Ciaran Clark - now gone

[darren woolley]

I really like him i think he will be a top player for us like most of you have said needs a leader alongside him who he can learn from one for the future.

[London Villan]

It's a learning curve for him (same with Albrighton and Delph) great prospect but got to learn to cut out the mistakes and develop that knowledge/experience that you need when you are a top level player.

[nick harper]

Needs to learn to stay on his feet, and at 21 with the football he's played, I would have expected him to be better at judging when to go to ground.

Would suggest he watches a few videos of Paul McGrath to see how to defend and stay on your feet.

[SoccerHQ]

I want to see Samba and Clark at centre back next season.

Blackburn have tightened up in defence since Phil Jones dropped back in there after Nelsen got injured so that's the sort of no nonsense centre half I want Clark learning off next season, not a recovering alcoholic.

[UsualSuspect]

He's played well all season, I think he's ready and I'd pair him with Cuellar

Seconded

[john e]

its amaing how when a young player has an indifferent game and he's suddenly not ready yet,
when we put up with an established more experienced player having no end of bad games yet we can find a million excuses for him

[Steve R]

I thought he played quite well on Saturday.

If conceding a foul 35 yards from goal is a big mistake, just about every centre back in the league needs to be binned. It wasn't the foul that cost us a goal, it was the way we defended the free kick. We had three free kicks of our own from better positions and did nothing with them.

If Clark lacks anything right now it is physical presence. No doubt that will come. That and experience apart he looks pretty complete to me.

I rate Clark as a better prospect than Barry at the same age. If he had the luxury of playing alongside Ugo and Southgate, we'd all be raving about our future captain.

[Dr Butler]

Clark will be an excellent player and I thought he also played very well vs Manyoo in centre-midfield.

UTV
The Doc

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Saturday showed he's not ready yet

Saturday showed none of our players are.

[Dave P]

Clark is one of the genuine success stories of our season.  We can pick at faults which was can do with any one of our players, or indeed any player in the world.

[Nirog72]

He will fill out over the next few years, get more experience, and I think will be a major player for us. He has some class on the ball, hence the Barry comparisons, the difference being I don't think he will move into midfield but may be the centre back that takes the ball forward for us and builds play (next to an animal who wins everything!).

[VillaAlways]

Called up to the Ireland squad
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2214626/Aston-Villa-defender-Ciaran-Clark-called-Ireland-squad.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

[eastie]

Fully deserved , the more games he plays the better a partnership with  Vlaar will develop- well done ciaran.

[PaulWinch again]

Well done Ciaran.

[Shrek]

Not good enough for me, we will never be strong defensively with Clark at centre back, Baker is ahead in my book.