Tom Cleverley loan watch

[placeforparks]

i was favourable when we signed cleverley on loan, i thought he would take this opportunity to show his worth and stick two fingers up to his critics.

he genuinely offers nothing.

he won't be missed at villa park.

[Chris Jameson]

When we signed Cleverley I asked somebody who has watched him a lot to tell me what he does because I sure as hell didn't know.

He said, pass it sideways to somebody better than him basically.

[Malandro]

Thank god he will be a bosman, some other idiot will throw 100k (?) At him.
What will his signing bonus be?!

I guess you just have to say good luck to him!

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

When we signed Cleverley I asked somebody who has watched him a lot to tell me what he does because I sure as hell didn't know.

He said, pass it sideways to somebody better than him basically.

Was the correct answer!

Which is why he's struggled with us.
;-)

[paul_e]

I've always thought Cleverley was a completely anonymous player who's there but does nothing useful and when we were linked to him for 8m I was gutted that we were looking at wasting pretty much our entire summer budget on someone so uninspiring.  When it became clear he was coming I decided to give him a fair shot and I've tried my hardest to avoid commenting on him since but I have to be honest in thinking that my initial opinion of a player has never been more accurate.

The sooner his loan ends the better for me, complete nothing player who is actually a backward step from KEA who I've beena  big critic of because at least KEA would break into the box and try to get involved and got a few goals for his trouble), Cleverley just sort of hovers around in the middle of the park making predictable runs to safe areas, playing predictable passes to safe places and making a show of defending without actually doing much.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I think we're stuck with him until the end of the season.

[silhillvilla]

I think we're stuck with him until the end of the season.

Do we not have a return option in Jan ?
I'm not one for booing villa players but I class him as a Yanited scum cast off and I would not feel bad booing him.

[peter w]

I think Lambert wants to keep him so won't stick him on the bench in case he gets all hurt and offended and goes to Everton at the end of the season.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

One thing is for sure, he don't want to play for Aston Villa.

I bet all you smug atheists are feeling ready stupid now, what?

[ozzjim]

I thought he would come and show what he did at Wigan, but the truth is he has been in quite frankly useless at either end and like a jelly in the middle. There is no substance to his play at all. Better off with Sylla getting games or giving Daniel Johnson a run... Or spending a few million on a genuinely good forward thinking central midfielder. Oh for an Ian Taylor now.

[PaulWinch again]

I think Lambert wants to keep him so won't stick him on the bench in case he gets all hurt and offended and goes to Everton at the end of the season.

I'd say he's already made that decision.

[Phil from the upper holte]

If he was any good he'd have shone in a shit team, he hasn't so goodbye

[Mister E]

Better off ... giving Daniel Johnson a run...

I actually think this is a good shout: the kid has been around a bit and may play the MF role well, as Sylla did in that cameo half-season.
Unfortunately, I also agree with others that Lambert has a crush on Cleverley.

[Matt Collins]

We shouldn't sign him but he's not a bad player and I could see him doing pretty well in the right set up

[JUAN PABLO]

We shouldn't sign him but he's not a bad player and I could see him doing pretty well in the right set up

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