From England left back to Nottingham Forest loanee.

Nick 0208 Ldn · 25th November 2009, 10:06

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Nottingham Forest have struck a deal with Aston Villa to bring in left-back Nicky Shorey on loan.

The former England international will stay at the City Ground until the end of December and will link up with his new team-mates on Thursday.

Villa boss Martin O'Neill has the option to recall Shorey, who has two England caps, but only 28 days after the loan begins.

The 28-year-old looks set to make his debut in Forest's home game against Doncaster on Saturday.

Shorey began his career at Leyton Orient before making a name for himself at Reading, where he made over 300 appearances in seven successful years.

After first catching the eye of former England boss Steve McClaren, O'Neill brought the full-back to Villa Park in August 2008 for an undisclosed fee.

However, Shorey has struggled to make an impact at the club and after playing just once since August, he will aim to regain his fitness at Championship level.

Sky Sports | Football | Premier League | News | Shorey seals Forest switch

SecondFig · 25th November 2009, 10:11

That says a lot about the quality in depth of England left-backs... there really is nobody after Cole. It's either Bridge (who's shit) or Barry (who's a midfielder)

Nick 0208 Ldn · 25th November 2009, 10:20

That wasn't always so with Bridge, he wasn't getting starts with Chelsea for the sake of sentiment.

And Gibbs is certainly one for the future, in fact i'd even give him an outside chance of making the World Cup squad if he gets enough games later on in the season and is in good nick.

Team Brian GB · 25th November 2009, 10:31

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Originally Posted by Nick 0208 Ldn

That wasn't always so with Bridge, it wasn't getting starts with Chelsea for the sake of sentiment.

And Gibbs is certainly one for the future, in fact i'd even give him an outside chacne of making the World Cup squad if he gets enough games later on in the season and is in good nick.

Why is it always Chelsea's fault when players don't turn out good enough? He was first choice when he came and remained so until he got a major foot injury in early 2005 that kept him out of the game for the best part of year, to recover fitness he spent the spring of 2006 at Fulham and in that summer Ashley Cole came.

GlastonSpur · 25th November 2009, 10:36

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Originally Posted by SecondFig

That says a lot about the quality in depth of England left-backs... there really is nobody after Cole. It's either Bridge (who's shit) or Barry (who's a midfielder)

There's also Warnock at Villa. His arrival is why Shorey is out.

SecondFig · 25th November 2009, 10:40

Sorry, I did forget Gibbs just then - and he does look very promising. Not sure Warnock is international quality to be honest.

I wasn't blaming Chelsea for Bridge being poor now, and he obviously did show a lot of potential at one point. But for whatever reason (injury, Chelsea, City) he's currently a very, very average player who City wasted a lot of money on

Decotron · 25th November 2009, 11:19

Gibbs cant defend to save his life

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25th November 2009, 10:11	#2 (permalink)
SecondFig Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: ▲ You Are Here? - "For three mil he can bugger whatever woodland creature he likes. although i would recommend he stays clear of badgers..." Posts: 2,861	That says a lot about the quality in depth of England left-backs... there really is nobody after Cole. It's either Bridge (who's shit) or Barry (who's a midfielder)

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Nick 0208 Ldn News 24 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: An everlasting toast to Harry and Juana Smith. :) Posts: 10,950	That wasn't always so with Bridge, he wasn't getting starts with Chelsea for the sake of sentiment. And Gibbs is certainly one for the future, in fact i'd even give him an outside chance of making the World Cup squad if he gets enough games later on in the season and is in good nick.

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SecondFig Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: ▲ You Are Here? - "For three mil he can bugger whatever woodland creature he likes. although i would recommend he stays clear of badgers..." Posts: 2,861	Sorry, I did forget Gibbs just then - and he does look very promising. Not sure Warnock is international quality to be honest. I wasn't blaming Chelsea for Bridge being poor now, and he obviously did show a lot of potential at one point. But for whatever reason (injury, Chelsea, City) he's currently a very, very average player who City wasted a lot of money on

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Decotron First Team Sub Join Date: May 2007 Location: I am not a man......................I am Cantona Posts: 9,931	Gibbs cant defend to save his life