Kieron Richardson to Villa - Full Story to follow
I've just seen it. Bugger, that's all I have to say.
Quote from: Lighthouse on July 10, 2014, 02:10:56 PM
Kieron Richardson to Villa - Full Story to follow
Apparently so.
That's a shame, when fit he looked good as a winger.
Quote from: Humbled on July 10, 2014, 02:16:19 PM
Quote from: Lighthouse on July 10, 2014, 02:10:56 PM
Kieron Richardson to Villa - Full Story to follow
Apparently so.
That's a shame, when fit he looked good as a winger.
He was our best player the second half of last season. That's the thing now, we have lost the 'premier league football guarantee'
Would have been nice to keep Richardson - good player when fit. Starting to look short in midfield, hopefully we have some players lined up.
Bumholes :-(
These are only rumours at the moment, no?
Where has this come from?
Sky Sports.
They said he is going to have a medical in the next 24 hours
14:18
We are hearing Aston Villa are closing in on the signing of former Fulham man Kieran Richardson with the player set to undergo a medical at the club in the next 24 hours. Sky news
Yeah on the telegraph which is right 99% of the time
Quote from: bulgariawhite on July 10, 2014, 02:41:12 PM
14:18
We are hearing Aston Villa are closing in on the signing of former Fulham man Kieran Richardson with the player set to undergo a medical at the club in the next 24 hours. Sky news
Former? Doesn't he still play for us?!
Oh .... Ok..... Ta ta Kieran
Quote from: Fernhurst on July 10, 2014, 02:58:21 PM
Oh .... Ok..... Ta ta Kieran
He might not go villa will be in the championship season after next and have keane shouting at you every day
Would've been a good player to have in the Championship for sure. Hopefully we replace him well.
Quote from: Nero on July 10, 2014, 02:59:24 PM
He might not go villa will be in the championship season after next and have keane shouting at you every day
Keane was the one who signed him for Sunderland
Close the door behind you Keiran. No great loss at all.
Injury prone and inconsistant.
NEXT!
Wonder what the fee is. Unless we were paying him too much I don't see much of an incentive for us to sell. He really came on at the end of last season and is the kind of experienced player we need.
Even if we only get a fiver for him that would be more than he ever gave us on the pitch.
keano as well as signing him for the mackems also used to sing his praises when he was at united. shame got better for us as the season went on
Genuinely gutted about this one. Really think he wouldve been excellent for us in the championship! I was only saying yesterday we should make him vice captain!
Good luck to Kieran. He may have been an asset had he stayed, but it's not the end of the world. If it means that George Williams gets more of an opportunity in the first XI, it may be no bad thing at all. Richardson had a decent spell last season, but I reckon Williams will soon become a better player for us.
Our best player throughout most of the second half of last season when he was, at last played in his favoured position. A serious loss I feel.
This would be a shame - as Richardson was certainly one of the best performers late season
- but not the end of the world - as you always wonder about his fitness and I think Kaca will thrive in the Championship and then there are the youngsters as well
I feel he will have to be replaced. Not sure if we are thinking of promotion and buying expensive goal scorers, we can afford to have Kaka or a kid as a wide player.
Quote from: Tonywa on July 10, 2014, 04:09:41 PM
Our best player throughout most of the second half of last season when he was, at last played in his favoured position. A serious loss I feel.
He was the one I would have wanted to keep also. Would have been an above-average player for this league when fit (which he latterly was) and his experience and pace would both have been assets. Would have scored a few from midfield at this level also. Too bad.
Quote from: Arthur on July 10, 2014, 03:55:33 PM
Good luck to Kieran. He may have been an asset had he stayed, but it's not the end of the world. If it means that George Williams gets more of an opportunity in the first XI, it may be no bad thing at all. Richardson had a decent spell last season, but I reckon Williams will soon become a better player for us.
Maybe a better a player for us... My issues are that we won't have enough experienced players to kick off this campaign, Richardson was a keeper in my books, who'd have done well in the Championship and given a bit of leadership.
My prediction: Villa signing Richardson will be interpreted here as proof of Richardson's quality and value to a Premier League team, but Villa signing Senderos will be interpreted here as proof that Villa have no idea what they're doing.
Quote from: J.Perkins on July 10, 2014, 02:15:59 PM
I've just seen it. Bugger, that's all I have to say.
pretty much the same, except the idea for an XI i had is now blown to hell. Good luck to him, and hope we get in a good new player
Quote from: jmh on July 10, 2014, 04:29:43 PM
My prediction: Villa signing Richardson will be interpreted here as proof of Richardson's quality and value to a Premier League team, but Villa signing Senderos will be interpreted here as proof that Villa have no idea what they're doing.
Totally agree! Both decent additions for them. If used the right way
6 weeks until the transfer window SLAMS SHUT. Plenty of time to bring in new players.
Why cant we just thank him and move on. Whats with all the cynical crap.
