Idrissa Gueye - now gone

[Lastfootstamper]

Sylla was, in my mind, the catalyst for one of the best runs of team performances we've had in years, with some exciting football and outstanding goals. Albeit four months and no more, but hey-ho.

Gueye's not come remotely close in terms of impact.

[passitsideways]

I guess time will tell whether I'm the lone village idiot or whether Gana really actually was a decent player made to look shit by the situation he was in.

[Percy McCarthy]

I guess time will tell whether I'm the lone village idiot or whether Gana really actually was a decent player made to look shit by the situation he was in.

No, you're not alone. We're a pair of VIs, as we used to call them on Kingshurst.

[Hookeysmith]

I guess time will tell whether I'm the lone village idiot or whether Gana really actually was a decent player made to look shit by the situation he was in.

No, you're not alone. We're a pair of VIs, as we used to call them on Kingshurst.

Im in this camp also - good player in a shit side
To be honest though I have thought that since day one about Westwood - I still think with the right mix around him he could be a player as good as Carrick

[PeterWithesShin]

Only Villa could set a buyout clause for less than we paid for him!

I'd imagine it would be higher if we were still in the PL, however much like his wages dropped as we got relegated so would his buyout clause.

[Clark W Griswold]

I think he's premier league quality for sure but I don't think he's top half material. I'm not too gutted he's going really.

[themossman]

Late to thread so presumably this has been covered... but is it right that he has a release clause that's lower than what we paid for him a year ago? If so, surely the weakest bit of bargaining ever conducted by a football club.

[PaulWinch again]

Late to thread so presumably this has been covered... but is it right that he has a release clause that's lower than what we paid for him a year ago? If so, surely the weakest bit of bargaining ever conducted by a football club.

It'll be linked to being relegated and his wages dropping.

[peter w]

Hopefully he'll be as successful as the last midfielder they had that played for us.

mmm... Everton sign a midfielder from us...

Steve Watson?

Cleverley!

[peter w]

Hopefully he'll be as successful as the last midfielder they had that played for us.

mmm... Everton sign a midfielder from us...

Steve Watson?

Or are you classing Ginola as a midfielder?

Cleverly innit?

Surely they technically signed him from Man U?

I didn't say signed from us...

[Dante Lavelli]

I think at £7m he will be a pretty solid signing for Everton.  It's pretty low risk when compared with the current prices being banded about.

[PeterWithesShin]

Late to thread so presumably this has been covered... but is it right that he has a release clause that's lower than what we paid for him a year ago? If so, surely the weakest bit of bargaining ever conducted by a football club.

I'd imagine it would be higher if we were still in the PL, however much like his wages dropped as we were relegated, so would his buyout clause.

The same kind of thing that a lot of clubs do.

[Toronto Villa]

lets see how much they like him when every shot goes 3 miles wide, and after good work winning the ball he gives it away. For me he was a better version of NRC. NRC was a better organiser of the huddle.

[curiousorange]

I think the last full Villa game I watched - I forget which but probably the Norwich home match - Gueye managed to lose the ball every time he wrestled it away from one of the opposition players. I'm all for the arguments about statistics and how he was in a shit team and everything, but he couldn't pick a five yard pass with nobody near him. There are shedloads of tenacious midfielders who can do that so he won't be missed. Finding one who knows what to do with the ball once he's won it is the bigger issue.

[Damo70]

I think he's premier league quality for sure but I don't think he's top half material. I'm not too gutted he's going really.

I'm not too fussed about any of them going. As a kid I was gutted when Andy Gray went to Wolves and Tony Morley went to Albion. I'm not crying myself to sleep over any of last seasons lot.