Leon Bailey (out on loan to AS Roma)

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I agree with Eastie.

[eamonn]

What happened to his fam?

[Risso]

What happened to his fam?

Car accident in Jamaica

[wittonwarrior]

What's the latest with him? 

[Toronto Villa]

What's the latest with him? 

Scored a super header vs Mexico and now enjoying time being a dad. If he comes back fit and happy he will be a super player next season

https://twitter.com/leonbailey/status/1538608959191490565?s=21&t=OtN6wzx8YTQjfLJ3eW-F7w

[Brazilian Villain]

What's the latest with him? 

Everything irie.

[Pete3206]

Love the optimism that he'll come good for us. I hope those people are right, but can't see it myself.

[PaulWinch again]

Well he’s super talented so hopefully we’ll get there. His pace and directness is also something we lack, so he adds flexibility to our play.

[Dante Lavelli]

Well he’s super talented so hopefully we’ll get there. His pace and directness is also something we lack, so he adds flexibility to our play.

Agree.  I can see parallels with England’s tactics (ignoring Southgate’s application of the systems).  Sterling is not as talented as Grealish and Foden but has a directness, pace and an ability to play off the defender’s shoulder.  Bailey will offer us something different and threaten the spaces behind the opposition’s defence.

[pauliewalnuts]

He just needs time to put a run together and prove his worth. I said on this thread earlier, I really think part of his problem last season was that he was so eager to prove himself as quickly as possible, he didn't show us his best.

A full pre-season and the start of a new season will give him a more stable base to grow into what we need from him.

I think it is a confidence thing with him.

[mike]

He just needs time to put a run together and prove his worth. I said on this thread earlier, I really think part of his problem last season was that he was so eager to prove himself as quickly as possible, he didn't show us his best.

A full pre-season and the start of a new season will give him a more stable base to grow into what we need from him.

I think it is a confidence thing with him.

I think it’s a never being fit thing with him.

[Toronto Villa]

He just needs time to put a run together and prove his worth. I said on this thread earlier, I really think part of his problem last season was that he was so eager to prove himself as quickly as possible, he didn't show us his best.

A full pre-season and the start of a new season will give him a more stable base to grow into what we need from him.

I think it is a confidence thing with him.

I think it’s a never being fit thing with him.

It has. And once he got fit and we saw what he could do, in true Villa style he suffers an injury scoring a goal, one that would keep him, or contribute to him ever becoming fully fit the rest of the season. I do think it played with his head, and he was on the outside looking in, probably for the first time in his career. And he simply never properly caught up.

[Percy McCarthy]

What's the latest with him? 

Everything irie.

Every ting surely?

[Brend'Watkins]

The club has to take some flack for the way they have handled Bailey.  He should have been back at BH 3 or 4 weeks earlier than he was to assess him and get him fit.

[Brazilian Villain]

What's the latest with him? 

Everything irie.

Every ting surely?

Not according to Eddy Grant, plus I didn't want to reinforce any stereotypes about us Irish.