Fonz on loan to Burnley

[WikiVilla]

Warnock & Beye should be kept away from the reserves

[Holtenderinthesky]

They can make it a permanent move as far as I'm concerned.  We need to look at offloading him, Gabby and Heskey and bringing in 2 quality strikers in the summer.  I wouldn't be adverse to keep Gabby but only IF he is going to play up front and not out on the left wing.  Then again, with Ash off he may keep Gabby to play him out wide, which would be bloody ridiculous.

[villa baz]

heskey and gabby are banging em in for fun.we dont need fonz do we!
you useless twat houllier.....

[Risso]

They can make it a permanent move as far as I'm concerned.  We need to look at offloading him, Gabby and Heskey and bringing in 2 quality strikers in the summer.  I wouldn't be adverse to keep Gabby but only IF he is going to play up front and not out on the left wing.  Then again, with Ash off he may keep Gabby to play him out wide, which would be bloody ridiculous.

Delfouneso has hardly been given a chance really, and Gabby has suffered from being played out of position by Houllier.  Young will be off in the summer, so Houllier is either going to have to find another winger to be ineffective behind Bent, or play two up front.

[Bosco81]

It's a good move for Fonz and the club cos he's not had a run in the team, we've only had glimpses of what he can do, I hope he gets played rather than on the bench for Burnley.

That is my issue with Bannan going out on loan, we know what he is capable of, which is why I don't understand why he's not figured more often recently, he can see a pass better than any of our midfielders so would think he should be at least on the bench.

It does make you wonder whether if it had not been for the injuries whether Bannan would have been as far away from the 1st team under Houllier as he was with O'Neill.

[paulcomben]

Could we please loan Houllier to Bristol Rovers and get Kevin MacDonald to steer us clear of the mire?

[darren woolley]

I think it will do him the world of good to play in the Championship scoring on a regular basis will give him a confidence booster and hopefully come back a better player.

[Chipsticks]

Never really given much of a chance by MON and Houllier, glad to see him finally getting some first team football, and I reckon he'll come back a decent player.

This is far, far too late though. He should've been going out on loan since 2006/07

[Shrek]

They can make it a permanent move as far as I'm concerned.  We need to look at offloading him, Gabby and Heskey and bringing in 2 quality strikers in the summer.  I wouldn't be adverse to keep Gabby but only IF he is going to play up front and not out on the left wing.  Then again, with Ash off he may keep Gabby to play him out wide, which would be bloody ridiculous.

Delfouneso is a very skilfull player, has alot more talent than the one dimensional Gabby. I'd keep them both and give him a chance.

This loan can only do him good if he is going to get a good run of games, something he has never had.

[spangley1812]

They can make it a permanent move as far as I'm concerned.  We need to look at offloading him, Gabby and Heskey and bringing in 2 quality strikers in the summer.  I wouldn't be adverse to keep Gabby but only IF he is going to play up front and not out on the left wing.  Then again, with Ash off he may keep Gabby to play him out wide, which would be bloody ridiculous.

We will not be buying any expensive strikers in the near future im afraid, he is committed to this 4 5 1 or 4 3 3 formation so Bent is nailed on to start and the defence/goalkeeping situations should be his priority

[Holtenderinthesky]

Never really given much of a chance by MON and Houllier

He has been on the periphery for 3 seasons now and has made 41 appearances, most as sub.  If he was really that good then why has he not been involved more over what is quite a long period of time?  3 years suggest that if he hasn't made it now then he never will, not at this level anyway.  Compare that with Clark, Albrighton and even Bannan who have come through quicker from their 1st squad inclusion to being regularly in the team even though two of those have come into positions that we actually had good players in as it was.  If he was that good then why have 3 managers chosen every striker at the club over him continuously?  Even when Gabby, Carew and Heskey were either injured or off form Delf was still overlooked. He seems like a nice lad but I really don't think that we are the club for him or that he is the player for us.  It's just my opinion.

[Dave]

He has been on the periphery for 3 seasons now and has made 41 appearances, most as sub.  If he was really that good then why has he not been involved more over what is quite a long period of time.

Ooh, I know this.

It's because he has only just turned 20 years old.

[peter w]

I think it's a good move. If we're desperately seeking a goal with 10 mins or so to go Delfouneso isn't the player you'd expect to get it for us. Get him out to a decent level for the rest of the season and let's see if he can hack it at a good standard.

It's also possible that the thinking is that it will be vital for his own confidence if he can go there as a Prem striker and do what is expected of him. At least this way we can see if he really does have a chance of making it. It will also show him what life is like away from VIlla Park.

Yeah, good move for me.



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[peter w]

Oh and ignore the random letters at the end of the last post. I'm on an iPod Thimbu and struggling.

[TopDeck113]

I have to say I think it's the good move.  Nathan hasn't really kicked on over the last season or two, and perhaps a couple of months at the Turf will push him on. 

In all honesty though, I expect him to be following a Luke Moore type career path over the next few years, so he can now have a look at the level he'll be plying his trade pretty soon.