Sorry Fabian, but you're still a ******.

[peter w]

I think it is a combination of shoddy journalistic standards and an audience so used to being let down by the actions of footballers that made is seem credible. The only statement from any parties supposedly involved is the one from Delph asserting that he is saying. The rest is a combination of speculation, media bandwagon jumping and one or two people trying to put the best spin on it to save face for their reaction.

For my part I got it completely wrong when I really should have known better.

I think the general backlash was fair enough given the certainty with which all media outlets were reporting it, and it looks like an about turn rather than the reports being wrong.  Also, the ridiculously low buy out figure is still "a thing" so I think the outrage was justified. 

So maybe "sorry" isn't what we should be saying, but "well done and thanks for changing your mind".

It appears that the made up bit was the medical taking place on Saturday.

[Risso]

We should all stick to the rule of ITSOTP in both incomings and outgoings.

It would make for a very dull website.

[Matt Collins]

Surely we've got to come up with a song now!!

[john e]

Don't know why the media are getting the blame for the slagging he got on here, that's down to the individuals that posted the stuff
The media probably just reported what was happening at the time, I reckon Delph could easily have been a Man City player today if he wanted to be

Fortunately for us He changed his mind or had second thoughts that's all that's happened here

[Legion]

The media are getting the blame because it was the media who collectively ran the story as a done-deal.

[john e]

The media are getting the blame because it was the media who collectively ran the story as a done-deal.

It probably was a done deal until he changed his mind

It happens

[old man villa fan]

The media are getting the blame because it was the media who collectively ran the story as a done-deal.

It probably was a done deal until he changed his mind

It happens

It is not a done deal until a contract is signed or it is 100% certain to be signed.  'Done deal' is too loosely used today to exaggerate a position.

There has been a lot of supposition over the last few days and even now, there are many following the 'no smoke ....' theory.

[KRS]

It can't be a done deal if its not a done deal but they reported it as a done deal...collectively we were all expecting and waiting for him to be ITSOTP over the weekend. That is what the media reports lead us to believe, however the truth of how far this transfer saga went or if it was even happening in the first place is unknown.

[john e]

It can't be a done deal if its not a done deal but they reported it as a done deal...collectively we were all expecting and waiting for him to be ITSOTP over the weekend. That is what the media reports lead us to believe, however the truth of how far this transfer saga went or if it was even happening in the first place is unknown.

So your saying that the media reported that Delph had signed a contract with City, because I never read that
I read stuf like 'Delph on his way to Man City' 'City have triggered the release clause' 'Delph to have a medical' and like I say that might have been true at the time,

but Delph  changed his mind I don't see what's so difficult to understand about that

[KRS]

Nope thats not what I'm saying...they reported it and we were lead to believe that the completion of the transfer was just a formality and this is confounded by the fact that SSN reported their "surprise turn of events" as to the content of Delphs statement. It doesn't matter anyway, we're just knit picking over the definition of "done deal"...the only thing that matters is that he's staying (at least for now anyway).

[Matt Collins]

TS:

"He had an opportunity to join Man City and he weighed up his options and decided to stay with us, which we're obviously all delighted about.

[Toronto Villa]

We need to repay his decision and put players around him that will ensure we don't kick around the arse end of the table again.

[silhillvilla]

We need to repay his decision and put players around him that will ensure we don't kick around the arse end of the table again.

Equally he needs to add goals and assists to his game.

[Clark W Griswold]

I used to love spitting image portraying the press as snorting pigs sticking their snouts into everything. Very appropriate. I really don't see the point of arguing this particular case on here unless anyone has first hand access to Delph or the Man City manager. How can anyone claim to really know what happened otherwise?

[silhillvilla]

I used to love spitting image portraying the press as snorting pigs sticking their snouts into everything. Very appropriate. I really don't see the point of arguing this particular case on here unless anyone has first hand access to Delph or the Man City manager. How can anyone claim to really know what happened otherwise?

Weren't they a mixture of pigs and vultures in suits on spitting image ?