Villa player loan watch

[Singapore Villa]

He was loaned to Chesterfield.

[Villa in Denmark]

Helenius scored the only goal last night for AaB at home to FCK.

Penalty, which was pretty much his only contribution in the box.  As with the other times I've half watched AaB this season, his hold up and link up play look good, but he's completely devoid of confidence in shooting situations.

[Karlos96]

Other updates from yesterday:-

Steer played the whole game in Doncaster's 3-0 defeat away at Bristol City.
Donacien played the whole game in Tranmere's 0-0 draw away at Hartlepool.
Bennett and Gardner played the whole game in Brighton's 3-2 defeat away at Brentford.
Johnson come on in the 22nd minute in Chesterfield's 4-1 home win against Scunthorpe.
Tonev played 71 minutes in Celtic's 2-1 home win against Aberdeen. 

[fredm]

Gardner and Bennett aren't impressing the Brighton fans it seems. They reckon Bennett can't defend (no surprise there) but they're accusing Gardner of lacking work rate. I'm surprised by this and hope he's not losing motivation by being out on loan again.

I thought on the few occasions I saw him that he appeared a bit "ponderous" in that he is not the most energetic in appearance.

[dave.woodhall]

Bad news about Tonev.

http://www.sundaypost.com/sport/football/celtic-s-tonev-in-racism-storm-1.574873

Aberdeen have reported Celtic star Aleksander Tonev for allegedly racially abusing Shay Logan.

The Pittodrie club reported the Bulgarian internationalist to referee Bobby Madden at the end of their 2-1 defeat at Parkhead yesterday.

It’s understood Logan is adamant the winger racially abused him on two separate occasions during the first-half of yesterday’s lunchtime kick-off. Logan informed the Aberdeen coaching staff as soon as he reached the away dressing-room at the interval, and was extremely upset.

Dons boss Derek McInnes informed his opposite number, Ronny Deila, of the situation – as well as his assistant John Collins – just before the beginning of the second-half.

Tonev was already back on the pitch by then, and wasn’t confronted by both Deila and Collins until the end of the match.

The Sunday Post understands the 24-year-old vehemently denied the allegations, and insisted he never abused his opponent. But it will now be up to the SFA to try and establish if the allegations can be proven when a probe gets underway.

Both players and both managers are likely to be contacted by the SFA Disciplinary Department, as will referee Madden.

However, an SFA insider suggested it will be almost impossible to substantiate Logan’s claims.

He said: “Right now, it is one player’s word against another player’s word. Unless it was overheard by another player – or somehow captured on TV pictures – then it makes it very difficult to take the matter any further.

“A process will take place where an investigation takes place.”

Tonev arrived at Parkhead this summer on a one-year loan deal from Aston Villa with a view to a permanent deal. He was making his debut yesterday after arriving with a groin injury, and is aiming to force his way back into the Bulgarian national team.

If the allegations were to be proven, Celtic would most likely attempt to rip-up his loan agreement and send him back to his parent club.

It’s understood Villa manager Paul Lambert was also made aware of the allegations late last night as he travelled back on the team coach following his side’s 1-0 victory over Liverpool. Lambert is believed to have found Tonev’s attitude to be less than acceptable throughout his one-year spell at the English Premier League club.

The final straw was his failure to secure a visa to travel to the United States for their pre-season tour. On his return, the former Celtic midfielder told both Tonev and his agent to find a new club.

Lambert has also made it clear he doesn’t want to see the winger back at the club.

[godzvilla]

Gardner and Bennett aren't impressing the Brighton fans it seems. They reckon Bennett can't defend (no surprise there) but they're accusing Gardner of lacking work rate. I'm surprised by this and hope he's not losing motivation by being out on loan again.

I thought on the few occasions I saw him that he appeared a bit "ponderous" in that he is not the most energetic in appearance.

