Dan Crowley

[Big Dick Edwards]

I'm sure leaving the club boasting the current Next Gen Champions will be a sensible move for the kid and is in no way down to financial inducements to him or his parents.

[ozzjim]

If you were his parent looking at the path to first team football and our current set up, I think I would be telling the kid to stay put!!

Is he from these parts? If so even more strange. I hope we are properly compensated.

[N'Zimidy]

Villa is probably the best place in England to be a youth player right now. We've managed to pinch a few astute players from other academies around England and Europe because we offer the best product and environment for youth players. What we don't offer is the best money; Arsenal do that. So realistically the boy is less likely to make the grade at Arsenal but will line his pockets with a slightly more lucrative scholarship contract that pales in comparison to a professional contract.

In my eyes that's madness but if you were going to leave the Villa academy then Arsenal is probably the second best choice around.

[eamonn]

He may well end-up back here in future by which time we'll be running out to Mister Crowley at VP.

[The Villa Werewolf]

After the apalling way he behaved with his u-turn on Ireland, I knew this would happen.

His attitude seems appalling, and he's clearly under the impression that he's already made it when he hasn't achieved a thing.

He won't make it.

[Clampy]

Did'nt we prise Carruthers away from Arsenal?

[paul_e]

Have to say I think the way he's put it on twitter to say he's leaving but hasn't decided where he's going is pretty disrespectful, a 'sad to leave villa but looking forward to joining up with xxx' would be ok but this feels a bit like he wants to be anywhere but here, can tell he's only a kid still.

I do wonder what he's been offered (or his family) for them to think he'd be better served moving away from what is currently the best academy in Europe.

[PaulWinch again]

Such is life, clubs poach youngsters all the time including us. Now hopefully they guaranteed him that Arsenal will draw or beat Wigan tomorrow.

[LeeS]

This kid is an absolute and utter nobody. For every 15 year old starlet who goes on to become a top player there are a hundred Stefan Moores, Stephen Cookes, Graham Fentons, Richard Walkers, Danny Cadamarteris etc etc.

Let him go and good luck to him and his family.

[PeterWithesShin]

In the nicest possible way, if he doesn't want to be here then fuck him.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Dan Who?

[ciggiesnbeer]

Such is life, clubs poach youngsters all the time including us. Now hopefully they guaranteed him that Arsenal will draw or beat Wigan tomorrow.

Yup. We do this all the time. He has made his decision. I hope he regrets it and we dont.

[Malandro]

I was going to say it didn't work out for Franny Jeffers, but I guess it did.

[Mazrim]

He's a very good player. Disappointed with this but never mind.
All the best to him.




The little rat bastard.

[Louzie0]

There's the garden shed option. Only a couple of years or so....Darn. Cleveland's gone.



I know, very bad taste.
But it's the Villa.