Ashley Young: Staying or going?

[Blackcountry Villa]

Ash plays so much better when Albrighton is in the team.

Why has he been shit all season then when Albrighton has been in the team?

[The Situation]

Ash plays so much better when Albrighton is in the team.

Why has he been shit all season then when Albrighton has been in the team?

"Why has he been shit all season then" - That's a bit of an exaggeration.

Both Albrighton and Young compliment each other nicely when they play together, you'll notice it's no coincidence that both Albrighton (especially Albrighton) and Young always have good games when in the team... West Ham, Man United, Blackpool, Fulham and Wolves are just examples where Albrighton has played brilliantly and Young has played well too.

Watch next time Young and Albrighton are playing in the team.

[ez]

Well today is when i saw champs league for next season evaporate and Ashley on his way at the end of the season.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Our best player is not going to want to hang around when he can go play for Arsenal/Spurs. Thanks for the service Ashley and I hope you get the trophies you deserve to win (just leave out the play-acting though).

[TheSandman]

We need at least three quality players. If we need to cash in to get them then so be it. For me, Albrighton and Downing are currently better than him on right and left wing respectively, and Ash is far from undroppable in his new role.

Spot on.

I really don't like this 4-4-1-1 formation either. I think we need a big hard man midfielder flanked by two ball players (Delph and Bannan?) and that would be a fantastic midfield for me. That means that one winger no longer has his place guaranteed. I'm not saying he's shit or he should be shipped out quicktime. I think he's our outstanding player on paper. I'm just saying that we can have a better TEAM by replacing a good individual.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

We need at least three quality players. If we need to cash in to get them then so be it. For me, Albrighton and Downing are currently better than him on right and left wing respectively, and Ash is far from undroppable in his new role.

Spot on.

I really don't like this 4-4-1-1 formation either. I think we need a big hard man midfielder flanked by two ball players (Delph and Bannan?) and that would be a fantastic midfield for me. That means that one winger no longer has his place guaranteed. I'm not saying he's shit or he should be shipped out quicktime. I think he's our outstanding player on paper. I'm just saying that we can have a better TEAM by replacing a good individual.

Nobody in an advanced position such as A.Young does more for the team. I think one of the reasons Arsenal/Spurs want him is because of his ability to play for the team and do his fair share of defensive work. You won't find many attacking players with his ability doing that. They're usually wimps like Downing (who just gets worse. What is he scared of? Getting a little graze on his knee?).

 OK, so this might not be his best season he's had with us, but based on his performances since he joined us, he deserves more than this stick that people seem to be giving him.

[BannedUserIAT]

No, he deserves the stick alright. He has the potential to be easily the best player in our team. He has the potential to be one of the best in the whole league! He showed a few seasons back that he can drop a free-kick on a dime, that he can run at defenders and absolutely terrorise any team...just look at the way the crowd would get to their feet when he had te ball: you just KNEW somehting magnificent could happen. These days, I just expect a shanked cross into the Holte or stright into the 'keepers bread basket.

Yes, to a large degree, he's a known quantity and defenders now know to double up on him. But his game hasn't really adapted, it's not matured in a way that it should have, he's not added any new tricks to his game (not good one's anyway).

A change of attitude, a bit more professionalism and a willingness to develop his game and I'd LOVE to see him stay at Villa. But at the moment he just seems highly jealous that the youngsters are getting all the (deserved) attention and his game has gone to shit. I'm more than happy to get rid.

[SoccerHQ]

Young isn't that good in the free role.

Young is much better on the wing.

I await all these examples to the contary.

[Percy McCarthy]

Young isn't that good in the free role.

Young is much better on the wing.

I await all these examples to the contary.

You may be right. But is he better on the wing than Albrighton has been this season? Or Downing when on the left? One of the drawbacks of Ash playing on his favourite left wing, is that it means Downing on the right, where he is half the player.

[Toronto Villa]

You put two solid CM's behind Ash and I think he's be a great free player. He's having to not only play a creative role, but also cover behind him. It's making him less effective in the role we need him to be effective at. Not everything is about how Ash is playing, but it is combined with the situation we as a club find ourselves in.

[Bosco81]

Take Ash out of our team and we could be in a lot of trouble, we'd only need to look on the 2nd page of ceefax.

[Blackcountry Villa]

Take Ash out of our team and we could be in a lot of trouble, we'd only need to look on the 2nd page of ceefax.

Like we are now you mean?

If he's our best player then god help us. The most overrated player i think i've ever seen.

[Legion]

Take Ash out of our team and we could be in a lot of trouble, we'd only need to look on the 2nd page of ceefax.

Like we are now you mean?

If he's our best player then god help us. The most overrated player i think i've ever seen.

Utter rubbish.

[PaulWinch again]

Take Ash out of our team and we could be in a lot of trouble, we'd only need to look on the 2nd page of ceefax.

Like we are now you mean?

If he's our best player then god help us. The most overrated player i think i've ever seen.

Utter rubbish.

Correct. This is all a bit hysterical.

[Toronto Villa]

Take Ash out of our team and we could be in a lot of trouble, we'd only need to look on the 2nd page of ceefax.

Like we are now you mean?

If he's our best player then god help us. The most overrated player i think i've ever seen.

I've just contacted the Guiness Book of Records for you. You must be closing in on the world record for continuously ludicrous statements on an internet message board. Keep going I say.