He came with the wrong attitude, maybe his personal troubles and drinking played a part in that. I got the feeling he went to the other side of the world out of choice. There was no doubt English clubs were in for him. And perhaps there was a sense that "we didn't spunk 12m quid on a striker to loan him out to a rival".

Bruce handled him incorrectly but he was also purchased at exactly the wrong moment.

The 1 player I'm desperate to see back in Hogan. Seriously, linking up with the gaffer that made him a goal machine playing to his strengths and with McGinn supplying beautifully perfect crosses every game he could replicate his previous form.

(McGinn is the real deal. Him and Hourihane are my favourite villa players since Carew