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Well this kinda confirms my suspicions – Lerner’s real interest is soccer not American football. He even kinda looks like a soccer guy, don’t you think?

There have been rumblings about the future of Liverpool big man Andy Carroll since Brendan Rodgers has taken over at the Merseyside club. Rodgers has plans for Liverpool that don't involve a player like Carroll but apparently Aston Villa's new boss Paul Lambert thinks he'd be a great fit in Birmingham. Could Villa look to bring on Carroll in some kind of season long loan? Would a team of Darren Bent and Andy Carroll work for you? Let us know what you think.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has removed all doubt of his intentions after Molde's reaction to his trip to Birmingham for a "chat." The ball appears to be in Randy's court.

Jack Bell at the New York Times wrote a long piece today on the New York Red Bulls' recent moves, including the signing of Wilman Conde and Joel Lindpere's new contract. But the most intriguing part of his article (click the link above) comes at the end, when Bell claims that the Red Bulls are pursuing Stephen Ireland of Aston Villa as (one would assume) a mid-season designated player signing. Ireland is quite a character, as you can see here and here, but he's also a midfielder with considerable attacking talent and still young at age 25. Only time will tell if this goes anywhere, but it would certainly indicate that Erik Solér and Hans Backe have decided to think differently when it comes to a third DP.

Shane Lowry had been away on loan at the widely-hated club Millwall and they liked him so much they decided to buy him. So he's gone. We'll miss you, you England-based Irish-Australian professional association football player.

Could be back soon for Villa after injury.