Nathan Baker - Sold

[old man villa fan]

He had a good spell there on loan.  Bristol wanted him last season but he thought he could push on with Villa.  With Terry coming in, he sees his opportunities limited and wants first team football.  With Bristol coming back again for him, it's a good move at his age.  I have always had reservations about him at Villa but wish him all the best.

[ASHTONVILLA]

£4m is a good deal, when you think we have replaced him with a better player on free (Samba) and possibly a net drop on the wage bill.

[Ads]

I think he is a decent player at this level and I was a bit shocked, but if he wants first team football, then I can understand why they've let him go. £4 million is a good fee and he's distribution is poor and laboured, so I have to agree with some of the comments regarding him technically.

Terry, Chester, Jedinak, Samba enough?

[Brend'Watkins]

I liked his commitment but closed my eyes whenever he went into a challenge. If I opened my eyes and he was still on the pitch as opposed to going off injured or being sent off I was relieved.

I did the same but stopped as the vision that came into my head was of a White Walker coming into contact with Dragon Glass.

[PeterWithe]

Strange sale on the face of it, get in two players coming to the end of their careers and let the promising, but inconsistent Baker go.

Good luck to the lad.

[Goldie.7]

Baker said in his BCFC interview "it was an easy decision leaving."

See you then.

[paul_e]

£4m looks much more like it, happy with that.

[Richard E]

Shall we run a sweepstake on which minute he limps off in during his debut for them?

I'll bagsy the 26th minute.

[tomd2103]

I think he is a decent player at this level and I was a bit shocked, but if he wants first team football, then I can understand why they've let him go. £4 million is a good fee and he's distribution is poor and laboured, so I have to agree with some of the comments regarding him technically.

Terry, Chester, Jedinak, Samba enough?

I would want to see some kind of succession planning to be honest Ads as three out of those four haven't got too many miles left on the clock. 

[AVH87]

Strange sale on the face of it, get in two players coming to the end of their careers and let the promising, but inconsistent Baker go.

Good luck to the lad.

Surely we can't still call him promising at 26.

[Kevin Dawson]

Shall we run a sweepstake on which minute he limps off in during his debut for them?

I'll bagsy the 26th minute.

John Terry can race him for the guard of honour....

[chrisw1]

Good luck Nathan.

[PeterWithe]

Strange sale on the face of it, get in two players coming to the end of their careers and let the promising, but inconsistent Baker go.

Good luck to the lad.

Surely we can't still call him promising at 26.

OK, improving then.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Baker said in his BCFC interview "it was an easy decision leaving."

See you then.

Probably knowing he's behind Elphick, Samba and Richards, no wonder he felt it an easy decision.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Bizarre. He's a solid, fairly reliable defender, especially in this league.

Why haven't we dumped Samba, Elphick and Richards instead?