Ciaran Clark - now gone

[Brend'Watkins]

I'd say the fish are very happy now they are moving to a bigger pond going in the right direction.

[dave shelley]

The fish will be happy knowing that they will be following the illustrious Steve Guppy up there.

[ktvillan]

Never a fan and will be much happier to see him and his clangers in Newcastle's defence than ours this season. 

[SashasGrandad]

I'd say the fish are very happy now they are moving to a bigger pond going in the right direction.

Might be a bigger pond - but the water is a lot colder up there, and Koi are a bit fussy. There have been plenty of fancy fish imported to the frozen north east - a few have made waves - but most have floundered.

[sickbeggar]

good luck to him. A good soild defender who will do a job for Newcastle. Wasn't the reason our defence was pish last season and i expect him to improve again now he's away from some of  his former teammates

[glinch]

Seems to be having a good season, and appreciated by their fans going by this Newcastle fansite headline:

http://www.themag.co.uk/2017/04/player-season-ciaran-clark-soon-return-captain-find-place-threat-newcastle-united-newcastle-2-wigan-1/

Thought he was mismanaged by the Villa / Sherwood personally. Okore and himself were forming an alright partnership ... then we went and bought Lescot and Richards.

Ah well, good luck to him.

[RussellC]

I liked Ciaran Clark but, ultimately, thought he was rubbish. His individual errors lead to us conceding more goals than any other centre-back that I can remember in my lifetime. He had no composure, couldn't mark at corners and the more he bulked-up the slower on the turn he became. I also thought he was rubbish for Ireland in the Euros last summer. He may be doing ok for Newcastle now, but certainly no better than Baker's done for us (when fit) and he's definitely not as good as Chester. I'm sure he'll struggle again as-and-when he returns to the top flight.

[KevinGage]

I liked Ciaran Clark but, ultimately, thought he was rubbish. His individual errors lead to us conceding more goals than any other centre-back that I can remember in my lifetime. He had no composure, couldn't mark at corners and the more he bulked-up the slower on the turn he became. I also thought he was rubbish for Ireland in the Euros last summer. He may be doing ok for Newcastle now, but certainly no better than Baker's done for us (when fit) and he's definitely not as good as Chester. I'm sure he'll struggle again as-and-when he returns to the top flight.

Ditto.

Rafa the Gaffa probably thought he had torpedoed our boat by signing our ex captain and a player (who he believed) to be important to us.

But we can torpedo our own boat, thanks very much.  Of all the catastrafucks that have occurred this season, letting Clark go doesn't feature very highly for me.  One of our better bits of business in recent seasons. 

[claret+blue ed]

I couldn't believe when we got £5m for him, he makes too many costly mistakes

[peter w]

Play him against Kodj and a n effective service and he'll see the real Clark. Anyway, I bear him no ill will. Just an ex-player.

[eamonn]

Better than Elphick, less injury-prone than Baker. Would have liked to see how he'd have got on with Chester but he probably needed away from Villa Park to revitalise his career like his contemporaries in the class of '09, Albrighton, Bannan and er, Fonz who all went on to play well consistently again.

[in exile]

Better than Elphick, less injury-prone than Baker. Would have liked to see how he'd have got on with Chester but he probably needed away from Villa Park to revitalise his career like his contemporaries in the class of '09, Albrighton, Bannan and er, Fonz who all went on to play well consistently again.

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Nah, you can't be

[Des Little]

Used to terrify me seeing him trying to play the ball out.  I got flashbacks of that Cruyff turn against Citeh every time.

[Mister E]

I couldn't believe when we got £5m for him, he makes too many costly mistakes

the question is: how many goals conceded by the Barcodes can be attributed to him this season?
I think he was a player that got ground down by the poisonous culture that has dragged Villa down over the last 7 years.
£5m was a decent price for him but we spent £3m on Elphick who is as useful as a chocolate teapot, and we'll still probably have to bring in another CB over the summer.

[eamonn]

Better than Elphick, less injury-prone than Baker. Would have liked to see how he'd have got on with Chester but he probably needed away from Villa Park to revitalise his career like his contemporaries in the class of '09, Albrighton, Bannan and er, Fonz who all went on to play well consistently again.

Are you serious about Delfonso?
Nah, you can't be

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