06 Jan 2016 14:04:32
Can anyone confirm if Ilori has returned from his loan?

1.) 06 Jan 2016
06 Jan 2016 15:37:51
Question for the eds kind of related. I guess when a player goes on loan, they are expected to at least get a couple games. If villa don't cancel the loan can Liverpool recall him without incurring a charge because the player has not featured at all.

{Ed002's Note - It is not as simple as that - he is on a loan to buy deal.}

2.) 06 Jan 2016
06 Jan 2016 18:44:08
It's already been disclosed in the media that there is no recall clause in the contract due to it being a loan to buy contract. Aston Villa would have to be the ones to cancel the loan of their own accord.

Regardless if he has played or not Aston villa could always keep him until the summer, exercise the purchase clause and then look to sell, presumably at a profit. However, this would likely depend on the agreed purchase price, potential sell on price and possible interest in Ilori.

Also bare in mind Ilori hasn't been able to get into the Aston villa team under two different managers when all he's competing against is Richards and lescott. As much as I would like to blame Rogers for "brendaning" him, maybe he just isn't up to scratch and isn't the answer anyway?

{Ed001's Note - he couldn't get in ahead of two players who the club had been desperate to sign and made bad deals to get them. It is no indication of his potential or current ability.}

3.) 06 Jan 2016
06 Jan 2016 20:20:36
Who's the two players Ed?

{Ed001's Note - Lescott and Richards. The pair of them have been given stupid deals that do no good for Villa and neither are any good. They have Okore, who is far better than those two put together, who also can't get in the side.}

4.) 06 Jan 2016
06 Jan 2016 20:55:55
Them two for me are past their prime. Thanks for the reply Ed.

5.) 07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016 00:31:03
Why did they bother with the loan to buy if they had Richards and lescott on these deals? He was quite late in the window wasn't he so I presume they knew?

{Ed001's Note - no idea mate. They are a shambles.}