Mile Jedinak - Released

[dekko]

I generally agree with other sentiments expressed here (immense without the ball, not much good on it).  But how much of people's opinion on Jedinak is coloured by the way that he played (horribly) as a centre back in his last season with us?

[Grocer]

I can't help but think that fifty years ago similar would have been said about Andy Lochhead and George Curtis. He might not have been good enough for where we are now but he helped us get here and for that he deserves our thanks.

Definitely

[RamboandBruno]

The great Whelan Jedinak debate!!

Whealan was great in the 10 game run but beyond average before that and then the play off game it fell apart. Jedi was pretty average but two things stand out, his goal to win the 2018 play off semi final and his pen vrs Albion.

I’d say both helped to bring professionalism back to Villa after the Lescott, Richards, Agbonlaghor years.

Jedi son played in a little kids team at my sons old football club and when he appeared he was always good with the kids getting photos with him.

Thanks for helping getting us back up and good look to him.

[Brazilian Villain]

I can't help but think that fifty years ago similar would have been said about Andy Lochhead and George Curtis. He might not have been good enough for where we are now but he helped us get here and for that he deserves our thanks.

Definitely

Agreed.

[eamonn]

Andy surely offered a lot more.

[Dogtanian]

Has anybody tried putting a massive beard on Whelan?

[Breezeblock]

Didn't like Jedinak. He used to head the ball to the opposition so often it was like his forehead was shaped like a thruppeny bit.

[edgysatsuma89]

Has anybody tried putting a massive beard on Whelan?

I think that's one of the reasons Jedinak is better, Whelan just wouldn't be able to pull off that beard.

[Dogtanian]

Has anybody tried putting a massive beard on Whelan?

I think that's one of the reasons Jedinak is better, Whelan just wouldn't be able to pull off that beard.

I bet Whelan could hang off Jedinak's beard.

[dcdavecollett]

Thought Jedi improved as a makeshift centre-back under Deano -we certainly needed him as we had a load of injuries in that position in the Spring of 2019.

Whelan did well to compete for a place against Grealish, SJM and Conor. Against Millwall on Easter Monday, with the away side retreating to their last third, he looked like a bargain-basement Beckenbauer!

[Rory]

The great Whelan Jedinak debate!!

Whealan was great in the 10 game run but beyond average before that and then the play off game it fell apart. Jedi was pretty average but two things stand out, his goal to win the 2018 play off semi final and his pen vrs Albion.

I’d say both helped to bring professionalism back to Villa after the Lescott, Richards, Agbonlaghor years.

Jedi son played in a little kids team at my sons old football club and when he appeared he was always good with the kids getting photos with him.

Thanks for helping getting us back up and good look to him.

Pretty much where I am.

Neither of them were great, but it was nice having professionals back at the club. I don't really have an opinion on who was better, but they were part of a new generation who took some personal pride, which we hadn't seen for a while.

[Drummond]

The great Whelan Jedinak debate!!

Whealan was great in the 10 game run but beyond average before that and then the play off game it fell apart. Jedi was pretty average but two things stand out, his goal to win the 2018 play off semi final and his pen vrs Albion.

I’d say both helped to bring professionalism back to Villa after the Lescott, Richards, Agbonlaghor years.

Jedi son played in a little kids team at my sons old football club and when he appeared he was always good with the kids getting photos with him.

Thanks for helping getting us back up and good look to him.

Pretty much where I am.

Neither of them were great, but it was nice having professionals back at the club. I don't really have an opinion on who was better, but they were part of a new generation who took some personal pride, which we hadn't seen for a while.

Add in James Chester, Hourihane, Terry, Elmo, Elphick, Hutton and Adomah and there were the players with pride who tried to do it right. When you look at the rest of the squad from that time..... fuck me.

Squad list
1. Sam Johnstone
2. Ritchie De Laet
3. Neil Taylor
4. Chris Samba
5. James Chester
6. Glenn Whelan
7. Leandro Bacuna
8. Henri Lansbury
9. Scott Hogan
10. Jack Grealish
11. Gabriel Agbonlahor
13. Jed Steer
14. Conor Hourihane
15. Mile Jedinak
16. James Bree
17. Micah Richards
19. Andre Green
20. Birkir Bjarnason
21. Alan Hutton
22. Jonathan Kodjia
23. Jordan Amavi
24. Tommy Elphick
25. Gary Gardner
26. John Terry
27. Ahmed Elmohamady
31. Mark Bunn
37. Albert Adomah
44. Ross McCormack

[teamvillage]

Goodness. Chris Samba. I'd completely forgotten he'd played for us.

[Risso]

Mot of the regulars from that era who Drummond lists were decent professionals. I mean, Neil Taylor was a deeply limited player but at least he gave his all. I'd say the only wasters on that list were the fat idiots who'd been there for a while who we couldn't shift, like Agbonlahor and Richards, plus McCormack. A lot of them weren't very good at all, but they weren't wankers like Lescott.

Bloody hell though, what a difference a few years make.

[eamonn]

Goodness. Chris Samba. I'd completely forgotten he'd played for us.

Didn't Brucie stick him up front to try and nick a late equaliser?