Robert Snodgrass - loaned for 17-18 season

[tomd2103]

Used correctly and sparingly I cannot see a single downside to Robert Snodgrass being an Aston Villa player this season.

I'm not sure him being on the right with every goal kick hit vaguely in his direction all season long is something I want to see.  He was mostly good for us last season, but I want to see some genuine pace out wide this season.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Used correctly and sparingly I cannot see a single downside to Robert Snodgrass being an Aston Villa player this season.

I'm not sure him being on the right with every goal kick hit vaguely in his direction all season long is something I want to see.  He was mostly good for us last season, but I want to see some genuine pace out wide this season.

Watch out for Steve Bruce when the final whistle blows. My guess is you won't find much faster.

[ozzjim]

Green on the left gives peace. Snoddy gives guile and know how and set plays on the right. He would be great to have back.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

Used correctly and sparingly I cannot see a single downside to Robert Snodgrass being an Aston Villa player this season.

I'm not sure him being on the right with every goal kick hit vaguely in his direction all season long is something I want to see.  He was mostly good for us last season, but I want to see some genuine pace out wide this season.

This. I could never understand why every kick from Johnstone was directed to Snodgrass. Perhaps one in ten he 'won' a freekick for feigning a foul. Was it Johnstone and some bizarre OCD thing or an instruction from Bruce?

I love the attitude Snodgrass brings and his guile, but I do wonder whether he is what we need (given his wages).

Though I suppose if we had a discernible pattern of play it might be easier to work out what type of players we need and how they might fit/work together. Too much to ask for from Bruce, sadly. UTV.

[Drummond]

Probably because Bruce used the 'tactic' with Elmo in a previous life.

[mr underhill]

I loved Snoddy at the Villa, but his time with us has gone.

[saunders_heroes]

I loved Snoddy at the Villa, but his time with us has gone.

Why has it?

[mr underhill]

because we can't afford him and he doesn't offer enough pace. The answer would be to rotate him but Bruce doesn't so that and on the salary he would want, it becomes even more ruinous. We can't repeat the cycle of paying PL wages in the championship, surely?

[chrisw1]

because we can't afford him and he doesn't offer enough pace. The answer would be to rotate him but Bruce doesn't so that and on the salary he would want, it becomes even more ruinous. We can't repeat the cycle of paying PL wages in the championship, surely?

I agree really.  I love Snoddy, my favourite player last season, but unless we have found a way round FFP (and I don't see how we can) I would think he is too expensive for us with funds needed elsewhere.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I can see Snoddy staying at West Ham, at least until January.

[Allan C]

I’m working in Cape Verde and I’m watching him play for West Ham against FSV Mainz on tele at the moment

[cheltenhamlion]

I really like Snodgrass and if our finances were in better shape would take him like a shot. Particularly if it was a loan. He would "Only" chew up the wage of a Gabby or Terry who have departed. As we all know though, we are still buggered on FFP so I can't see how we can afford it.

[supertom]

I'd love to see him back. His end product at this level is quality. If we lose Grealish, we'll be desperate for some quality. Snodgrass will provide goals and assists. He'd be a key player again I think. The most likely replacement for an outgoing Grealish will be a young loan signing from somewhere, so getting in someone tried and test like Snoddy would be a good idea.

[eric woolban woolban]

I can't see many current players of ours scoring a goal like the one he got against Sheff Utd.

[Pat McMahon]

Probably because Bruce used the 'tactic' with Elmo in a previous life.

I remember being driven to distraction by that very tactic (Johnston to Elmo) in our opener v Hull at Villa Park last season. I hate it when our keeper is our playmaker.