Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[themossman]

In and of himself, Westwood isn't a terrible player in the grand scheme of things. The problem is that he is actually now one of our experienced players and we need so much more from those at the moment than he gives us.

The fact that he is not strong, consistent, vocal, disciplined enough and doesn't have enough leadership qualities means he is an ineffective foil for the likes of Tish and Jack. So he is actually having a knock-on effect beyond his own mediocrity, by restricting opportunities for, and stunting the development of, our more talented youngsters.

[Chris Jameson]

I've never disliked Westwood, he's one of those players that I tend to forget is on the pitch which is a problem when he's a central midfielder. He's clearly limited in his ability but doesn't deserve to be bracketed in with the usual bunch of wasters that have disgraced the great name of Aston Villa in recent seasons. If we can get £6 million for him that would be a great deal and I'd wish him well in achieving mediocrity elsewhere with no hard feelings whatsoever.

[VILLA MOLE]

I will be very sad to see CB turn up at the Bitters.

At the end of a traumatic week wouldn't it be nice to enter, may I suggest, a bidding war just to up their price for him?


Dont think he will go there , i think he thinks he is bigger than them

I will be very sad to see CB turn up at the Bitters.

At the end of a traumatic week wouldn't it be nice to enter, may I suggest, a bidding war just to up their price for him?

[themossman]

Agreed Chris, all the above is compounded by where he plays. If you consider he is now effectively required to do what the likes of Petrov/Barry/Milner have done for us in recent years it highlights how ill equipped he is to provide what we need.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I've got no ill feeling towards Westwood wither. Decent player that's often took the brunt of criticism for our shortfalls to me. That said if we bring in someone better than so be it. I wish him well

[Clark W Griswold]

I've never disliked Westwood, he's one of those players that I tend to forget is on the pitch which is a problem when he's a central midfielder. He's clearly limited in his ability but doesn't deserve to be bracketed in with the usual bunch of wasters that have disgraced the great name of Aston Villa in recent seasons. If we can get £6 million for him that would be a great deal and I'd wish him well in achieving mediocrity elsewhere with no hard feelings whatsoever.

Yeah that sums it up for me too. I wouldn't mind him sticking around as 4th choice centre mid, but I'd imagine he will want to play.

[saunders_heroes]

I've got no ill feeling towards Westwood wither. Decent player that's often took the brunt of criticism for our shortfalls to me. That said if we bring in someone better than so be it. I wish him well

But Westwood IS one of our shortfalls. The sooner he's sold the better because we'll continue to struggle while he and similar standard players are still on our books.

[papa lazarou]

I've never disliked Westwood, he's one of those players that I tend to forget is on the pitch which is a problem when he's a central midfielder. He's clearly limited in his ability but doesn't deserve to be bracketed in with the usual bunch of wasters that have disgraced the great name of Aston Villa in recent seasons. If we can get £6 million for him that would be a great deal and I'd wish him well in achieving mediocrity elsewhere with no hard feelings whatsoever.

Agree with this also.  Hasn't deserved some of the vitriol aimed at him in the past.  He was the type that when he arrived he performed okay but you'd have expected him to have improved with experience but he didn't.  He was never a goal scoring midfielder either,  remember them? Good luck to him but it's no great loss.

[danno]

Is there a reason to be so confident Westwood is going ?
All I've seen is a mirror article, and an old daily mail article from May linking him to Burnley.

[Grumpy]

Happy with Chester. Hoping for Jedinak without losing Westwood tbh (I really don't think he's that bad).

Morrison can do one though.
How can anyone be excited by a guy that was cited at every club he's been at for lack of commitment and/or attitude.
We don't need that shit.

[tomd2103]

I've never disliked Westwood, he's one of those players that I tend to forget is on the pitch which is a problem when he's a central midfielder. He's clearly limited in his ability but doesn't deserve to be bracketed in with the usual bunch of wasters that have disgraced the great name of Aston Villa in recent seasons. If we can get £6 million for him that would be a great deal and I'd wish him well in achieving mediocrity elsewhere with no hard feelings whatsoever.

Agree with this also.  Hasn't deserved some of the vitriol aimed at him in the past.  He was the type that when he arrived he performed okay but you'd have expected him to have improved with experience but he didn't.  He was never a goal scoring midfielder either,  remember them? Good luck to him but it's no great loss.

Westwood doesn't strike me as one of the 'big time charlies'.  In fact I would guess he has got a good attitude and works hard at his game which is why managers seem to like him.  I just think he is lacking certain attributes the good midfielders possess and that a team would have to set up in a very specific way to accommodate him.     

[Clampy]

Westwood's too lightweight for me and if we are getting the rumoured £6m for him, then we've done bloody well.

[tony scott]

I don't mind Westwood going as long as the fee we get isn't spent on a 32 year old

[Malandro]

I don't mind Westwood going as long as the fee we get isn't spent on a 32 year old

OK.

[manic-road]

I don't mind Westwood either and there are plenty of midfielders that should be out of the door before him.