Nabby Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 As per SSN and Pete Colley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaN.I Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Nice for the lad but if these lads flop and we go down I just don't think Lambert will be as widely respected as he is currently among the villa fans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Villain Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 according to Ian Danter on Talksport he is on his way to BMH for a medical, meaning the end of the interest in Dale Stephens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Isn't he Crewe's skipper?? if he's their captain @ 22 then there's gotta be something good about him!! TRUST IN LAMBERT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Why not, sign him up. Will be desperate to show what they can do at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Need another Ashley in the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 He is a good player, no doubt about that. Premier League player, I'm not so sure. Loving this signing young lads with lots of Football League experience, rather than players who haven't worked at other clubs and won't work at ours. I think a few people complaining about Westwood and Bowery might very well be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 31, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 31, 2012 David Platt was the last player we signed from Crewe Alex iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Well Daily Mail reckon he is a Joe Allen type which is good enough for me. If he knows how to tackle I will be happier still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I'm guessing he is our back up plan for the Charlton kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 31, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 31, 2012 I'm guessing he is our back up plan for the Charlton kid. I'm guessing the Charlton Kid Deal is dead, hence Pete Colley at SSN is allowed to comment on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Wonder if he'll pimp my ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Spoke to a few of my Crewe supporting friends and they have said. He is a Defensive Midfielder, a strong tackler (but fair), very good with the ball at his feet and can spot a pass. They have all said they will be disappointed if he leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Isn't he Crewe's skipper?? if he's their captain @ 22 then there's gotta be something good about him!! And player of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 31, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 31, 2012 Westwood - fee agreed- medical underway CREWE captain Ashley Westwood is set to sign for Villa after Paul Lambert abandoned his interest in Charlton’s Dale Stephens. Westwood became the claret and blues main midfield target earlier today after their pursuit of Stephens met with frustration. Villa have agreed a fee, believed to be around £2 million for the 22-year-old and are confident of finalising the deal before the 11pm deadline. Westwood skippered the Railwaymen to promotion through the League Two play-offs last season and is highly-rated at Gresty Road. He is also believed to attracted interest from Swansea who had lined him up as a replacement for Joe Allen who left to join Liverpool. Villa were pursuing Chartlon midfielder Stephens, but turned their attentions to Westwood after failing to agree a deal with the Championship club. A take-it-or-leave-it offer was lodged with the Addicks this morning before the claret and blues struck a deal for Westwood this afternoon. j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 A thread about a potential signing, only one page long. Can't believe it tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Welcome Ashley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Welcome Ashley Westwood!! Quality Cm hope to see you flourish in C&B!!! UP THE VILLA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 31, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 31, 2012 Here on the OS Ashley Westwood will accept the responsibility of stepping up from League One Crewe to the Premier League "and take it in my stride" having completed his move from Crewe tonight, agreeing a four-year deal which will keep him at the club until the 2015-16 season. The 22-year-old midfield player was a central figure when Crewe secured promotion last season, was appointed club captain this season and he is eager to prove his worth by stepping up to the big stage that is the Barclays Premier League - a move that manager Paul Lambert believes he is handsomely equipped to handle. "I see myself as a Michael Carrick-type of player, someone who stays out of the limelight and keeps it simple, retaining the ball and laying it off to team-mates and from the conversations I've had with the new manager I think that will fit in perfectly here," Westwood said. "He said to me that he's looking for younger lads to work with him, step up and lift this club to the next level and I'm really looking forward to the challenge. "This is a fantastic football club, a massive club and I can't wait to get started really. "It's a bit surreal right now but I'll get out training with the lads tomorrow morning and take it in my stride." The midfielder - a product of the successful academy at Crewe, making his debut against Millwall aged 18 - is Lambert's seventh signing of the summer. He was part of the side that clinched promotion to League One after defeating Cheltenham in the play-off final at Wembley last season, making over 100 appearances for the Railwaymen and the Villa boss has no doubt that Westwood has the qualities to make an impact. "Being captain of his football club at 21 years of age, I think that says a big thing about Ashley's quality, the responsibility he has taken on his shoulders and his temperament - he's a good player," said Lambert. "He's also a terrific prospect for this football club - a real, real talent. "He's had a really good grounding at Crewe and he will fit in with what we're looking to do here. He's a good player and he'll do fine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockport_Villain Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Welcome Ashley. If your half as good as the last player we signed from Crewe I'll be very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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