Gerrard's youth cull reaches its nadir... surely

As sure as night follows day another should be first-teamer is jettisoned by Steven Gerrard.

Out on loan goes Tim Iroegbunam to QPR for the season.

Wouldn't it be nice if we had a manager who had a sentient enough brain to afford the Villa Youth a little bit of game time instead of shipping them all off.

It appears former Villa coach Michael Beale, now QPR manager, might agree:

"Now it is just about gaining experience. I think he is ready to be in and around a Premier League squad like he has been at Aston Villa so I am excited to have him here at QPR in the Championship. Once he settles, he can be a huge asset for us."