The Hokey-Cokey Is Frustrated

trade him for mcann

i thought his name was reo coker??

Crikes Jinksy, tell it as it is! I have to agree though, I've yet to see any magic from the Hoke. And if he's gonna start moaning, give someone else a chance.

Sorry but our bad run came when Barry wasn't playing well & without Barry we havn't got a midfield. Coker is a rubbish player & i can't believe MON still picks him.

He should be left back....on the team bus.

jinksy are you are hammer by any chance?... reo has played some bad games for us, but for the most part he has been very good. i remember a certain game against liverpool where he looked world-class. we have not had a midfielder with his battling qualities for ages.

He's not as frustrated as I am having to watch him! Hes so lucky to be picked every week! We got rid of McCann and then go and buy his twin! Worst player in the squad by a mile , even Zat could play that role better than him!

I dont he's moaning too much,I think he's a good player.

I think I've been watching football too long. Time was when you used to slag off the other team's players and root for your own. These days it looks like you do the opposition's job for them and kill your own players off, one by one by one ...

Villan57 - Spot on apart from Mcann is a better player by far.

reo coker? Where did you get that from matt28? Nigel Hokey-Cokey is his name. :o) I think he could prove to be a very good player for us, he is still only young and has bags of potential, when he is on his game he is 'on' his game. Some very harsh fans about! lol

I think we'd swap him for a couple of Everton and Pompey's class midfielders.

I think the guy is the difference between last year's team and this year's, and we know that we've improved as a team by virtue of our league position. I will not have this Reo Coker slagging off anymore. When we've been down in games, which we have been plenty of times, i am of the belief that he's the leader that gets the players heads back into the game, cos it certainly isn't barry...sure, barry plays some great games, but he doesn't get the team going on the pitch verbally, that's Reo Coker. And i can bet you that Reo Coker saves us goals so many times with his tough tackling in the final third of the field...i can guarentee that strikers hate playing him when they know they're not going to be allowed loose touches. This is joke to blame Reo Coker, and i know the first criteria that you have to achieve in a Villa shirt is giving 100% and i guarentee he gives well more than that, and more than any other player on the pitch. He's what, 23? Give the guy a bloody chance!

Glad to know that you won't have this slagging off AMON. Pitty you don't have any say in the matter.

well i think he does win a lot of tackeles in the middle!! the opta stats say he does the most tackles in the premier league!! the frustrating thing 4 im sure all villa fans is that when he does have chance to go forward he does look a bit clueless! im sure this is a confidence thing! i would b quite interested how we get on rest of this season if we play barry - reo coker - petrov and give the legend ashley young a free role!! he was awesome at bolton!! lets not get on each others backs remember who we have got a week sunday!! up the villa!!

Hasn't Hokey been played out on the right wing also? On this seasons form he is easily our 2nd best midfielder. Gardener for me is no where near mobile enough and Petrov the less said the better this season (Bolton aside).

Haha, @ VOTN...sorry i wrote that late last night when i was just angry that so many people were getting on the guy's back, when as far as i can see he's been brilliant this season...of course he can't be all things to all men, but he does well wherever he's asked to play, those postitions are RB, DM, CM, RM for those of you who say he's only played in two positions. The fact that everyone's criticising him, when the reason for his outburst was to say that he hasn't been able to play to his best because of the position changes just shows that you've completely missed the point.

Other than his media skills, which are poor, Nigel Reo-Coker is awesome. He has done well for us this season and even when poor he has not been dire. Add into this he is obviously not playing a role he his comfortable in and you have to ask what would he be like playing a in a role he likes playing in! And this hasn't come out the blue. he has said all along he is doing a job and is happy to do that while the squad needs it. But we all know that hopefully the squad will not remain this threadbare and then we can start playing players in their best roles. Also, there is no-one who can really challenge for nigels place this season. Once we get someone (Diarra-like) that can keep him on his toes then we should start seeing Nigels best. But for HEAVENS SAKE get off the guys back! Its like someone let a hoard of whinging old women out the home!

the world is a critic gm. Is your article comment posting a version of The Star?!??! :o) He said he was frustrated, he said he isn't able to get consistency, and that is what is reflected in the quotes. There is no attack on the player at all in my article, just his quotes and I say above (not that it matters what I say) what he says is fair enough. If you think that is an attack, then gawd help us when I'm on one of my rants. Get a grip gm for goodness sake, and of course headlines are done to grab attention, what do you think the point of them is? I've read it five times and can't see a single attack on him. Blimey!

The headline left him wide-open to be attacked, and is not even close to being a reflection of what the boy is trying to say. The quotes you refer to are a very small part of what he says.... The only thing your headline does is stir up the "I go to Villa Park every week, so I'm entitled to boo/attack the players" crowd.

Its not the first time that Nige is telling everyone that will listen what he thinks gm. Haven't heard comments from Mellberg and he is playing rightback. (he is leaving though.) He shows great promise but you have to be better than just a grafter who runs in circles, wins the ball then gives it away again.

Not at all gmvillan, members have their opinions, most of the opinions in the article comments don't match mine but he said he was frustrated, the headline says the same. Just can't see where you think my article attacks him when I say his quotes (that make up most of the article) are fair comment. I can't be held responsible if some of the fans don't like him (as is evident in this thread and others). Even if I'd put NRC is the best thing in the world ever, you'd still have had the same comments. Should I delete other peoples opinions and only keep my thoughts and yours or should we allow freedom of speach? It is nothing at all to do with going to VP every week, you are reading things into it that just aren't there. Seriously, there is nothing in that article about me attacking NRC, he is one of the players that fascinate me the most, he came with a mix rep from West Ham, was superb for the England U21s last summer and has been mixed this year but when he is on, I think he is really ON and could become a real asset.

feel free to have a go at me for things I have said but do not put words into my mouth that I've not said or read into things how you want to just to have a go.

Not sure many will be returning to this article as it is now off the main run of articles, but I'd be fascinated to know if anyone else thinks I'm attacking NRC here because if I am, it is certainly news to me. I find this quite bizarre, especially being compared to the tat of the Sun.

No Mr Fear I think you are very kind to him! Diplomatic as ever! I just think he has no talent , even his fan's don't think he's anything other than a Digger! A breaker up of play etc. If you actually watch him closely he avoids the ball like the plague and rarely wins anything ! As for stats we almost matched Man Utd at old Trafford if you go by stats!

I NEVER said that you were attacking him - please read what I wrote - I said that a poor choice of words and headline left him wide open to attack (a fact) when he was actually expressing the wider view that he was doing his best for the team and was hoping that the success could be continued. That is EXACTLY what the gutter press do - take one small sector of an interview and use it in a headline to create controversy... As I said earlier, there were numerous ways that the headline could have TRULY reflected the boys thoughts. To Villan444's point ....Mellberg has expressed EXACTLY the same concerns about being played out of position, even to the point of expressing his wish to play in the centre of defence at Juventus as being a factor in his decision....

a poor choice of words by NRC then gm, he spoke of his frustration and the fact that moving about means he can't get any consistency in his game. Gareth Barry said similar many moons ago when he was chopped and changed. It isn't negative what they are saying, just factual if that is how moving around makes them feel.