Oaks Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Depth what depth, we just sold our only experienced right back. Lichaj has had one premier league start and was awful and Herd is a centre mid but did a decent job filling in for 1 week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelboyVilla Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I would have prefered to have kept Young tbh. Hutton is a over-rated right back imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTransferWindow Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Depth what depth, we just sold our only experienced right back. Lichaj has had one premier league start and was awful and Herd is a centre mid but did a decent job filling in for 1 week. Lichaj has 3 league starts was good in 2, bad in 1 but is now out 4 months with a hip injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I would have prefered to have kept Young tbh. Hutton is a over-rated right back imo. I think they are of very similar ability, buy Young is 32 on higher wages and his contract is up at the end of the season. Getting £2 million and buying Hutton is a no brainier to me, essentially he will be free after a year with Youngs fee and saving in wages. You have to remember this is the guy MON never played EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Decent bit of business for me. Think he'll be an improvement on Young especially with him getting on a bit. Although won't the extra 1.5m spent on him cancel out the difference in wages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Decent bit of business for me. Think he'll be an improvement on Young especially with him getting on a bit. Although won't the extra 1.5m spent on him cancel out the difference in wages? Well im guessing he will be on least £10k less a week than Young which is £0.5 million straight away, and i think the Young fee was closer to £2 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Very pleased with Hutton. Always rated him and now playing with a manager who will get the best out of him. Has a lion's heart and will become a fans favourite. Luke Young never let us down and I wish him the best but it was clear watching him this season that he is very reluctant to overlap. I think Mcleish's system needs overlapping fullbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Poor signing of a poor player we didn't really need in a position we have some depth! Really???? I'll admit it's not an exciting transfer but certainly no poor one either! As for depth - are you counting the currently injured Cuellar (not to mention he's a centre back), injured and untested Lichaj or the rookie Herd (with one match under his belt and more of a centre midfielder) as options???? We need a right fullback and we've got one - one who's played for McLeish and alongside Bannan (internationally), Bent and Jenas which is a bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 1, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2011 Poor signing of a poor player we didn't really need in a position we have some depth! Really???? I'll admit it's not an exciting transfer but certainly no poor one either! As for depth - are you counting the currently injured Cuellar (not to mention he's a centre back), injured and untested Lichaj or the rookie Herd (with one match under his belt and more of a centre midfielder) as options???? We need a right fullback and we've got one - one who's played for McLeish and alongside Bannan (internationally), Bent and Jenas which is a bonus! this...hes better than what we currently have. but then of course these people still would have moaned that we dont need a RB if we signed sergio ramos :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I would have prefered to have kept Young tbh. Hutton is a over-rated right back imo. I think they are of very similar ability, buy Young is 32 on higher wages and his contract is up at the end of the season. Getting £2 million and buying Hutton is a no brainier to me, essentially he will be free after a year with Youngs fee and saving in wages. You have to remember this is the guy MON never played EVER. MON played him at left back for a season and then switched him to right back. I think the thing with his brother messed up his head and that's when he was frozen out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddington Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Would've loved Lichaj and Herd to be rotated there, due to the lack of experience they both have I can only see us benefiting from this transfer. Welcome, Alan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 1, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2011 Welcome Alan! I have a sneaky feeling you will be a very good buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Hope he does well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I think he will do well too and hope that he manages to stay fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEastVillan Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Speaking to a few Sunderland fans and they reckon Hutton is a top notch full back and they would have had him in a shot. They also think that Given and N'Zogbia combined with Hutton for £17m is probably the best bit of business in the window. Quotes from their message board: villa may end up having had a good window quality not quantity Can defend and bombs down the wing giving us good attacking options. Like that last bit but with N'Zogbia on the right it may leave that side exposed to counter attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 1, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm a bit baffled by the people saying we have depth at Right back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm a bit baffled by the people saying we have depth at Right back! Why? I've got no qualms about playing Chris Herd there in Hutton's absence, and Cuellar is also perfectly capable if McLeish wants to use him that way. Lichaj is fine too. Compared to the days when Martin O'Neill's choice was between Mellberg and Reo-Coker, the right-back position is certainly not one I'm worried about this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm a bit baffled by the people saying we have depth at Right back!100% with you there. Seems to me the signing of Hutton was an essential bit of business to fill a gaping hole. If he gets injured, we will be back to having to slot in Lichaj, Herd or Cuellar, all of whom have their drawbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Has beye gone no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm a bit baffled by the people saying we have depth at Right back! indeed, we have injured cuellar who we tried to palm off on rangers, we have lichaj who is out for 4 months and we were trying to palm off on someone and we have herd who had 1 good game against wolverhampton wanders. that doesnt leave much i have not seen hutton play very much and it is obvious 4 years ago he was rated so there must be a player in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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