Joleon Lescott - GONE

[PeterWithesShin]

How many Brummies do we have in the FT squad?

I reckon 1. 2 if we're stretching it and including Richards. 4 if we include Richards and Solihull (Grealish and Gardner). I don't think i've missed anyone, assuming we aren't including any U21 players.

Did you include Gabby?

Gabby is the 1.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I thought he was quite funny about scoring against Villa "Hopefully I won't score any more against Villa" and when pressed about the Everton goal and celebration <laughs> "Yeah lets not mention any of them again , its all in the past."

Also very respectful about West Brom and Pulis. Good for him. Looks like he will be an asset.

[paul_e]

How many Brummies do we have in the FT squad?

I reckon 1. 2 if we're stretching it and including Richards. 4 if we include Richards and Solihull (Grealish and Gardner). I don't think i've missed anyone, assuming we aren't including any U21 players.

Did you include Gabby?

Gabby is the 1.

So you're not including the guy who this thread is about?  Isn't he from Harborne or Quinton, I'm pretty sure he went to Four Dwellings so he must be from nearby.

[LukeJames]

How many Brummies do we have in the FT squad?

Taking into account that Micah Richards was only born in Birmingham as his mom was visiting at the time, and never lived here, of course.

Who visits a City when she's about to pop? All too convenient for me, she wanted her little Micah to be a Brummie!

[MONCABA]

He's playing for us
he's playing for us
Joleon Lescott
he's playing for us.

Now doesn't that sound better.

[itbrvilla]

How many players do we have from the WMCA?

[nodge]

I'm not sure but my dyslexic friend told me it's fun to stay there.

[simon ward 50]

Gotta say I'm a little bit underwhelmed by Lescott signing! Hope I am proved wrong however.

[saunders_heroes]

Gotta say I'm a little bit underwhelmed by Lescott signing! Hope I am proved wrong however.

Underwhelmed or not I'd still feel more confident with our defence with Lescott rather than Clark or Baker.

[Risso]

I'm very pleased with Lescott.  I think he'll be much more reliable than Clark, and should form a nice partnership with both Richards in the centre, and Amavi to the left of him.  Clark needs to up his game and realise he's now far too old to be making the mistakes you'd expect a youth player to be making.

[QBVILLA]

I think he has signed as cover for Clark rather than being Clark's replacement and he also gives Sherwood the option of going with 3 at the back with Amarvi and Bacuna as wing backs. For the money I don't think we can moan. Yes he's past his best, but at his best he was playing in a title winning side and trousering £100k a week. He's definitely an improvement to our squad.

[Toronto Villa]

I'm very pleased with Lescott.  I think he'll be much more reliable than Clark, and should form a nice partnership with both Richards in the centre, and Amavi to the left of him.  Clark needs to up his game and realise he's now far too old to be making the mistakes you'd expect a youth player to be making.

Clark has genuine competition for his position. He has to get going again in his career which was coming along nicely prior to his injury. I like Clark but he'll need to stay on his toes and Lescott will help him to do that but also support him in his development.

[saunders_heroes]

I think he has signed as cover for Clark rather than being Clark's replacement and he also gives Sherwood the option of going with 3 at the back with Amarvi and Bacuna as wing backs. For the money I don't think we can moan. Yes he's past his best, but at his best he was playing in a title winning side and trousering £100k a week. He's definitely an improvement to our squad.

The 3 at the back is definitely an option, but Lescott being signed as cover for Clark? Not a chance. If anything Clark will now be cover for Lescott and rightly so.

[Lastfootstamper]

It's a subject that's been broached before, during the dark days of yesteryear, in regards to training with and against better players. Coaches can only impart so much; our younger players now being able to practice what (I hope) they're learning in a more testing environment away from the magnifying goldfish bowl of the league has to be a good thing. Lescott's a winner, he's somewhere that he really wants to be, and he'll be desperate to do well. I think he's an excellent signing, and as long as we don't set up so's were relying on his pace, I see him making a big difference, on and off the field.

[cdbearsfan]

How many Brummies do we have in the FT squad?

I reckon 1. 2 if we're stretching it and including Richards. 4 if we include Richards and Solihull (Grealish and Gardner). I don't think i've missed anyone, assuming we aren't including any U21 players.

Gardner's from Yardley. He may have been born in Solihull but that's only because we don't have a hospital here.

Gardner, Grealish, Lescott, Agbonlahor.

Four Brummies in the squad.