AntrimBlack Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I suspect he is Championship level. When he has played for our first team he has been very poor, and he now seems to be incredibly injury prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Heading to Forrest on loan is the latest reports within next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Has to be given a shot on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thevillanofoz Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Surely, surely the club wouldn't be stupid enough to sell him - loan him to NF - that is a great idea, he gets back up to speed and then can come into the team next season with a load of experience at that level and contaminated by the terrible toxic atmosphere of the current dressing room. But selling him for peanuts, why?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 he's been getting up to speed for 3 years, I can't see him ever making it here even if we go down 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I just don't think he trains well. He did very well at Forrest last season. Fans were even saying it would be a huge coup if they managed to sign him because Gardner was premier league quality. He just hasn't been given a chance at all which is a shame. It seemed like Sherwood wanted to give him a shot early in the season but then he got injured and when he finally got fit, Sherwood was sacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Nottingham Forest fans seem very happy to have him back. Lets remember that some players take longer to develop and that is hopefully the case with Gardner given his injuries. Delph really didn't do that well for us until the end of the 2012/2013 season when he was a similar age to Gardner. Hopefully we wont sell him and he becomes another Cahill or Albrighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Just sell him never gona do anything at villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I would loan him to Forest give him a chance next season and that really is last chance saloon for him. In a way he is pretty fortunate we are going down as he is more likely to get an opportunity. I also think he was pretty lucky to get his contract renewed but that's another story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissmith921 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Get him used to the Championship - maybe sound out one or two of Forest's better youngsters "when Villa drop.... fancy it??".... And lets make sure we stay there for one year only....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Selling him would be stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 7, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2016 Loaning him to a Championship team to help him develop and then using him next season has to be the best idea. It is would be nice to have a bit more height in our midfield and he is about 6'2" I believe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 he's better than westwood so why let him go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 11 hours ago, commander said: he's better than westwood so why let him go? Is he though? He's never looked any good for us - Westwood has been competent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I can't believe it's been 4 years since he broke into the team and was starting games. Really sad that he's done absolutely nothing since. Apart from a freekick in preseason 2013 I can't remember a single thing he's done or even a single appearance he made for us. Damn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 His career to date may have been ravaged by injuries but lets face it - he will never ever make it as a starter for Villa. The kid simply isn't good enough for where we are and what we need - I also believe this will be the case following our inevitable relegation. Let him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Yeah, let him go when we're almost certainly going to be in the championship next season, a league where he's done well recently. Yup, brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 3 hours ago, lexicon said: Is he though? He's never looked any good for us - Westwood has been competent. Agree, that's a bit harsh on Westwood. I'm sure Gardner would not have been any worse than Gueye and Sanchez though, they are crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 14 minutes ago, ismail-villa said: Yeah, let him go when we're almost certainly going to be in the championship next season, a league where he's done well recently. Yup, brilliant. Will WE play him even in that league though? Assuming we keep the same squad and there is no reason we shouldn't we'd have better players in front of him. In that scenario he's a waste of a squad place. If he was good enough he'd be playing now - and this is not the same as the Cahill situation. Dynamic midfielders with his injury record at his age rarely go on to succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ermie123 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 On 06/01/2016 at 22:35, VillanousOne said: he's been getting up to speed for 3 years, I can't see him ever making it here even if we go down Yes like a car without a battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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