Ashley Young - tell it how you see it

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I'll be stunned if a club as good as Manure want him.

I'd be stunned if they weren't. Players like him don't become available every day, he's approaching his best years, he's creative, versatile, hard working and is hardly ever injured.

I'll have to disagree.
He's a very good player, but he's not up to Manure standards.

[Mazrim]

I'm fully prepared for Young to leave now (and I'm not half as bothered as I thought I'd be) but a mickey mouse report of him wanting out with some nameless "a source close to the player said..." is not Young breaking his silence.

We'll miss him but we've missed the 2008/09 Young for a while now. A more specialised central attacking midfielder would be ideal. Somebody like Milner and christ how I wish we could get him back to play in that position. I'm sure Houllier will find a playmaker for that role IF Young leaves.
Maybe somebody like Eden Hazard?

[Dave]

I'll be stunned if a club as good as Manure want him.

I'd be stunned if they weren't. Players like him don't become available every day, he's approaching his best years, he's creative, versatile, hard working and is hardly ever injured.

I'll have to disagree.
He's a very good player, but he's not up to Manure standards.

The likes of Carrick, Brown and Gibson aren't good enough for them either - but if Ash were available for c. Ł12-15m and wanted to go there they would be mental not to go for him.

[WikiVilla]

I think there will be a tug of war between ManUre, BinDippers, Arse & Spurzzz
Dont think CiŁy need another winger

[eastie]

I think ash will go to man utd and he will fit nicely into their side , him and nani wide would be the modern day kanchelskis and giggs - if utd are in for him and I expect they will be , then I can't see him being interested in going anywhere but there.

[Merv]

Hmmmm, I think the Man Utd side of the last two seasons has had many players - O'Shea, Evans, Brown, Fletcher, Gibson, Smalling (still can't see the fuss), Park (though I do rate him) that I'd consider to be average - certainly not top-class. But they are part of a very good team and squad, Ferguson gets the best out of them. Young's gettable in the summer for Ł10-12m, given his contract situation, and I can see him being a target for them, absolutely. Is he that much different, quality wise, to Valencia, for example?

[WikiVilla]

I've not seen enough of Valencia to compare the two, but surely Ash would be wide right & Valencia on the left ??

[Mazrim]

Valencia is a right winger and Young supposedly a left winger.

[WikiVilla]

Valencia is a right winger and Young supposedly a left winger.

Sorry thats what i meant

[freakypete]

surprise surprise ashley young wants to leave villa......unfortunatly as much as i love the villa we all knew this was coming,atleast he has saw his contract  through more or less.....and hes right we dont look like breaking into the top four....players come and go remember andy gray in 1979..... the club will get though this current phase and go on so keep the faith

[freakypete]

i wont boo young hes a decent lad,better players have left before.he can be brilliant or annoying, over rated at times,

[UK Redsox]

Valencia is a right winger and Young supposedly a left winger.

Wouldn't Ash insist on playing just behind the main striker ?

If so, that would make that Rooney bloke expendable for a swap deal

[Rip Van We Go Again]

As he's fucking off, I can see no reason to carry on pandering to him by having him play behind Bent.
Stick him on the wing where he can cause most damage, get Heskey up front with Bent.

[j66acd]

I'm fully prepared for Young to leave now (and I'm not half as bothered as I thought I'd be) but a mickey mouse report of him wanting out with some nameless "a source close to the player said..." is not Young breaking his silence.

We'll miss him but we've missed the 2008/09 Young for a while now. A more specialised central attacking midfielder would be ideal. Somebody like Milner and christ how I wish we could get him back to play in that position. I'm sure Houllier will find a playmaker for that role IF Young leaves.
Maybe somebody like Eden Hazard?

After reading that last bit, all I could think about was Eddie Izzard playing in the hole laying balls through for bent.

[WikiVilla]

As soon as we're safe I'd be dropping him and making sure Albrighton, Delph etc get game time

I'm still unclear why he is Captain ?? WTF

If NRC is on the field he should have the armband IMO