The 2011/12 Gary Speed Memorial Thread

[Summers]

I don't think I said oh noes conspiracy. I just said he bottled it.

[Liam]

Basically, it was a decision that should have gone our way, was fairly stonewall but not obvious, yet he didn't give it. It was almost as if he seemed to think that because it wasn't completely obvious, he didn't give it.

That is what I assume Summers is suggesting.

[Thrilla]

Aston Villa target Bas Dost is set to snub interest from Alex McLeish's side after labelling them "not very good". The Dutch striker has scored 23 times for Heerenveen this season.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/

[Summers]

That was made up by a caller on talksport. He was actually quoted as saying he knows we're interested, but doesn't know much about us, but he thinks we're a good club.

[brenchill]

Well, he's right.

[DavidMarrio]

McLeish will still find some bizarre logic as to why he should pick Heskey ahead of him if he was to sign anyway.

[Hobo]

Charlie Adam is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

[METALMAN]

Well that's us fucked for the euros.

Oh. Wait.

[Lineker]

Aston Villa will not hold further talks with any of their soon to be out-of-contract players until the summer.

[Summers]

We've already offered Cuellar one appaz.. S'the only one that matters. But he'll be off to Spain anyway.

[Lineker]

Roberto Mancini confirms striker Sergio Aguero will miss Saturday's Premier League visit of Sunderland with a "stupid" injury. Aguero was missing from the City team that drew at Stoke on Saturday with a foot problem and Mancini refuses to say exactly what happened, but it seems the problem was not of an orthodox nature.

"It is a stupid injury," said Mancini. "It was not his fault but he can't play with this injury; for one day, 10 days or two weeks. I don't know."

Mancini is repeatedly asked about the nature of Aguero's injury but declines to elaborate. "I prefer not to say," says the Italian. "But he couldn't play against Stoke and can't play tomorrow. I hope he can recover for Arsenal next weekend."

Cue Tevez.

[Gazz]

Dropped a jar of mayo on his foot?

[IAceI]

Ate too many baked potatos, leaned out his car to be sick, fell out and ran himself over?

[DavidMarrio]

Stubbed his toe

[Hobo]

It would be fantastic if there was no injury and Mancini made it up.

[Steeb]

O'Neill is apparently looking into Agbonlahor and Dunne.

A BILLION COCKS.

[brenchill]

No way will Gabby leave us for Sunderland.

Dunne will, though.

[Summers]

heskey and dunne, hopefully. Please take them both. Please.

[Lineker]

Just heard from across the newsroom that Stiliyan Petrov has leukemia.

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia, the club have said. Full story to follow soon...

[Summers]

Villa statement: Our long-standing captain Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with Acute Leukaemia.

Waiting on more.