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Without a shadow of doubt. 100% yes. What you've essentially asked is, would you swap 1 decent player for 1 decent striker, 1 worldie midfielder and 1 very good playmaker

He's pacy, which is great for all us FIFA players out there . He's an adequate backup to Gabby or Andi so I have no issues with this.

well if he didn't hit the post the ball wouldn't of found its way to gabby.... got to love this comment, clutching at straws! How am I 'clutching at straws'? If Bannan wasn't on hand to hit the post, a defender probably would've cleared the ball and danger would've been averted. I'm not saying Bannan missing from 6 yards out is a good thing, but it was pretty key to the goal.

At the moment our starting line up will probably be Guzan Lowton Vlaar Okore Bennett Westwood Sylla Delph Weimann Gabby Benteke Nothing much will change as far as I'm concerned. We played well at the end of last year and I don't think we really need to change things.

Why don't we try and sign Giovani dos Santos. There's no links to him of what I know, but his team have been relegated from La Liga and the boy has talent. He could play wing or attacking mid and will be relatively cheap. What do people think?

I thought we got found out playing the 5-2-3, as teams sussed out that we had no answer if they played with width

I wish I was Barry Bannan

well if he didn't hit the post the ball wouldn't of found its way to gabby....

Well this shows your talking rubbish. You say he doesn't suit our style because we play direct with a hi tempo so Delph running with the ball suits us better. Bullshit. No player can run faster than someone can kick a ball. So having someone who plays these advanced passes would suit a direct hi temp style. The thing is bannan doesn't play these advanced passes. He either gives the ball away or slows the game down with a sideways pass or passing backwards. Rarely does he do what you suggest. Because if he did and if he did it well he'd be in the team. I'd say running with the ball and driving at the heart of the defence is more direct than passing it to a more advanced player who generally has his back towards goal. Obviously Delph also plays advance passes which suit our high tempo system, but the times we're probing at the edge of the area. Delph will try and quicken the pace with a driving run. However Bannan will probably look to go wide. The main point to how he doesn't fit our system is due to Bannan's lack of athleticism and dynamism.

Bannan has contributed to victories but in recent games the likes of Delph and Sylla have had bigger impacts. I believe the reason Delph and Sylla have bigger impacts is because there style of play suits us more than Bannan's. As I've said before both Delph and Sylla are 2 athletic, dynamic players who thrive in our high tempo, high energy system of play. Bannan is neither dynamic or athletic so he isn't really built for it. Whereas Delph will look to pick up the ball and drive at the heart of the defence, Bannan will look to thread a pass to a more advanced player. Both are fine, but in our system we would rather have someone like Delph, who is quite direct. Whereas if we were Swansea, maybe Bannan would be a better option as his main qualities lie in his technical ability. I think the reason Bannan is being sold is because he is unhappy sitting on the bench for majority of games and there are better suited players out there than Bannan for the way we play. You keep comparing him to delph and sylla. What about westwood? He's a more 'technical' player, why can he fit in to our style of play and not bannan? Because Westwood is a lot more defensive than Bannan is. Westwood is more likely to win a tackle then Bannan. Also Westwood seems to have more discipline than Bannan in the role he plays which is a give and goer.

Bannan has contributed to victories but in recent games the likes of Delph and Sylla have had bigger impacts. I believe the reason Delph and Sylla have bigger impacts is because there style of play suits us more than Bannan's. As I've said before both Delph and Sylla are 2 athletic, dynamic players who thrive in our high tempo, high energy system of play. Bannan is neither dynamic or athletic so he isn't really built for it. Whereas Delph will look to pick up the ball and drive at the heart of the defence, Bannan will look to thread a pass to a more advanced player. Both are fine, but in our system we would rather have someone like Delph, who is quite direct. Whereas if we were Swansea, maybe Bannan would be a better option as his main qualities lie in his technical ability. I think the reason Bannan is being sold is because he is unhappy sitting on the bench for majority of games and there are better suited players out there than Bannan for the way we play.

