I've not seen enough premier league football to judge him Sam. What I do know is we won't improve much without a good keeper. I've said it before, we haven't had a decent one since Friedal.
If Butland can improve us in that area then why not. I'm not convinced with any keeper we have right now. We don't have time to gamble now. We need to hit the ground running or we will be into dog fight down the bottom. You know how impatient and toxic the villa fans can be. It was only a few months ago a few wanted Deano out.