How's Alan Hutton Getting On?

[Syn_13]

Not quite sure I understand this one. Taken from the Beeb:

Alan Hutton 'unlikely' to play for Aston Villa again

Defender Alan Hutton is unlikely to play again for Aston Villa because of the financial constraints at the club, admits manager Paul Lambert.

The 29-year-old, who earns a reported £40,000 a week, has not played for Villa since May 2012 and is training with the club's development squad.

Asked if Hutton would play for Villa again, Lambert replied: "It would be unlikely. He knows that.
"We need to get the [wage] structure down. There's never been any fall-out."

Hutton, whose contract expires in the summer of 2015, went on a one-month loan to Nottingham Forest in December 2012 before being loaned to Spanish side Real Mallorca the following month until the end of that campaign.

He has also continued to represent Scotland and won his 38th cap in last October's final World Cup qualifier, a 2-0 victory over Croatia.

"I wouldn't have thought it could carry on for another 12 months, into next season," Lambert added.
"I wouldn't want that for him. We need someone to come in for him.

"I've been to a couple of Scotland games and seen him do well. You'd think somebody would come in for him. The lad has to play."

So let me get this straight. Villa are paying his £40k pw wages but can't play him due to financial constraints. If he's getting paid then why on earth can't he be played? What has he got a £50k appearance bonus or something?

I think it's pretty amusing that Lambert goes on about him playing well for Scotland and that "the lad needs to play" despite not actually using him for the last season.

"There's never been any fall-out". Yeah, right.

 

[Geyzer Soze]

Hopefully he dissapears and we never have to hear of him again. My single least favourite Spurs player of recent times.

 

[Kendall]

Not quite sure I understand this one. Taken from the Beeb:



So let me get this straight. Villa are paying his £40k pw wages but can't play him due to financial constraints. If he's getting paid then why on earth can't he be played? What has he got a £50k appearance bonus or something?

I think it's pretty amusing that Lambert goes on about him playing well for Scotland and that "the lad needs to play" despite not actually using him for the last season.

"There's never been any fall-out". Yeah, right.

Sounds mental.

That football club has been run as a circus since Lerner came in.

 

[Kushal]

Maybe Lambert could try to flog him as "A Hutton dressed as a Lahm"

 

[beats1]

the white cafu

 

[Syn_13]

Hopefully he dissapears and we never have to hear of him again. My single least favourite Spurs player of recent times.

And to think, at one point we had both him and David Bentley in the squad.

 

[spurs-r-us]

Lambert doesn't like playing highly paid players for whatever reason. He did the same with Bent.

 

[nailsy]

Not quite sure I understand this one. Taken from the Beeb:



So let me get this straight. Villa are paying his £40k pw wages but can't play him due to financial constraints. If he's getting paid then why on earth can't he be played? What has he got a £50k appearance bonus or something?

I think it's pretty amusing that Lambert goes on about him playing well for Scotland and that "the lad needs to play" despite not actually using him for the last season.

"There's never been any fall-out". Yeah, right.

When I read it I assumed that playing him in any further fixtures will trigger a payment to his previous employer - it sounds like a Levy thing to put in a contract.

 

[Syn_13]

When I read it I assumed that playing him in any further fixtures will trigger a payment to his previous employer - it sounds like a Levy thing to put in a contract.

Ah, you may be right about that one. Of course, if they rated him that much they'd do it. Must be a Levy a special.

 

[JerryGarcia]

the white cafu

0:47 sec

A young Harry Redknapp?

 

[Gbspurs]

"How's Alan Hutton Getting On?"

This is like the ghost of 606 coming back to haunt me.

 

[Phantom]

So what is with the Hutton hatred by a few on here? I never really thought he was that bad. Not as good as Corluka or Walker but better than some of the other crap we have had. Is it more to do with his personal life? Fights with family etc?

 

[Spurger King]

I was quite excited when we first signed him. I was living with a Rangers fan at the time, and he never shut up about how good Hutton was, and how small Spurs are compared to his mighty Rangers. You can imagine he wasn't best pleased when we signed him.

I remember him having a great game for us against United. Looked a tough-tackling, attacking minded, RB that could have done well for us. Then he got 'injured' for a while, and looked like a shadow of his former self when he came back.

 

[danielneeds]

Not quite sure I understand this one. Taken from the Beeb:



So let me get this straight. Villa are paying his £40k pw wages but can't play him due to financial constraints. If he's getting paid then why on earth can't he be played? What has he got a £50k appearance bonus or something?

I think it's pretty amusing that Lambert goes on about him playing well for Scotland and that "the lad needs to play" despite not actually using him for the last season.

"There's never been any fall-out". Yeah, right.

I think it's more that if he's playing he will just sit on his contract. They want to force him out quicker, so they don't have to pay it for another two years. And then get in another RB on a much lower wage.

 

[Syn_13]

I think it's more that if he's playing he will just sit on his contract. They want to force him out quicker, so they don't have to pay it for another two years. And then get in another RB on a much lower wage.

Or one that's actually half decent.

Yeah, it does look like they're certainly trying to get rid of him asap, or else Lambert wouldn't be giving the whole "he's done well for Scotland" crap despite not wanting to look at him. When you consider Villa's stature their financial status should be a lot better than it is, and if they've not got a lot of cash to throw around they should at least be managing it a lot better like Everton do. Who was the twat that brought Hutton in on those wages anyway?

 

[whitechina]

I was quite excited when we first signed him. I was living with a Rangers fan at the time, and he never shut up about how good Hutton was, and how small Spurs are compared to his mighty Rangers. You can imagine he wasn't best pleased when we signed him.

I remember him having a great game for us against United. Looked a tough-tackling, attacking minded, RB that could have done well for us. Then he got 'injured' for a while, and looked like a shadow of his former self when he came back.

I was also over the moon when we got him. (9 m IIRC). I saw him play a friendly in Hong Kong a few years ago and he was well up for it and looked great (I know a friendly but he really covered some ground that day)/. His injury with us was a bad one and he was never the same. Shame really

 

[UncleBuck]

Or one that's actually half decent.

Yeah, it does look like they're certainly trying to get rid of him asap, or else Lambert wouldn't be giving the whole "he's done well for Scotland" crap despite not wanting to look at him. When you consider Villa's stature their financial status should be a lot better than it is, and if they've not got a lot of cash to throw around they should at least be managing it a lot better like Everton do. Who was the twat that brought Hutton in on those wages anyway?

McLeish I think. Say no more....

 

[SlunkSoma]

McLeish I think. Say no more....

Most dangerous phrase in Football:

"Name your price, Mr Levy"

 

[Misfit]

Have Walker on loan, end up signing Hutton. LOLZ

 

[chinaman]

So what is with the Hutton hatred by a few on here? I never really thought he was that bad. Not as good as Corluka or Walker but better than some of the other crap we have had. Is it more to do with his personal life? Fights with family etc?

Surely miles better than Naughton.