young. God help us, another Bardsley. Mediocrity, here we come.
"It's gotta be Moutinho, I'm thinking. If he'd go to Everton, he'd go to Villa. Come on MON, throw some zeros at the boy, get him in!"
SPOT ON
moutinho would be greater than great, and 100% greater than barry.
give sporting 5 million, get 18 for barry, good doing business with you liverpool
fancy harewood for 10 mill? maybe straight swap with xabi alonso 8 mill seeing you hate him that much?
ferdinand and ashton would be good though. english.
Yes it would be nice to think we could attract villa, diego, falcao but realistically we haven't got a prayer.
SWP would be a great buy to slot in on the right (youngish, english)
More exciting is Ferdinand and Ashton. Anton is solid and comfortable on the ball would add great depth to our defence and in Ashton you have a natural goalscorer, avoiding injury and under martin he could become the next Shearer!
Please MON get us Ferdinand and Ashton!!!!
Samuel Eto'o? :P
competition :P
If its Podolski or Schweinsteiger i'll crap my pants...