TrentVilla Posted July 15, 2014 Moderator Share Posted July 15, 2014 I don't see that it matters much whether the policy was driven by Lerner, Lambert, or even Faulkner, it is a policy that has left us in a very weak position re selling Hutton, which some people have been trying to point out for a while. However, it would put Lambert's constant reassurances about the bomb squad, that he was taking decisions solely for the good of the team, into some kind of different perspective. I'm not sure anyone has ever argued that it put us in anything other than a week position re selling him. As for the second part of your post, I'm not sure I've seen these constant reassurances but what was he supposed to say? Lerner won't let me play them? Way I see it Lambert has to a large extent carried the van for Lerner these last two years and has perhaps had enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) If Hutton was very upset about not playing he could always negotiate a way out if his contract with the club and try his luck as a free agent. I think he knows he's on a good thing here though. Edited July 15, 2014 by LondonLax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 He knows he will be lucky to get half of what hes on now at his next club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronk-villa Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Hutton' s deal to west brom fell thru after we asked for 60 million.....based on him being better than david LuizIn seriousness tho. ....he's probably our best right back. ...sad to say but he's better than Lowton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Based on his performances in 11/12, really? I'm not a great fan of Bacuna at RB but most of the time he put in better performances than Hutton did imo. Surely not yet another case of a player out of the team for a while and people automatically rate him better than he actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Based on his performances in 11/12, really? I'm not a great fan of Bacuna at RB but most of the time he put in better performances than Hutton did imo. Surely not yet another case of a player out of the team for a while and people automatically rate him better than he actually is. Well, I agree with you, but that pretty much has to be what the club think. He's surely too expensive to keep if he's 3rd choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichiBoi11 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Maybe it's a straight fight between Hutton and Lowton for the right back spot, with Bacuna being used in midfield. Or if we play with wingbacks maybe he's Bacunas competition and Lambert wants to utilise Lowton elsewhere. Or maybe Lowtons out of favour and will be loaned out or sold. The only thing we do know is we won't know Lamberts plans until we start playing friendlies and see the kind of players and formations he's thinking of using Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForfarVillan Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I'm very much in the minority but I don't think we'd have struggled nearly as much last season with Hutton in the team. He's a good player who's become a major scapegoat.........a major bellend but a cracking player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 He's crap worst position I have ever seen from a defender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myko Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I'm very much in the minority but I don't think we'd have struggled nearly as much last season with Hutton in the team. He's a good player who's become a major scapegoat.........a major bellend but a cracking player. Alan Hutton ... Cracking Player 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I'm very much in the minority but I don't think we'd have struggled nearly as much last season with Hutton in the team. He's a good player who's become a major scapegoat.........a major bellend but a cracking player. Alan Hutton ... (Leg) Cracking Player if this is a 'blankety blank' quiz question - I've filled in the answer! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rovers13 Posted July 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2014 I don't even know what to compare that description too. Maybe, "George bush, become a major scapegoat, but he had brilliant foreign policy," is an equivalent. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForfarVillan Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 yup there we go. Strange that he puts in great performances time and again at international level. Clearly there's a good player there. Carry on though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 going to say it here first. Hutton for 2014/15 Player of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_of_Pongo_Waring Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 yup there we go. Strange that he puts in great performances time and again at international level. Clearly there's a good player there. Carry on though With Scotland he's surrounded by International players. maybe he's not so good surrounded by less experienced players? Whatever the reason he can only be picked for Villa on his performances for Villa and they were not great performances. Performances in training and attitude will all have an impact and we have no idea about that aspect. I don't believe the way he has been treated has no reason behind it, just because as a fan I have no idea what that reason is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 yup there we go. Strange that he puts in great performances time and again at international level. Clearly there's a good player there. Carry on though With Scotland he's surrounded by International players. maybe he's not so good surrounded by less experienced players? Whatever the reason he can only be picked for Villa on his performances for Villa and they were not great performances. Performances in training and attitude will all have an impact and we have no idea about that aspect. I don't believe the way he has been treated has no reason behind it, just because as a fan I have no idea what that reason is. when he played here he was in defence with Warnock, Dunne and Colins with Given behind them. hardly a young team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_of_Pongo_Waring Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 when he played here he was in defence with Warnock, Dunne and Colins with Given behind them. hardly a young team You're right, seems like an age ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I'm very much in the minority but I don't think we'd have struggled nearly as much last season with Hutton in the team. He's a good player who's become a major scapegoat.........a major bellend but a cracking player. With notably rare exceptions, Alan Hutton has been a valuable stalwart of the Villa defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 If nothing else he'll be another hand holder for the kids. It's been Vlaar and Guzan and a bunch of kids for the last two seasons. The Bosmans and Bent and Hutton coming into the fold could have as much an effect on the the young guys as they do on the first team themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Sorry but I hate Hutton and it annoys me that he will be wearing the Villa shirt again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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