Ashley Westwood £5m bid accepted

Wilsdenclaret · Post by **Wilsdenclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:53 am

5 million the going rate for back up

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:56 am

Good that the money is trickling down the Leagues.

summitclaret · Post by **summitclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:00 am

I don't care how good he is at the moment. We can't be left short in CM like last time. A loan would be perfect.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:12 am

We have O'Neill and Arfield if things get bad.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:27 am

ablueclaret wrote:We have O'Neill and Arfield if things get bad.

Which is why we need to bring someone in. So it never gets that bad.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:36 am

ablueclaret wrote:We have O'Neill and Arfield if things get bad.

We don't want things to go from bad to absolutely disastrous.

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:05 pm

So is he signing or not? Conflicting reports abound.

Celts · Post by **Celts** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:06 pm

I don't rate this bloke at all. I think it's £5M wasted, if that's what it turns out to be

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:08 pm

As far as I can see the only source for this remain the John Percy tweet.

Everyone else is simply reporting that tweet or reporting reports of that (single) tweet.

Believe it when you see it would be my recommendation for this one.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:26 pm

The BBC's Pat Murphy says:
"Meanwhile Ashley Westwood looks like leaving Villa to join Burnley, either on a loan deal with a £5m option to buy in the summer, or a permanent deal today."

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:28 pm

Tall Paul wrote:The BBC's Pat Murphy says:
"Meanwhile Ashley Westwood looks like leaving Villa to join Burnley, either on a loan deal with a £5m option to buy in the summer, or a permanent deal today."

He is just reporting what's already been reported

WestMidsClaret · Post by **WestMidsClaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:29 pm

So we've gone from a potential sexy signing in Snodgrass to a semi sexy potential signing in Brady to Ashley Westwood

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:35 pm

Right_winger wrote:is he going to be a starter for us? The reported £5m is a lot for a player to be a back up.

He's nowhere near the ability of our current centre mids Barton included.

A loan as cover is meh to me. Would rather save the loan for someone decent.

The chances of finding someone willing to lend us a player better than the players who are in 13th in the Premier, is remote.

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:44 pm

WestMidsClaret wrote:So we've gone from a potential sexy signing in Snodgrass to a semi sexy potential signing in Brady to Ashley Westwood

Don't forget David Jones

WestMidsClaret · Post by **WestMidsClaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:50 pm

karatekid wrote:Don't forget David Jones

Oh yeah he was next in the pecking order

IAmAClaret · Post by **IAmAClaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:52 pm

Sometimes wonder why the club employ scouts. You know, the trusted professionals who's job is to find talent and ensure they fit the requirements set by Dyche? They should obviously all be sacked, and we could just have a vote as to who we should sign?

Oh, but hold on, Trippier shouldn't be on the stadium wall either should he?

The number of people on this board who have made a judgement on Westwood 'not being good enough' is embarrassing. Get the humble pie ordered early, as they'll be out of stock in a few weeks.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:14 pm

Just said on Sky, Westwood just passed his medical

StuffyClaret · Post by **StuffyClaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:14 pm

Having a medical according to SSN

claret3561 · Post by **claret3561** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:14 pm

Completed medical according to sky

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:14 pm

Sky Sports News - Natalie Sawyer - Just confirmed Westwood has completed his medical to sign for Burnley.

Didn't say if it was loan or permanent.

Holtyclaret · Post by **Holtyclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:16 pm

love Natalie Sawyer , welcome Ashley

Claret84 · Post by **Claret84** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:16 pm

Medical suggests permanent deal.

Ightenclaret · Post by **Ightenclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:17 pm

Permanently

turfmoorboy · Post by **turfmoorboy** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:17 pm

Give the lad a chance, could prove good.

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:18 pm

Claret84 wrote:Medical suggests permanent deal.

Surely we check loans too?

jojomk1 · Post by **jojomk1** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:19 pm

Would rather a loan to see how things go, but good cover for Marney if true

Walton · Post by **Walton** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:20 pm

Birmingham Mail's take on Westwood leaving Villa:

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/f ... n-12531671

Barnesy86 · Post by **Barnesy86** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:21 pm

Trust Sean here.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:23 pm

So it's permanent because he is having a medical?
Do loan players not have medical checks before signing?

