Morgan Rogers

[AV84]

Thats photo makes him look like he's got bad skin, thats a worry.

why does that make you worry?

Just a joke, people are looking at the negatives.

We do have a reputation to uphold as the best looking team in the league.

[Footy-Vill]

I think this is a positive move and encouraging.
A Villa fan and very promising player.

[Sexual Ealing]

Footy!

[Goldenballs]

Add me to the list of people who hadn't heard of him before we were linked. Hope he's good obvs, but dunno.

[Sexual Ealing]

The stuff about 'in Unai we trust' and 'if he's good enough for Unai...' Do people really think the person most responsible for this transfer is Unai Emery?!

[Rigadon]

The stuff about 'in Unai we trust' and 'if he's good enough for Unai...' Do people really think the person most responsible for this transfer is Unai Emery?!

You’d have thought he would most certainly been asked. 

[brontebilly]

Emery sees something in him so thats me sold.

Agreed, between Emery and the scouts they are clearly seeing something in Rogers that they didn't maybe see in Archer, Philogene or Aaron Ramsey. What they have seen isn't backed up by stats really or views from Boro fans. On the face of it Boro have played us well here and likely got a better deal than what's he's worth. It makes no sense why we let Azaz go to Boro a few weeks before this deal. I think we likely have paid a penalty for that by a few million.

What we are getting is a physical unit capable of playing across the front line with a tidy first touch. The worry for me is that he doesn't seem particularly quick or mobile and I don't really see him getting regular minutes straight away. If Watkins get injured then maybe but otherwise he's up against Diaby, Zaniolo and Bailey for minutes. Maybe in time he could complete with JJ for a spot on left but from my very limited viewings of him that's going to be a stretch this season.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The stuff about 'in Unai we trust' and 'if he's good enough for Unai...' Do people really think the person most responsible for this transfer is Unai Emery?!

Nah! We were first linked with Rogers two years ago.

[Sexual Ealing]

The stuff about 'in Unai we trust' and 'if he's good enough for Unai...' Do people really think the person most responsible for this transfer is Unai Emery?!

You’d have thought he would most certainly been asked. 

I'd imagine he was.

[john e]

The stuff about 'in Unai we trust' and 'if he's good enough for Unai...' Do people really think the person most responsible for this transfer is Unai Emery?!

You’d have thought he would most certainly been asked. 

I'd imagine he was.

Unless they went behind his back, and did it secretly

[Sexual Ealing]

Hmmm, they are foreign.

[LeeB]

Let's hope it works about better than the last player called Morgan we signed in a January transfer window.

[tomd2103]

What I know about him from the little I've seen is that he's better than Duran but hasn't the power of shot.

In Emery and Emery staff we trust.

Looks a different type of player from the little I’ve seen.  In the clips I’ve seen he’s either in the ‘number 10’ position or in wider areas.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What we are getting is a physical unit capable of playing across the front line with a tidy first touch. The worry for me is that he doesn't seem particularly quick or mobile and I don't really see him getting regular minutes straight away. If Watkins get injured then maybe but otherwise he's up against Diaby, Zaniolo and Bailey for minutes. Maybe in time he could complete with JJ for a spot on left but from my very limited viewings of him that's going to be a stretch this season.

We've been linked with a lot of left wingers in the last 12 months so it shouldn't come as any real surprise. I think both Diaby and Leon are safe on the right side, Watkins in the middle. My guess is at some point, probably next season,  we'll start seeing JJ playing more in the middle, the Lampard role and scoring for fun.

[algy]

Hmmm, they are foreign.

Not just foreign - Spanish. They've got history of acting behind people's backs - look no further than King Phillip II's catholic counter-reformation of the 16th century, ignoring will of the Habsburg Dutch.

Clearly a bunch of wrong 'uns and ne'er do wells.