´Ponderous ´sums him up I,m afraid , I watched the pre-season game vs Chesterfield  ( 15 quid !! ) from behind the Villa bench  and Keane was clearly not impressed with Gardner, to the point where he got up and had a real go at the him .
Gardner , who looked like he was carrying some extra timber and appeared disinterested ,did,nt feature much after that and now he,s at Brighton , have to say  I,m not really surprised .........Godzvilla!

[Gregorys Boy]

Oh dear   Anyway its good that Lambert has been quick to distance the us from the player.   And that should be the case no matter who he is.

[supertom]

I suppose on the one hand it's good to see Bennett and Gardner getting game time at that level. If they don't stand out though, that's pretty much all she wrote for their Villa careers, which is more sad in Gardners case.
Gardner for me is pretty slow, and his lack of game time in the past 4 years hasn't helped him either. He needs a bit too much time on the ball, so I suppose looking ponderous could give the impression he's not working hard. He's not the sort who'll run around like a dog in heat like his brother, but he's got a bit more quality about him. It just seems like he'll never get to show it at the highest level. Losing a couple of key development years has buggered his chances I reckon. Very sad. He may have to get a move to a champ or league 1 side next summer, on a permanent, like Samir has, and try and rebuild his career, starting from a lower rung of the ladder. 

As for Bennett, he's playing at just about the highest level for him to be honest. He's championship at best.

[Dante Lavelli]

It's sad Supertom but the correct thing for the club to be doing.
Like with Samir, I hope that we have decent sell on clauses on any players that we let go as they're not worth much when leaving Villa but after a year or two of regular football they could easily fetch a few million.

[richard moore]

Gardner and Bennett aren't impressing the Brighton fans it seems. They reckon Bennett can't defend (no surprise there) but they're accusing Gardner of lacking work rate. I'm surprised by this and hope he's not losing motivation by being out on loan again.

I thought on the few occasions I saw him that he appeared a bit "ponderous" in that he is not the most energetic in appearance.

´Ponderous ´sums him up I,m afraid , I watched the pre-season game vs Chesterfield  ( 15 quid !! ) from behind the Villa bench  and Keane was clearly not impressed with Gardner, to the point where he got up and had a real go at the him .
Gardner , who looked like he was carrying some extra timber and appeared disinterested ,did,nt feature much after that and now he,s at Brighton , have to say  I,m not really surprised .........Godzvilla!

More than once I've thought he looks a bit gormless

[eamonn]

Surprised by that. Lambert has often spoke of how professional Gardner's attitude has been and he always comes across as likeable and mature on the avtv interviews. He was given a two year deal in the summer and he clearly has the talent so I'm not going to write him off yet based on suggestions of not trying.

[Karlos96]

Sylla played the whole game for Erciyesspor in their 2-2 draw away at Gaziantepspor.

[peter w]

Sylla played the whole game for Erciyesspor in their 2-2 draw away at Gaziantepspor.

They sound like dinosaurs that my 5 year-old finds on youtube clips.

[kipeye]

Other updates from yesterday:-

Steer played the whole game in Doncaster's 3-0 defeat away at Bristol City.
Donacien played the whole game in Tranmere's 0-0 draw away at Hartlepool.
Bennett and Gardner played the whole game in Brighton's 3-2 defeat away at Brentford.
Johnson come on in the 22nd minute in Chesterfield's 4-1 home win against Scunthorpe.
Tonev played 71 minutes in Celtic's 2-1 home win against Aberdeen. 

Thanks Karlos.

[Karlos96]

Other updates from yesterday:-

Steer played the whole game in Doncaster's 3-0 defeat away at Bristol City.
Donacien played the whole game in Tranmere's 0-0 draw away at Hartlepool.
Bennett and Gardner played the whole game in Brighton's 3-2 defeat away at Brentford.
Johnson come on in the 22nd minute in Chesterfield's 4-1 home win against Scunthorpe.
Tonev played 71 minutes in Celtic's 2-1 home win against Aberdeen. 

Thanks Karlos.

No probs