Tom Cleverley loan watch

[Villafirst]

TC only said last week "make me an offer" to Villa. So, surely Villa should move quickly? We are now safe, so Lerner/Fox need to act now.

[Phil from the upper holte]

He was terrible today, I know that doesn't mean much but if he signs then he signs, not bothered either way

[silhillvilla]

I wouldn't make anyone any offers til after the Final.

[OzVilla]

I'll take it from the player who only last week says how much he loves being at the club and it has made him enjoy his football again.

May I remind you about The Downing Debacle.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I'll take it from the player who only last week says how much he loves being at the club and it has made him enjoy his football again.

May I remind you about The Downing Debacle.

Please use his full name.

Thats C$%T! Downing.

[PaulWinch again]

He was terrible today, I know that doesn't mean much but if he signs then he signs, not bothered either way

To be fair it's one game in which everyone was terrible.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'll take it from the player who only last week says how much he loves being at the club and it has made him enjoy his football again.

May I remind you about The Downing Debacle.

Indeed.

I can't believe anyone falls for that "I love being at the club" shit from players any more.

[Toronto Villa]

I'll take it from the player who only last week says how much he loves being at the club and it has made him enjoy his football again.

May I remind you about The Downing Debacle.

Indeed.

I can't believe anyone falls for that "I love being at the club" shit from players any more.

Nobody should be compared to Downing for what he did. And Cleverley just said he enjoys playing for us, that money isn't everything. If at the end of the day he moves to Everton for any number of reasons it is still entirely possible that he really enjoyed playing for us but had other reasons to go somewhere else.

[Steve67]

Decent player, particularly on a free, but I can't help thinking we might have better options out there. I would like him to stay but won't be too upset if he doesn't. If him and Delph are to drive our midfield, like they have done so, so successfully over the last dozen games or so, then I think the third midfielder needs to be better defensively than Westwood or Sanchez.

[villan from luton]

Decent player, particularly on a free, but I can't help thinking we might have better options out there. I would like him to stay but won't be too upset if he doesn't. If him and Delph are to drive our midfield, like they have done so, so successfully over the last dozen games or so, then I think the third midfielder needs to be better defensively than Westwood or Sanchez.

Better options on a free than someone who has won the premiership and is still young? Would you care to suggest who?

[Matt Collins]

I cannot believe people think we've got better options than Tom cleverly on a free

Who??!??

He's been brilliant, yday apart

[Steve67]

I'm not thinking about the financial aspect, although being on a free makes him a bargain, and I agree that he's been great since Sherwood got here. However, I would like a more forceful player, that's all I'm saying.  If he signs, great.

[Villafirst]

He was terrible today, I know that doesn't mean much but if he signs then he signs, not bothered either way

So the 3 goals in 3 games prior to that mean nothing?

[Steve67]

He was terrible today, I know that doesn't mean much but if he signs then he signs, not bothered either way

So the 3 goals in 3 games prior to that mean nothing?

With all due respect, TC was fricking crap for the first 25 games of the season. Been great since Sherwood got here though.

[amfy]

He was terrible today, I know that doesn't mean much but if he signs then he signs, not bothered either way

So the 3 goals in 3 games prior to that mean nothing?

With all due respect, TC was fricking crap for the first 25 games of the season. Been great since Sherwood got here though.

Benteke looked crap for most of that time too - are we 'meh' about whether he stays?

Pretty much everyone looked crap.