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:23 pm

SSPN saying medical now done

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:23 pm

Don't know whether it is loan or permanent but this one is close

Ightenclaret · Post by **Ightenclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:28 pm

5m permanent

taio · Post by **taio** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:29 pm

Loan with option to buy in summer would be most preferable. Hopefully this means we'll get two over the line today

CombatClaret · Post by **CombatClaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:31 pm

Sky saying Loan or Permanent still unknown.

mickleoverclaret · Post by **mickleoverclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:31 pm

Unused sub against Spurs so take it that means he isn't cup tied?

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:31 pm

The Birmingham Mail don't seem over enamoured with him. He sounds like a dyche type player though so maybe it's time to prove the villa fans wrong.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:32 pm

BBC transfer deadline day thread is pretty poor. Not sure how they still haven't picked up on this.

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:36 pm

We do need cover in midfield and Westwood will provide that.
So if Barton is out for any length of time he's available and can step in.
We'll probably also need to replace one of our midfielders
during future games so, again we have someone who could step in.

Not a very inspiring signing but wise and sensible.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:39 pm

IndigoLake wrote:BBC transfer deadline day thread is pretty poor. Not sure how they still haven't picked up on this.

They did, see my post #160.

the_fat_shearer · Post by **the_fat_shearer** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:42 pm

karatekid wrote:The Birmingham Mail don't seem over enamoured with him. He sounds like a dyche type player though so maybe it's time to prove the villa fans wrong.

Interesting article.

"In some teams the basic ball-recycling role Westwood performs is more valued, but that’s often because there are other midfielders making more eye-catching contributions further up the field."

I've not seen much of Westwood so can't comment on him from personal experience but the quote is encouraging seen as we've lost Marney for the rest of the season - this type of midfielder sounds like more of a replacement for him than an more elaborate attacking player.

Some of the descriptions of the article remind me of David Jones a bit. Some Burnley fans really didn't like Jones whereas others really appreciated the role he played for the team. Either way, Jones was a constant player in two Burnley promotion sides so he must have been doing something right and in the same way, if Westwood is keeping other players out of the side for Villa then it probably means that he's doing the job the manager asked.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:43 pm

Tall Paul wrote:They did, see my post #160.

I did see that. I'm referring to him passing his medical. Think the BBC have always been a little on the slow side though.

gavster · Post by **gavster** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:45 pm

I like the line "a dedicated professional that al2ways did his best". Sounds like a good fit four our ethos!

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:46 pm

He's definitely an uninspiring signing but one I think will be very good for us.

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:51 pm

Having read the Birmingham Mail article, it looks as though he's a player who doesn't seek the limelight, follows instructions, works hard, keeps the game simple and does the basics very well indeed. Also has a little bit of technical quality as well.

Or to put it another way, a Sean Dyche-type midfielder.

Cubanclaret · Post by **Cubanclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:53 pm

"The cold reality of Westwood career at villa has shown that the majority of fans who go and watch the games, can't be all wrong. He has not been good enough as a central midfielder. He can't head the ball, tackle, defend, score goals, provide assists or provide a forward pass.
Glad to see him go."

Welcome to Turf Moor Ashley - we'll sort you out.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:57 pm

Westwood has played a lot of games at Villa under a lot of different managers.

Martin_Bell · Post by **Martin_Bell** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:02 pm

Just pictured outside Turf Moor.

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:03 pm

I do believe this one will go ahead..

MyRightFoot · Post by **MyRightFoot** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:03 pm

Think this lad could prove to be a cracking signing for us! Hard working ball winning midfielder

he'll become a fan favourite in no time! I hope

northeastclaret · Post by **northeastclaret** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:04 pm

Dyche has made it clear that he puts a lot of value on what midfield players do when they have not got ball, because for over 99.% of the game they do not have it, obviously Dyche sees these qualities in Westwood.