Will Randy un-Ravel his transfer policy to snare Morrison?

Ravel without a cause

It would take a bit of a shift in recent transfer policy, but could an Aston Villa move for Ravel Morrison be on the cards?

The mercurial player with a tarnished reputation revitalised his career under the watchful eye of Lee Clark over at St. Andrews and has been a revelation at West Ham this term, providing a few bright spots in what has been a difficult season for Big Sam's boys.

The player has been unsettled by comments from René Meulensteen but the Hammers have rejected Fulham's offer dismissing it as derisory.

The player is thought to be on a weekly salary of around £15K a week, so Villa could easily more than double that without breaking the wage structure so the sticking points would be a)Will Randy stump up a Kozak-sized transfer fee and b) does Paul Lambert fancy risking disturbing his dressing room by adding in an unpredictable player.

Any move for Morrison would be seen as a risk, but he would offer us something we don't have.

The worry must be that he could turn out to be another Stephen Ireland.

As Allardyce warns: "He's not an experienced man in life, never mind in football. And inexperienced young players can react in many different ways."