Richard Dunne

[SkStu]

Joleon Lescott 19million
Richard Dunne 5million

Lescott cost 4 times what Dunne did. i know which one represents value for money considering Dunne is twice the player Lescott is.

[gustavo]

Joleon Lescott 19million
Richard Dunne 5million

Lescott cost 4 times what Dunne did. i know which one represents value for money considering Dunne is twice the player Lescott is.

The prices don't represent what they're worth though just represents the fact that the selling club didn't want to sell in one case and did in another

[SkStu]

of course it represents what theyre worth. Thats what was paid for them.

[geysir]

For Lescott, the BBC reported a transfer of £22m plus add ons, with wages rumoured to be over £90k a week.

[John83]

of course it represents what theyre worth. Thats what was paid for them.
Are you playing dumb here? :confused:

[SkStu]

why John, what point are you making? Isnt it Dodge who defines a players worth as the amount that a club is willing to pay for a player?

Value for money is a far different thing which is what my original point was.

[Colbert Report]

The amount that a club pays for a player has nothing to do with his value. Remember, they are buying the contract of the player, not the player himself. Michael Ballack signed for Chelsea on a free transfer as he was a free agent at the end of the 2005/06 season, but that doesn't make him worthless. He's worth a lot more than a player like Shevchenko who was bought for thirty million pounds!

[paul_oshea]

why John, what point are you making? Isnt it Dodge who defines a players worth as the amount that a club is willing to pay for a player?

Value for money is a far different thing which is what my original point was.

well if dodge says it it must be true :rolleyes:

[Scram]

For Lescott, the BBC reported a transfer of £22m plus add ons, with wages rumoured to be over £90k a week.

As predicted, and, although it can't be directly associated!, Hughes's ridiculous decision to get rid of Dunne has cost him his job. Dunne must be in second heaven (in 4th place in the EPL) laughing his big a$$ off :D

[drummerboy]

Delighted for Dunne. He was treated very badly by Manc City. They couldn't wait to unload him, despite the fact that he had won 4 back to back player of the year awards.

[irishultra]

one of the higher ups said that richard dunne doesn't sell jerseys or something but how exactly do lescott and toure sell jerseys either? if i was a kid i'd never want them on the back of my shirt. players like ferdinand and nesta(i know he's **** now but he's a name) are the kind of defenders that sell jerseys

[tricky_colour]

I have found that t-shirt quote, I am not too sure if it was Hughs decision to sell Dunne, seems it was forced upon him.

Anyway here is his quote:-

"“China and India are gagging for football content to watch and we’re going to tell them that City is their content. We need a superstar to get through that door. Richard Dunne doesn’t roll off the tongue in Beijing. Ronaldinho brings access to major sponsors and financial reward”



If Gary Cook wants to sell t-shirts perhaps he should get a job at Top-Man?
Perhaps it is Gary Cook who should have been sacked?
He clearly knows nothing about football.

[Stuttgart88]

That was Gary Cooke, CEO I think.

[Lenny82]

Man City got £5m from Villa for Dunne, but Dunne's wife apparently negotiated a pay-off from City as Dunne was one year short of a testimonial.

I would imagine Dunne would have taken a pay-cut in order to stay aswell as he was completely happy where he was which would have balanced the books so any talk of City saying they needed the money is absolute rubbish. They clearly wanted rid of him for whatever reason!!

I'm delighted to see their defence leaking so many goals when Villa continue to keep clean sheets. It would be class if Villa make top 4 ahead of City!!!

[Den Perry]

I have found that t-shirt quote, I am not too sure if it was Hughs decision to sell Dunne, seems it was forced upon him.

Anyway here is his quote:-

"“China and India are gagging for football content to watch and we’re going to tell them that City is their content. We need a superstar to get through that door. Richard Dunne doesn’t roll off the tongue in Beijing. Ronaldinho brings access to major sponsors and financial reward”



If Gary Cook wants to sell t-shirts perhaps he should get a job at Top-Man?
Perhaps it is Gary Cook who should have been sacked?
He clearly knows nothing about football.

