Whittingham is back at Villa

Last updated : 17 March 2005 By Tony Scholes

The player arrived on Monday 14th February just in time to play against Crewe the following night. He did well and gave the Burnley fans at the Alexandra Stadium a glimpse of the potential that has seen him play in almost fifty Premiership games for Villa.

Disappointingly it didn’t work out and he has struggled to find any sort of form with us and he looks a player desperately short of confidence. He’s played in every game but in the last two against Rotherham and Wolves he has been substituted.

It’s been a real struggle for him and his impact has been minimal and although he could have still been available on Saturday he has now returned to Villa Park.

He is obviously a better player than the one we saw in his nine games for the Clarets and it is a pity he wasn’t able to find the sort of form he showed with Villa in the first half of last season.