At his progression rate he should be there by Brighton away.

Morgan is doing fine, but let's not be silly. 

Quote from: Clark W Griswold on April 23, 2024, 11:21:48 AM

Quote from: Tokyo Sexwhale on April 22, 2024, 11:56:35 PM

Quote from: Dogtanian on April 22, 2024, 01:53:12 PM

Quote from: Footy-Vill on April 22, 2024, 12:23:34 PM

May I remind or make aware Rodgers is known to Mark Harrison who is Villa academy manager.  His knowledge and development of Rodgers is a key part of him signing, settling and knowing his abilities
He was previously WBA academy manager and West Brom coaches spoke about how Morgan Rogers would one day play in the Champions League, being held in a completely different, higher level of esteem.

I don't think this has much truth in it. If Harrison was so confident in him then surely we would have been in for him when Boro got him for a cool one million. Instead we only looked at him six months later when Emery saw him and his price had gone up to £8-15m.

Something in my brain just clicked and I remembered that Morgan Rogers was originally meant to be part of the Jack Grealish transfer, where he was valued at £10m in part exchange.

Confirmed by Meaning Evil:

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jack-grealish-villa-city-transfer-21192405

At the time, I think we dismissed it, as nobody knew who he was and was thought to be a pisstake valuation.  So he has been on our radar for awhile.

Interesting, especially since his performance on Sunday was pretty much Grealish without all of the 'look at me' fannying about and falling over.

C’mon now. Let’s not rewrite history. Grealish was just outstanding for us. Rogers will do very well to get close to that level.

DGrealish can eff off. Rogers however, is playing with a swagger, composure and enjoyment that's just a joy to behold.

I’d never heard of Roger’s prior to us signing him. I presume he was brought in to make a few appearances from the bench this season and to learn and grow under Emery.
The injury’s, especially to Ramsey, have meant he has been asked to step up and he’s certainly done that.
The confidence and ability he’s shown, especially for his goals against Brentford and Bournemouth has been a huge boost. The way he ran through the Wolves midfield whilst they were hanging off his shirt made me sit up and think we had a player. The early signs are very good and a very nice surprise.

You could make the argument that without his signing we may not have got to where we are now, it's been crucial.

Yes.  From being entirely underwhelmed to watching him quickly turn into a very important player has been great.  It's almost like our recruitment team know what they're doing.

QI, well I think so