Zhan_Zhuang Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I doubt it, he needs to prove his fitness.. Martinez, Steer and Heaton is a great collection of goalkeepers to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, Rodders said: So, what happens to Tom now? I think sadly we will never seem play for us again as he has done absolutely nothing wrong for us aside from get injured. He left to join us because he was a number 2 at Burnley. Ok, we're a bigger club, but he won't be hanging around. Off in January? He might even put in a transfer request to leave this window. Having 2 top top keepers is what we should aspire to and follow that up throughout the squad, that's the journey we're on now and Tom should want to be a part of that, seems we have an incredible dressing room full of good characters, he stays and happy to do so IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Can’t see him dislodging Martinez for the number 1 spot, it’ll be like at Burnley when pope got in front of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 On 16/09/2020 at 13:41, rbcuk said: Can’t see him dislodging Martinez for the number 1 spot, it’ll be like at Burnley when pope got in front of him Which is why he left Burnley for more playing time, with the injury’s he’s been picking up I imagine he has a chance of prolonging his career by being a no2 keeper, but will he be happy with that? All the same he’s an absolute pro and no doubt will try and push Martinez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 2 hours ago, gwi1890 said: Which is why he left Burnley for more playing time, with the injury’s he’s been picking up I imagine he has a chance of prolonging his career by being a no2 keeper, but will he be happy with that? All the same he’s an absolute pro and no doubt will try and push Martinez and if he does want to stay and push Martinez? We, as a club, can only benefit from it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 45 minutes ago, DJ_Villain said: and if he does want to stay and push Martinez? We, as a club, can only benefit from it! Like I said in the post he’s a pro and no doubt he will push Martinez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Like a lot of us Heaton has had a crappy 2020. He was probably looking to maybe being picked in the Euro squad and to continue as first choice for Villa. Now he is still injured, is miles away from the England team, and is firmly second pick at Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tomav84 Posted November 9, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 9, 2020 good to see him back...how lucky we are to have a back up of his quality. feel bad that a player of his ability is unlikely to get a look in this season, but that's the life a keeper chooses i guess. hopefully we go on a decent cup run so he gets a good number of minutes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Be good to see him start a few in the FA Cup but arguably that should be Steer's position? Tough call but Heaton will need games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Be good to see him start a few in the FA Cup but arguably that should be Steer's position? Tough call but Heaton will need games. if he's fit i would start him in cup games. (Heaton) Hopefully then one of two things can happen, he is ok with cup/sub/cover appearances (assuming Martinez continues performing as he is), or it puts Heaton in the shop window for Jan or the summer of he wants to leave for a guaranteed no1 spot. either way he's getting some game time, after all, he is better than steer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordVillan Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 It’s unfortunate where Heaton finds himself, but that’s how it goes in sport sometimes.......and in life! The way the season is panning out I’d like to see Villa play their strongest lineup as often as is possible, and that includes FA Cup games. And so unfortunately for Heaton I’d really want to be seeing Martinez playing in all games, his distribution in particular is way above Heatons and is proving integral to our counter attack capabilities, and he is generally much better with the ball at his feet. He’s simply a better all round goalkeeper. Sorry Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Does he automatically go on to the bench when fit? I wonder what will happen to Steer. It's a weird career goalkeeping. Steer must only have played 2 seasons of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG_Villa_Fan Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, turvontour said: Does he automatically go on to the bench when fit? I wonder what will happen to Steer. It's a weird career goalkeeping. Steer must only have played 2 seasons of football. What's interesting is that Steer has played more career games than Emi Martinez and they're the same age. There's still time for Steer to have a good career, at least as a championship level keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted November 10, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2020 yeah i think steer probably needs to move on...heaton is coming to the end of his fine career so probably OK with a season on the bench. i suspect we'll see steer leave next summer or even jan. definitely good enough for the championship, i don't see him being a PL keeper though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Heaton just conceded a real howler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 04:01, tomav84 said: yeah i think steer probably needs to move on...heaton is coming to the end of his fine career so probably OK with a season on the bench. i suspect we'll see steer leave next summer or even jan. definitely good enough for the championship, i don't see him being a PL keeper though I don’t think this is true on Heaton. Heaton left Burnley to be a first choice. His issue now is which other PL club would take him? I see him leaving (probably for a low price) to a newly promoted team next summer. Wonder if anyone would take him on loan in Jan to try to get six months and play himself into the Euros squad? That’s what his agent will be working on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted December 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Adam2003 said: I don’t think this is true on Heaton. Heaton left Burnley to be a first choice. His issue now is which other PL club would take him? I see him leaving (probably for a low price) to a newly promoted team next summer. Wonder if anyone would take him on loan in Jan to try to get six months and play himself into the Euros squad? That’s what his agent will be working on. He would walk into Sheff Utd for the remainder of the season if he wants 1st team footy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 6 hours ago, S-Platt said: He would walk into Sheff Utd for the remainder of the season if he wants 1st team footy. I agree I’d pick him over Ramsdale but I’m not sure they would after spending £18.5m on Ramsdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted December 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2020 8 hours ago, Adam2003 said: I agree I’d pick him over Ramsdale but I’m not sure they would after spending £18.5m on Ramsdale. heaton is twice the keeper ramsdale is but agreed they wouldn't drop him everton maybe? i'd have him over pickford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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