Vive_La_Villa Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 How long is his contract? He will probably see it out Micah Richards style. I haven’t got a problem with that. Always gave his all for the club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: How long is his contract? He will probably see it out Micah Richards style. I haven’t got a problem with that. Always gave his all for the club. Neither have i, one player who put his body on the line for the club, so in my eyes I hope he stays with the club and pursues other ventures if he doesn't return to the field. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: How long is his contract? He will probably see it out Micah Richards style. I haven’t got a problem with that. Always gave his all for the club. Will expire at end of the season I think given he joined in 2016 and got a 4 year deal. Of course he could've signed an extension before injuries hit, can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Is he able to play at all now or is he totally **** like Richards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, KHV said: Is he able to play at all now or is he totally **** like Richards? He's fit just doesn't feature in Smiths plans, needs to go to a decent championship side in January get his place in the Wales side back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, KHV said: Is he able to play at all now or is he totally **** like Richards? He can play. Not sure he could sustain constant playing though, but he can definitely play in games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Great to see him back 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Indigo Posted December 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2019 "(We have) Some good central defenders around nowadays aren't there?" "Yeah there is, probably could've done with some last season to be honest." What a guy. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Didn't think I'd ever see him start for us again. Fantastic effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Still can't wrap my head around what Bruce did to him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I hope someone comes in for him in Jan and we should let him go for FA for what he did for us, he needs to be at a decent championship club playing football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted December 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 18, 2019 Great man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Farlz Posted December 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2019 Quote The 30-year-old club captain made his first appearance after nearly 11 months out in Tuesday’s 5-0 Carabao Cup quarter-final win over Liverpool. Prior to that, Chester had not featured since a 2-1 Championship win over Ipswich on January 26, having played through the pain barrier of a knee injury during a time when Villa were desperately short in defence. “From the first minute to the 90th of that Ipswich game, I didn't enjoy it at all,” he said. “I was just looking forward to the final whistle to be honest because of what I'd put my body through and I thought it had started to have an affect on my performance. “I was doing myself an injustice the longer the time went on. “I feared that might have been my lasting memory of playing for this club but thankfully the last 10 or 11 months were all worth it for Tuesday evening.” Chester claims he will “never forget” the ovation he received from Villa supporters after being substituted late on in Tuesday’s match. Out of contract next summer, he is now targeting more appearances as the club enter a crucial festive programme in the Premier League. “I hope I've planted a seed,” he said. “Before Tuesday it would have been difficult to knock on the manager's door because I'm not under any illusions at not playing any football between January and now. “But I felt really good being back out on the pitch. There are a lot of games between now and the end of January. Hopefully I can get back in the team. “We'll just have to wait and see. It would certainly be a nice Christmas present! “I love playing for this club and there are a lot of games between now and the end of January so hopefully my performance this evening has planted a seed and we'll see where that takes us.” Chester joined Villa in a £6million move from Albion in 2016 and did not miss a league match during his first two seasons at the club. Last term, he played for more than two months with his knee injury before eventually admitting defeat, while a hamstring injury suffered in pre-season set his return back further. “It was a tough time – I wasn't training at all during the week and I was having an injection in my leg every Saturday to play the game. “It's just the way I've been brought up. This is the biggest club I will ever play for in my career and I wanted to treat that with the respect I felt it deserved. “It was difficult at the time – when I came out of the team, I never envisaged being out for so long. “The vast majority of that time was just letting the injury settle down and then I built my way back up into training. “It's not been overnight thing and there have been some days where I felt I was making progress and you have setbacks. “But Tuesday has made it all worthwhile, and certainly the reception I got when I came off the pitch was something I will never forget." https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2019/12/18/james-chester-ready-to-fight-for-aston-villa-starting-spot-after-10-month-injury-hell/ Really am so pleased for Chester. Quite frankly disgraceful what he had to put himself through and yet we never heard him complaining and was determined to push through and help us the best he could. Love him, what a top bloke. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 What a person he is, calm, friendly, thoughtful, articulate, loyal, just a top top professional! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaluke Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 if he was to play with Grealish who would be captain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 With the way we've been conceding goals his presence at the back might just be want we need to shore things up. Would be a fitting tribute to a wonderful captain to see him lead us to premier league survival, and our first major trophy in over twenty years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted December 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2019 46 minutes ago, villaluke said: if he was to play with Grealish who would be captain? Grealish mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 8 hours ago, Keener window-cleaner said: What a person he is, calm, friendly, thoughtful, articulate, loyal, just a top top professional! If only we'd had more players with his attitude and professionalism over the last 10 years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: Grealish mate! Eventually yes. But if it came up I reckon Grealish would defer to Chester out of respect. Its the kind of man Jack is. Then Chester would defer to back to Grealish because that's the kind of man he is. Two very classy players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted December 20, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2019 10 hours ago, villaluke said: if he was to play with Grealish who would be captain? I read it somewhere that it would be Chester, as he is club captain, and Grealish has the upmost respect for him. This was a few months ago, so won’t be able to find it, but it would be Chester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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