2. It's Not A Good Sign That He Is Only A Fringe Player With A Premier League Rival
Obviously, Hoolahan is currently playing his club football for a team that plays in the Premier League, but he is only a fringe player at Carrow Road. If I was Lambert the first thing I would be wondering is why he has only started five games this season. I know that attacking midfielders can sometimes be difficult to fit into a system that maintains balance but I tend to think that if a player is good enough, then you find a way. The fact that Hughton doesnt feel the need to start him all that often or even at times doesnt make the bench has got to send alarm bells to Villa. Im not an Aston Villa fan so I cant say how they would react to this proposed signing. However, lets make the situation hypothetical and I would have to say that its disappointing to take a player from the reserve team of a rival club that are currently below you in the table. Its the type of action that would surely be underwhelming to Villa fans, but Lambert seems to have taken the approach that its Hoolahan or no one for him with Norwich unlikely to release him without a replacement maybe Lambert has put all of his eggs in one basket with this one. If it doesnt happen then Villa fans shouldnt be too disappointed, because if he hasnt made much impact at Norwich then he is unlikely to be able to for Villa.