I'm saying he isn't dynamic or athletic enough for our style of play. My humblest apologies for boring you, I was in the shower. Haha, ur not boring me, I'm boring myself! So do u think he would thrive in swansea's side?? Thing is, there's loads of 'technically' gifted players who are not good enough. I'm one :-) I think he will, if he doesn't make it at Swansea, I will hold my hands up and admit that he isn't good enough. I just think it'll be interesting to see him in a system which will probably suite his game. What do you think? :L

I'm saying Bannan is a good footballer, but because he doesn't fit into our style of play because he's not dynamic enough. He doesn't get in ahead of Westwood because Westwood offers more defensive cover. it'll be interesting to see how Bannan does at Swansea, as they like technically gifted players. And Villa don't? What an absolute crock of shite. No, by that I meant Swansea play more possession football and therefore players with good technical ability thrive there as they see the ball more. Whereas we are a lot more direct and up tempo, kinda like a worse Borussia Dortmund in a way, so players who are good athletes(like Sylla and Delph) thrive.

I'm saying he isn't dynamic or athletic enough for our style of play. My humblest apologies for boring you, I was in the shower.

I'm saying Bannan is a good footballer, but because he doesn't fit into our style of play because he's not dynamic enough. He doesn't get in ahead of Westwood because Westwood offers more defensive cover. it'll be interesting to see how Bannan does at Swansea, as they like technically gifted players.

Well, I would imagine Delph works more on dribbling and defending than Bannan does. Of course every footballer has a degree of technique. Probably at the moment keep it the same Sylla - Westwood - Delph. As those players suite our system more than Bannan does. However that was never the debate, the debate was who has more technical ability. Not who was the most effective players for us.

He doesn't fit our style of play. We're a very dynamic team and Bannan isn't very dynamic. However, having said that Bannan did contribute to our victories, to say he didn't is harsh. He very much does fit our style of play. Lambert gave him his chance over and over and over again. It then became clear he just isn't good enough and he got dumped. I remember John Gregory telling Vassell when he first came through the ranks at Villa that he is going to play the next 10 games no matter how badly he plays. It's was an excellent piece of man-management because it takes the pressure totally off the player and lets them play with freedom and express themselves. It wouldn't surprise me if this is what Lambert did with Bannan... only during his run in the team he was get worse and worse and worse and it culminated in that appalling performance against Liverpool and he hasn't been seen again since. It became clear during that run that he wasn't good enough and the reason why Lambert is turning into a Villa favorite and an excellent manager is because he picks up on these things and acts on it. Although Bannan was poor against Liverpool, against Reading and QPR(i.e. the 2 games before) he played very well. Also Bannan had more good games than bad, but ultimately I think the reason Bannan was dropped was because of Delph's better form(at the time). He played no worse than Delph did over the course of the season. The reason why he's leaving is because he's not suited to our system, not because of his ability. He didn't play very well against QPR or Reading. This is a myth. I hate to do this but according to whoscored.com against Reading Bannan scored 6.9 - the 3rd worst player for us. One of the 2 he beat scored an own goal. Against Reading he was the 2nd worst player for us. Just because Con came on the site after these games crowing about how Bannan had been part of 2 wins in a row and just because he didn't do any back passes that put the opposition straight through on goal really doesn't mean he was excellent. Con's propaganda has caught you here... don't fall for it. I remember these two games very well as I was specifically looking out for Bannan due to Con's claims of his being world class and whilst I'll agree these were probably his best two games of the season but he was still very poor, incredibly ineffective and remember it was against the bottom 2 clubs in the league... who are now Championship standard. If you want I can go through every game he played last season and give his ranking against other players but it won't be good reading and will undoubtedly rebuff your "he had more good games than bad" because he really didn't. Could you please do go through every game? If you admit you have a weak mind and therefore been subject to brainwashing? Yeah whatever you just said, now chop chop with the individual game ratings

