Gary Gardner - Retired

[CT]

Gary Gardner is playing very well for Blues. Scored last night. Monk classes him as an important cog in their midfield. How can he look so good for them? Surely better than Whelan/ Hourihane?

To be fair, he's probably been coached better in the last few months than he has for all his previous years with us.

[Gareth]

Have always said there is a good player in there if he got a run of 10-15 games to build a rhythm (something that would never have happened at Villa) - with all the nasty injuries he’s had good on him if he makes a success of his loan.

[kippaxvilla2]

Well Leicester can recall Harvey Barnes so no doubt we won’t have inserted a recall clause.  This deal was sanctioned by the bloke who let Elphick leave with Jedi as his replacement.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

The annoying thing is we’ll be paying a decent chunk of his wages too, when you consider Blose aren’t allowed to pay more than £10k a week on wages for loans. 

Can you imagine them ever doing us a favour like that?

[dave.woodhall]

The annoying thing is we’ll be paying a decent chunk of his wages too, when you consider Blose aren’t allowed to pay more than £10k a week on wages for loans. 

Can you imagine them ever doing us a favour like that?

Given that every time we sign a player on loan people moan that we're improving another team;s player for them then yes, they're doing us a favour right now.

[Ads]

I don't want him recalled. I've seen more than enough.

[sickbeggar]

I don't think he'd really want to come back anyway. He's doing well there, he's basically been binned by Bruce and others for years and he'd want to come back here and start from scratch again on the off-chance smith wants what he's offering? Last year of my contract i'd be looking after No.1 and standing out in a blose team is probably going to get you noticed more than possibly being a squad player here

[eamonn]

I think he's got another year after this season. Probably has the type of technique Dean would appreciate, maybe not the speed. Maybe he's more useful than Hourihane though.

[cdbearsfan]

I don't want him recalled. I've seen more than enough.

I don't want him back, but the petty part of me wouldn't mind bringing him back to loan him out again to a less scummy club. We aren't in the Man City/Man U/Chelsea league and I've never really felt comfortable with loaning a player to a club in the same division, especially that lot.

It's unlikely, but imagine he scored the goal on the last day of the season that saw them pip us to a playoff place on the last day?

I believe the Heathens got relegated once because of goals scored by a Coventry player on loan from The Sty.

[sickbeggar]

yeah looks like you're right. Doesn't seem possible he's still got a year left when he's been that far out the picture for so long. 7 years and he's barely made 30 appearances for us

[PeterWithesShin]

I believe the Heathens got relegated once because of goals scored by a Coventry player on loan from The Sty.

Yep, Mick Ferguson. The sha manager responsible for that genius move was Ron Saunders.

[aj2k77]

Is it a case of when he's asked to perform a role he's made for then he is more than capable?

[kippaxvilla2]

I don’t want the snivelling blue nose prick back.

[Pvb1968]

I'd take him back in January if he is there best player, no brainer.

[nodge]

I can't believe he's played that many games for them. It seemed like he couldn't play a couple of games for us without pulling a hamstring or getting a career threatening injury.