Aaron Tshibola

[Risso]

I can understand sending Tish out now that we've bought three new midfielders.  What I don't understand is the refusal to even have him in the squad when Westwood was starting games.

[PeterWithesShin]

I can understand sending Tish out now that we've bought three new midfielders.  What I don't understand is the refusal to even have him in the squad when Westwood was starting games.

Most likely is that it's something off the field, or in training. If I was a professional footballer and my manager thought I was a worse player than Gardner and Westwood, i'd probably retire.

[mr underhill]

no need - you would have chosen a different sport altogether. Westwood FFS!

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Confirmed gone to NF.

[BOB MANSFIELD]

Must admit, from just watching him two or three times, I can't see what Tshibola's inclusion adds - and that underlines how far our hopes must have fallen if we think we should rely on a player like him. He's no Draper, nor even McCann, no Taylor, even....IMO.

what do you mean 'no Taylor even' ?

with your posts on Alex Cropley and now this little dig at Taylor I'm beginning to think your an imposter,
it doesn't bother me, you can post what you like for me but you need to come clean

 I don't know one other Villa fan that would write that stuff

No, I am not an imposter, just an older contributor with an opinion.

[UK Redsox]

https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/01/30/tshibola-goes-on-loan

[eamonn]

Good move all-round, he stays in the Ch'ship to see if he can get some form at this level and we can take him back if so. Do we get a fee or do they just cover half his wages or whatever? It's hard work being a big club.

[Fred Crump]

Must admit, from just watching him two or three times, I can't see what Tshibola's inclusion adds - and that underlines how far our hopes must have fallen if we think we should rely on a player like him. He's no Draper, nor even McCann, no Taylor, even....IMO.

what do you mean 'no Taylor even' ?

with your posts on Alex Cropley and now this little dig at Taylor I'm beginning to think your an imposter,
it doesn't bother me, you can post what you like for me but you need to come clean

 I don't know one other Villa fan that would write that stuff

No, I am not an imposter, just an older contributor with an opinion.

Wouldn't normally criticise a fellow contributor but saying 'even Taylor' is the Villa equivalent of saying 'even Muhammed Ali'! Great box to box midfielder, got into the area to score vital goals, put his foot in and sweated blood for the team, never sulked when left out, and above all a top , top bloke and one of us. Did you ever see him play? And if you had ever met him like I was lucky enough to do, once of the most humble , poliite honest pros you could ever meet, a credit to the game and the exact opposite of some of the spoilt kids who earn big bucks today. The young lad on his way to Forest could do a lot worse than to watch his clips and ask him for advice.

[ktvillan]

Always looked much better than either Westwood or Gardner to me (hard not to) so I can only imagine him and Bruce don't see eye to eye over something not to do with ability.  Shame as I think he could make a contribution.   I wonder if Bruce had to promise to loan him to Forest to swing the Lansbury deal but had to wait until he got other midfielders in before letting him go.

[chrisw1]

Always looked much better than either Westwood or Gardner to me (hard not to) so I can only imagine him and Bruce don't see eye to eye over something not to do with ability.  Shame as I think he could make a contribution.   I wonder if Bruce had to promise to loan him to Forest to swing the Lansbury deal but had to wait until he got other midfielders in before letting him go.

Yeah, I agree it's an odd one.  I thought he had something worth persevering with.

[fredm]

Always looked much better than either Westwood or Gardner to me (hard not to) so I can only imagine him and Bruce don't see eye to eye over something not to do with ability.  Shame as I think he could make a contribution.   I wonder if Bruce had to promise to loan him to Forest to swing the Lansbury deal but had to wait until he got other midfielders in before letting him go.

Yeah, I agree it's an odd one.  I thought he had something worth persevering with.

Maybe, but how much playing time was he going to get with the 3 newcomers and Jedinak in front of him?  Much better for him to go out and get minutes under his belt then come back in the summer and hit the straps in pre-season so that he is pushing for a shirt.

[chrisw1]

Always looked much better than either Westwood or Gardner to me (hard not to) so I can only imagine him and Bruce don't see eye to eye over something not to do with ability.  Shame as I think he could make a contribution.   I wonder if Bruce had to promise to loan him to Forest to swing the Lansbury deal but had to wait until he got other midfielders in before letting him go.

Yeah, I agree it's an odd one.  I thought he had something worth persevering with.

Maybe, but how much playing time was he going to get with the 3 newcomers and Jedinak in front of him?  Much better for him to go out and get minutes under his belt then come back in the summer and hit the straps in pre-season so that he is pushing for a shirt.

Yeah, I think you are right.  I hope we haven't written him off as a Villa player for good though.

[Villafirst]

Noticed Tshibola has only made 3 appearances for Forest on-loan. On the bench again yesterday in the loss to Burton. I was expecting him to flourish there; perhaps Brucie can work with him to realise his ability?

[SoccerHQ]

He should've stayed with Reading another year.

He didn't look too bad in the couple of games I saw him but something must be going wrong given he's barely figured for Bruce and can't even make the bench for a Forest team way down the league.

Another in the too much too young category with the lucrative contract we've probably given him?

[eamonn]

Him and McCormack seem to be both making very little impression at Forest. Not good news as we don't want them back here low on confidence and possibly unfit, it will just make it harder to re-integrate or sell them.