Well Bannan is a better footballer than Delph, but Delph has better physical attributes, also Delph is more direct. For the system we play you're probably right Delph does contribute more than Bannan for his defensive work. However you ask a team like Swansea who they'd rather have, Bannan wins hands down. Very debatable that Bannan is a better footballer than Delph, i disagree if i'm honest. By footballer, I mean technical ability as oppose to effectiveness. I think Barry Bannan is a far superior player technically, however Delph is far for athletic. Still disagree....Delph is better technically. The only attribute bannan may have an edge over Delph is his long range passing. His 'hollywood' balls are a myth :-) Well I strongly disagree with that, Delph hasn't showcased much technica l ability throughout his time at Villa. He is very effective at what he does, but he doesn't touch Bannan when it comes to technical ability. Bannan has a better long pass, he's a better crosser, he's a better free kick taker, I'd say Bannan has a better shot, Bannan's passing is better and Bannan's ball control is better. I fail to see how Delph is better technically. Where is the evidence of these corners, crosses and free kicks? His corners and free kicks were consistently shyte...better than Delph tho....cause he didn't take any :-) Bannan can look ok in some games, generally against poorer teams. Did u see Delph against wigan? He was superb....and 'technically' superb. Never seen that level of performance from bannan He puts in a few good crosses in there. Thats a good free kick(even though it was pre season) Really? I thought Delph was our best player against Wigan, but not in terms of technical ability, but in terms of his defensive work and his directness. Did you see Bannan against Liverpool(away) when he absolutely ran the show in midfield and was technically superb? Bannan always has had more technical ability than delph, but thats because Bannan prides himself on his technical ability, whereas Delph doesn't.

Well Bannan is a better footballer than Delph, but Delph has better physical attributes, also Delph is more direct. For the system we play you're probably right Delph does contribute more than Bannan for his defensive work. However you ask a team like Swansea who they'd rather have, Bannan wins hands down. Very debatable that Bannan is a better footballer than Delph, i disagree if i'm honest. By footballer, I mean technical ability as oppose to effectiveness. I think Barry Bannan is a far superior player technically, however Delph is far for athletic. Still disagree....Delph is better technically. The only attribute bannan may have an edge over Delph is his long range passing. His 'hollywood' balls are a myth :-) Well I strongly disagree with that, Delph hasn't showcased much technical ability throughout his time at Villa. He is very effective at what he does, but he doesn't touch Bannan when it comes to technical ability. Bannan has a better long pass, he's a better crosser, he's a better free kick taker, I'd say Bannan has a better shot, Bannan's passing is better and Bannan's ball control is better. I fail to see how Delph is better technically.

He doesn't fit our style of play. We're a very dynamic team and Bannan isn't very dynamic. However, having said that Bannan did contribute to our victories, to say he didn't is harsh. He very much does fit our style of play. Lambert gave him his chance over and over and over again. It then became clear he just isn't good enough and he got dumped. I remember John Gregory telling Vassell when he first came through the ranks at Villa that he is going to play the next 10 games no matter how badly he plays. It's was an excellent piece of man-management because it takes the pressure totally off the player and lets them play with freedom and express themselves. It wouldn't surprise me if this is what Lambert did with Bannan... only during his run in the team he was get worse and worse and worse and it culminated in that appalling performance against Liverpool and he hasn't been seen again since. It became clear during that run that he wasn't good enough and the reason why Lambert is turning into a Villa favorite and an excellent manager is because he picks up on these things and acts on it. Although Bannan was poor against Liverpool, against Reading and QPR(i.e. the 2 games before) he played very well. Also Bannan had more good games than bad, but ultimately I think the reason Bannan was dropped was because of Delph's better form(at the time). He played no worse than Delph did over the course of the season. The reason why he's leaving is because he's not suited to our system, not because of his ability. He didn't play very well against QPR or Reading. This is a myth. I hate to do this but according to whoscored.com against Reading Bannan scored 6.9 - the 3rd worst player for us. One of the 2 he beat scored an own goal. Against Reading he was the 2nd worst player for us. Just because Con came on the site after these games crowing about how Bannan had been part of 2 wins in a row and just because he didn't do any back passes that put the opposition straight through on goal really doesn't mean he was excellent. Con's propaganda has caught you here... don't fall for it. I remember these two games very well as I was specifically looking out for Bannan due to Con's claims of his being world class and whilst I'll agree these were probably his best two games of the season but he was still very poor, incredibly ineffective and remember it was against the bottom 2 clubs in the league... who are now Championship standard. If you want I can go through every game he played last season and give his ranking against other players but it won't be good reading and will undoubtedly rebuff your "he had more good games than bad" because he really didn't. Could you please do go through every game?

