Chris Herd

[ozzjim]

Played in holding midfield he should be in the team. At centre half not for me.

[Olneythelonely]

We are not a charity. Add to it he's another in the line that aren't good enough, we will be better off when his contract runs down and if any one of the rumours are to be believed it should be cancelled.

One of the rumours are that he's been suffering from depression. If you think that means he should sacked, you're not a very nice person.

[Villan For Life]

We are not a charity. Add to it he's another in the line that aren't good enough, we will be better off when his contract runs down and if any one of the rumours are to be believed it should be cancelled.

One of the rumours are that he's been suffering from depression. If you think that means he should sacked, you're not a very nice person.

It crossed my mind that he could have been bullied.

[silhillvilla]

Not sure what to think.

If it's any consolation, it's probably houllier's fault.

Essentially yes, that's what I was thinking too. Houllier handed him too much game time and a new contract probably. Another black mark on his tenure.

[cdbearsfan]

We are not a charity.

You don't have to be "a charity" to act with some dignity. Should we have cancelled Petrov's contract a year early?

Put it this way: we've just sacked two members of staff. We couldn't afford to keep Marc Albrighton. If Herd had committed gross misconduct or pissed the club about, as you seem to have assumed on the basis of zero evidence, don't you think they'd have already got rid of him by now?

[supertom]

Played in holding midfield he should be in the team. At centre half not for me.

This. If he was fit and mentally ready to play, he'd be in the side for me over KEA to be honest. I've seen Herd have more good games in the middle of the park than Karim. He was one of our few decent performers under McCleish. Herd holding, with Delph and Westwood given a bit more freedom could have made for a reasonable midfield.

But whatever the reason(s) it seems we've seen the last of him in a Villa shirt.

[Rigadon]

We are not a charity.

You don't have to be "a charity" to act with some dignity. Should we have cancelled Petrov's contract a year early?

Put it this way: we've just sacked two members of staff. We couldn't afford to keep Marc Albrighton. If Herd had committed gross misconduct or pissed the club about, as you seem to have assumed on the basis of zero evidence, don't you think they'd have already got rid of him by now?

Indeed. 

[Dave Cooper please]

What I find really horrible now is that because we are not doing that well as a club, every single thing is picked up on as being shit.
We have no idea what Chris Herd has gone through but for some people the fact he has been given a new contract is shit. And somehow a symptom of how far we have fallen or something.

[kippaxvilla2]

Dave forgive me for being really controversial but I just don't think he's very good.  On that basis I wouldn't have given him a new contract.  I care not a jot what he has been through but wish him all the best personally nonetheless.

[kippaxvilla2]

Just back to everything the club do is shit at the moment comments. 

So far we've offered new contracts to two players who haven't been near the first team for the best part of a year.  On the other hand they have let a player go who was arguably our best player for the last half a dozen or so games of last season.  It might be considered that this is strange.

[amfy]

Just back to everything the club do is shit at the moment comments. 

So far we've offered new contracts to two players who haven't been near the first team for the best part of a year.  On the other hand they have let a player go who was arguably our best player for the last half a dozen or so games of last season.  It might be considered that this is strange.

.......or it might just be considered that the most visible one was offered a big contract elsewhere.

[Hoppo]

He hasn't been given a new contract. He has a year left. He has issues the club are helping him through. Well done AVFC.

[kippaxvilla2]

Just back to everything the club do is shit at the moment comments. 

So far we've offered new contracts to two players who haven't been near the first team for the best part of a year.  On the other hand they have let a player go who was arguably our best player for the last half a dozen or so games of last season.  It might be considered that this is strange.

.......or it might just be considered that the most visible one was offered a big contract elsewhere.

Or alternatively you could've got rid of a very injury prone players wages and another player who isn't very good and saved his wages to secure the services of the player you lost with an improved contract. 

Now I'm not saying the player who left is the answer but he's a damn sight better than the two that have been kept based on evidence thus far.

[Hoppo]

If Chris Herd hasn't done anything wrong and has a year left how do you get rid of him? Gary G will probably be on 5k a week.
Some fans need to realise it ain't Football Manager 2014 and harsh decisions are going to have to be made.

[SheffieldVillain]

Just back to everything the club do is shit at the moment comments. 

So far we've offered new contracts to two players who haven't been near the first team for the best part of a year.  On the other hand they have let a player go who was arguably our best player for the last half a dozen or so games of last season.  It might be considered that this is strange.

.......or it might just be considered that the most visible one was offered a big contract elsewhere.

Or alternatively you could've got rid of a very injury prone players wages and another player who isn't very good and saved his wages to secure the services of the player you lost with an improved contract. 

No, you couldn't have saved Herd's wages, because he's still contracted for another year. He would have had to be paid off which negates the point of saving money anyway.