Ashley Westwood £5m bid accepted

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:27 pm

and just like Derby fans did when we signed Hendrick

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:27 pm

Villa fans likely don't have a clue. They're probably the type of fans that think that Villa deserve to be Premier League (you have to earn it) and constantly wanting the manager to sign new players instead of wanting to get the best out of them or change things up tactically. Westwood will do well here. Dyche knows what he's doing.

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:28 pm

Villa has been a toxic club for the last 3 years.
This could be a good signing for our squad.

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:29 pm

mkmel wrote:Just like Hull fans did when we signed Dean Marney!

And Uddersfield when we signed Arfield

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:30 pm

According to Rileybobs, Ashley Westwood is like brown sauce on a bacon sandwich.

I'm happy with that.

ClaretMoffitt · Post by **ClaretMoffitt** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:30 pm

I do trust Dyche but this response from Villa fans hardly fills you with confidence

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:31 pm

IndigoLake wrote:Villa fans likely don't have a clue. They're probably the type of fans that think that Villa deserve to be Premier League (you have to earn it) and constantly wanting the manager to sign new players instead of wanting to get the best out of them or change things up tactically. Westwood will do well here. Dyche knows what he's doing.

Villa fans I know are top lads , and I would have thought had more idea of how good a player is than our supporters who have hardly seen him , but as we know Dyche can work wonders .

fungus_the_bogeyman · Post by **fungus_the_bogeyman** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:31 pm

Can't exactly knock Dyche's record at getting the best out of mediocre players. He's been going stale in a tough environment for quite a while. A new start in a team brimming with confidence might be just what he needs.

billyhamilton82 · Post by **billyhamilton82** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:32 pm

Happy with this.

Good player in a toxic environment.

SD and his team wil make him into a better player just like they have the rest.

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:32 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:and just like Derby fans did when we signed Hendrick

Just like Norwich fans when we signed Brady , whoops spoiler alert

mill hill claret · Post by **mill hill claret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:34 pm

if dyche wants him thats good enough for me

JonBerro · Post by **JonBerro** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:34 pm

I'll believe it when he is playing in a claret and blue shirt with dafabet as the sponsor

Oh wait .....

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:35 pm

Always appeared lightweight to me but he has been part of a woeful side. Can't say it's a signing that impresses me but if Dyche wants him then that'll do.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:35 pm

Villa fans are in complete denial. They are in the championship for a reason, and that reason is not Ashley Westwood.

He's a CM, and we need one and he's got good PL experience.

fungus_the_bogeyman · Post by **fungus_the_bogeyman** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:36 pm

Villa fans likely don't have a clue. They're probably the type of fans that think that Villa deserve to be Premier League (you have to earn it) and constantly wanting the manager to sign new players instead of wanting to get the best out of them or change things up tactically. Westwood will do well here. Dyche knows what he's doing.

It's not that Villa fans don't have a clue, it's more that the team has been crap for so long that it's been affecting the whole squad. Westwood's been there for five years and they associate him with the downward spiral of the club. I don't think he's necessarily a major factor, more a byproduct of the club's general turmoil.

levraiclaret · Post by **levraiclaret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:36 pm

KRBFC wrote:meh

meh

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:38 pm

Conor Hourihane £3 million, Henri Lansbury £2.75 million, Ashley Westwood £5 million.

That doesn't quite add up to me.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:38 pm

joey13 wrote:Villa fans I know are top lads , and I would have thought had more idea of how good a player is than our supporters who have hardly seen him , but as we know Dyche can work wonders .

Not saying Westwood is some sort of superstar and that they're blind to it. Just that he's probably one of those under-appreciated players. They'll realise when he's gone. Villa have been poor since they were relegated and the atmosphere around the club probably isn't great. They'll be looking for a scapegoat and Westwood is probably it.

Cheshireclaret · Post by **Cheshireclaret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:39 pm

The Villa fans I know were all crowing about The Fonz when we signed him on loan - and other than a stray buttock in the first minute at Hull City away, I saw nothing whatsoever to suggest he was anything like as good as they bigged him up to be!!!!!

I hope they're just as wrong in the opposite direction this time.......!

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:39 pm

levraiclaret wrote:meh

Is that a shorter version of "whatever"

100percentclaret · Post by **100percentclaret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:39 pm

Can somebody let Dyche know the Villa fans don't rate him before we waste 5 million on him. Surely we should be taking more notice of them than our manager and scouting network.....