Well Bannan is a better footballer than Delph, but Delph has better physical attributes, also Delph is more direct. For the system we play you're probably right Delph does contribute more than Bannan for his defensive work. However you ask a team like Swansea who they'd rather have, Bannan wins hands down. Very debatable that Bannan is a better footballer than Delph, i disagree if i'm honest. By footballer, I mean technical ability as oppose to effectiveness. I think Barry Bannan is a far superior player technically, however Delph is far more athletic.

Well Bannan is a better footballer than Delph, but Delph has better physical attributes, also Delph is more direct. For the system we play you're probably right Delph does contribute more than Bannan for his defensive work. However you ask a team like Swansea who they'd rather have, Bannan wins hands down. Very debatable that Bannan is a better footballer than Delph, i disagree if i'm honest. By footballer, I mean technical ability as oppose to effectiveness. I think Barry Bannan is a far superior player technically, however Delph is far for athletic.

Well Bannan is a better footballer than Delph, but Delph has better physical attributes, also Delph is more direct. For the system we play you're probably right Delph does contribute more than Bannan for his defensive work. However you ask a team like Swansea who they'd rather have, Bannan wins hands down.

He doesn't fit our style of play. We're a very dynamic team and Bannan isn't very dynamic. However, having said that Bannan did contribute to our victories, to say he didn't is harsh. Sorry I don't care what style you have. If you have a big impact on a team winning games then there will always be a place for you in the team. You might not care about the style of play a player has, but the fact of the matter is the impact a player has is dependent on the type of player they are. Leon Britton is a big part of Swansea's game, but put him in our squad and he wouldn't nearly have as much as an impact, conversely Sylla makes a big impact for us because of his athleticism and ability to break down play, however he wouldn't get a sniff in Swansea's team because he isn't technical enough. The style of play has a massive impact on how much of an impact one has. As for Bannan although he contributed to our victories, he unfortunately doesn't fit our style of play going forward, which is why he is getting sold. That's rubbish. Your point about Leon Britton makes no sense. He might not fit our style and he wouldn't have an impact. Yet you seem to be arguing that bannan doesn't suit our style but does have an impact. Like I said regardless of fitting a style or not if you have an impact on the team winning you will be picked. He doesn't have an impact on us winning that's why the manager is prepared to let him go and that's probably why no decent team will sign him. I said he wouldn't nearly have as an much as an impact, I didn't say he wouldn't have an impact. Same with Bannan, he does have an impact in our team and he does contribute, however not as much as he would do if he was with a more possession orientated team. The reason why he was dropped was because Delph's form was better at the tail end of the season.

He doesn't fit our style of play. We're a very dynamic team and Bannan isn't very dynamic. However, having said that Bannan did contribute to our victories, to say he didn't is harsh. He very much does fit our style of play. Lambert gave him his chance over and over and over again. It then became clear he just isn't good enough and he got dumped. I remember John Gregory telling Vassell when he first came through the ranks at Villa that he is going to play the next 10 games no matter how badly he plays. It's was an excellent piece of man-management because it takes the pressure totally off the player and lets them play with freedom and express themselves. It wouldn't surprise me if this is what Lambert did with Bannan... only during his run in the team he was get worse and worse and worse and it culminated in that appalling performance against Liverpool and he hasn't been seen again since. It became clear during that run that he wasn't good enough and the reason why Lambert is turning into a Villa favorite and an excellent manager is because he picks up on these things and acts on it. No he doesn't fit our style of play. Barry Bannan will thrive in a team who are very possession orientated teams and/or a team who have relatively slow build up play. We're the opposite to that, although we can pass the ball around, we're very much all action, high energy and really fast tempo. That's great for a player like Delph, who likes to run with the ball and loves to put in a tackle. But for someone like Bannan, a player who isn't really athletic or dynamic, but instead relies on his technical ability. Our style of play doesn't work for him. He isn't dynamic enough. Although Bannan was poor against Liverpool, against Reading and QPR(i.e. the 2 games before) he played very well. Also Bannan had more good games than bad, but ultimately I think the reason Bannan was dropped was because of Delph's better form(at the time). He played no worse than Delph did over the course of the season. The reason why he's leaving is because he's not suited to our system, not because of his ability.