AshVilla Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 did he survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 55 minutes ago, AshVilla said: did he survive? HE SURVIVED!!!! The only casualty was Micah Richards who limped off on like 17 minutes, but no major loss there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGC Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Gary Gardner was my motm today against Cambridge. Thought he was class, hasn't lost his passing range and playing 2 years in the championship has hardened him up a bit, looks like he has a bit of bite and steel to our midfield. Wouldn't be overly surprised if he started with Tish at the start of the season. Think he's our most naturally gifted CM we have at our disposal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Really hope he's given a proper opportunity this year. Fingers crossed he can stay injury free. Looking forward to seeing what he can offer us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillz Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I think i've said this every year for the last 5 years but i really hope he gets is chance. There is obvious quality in his game and his eye for goal is excellent. We haven't had a player i felt confident about shooting from outside the box since Hitz! To top it off, he's a villa guy through and through (like his brother ) , has come through horrible injuries and still wants to play for the Claret and Blue Fingers crossed he stays fit and shines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 According to a lot of reviews, bar his goal, he was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 15 minutes ago, Woodytom said: According to a lot of reviews, bar his goal, he was awful. Which ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 27, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) 10 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Which ones? They did a Player Watch on him in the Bham Mail which was far from complimentary here Quote Having not got as much pre-season action as he might have hoped so far, it was a big chance for Gary Gardner to impress. The 24-year-old's evening started horribly. A sloppy pass saw him give the ball away in his own half, but Cambridge could not capitalise. From his tweets, I think it's safe to say that Gary disagreed Edited July 27, 2016 by Designer1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Just now, Designer1 said: They did a Player Watch on him in the Bham Mail which was far from complimentary here From his tweets, I think it's safe to say that Gary disagreed Yeah was just going to say, that's the only thing I've seen and he does seem annoyed about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGC Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 1 minute ago, DCJonah said: Yeah was just going to say, that's the only thing I've seen and he does seem annoyed about it. Absolutely disagree with this. Misplaced a few passes but on the whole was efficient in possession, controlled the game well and used the ball well when he had it. Defensively was good enough, put in a few good tackles. He looked classy yesterday and was a big reason why we dictated the pace of the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I'd be extremely concerned with a midfield duo of him and tshibola. Just making the same mistakes all over again. Need someone with a bit of knowhow. Once again ppl's optimism appears to be based on sheer 'what might be', rather than 'what will probably be'. Go in to a season with our current midfield we will get torn to pieces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGC Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Woodytom said: I'd be extremely concerned with a midfield duo of him and tshibola. Just making the same mistakes all over again. Need someone with a bit of knowhow. Once again ppl's optimism appears to be based on sheer 'what might be', rather than 'what will probably be'. Go in to a season with our current midfield we will get torn to pieces. Gardner and Tish are proven quality in the Championship. Gardner has been a revelation at Forest the last 2 years and Tish was a massive reason why Reading started the season so well before his injury. I for one won't be too concerned if this is the starting midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 8 minutes ago, UGC said: Gardner and Tish are proven quality in the Championship. Gardner has been a revelation at Forest the last 2 years and Tish was a massive reason why Reading started the season so well before his injury. I for one won't be too concerned if this is the starting midfield. I don't think it's a dreadful midfield at this level but it is very inexperienced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 13 minutes ago, UGC said: Gardner and Tish are proven quality in the Championship. Gardner has been a revelation at Forest the last 2 years and Tish was a massive reason why Reading started the season so well before his injury. I for one won't be too concerned if this is the starting midfield. While I am hopefuly that Tshibola turns into a good player for us, I think it is too soon to call him proven at this level. He has only about 12 games under his belt in the Championship in his career to date. I understand where WoodyTom is coming from, sometimes you need a player with experience when times get tough to pull you through those times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 55 minutes ago, UGC said: Gardner and Tish are proven quality in the Championship. No they aren't. To call Gardner a revelation at forest is quite frankly laughable. He's gone and played well. A revelation..... definitely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGC Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 14 minutes ago, Woodytom said: No they aren't. To call Gardner a revelation at forest is quite frankly laughable. He's gone and played well. A revelation..... definitely not. None the less has impressed and they certainly want him back. Experience would be nice, these two have shown they are good enough for this level. Even so I'd imagine if we lose Westwood and/or Gana we'd bring someone in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 10 minutes ago, UGC said: None the less has impressed and they certainly want him back. Experience would be nice, these two have shown they are good enough for this level. Even so I'd imagine if we lose Westwood and/or Gana we'd bring someone in. Yeah they are good enough to play at this level. Good enough to get us back up..... highly debatable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Time to step up pal! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 7 hours ago, UGC said: Gardner and Tish are proven quality in the Championship. Gardner has been a revelation at Forest the last 2 years and Tish was a massive reason why Reading started the season so well before his injury. I for one won't be too concerned if this is the starting midfield. Getting a bit carried away there, Tshibola has only played 15 games at this level so it's far too small a sample imo. If he'd played 40 games for Reading then fair enough. We certainly do need an experienced head in central midfield to help out the others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 1 hour ago, VillaChris said: Getting a bit carried away there, Tshibola has only played 15 games at this level so it's far too small a sample imo. If he'd played 40 games for Reading then fair enough. We certainly do need an experienced head in central midfield to help out the others. But in those games reading fans thought he was tremendous. The short games is down to injury so it's not like his performances got him dropped. Tshibola and Gardner have proved they can perform in the championship, other midfield players we have haven't. Both were also not part of our shambolic midfield last year. I'm looking forward to their opportunity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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