Alan McCafu

[Matt Collins]

I fully understand not offering him a contract if we go up, but surely he's an asset at this level and should get another one?

I’m not sure why we wouldn’t offer him a one year deal either way.

If we don’t go up we’re going to have to shift a lot of players and I reckon Hutton is on a reasonable amount

[Steve67]

Surely we can offer Hutton a contract but on less money?  Up to him then to wait for other offers to come in.  Hutton will know the score in terms of the club needing to cut back costs.  i'm sure we can still pay as well as anyone else in the Championship.  I wouldn't want to play against him at this level, no doubts he'd be great against us!!  All predicated on us not going up though.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

I like him so much i'd give him my last Rolo.

I've just had to look that up on Urban Dictionary, and quite frankly I'm shocked!

[PeterWithesShin]

I like him so much i'd give him my last Rolo.

I've just had to look that up on Urban Dictionary, and quite frankly I'm shocked!

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

*kiss*

[adrenachrome]

I like him so much i'd give him my last Rolo.

I've just had to look that up on Urban Dictionary, and quite frankly I'm shocked!

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

*kiss*

I would give him my last Rolo as well, but I would draw the line at my last plain chocolate Bounty bar.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I like him so much i'd give him my last Rolo.

I've just had to look that up on Urban Dictionary, and quite frankly I'm shocked!

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

*kiss*

I would give him my last Rolo as well, but I would draw the line at my last plain chocolate Bounty bar.

If he wanted it, he'd take it off you. He's Alan Hutton. My Player of the Season. Everything I love and expect from Aston Villa.

[mr underhill]

He is Cafu.

[footyskillz]

Fair play to him but he's no over lapping full back. I think best when he was up for rangers and hasn't been for years I don't think villa see the best of him in any offensive minded play so the cafu stuff also is cringe and what some deem small time.

Only 1 ever goals for villa.
Not many assists but he's a hard worker, determined and yesterday he again proved his worth with an immense display.

The football banter here is lost on me. I guess I'm one for more accuracy in comparisons rather than to one of the best ever right backs that played the game.

At a push I say he's a Zabaleta of man city years or even a Gary neville type.

The other thing to add is he's 33 so it's perfectly reasonable now to move him on. A great shift and you know what you get with him but if we are going to next level and playing in big league then upgrades are needed.

[mr underhill]

entirely agree but for me, he is a bit of a guilty pleasure - however, we might (hopefully) need an upgrade  left and right

[eamonn]

Skillz' posts get to the crux of things, hard to disagree.

[CT]

Say what you will,  he was superb yesterday.

[Mister E]

I’d have played him at CB some years ago: I think he’d be far better there, and we might now be electing to retain rather than dump him.
Whatever, he’s been a good servant to the club.

[Risso]

I think he's been brilliant this season.  He's never moaned once in his career here, and I think he's plenty good enough to be our utility right/left back next season, whatever league we're in.

[nordenvillain]

I would offer him a contract even if we go up. He will be a decent back up for the 2 FB position without bashing the manager's down if not in the 1st team. His display yesterday was excellent and I am hard pressed to think who could have played both FB positions and look comfortable in both

[ChicagoLion]

He was treated appallingly by the club under Lambert.
I think he has always had deficiencies as  a footballer at the top level but I do admire his spirit and performances this season.