Sebastian Revan

Quoted from Les Brechin

Positive comments from Villa fans here.

https://www.villatalk.com/topic/21833-seb-revan/

Cheers for that. Sounds really promising. The way they are talking you would expect Revan to be the one more likely to line up as our LB on opening day as the other lad we have there is also very young isn't he?

sounds really positive.interesting final comment on thread

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Grimsby are managed by Paul Hurst who would have been at Shrewsbury at the same time as our Head Of Emerging Talent & Loans Adam Henshall, so I imagine that's played some part in him going there.

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sounds really positive.interesting final comment on thread

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Grimsby are managed by Paul Hurst who would have been at Shrewsbury at the same time as our Head Of Emerging Talent & Loans Adam Henshall, so I imagine that's played some part in him going there.

Or Villa having Richard O Kelly and Craig Shakespeare on the Villa coaching staff could have helped both ex GTFC midfielders

Quoted from MrFisherman

Or Villa having Richard O Kelly and Craig Shakespeare on the Villa coaching staff could have helped both ex GTFC midfielders

It all helps. Looks like we've built a decent squad and our track record with young players the last few years is decent too.

Quoted from forza ivano

I'm guessing Khouri, as his agent was busy touting him around (with no success) before he signed.

Just wondered the reasoning behind this, as he's only just signed Crookes as left back and we already have Clifton and Khouri who can fill in there

I understand Crookes can play left sided Centre Half as well. So he may be cover with .Waterfall.

I assume there will be an expectation from Villa that Revan will get some game time.

Quoted from BottesfordMariner

I understand Crookes can play left sided Centre Half as well. So he may be cover with .Waterfall.

I assume there will be an expectation from Villa that Revan will get some game time.

There is a recall option in January. I guess he's here to be part of a first team squad, where 3 points are on the line and you play to win.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

There is a recall option in January. I guess he's here to be part of a first team squad, where 3 points are on the line and you play to win.

They will want him in and around a first team squad getting as many minutes as he can. I often think sending a young 18/19 year old out on loan is as much to mould their character. Working day in day out with experienced pros like Macca, Pearson, Coke and Lenny will develop him as a footballer and a young man.

He's very young this lad, having literally only turned 18 a fortnight ago, but I suspect he's come here to play games. I think we may look back on this signing as something as a coup, as we did with Conor Townsend (not to heap on the pressure too much).

Irrespective of his age, he's been an integral part of a very successful Villa under-23s who recently won the FA Youth Cup. He's a part of the England youth set-up. His pedigree is very, very good to be dropping down to this level.

Generally speaking, Hurst's loan signings from the higher divisions have tended to be pretty strong (Townsend and Henderson the standouts) whilst he's also proven over the years that he knows how to pick a full-back - Townsend (again), Magnay, Tait, Robertson, with some honourable mentions along the way like Aswad Thomas. Just don't mention Jamal Fyfield...

Like most I would imagine, I hadn't heard of Revan prior to yesterday, but all of the evidence points to this being a cracking loan signing and I expect him to play a big part this coming season.

I would guess that this signing is to cover several positions between 2 or 3 or 4 players on the left side. Hurst will also be hoping that all these players can deliver a decent overlap and cross which we have been lacking for a season or more.

Let’s hope the lad gets game time and not just dribs and drabs as a sub, he has the pedigree.

Hurst doesn’t tend to delve into the loan market too much (did we have one loan player on the pitch when we won at Wembley?), and I suspect he only does so when he’s convinced they’ll make an impact. Looks an exciting prospect.