RUMOUR - Doyle to......

[Barry the bird boggler]

Isn't the Doyle to Villa rumour something that was made up by Reading fans a couple of years ago to see how long it would take the media to report it - therefore the current rumours are quite possibly no more than a rehash of that....

[Alan Partridge]

Isn't the Doyle to Villa rumour something that was made up by Reading fans a couple of years ago to see how long it would take the media to report it - therefore the current rumours are quite possibly no more than a rehash of that....

Mr Angry iirc

[cmonurz]

On the Roy Keane rumour - Sunderland are said to be signing Djibril Cisse, so I guess that one can be put to bed.

[JimmytheJim]

Isn't the Doyle to Villa rumour something that was made up by Reading fans a couple of years ago to see how long it would take the media to report it - therefore the current rumours are quite possibly no more than a rehash of that....

It's a strange rumour, certainly. It's not like Villa are struggling up front - Agbonlahor and Young are pretty much guaranteed starters and both extremely talented, and John Carew wouldn't be left out of the team for any reason other than injury. So Doyle wouldn't get a game, really. Marlon Harewood's still sitting on the bench up there, isn't he? I see no reason why they'd be bringing people in to join him. Not for £7-8M, anyway.

[Archie's penalty]

Isn't the Doyle to Villa rumour something that was made up by Reading fans a couple of years ago to see how long it would take the media to report it - therefore the current rumours are quite possibly no more than a rehash of that....

It's a strange rumour, certainly. It's not like Villa are struggling up front - Agbonlahor and Young are pretty much guaranteed starters and both extremely talented, and John Carew wouldn't be left out of the team for any reason other than injury. So Doyle wouldn't get a game, really. Marlon Harewood's still sitting on the bench up there, isn't he? I see no reason why they'd be bringing people in to join him. Not for £7-8M, anyway.

I agree.

Perhaps the media got the fee wrong and it's 4-5 million.

Still it would be strange for us to sell at that price when Doyle is younger than Kitson and has more prem goals to his name.

Looking forward to the end of the window now (hopefully with a couple more incomings and no more sales).

[rg6royal]

On the Roy Keane rumour - Sunderland are said to be signing Djibril Cisse, so I guess that one can be put to bed.

Sunderland seem to want everyone!

[andrew1957]

I may be wrong but I have a feeling Doyle will stay. I think Mooney may well be more of a longer term bet as it is possible that we may lose either Doyle or Lita in the next transfer window and Mooney will have 6 months to acclimatise before then.

If Lita does well for the first half season and still refuses to sign a new contract we may well cash in for a million or two - rather than have him leave for nothing at the end of the season.

There is also some danger that if Doyle scores a few - a PL club will be prepared to pay a huge fee in January if they are desperate for goals and Doyle does have PL experience. At the moment however a low on confidence Doyle who has only scored once in months is not really likely to attract much PL interest.

[papereyes]

Isn't the Doyle to Villa rumour something that was made up by Reading fans a couple of years ago to see how long it would take the media to report it - therefore the current rumours are quite possibly no more than a rehash of that....

It's a strange rumour, certainly. It's not like Villa are struggling up front - Agbonlahor and Young are pretty much guaranteed starters and both extremely talented, and John Carew wouldn't be left out of the team for any reason other than injury. So Doyle wouldn't get a game, really. Marlon Harewood's still sitting on the bench up there, isn't he? I see no reason why they'd be bringing people in to join him. Not for £7-8M, anyway.

Doyle > Harewoord would not be a bad line of thinking, tbf.

[rg6royal]

Isn't the Doyle to Villa rumour something that was made up by Reading fans a couple of years ago to see how long it would take the media to report it - therefore the current rumours are quite possibly no more than a rehash of that....

It's a strange rumour, certainly. It's not like Villa are struggling up front - Agbonlahor and Young are pretty much guaranteed starters and both extremely talented, and John Carew wouldn't be left out of the team for any reason other than injury. So Doyle wouldn't get a game, really. Marlon Harewood's still sitting on the bench up there, isn't he? I see no reason why they'd be bringing people in to join him. Not for £7-8M, anyway.

Doyle > Harewoord would not be a bad line of thinking, tbf.

I wouldn't mind Harewood here, wouldn't be a half bad replacement. Plus I believe he is surplus to requirements at Villa.

[Platypuss]

Doyle > Harewoord would not be a bad line of thinking, tbf.