Ronaldinho might have been a better centre-half signing than Lescott!!!:D

[twoenz]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8457986.stm

Good blog on Dunney on the BBC website today.

Would be great to see him win something.

[Murfinator]

I would imagine Dunne would have taken a pay-cut in order to stay aswell as he was completely happy where he was which would have balanced the books so any talk of City saying they needed the money is absolute rubbish. They clearly wanted rid of him for whatever reason!!


The chairman/CEO guy saw Dunne as a threat to his authority, he wants an army of slaves to the dollar and not players in his rank with a forceful presence who'll stand against him.
If I'm not mistaken wasn't it the same guy who tried to offload Stephen Ireland to Sunderland before Mark Hughes veto'd it and Ireland went on to become one of the best players of the season.

And he successfully managed to get rid of Corluka while they're left with the championship quality Micah Richards at right back.

[Acornvilla]

The chairman/CEO guy saw Dunne as a threat to his authority, he wants an army of slaves to the dollar and not players in his rank with a forceful presence who'll stand against him.
If I'm not mistaken wasn't it the same guy who tried to offload Stephen Ireland to Sunderland before Mark Hughes veto'd it and Ireland went on to become one of the best players of the season.

And he successfully managed to get rid of Corluka while they're left with the championship quality Micah Richards at right back.
richards is young with lots of potential and vas very impressive at the weekend and did brilliantly for his goal. plenty of time for him to improve, he is a beast of a man

[Acornvilla]

dunne playing as well as usual today in league cup. steven ried just came on heres a link to the game if you dont have sky sports 1

http://www.celebjihad.com/celeb-jihad/lady-gaga-is-a-man

[an_ceannaire]

Please let Citeh get to the final....please let Richie lead Villa out against Citeh in Wembley....please let Richie lift the trophy in front of Citeh's board :D

[Razors left peg]

Please let Citeh get to the final....please let Richie lead Villa out against Citeh in Wembley....please let Richie lift the trophy in front of Citeh's board :D

To be honest even as a United fan I would love to see than happen

[Den Perry]

The chairman/CEO guy saw Dunne as a threat to his authority, he wants an army of slaves to the dollar and not players in his rank with a forceful presence who'll stand against him.
If I'm not mistaken wasn't it the same guy who tried to offload Stephen Ireland to Sunderland before Mark Hughes veto'd it and Ireland went on to become one of the best players of the season.

And he successfully managed to get rid of Corluka while they're left with the championship quality Micah Richards at right back.

Good bit of business getting rid of Corluka. He's one of the worst right back's I've seen play in England

[Emmet7]

And let Lescott be playing in that final, and Dunne rise high to score the winning goal above Lescott's head...Maybe Dunne will do what Tevez did to the United Directors then?

[eaststand85]

Man of the Match performance by Dunne tonight against Arsenal going by highlights on MOTD. What a run towards the end of the game too, if Sol Campbell hadn't tripped him it could have been a Messi type goal! :)

[rambler14]

Man of the Match performance by Dunne tonight against Arsenal going by highlights on MOTD. What a run towards the end of the game too, if Sol Campbell hadn't tripped him it could have been a Messi type goal! :)

Petrov was named man of the match.

[Colbert Report]

Dunne didn't even get one bonus point in fantasy football

[eaststand85]

Dunne didn't even get one bonus point in fantasy football

Ah well, he must have been terrible so :p

[seanfhear]

Man of the Match performance by Dunne tonight against Arsenal going by highlights on MOTD. What a run towards the end of the game too, if Sol Campbell hadn't tripped him it could have been a Messi type goal! :)

And city got knocked out by Man U.:D

[eaststand85]

And city got knocked out by Man U.:D

It's all good!

[elroy]

Dunne should def be in EPL team of the season. Although knowing how that works, Rio will prob get in even though he has missed most of the season.

That challenge by Campbell on Dunne was a definite foul and at least a booking. I wonder if it had been the other way round, with Dunne's rep, would he have got away with it?!??

[DeLorean]

I think Dunne is getting far more praise since he went to Villa, by the English commentators at least. He could well be on the team of the season alright. Vermaelen would have been another contender but he seems to have done himself a lot of damage.

