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Offline Ger Regan

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1290 on: September 03, 2014, 10:08:12 AM »
Isn't the idea that if he does really well we get first option in Jan, for a £7.5m premium, rather than waiting till next summer and avoiding the fee but risking other clubs coming in for him?
He can talk to other clubs in January.

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1291 on: September 03, 2014, 10:10:46 AM »
Only foreign clubs isn't it?

Offline badluckeric(gates)

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1292 on: September 03, 2014, 10:17:22 AM »
At the risk of sounding cliched I think this is a win win deal for us and as has been said already he should be playing his guts out to resurrect his career if only for his next deal.

Offline Diablo

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1293 on: September 03, 2014, 10:41:32 AM »
According to the BBC the Sun is reporting that Cleverly called Lambert personally to resurrect the deal.

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1294 on: September 03, 2014, 10:49:44 AM »
According to the BBC the Sun is reporting that Cleverly called Lambert personally to resurrect the deal.


Yes, and we really ought to give him a massive 'welcome to VP' ... he's a class act.

Offline passitsideways

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1295 on: September 03, 2014, 10:52:28 AM »
Isn't the idea that if he does really well we get first option in Jan, for a £7.5m premium, rather than waiting till next summer and avoiding the fee but risking other clubs coming in for him?

There's absolutely no chance he'll be good enough for us to warrant that sort of fee being paid in January.

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1296 on: September 03, 2014, 10:53:56 AM »
According to the BBC the Sun is reporting that Cleverly called Lambert personally to resurrect the deal.


Yes, and we really ought to give him a massive 'welcome to VP' ... he's a class act.

I agree. The anger about his supposed greed was based on a fuck all and guess work and wasn't nice to see.

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1297 on: September 03, 2014, 10:54:35 AM »
If TVC15 plays well enough for Villa to even consider paying £7.5m for him in January, he will have plenty of other clubs interested in him. Unless he has a change of heart and decides that Villa really is the place for him rather than an Everton fall-back plan, I can't seen him accepting a deal here at that point.

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1298 on: September 03, 2014, 11:02:01 AM »
If TVC15 plays well enough for Villa to even consider paying £7.5m for him in January, he will have plenty of other clubs interested in him.

I think he'll Stay. He won't want to be shunted from station to station.

Offline joe_c

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1299 on: September 03, 2014, 11:10:48 AM »
If TVC15 plays well enough for Villa to even consider paying £7.5m for him in January, he will have plenty of other clubs interested in him.

I think he'll Stay. He won't want to be shunted from station to station.

Tom could be a Major signing for us.

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1300 on: September 03, 2014, 11:37:32 AM »
Isn't the idea that if he does really well we get first option in Jan, for a £7.5m premium, rather than waiting till next summer and avoiding the fee but risking other clubs coming in for him?

There's absolutely no chance he'll be good enough for us to warrant that sort of fee being paid in January.

You could make the same argument about £8m for him this window though. Bottom line is it's a trade off between securing a player for a premium or waiting and taking a chance he will go elsewhere.

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1301 on: September 03, 2014, 11:39:27 AM »
If TVC15 plays well enough for Villa to even consider paying £7.5m for him in January, he will have plenty of other clubs interested in him.

I think he'll Stay. He won't want to be shunted from station to station.

Maybe Tom will sign a new contract and play for Villa during the Golden Years of his career

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1302 on: September 03, 2014, 11:42:50 AM »
If TVC15 plays well enough for Villa to even consider paying £7.5m for him in January, he will have plenty of other clubs interested in him.

I think he'll Stay. He won't want to be shunted from station to station.

Maybe Tom will sign a new contract and play for Villa during the Golden Years of his career

Cue much Sorrow if he doesn't.

Offline joe_c

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1303 on: September 03, 2014, 11:45:44 AM »
If TVC15 plays well enough for Villa to even consider paying £7.5m for him in January, he will have plenty of other clubs interested in him.

I think he'll Stay. He won't want to be shunted from station to station.

Maybe Tom will sign a new contract and play for Villa during the Golden Years of his career

A New Career in a New Town could be just what he needs to become a Future Legend.

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Re: Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed
« Reply #1304 on: September 03, 2014, 11:58:53 AM »
If TVC15 plays well enough for Villa to even consider paying £7.5m for him in January, he will have plenty of other clubs interested in him.

I think he'll Stay. He won't want to be shunted from station to station.

Maybe Tom will sign a new contract and play for Villa during the Golden Years of his career

A New Career in a New Town could be just what he needs to become a Future Legend.
At least now we can make Changes in midfield.

 


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