Fabian Delph - Signed for Manchester City

[old man villa fan]

If citeh's interest and the clause are genuine it would make the £12m plus players deal seem more logical.

I think he'd get in the city midfield at the moment. Not if they get pogba in as well though.

Delph is not CL quality and therefore City will be buying other midfield players that are.  Their owners want CL football and will spend the necessary money.  Delph to City would be a waste of his footballing career but would be financially rewarded.  Not being in that financial position, I do not know what it would feel like to get an extra £25k a week (or whatever it would be) for giving up playing week in week out, having dedicated most of his life to reaching the playing level he has.

Well to be honest it's not about whether he is CL quality it's about him being 'homegrown'. They need another 5 to fill the quota to avoid sanctions. On the top of my head I can't think of many homegrown players City could get at his level, particularly for such a low fee (if true).

I meant it to be looking from Delph's point of view

[Dave]

If the club don't speak out this week , I hope Delph does . Either way we need to know sooner rather than later what's happening.

We don't really.

Either it's true and we'll find out when a club makes a bid. Or it's not true, no bids come in and we just carry on.

If the club or player come out and say "yes, it's true" is that going to make you feel that much better about things?

stop making excuses for the club.... I've just forked out again for a season ticket - they need to be upfront on this.

As I've said several times, if the club came out and said "yes, that's right - there's a £10m release clause" would that then make you content and satisfied?

If not, why does it matter?

[silhillvilla]

If the club don't speak out this week , I hope Delph does . Either way we need to know sooner rather than later what's happening.

We don't really.

Either it's true and we'll find out when a club makes a bid. Or it's not true, no bids come in and we just carry on.

If the club or player come out and say "yes, it's true" is that going to make you feel that much better about things?

stop making excuses for the club.... I've just forked out again for a season ticket - they need to be upfront on this.

Does any other club respond to every bit of press speculation?

If it's regarding the club captain possibly going , yes they do.

[Dave]

If the club don't speak out this week , I hope Delph does . Either way we need to know sooner rather than later what's happening.

We don't really.

Either it's true and we'll find out when a club makes a bid. Or it's not true, no bids come in and we just carry on.

If the club or player come out and say "yes, it's true" is that going to make you feel that much better about things?

stop making excuses for the club.... I've just forked out again for a season ticket - they need to be upfront on this.

Does any other club respond to every bit of press speculation?

If it's regarding the club captain possibly going , yes they do.

Presumably you have examples to back this up?

[dave.woodhall]

We get a lot of demands that the club tell us things and "We need answers"/"They don't listen" is a regular complaint. Do other clubs talk to their supporters more often and do other supporters have the same sense of entitlement? This is something that I genuinely don't know the answer to.

[old man villa fan]

I should imagine that there will be more comments coming out of the club when training starts on the 6th July and right people are around to make statements.

[silhillvilla]

Some hope from Blue Moon -

Lock thread 65 pages for nothing. I seen him out in leeds last night he said no chance when I asked if he was coming to city.
 

[villan from luton]

Some hope from Blue Moon -

Lock thread 65 pages for nothing. I seen him out in leeds last night he said no chance when I asked if he was coming to city.
 

That's it sorted then, you can relax

[Louzie0]

Some hope from Blue Moon -

Lock thread 65 pages for nothing. I seen him out in leeds last night he said no chance when I asked if he was coming to city.

Excellent stuff, Silhill, good news at last!
About the only positive thing on here re Delph for a few days. It has at least as much chance of being true as all the other stuff in the press ( speculation) and is a quote from the player.

[villan from luton]

Some hope from Blue Moon -

Lock thread 65 pages for nothing. I seen him out in leeds last night he said no chance when I asked if he was coming to city.

Excellent stuff, Silhill, good news at last!
About the only positive thing on here re Delph for a few days. It has at least as much chance of being true as all the other stuff in the press ( speculation) and is a quote from the player.

I do hope you are taking the p lol

[Louzie0]

Some hope from Blue Moon -

Lock thread 65 pages for nothing. I seen him out in leeds last night he said no chance when I asked if he was coming to city.

Excellent stuff, Silhill, good news at last!
About the only positive thing on here re Delph for a few days. It has at least as much chance of being true as all the other stuff in the press ( speculation) and is a quote from the player.

I do hope you are taking the p lol

Well, it is the only positive thing, so, no.
It's allowed, you know.
As well as wall to wall doom and gloom.

[LTA]

I should imagine that there will be more comments coming out of the club when training starts on the 6th July and right people are around to make statements.

There bloody needs to be.  The club is taking a bit of a kicking in the last 48 hours, while Delph is being made to look dishonest.  I guess we'll have to wait until they deign to  sheepishly slide a statement onto the club website.

[dave.woodhall]

I should imagine that there will be more comments coming out of the club when training starts on the 6th July and right people are around to make statements.

There bloody needs to be.  The club is taking a bit of a kicking in the last 48 hours, while Delph is being made to look dishonest.  I guess we'll have to wait until they deign to  sheepishly slide a statement onto the club website.

This is all getting a bit ridiculous. An uncorroborated story is published and somehow it's all the Villa's fault

[Louzie0]

I should imagine that there will be more comments coming out of the club when training starts on the 6th July and right people are around to make statements.

There bloody needs to be.  The club is taking a bit of a kicking in the last 48 hours, while Delph is being made to look dishonest.  I guess we'll have to wait until they deign to  sheepishly slide a statement onto the club website.

The club's certainly taking a bit of a kicking on here.

[LTA]

I should imagine that there will be more comments coming out of the club when training starts on the 6th July and right people are around to make statements.

There bloody needs to be.  The club is taking a bit of a kicking in the last 48 hours, while Delph is being made to look dishonest.  I guess we'll have to wait until they deign to  sheepishly slide a statement onto the club website.

This is all getting a bit ridiculous. An uncorroborated story is published and somehow it's all the Villa's fault

I'm not saying its the clubs fault.  I'm saying that the wall of silence they've erected isn't helpful.  When are they going to understand that their silence only promotes rumour & speculation.

They just ain't learning.  As I posted earlier, its mushroom management of the fans yet again.