Dave Woodhall’s information was spot on but it appears mine and others interpretation of the news was incorrect.

Today Villa announced that Bouma would be allowed to leave Villa Park on a free, no indication that he was ready to pack it in which is very good news.

Let me pay a tribute to Freddie, before the horrendous injury nearly two years against Odense he has just played a very good season and looked one of the best in the Premier League. Defensively he was very good and was improving game on game in the attacking part of the game. After a rocky couple of years where we thought he was too overweight under MON this was turned around and he became a cult hero on the Holte End and this was very well deserved, the extension of his contract due to the injury showed the high esteem he was held in at VP.

So good luck Freddie in the future and

BOUMMMMAAAAA !!!!!!!