stewiek2 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 We qualified for europe by one point. Thank you for that goal at Forest Ash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, CosmicVillan said: Great Pro and an example to the younger players. Great attitude in both stints for us , looked after himself and redifined his role on the pitch over time. Shocked how well he still moved for his age even at 38 I expect he wants to still play and that we may see him back as a coach once he's finished playing. Good luck Young Ashley The man did De Bruyne for pace and bodied him. Proved me wrong time and time again. Unlike Milner, Young has a burst of pace over 5 yards and is actually really agile and balanced for a a 38 year old level. Levels I'm not sure I've seen. Ronaldo moves like a truck in comparison. I don't think we'll go off the deep end, we will continue to push forward at great pace. We won't do a Leicester or ought on the back of Young leaving but I'd be careful about losing a lot of the character in the team the next few years, this being the start. I think he'll be a huge loss to the dressing room 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarium Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 The only reason I would be ok with this is if Ash has told the club he wants guaranteed first team football next season, which you would hope we would not be in a position to guarantee. Any other reason for not renewing his contract doesn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Bit annoyed by this. Might as well have kept hold of him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 18 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Ash Young is one year older than me so we need another 37/38 year old. Same here. Now I'm older than all senior players. Yay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 9 minutes ago, WallisFrizz said: I’m really surprised. Smith, Gerrard and Emery were all really complimentary of his athleticism and dressing room influence. We’ve barely been able to fill our bench at times this season and he’s able to play in a few positions. A one year extension for a season in which we will be playing hopefully more games than usual seemed an easy choice. I hope they’ve done the right thing. We're going to be signing 5-6 easily this summer with europe now so I assume a new RB will be coming in and probably a CB who can play FB in emergency aswell. With Moreno and Digne that's enough on the other side aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Icarium said: The only reason I would be ok with this is if Ash has told the club he wants guaranteed first team football next season, which you would hope we would not be in a position to guarantee. Any other reason for not renewing his contract doesn't make sense. What about money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Good luck Ashley. Surprised the contract wasn’t renewed personally, but I guess I’ll defer to the manager on this one. Great player in both stints here. I’ll always love him for (briefly) making me feel like I’m not actually that old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Bit of a shame I think to be letting him go, I’d have thought his versatility and experience would be invaluable but in Emery we trust and if he believes this the best decision then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 While I'm a bit sentimental about this and think that Young is an absolute Villa legend, this is probably the sensible move. I have a lot of goodwill for our club management right now. If this allows us to invest in up and coming talent, then I'm all for it. Hope to see Ashley Young back in a Villa role sometime in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Thanks Ashley. I have no doubt he will be returning to the club at some point in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 One of the best signings we have made in my lifetime, been unbelievable for us in both stints at the club. Wish the club had announced it before Sunday though so he could get the send off he deserved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 You cant put a price on the effect he has within the squad, great for morale and team spirit is Ash, and proved very useful on the pitch too, so its a little sad to see him go a second time. Spoiler But you left us for United and cheated against us. Now you want to stay another year? Well EH EH. This is Karma. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 My favourite Villa player of all time! I grew up idolising him. When we would play 5 aside at Walmley, we all wanted to be Ashley Young.. I never thought I would see him in a Villa shirt again.. but I did.. Never would I have thought I would see him score again.. but against Forest he did.. He set the standards at this football club. I understand why his contract hasn’t been renewed but I don’t at the same time.. To me.. He is the modern day Villa legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono62 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Maybe KKH will step up now. Good luck in whatever you do next Ashley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted May 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2023 An absolute hero. We must have a right back lined up if we're letting him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 I guess it was a choice of him or cash to play back up or battle for the 1st team spot to our new right back. Ultimately its a difficult but understandable decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Just now, chrisvilla4 said: I guess it was a choice of him or cash to play back up or battle for the 1st team spot to our new right back. Ultimately its a difficult but understandable decision. In theory yes, but I really wish we'd start doing & rubber-stamping our business first before shipping people out. We keep doing this, clearing decks (either releasing, selling or loaning) before being able to bring in replacements, and it left us very very thin on the ground this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Good he has gone out on a high, be held in high regard for the rest of his days, Thank you Ashley for helping us get back into Europe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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