Morgan Rogers

[LeonW]

One of the bright spots in the team at the moment, he’s been excellent.

He really has. He's really rough round the edges, but you can see the sparks from Emery's lathe flying with him. He'll be a proper player.

Yes. You can see there’s something there. Against Wolves he glided past players with ease despite their attempts to bring him down. Yesterday he got a lovely goal. I think he’ll prove to be a bargain in time. You can see that in the way he carries the fight to the opposition with his ball carrying it will help is defensively in the future.

[PeterWithe]

I like him a lot, you see an improvement in him every game.

[Chris Smith]

I like him a lot, you see an improvement in him every game.

I agree, it was also noticeable that he was getting a lot of instruction from the dugout about his positioning throughout his time on the pitch. He looks great on the ball, works hard and seems to have the right attitude.

[pablo_picasso]

Hopefully Emery is the perfect manager to work the potential he had a few years ago when he was a 'huge' prospect in the game, before dropping off a little.

The work Emery has done with the likes of Douglas Luiz, Watkins, Bailey, etc, suggest that if any manager can help him fulfil that potential, it is him.

Maybe thats what the club thought too when they saw something in him & purchased him.

[eamonn]

I don't think he's dropped-off at all from his potential. He's still very young, it was always going to be hard to breakthrough at Citeh and he showed enough at Boro to alert us to his talents.

[pablo_picasso]

I do.

I think he was viewed as a stronger prospect when he was 18-ish.

He dropped off a little after his Bournemouth & Blackpool loans in my humble opinion.

But we can agree to disagree.

Either way, I think we can both agree that Emery could mould him into a very good player over time... 👍

[Clampy]

I do.

I think he was viewed as a stronger prospect when he was 18-ish.

He dropped off a little after his Bournemouth & Blackpool loans in my humble opinion.

But we can agree to disagree.

Either way, I think we can both agree that Emery could mould him into a very good player over time... 👍

Tracking a future Villa player whilst on loan at Bournemouth and Blackpool. Now that's foresight!

[pablo_picasso]

Ha!

Nah, he is just a player that I noticed a few years back because of the hype, so I watched a couple of games with him & Brennan Johnson when they were both at Lincoln.

Johnson definitely stood out more between the two, probably due to his pace, but Rogers physicality was impressive for a youngster.

I followed the news & reviews for both of them a bit after they left Lincoln.

But, it's not like I had scouting reports on them in my filing cabinet, lol. 😉

Youth football & strong prospects interests me quite a bit, which is why Villa being forced to sell our academy players due to FFP is pissing me off quite a lot...

[Toronto Villa]

He also cost in today’s market next to nothing. What was it £8-10m plus a bit more based on hitting objectives. Even if he’s a complete miss, and there is nothing to suggest he will be, it’s not going to be load of money we’ve wasted.

[SteveN]

There are some deals to be had in the lower divisions worth taking a punt on.  Rogers obviously one and I have been impressed from what I have seen by Plymouth’s Morgan Whittaker.

[colin69]

Rogers was superb yesterday and to be honest imo he was the best player on the pitch and should never have been taken off.

[pablo_picasso]

He also cost in today’s market next to nothing. What was it £8-10m plus a bit more based on hitting objectives. Even if he’s a complete miss, and there is nothing to suggest he will be, it’s not going to be load of money we’ve wasted.

Yeah, I had to come to the realisation that the fee was actually quite decent for a kid with potential & his numbers after I actually checked the stats.

I went off what I thought they were originally & was pleasantly surprised when I checked them. Taught me a lesson to check the numbers before forming my opinion too, lol.

So far, & while its still early days, so far his form suggests that once Emery has finished coaching him that fee could be an absolute bargain...

[darren woolley]

He played well against Brentford and will only get better.

[DrGonzo]

He was criticised for not tracking back and supporting Moreno last time he played on the left, he did a lot better this time, positive signs.  The goal will give him some real confidence and drive to finish the season strongly.  I wonder if his substition was with an eye on upcoming fixtures and the season ending injury for Ramsey.  I can't imagine Zaniolo will start on Thursday and he's still new to the pace and pressure of top level football, we can't afford to have him break down on the run in.

[Mister E]

There are some deals to be had in the lower divisions worth taking a punt on.  Rogers obviously one and I have been impressed from what I have seen by Plymouth’s Morgan Whittaker.

I gather there's a lad called Philogene whom several Premier League clubs are looking at ...