I’m trying to remember, but did we have Milner on loan a year or so before we actually bought him?
Yes. He was on loan from Newcastle.
weren't we about to sign him on deadline day but Newcastle called it off at the last minute?
Do we really still need to loan players from Man fucking Yoo?
Decent player apart from the injury record but If we couldn’t just buy him for an acceptable fee were there not better options out there?
Just doesn’t give out the right vibe for me, a small time move.
Mixed feelings about this. Can't see the point of a loan as he's not gonna be first choice. I presume Man U want him playing so they can flog him. Don't see what's in it for him being in our reserves rather than ManU's. Decent cover I guess but an odd one for me
Perhaps we're open to buying him and Man Utd are open to selling him, but we've taken him on loan to see if he's over his injuries first?
Imagine he’s on loan so we can give Bogarde a year to develop and then make a decision.
If the ball isn’t firmly in our court in terms of whether we can buy him or not I don’t want a Man Utd player starting for Aston Villa over an Aston Villa player, especially considering where we’re now supposed to be as a club.
I think some are reading too much into this. He’s going to help us more than he helps Man U even if he does go back. He’s never going to be a starter there and he will rarely play games. For us he’s much more legitimate cover, has a greater chance to start and not allow our overall performances to drop if he does come in. Realistically we are competing with clubs for finishing position in the 5th to 8th and our overall quality even without Jack, and depth is now significantly better than it was last season, which was the goal after how last season ended.
Perhaps we're open to buying him and Man Utd are open to selling him, but we've taken him on loan to see if he's over his injuries first?
yeah but even if we wanted to buy him would he come here to be a reserve? We haven't got a bad 1st choice defence imo so you'd think if he was ready to leave Man U for game time, you'd head off somewhere where your guaranteed games. Just don't see what's in it for him. Anyway. Decent cover i guess if fit.
Isn't he in the last year of his contract at Man Utd?
Perhaps we're open to buying him and Man Utd are open to selling him, but we've taken him on loan to see if he's over his injuries first?
yeah but even if we wanted to buy him would he come here to be a reserve? We haven't got a bad 1st choiuce defence imo so you'd think if he was ready to leave Man U for game time, you'd head off somewhere where your guaranteed games. Just don't see what's in it for him. Anyway. Decent cover i guess if fit.
I do agree but he's a professional footballer. None of them, not one. Ever joins a club thinking they're not going to get an opportunity and then go on to cement their place in the side.
He went back to Man United thinking he'd break into their first team, he's going to believe he can get into ours.
We get to do the song again, so it's worth for that alone.
Our central defensive partnership is as good as any. We have some very promising youngsters. We didn't have much in between, but now we have. As someone said a few days ago, we've bought twelve months for Bogarde.
Nothing I've seen of this bloke either for us or for them would suggest to me that he is likely to be decent in the premier league, even as cover (and you have to assume he will get to play, at some point, otherwise there's no point bringing him in). Having said that, Smith will already have had more than enough time to be able to assess his qualities, so let's see.