Villa player loan watch

[eamonn]

Yeah, true, hopefully.

[SoccerHQ]

Did we really spend £3m on him? A rare aberration on money misspent by Lambert. We got Westwood and Bacuna combined for that amount, didn't we?

Celtic and Werder Bremen also wanted him, we stole him at the last minute so that bidding war pushed the price up.

Although Celtic being Celtic and Bremen currently bottom of Bundesliga give an indication the cream of europe were hardly after him.

I didn't get a good feeling when on his debut v Liverpool, we had a free kick 30 yards out in the last minute with plenty in the box and he hit it into row F of the Holte End.

He makes N'zogbia look a reasonably intelligent footballer.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Was quite excited when I first saw him. It was a friendly (possibly against Malaga) and he took our corners, with his left or right foot depending on which side he was taking them from.

I've never seen that before.

Mind you, the corners were massively over-hit.

[simon ward 50]

Enda Stevens off to Northampton Town one month emergency loan!

[adrenachrome]

Northampton Chronicle

Wilder confirms loan signing Stevens will go straight into Cobblers team


    by Jeremy Casey
    jeremy.casey@northantsnews.co.uk


Boss Chris Wilder has confirmed that new loan signing Enda Stevens will go straight into the Cobblers team to take on Burton Albion at Sixfields on Saturday.

The Irishman has signed for a month from Premier League outfit Aston Villa and is a forward-thinking left-back, and Wilder wants to utilise his talents straight away.

Gregor Robertson has played left-back for the majority of the season, and is available again after serving his one-match ban for being sent-off at Wycombe Wanderers, but it seems the Scotsman may have to stay on the sidelines.

“It’s been pretty obvious with Evan Horwood being out all season and not really kicking a ball for us, we have been light in that area (left-back),” said Wilder.

“Enda is a player that we watched last season when he was at Doncaster, he has an excellent CV, and he has become available.

“I think it is a really good one for us, he is an attacking left-back, and he will go straight into the team on Saturday.”

Stevens is 24, and has played Premier League and Europa League football, as well as being a double title winner during his time with League Of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers, the club from which Villa signed him in January, 2012.

“Enda has played in Aston Villa’s first team, and you don’t sign for a club like Aston Villa if you’ve not got anything about you,” said the Cobblers boss.

“He wants to get back playing some first team football, which is good, and he sees us as a good fit for a month, so we will take it from there.”

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

Anyone know how Donacien is doing at Tranmere?

[Holte Sweet]

I'm pretty sure Petrov had nothing to do with Tonevs signing.

Tonev was interviewed on the club site on signing with Petrov acting as interpreter. At one point Petrov was asked whether he had recommended him to the club to which Petrov replied he hadnt.

I must admit I thought that he would have done if he was any good.

[Karlos96]

Updates from today:

Donacien played the whole game for Tranmere in their 1-0 defeat against Plymouth.
Johnson  played 68 minutes for Chesterfield in their 3-2 defeat away to Bristol City.
Drennan played 68 minutes for Portsmouth in their 1-1 against Mansfield.
Stevens played the whole game for Northampton in the 2-1 defeat against Burton, he was booked.

[Karlos96]

Updates from Friday and Saturday:

Steer played the whole game in Doncaster's 3-1 defeat away at Fleetwood.
Donacien played the whole game in Tranmere's 2-0 defeat away at Oxford, he was booked.
Gardner and Bennett played the whole game in Brighton's 2-1 defeat against Middlesbrough, Gardner was booked.
Stevens played the whole game in Northampton's 3-2 defeat away at Cheltenham.
Helenius played 68 minutes in Aalborg's 1-1 with Hobro.
Johnson played 88 minutes in Chesterfield's 1-1 with Oldham.
Celtic won 5-0 against Ross County - Tonev didn't start wasn't on the bench either.
Bolton won 1-0 against Small Heath - Herd didn't start wasn't on the bench either.
Drennan played 62 minutes in Portsmouth's 3-0 defeat away at Bury, he was booked.
Robinson came on in the 70th minute in Preston's 2-0 win against Port Vale.

[Percy McCarthy]

Updates from Friday and Saturday:

Steer played the whole game in Doncaster's 3-1 defeat away at Fleetwood.
Donacien played the whole game in Tranmere's 2-0 defeat away at Oxford, he was booked.
Gardner and Bennett played the whole game in Brighton's 2-1 defeat against Middlesbrough, Gardner was booked.
Stevens played the whole game in Northampton's 3-2 defeat away at Cheltenham.
Helenius played 68 minutes in Aalborg's 1-1 with Hobro.
Johnson played 88 minutes in Chesterfield's 1-1 with Oldham.
Celtic won 5-0 against Ross County - Tonev didn't start wasn't on the bench either.
Bolton won 1-0 against Small Heath - Herd didn't start wasn't on the bench either.
Drennan played 62 minutes in Portsmouth's 3-0 defeat away at Bury, he was booked.
Robinson came on in the 70th minute in Preston's 2-0 win against Port Vale.

Bloody hell. Only one of our players involved in a win, and then only for the last twenty minutes. The losing habit travels well.

[Karlos96]

Updates from Friday and Saturday:

Steer played the whole game in Doncaster's 3-1 defeat away at Fleetwood.
Donacien played the whole game in Tranmere's 2-0 defeat away at Oxford, he was booked.
Gardner and Bennett played the whole game in Brighton's 2-1 defeat against Middlesbrough, Gardner was booked.
Stevens played the whole game in Northampton's 3-2 defeat away at Cheltenham.
Helenius played 68 minutes in Aalborg's 1-1 with Hobro.
Johnson played 88 minutes in Chesterfield's 1-1 with Oldham.
Celtic won 5-0 against Ross County - Tonev didn't start wasn't on the bench either.
Bolton won 1-0 against Small Heath - Herd didn't start wasn't on the bench either.
Drennan played 62 minutes in Portsmouth's 3-0 defeat away at Bury, he was booked.
Robinson came on in the 70th minute in Preston's 2-0 win against Port Vale.

Bloody hell. Only one of our players involved in a win, and then only for the last twenty minutes. The losing habit travels well.

I was thinking the same, what with our game and these it makes depressing reading.

[OCD]

Robinson's loan has been extended until January.

[Karlos96]

The last two from the weekend Luna didn't play or make the bench. Sylla was on the bench never got on.

[PeterWithesShin]

Worth mentioning that Stevens had an assist.

[Olof's Beard]

Anyone know how Donacien is doing at Tranmere?

Tranmere are bottom of the entire league, so I am going to suggest ' not very well' .