Villa player loan watch

[Matt Collins]

I too can see grealish making it as a number 10

But that pass was just a nice poke forwards to expose some slapdash defensive organisation. You won't convince me it was any more than that!

I want to see him in the championship after Xmas.

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

[supertom]

He's not quick but he seems to have a good brain on him. Finds pockets of space well, good eye for a pass and a neat finisher. I remember his pre-season goal against Crewe was very well taken. Definitely a lot of promise with this lad.

[Legion]

Not a loan player, but what a goal from Stefan Moore:

[paul_e]

Another assist and another goal then.  He was very composed with that finish.  I'm more and more convinced that Grealish is going to be the real deal, he seems to have adjusted to senior football now and has been getting great reviews for the last month or so.  I still think he'll be in the first team squad by the end of the season and he will be a '10' in the long term.

[Matt Collins]

He's doing really well, but let's not get over excited again about one of our kids. He's playing in league one. The best goal of the game was from Jamal Campbell Ryce, who picked it up on the half way line before larruping it into the top corner. I don't think anyone's suggesting he's going to take the prem by storm

I do hold out a lot of hope for grealish. He's still a baby. But let's not build him up too much. An awful, awful long Way to go 

[pauliewalnuts]

He's doing really well, but let's not get over excited again about one of our kids. He's playing in league one. The best goal of the game was from Jamal Campbell Ryce, who picked it up on the half way line before larruping it into the top corner. I don't think anyone's suggesting he's going to take the prem by storm

I agree with not getting over excited, but I don't really see the relevance of some other player scoring a belter in the same match.

[Matt Collins]

I just meant that it's two divisions below us. So when grealish tucks away a nice goal from ten yards I don't think we can take it as a sign he's the real deal. People are ripping it up in that league but will never play at a higher level

[paul_e]

I said I think he's going to be, not that he is.  He has done this at youth level as well and, after a couple of months struggling to settle into a pretty tough (physically) league with probably the weakest side in that league he's now had a run of 3 goals and 3 assists in 7 games, that's pretty impressive for an 18year old.  As I've said, I think we'll see him around the Villa first team before the end of the season unless he stays on loan, in which case we'll see a lot of him in pre-season and we'll go from there.

I don't think it's being over excited to suggest that his performances in the last 5-6 weeks are impressive, but I will admit to being more optimistic about him and most of the 'next big thing' players we've had in the last 10years or so, I think he, like Gabby, is able to raise himself for the important games from what I've seen, which is a great quality in a young player.

[Matt Collins]

Chelsea are taking Patrick Bamford away from MK Dons and he's going to Derby I think. I'd like to see us do the same with grealish and carruthers. Just not sure either have quite done enough in league one yet for championship clubs to want them.if that is right (and it may not be) that seems a fairly reliable sign that they're not likely to be in the villa side too soon.

Everton did the same with Ross Barkley. Div one then championship then first team. Hard to argue with the logic of it

[OCD]

Bare in mind that Grealish is 18 and time is on his side. If a Championship side want him and he'll get games, sure but otherwise he can stay where he is and maybe go to a Championship side next season.

[Mister E]

Speaking to Notts County ST holder yesterday: he wonders why Grealish is still there; reckons he needs to be playing at a higher level.

[paul_e]

Speaking to Notts County ST holder yesterday: he wonders why Grealish is still there; reckons he needs to be playing at a higher level.

The loan is due to finish in just over a week, why bother calling him back early when we only have to wait until the 12th and then we have the rest of the month to see if we can find a championship club for him to go to (or see if he's ready for a few sub appearances for the first team).

[Dante Lavelli]

Speaking to Notts County ST holder yesterday: he wonders why Grealish is still there; reckons he needs to be playing at a higher level.

The loan is due to finish in just over a week, why bother calling him back early when we only have to wait until the 12th and then we have the rest of the month to see if we can find a championship club for him to go to (or see if he's ready for a few sub appearances for the first team).

As long as he stays out on loan for the majority of the time then I don't mind.  May be a few weeks back at Villa to check how he's developed.  As above, he can have a season in the championship next year.

[paul_e]

I'd be tempted to keep him at the club until the end of the month and maybe have him in the squad for a game or 2, show him that he's in the thinking, then send him out to get a bit more experience at a championship club.