GarethRDR Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Wherever he's gone, I hope he's taken that glass door from Gatecrasher with him as a souvenir. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Any news? Tell me, what have you Herd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Went walkabout on the trip to Portugal, met a girl, didn't come back. Good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GarethRDR Posted May 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2014 Wait... did he kidnap Maddie?! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sexbelowsound Posted May 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2014 Went walkabout on the trip to Portugal, met a girl, didn't come back. Good riddance. Good riddance? The lad tried is hardest every game, not sure how he can be faulted. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Went walkabout on the trip to Portugal, met a girl, didn't come back. Good riddance. Was disciplined for that, it's not the reason why he was on leave and retiring though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djamfisher Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) He's getting married this weekend (Ibiza). My mate knows why he isn't playing at the moment, but is refusing to tell me; but says he'll be surprised if he's gonna retire.. Edited May 14, 2014 by djamfisher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepDish Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Is any of this related to the Bent rumours? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Any updates on Herd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Haven't herd anything personally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Is any of this related to the Bent rumours? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan501 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Is any of this related to the Bent rumours? No What are the rumours abouy bent then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillanousOne Posted June 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2014 Is any of this related to the Bent rumours? No What are the rumours abouy bent then Apparently he went on loan to Fullham and played some games there, but no-one amongst the fans, players or club officials noticed so it can't be confirmed or denied. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Went walkabout on the trip to Portugal, met a girl, didn't come back. Good riddance. Good riddance? The lad tried is hardest every game, not sure how he can be faulted. Because he is(was) getting paid large amounts of money high enough to retire on in his mid 20's and is a rubbish footballer? I want to go to Villa Park and occasionally see some player with some ability- in Villa shirts- for a change, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted June 30, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 30, 2014 Update from Australian football site theworldgame: Chris Herd - one of just four Australians in the first team squad of a Premier League club - has turned to his ex-pro dad to help whip him into shape for the most important season of his career. Willie Herd, who spent 13 seasons in Scotland’s top flight with Falkirk and Partick Thistle, has been honing the fitness of the injury-jinxed Aston Villa defender in one-on-one sessions at the club's Bodymoor Heath training base in a bid to help the Perth-born would-be Socceroo get his career back on track as he enters the final year of his deal with the Midlands club. A succession of injuries and an in-house issue with the Villa hierachy last season left the versatile Herd, 25, with just two first team appearances and with it all to prove to coach Paul Lambert - in what is shaping as a make-or-break season. Lauded as one of Villa's brightest prospects in a breakthrough 2011-2012 season, Herd - who made his initial impact as holding midfielder - has been beset by setbacks over the past two years but, according to dad Willie, is primed to burst back to his best. A winger in his playing days, Herd snr, 54, said of his two-month trip to the UK: "Chris is looking lean and hungry and, after all the injuries over the past couple of years, it's almost like him starting from scratch again. "He obviously had an issue with the club last year but that has been sorted and he is looking forward, rather than back. "Villa gave us the run of their facilities and we worked on a lot of things, from general fitness to ball work. "I've kept up with the coaching side of things since quitting the game as a player and I wanted to do my bit to pass on what I know to help Chris hit the ground running in what is a big season for his career. "We started off training at just a local park in Birmingham and then headed to Villa's training base. He also did gym work and pool work. "Football is a marathon and not a sprint. And for Chris it will now all be about maturity kicking in. "In the past he's sometimes been a bit over eager to impress and has been playing at a 100 miles an hour. "My message has been about pacing himself more and channelling his aggression a little bit ... maybe a case of using his head as much as his body to make things happen on the pitch." Despite just 171 minutes of game time last season, Herd was named in Australia's squad to face Ecuador in London in March after coach Ange Postecoglou went to meet him in Birmingham. But he pulled out at the eleventh hour for “personal reasons”, with Alex Wilkinson - who went on to partner Mathew Spiranovic at the World Cup at the back for Australia - taking his place. It was Postecoglou's intention to give Herd every opportunity to make his squad to Brazil but his extended absence from Villa's squad ultimately precluded that. The door for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup remains ajar for Herd, who is still awaiting his first cap after injuries rubbed him out of a succession of squads for his country. However, his dad insisted his top priority is to regain his starting spot at Villa and put his injury issues behind him. "The message to him when he met Ange was that if he was playing he would have been involved in pre-World Cup camp but it wasn't to be," he said. "The most important thing for him is do well for his club and make up for lost time. If that happens, I can't see why Ange won't look at him again. "I think there's a lot more to come from him in terms of development. He won't reach his peak for another three years and he still has a lot to learn. "Hopefully, given the opportunity, he will take it again, as he did three seasons back. In that season Herd made 19 appearances for Villa in a variety of roles including fullback, centre back and midfield. "It's all about getting games under his belt and I think you will see a much improved player emerge," Willie said. "He's had some bad luck with injuries. Basically one after another... it's incredible. "But hopefully that's all behind him now." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Willie Herd... Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 "A succession of injuries and an in-house issue with the Villa hierachy last season left the versatile Herd, 25, with just two first team appearances and with it all to prove to coach Paul Lambert - in what is shaping as a make-or-break season." So was Herd the one that was being bullied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjacobjr Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Sorry about his personal issues for the player but not good enough time to let him off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 "Going into the final year of my deal, shit, better pull my finger out!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 It's obvious we're holding onto him principally because we're hardly signing anyone . . . if it weren't all hands on deck, I'd have thought he'd have been out the back door this summer. Still, needs must, hope he can do a job for us next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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