Quote from: Risso on July 12, 2023, 10:45:18 AMLittle undercurrent of things not being handled very well there. It did look a bit shit that on the last day of the season the Villa pitchside announcer was wasking him if he wanted to stay, Young said he did but it was up to the club, then a few days later it's announced he's leaving.I'd say it wasn't handled in the way he wanted, rather than not very well. My guess is that Emery wanted focus on the game, not on contracts etc. If he'd told him he wasn't being kept on, do you think he'd have performed the same way? He may have tried to hard and got carried away, or the opposite.
Little undercurrent of things not being handled very well there. It did look a bit shit that on the last day of the season the Villa pitchside announcer was wasking him if he wanted to stay, Young said he did but it was up to the club, then a few days later it's announced he's leaving.
Quote from: Drummond on July 12, 2023, 10:58:32 AMQuote from: Risso on July 12, 2023, 10:45:18 AMLittle undercurrent of things not being handled very well there. It did look a bit shit that on the last day of the season the Villa pitchside announcer was wasking him if he wanted to stay, Young said he did but it was up to the club, then a few days later it's announced he's leaving.I'd say it wasn't handled in the way he wanted, rather than not very well. My guess is that Emery wanted focus on the game, not on contracts etc. If he'd told him he wasn't being kept on, do you think he'd have performed the same way? He may have tried to hard and got carried away, or the opposite. Performed the same way? He didn't play mate.
I think he'd have played just the same, and it's a shame he wasn't given the chance to say his farewells to the fans.
I think it was more the focus of the whole team on the objective, I'm sure I read all contract talks were shelved until the season was finished, including those we'd been keen on keeping like Watkins.
Maybe, but it's a shit business.