Aston Villa News 24/7Writer: J P Fear 
Date:Wednesday December 20 2006
Time: 6:00PM
UK time is: 17:25:32
Choose your club
Other Sites
Network Navigation
Vital Partners
'If It's Football, It's Vital'
Magpie Not Flying Nest To Join Villa
Glenn Roeder has said that James Milner, who nearly joined us just before the end of the summer transfer window, will not be sold in January slamming shut the door of speculation that Martin O'Neill was set to return for the Geordie midfielder.
Roeder said: 'Everybody knows James Milner almost went to Aston Villa at the 11th hour in the last transfer window and there is a lot of talk, especially in the midlands, that that is where he will be going in January - but not as far as I and the chairman are concerned. We have played 30 games this season and James has been involved in just about all of them.'
'As a result, he is getting the one thing he always wanted - regular first-team football. And in any case, why should James Milner want to leave Newcastle United?
He is seeing at first-hand the progress we are making, and that we are slowly but surely changing our squad for the better. He has played such an important part in our recent good form with some excellent crosses which have brought some really good goals.'
I'm not sure I'm that upset, he started off brilliantly last season on loan but, like much of the team, faded. That said, he is a bright talent and a great prospect. There, that covers both points of view, think I've confused myself now.
Vital F1 Prediction League - Join now for Monaco
Your Comments
Interesting because I believe Milner would jump at the chance. However, Roeder seems to rate him more now and he's playing regularly for them 9or is that due to their injury crisis?) so a move in January at least, doesn't seem like happening. Good news for Hendrie possibly?
Tierney
is the preson who did the interview catatonic? Glenn Roeder is THE most boring man on the planet, every time i see him on TV i spend 5 minutes thinking '*****, he's got a big nose' then he makes me want to sleep. not surprised NUFC are doing *****e with that boring *****er in charge
bobbyfett
He will stay at NUFC and i hope he does because for him to come to Villa in the Jan window will mean we have paid well over the odds in my humble opinion
fatloser
Thank God he's staying now can we finally move on!!! Don't see anything in him at all apart from he runs a lot
Villan57
we will see what happens in Janurary.
I thought the worlds most boring man was the guy who spoke at the UEFA and Champion League cup draws
Christo
why would he want to leave NUFC Glen? because you're a ***** club going nowhere, that's why.
selbydate
Seems to suit Newcastles style nmore than Villas.
SeasideEssexXile
Sometimes during a game I see a flicker of emotion from Roeder... No maybe I dont.
col8
I honestly never thought he was that great anyways. get shawn wright philly instead
AussieVilla
Looking at the good news on the injuries yesterday with Laursen, Delaney, Jlloyd and Moore all set to return, I am still convinced that we are not going to see to much activity on the transfer front in January. And in all fairness, unless we can get the right players in, I am not overly concerned about waiting until the end of the season.
voiceoftheholte
PLEEEAAAASSSSEEEEE buy a striker!
koolbill
Not a great loss, IF we can go out and buy better such as SWP.
DeanoVilla
just been looking at the actim stats -http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=actimTop100 - there is only 1 NUFC player in the top 100 - ramage at no. 99 Gareth Barry is no. 3 !!!! goes to show that milner is not as good as who we currently have !
bobbyfett
SeasideEssexXile Seems to suit Newcastles style nmore than Villas!!!!!!
newcastle and style in the same sentance????
steff_the_villan
There is more chance of madonna buying SWP than us!
Budgie
and a gasp echos down the halls of vitalvilla as budgie makes his 'not entirley p.c. comment' !!
bobbyfett
Milner himself seems contented on Tyneside, and I take more notice of him that I ever do the comments of Roeder.
glensider
Have Your Say
Recent Articles
Petrov Delighted With Assistant Coach Role (Wednesday May 22 2013)
Broadcasting Revenue For AVFC For 2012/13 Season (Wednesday May 22 2013)
N'Zogbia Exit And £5m Given To Keeper? (Wednesday May 22 2013)
Villa's Pre Season Schedule (Tuesday May 21 2013)
Vlaar Pleased With First Good Touch Of The Game (Tuesday May 21 2013)
Villa Season Ticket Help Sessions (Tuesday May 21 2013)
They Think It's All Over - Not Yet - Soccer Sevens (Tuesday May 21 2013)
Vital Villa Man Of The Match v Wigan (Tuesday May 21 2013)
The Aston Villa Summer Transfer Thread Pt 1 (Tuesday May 21 2013)
Brentford Midfielder Linked (Tuesday May 21 2013)
Archived Articles
Vital Members League (view all)
| 1. | Pride of Lions | 963 |
| 2. | The Fear | 749 |
| 3. | BodyButter | 482 |
| 4. | kefkat | 390 |
| 5. | CDX_EIRE | 318 |
| 6. | ClivetheVillan | 261 |
| 7. | Villan57 | 243 |
| 8. | thefacehead | 241 |
| 9. | DeanoVilla | 216 |
| 10. | mike_field | 192 |
League Results (view all)
| Latest Results | ||||
| Wigan | 2 | - | 2 | Aston Villa |
| Aston Villa | 1 | - | 2 | Chelsea |
| Norwich | 1 | - | 2 | Aston Villa |
| Aston Villa | 6 | - | 1 | Sunderland |
| Man Utd | 3 | - | 0 | Aston Villa |
| Aston Villa | 1 | - | 1 | Fulham |
League Table (view table)
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 12. Fulham | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 43 |
| 13. Stoke | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | -11 | 42 |
| 14. Southampton | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | -11 | 41 |
| 15. Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -22 | 41 |
| 16. Newcastle | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -23 | 41 |
| 17. Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | -13 | 39 |
| 18. Wigan | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -26 | 36 |
Breaking League News
| Petrov Delighted With Assistant Coach Role
» Aston Villa : 22/05/2013 16:52:00
|
| Boateng Signs Two Year Deal
» Fulham : 22/05/2013 16:50:00
|
| Sullivan Warns Of Complacency!
» West Ham : 22/05/2013 16:49:00
|
| Lukaku Desire
» West Ham : 22/05/2013 16:48:00
|
| Carroll Withdrawal
» West Ham : 22/05/2013 16:47:00
|
| Carroll Fee Agreed
» West Ham : 22/05/2013 16:46:00
|
| Rooney Forced Out?
» Man Utd : 22/05/2013 16:44:00
|
Current Site Poll (view all polls)
|
|
1 © - All content copyright Vital Network Ltd, not to be reproduced without explicit permission Copyright Issues
Cookie Policy
At Vital Football, we along with most other modern websites use small files called 'cookies' to create the most secure, effective and functional website possible for our users. Without these files our business model, based on advertising, breaks down and we would be unable to continue to provide the services that you are here to utilise. By continuing to use this website after seeing this message, you consent to our use of cookies on this device unless you have disabled them. For full details please read our Cookie Policy which can be found here. However, if you would like to disable cookies on this device, please view our Cookie Policy which contains an opt-out tool for disabling advertising cookies. Please also visit our information pages on 'How to manage cookies' if you would also like to block all other types of cookies. Please be aware that parts of this site will not function correctly if you disable cookies.