Gary Gardner - including loan to Coventry

[Gareth]

Cant see the issue really, he goes there and gets 7 games under his belt and returns just before the FA Cup 3rd Rnd tie where I would expect him to go straight into our side...in the meantime Herd, Petrov, Jenas, Delph, Bannan and Ireland get to compete for the 2/3 centre midfield spots.

We arent short of central numbers its just that;
a) the balance or the formation has yet to gel, we have to hope that putting Jenas in there over the next 6 games will help that...heres hoping :-)
b) the ball has been bypassing the midfield too often when hoofed at a striker who is no target man....I'd still occasionally like to see Bannan play deeper and be the one who receives the early pass from the back four and tries to prompt the forward flow
c) none of the wide players (bar Gabby) have fired, N'Zogbia and Albrighton have contributed barely anything and Heskey is being shoe-horned into the team out wide, I'm not convinced that is not for his defensive abilities at set pieces.

[Mister E]

are there not any other, better teams close by?

Birmingham City? Hmmm, maybe not!

[Phil from the upper holte]

I heard him say on AVTV that his dream is to be playing in front of 42,000 crowds at Villa for many years to come. 

The way things are going that'll be split over two games!

Snigger

[Oscar Arce]

Let's see what the kid is made of, as long as it's a short term deal, we will hopefully see him develop on a bit further and get a chance in the first team later on in the season. Not a bad thing in my opinion.

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

In 9 years time when Gary Gardner captains England to triumphant glory at Euro 2020, Coventry fans will cling to the fact that they helped to develop him by giving him his first taste of league football 

[TheSandman]

I was sceptical about this at first but I can see the value in it now. Gary is flying form-wise at the moment and by going there he will hopefully be able to build on that. It will also mean that he won't suffer confidence wise from being at the club through the inevitable difficult period.

The only reservations I'd have is that if Coventry continue to do badly and that damages his confidence.

[Risso]

The worst thing about this is that I'll have to watch Coventry and hope that he does well.  Bastards.

[Chipsticks]

c) none of the wide players (bar Gabby) have fired, N'Zogbia and Albrighton have contributed barely anything and Heskey is being shoe-horned into the team out wide, I'm not convinced that is not for his defensive abilities at set pieces.

Albrighton hasn't been given a chance this year, that's a bit harsh to say.

[Lambert and Payne]

c) none of the wide players (bar Gabby) have fired, N'Zogbia and Albrighton have contributed barely anything and Heskey is being shoe-horned into the team out wide, I'm not convinced that is not for his defensive abilities at set pieces.

Albrighton hasn't been given a chance this year, that's a bit harsh to say.

I'm with Gareth, he started brilliantly with his career but he makes simple mistakes when he plays. Playing the ball out instead of hoofing it, im not all the impressed by his final delivery, his crosses can be excellent but he doesn't always pick the right option imo

[The Man With A Stick]

I can't see any harm in this at all.

[Fin Feds Dad]

When are the knockout games in the next gen series scheduled for ?

If its during his loan period will he be able to come back and play in them ?

[john e]

The worst thing about this is that I'll have to watch Coventry and hope that he does well.  Bastards.

yes, that thought crossed my mind to

[Summers]

I cant wait for him to come back and get playing for us. Hope he does well at Cov.

[hipkiss92]

When are the knockout games in the next gen series scheduled for ?

If its during his loan period will he be able to come back and play in them ?

IIRC when Bannan was on loan at Blackpool he came back to play a reserve or youth game, possibly youth cup, so hopefully Gardner can do the same.

[eric woolban woolban]

Good news for the lad.

Gives him so valuable proper matchday experience, hopefully to put him in good stead for 2012 with Aston Villa.

We've hyped the lad up on here recently. What if he had stayed and came on for a few matches and had a stinker. It would have crushed his confidence.

I was hoping Coventry would be playing the Blose in his loan spell. Alas no.