Scott Sinclair - now gone

[Matt Collins]

Back to him as the 1 up top. I'd love to think we could. Sinclair drifting left and getting into the box to score poacher goals, with some combination of grealish, Adama, gil and veretout behind him sounds lovely. Would be great if it worked.

But it would rely on a hell of a lot of passing intricacy. The back end of last year was the best I think I've seen villa pass the ball in years. But it was still a fundamental part of our game that we could play a thirty yard ball into benteke's chest and it would stick. I just think the ball would come back at us an awful lot.

I hope  I'm wrong because it does sound great. But I don't think I am.

Incidentally I think this is the same reason Walcott won't be a success* for arsenal up front. And they're the best at passing the ball in tight areas.

* unless teams play an absurdly high line as villa did in the FA cup final . . .

[Rudy65]

He made some great runs off the ball yesterday which weren't picked up. Much more game intelligence than Gabby.

Needs to play through the middle, as he is not a winger.

At least we have options up front this year

[passitsideways]

I suppose it's hard to say when he hasn't played through the middle for us yet, but I just feel that he's one of those players who finds it far easier to get into good positions when coming in from out wide than starting in a central position, where you're tracked immediately by both centrebacks and typically at least one holding midfielder. Ronaldo is an extreme example, of course, but he's the player I most readily think of when it comes to doing that: he's nominally positioned out wide, but whenever the ball gets into a dangerous area opportunity he'll make the surging run to a central position.

[Ger Regan]

He seems to have a good array of goals in his armoury perhaps with the exception of aerial .

Didn't he score with a great header at the end of last season? Everton? West ham?

[Toronto Villa]

He seems to have a good array of goals in his armoury perhaps with the exception of aerial .

Didn't he score with a great header at the end of last season? Everton? West ham?

He got one vs Stoke in Sherwood's first game

[Ian.]

He could turn out to be one our best summer signings at this rate.

[Richard]

I agree

Made it into Garth Crooks Team of the Week

[supertom]

He could turn out to be one our best summer signings at this rate.

Yes and ironically there were question marks as to whether Sherwood rated him. It was suggested that the deal was already done before Tim came in.

[dave.woodhall]

He could turn out to be one our best summer signings at this rate.

Yes and ironically there were question marks as to whether Sherwood rated him. It was suggested that the deal was already done before Tim came in.

Not only was it clearly done, but Tim didn't seem overjoyed at it.

[bob]

Reliable at penalties too. Comes across quite shy and humble in interviews.

His voice has finally dropped, too. Used to be well squeaky at Swansea.

[Risso]

He could turn out to be one our best summer signings at this rate.

Yes and ironically there were question marks as to whether Sherwood rated him. It was suggested that the deal was already done before Tim came in.

Not only was it clearly done, but Tim didn't seem overjoyed at it.

Understandable really, he might not have realised the terms of the loan originally, and that's obviously then a set amount of transfer budget and wages that he's had no say in.  Happily though, it all appears to be working out.

[Ian.]

He could turn out to be one our best summer signings at this rate.

Yes and ironically there were question marks as to whether Sherwood rated him. It was suggested that the deal was already done before Tim came in.

Not only was it clearly done, but Tim didn't seem overjoyed at it.

Understandable really, he might not have realised the terms of the loan originally, and that's obviously then a set amount of transfer budget and wages that he's had no say in.  Happily though, it all appears to be working out.

He wasn't the only one either. When we was in for him it was very mixed views (as always) on here but it's certainly turning out very well. One of my Plymouth supporting mates did say if we were getting the same fella who was on loan there we would have a very good goal scoring winger.

[Matt Collins]

I asked a few villa journos on Twitter about Sinclair playing as the lone striker. They couldn't see it either.

We'll have some interesting choices for Leicester.

[AV82EC]

Can we please get him a song?!

[Dave Cooper please]

Can we please get him a song?!

One Trevor Sinclair, there's only one Trevor Sinclair.

Yes I know, but it scans better.