Villa player loan watch

[Karlos96]

There was one update from yesterday Helenius come on in the 57th minute in Aalborg's 0-0 against Randers.

[PeterWithesShin]

Jed Steer has gone off injured at Walsall.

[Karlos96]

Today's updates:-

Steer played 30 minutes in Doncaster's 3-0 defeat away at Walsall.  As PWS said above he went off injured. I've had a look online but haven't been able to find out what his injury is yet.

Donacien played the whole game in Tranmere Rovers 1-0 defeat away at Carlisle.
Verona lost 2-0 away at Roma, Luna was on the bench never got on.
Bennett played the whole game in Brighton's 0-0 away at Nottingham Forest was booked.  Gardner came on in the 88th minute.
Johnson played the whole game in Chesterfield's 1-1 at home to Notts County.
Celtic won 2-1 away at St Mirren - Tonev was on the bench never got on.
Bolton lost 2-0 at home to Derby - Herd never started and wasn't on the bench either.
Robinson came on in the 77th minute in Preston's 2-0 win at Coventry.
Drennan came on in the 62nd minute in Portsmouth's 0-0 with Hartlepool.

[eamonn]

Jaysus, not a positive bit of news from the whole lot! The Fonz scored the opening goal for Blackpool against Norwich, I saw.

[PaulWinch again]

I fear Gardner is never going to make it.

[Karlos96]

Last one of the weekend:

Sylla played the whole game for Erciyesspor in their 1-1 away at Konyaspor.

[Karlos96]

I fear Gardner is never going to make it.

I don't think he will either.  Not sure if those injuries have taken too much of a toll on him. 

[Karlos96]

Bennett and Gardner both played the whole game for Brighton tonight in their 1-1 with Cardiff.

[Grande Pablo]

The Football League Show suggested Steer had a hip injury.

[Matt Collins]

 Bennett was motm for brighton. Gardner got mixed reports but it seems was better than his first few games
I'm not sure he'll make it but I'll reserve judgement for a full year given his horrendous luck with injuries

[Dante Lavelli]

Bennett was motm for brighton. Gardner got mixed reports but it seems was better than his first few games
I'm not sure he'll make it but I'll reserve judgement for a full year given his horrendous luck with injuries

Yeah, it's a tricky one.  It took Delph a long time to get his game back, Ramsey too, so Gardner deserves the same privilege.
I think the club did well putting him on a 2 year deal (arguably he did not deserve it) as we now have a whole season which can be written off.  The loan move is also good for him, as hopefully he can play regularly.

[paul_e]

Yeah, as others have said, Delph struggled pretty badly for about 18months (Mcleish season and the until christmas under Lambert) with a lot of people writing him off at that point but once the fitness and match sharpness was there and the fear of being injured was gone we saw him become the player we hoped we were getting.  The fitness is the key, when you're (comparatively) unfit basic skills don't just happen like they should.  When you play in a league that is such a high tempo those basic errors become even more exaggerated.

[Holte Sweet]

A bit worrying that the majority of our on loan players do not even make the starting line ups .

I do think we get a bit carried away with their readyness for the first team at times.

Hopefully the unfettered optimism surrounding Grealish currently will not prove misplaced.

[paul_e]

I think there's a lot more too it than just that, Herd for example will probably become a regular but he's only been with them for a couple of weeks so getting used to other players in training, etc.  Drennan and Robinson shouldn't be starting regularly yet, they're best off both being eased in over a month or 2, Gardner is the same for different reasons.  Tonev and Luna not getting much/any time are the ones to worry about, they're both fit and have played a decent amount of games at senior level in decent leagues, they really should be starting.

[supertom]

Gardners biggest problem was his injuries coming at key times during his development. He's barely played between 18-21 when ideally he'd have notched up 50 or so games at a good level, including ourselves. Delph of course had his first three years here all but written off, but he'd already at that stage played about 50 games for Leeds.
It's really unfortunate. He's 22 now, he's coming up to that make it or break it stage for us. I think a permanent move, where he can get adequate game time is best for him next season.
A lot was expected as of course he was seen as the far more naturally talented of the siblings but of course Craig managed to get a fair bit of game time between 18-21 for us. Whilst he might be a limited player, he's stayed in and is still plying his trade in the Premier League.

I hope he makes it in the long run but I don't think he'll make it as a Villa player. Unless he ends up back here in 5 years.