Morgan Rogers - f**king off to Chelsea

[Allan C]

Tevez went to ManC.

I was waiting for that one to bounce back. As much as I hate to say it, MU were not short of star talent at that time. We currently are not in that position

[tomd2103]

Every fucking time every fucking time we stick our heads above the parapets they chop it off. Started with Yorke and Milner and Young and Delphi and Grealish and now Rogers. It’s an absolute skewed playing field.

Always the selling club! Nothing changes despite CL football.

That’s how I feel too. We’ve done everything that can be done, big club, brilliant manager, top 4 and CL to look forward to, hold a European trophy. Thats what most players want. And we still lose a player of his calibre to a team that can’t offer any of that. What’s the point?? He’s dead to me now, like Grealish before him and I wish him nothing but failure in the rest of his career

In the nicest possible way, because I get it, but what do you want or expect?! Man Utd, Bayern Munich, Juventus...they're all selling clubs. We're selling for huge money, like they do.

I don’t really care about Bayern or Juventus. I can’t remember Man Utd selling arguably their best player to a rival. My point was though no matter what we do, our best players think they can do better away from VP.

Ronaldo, Tevez, Beckham.

None went to a rival. Can you honestly see them going to a direct PL rival???

One of the biggest advantages Msn City's money has brought them.is that they have been able to pay players to a level that they wouldn't het anywhete elde and have not lost anyone they didn't want to.

[Allan C]

It's almost as though there's a food chain and the further down a club is the more their players are bought by those above them.

Of course, but this is a frustrating one given that we have finished above them.  I say frustrating, but if we're offered £117m for a player then we're taking it and I'm still not convinced Rogers will become a player who really justifies that amount.  I suppose it's the narrative, which we've seen before, of Villa doing well and starting to threaten the higher reaches of the league only for the vultures to start circling (aided by their cheerleaders in the media) and then once one goes, others start wanting to leave as well.  It's almost like it's "well done little Villa, but now it's time to accept you'll never be at the top table and accept your lot".

I suppose it stings a little more coming from Birmingham, as it's how the city is often treated as well.

Exactly this

[dave.woodhall]

Manchester United would say that at that time Real Madrid were bigger rivals than any club in England were.

[DC1874]

I don't give a flying fuck for Man Utd

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't give a flying fuck for Man Utd

Who is suggesting you do?

Why don't you actually look at the thread and see what he's replying to?

[DC1874]

Don't see why them losing players to RM years ago is relevant to us bleeding talent to the usual Scum 6

[DC1874]

If we had a level playing field Yuri wouldn't have gone to them this week

[Sexual Ealing]

Don't see why them losing players to RM years ago is relevant to us bleeding talent to the usual Scum 6

It isn't, but you're the one who's come in half-cocked.

[AV82EC]

If we had a level playing field Yuri wouldn't have gone to them this week

A level playing field would t have changed that decision one iota.

[Drummond]

Emery will have known this was happening. He will have a plan.

We've already made a ridiculous profit on this lad, and have signed a couple of great talents with more to come.

Rogers is mercurial talent, but we're doing great out if this and sorting the UEFA financial stuff really effectively into the bargain. This is a positive.

[darren woolley]

I'm not surprised he's going he's a great player and it's a lot of money for us to turn down I know Unai will have very good players lined up to bring in so I'm not worried.

[Mellin]

Everything will be fine. Keep your shit together.

[Tayls_7]

"I keep forgettin' we're not in love anymore""I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again"

[ROBBO]

If Villa had offered Yuri a five year contract on better money we would have called it out. It's ridiculous to offer that to a player is going to get slower with age and has injury problems. As for Rogers I have never thought of him as a Villa stalwart, think we have done brilliantly getting that much for him. Excited to see who we bring in.