Went to a book signing in Tamworth last night for the new Guillem Balagué book "Rise of the Villans" . Didn't know before hand but Damian Vidagany and Francesco Calvo (new President of Business Operations ) were in attendance. Damian spoke really well about the Villa , Unai and the club's ambitions. I can't speak for the whole room , but I was hanging on his every word , he is a great speaker. I meet him briefly after and he was a gentleman , stopping for photographs and talking to any supporters who wanted a chat. I mentioned to Guillem how inspirational Damien's words were , when he signed my book , and he agreed that he is a great communicator . I could see in that brief interaction why he is such an important member of Unai's team.
Quote from: FrankyH on December 06, 2025, 10:31:47 AMWent to a book signing in Tamworth last night for the new Guillem Balagué book "Rise of the Villans" . Didn't know before hand but Damian Vidagany and Francesco Calvo (new President of Business Operations ) were in attendance. Damian spoke really well about the Villa , Unai and the club's ambitions. I can't speak for the whole room , but I was hanging on his every word , he is a great speaker. I meet him briefly after and he was a gentleman , stopping for photographs and talking to any supporters who wanted a chat. I mentioned to Guillem how inspirational Damien's words were , when he signed my book , and he agreed that he is a great communicator . I could see in that brief interaction why he is such an important member of Unai's team.I was there too! He was great.
I was there too! He was great.Very interesting to hear problems within the group at the start of the season. He said didn’t blame anybody personally but presumably concerned Martinez!
the impression many of us have got from last January to the end of the window is that he wasn’t exactly Mr Diplomatic when it came to his dealings with players and their agents who were maybe being told they would maybe be sold as we had to cut out cloth accordingly in the summer. It’s a fine balance to talk to agents/players about the clubs predicament without it sounding like they’re not wanted, I get the distinct impression this wasn’t handled at all well.
Quote from: AV82EC on December 06, 2025, 10:31:42 PMthe impression many of us have got from last January to the end of the window is that he wasn’t exactly Mr Diplomatic when it came to his dealings with players and their agents who were maybe being told they would maybe be sold as we had to cut out cloth accordingly in the summer. It’s a fine balance to talk to agents/players about the clubs predicament without it sounding like they’re not wanted, I get the distinct impression this wasn’t handled at all well. The article I read ages ago suggest they do this every year and Vidagany is the person that delivers this message as his role is Comms. Was it different this year, or speculation?
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