Quote from: Texas White on July 10, 2014, 04:48:41 PM
Why cant we just thank him and move on. Whats with all the cynical crap.
I only counted three posts in the entire thread that could be considered cynical. Most saying how fans wanted him to stay.
Thanks Kieran, we gave you a lot of stick for the first 12 months or so, but you were pretty solid after all.
When he was fit, he did a job for us. Shame he is off, as he was starting to maintain his fitness and become quite handy. He would have done well in the Championship. He's left a bit of a gap.
Quote from: Texas White on July 10, 2014, 04:48:41 PM
Why cant we just thank him and move on. Whats with all the cynical crap.
We are now, unfortunately, a championship team. We cannot offer players PL football, and if they want to move to a PL club, and get first team football, then good luck to them.
Quote from: Lighthouse on July 10, 2014, 05:22:45 PM
Quote from: Texas White on July 10, 2014, 04:48:41 PM
Why cant we just thank him and move on. Whats with all the cynical crap.
I only counted three posts in the entire thread that could be considered cynical. Most saying how fans wanted him to stay.
Three is too many.
Quote from: Texas White on July 10, 2014, 07:34:25 PM
Quote from: Lighthouse on July 10, 2014, 05:22:45 PM
Quote from: Texas White on July 10, 2014, 04:48:41 PM
Why cant we just thank him and move on. Whats with all the cynical crap.
I only counted three posts in the entire thread that could be considered cynical. Most saying how fans wanted him to stay.
Three is too many.
You can't fix the world.
no problem with him moving on
Showed some promise in a rather dull last season, so on that account I'm sad to see him go. On the other hand a bit to fragile not one for the further. I guess I'm ok with it, however he's experience would perhaps been something we may come to need this season.
We're being picked apart like buzzards on a carcass. Why don't they take some bricks and mortar while they're at it?
Quote from: Forever Fulham on July 10, 2014, 10:20:24 PM
We're being picked apart like buzzards on a carcass. Why don't they take some bricks and mortar while they're at it?
Part and parcel of being relegated unfortunately. Everyone jumps ship, or like you say, picked apart like buzzards on a carass. Only Stekelenburg, Mitro, Ruiz, Dejagha to go, who I all full expect to leave before the summer is out.
We were so bad last year, it really didnt take a lot for any player to stand out from the crowd. Richardson and Dejagah did that to some extent. How would his hamstrings fair in a grueling 46 game blood and guts league. I doubt he would be fit for more than half of it. I'm sure he wont be too difficult to replace.
At the end of last season there really wasn't many players, if any, we were praying we could keep.
no worries. There's a 17 year old from East Jesustan who will be much better than Richardson.
Not happy about this, one of my favourites :(
Welcome to the board AUSFFC....
I am not happy with this piece of business either , obviously Richardson deserves the move more than most, he played excellent from January, and deserves another chance in the premier league, but with him gone we are really weak on the wing's now.
Kaca may do a job at the championship, but the thought of him being our best winger assuming Dejagah goes is very worrying.
If players aren't committed to our cause then as far as I am concerned they can go. There is barely a player from last season that is crucial to our success this season based on their performances, although I accept that we need some experienced players in the team. If Richardson goes then it will not be a massive blow. Useful performances at times but these were combined with a series of injuries, erratic crossing and poor defending, especially if he had to use his right foot.
Shame to lose Richardson he was good last season.
Hopefully George Williams can step up or Kacaniklic can finally become the player I thought he would be
We've also still got Plumain, Mesca and Cole who play wide.
I don't think we will ever see Cole in a Fulham shirt.... Not too convinced on Plumain or Mesca either if truth be told.... I think Ryan and George Williams are far more likely to feature.
It is really important we keep hold of Dejegah now that Richardson is gone
His reason or Sunderlands reason for his departure often puzzled me hope we can replace him do we consider Ruiz or Roda to be suitable replacements.
Shame we haven't still got Frei
Quote from: bill dando on July 11, 2014, 08:47:06 AM
His reason or Sunderlands reason for his departure often puzzled me hope we can replace him do we consider Ruiz or Roda to be suitable replacements.
Didnt he leave cos he was played at left back and wanted to play on the wing,
Too injury prone for my liking. I prefer a younger player to be given the opportunity.
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I think the clubs intentions were to keep Richardson, hence the reason he was included in the clubs tour of Scotland. However, I think Roy Keane has had a big impact on this transfer, and when he came calling, Richardson didn't have to think about it for long. 29/30, 3 year contract, Premiership football, higher wages, works with Keane for a 3rd time. No brainer for him, really..
Quote from: BestOfBrede on July 11, 2014, 08:56:15 AM
Shame we haven't still got Frei
Still young but has yet to do anything at Besiktas to make us think we lost out on anything.
Hardly a like-for-like with Richardson anyway.
For a defender-who-can't-defend (VERY popular at the most exhalted levels) Richardson did quite a decent job during the second half of our season of despair. But we are hardly short of bodies who can bomb down the left flank to average effect. Some of whom who may turn out to be not too bad.
