England U21 & Villa ace joins Burnley

Cafu01 · 14-02-2005, 16:37

Burnley have completed the signing of Peter Whittingham from Aston Villa on an initial 1 month loan.
Whittingham rejected the offer to join Wigan and has decided to go to Burnley.

Good signing for Burnley that, i wonder if he is cup tied - does anybody know??

mthead · 16-02-2005, 01:06

yeah good sighning.listened to tonights match on radio 2BR and it was saying they have a striker linned up.not a bad manager cotterill he has built from the back one of the best defences in the league

Cafu01 · 16-02-2005, 03:12

yep he has been a brilliant manager, it would surprise me if he is a future england manager

Bazf · 16-02-2005, 03:22

What is he ace at? cant get in Villa team was picked at u21 but how many of last years u21s are full internationals, come on I know Burnley suck but trying to make a young kid look like the next coming ! oh and just to put it into prospective wheres Luke "plug from Bash street kids" Chadwick these days? he was going to be the best loan ever........

Cafu01 · 16-02-2005, 12:12

He has played 49 games in the premiership, and if you watched him on TV and that you will know he is a very exciting prospect.

Chadwick is at West Ham now!!

Cafu01 · 17-03-2005, 19:03

Peter Whittingham has returned to Aston Villa after his loan spell with Burnley was not extended.

The young midfielder appeared nine times whilst on loan at Turf Moor and made a good impression with the Championship outfit.

However, Villa boss David O'Leary has now called on the 20-year-old as he requires cover after an injury to Cameroon international Eric Djemba-Djemba.

Whittingham had recently expressed his intention to remain with Burnley until the end of the season, and Cotterill had spoken to O'Leary regarding an extension to the deal.

However, the player's immediate future lies with the Premiership outfit and the Clarets boss praised Whittingham as he departed, whilst acknowledging that he arrived at a difficult juncture in the club's campaign.

"We thank Peter for his time at the club. He's a great lad and he fitted in really well here during his time with us," Cotterill told the club's official website.

"But he joined us at the hardest part of the season and it was always going to be difficult for him to make an impact.

"We thank him for his endeavours whilst he was here and wish him well for the future."

Whittingham could make a return to the Villa team for the highly anticipated derby match with Birmingham, live on Prem Plus on Sunday.