I wouldn't mind Harewood here, wouldn't be a half bad replacement. Plus I believe he is surplus to requirements at Villa.

Not convinced he brings anyting we don't already have in Lita.

[holsgrove breaks a leg]

good spot this from me today, just seen Ray Lewington of Fulham at work coming back from watching the Ireland v Norway game. He was there to watch a few of their Norweigan players and i asked about Kevin Doyle who apparently is 'on their radar' and looked pretty sheepish when he admitted this! Though he thought the 7-8 milion price tag was too high for them, incidentally he thought Doyle had a poor game so hopefully might have detracted from potential bids coming in!!!

[Old Biscuitman]

Doyle > Harewoord would not be a bad line of thinking, tbf.

I wouldn't mind Harewood here, wouldn't be a half bad replacement. Plus I believe he is surplus to requirements at Villa.

Not convinced he brings anyting we don't already have in Lita.

Nothing more, but perhaps less in the baggage department.

[Bill Oddie's Beard]

I wouldn't mind Harewood here, wouldn't be a half bad replacement. Plus I believe he is surplus to requirements at Villa.

Not convinced he brings anyting we don't already have in Lita.

Nothing more, but perhaps less in the baggage department.

And he's got a fish head. To be fair to Lita, he's stayed out of trouble for a good year now, hasn't he?

[Platypuss]

I wouldn't mind Harewood here, wouldn't be a half bad replacement. Plus I believe he is surplus to requirements at Villa.

Not convinced he brings anything we don't already have in Lita.

Nothing more, but perhaps less in the baggage department.

Going on his West Ham period - highly unlikely.

[Stranded]

Few reports today suggested Villa want Roque Santa Cruz and James Milner to complete their summer spending. No mention of Doyle at all.

[Focher]

the way he has started this season i dont think any Prem teams want him at all, i fully expect him to stay despite having 5 strikers, and i also fully expect him to get picked week in week out despite playing like Joey Deacon.

[Sarah Star]

Price is too high: Doyle

http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/irish ... 60497.html

IRELAND striker Kevin Doyle fears that Premier League clubs have been discouraged from buying the Wexford man as they cannot match Reading's asking price of £10million.

A number of top flight sides, mainly Sunderland, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, have been linked with a move for Irishman Doyle, and it seemed as if a move was on the cards when Reading yesterday signed Cork City striker Dave Mooney for €250,000, Mooney apparently coming in as a replacement for Doyle.

But it's understood that Reading have demanded £10m for Doyle, a player who cost them just £78,000 from Cork, and that has frightened off those interested who have bid only £8m, so unless Sunderland or Villa can come up with more cash in the next week, Doyle will be a Reading player when the transfer window closes.

The sale of Doyle would not only put the 25-year-old back into the top flight but could also save his former club as Cork City will get a 10% cut of any transfer fee, and that money would enable the cash-strapped club wipe out their debts. "I know the club have had a few inquiries, but no one can match Reading's asking price at the moment," Doyle told the Evening Herald after last night's 1-1 draw in Oslo.

"I don't know what the club are looking for, but it seems like the clubs are not willing to pay Reading's asking price.

"They have put a price on my head and that's their prerogative so I might be staying.

"I will give 100% percent for Reading and try my best for the team, I am not letting all this distract or upset me," added Doyle.

The former St Pats man has started all three Ireland games under Giovanni Trapattoni but he admits that his place is under pressure due to his club's relegation from the top flight.

"It's going to be more difficult for me to keep a place in the starting eleven with Ireland as I'm not in the Premiership," he admits.

"Because of the drop down a division I'm not on view to the manager or his scouts as much, and then you have Daryl Murphy starting every week in the Premier League, that puts pressure on me."

[Archie's penalty]

Not a positive article for Reading fans.

I feel a bit more worried reading that.

The one positive is that at least the club is asking for a huge price - good on them.

[Platypuss]

Not a positive article for Reading fans.

Anyone who hasn't believed this has been (and is) the default position for all of our "stars" is naive.

Any and all of our players would go at the drop of a hat if a Prem team came in for them.

I'd be very ahppy for Doyle to stay - if he put in the performances of a £5M player, let alone £10M.

[Archie's penalty]

Not a positive article for Reading fans.

Anyone who hasn't believed this has been (and is) the default position for all of our "stars" is naive.

Any and all of our players would go at the drop of a hat if a Prem team came in for them.

Of course I assumed this was the position of our players.

It still isn't nice to see it in print.