Gary Gardner - including loan to Coventry

[Salsa Party Animal]

To the team selection for home grown players in 4 years time, I would though Bent is young enough to carry on. as he is only 27 and could be playing for Villa in his early 30s.

[pauliewalnuts]

To the team selection for home grown players in 4 years time, I would though Bent is young enough to carry on. as he is only 27 and could be playing for Villa in his early 30s.

I'll be surprised if Bent is playing for us in the early part of next year, let alone his early thirties.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Gardner, Jenas, Herd and Bannan with Albrighton and Nzogbia in and out the team seems the likely line ups for the rest of the season. Though Petrov will always get his nose in first .........

[dave.woodhall]

Gardner, Jenas, Herd and Bannan with Albrighton and Nzogbia in and out the team seems the likely line ups for the rest of the season. Though Petrov will always get his nose in first .........

That's four Academy graduates. Add Gabby, Lichaj and maybe Clark and the Grand Plan, such as it is, suddenly looks possible.

[N'ZMAV]

Lichaj, you rate him?

[Shoody]

I rate Guzan at rightback over Hutton. So yeah I rate Lichaj's chances.

[TheSandman]

Lichaj's a tidy enough player. He's just not really had much of a chance what with us bringing in Walker last January and his injury this season. I think he's got a good chance of making it.

[Shoody]

Leeds fans liked him when he was there and i thought he was fantastic vs Spurs last year. Had a bad game vs Man City. But I havent seen Hutton be fantastic once yet so even if Lichaj isnt consistent i'd prefer inconsistency to consistently shit.

[UsualSuspect]

Lichaj's a tidy enough player. He's just not really had much of a chance what with us bringing in Walker last January and his injury this season. I think he's got a good chance of making it.

I agree with that

What I've seen of him in the flesh he looks very composed and comfortable on the ball - the exact opposite of hutton

As far as bent goes the only 2 teams I could see signing him would be Arsenal (where he would be behind RVP) or Newcastle (would they want to change their system to fit him in) so I reckon he is going nowhere because Liverpool, man city, Man ure, Chelsea and Spuds won't want him

[Toronto Villa]

I said this at the time, but during the Gold Cup playing for the US at LB, he looked very competent. It's a shame he got injured. Hutton has been hideous so far. I wish the manager saw that.

[Dave Cooper please]

Lichaj, you rate him?

I do, always looked tidy when I've seen him.

[Shrek]

Yeah Lichaj is a good RB.

He will be starting as soon as AM sees them long throws ;-)

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

Eric Lichaj is another player who was treated shoddily by Mr Houllier.

[Dante Lavelli]

Whilst Lichaj will never be a top right back he is the sort of player that hopefully stops us spending Xm on the likes of Hutton and Beye.  So in that sense I do rate him and think he should be given a chance.

[pauliewalnuts]

Gardner, Jenas, Herd and Bannan with Albrighton and Nzogbia in and out the team seems the likely line ups for the rest of the season. Though Petrov will always get his nose in first .........

That's four Academy graduates. Add Gabby, Lichaj and maybe Clark and the Grand Plan, such as it is, suddenly looks possible.

The problem remains, though, if they're really any good, they'll get bought by richer clubs.

That's the fundamental flaw in the Ajax plan.,

Ajax are the biggest club in their league and play CL football year in, year out, thus making it easier to hold onto players for longer.