Adama Traoré - GONE

[CT]

I think he is a better player than people are making out on here. You do not go through the development ranks at Barcelona and be around as long as he was without having something. In the end they clearly thought he was not going to make the 1st team there and needed to clear the decks. It was rumoured when we signed him that there was a sell on clause so Barcelona must have thought he would develop beyond a £7m player.

Yep, that first game against Notts County - the whole ground stood up when he limped off.

He looked something special to me, not to be it would appear. Shame.

[PeterWithe]

I think he is a better player than people are making out on here. You do not go through the development ranks at Barcelona and be around as long as he was without having something. In the end they clearly thought he was not going to make the 1st team there and needed to clear the decks. It was rumoured when we signed him that there was a sell on clause so Barcelona must have thought he would develop beyond a £7m player.

Undoubtedly but like another talented player we have been discussing, Ravel Morrison, he has to be able to harness the talent and listen to instructions. We simply haven't seen much of his talent other than that of running very fast before losing the ball.

[Jimbo]

I think he is a better player than people are making out on here. You do not go through the development ranks at Barcelona and be around as long as he was without having something. In the end they clearly thought he was not going to make the 1st team there and needed to clear the decks. It was rumoured when we signed him that there was a sell on clause so Barcelona must have thought he would develop beyond a £7m player.

He could be better than Messi, but that's no use if he doesn't want to play for us. Remember the old adage: you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him cross it to Gestede for him to bury it with a bullet header.

[avfcpg]

Someone put a stat up that he's played 200 minutes for us and made 4...yes only 4 passes.
Sad to see him go,but only because of the potential..we can't miss what we never had.

[OzVilla]

The jury is still out or me. Imagine a young player new to the country, raw but talented being coached bythe likes of Sherwood, Garde and Black across 9 months in the basket case that was the Villa last season.

He could have a world beater or a panel beater but you'd be hard pushed to know after last years utter shambles.

[yammers]

I think he is a better player than people are making out on here. You do not go through the development ranks at Barcelona and be around as long as he was without having something. In the end they clearly thought he was not going to make the 1st team there and needed to clear the decks. It was rumoured when we signed him that there was a sell on clause so Barcelona must have thought he would develop beyond a £7m player.

He could be better than Messi, but that's no use if he doesn't want to play for us. Remember the old adage: you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him cross it to Gestede for him to bury it with a bullet header.

"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil has to be lead". Stan Laurel 1920something 😄

[andyaston]

A ball greedy overpaid player who's not a team player. Won't be missed, didn't see what all the fuss was about when he comes on we lose our shape and he loses the ball trying to look good taking on several players when a simple pass to a teamate would suffice.

[Dominic22]

The difficulty with him is that we have seen so little. What is obvious is that no manager trusts him as the managers he has played for none have had him in the team.

We were at Sunderland and he did that run and pass for the goal in one the few bright moments last year but it was like watching a kid who has never been coached in his life. He never tracks a runner and whoever he is playing with is constantly shouting at him to get in position.

Who knows what he can be, it would be good to find out but I am not sure he will be a sustained run in any team at the minute never mind ours.  No-one has come in for him for him, we hear the wages are an issue but who really knows.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Completely non plussed by this. He's done nothing to warrant any concern at losing him. Problem is why would anyone pay us what we've already shelled out on him to take him off our hands?

[BC54 VFC]

A ball greedy overpaid player who's not a team player. Won't be missed, didn't see what all the fuss was about when he comes on we lose our shape and he loses the ball trying to look good taking on several players when a simple pass to a teamate would suffice.

This; he's fucking useless and always will be.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Annoyed with this. Another billy big bollocks player who had contributed nothing and seems to think he is above playing for us.

Pity as he has talent, if only he had a better attitude.

[mr underhill]

Well he has displayed an uncanny ability to make it look as though the ball is attached to his boots by invisible string and run very fast in a straight line with blinkers on. He might actually be better off in another sport.

[Walmley_Villa]

comes on as sub - makes one run, powder puff shot. Then spends the rest of the game standing around wondering what to do and repeat the next appearance.

May have raw talent but no sign he can be coached....£7m, makes you want to cry..

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Well he has displayed an uncanny ability to make it look as though the ball is attached to his boots by invisible string and run very fast in a straight line with blinkers on. He might actually be better off in another sport.

Vacancies on Blackpool beach!

[UK Redsox]

The difficulty with him is that we have seen so little. What is obvious is that no manager trusts him as the managers he has played for none have had him in the team.

We were at Sunderland and he did that run and pass for the goal in one the few bright moments last year but it was like watching a kid who has never been coached in his life. He never tracks a runner and whoever he is playing with is constantly shouting at him to get in position.

Who knows what he can be, it would be good to find out but I am not sure he will be a sustained run in any team at the minute never mind ours.  No-one has come in for him for him, we hear the wages are an issue but who really knows.

Against Rotherham, it was Jack who was having to instruct him where to stand when defending a free kick