Andreas Weimann

[PaulWinch again]

He deserves a new and improved deal.

[Boz]

It's not only about an improved deal, it's also about his personal ambitions.

Remain with a hopefully improving Villa next season in the Premiership with a better deal, or playing for a club in the Champions League or Europa Cup, also with a better deal.

Question to Villa fans - If it was you, what would you do?

[dekko]

It's not only about an improved deal, it's also about his personal ambitions.

Remain with a hopefully improving Villa next season in the Premiership with a better deal, or playing for a club in the Champions League or Europa Cup, also with a better deal.

Question to Villa fans - If it was you, what would you do?

Stay at Villa and not end up spending 90% of my time on the bench

[Drummond]

One of the things that I like about Lambert's approach is that the team and squad all seem so together. If a player is doing well and happy as part of that, why would he want to leave?

[not3bad]

If we stay up but lose Bentake, Weimann and Guzan, or two of those listed then it'll be another struggle against relegation again next season I'm thinking.

[pauliewalnuts]

One of the things that I like about Lambert's approach is that the team and squad all seem so together. If a player is doing well and happy as part of that, why would he want to leave?

It'd be nice if it was actually like that, but it isn't is it?

They'll always be interested by more money or a more glamorous club, no matter how good the team spirit.

[saunders_heroes]

One of the things that I like about Lambert's approach is that the team and squad all seem so together. If a player is doing well and happy as part of that, why would he want to leave?

Ambition, money? Not much at Villa these last few years.

[QBVILLA]

Weiman's gone from a reserve playing a few sub games to one of the first names on the list.

The club obviously thought there was no rush to sign him up. (As my kids would say Epic fail!)

He just needs to play out of his skin for a few more games and then the world is his oyster. Sign a lucrative contract with Villa or leave, sign a lucrative contract and possibly win things if a good club want him, at a knock down price. I fear we really know how this will play out. :-(

Epic fail indeed. However.................
I seem to recall Luke Moore getting a whacking great contract and then doing nothing afterwards. Albrighton has taken some real stick this season for his lack of form yet two years ago he looked every inch a top winger and we'd all be saying to give him the big fat contract that ensures he stays. It's the gamble that clubs take. Weimann will stay  if he is happy with the money he is offered.

[Billy Walker]

One of the things that I like about Lambert's approach is that the team and squad all seem so together. If a player is doing well and happy as part of that, why would he want to leave?

It'd be nice if it was actually like that, but it isn't is it?

They'll always be interested by more money or a more glamorous club, no matter how good the team spirit.

I reckon they will see the potential at Villa, the ambition of the manager and stay.  All they have to do is look around the place to know they are at a big club that can achieve things.  They'll have seen our youngsters reach the last four of Europe's top competition last night and know that we are a club that can compete - and should compete - at all levels with the very best.

 As long as the chairman and CEO are ready to back the manager's vision (and we stay up, of course) I have no fears that our betters players will stay and want to kick on with our club.

[dave.woodhall]

Weiman's gone from a reserve playing a few sub games to one of the first names on the list.

The club obviously thought there was no rush to sign him up. (As my kids would say Epic fail!)

He just needs to play out of his skin for a few more games and then the world is his oyster. Sign a lucrative contract with Villa or leave, sign a lucrative contract and possibly win things if a good club want him, at a knock down price. I fear we really know how this will play out. :-(

No. It's not happened before so why should it now?

[QBVILLA]

I fully expect players to leave if there is money on the table elsewhere. Man U, who win everything, offer the glamour and everything else have been held to ransom in recent years by Ferdinand and Rooney. Lost Tevez to City as well. What chance Villa where there has been no silverware for 17yrs? I find it easier to expect zero loyalty from the players and just enjoy good players in their time with us.

[jcsutv]

It all smacks of People trying to unsettle the club when there have been some positives on the pitch. Who could benefit from this QPR, Harry? Or is that me being cynical of the London press bias.

[not3bad]

I fully expect players to leave if there is money on the table elsewhere. Man U, who win everything, offer the glamour and everything else have been held to ransom in recent years by Ferdinand and Rooney. Lost Tevez to City as well. What chance Villa where there has been no silverware for 17yrs? I find it easier to expect zero loyalty from the players and just enjoy good players in their time with us.

As has been mentioned many times elsewhere they'll get first team football at Villa.  At a place like Man City they'll be a very small fish in a very big ocean full of superstars and you've seen what happens to young players who get a move to Man City recently.  I'd say for someone like Weimann to move to City at this stage of his career could be highly damaging and that staying at Villa would be the much better option.

[Irish villain]

He deserves a new and improved deal.

He's becoming one of our key players.

[chrisw1]

I reckon they will see the potential at Villa, the ambition of the manager and stay....

 As long as the chairman and CEO are ready to back the manager's vision (and we stay up, of course) I have no fears that our betters players will stay and want to kick on with our club.

This is the problem.  I think players will feel betrayed by the board following the last transfer window where we all but rolled over and surrendered.  The lack of foresight by the board in not reinforcing the squad and particularly the defense was staggering.  If we do stay up it will be by the skin of our teeth.   How is a player supposed to read 'ambition' through those lines?

If any decent offers come in for our better players I suspect they will be off.  And frankly you couldn't really blame them, notwithstanding most of us think the manager has potential.