Mile Jedinak - Released

[Mister E]

Excellent news. Although I do think the criticism of Westwood is way over the top, as he's been alright this season. Also the pointing is trying to get his teammates to have awareness of the team's shape, which is quite important.

It's just a bit annoying when the other team are walking through our midfield whilst he's busy pointing.

I'm not a fan, mainly because he's not improved in all the time he's been with us, but I too think he's been alright this season.

And I've not noticed him pointing, which must mean he's not doing it, as previously when he did it it was as though he was jabbing his finger directly into my eye.

I think he's been as anonymous and average as he always is. I read somewhere else on this site from a fan who said he'd be perfectly adequate in the Championship. Well adequate footballers aren't gonna get you promoted, we need the best players in the Championship not the most average ones because they're the ones who'll get you out of this league.
Westwood has cheated a living out of Villa for years now and hopefully we'll finally see him replaced with a player worthy of a Villa shirt in Jedinack. I know that sounds harsh but we have to get rid of the players who've played their part in our demise, and Westwood is up there with the worst of them.

I agree that the Jedi should replace Westwood, and I'm no great Westwood fan, but to describe him as 'cheating a living' is a bit OTT. Westwood lacks the ability to read the game, anticipate the movement of the game and cover the full backs: he definitely isn't a Petrov or a Barry. But he has been put in this place by successive managers - admittedly mostly crap - and we ought to at least respect his professionalism.
Give me a MF two of Tsh and the Jedi.

[old man villa fan]

Its in the Mail. Are we sure it is true?

(I didn't click the link by the way - that website hurts my brain)

Mail strikes again (pity the sports journalists? don't)

[JUAN PABLO]

Be nice if Westwood could get one of his shots on target

thats the problem , he is not good enough

we dont need adequate no more , we need better

[Jimbo]

The best that can be said for Westwood is that he is sometimes able to keep play moving on the rare occasion that things are going well for us.

As soon as there's the slightest whiff of a battle he disappears like a fart in a sulphur mine, fails to offer protection to the defence, allows opposition players to run straight through the midfield and becomes totally anonymous.

He can't take a set piece and has great difficulty kicking a moving ball with any accuracy.

Importantly, as a man, he has zero presence, charisma or personality, so he fails to inspire either his fellow players or the crowd. There are slugs in my garden with more authority than Westwood. Has anyone ever sung his name? Almost certainly not.

He is a magnolia porch interior, a plastic hostess trolley, one of those see-through rain macs that you keep in the cupboard but wouldn't be seen dead in, not even in an ironic way at Glastonbury. He's a thimbleful of Morrison's own cooking lager. He is a rice cake.

May he fade back into obscurity from whence he came and be forgotten forever.

[Toronto Villa]

Westwood is a nondescript footballer. He doesn't offer much going forward, offer next to nothing in attack, is horrible at set pieces. Points great and makes himself available and delivers a safe pass so his stats look decent. I don't see what actual value he provides to be honest other than being a steady body to play in some cup games (and we are already out of one). When he's gone we will forget him in seconds and he'll end up in the Villa memories thread of players we all forgot played for the club like Adrian Heath.

[Monty]

Brilliant Jimbo.

[OCD]

Jimbo's post has me thinking I must watch Fight Club again.

[Damo70]

I am actually sporting a very Jedinak like beard at the moment (with a tad more grey hairs than him admittedly). It is more laziness than fashion statement and I was going to 'get rid' this weekend. But I may keep it until after Sunday's game as a tribute. I presume he is eligible to play.

Not eligible unfortunately. Visa delays.

To be honest I had got fed up of the beard and shaved it off last night. The fact that he is ineligible to play comes as a bit of a relief to me. In that I was thinking in that totally superstitious and illogical way that us football fans tend to do that I had somehow jinxed his debut by doing it.

[saunders_heroes]

I am actually sporting a very Jedinak like beard at the moment (with a tad more grey hairs than him admittedly). It is more laziness than fashion statement and I was going to 'get rid' this weekend. But I may keep it until after Sunday's game as a tribute. I presume he is eligible to play.

Not eligible unfortunately. Visa delays.

To be honest I had got fed up of the beard and shaved it off last night. The fact that he is ineligible to play comes as a bit of a relief to me. In that I was thinking in that totally superstitious and illogical way that us football fans tend to do that I had somehow jinxed his debut by doing it.

His work permit was granted wasn't it?

[Damo70]

I am actually sporting a very Jedinak like beard at the moment (with a tad more grey hairs than him admittedly). It is more laziness than fashion statement and I was going to 'get rid' this weekend. But I may keep it until after Sunday's game as a tribute. I presume he is eligible to play.

Not eligible unfortunately. Visa delays.

To be honest I had got fed up of the beard and shaved it off last night. The fact that he is ineligible to play comes as a bit of a relief to me. In that I was thinking in that totally superstitious and illogical way that us football fans tend to do that I had somehow jinxed his debut by doing it.

His work permit was granted wasn't it?

I'm not prepared to go to the lengths of a lad I knew years ago who required a beard to go to a fancy dress party as the beardy one from Abba. He was actually the ex boyfriend of my cousin (this lad I mean, I'm pretty sure my cousin never went out with Benny from Abba). He had the white suit but no beard. So a few of his mates borrowed some money bags from behind the bar, got some scissors and 'donated hair' which he stuck on his face with Pritt Stik. Let's just say their hair donations did not come from their heads or legs. Not even their backsides. On the night he was proudly sporting an impressive beard donated by his friends. Three or four of his mates wives and girlfriends must have been impressed by their partners sudden interest in 'male grooming'.

[Nastylee]

So is available? Yes, no, maybe!

[Clark W Griswold]

So is available? Yes, no, maybe!

Maybe, maybe not.
You never can tell.

[eamonn]

A beautiful paean to Westwood's uselessness Jimbo. Especially the bit about zero personality as a man - what a kick in the balearics!

[class-of-82]

Jimbo
Your post made me think of the father in law speech in hangover 2 when the brides dad goes on about stu and likens him to the sticky rice In water called Khao
Let's hope Westwood can man the mdfield and retuRn like stu did

Brilliant

[john e]

The best that can be said for Westwood is that he is sometimes able to keep play moving on the rare occasion that things are going well for us.

As soon as there's the slightest whiff of a battle he disappears like a fart in a sulphur mine, fails to offer protection to the defence, allows opposition players to run straight through the midfield and becomes totally anonymous.

He can't take a set piece and has great difficulty kicking a moving ball with any accuracy.

Importantly, as a man, he has zero presence, charisma or personality, so he fails to inspire either his fellow players or the crowd. There are slugs in my garden with more authority than Westwood. Has anyone ever sung his name? Almost certainly not.

He is a magnolia porch interior, a plastic hostess trolley, one of those see-through rain macs that you keep in the cupboard but wouldn't be seen dead in, not even in an ironic way at Glastonbury. He's a thimbleful of Morrison's own cooking lager. He is a rice cake.

May he fade back into obscurity from whence he came and be forgotten forever.

only just read this, beautiful