Fabian Delph - Signed for Manchester City

[Villa Lew]

Taking the p---, doesn't even begin to sum it. At this moment, I suspect, he is already thinking of an injury he could have, to avoid playing in the Villa/City game scheduled for 7th Nov.

[villa for life]

The way he is "leaving" is leaving a bitter taste, but purely in footballing terms, he's not THAT big a loss. Certainly, less of a player than Barry or Milner.

Delph is totally replaceable. Let's turn the negativity into a motivating factor. If the Benteke money and now the Delph money is spent wisely, and yes that is a big "if", we can be stronger.

Back when Moyes was managing EFC, they lost some really crucial players, Rooney and Arteta to name two, but with each sale, the team actually improved. It is up to the managment at Aston Villa to make sure that it happens to us.

[kiddylion]

Spoke to Lisa Smith just and she said he's left because he was assured Benteke was staying. So he's reneged.....

That's unlikely.

I'm sure Delph would have spoken directly to Benteke to find that out, rather than to the club.

If a club activates the buyout clause there's nothing the club can do to stop CB leaving

[Toronto Villa]

I have no issue with ambition or the notion that getting paid more is bad. If he had said this is a great career move then it's perfectly understandable. It's the bold faced fucking lies that does it. He is Hodge reincarnated. Both became England internationals with us. Both then went and stabbed us in the back and front.

[silhillvilla]

I didn't think football could get this low

[eric woolban woolban]

Well I wish no success in his future career.

Good riddance you mercenary!

[RussellC]

I say again, it stems from him just changing his mind after weeks of agonising.

I suppose I will be alone in hating him less for his statements of loyalty.  I think he meant them, he must have done really - otherwise you risk looking as stupid as he does today.  I think he was genuinely torn and wanted to do the right thing by us, but ultimately has decided it's a short career and he only gets one crack at it.  All the statements tell me that here is a bloke who didn't jump the first time money was waved in front of him, he had doubts, he felt the pull of 'loyalty'. It can't be easy having your next career decision attached to so much emotion from so many thousands of people.  I think this will have been a very difficult decision for him and I would guess that as and when this is confirmed, we will end up with an open letter or public statement from him to us, which everyone will wipe their arse on.

Oh, spare us the bleeding hearts nonsense! He pledged himself to the club in a statement only last week, when he didn't have to say anything at all. "He felt the pull of 'loyalty'", my arse!

Rubbish, you really think he has just been chuckling along, making statements saying he is staying, then buggering off the next week without some level of agonising?  I doubt he has found the decision easy.  He is leaving, like anyone else.  I think there are bigger twats in the football.  He has just made himself look a bit stupid by indecisiveness I reckon.

Once he made the statement then, as far as i'm concerned, there is absolutely nothing to excuse him leaving this summer. Even if only one person has gone and had 'Delph' printed on the back of their shirt as a result, or renewed a season-ticket, he's duped them and he's a liar.  IF this is true, the club need to come out and condemn him too.

[Olof's Beard]

I have no issue with ambition or the notion that getting paid more is bad. If he had said this is a great career move then it's perfectly understandable. It's the bold faced fucking lies that does it. He is Hodge reincarnated. Both became England internationals with us. Both then went and stabbed us in the back and front.

Probably not 'lies' at the time, more a change of mind.  I can't wait until he speaks.  We will get some sort of 'open letter'.  What a pillock.

[The Left Side]

What a dicksplash.

I haven't heard that expression for years.

[john e]

Only the signing of Adebayor can put a smile back on our faces after this

[Wiggz]

The way he is "leaving" is leaving a bitter taste, but purely in footballing terms, he's not THAT big a loss. Certainly, less of a player than Barry or Milner.

You're probably right. However back in the Milner days we could attract an equivilent...we can't now. I'd also suggest that perhaps becvause we spent money on Idrisse thinking he was leaving the club pushed for the move

[Olof's Beard]

I say again, it stems from him just changing his mind after weeks of agonising.

I suppose I will be alone in hating him less for his statements of loyalty.  I think he meant them, he must have done really - otherwise you risk looking as stupid as he does today.  I think he was genuinely torn and wanted to do the right thing by us, but ultimately has decided it's a short career and he only gets one crack at it.  All the statements tell me that here is a bloke who didn't jump the first time money was waved in front of him, he had doubts, he felt the pull of 'loyalty'. It can't be easy having your next career decision attached to so much emotion from so many thousands of people.  I think this will have been a very difficult decision for him and I would guess that as and when this is confirmed, we will end up with an open letter or public statement from him to us, which everyone will wipe their arse on.

Oh, spare us the bleeding hearts nonsense! He pledged himself to the club in a statement only last week, when he didn't have to say anything at all. "He felt the pull of 'loyalty'", my arse!

Rubbish, you really think he has just been chuckling along, making statements saying he is staying, then buggering off the next week without some level of agonising?  I doubt he has found the decision easy.  He is leaving, like anyone else.  I think there are bigger twats in the football.  He has just made himself look a bit stupid by indecisiveness I reckon.

Once he made the statement then, as far as i'm concerned, there is absolutely nothing to excuse him leaving this summer. Even if only one person has gone and had 'Delph' printed on the back of their shirt as a result, or renewed a season-ticket, he's duped them and he's a liar.  IF this is true, the club need to come out and condemn him too.

I am sure the club aren't best pleased.  They should send him the bill for the shirt reprints. 

[Chris Jameson]

I didn't think football could get this low

Hillsborough, Heysel, Bradford fire ring any bells?

[RussellC]

Back when Moyes was managing EFC, they lost some really crucial players, Rooney and Arteta to name two, but with each sale, the team actually improved. It is up to the managment at Aston Villa to make sure that it happens to us.

That's the worry though. In recent years we've been very poor at this. We replaced Downing and Young with Charles N'Zogbia and Milner with Stephen Ireland.

[Wiggz]

Only the signing of Adebayor can put a smile back on our faces after this

That might just be the saddest Villa post I ever saw.....really? Dude is a mercenary...