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:40 pm

Can't take the p*ss as I know nothing about him at all.

k90bfc · Post by **k90bfc** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:40 pm

Villa fans still anoyed we stole Matt Lowton,for peanuts!He will put Westwood in the picture,TWO bargains,trust in Sean,UTC.

Paulclaret · Post by **Paulclaret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:41 pm

Westwood has played most of his career in the Premier League. That's why he costs more than the likes of Lansbury and Hourihane.

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:41 pm

Cheshireclaret wrote:The Villa fans I know were all crowing about The Fonz when we signed him on loan - and other than a stray buttock in the first minute at Hull City away, I saw nothing whatsoever to suggest he was anything like as good as they bigged him up to be!!!!!

I hope they're just as wrong in the opposite direction this time.......!

Not the Villa fans I know , they thought he was crap

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:41 pm

fungus_the_bogeyman wrote:It's not that Villa fans don't have a clue, it's more that the team has been crap for so long that it's been affecting the whole squad. Westwood's been there for five years and they associate him with the downward spiral of the club. I don't think he's necessarily a major factor, more a byproduct of the club's general turmoil.

Fair point. I just see their comments and they remind me so much of Derby!

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:43 pm

Fixed it for you.........

Saxoman wrote:Can't take the p*ss as I know nothing about football at all.

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:43 pm

He'll definitely bring the average age of our midfield down.
Get him in, sort of player SD will improve.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:44 pm

Will he be the new Scott Arfield?

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:45 pm

boatshed bill wrote:Will he be the new Scott Arfield?

Sounds like he'll be costing about £5,000,000.00 more, but maybe.

claretandy · Post by **claretandy** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:46 pm

Birmingham mail mention a loan deal which would be better, try before you buy.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:49 pm

claretandy wrote:Birmingham mail mention a loan deal which would be better, try before you buy.

Yes that would be the preferred option.

Cooperclaret · Post by **Cooperclaret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:52 pm

Loan would be sensible.

UpTheClaretsFCBK · Post by **UpTheClaretsFCBK** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:52 pm

Midlands based telegraph reporter John Percy stating £5million agreed and medical due.

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Shore claret · Post by **Shore claret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:57 pm

And the huddersfield fans did when we signed arfield

UpTheClaretsFCBK · Post by **UpTheClaretsFCBK** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:57 pm

Sky Sports say loan move agreed.

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Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:57 pm

Sounds more like a Burnley signing than Brady or Snodgrass.

Slurpy · Post by **Slurpy** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:59 pm

Sounds like they read my post

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:59 pm

Paulclaret wrote:Westwood has played most of his career in the Premier League. That's why he costs more than the likes of Lansbury and Hourihane.

Fair comment but if they see as surplus to requirements because they have brought the likes of Lansbury and Hourihane in, there's an argument to be had that his value shouldn't be significantly more.

wickdkewlclaret · Post by **wickdkewlclaret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:00 pm

Good loan signing that!

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:00 pm

UpTheClaretsFCBK wrote:Sky Sports say loan move agreed.

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Sky Sports reports Birmingham Mail article, nothing more.

Juan Tanamera · Post by **Juan Tanamera** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:02 pm

I don't know any Villa fans.

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:04 pm

hes solid in the middle doesn't give ball away much, not a creative player a battler, a midfield defensive player , perfect cover for marney,

also not strong in the air talking to a villa mate,

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:06 pm

You could have had Jason Lowe for about 3m I'd bet..

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:08 pm

Saxoman wrote:You could have had Jason Lowe for about 3m I'd bet..

Do Blackburn have a spare £3m?

Hell of a lot of money for you lot to pay us to take him off your hands.

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:11 pm

ksrclaret wrote:Do Blackburn have a spare £3m?

Hell of a lot of money for you lot to pay us to take him off your hands.

He's 'highly rated within the game', don't you know..?

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:13 pm

Juan Tanamera wrote:I don't know any Villa fans.

Aren't you the lucky one

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:16 pm

Villa fans didn't rate Lowton either and he's doing ok.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:25 pm

KefkaClaret · Post by **KefkaClaret** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:27 pm

A loan would definitely be ideal