Tom Cleverley - Loan Confirmed

[Dante Lavelli]

It's not just transfers though, most agents will get their clients involved in all sort of endorsements.  Boot deals being the best example.  Apparently when Scholes came out of retirement he had no boot deal in place so just went to his local sports shop and bought some boots.  Not earth shattering news but I kinda like the normal-ness of it.

[martin o`who??]

Paul Scholes never had an agent. That really held him back.

Not on the pitch it didnt, dirty bastard but what a player.

[martin o`who??]

Good luck to the lad, welcome to Villa son, personally, i think he will be a good signing.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Paul Scholes never had an agent. That really held him back.

Not on the pitch it didnt, dirty bastard but what a player.

Was he dirty or just stupid? Some of Delphs ludicrous challenges remind me of Scholes.

[silhillvilla]

Good luck to the lad, welcome to Villa son, personally, i think he will be a good signing.

It's up to him to prove himself . If I've read things correctly , Yanited have an option to recall him in Jan, we have an option to sign him next June, or he walks away as a free agent. All very much now down to him to show his ability, hunger, desire etc. Should be a win win but no idea on his mentality.

[Dave]

If I've read things correctly , Yanited have an option to recall him in Jan, we have an option to sign him next June, or he walks away as a free agent.

You haven't.

We can sign him for a pre-agreed fee in January. If we don't want to, ManYoo can sell him to anybody else who does want to buy him. If nobody does, he stays with us for the rest of the season.

In the summer, he can sign for anybody who he wants to. And wants him as well, obviously.

[nigel]

Paul Scholes never had an agent. That really held him back.

Not on the pitch it didnt, dirty bastard but what a player.

Was he dirty or just stupid? Some of Delphs ludicrous challenges remind me of Scholes.

Have to say that I liked Scholes. He was the one player outside of Villa that I admired.
I doubt Beckham wouldn't have been the player he was without Scholes by his side.

[pauliewalnuts]

Scholes is one of my favourite players of the PL age.

Although he was universally rated, I still think he was underrated.

[Rigadon]

Scholes is one of my favourite players of the PL age.

Although he was universally rated, I still think he was underrated.

Yep, for me too.  A brilliant, brilliantly low key modern day football genius. 

[Percy McCarthy]

Scholes is one of my favourite players of the PL age.

Although he was universally rated, I still think he was underrated.

Yep, for me too.  A brilliant, brilliantly low key modern day football genius.

And me. When people talk about best ever Premier League player, I always think he should be in the debate* with Henry, Zola and Bergkamp, possibly Shearer.

*For second place behind McGrath obviously.

[silhillvilla]

If Paul Scholes launched a fragrance brand I'd probably buy it. "Ginger" by Paul.

[lovejoy]

Apparently someone asked Zidane what it was like being the best midfielder of his generation. he said "Ask Paul Scholes". Also he used to turn up with his dad and sign his contract in half an hour. Old school.

[Percy McCarthy]

Anyone else remember when the Gnasher opined 'Scholes can't pass'?

I couldn't help feeling that Greg lost a bit of his cast-iron football credibility by posting that.

*face/palm*

[Percy McCarthy]

'Kin i-phone.

[Chris Jameson]

He was Xavi's favourite player.