[paul_oshea]

pity dunne didnt get the chance it was a great run, imagine if he had scored?! it would have put him into villa folklore.

[tricky_colour]

http://www.mysoccerplace.net/video/aston-villa-v-arsenal-00-motd
Dunne's run, definitely brought down, which is a pity as it was a great run and he might have gone on and scored.

[rambler14]

Not a chance of him scoring. He was 2 seconds away from a nosebleed.

[seanfhear]

http://www.mysoccerplace.net/video/aston-villa-v-arsenal-00-motd
Dunne's run, definitely brought down, which is a pity as it was a great run and he might have gone on and scored.
Dunnes charge at 9:15 sec's

Defo brought down but may have been relieved to have been !

[seanfhear]

Just saw this and thought

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrossthewater/news.asp?n=37958

If only City could have signed a player like Richard Dunne.

Sometimes it can be hard to attract a player of that quality to your club;)

[jbyrne]

decent article but nothing new really...

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/dunne-follows-path-of-master-mcgrath-2060262.html

[Crosby87]

Dunne lauded by Fergie ahead of todays match. Fergie calls Villa move to get him "The buy of the year".

[Charlie Darwin]

Awful mistake today - granted, it was Berbatov, but he had loads of options in front of him and there was no reason to be cutting inside like that. Made up for it with a solid performance though.

[seanfhear]

Bad mistake alright but unlucky not to recover it.

He still has been a great buy by Villa and could still be the signing of the season.

[eaststand85]

He did well to get back and make a good tackle on Berbatov and almost rescue his own error but was unlucky that it broke straight to Owen. In fairness though he prevented a couple of other almost certain goals with some vital blocks and was almost in for a goal himself at the end.

Still a great performance and just hope he can get to the FA Cup Final and pick up a winners medal there.

[back of the net]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12010_5997266,00.html

Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne has pulled out of the Republic of Ireland squad to face Brazil through injury.

Dunne, who played for Villa in Sunday's Carling Cup final defeat to Manchester United, has been forced to withdraw from the Republic squad with a muscle problem.

Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni has confirmed he will not be calling up a replacement for Dunne for Tuesday's game at the Emirates Stadium.

[Park_Lane]

Named in the PFA Premier League team of the year. Well done Richard, I'd say man city are kicking themselves.

http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6116482,00.html

[Colbert Report]

Well done Richard, he almost gave away a goal today with a bad first touch on a pass from Friedel today though.

What a joke the timing off this announcement is. What's the rush? Have nominations and awards go out AFTER THE SEASON IS OVER, not with two or three games left to play and the title still up for grabs.

[tricky_colour]

Yes a fantastic result for Dunne after being dumped by Man City.
According to this http://www.premierleague.com/page/Top10Defenders/0,,12306,00.html
He is the second best defender in the Premiership and the best centre-back in the Premiership (and hence world??).
Not bad for what was it, £5 million?
A fantastic season for Dunne, congratulations!!

[theworm2345]

Well done Dunney Monster

[tricky_colour]

Well done Richard, he almost gave away a goal today with a bad first touch on a pass from Friedel today though.

What a joke the timing off this announcement is. What's the rush? Have nominations and awards go out AFTER THE SEASON IS OVER, not with two or three games left to play and the title still up for grabs.

Not sure why they do it that way but I expect it is because so that they have a home game where it can be announced to the fans before the season ends.

[Charlie Darwin]

Well done Richard, he almost gave away a goal today with a bad first touch on a pass from Friedel today though.

What a joke the timing off this announcement is. What's the rush? Have nominations and awards go out AFTER THE SEASON IS OVER, not with two or three games left to play and the title still up for grabs.
The voting is done in January.

Well done Richard.

[TrapAPony]

Congrats Richard. Also well done to Gary Doherty, Ian Harte and Wes Hoolahan who made the League 1 team of the year.

[Colbert Report]

The voting is done in January.

Well done Richard.

So this award is really a "best team in the league until January, completely disregarding the final third of the season" award?