The Birmingham Mail have just reported that Craig Gardner has joined the Blues for around £3.5m.

Good luck to Craig there, he will need it as an ex Villan and passionate Villa fan, any slip up will be over analysed and he will be blamed more than most.

I loved Craig’s attitude on the pitch but frankly he was not good enough for an aspiring top 4 club and had been overtaken by our purchase of Fabian Delph who over the future will prove to be a top class player.

Thanks Craig for your time at Villa and good luck at the wastelands.