Comments on: Aston Villa sign Stewart Downing for Â£12m

By: Kaptabs

Kaptabs — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:24:08 +0000

12 pounds sounds like a fantastic deal to me.^^^^^^
Joking aside,
The fee is actually 10 million possibly rising to 12 but i digress.

By: Ala

Ala — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:39:23 +0000

At least Glen Johnson is more worth Â£18m than the crazy Â£12 of Downing.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:33:51 +0000

Kipp has it. Young-Downing-Milner with Carew or Gabby up top. If they can click as a unit with Petrov plus AN Other holding behind, Villa will score a lot of goals next season.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:23:22 +0000

Not happy with the price tag, also seen that we have distanced ourselves from Veleso these are the players we should be buying, not ex prem players, who quite frankly are rubbish.

By: Ollie

Ollie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:08:27 +0000

Agree, Kipp – Downing has bossed games (true) from the middle, and even did so v Liverpool last season, I think.

By: Kipp

Kipp — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:01:01 +0000

Not fussed, doesn’t have the searing pace that young and gabby have. I feel that MON will have him replacing Barry as a more central left footed midfielder.
I’d put a tenner on it.

By: dangtfc

dangtfc — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:51:40 +0000

He’s crocked until early 2010 anyway isn’t he? Reckon a fully fit Downing would have cost more than Â£12m. As you say MON is the man you want to deliver a player to greatness. Downings a talented lad who has outshone his teammates at a mediocre Boro side. Time to test himself in a good team at the top end of the table.