Craig Gardner

[Phil from the upper holte]

MON always seemed to play Gardner out of position (right back). Not a bad player but couldnt get into our 11 then and wouldnt now.

Mcleish made it clear on TALKSPORT this evening that he wont be going back to blose for players.

His upcoming legal case against them will ensure that there wont be any deals to be done on players.

He didn't mention Dj Campbell did he?

[Ray Graydon]

I wouldn't have him back. I think we have better players than him already & should be looking for better in the transfer window.

Also think that as a lifelong blue nose he should stay with "his" club & continue his badge kissing & chest thumping antics in the championship.

[Lobsterboy]

No thanks to Craig Gardner, not really the type of player I am hoping the new manager will be bringing in and found his level at The Sty

[Deano's Mullet]

I notice he keeps getting linked to another club, particularly Sunderland. Considering he's only been at the "club of his dreams" for just over a year or so you'd have thought he'd been keen to get them back into the top flight but no, it looks like he's willing to bugger off already. No loyalty in football these days but to be fair he's probably forgotten who he supports anyway.

[Californian Villain]

where's the option

No, because he's simply not good enough to be a regular ? A shame, as I think he showed a lot of heart at Villa.

[pooligan]

My bluenose workmates just would not be able to handle it. First their best ever manager defects to the Villa and then their badge kissing leading goalscorer goes to.

[PaulTheVillan]

I think had he stayed he would have been a regular in our midfield last season, getting in the side over Hogg when we had those bad injuries.

[JUAN PABLO]

I think had he stayed he would have been a regular in our midfield last season, getting in the side over Hogg when we had those bad injuries.

yes he would .    but I was thinking Gary Mac and Sid would be getting a game at times with the injuries.

[The Situation]

I think he's improved since going to Small Heath, maybe having less pressure giving him more confidence and playing for a small team helped his game. He's always been decent at shooting, that's not really new, but am I the only who thinks he's got quicker? I don't know if it's the Under Armour he's been wearing under his jersey giving him super aerodynamics enhancing speed or he's just looks deseptivly quicker playing in a slow team?

[JJ-AV]

Not a top 6 player so no thank you.

Highlights player, unfortunately I've seen alot of Blues last year and their tactics around him instruct him to shoot on sight.

[LeeB]

He's not coming back, but it galls me to think we spent the what we did on Mr Invisible Sidwell when we had a better player on our books.

[Daholteend]

I hope we never consider CG for a return. What kind of  "fan" masquerades as a Villan and then crosses town and declares that he has always been a noser ? Then, just as soon as they get relegated he wants to jump ship from his boyhood club.

They say that you can change your job, you can change your wife but you can never change your club.  As far as I would be concerned that is not the calibre of player I want to see wearing the claret and blue.

For Big Eck to bring  CG across town would be rubbing our "noses" in it.. no pun intended .

[Perry Barr Pet]

I think he's improved since going to Small Heath, maybe having less pressure giving him more confidence and playing for a small team helped his game. He's always been decent at shooting, that's not really new, but am I the only who thinks he's got quicker? I don't know if it's the Under Armour he's been wearing under his jersey giving him super aerodynamics enhancing speed or he's just looks deseptivly quicker playing in a slow team?

I agree he's looked better lately, but a piece of broken glass can shine like a diamond in a manure heap.

[MadJohnnyC]

How anybody can contemplate having that little shit back here after what he did is beyond me.

[willywombat]

If I were a betting man I'd be placing a fairly sizeable wedge on this happening in the very near future