Demitri_C Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Anyone know of he has been sent back? Surely no point keeping him here. If you can't get ahead of bunn you must be crap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted January 4, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Anyone know of he has been sent back? Surely no point keeping him here. If you can't get ahead of bunn you must be crap. Not sure but likely if you consider this article from the Birmingham Mail with quotes from Smith (referred to on previous page via villareport link): Quote Aston Villa's forgotten man expected to leave in January The latest AVFC transfer news Andre Moreira’s season-long loan spell at Aston Villa could be cut short in January, boss Dean Smith has confirmed. The goalkeeper hasn’t played a single minute in the league or even made it into Smith’s matchday 18 this term. And following the signing of Lovre Kalinic from Gent, Moreira’s chances will be further limited. “At the moment Andre has not really been pushing,” Smith said of the Atletico Madrid loanee. “It is something we will look at in January. “I have spoken to Andre about that already. “He was not a goalkeeper I was aware of when I first came into the club. “We don’t really think he has been pushing Orjan as much as we would like. “That is only our opinion. We will see whether he goes back to his parent club and take it from there.” Smith reckons current No.1 Orjan Nyland will BENEFIT from Kalinic’s arrival, though. “He has been aware we have been looking to strengthen in that area,” Smith added. “I feel it will be a real competitive area for us now. “At the moment Orjan has got the shirt and it is his to keep. “He has had a run of 10 games with me and has kept four clean sheets. Long may that continue. “But we wanted to strengthen in certain areas and that was one. It is a great signing for us.” Article was from 21st December, so obviously the Nyland bit a little redundant now. If there was any prospect of him playing for us, we would not have recalled Steer and this article suggests he isn't making the grade for Smith. I am sure he will be sent back this month. Ship back and use the money/space elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Cheers for that one Mendes 1 game played. 1 penalty saved. 1 Clean sheet. But Ultimately looked just as calamatous as Nyland in that game though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 4, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 4, 2019 His only contribution was the hilarious announcement of his signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Signing a back up keeper on loan was always idiotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Why have we not cancelled his loan? Do we have to pay a loan cancellation fee? Even with Nyland hurt, we have Kalinic, Steer, and Bunn. Moreira is comfortably our 4th keeper right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I've just read: Andre Moreira is set to be the latest player to cancel his loan agreement with Aston Villa after it was revealed that he is on the verge of being sent back to Atletico Madrid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Hopefully this clowns contract has been terminated. Another waste of resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I expect to return in about 15 years time turning up in the indoor 5 a side Villa 'legends' side. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: I expect to return in about 15 years time turning up in the indoor 5 a side Villa 'legends' side. Andy Marshall, anyone? I think the guy just showed up to all those autograph sessions with the fans, just so people would look back on his career and see that yes, he was indeed on the books at Aston Villa. Reminds me of a story from my past... I'm from Detroit and I used to work at an auto factory with an ex-Detroit Lion. He was heavily involved with the NFL Alumni association and was the president of some Detroit Lions retired player association. Every single piece of clothing this guy wore had the NFL Alumni logo and all he would talk about was how he was chummy with someone at the club, going to some dinner with ex-players, showing up to charity golf events, etc. The funny thing was none of us could find anything about him on the internet at all. No game footage, no record of him on any season roster, or anything about him, other than some article from the late 80s about him playing in a college game. The only spot we could actually find anything about him was on the NFL Alumni site, from the organization he was the Detroit chapter president of. Apparently, this guy never played a single minute in regulation for the club in his entire career and only played in 3 pre-season games over a 7 year career in the NFL. From what he makes himself out to be, he was right there scoring touchdowns with Barry Sanders in the 90s, but he was actually taking snaps in the practice squad making the league minimum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted January 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2019 How are we going to cope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 16 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Hopefully this clowns contract has been terminated. Another waste of resources. Another of Brighthouse Brucies bargain basement finds that offered nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 14 hours ago, KMitch said: Andy Marshall, anyone? I think the guy just showed up to all those autograph sessions with the fans, just so people would look back on his career and see that yes, he was indeed on the books at Aston Villa. Andy Marshall is a legend. 100% win record as manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) He’s gone, confirmed by the club. Quote Aston Villa can confirm that Andre Moreira is returning to Atletico Madrid. The goalkeeper made two appearances for us – League Cup games against Yeovil and Burton. We’d like to wish Andre the best of luck for the future. Link Edited January 23, 2019 by Shropshire Lad Added statement and link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 games 1 clean sheet 1 penalty save the stats will always look good Good Luck to him but bizarre signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted January 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2019 Someone somewhere has a new Porsche due to this, so not all bad! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Such an odd signing in the circumstances. This frees up another space for a loan that may bring value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted January 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2019 Really odd signing all round. Nevermind, another one gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Another of Brighthouse Brucies bargain basement finds that offered nothing. It's Bruce's signing again I see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: It's Bruce's signing again I see Was Bruce not in charge when he signed? Surely he would have sanctioned it or refused it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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