Joe Bennett

[tom jennings III]

I never rated him after seeing a few of the roastings he got live at Villa Park, however, as these were under some of the darkest hours of Lambert's reign I am more than happy for him to be given another go.

The other thing about Bennett's time in our first team is that the CB weren't particularly good in supporting the FB. With the inprovement in Clark, Bennett might well look like a decent LB.

Maybe the improvement in Clark and Baker had had something to do with not having to play next to the likes of Bennett, Luna and Stevens.

Potentially true. It's all conjecture at this point as Lambert's shadow looms large over so much of all their Villa careers. One thing that I am pretty sure about is that none of Bennett, Luna, Stevens or Rico are as good as Bertrand was for us so I'd be looking at a new LB even if we hold onto Bennett/Rico.

[Damo70]

I didn't mind Bennett as much as some did, I often wondered if he was worth a punt in midfield.

I thought the same thing regarding seeing him in midfield.

[OCD]

I never rated him after seeing a few of the roastings he got live at Villa Park, however, as these were under some of the darkest hours of Lambert's reign I am more than happy for him to be given another go.

The other thing about Bennett's time in our first team is that the CB weren't particularly good in supporting the FB. With the inprovement in Clark, Bennett might well look like a decent LB.

Maybe the improvement in Clark and Baker had had something to do with not having to play next to the likes of Bennett, Luna and Stevens.

Potentially true. It's all conjecture at this point as Lambert's shadow looms large over so much of all their Villa careers. One thing that I am pretty sure about is that none of Bennett, Luna, Stevens or Rico are as good as Bertrand was for us so I'd be looking at a new LB even if we hold onto Bennett/Rico.

Bertrand had a good debut but quickly went to crap under Lambert. It was incredible how a guy could have quite a good eye for a player and then how quickly he could make them look crap.

[Matt Collins]

Perhaps we should have employed lambert as chief scout during the oneill years!

[OCD]

Anything but coach/head coach/manager.

[tom jennings III]

I'd have him back as a scout now!

[UK Redsox]

Do we know what's happening with Joe Bennett ?

I see that he's no longer shown on the Pravda squad page

[Toronto Villa]

Do we know what's happening with Joe Bennett ?

I see that he's no longer shown on the Pravda squad page

in the new bomb squad. The difference being this version actually contains only shit players that we should be trying to get rid of as opposed to players who actually might be able to help us.

[dave shelley]

 

I'd have him back as a scout now!

Hindsight being a wonderful thing and all that, I'm sure you wouldn't mind revisiting that post Tom.   

[dcdavecollett]

Played for the reserves last night -wasn't great.

[aj2k77]

Played for the reserves last night -wasn't great.

He's just not very good, with a touch of luck we can get an offer for him before his contract expires.

[Mister E]

I'm surprised Boro haven't come back for him. He was highly regarded there.

[Stirchley Villain]

Probably the worst of Lambert's first signings. He demonstrated good attacking skills on a few occasions but his defending was largely woeful. It's a shame because I had quite high hopes for him when he first came.

[PeterWithesShin]

I cor help but like him and want to do okay, whether for us or someone else.

[Shrek]

I'm surprised Boro haven't come back for him. He was highly regarded there.

He wasn't really regarded that well up there to be honest. My family is from Middlesbrough and they always said he wasn't good enough.
Saying that I like him for some reason, if you could get him really confident, I think he could be ok.