Ashley Young - tell it how you see it

[eastie]

Giggs isn't going to last much longer and I agree ash would probably get plenty of games at utd but  not in 'the hole'- he may well be the player fergie was talking about, I certainly hope whatever he decides that it doesn't drag on all summer - let's have a decision quickly once the season ends .

[DeKuip]

I like Ash, he's a talented player who deserves a crack a Champions League football in his career. So long as he continues to give his all for us while still a Villa player, as both Barry & Milner did admirably before leaving, then I have no problem with him moving on and good luck to him.
Any club at our level will surely be planning well ahead to replace a player approaching the final year of a contract, that's the way it is nowadays.
The day we don't have players who the top clubs want to take off us is the time to worry.

[Clampy]

If he does decide he wants to go, i suggest the following.

If he goes to either Man Utd or Liverpool, take the money. Can't think of too many Man Utd players i'd want and Joe Cole is past it. If he goes to Man City, ask them for Adam Johnson. In the meantime, stick him back out on the wing.

[eastie]

Can't see houllier sticking him on the wing - only last week he said 'ashley likes playing there' about  his new position and I think maybe houllier is trying to appease him in the hope he signs a new deal but whoever buys him will use him as a winger anyway I imagine.

I agree he should be out wide rather than his role in the hole.

[nadz3488]

OR we can sell him to Spurs on a swap deal for Pavlyuchenko and Kranjcar. Heck, let's put in a Bid for Dawson as well while we're at it just to piss Arry off.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I honestly don't think Ashley is good enough for Man Utd.

[E I Adio]

I honestly don't think Ashley is good enough for Man Utd.

Not in his current form anyway.

[TimTheVillain]

As I see it, he wants away.

I think he's the next Barry / Milner - but he is more replaceable in N'Zogbia who has more cutting edge than Ash's last 2 years of Villa performances.

I just don't sere why he can't sign a new contract as Villa has done so much for him post Watford and the very least he can do is let us cash in on him to the max.

[VillaAlways]

As I see it, he wants away.

I think he's the next Barry / Milner - but he is more replaceable in N'Zogbia who has more cutting edge than Ash's last 2 years of Villa performances.

I just don't sere why he can't sign a new contract as Villa has done so much for him post Watford and the very least he can do is let us cash in on him to the max.

He might be thinking that noone would pay that much for him.If his contract was 4+ years and he would be tied here

[oldtimernow]

He's like a share you got at a reasonable price, watched in soar to incredible prices and then when the problems come out starts to fall.

Do you hold on the off chance the price will recover or cut your losses (or accept a smaller profit) by cashing in?

Cash for Ash for me....oops that sounds like a junior Doctors nice little earner..sorry

[Dave]

I just don't sere why he can't sign a new contract as Villa has done so much for him post Watford and the very least he can do is let us cash in on him to the max.

Because the less a buying club has to pay us for him the more he can then get from them.

I'd do exactly the same in his position.

[TimTheVillain]

I just don't sere why he can't sign a new contract as Villa has done so much for him post Watford and the very least he can do is let us cash in on him to the max.

Because the less a buying club has to pay us for him the more he can then get from them.

I'd do exactly the same in his position.

True-ish - a ManUre will probably pay him £20k plus a week more than us anyway, maybe even £40k - they'll pay what he's worth irrespective of the transfer fee ( IF HE'S DEEMED WORTH IT)  but it's the sort of thing that fans hate - he'll turn the Villa fans against him big time.

Maybe he isn't bothered about that.

[lukey27]

I'd be very surprised if Ash doesn't move on in the summer. If you're a top Premiership performer and you don't play for a club in the Champions League it's a rarity if they stay at that club for longer than three years. At the end of this season we will have gotten four and a half good years out of him.

In my opinion, he's never let the club down, always given his all and if we can get decent money from him it's no bad thing. He's not been at his best this year, but we'll certainly miss him if he goes, but I don't begrudge him Champions League football.

[Concrete John]

If he does decide he wants to go, i suggest the following.

If he goes to either Man Utd or Liverpool, take the money. Can't think of too many Man Utd players i'd want and Joe Cole is past it. If he goes to Man City, ask them for Adam Johnson. In the meantime, stick him back out on the wing.

I agree with all of that!

[Dave]

I just don't sere why he can't sign a new contract as Villa has done so much for him post Watford and the very least he can do is let us cash in on him to the max.

Because the less a buying club has to pay us for him the more he can then get from them.

I'd do exactly the same in his position.

True-ish - a ManUre will probably pay him £20k plus a week more than us anyway, maybe even £40k - they'll pay what he's worth irrespective of the transfer fee ( IF HE'S DEEMED WORTH IT)  but it's the sort of thing that fans hate - he'll turn the Villa fans against him big time.

Maybe he isn't bothered about that.

If he signs a new contract and then leaves then they'll turn against him as well. Unless he ends up staying (which he won't) most will turn against him regardless of what he does.

He might as well get an extra couple of million out of it.