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[LoughboroBlade]

Here's one Villa player that will get a good reception on Saturday:

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has confirmed that the club have signed Tottenham Hotspur defender Kyle Walker.

Houllier confirmed that the club had signed Walker on loan until the end of the season at the press conference, following Villa's 1-0 defeat at home to Sunderland.

"We were looking for full-backs and Kyle Walker is [arriving] on loan from Tottenham, I can confirm that," Houllier told reporters.

Houllier had been looking for cover for the right back position, as Luke Young has been sidelined by a knee injury.

That left the Villa manager with youngster Eric Lichaj and Carlos Cuellar, a central defender, to fill the void so the signing will be a lift to the squad.

Walker has spent the first half of the season on loan at Championship leaders Queens Park Rangers and manager Neil Warnock made no secret of his desire to keep him in London.

The 20-year-old has found himself being sent out to gain experience, despite playing quite a lot during Spurs' tour of the US during summer, after finding his chances at Spurs restricted by the impressive form of Alan Hutton.

Walker moved to White Hart Lane in a deal that saw his team mate Kyle Naughton join him in the switch from Sheffield United.

No doubt Warnock will be fuming that after asking for him to be loaned back again he's gone elsewhere, but provided Kyle gets some regular football he can't really complain - he needs to be tested at Premiership level, and he certainly will be if he plays in that Villa defence!

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

There is always the factor that TH won't want him cup tied to be considered?

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Can they recall him if it's a loan to the end of the season? I thought (as with Walker when we had him) that for season long loans this can only be done in the transfer window - for half-season loans, I thought they were unrecallable till the next window, so the summer in Kyle's case.

 

[Kev Gee]

I hope Kyle doesnt play as he will be potentially up against Kozzy.
I still think we will loose 2-1 but put up a brave performance.

PS isnt all this grammar/spelling thing in the thread going abit too far?

 

[broomhillblade]

I hope Kyle doesnt play as he will be potentially up against Kozzy.
I still think we will loose 2-1 but put up a brave performance.

PS isnt all this grammar/spelling thing in the thread going abit too far?

At least we won't have to worry about Heskey - he got sent off last night.

On the subject of grammar - it's doesn't, isn't, 'lose', not 'loose', and 'a bit' nor 'abit'.

(Just trying to help) ;-)

 

[sitwell]

Heskey is out I presume after getting sent off last night. Villa will probably win now.

 

[shorehamview]

At least we won't have to worry about Heskey - he got sent off last night.

On the subject of grammar - it's doesn't, isn't, 'lose', not 'loose', and 'a bit' nor 'abit'.

(Just trying to help) ;-)

In which case it's not "nor 'abit'" it's "not 'a bit'".

Hope this helps.....

 

[broomhillblade]

In which case it's not "nor 'abit'" it's "not 'a bit'".

Hope this helps.....

Hoist with his own typo!

 

[JJ Sefton]

At least we won't have to worry about Heskey

Did we in the first place?!

 

[broomhillblade]

Did we in the first place?!

Based on the fact that he played a big part in getting us relegated from the Prem, yes.

 

[JJ Sefton]

Based on the fact that he played a big part in getting us relegated from the Prem, yes.

Every dog has his day.

 

[AVFC]

well,see you all in the golden lion then? if villa fans allowed ? can i park there? and only me and the wife

 

[super_pig]

the lion is very near the ground so unless you get there early (am) then you'd be lucky to get a parking spot..
we've been a bit unlucky drawing villa this week.. houllier will know that losing to us could cost him his job, so i reckon he'll put the full team out if he has any sense.. mind you .. as my mate pointed out another interesting aspect is that the first team may play worse for houllier than a bunch of enthusiastic reserves.. so its a tough one to call.. it depends on their team/attitude on the day because of the cold weather etc (whether ashley brings his snood)
my mate at work is a villa fan and he is genuinely worried.. he lives here and knows that on our day we can beat anyone at bramall lane:thumbup:

 

[Balham]

knows that on our day we can beat anyone at bramall lane:thumbup:

Except bloody Scunthorpe.

 

[axel smeets]

How many are Villa expected to bring? I think the intial allocation was 3000, I would expect them to bring that as a minimum.