GarethRDR Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 For our u16s? Who is he? Pm me if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevangrealish Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 He'd be class at stoke. Pinging the ball anywhere and everywhere with his good technique which he has. But we dont need him at all. We dont play hoof ball, and he's a very average CM who has no strength at all. And the worse bit for me is the fact he has 1 good game for every 10 bad games. Most inconsistent player ive possibly ever seen in a claret and blue shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 One thing I wanted from this window was for him to not play for us much again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Walcott would walk into most teams in the premier league. Bannan wouldn't get into any other team in the premier league - fact. Walcott has always had ability and quality just not the consistency. I've yet to see something "special" from Bannan after 50+ appearances for Villa. I hope his contract is not renewed and we let him go on a free when his contract is up - he will most likely end up in the SPL. A lot of Arsenal fans did not recognise what you saw in Walcott. He still has a group of bitching fans, now complaining at his £100k a week salary, saying he isn't worth it. What one sees in Bannan depends on one's expectation. Leon Britton at Swansea didn't have many - or any - highlight reel moments last season or this season, yet he is a regular in their side. Bannan, being the best crosser in the Premier League, over half a season gone, is special. You can't make it up. Bannan is the best crosser in the Premier League. He's won four games for us this year. He can't get a start. He's brought on as a sub when a defensive midfielder was needed. He earns the lowest salary of all the Villa midfielders (c12k week) He's the best we got. Yet nobody respects him. At this point I am tempted to quote Mark Twain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Give it a rest con, it's very boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) He's a fall guy for the school yard bullies. Take their anger out on the little man. I know he did have a hand in global warming and 9/11 but c'mon give the guy a break! Lets not forget Ashley Young used to get loads of stick from people on here despite almost every goal we scored being created by him. Edited January 19, 2013 by supernova26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 He's a fall guy for the school yard bullies. Take their anger out on the little man. I know he did have a hand in global warming and 9/11 but c'mon give the guy a break! Lets not forget Ashley Young used to get loads of stick from people on here despite almost every goal we scored being created by him. Of course its all down to his size that people feel he is a poor player Call it apart-height - discrimination against small people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Maybe if he actually played well he wouldn't get as much stick I suppose he can't help being crap not his fault our squad is so shit Lets face it he wouldn't be anywhere near the first team if we had better players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Bannan was very poor but then again he usually is so no big surprise. One positive is Lambert didn't start him so hopefully he is now realising it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Lets not forget Ashley Young used to get loads of stick from people on here despite almost every goal we scored being created by him. Really, I wonder why that would be? Couldn't be because he is small and slightly built. Of course its all down to his size that people feel he is a poor player Call it apart-height - discrimination against small people I don't believe our fans only want to cheer on big muscularly men. We once had Gordon Cowans in the team. Swansea fans cheer on Leon Bitton. He is even smaller than Bannan. No, I think people don't understand what his game is about, and playing in a relegation form team doesn't help (doesn't get assists). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 19, 2013 Well, he certainly provides a welcome distraction from our season and it's good that he takes pressure away from some of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Did I just see 'Bannan is the best crosser in the Premier League'?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Has he scored a goal from open play yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambridge-AVFC Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Maybe if he actually played well he wouldn't get as much stick I suppose he can't help being crap not his fault our squad is so shit Lets face it he wouldn't be anywhere near the first team if we had better players When he does play well, people brand him as average or emphasise the one little irrelevant mistake he did. Bannan can't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Did I just see 'Bannan is the best crosser in the Premier League'?! Click the link in my sig to visit the article. It is a statistical fact for the games of the PL season up until this point. Now, I agree statistical facts aren't always all they're cracked up to be... human interpretation is also required when evaluating a player... but it is a statistical fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Bannan is the best crosser in the Premier League. I really think you're on a wind up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 If he'd started the game we would have nil point, simple as. The same goes for Albrighton. I'd say shuffle them both off to the Championship, but...........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I cannot believe what I am reading on here. Blaming the guy because his corners are shit. Jesus, it wasn't so long ago we went a whole season without scoring from a **** set piece! He is NOT a defensive midfielder and the manager brought him on to play there, in a position he shouldn't be occupying. Last week showed where he is better deployed! He had no involvement in either goal conceded. Both were down to poor defending and the first was because the midfielder ran on to a lay back - unchallenged. He is not the greatest player in the world but he is certainly not the worst. Lambert needs to give him a fair crack at playing where he doesn't have such defensive responsibilities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Unbelievable how many people were posting "...FFS Bannan" when they scored the 2nd???? Wow just wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 If you expect Bannan to do the job of a defensive midfielder he's going to fail because he's not a defensive midfielder. Lambert set him up to fail by bringing him on. You don't bring on Iniesta to do the job of Busquets. End of story. Ridiculous substitution! Clark could have gone into DM. WTF was that substitution all about. It still remains true the only PL games we've won this season have been when Bannan has played. If he was that bad, that wouldn't be true. So if Clark had gone to DM who would you have had at centre half? He's not premier league standard i'm afraid, both him and Holman were poor today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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