TEN REASONS BEHIND PETER SCHMEICHEL'S MOVE TO VILLA
The Inspiration For The Dane's Shock Transfer
1) Believes claret and blue will set off his red nose nicely.

2) Excited by the prospect of actually having something to shout at
defenders about.

3) Chance to fulfill boyhood dream of playing in an Intertoto Cup Final.

4) The idea of playing for a manager who constantly makes irate and
outrageous pronouncements in the press seems strangely familiar and
comforting to him.

5) Will finally give him the chance to find out what it feels like to lose
at Old Trafford.

6) All that stress over the years has given him high blood pressure and
doctors have suggested a few months watching Villa's soothing, inert brand
of football might just calm him down to healthy levels again.

7) After years of Martin Edwards, he can't wait to work for a chairman as
popular with the supporters as Doug Ellis.

8) Can improve his diving for low shots even further with the help of the
undisputed master tumbler, David Ginola.

9) Keen to rub Mark Bosnich's nose in it again by proving he can be a better
keeper for both Man U and Villa.

10) Keen to pick up a bit of a Brummie whine to make his already ridiculous
accent even more impenetrable.

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