Should we try to get Adam Virgo back?

[goldstone]

Just a thought.

Colchester will get relegated. He's still on loan there (I presume) and unlikely to be rushed back to Celtic and put in the first team squad.

We need cover across the defence with Butters, Mayo and Hart unlikely to still be around next season.

He can also provide striker cover (as we know) which would be very useful.

Seems to me that he would be an ideal player to bring in during the summer. Surely Celtic wouldn't be looking for much in the way of a transfer fee?

And it would be good to have him back.

 

[Munkfish]

WAGES would be a big problem, plus would he want to come back?

 

[Mendoza]

you will find him on the disco floor of Oceana pulling some shapes most weekends, so you should ask him in person

 

[Da Man Clay]

I wish, just I can never see it happening. Not in the near future anyway.

 

[blockhseagull]

While Virgo was amazing for us, things have moved on since then and as much as would be great to see him in the stripes again i think it might be a case of never go back.

 

[Icy Gull]

More chance of a loan to Motherwell I reckon

 

[Da Man Clay]

More chance of a loan to Motherwell I reckon

Decent shout, though didn't he turn down Motherwell before he went to Colchester?

 

[Skidmarks]

Do we really need him? Yes he would be good cover but the Albion aren't a club who spend decent money on wages for players to be brought in for cover.
If and when he does return it would surely be done once the Churchill sq community stadium is built!
I'm sure Dean woul love to have him back as he must of seen alot of him as a youth.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

1.5 million? we mugged celtic big time, end of

 

[Easy 10]

1.5 million? we mugged celtic big time, end of

Indeed we did.
Getting him back would be like returning to the scene of the crime.

 

[beorhthelm]

interesting as if he were to come back it would be as an out and out defender, not the rightback/centre back/midfielder/striker he was before. so it wouldnt be quite like the usuall going back if you see what i mean.

get him in time for the play off is what i say :yahoo:

 

[perseus]

Think of any time when a player has returned to the Albion and been an ouststanding success

 

[Easy 10]

John Byrne.
I still love him.

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

I think Chris Ramsey could still do a job for us. Shall we try and get him back ?

 

[Monty]

All this never go back stuff is a joke. Virgo would be our best defender at the club if he returned. Virgo and Elphick centre back would be quality, i just cant see it happening. If by some miracle we are promoted, then a loan offer could be an option and i would love to see it happen.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

been a bit cack for colchester recently.

 

[JJ McClure]

I think some people have rather rose tinted memories of Virgo. I'll always love him for that goal against Swindon and the goal against Ipswich that kept us up. But as a defender he was always rather error prone (his mistake led to Ipswich's goal) and flitting between CB, RB and CF is never the sign of someone who excels in one position. I'd rather have Whing at RB and Elphick and Lynch at CB.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I think some people have rather rose tinted memories of Virgo. I'll always love him for that goal against Swindon and the goal against Ipswich that kept us up. But as a defender he was always rather error prone (his mistake led to Ipswich's goal) and flitting between CB, RB and CF is never the sign of someone who excels in one position. I'd rather have Whing at RB and Elphick and Lynch at CB.

What he said.

His best postion was at CB and a new CB is not needed.

He was a poor Striker and playing alongside either Forster or Murray would ruin them.

 

[goldstone]

I'd rather have Whing at RB and Elphick and Lynch at CB.

I don't disagree with you about those three, but injuries/suspensions are a fact of life and we have to have cover. El-Abd and Virgo in the mix would give us excellent cover for defence, midfield and sriker.

 

[Simster]

I think some people have rather rose tinted memories of Virgo. I'll always love him for that goal against Swindon and the goal against Ipswich that kept us up. But as a defender he was always rather error prone (his mistake led to Ipswich's goal) and flitting between CB, RB and CF is never the sign of someone who excels in one position. I'd rather have Whing at RB and Elphick and Lynch at CB.

He was a very good centre back, IMO, but a mediocre striker. However, not only was he a good centre back (he'd walk into our current team) but he was also very versatile, and I think that's what makes him a fairly valuable commodity. i.e. if your team has an injury or sending off in the middle of the match, it's much easier to shuffle the formation around when one player can play any of 3 or 4 positions competently.