I quite liked Richardson, but he can hardly be blamed for prefering a (poss temp.) PL spot with PL wages and Roy Keane with whom he can discuss Christian fudementalism.
Keeping Dejagah needs to be a priority.
Quote from: SG on July 11, 2014, 06:28:55 AM
If players aren't committed to our cause then as far as I am concerned they can go. There is barely a player from last season that is crucial to our success this season based on their performances, although I accept that we need some experienced players in the team. If Richardson goes then it will not be a massive blow. Useful performances at times but these were combined with a series of injuries, erratic crossing and poor defending, especially if he had to use his right foot.
Spot on!
Quote from: cmg on July 11, 2014, 09:25:42 AM
Quote from: BestOfBrede on July 11, 2014, 08:56:15 AM
Shame we haven't still got Frei
Still young but has yet to do anything at Besiktas to make us think we lost out on anything.
Hardly a like-for-like with Richardson anyway.
For a defender-who-can't-defend (VERY popular at the most exhalted levels) Richardson did quite a decent job during the second half of our season of despair. But we are hardly short of bodies who can bomb down the left flank to average effect. Some of whom who may turn out to be not too bad.
I quite liked Richardson, but he can hardly be blamed for prefering a (poss temp.) PL spot with PL wages and Roy Keane with whom he can discuss Christian fudementalism.
I wouldn't compare the two either, I just think that Frei would have come good in this division. Would I rather of held onto Richardson? Of course I would.
Quote from: BestOfBrede on July 11, 2014, 09:52:59 AM
Quote from: cmg on July 11, 2014, 09:25:42 AM
Quote from: BestOfBrede on July 11, 2014, 08:56:15 AM
Shame we haven't still got Frei
Still young but has yet to do anything at Besiktas to make us think we lost out on anything.
Hardly a like-for-like with Richardson anyway.
For a defender-who-can't-defend (VERY popular at the most exhalted levels) Richardson did quite a decent job during the second half of our season of despair. But we are hardly short of bodies who can bomb down the left flank to average effect. Some of whom who may turn out to be not too bad.
I quite liked Richardson, but he can hardly be blamed for prefering a (poss temp.) PL spot with PL wages and Roy Keane with whom he can discuss Christian fudementalism.
I wouldn't compare the two either, I just think that Frei would have come good in this division. Would I rather of held onto Richardson? Of course I would.
Though im not a huge fan of kaca, hes better than frei and so is george williams so I dont think we should think of what could of been with this one. He wasnt versatile enough and hasnt exactly done much since.
Gutted richardson is going but at the minute im not that bothered about any of them leaving. After last season its refreshing to start again, kieran was just one of 3 or 4 I didnt wanna lose
I find it amazing that anyone is gutted that Richardson is leaving, everyone around where I sit in the Hammy end thought that apart for the very rare coccassion he was absolute PONY fp.gif
Quote from: JBH on July 11, 2014, 11:00:25 AM
I find it amazing that anyone is gutted that Richardson is leaving, everyone around where I sit in the Hammy end thought that apart for the very rare coccassion he was absolute PONY fp.gif
Its amazing how people have completely different opinions, I bet these same people thought the sun shined out of sidwells ars.
I really liked richardson, he was my player of the year for his second half display. Quite disappointed he is leaving where as im pleased the club let sidwell leave. I thought sidwell was a big part of why we lost so many games.
Thats what makes football great, no one is right or wrong. Its opinions.
By the way richardson was only good on the wing, wasted as a left back
Quote from: dannyboi-ffc on July 11, 2014, 11:16:09 AM
Quote from: JBH on July 11, 2014, 11:00:25 AM
I find it amazing that anyone is gutted that Richardson is leaving, everyone around where I sit in the Hammy end thought that apart for the very rare coccassion he was absolute PONY fp.gif
Its amazing how people have completely different opinions, I bet these same people thought the sun shined out of sidwells ars.
I really liked richardson, he was my player of the year for his second half display. Quite disappointed he is leaving where as im pleased the club let sidwell leave. I thought sidwell was a big part of why we lost so many games.
Thats what makes football great, no one is right or wrong. Its opinions.
By the way richardson was only good on the wing, wasted as a left back
Actually we all thought that with the exception of Dejagah the whole team was Pony
Quote from: Deanothefulhamfan on July 11, 2014, 05:35:58 AM
Welcome to the board AUSFFC....
I am not happy with this piece of business either , obviously Richardson deserves the move more than most, he played excellent from January, and deserves another chance in the premier league, but with him gone we are really weak on the wing's now.
Kaca may do a job at the championship, but the thought of him being our best winger assuming Dejagah goes is very worrying.
Pleased to be apart of FOF
i agree, he does deserve a spot in the premier league, and i agree with lacking in a winger also, id love for Dejagah to stay, he can bring some experience aswell as some skill in the championship
Lets hope we can pick up some midfielders also :)
